GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES / NATIONALITIES
This list gives the names of most countries in the world which have a population greater than 1.000.000. Entries in the adjective column tell you which word to use than referring to things that come from or relate to that country. Entries in the people column tell you what word refers to the people of that country. Very often, this word is the same as the nationality adjective, in which case it is not repeated. For example: you would refer to the Afghan capital, Kabul; and someone who comes from Afganistan is an Afghan.
| Country |
Adjective |
People |
Language |
Currency |
Capital |
| Afghanistan |
Afghan |
|
Pashtu, Dari |
afghani |
Kabul |
| Albania |
Albanian |
|
Albanian |
lek |
Tirana |
| Algeria |
Algerian |
|
Arabic, French |
Algerian dinar |
Algiers |
| Angola |
Angolan |
|
Portuguese |
new kwanza |
Luanda |
| Argentina |
Argentine |
|
Spanish |
nuevo peso |
Buenos Aires |
| Armenia |
Armenian |
|
Armenian |
dram |
Yerevan |
| Australia |
Australian |
|
English |
Australian dollar |
Canberra |
| Austria |
Austrian |
|
German |
Austrian schilling |
Vienna |
| Azerbaijan |
Azeri |
|
Azeri |
manat |
Baku |
| Bangladesh |
Bangladeshi |
|
Bengali |
taka |
Dhaka |
| Belgium |
Belgian |
|
Dutch, French |
Belgian franc |
Brussels |
| Benin |
Beninese |
|
French, Fon |
CFA franc |
Porto-Nova |
| Bhutan |
Bhutanese |
|
Nepali |
ngultrum |
Thimphu |
| Bolivia |
Bolivian |
|
Spanish, Quecchua |
boliviano |
La Paz, Sucre |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnian, Herzegovinian |
|
Serbo-Croat |
dinar |
Sarajevo |
| Botswana |
Botswanan |
|
English |
pula |
Gaborone |
| Brazil |
Brazilian |
|
Portuguese |
real |
Brasilia |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgarian |
|
Bulgarian |
lev |
Sofia |
| Burkina Faso |
Burnikabe |
|
French, Mossi |
CFA franc |
Ouagadougou |
| Burundi |
Burundi |
Burundian |
Kirundi, French |
Burundi franc |
Bujumbura |
| Cambodia |
Cambodian |
|
Khmer |
new riel |
Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon |
Cameroonian |
|
French, English |
CFA franc |
Yaounde |
| Canada |
Canadian |
|
English, French |
Canadian dollar |
Ottawa |
| Central African Republic |
Central African |
|
French, Sango |
CFA franc |
Bangui |
| Chad |
Chadian |
|
French, Arabic |
CFA franc |
N'Djamena |
| Chile |
Chilean |
|
Spanish |
Chilean peso |
Santiago |
| China |
Chinese |
|
Mandarin |
yuan |
Beijing |
| Colombia |
Colombian |
|
Spanish |
Colombian peso |
Bogota |
| Congo |
Congolese |
|
French |
CFA franc |
Brazzaville |
| Costa Rica |
Costa Rican |
|
Croatian |
Croatian kuna |
Zagreb |
| Cuba |
Cuban |
|
Spanish |
Cuban peso |
Havana |
| Cyprus |
Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot |
|
Greek, Turkish |
Turkish Lira |
Nicosia, Lefkosa |
| Czech Republic |
Czech |
|
Czech, Slovak |
koruna |
Prague |
| Denmark |
Danish |
Dane |
Danish |
Danish krone |
Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic |
Dominican |
|
Spanish |
Dominican peso |
Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador |
Ecuadorean |
|
Spanish |
sucre |
Quito |
| Egypt |
Egyptian |
|
Arabic |
Egyptian pound |
Cairo |
| El Salvador |
Salvadoran |
|
Spanish |
Salvadoran colon |
San Salvador |
| England |
English |
Englishman, Englishwoman |
English |
euro, pound sterlin |
London |
| Estonia |
Estonian |
|
Estonian |
kroon |
Tallinn |
| Ethiopia |
Ethiopian |
|
Amharic |
birr |
Addis Ababa |
| Finland |
Finnish |
Finn |
Finnish, Swedish |
markka |
Helsinki |
| France |
French |
Frenchman, Frenchwoman |
French |
euro, French franc |
Paris |
| Georgia |
Georgian |
|
Georgian, Russian |
lari |
Tbilisi |
| Germany |
German |
|
German |
euro, mark |
Berlin |
| Greece |
Greek |
|
Greek |
drachma |
Athens |
| Haiti |
Haitian |
|
French |
gourde |
Port-au-Prince |
| Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Chinese |
English, Cantonese |
Hong Kong dollar |
Victoria |
| Hungary |
Hungarian |
|
Hungarian |
forint |
Budapest |
| India |
Indian |
|
Hindi, English |
rupee |
New Delhi |
| Iran |
Iranian |
|
Farsi |
rial |
Tehran |
| Iraq |
Iraqi |
|
Arabic, Kurdish |
dinar |
Baghdad |
| Irish Republic |
Irish |
Irishman, Irishwoman |
Irish, English |
punt |
Dublin |
| Israel |
Israeli |
|
Hebrew, Arabic |
shekel |
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv |
| Italy |
Italian |
|
Italian |
euro |
Rome |
| Jamaica |
Jamaican |
|
English |
Jamaican dollar |
Kingston |
| Japan |
Japanese |
The Japanese |
Japanese |
yen |
Tokyo |
| Kenya |
Kenyan |
|
Kiswahili, English |
shilling |
Nairobi |
| Kuwait |
Kuwaiti |
|
Arabic |
dinar |
Kuwait City |
| Libya |
Libyan |
|
Arabic |
dinar |
Tripoli |
| Malaysia |
Malaysian |
|
Bahasa Malaysia |
ringgit |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives |
Maldivian |
|
Divehi |
rufiyaa |
Male |
| Mexico |
Mexican |
|
Spanish |
peso |
Mexico City |
| Moldova |
Moldovan |
|
Moldovan, Romanian |
leu |
Chisinau |
| Morocco |
Moroccan |
|
Arabic, Berber |
dirham |
Rabat |
| Nepal |
Nepalese |
|
Nepali |
rupee |
Kathmandu |
| Netherlands |
Dutch |
Dutchman, Dutchwoman |
Dutch |
euro, guilder |
Amsterdam |
| New Zealand |
New Zealand |
New Zealander |
English, Maori |
dollar |
Wellington |
| Nigeria |
Nigerian |
|
English, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo |
naira |
Abuja |
| North Korea |
North Korean |
|
Korean |
won |
Pyongyang |
| Norway |
Norwegian |
|
Norwegian |
krone |
Oslo |
| Pakistan |
Pakistani |
|
Urdu, English, Punjabi |
rupee |
Islamabad |
| Paraguay |
Paraguayan |
|
Spanish, Guarani |
guarani |
Asuncion |
| Peru |
Peruvian |
|
Spanish |
nuevo sol |
Lima |
| Philippines |
Filipino, Philippine |
Filipino, Filipina |
Filipino, English |
peso |
Manila |
| Poland |
Polish |
Pole |
Polish |
zloty |
Warsaw |
| Portugal |
Portuguese |
learn english |
Portuguese |
escudo |
Lisbon |
| Romania |
Romanian |
|
Romanian |
leu |
Bucharest |
| Russia |
Russian |
|
Russian |
rouble |
Moscow |
| Saudi Arabia |
Saudi, Arabian |
|
Arabic |
riyal |
Riyadh |
| Scotland |
Scottish, Scots |
Scot |
English, Gaelic |
sterling |
Edinburgh |
| Senegal |
Senegalese |
|
French |
CFA franc |
Dakar |
| Singapore |
Singapore, Singaporean |
|
Malay, Chinese, Tamil |
dollar |
Singapore |
| Slovakia |
Slovak |
|
Slovak |
koruna |
Bratislava |
| Slovenia |
Slovene |
|
Slovenian |
tolar |
Ljubljana |
| South Africa |
South African |
|
Afrikaans, English |
rand |
Cape Town |
| South Korea |
South Korean |
|
Korean |
won |
Seoul |
| Spain |
Spanish |
The Spanish |
Spanish |
peseta, euro |
Madrid |
| Sudan |
Sudanese |
|
Arabic |
pound |
Khartoum |
| Sweden |
Swede, Swedish |
Swede |
Swedish |
krona |
Stockholm |
| Switzerland |
Swiss |
|
German, French, Italian |
Swiss franc |
Berne |
| Syria |
Syrian |
|
Arabic |
pound |
Damascus |
| Taiwan |
Taiwanese |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
dollar |
Taipei |
| Thailand |
Thai |
|
Thai |
baht |
Bangkok |
| Turkey |
Turkish |
Turk |
Turkish |
lira, YTL |
Ankara |
| Turkmenistan |
Turkmen |
|
Turkmen |
manat |
Ashkhabad |
| Ukraine |
Ukrainian |
|
Ukrainian, Russian |
karbovanets |
Kiev |
| United States Of America |
American |
|
English |
dollar |
Washington, DC |
| Uruguay |
Uruguayan |
|
Spanish |
peso |
Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan |
Uzbek |
|
Uzbek |
sum |
Tashkent |
| Venezuela |
Venezuelan |
|
Spanish |
bolivar |
Caracas |
| Yemen |
Yemeni |
|
Arabic |
rial |
San'aa |
| Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwean |
|
English, Shona |
dollar |
Harare |
Nationality is a pseudo-relationship between a person and their state of origin, culture, association, affiliation and/or loyalty. |
