Countries That Start With W
Looking for countries that start with W? No country starts with W. None of the 193 United Nations member states or the two UN observer states has a common English name beginning with W. Below are the countries with W elsewhere in their names, capital cities and other places that do start with W.
No country in the world begins with W, so do not spend long searching. X is the other letter with no country at all.
The good news is that W is well represented among capital cities. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, Warsaw is the capital of Poland, Windhoek is the capital of Namibia, and Washington D.C. is the US capital. If a round demands a W country, switch to one of these capitals, or pick a country with W inside its name, such as New Zealand.
Capital cities that start with W
| Capital | Country |
|---|---|
| Warsaw | Poland |
| Washington D.C. | United States |
| Wellington | New Zealand |
| Windhoek | Namibia |
Countries with W in the name
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Kuwait
- Malawi
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Zimbabwe
Big cities that start with W
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Wuhan | China | 10.4 million |
| Wuzhong | China | 7.2 million |
| Wuxi | China | 4.4 million |
| Wenzhou | China | 2.6 million |
| Weifang | China | 2.0 million |
| Warsaw | Poland | 1.7 million |
| Wuhu | China | 1.6 million |
| Wanzhou | China | 1.5 million |
| Weinan | China | 1.2 million |
| Wuwei | China | 1.0 million |
| Warri | Nigeria | 910,000 |
| Wanxian | China | 859,662 |
More that start with W
- NamesWanda, William
- Girl namesWanda, Wendy
- Boy namesWilliam, Walter
- Last namesWilliams, Wilson
- Wordswith, will
- 5-letter wordswhich, would
- Adjectiveswhite, whole
- Positive wordswell, work
- Nounswill, world
- Verbswant, work
- Animalswolf, whale
- Birdswren, woodpecker
- Fishwhite shark, whitefish
- Dog breedswhippet, wolfhound
- Flowerswallflower, water lily
- Plants and treeswheat, willow
- CitiesWuhan, Wuzhong
- US statesWashington, West Virginia
- Foodswrap, wheat
- Fruitswatermelon, water lemon
- Thingswatch, window
- Colorswheat, white
- Jobswaiter, weaver
- Dog namesWinston, Willow
Questions people ask
Is there a country that starts with W?
No. No UN member or observer state has a common English name starting with W.
Which countries have the letter W in their name?
Botswana, Eswatini, Kuwait, Malawi, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda.
What capital cities start with W?
Warsaw (Poland), Washington D.C. (United States), Wellington (New Zealand), Windhoek (Namibia).
Source: the 193 United Nations member states plus the two UN observer states (Vatican City and Palestine). Capitals, regions and land areas come from the open mledoze countries dataset; populations from the GeoNames database. Country names use common English short forms.
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