Countries and nationalities

Learn how to say the names of many different countries and nationalities in English.
In the tables below, the Country column contains the name of each country as it is commonly
used in English, for example "South Korea".
The Adjective column contains the word used to describe something from that country, for
example "French cheese".
The Nationality column contains the adjective used to describe a person from that country, for
example "a Russian diplomat".
The Inhabitant column shows the name of a person from that country, for example "a Kenyan
won the London Marathon". This is also known as the demonym.

Northern Europe
Country

Adjective

Nationality

Inhabitant

Denmark

Danish

Danish

England

English

British / English

Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania

Estonian
Finnish
Icelandic
Irish
Latvian
Lithuanian

Estonian
Finnish
Icelandic
Irish
Latvian
Lithuanian

Northern Ireland

Northern Irish

British / Northern Irish

Norway

Norwegian

Norwegian

Scotland

Scottish

British / Scottish

Sweden
United Kingdom
Wales

Swedish
British
Welsh

Swedish
British
British / Welsh

Dane
Englishman /
Englishwoman
Estonian
Finn
Icelander
Irishman / Irishwoman
Latvian
Lithuanian
Northern Irishman /
Northern Irishwoman
Norwegian
Scot / Scotsman /
Scotswoman
Swede
Briton
Welshman / Welshwoman

Nationality
Austrian
Belgian
French
German
Dutch
Swiss

Inhabitant
Austrian
Belgian
Frenchman / Frenchwoman
German
Dutchman / Dutchwoman
Swiss

Western Europe
Country
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland

Southern Europe

Adjective
Austrian
Belgian
French
German
Dutch
Swiss

Country
Albania
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain

Adjective
Albanian
Croatian
Cypriot
Greek
Italian
Portuguese
Serbian
Slovenian / Slovene
Spanish

Nationality
Albanian
Croatian
Cypriot
Greek
Italian
Portuguese
Serbian
Slovenian / Slovene
Spanish

Inhabitant
Albanian
Croatian
Cypriot
Greek
Italian
Portuguese
Serbian
Slovenian / Slovene
Spaniard

Adjective
Belarusian
Bulgarian
Czech
Hungarian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Slovak / Slovakian
Ukrainian

Nationality
Belarusian
Bulgarian
Czech
Hungarian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Slovak / Slovakian
Ukrainian

Inhabitant
Belarusian
Bulgarian
Czech
Hungarian
Pole
Romanian
Russian
Slovak / Slovakian
Ukrainian

Adjective
Canadian
Mexican
American

Nationality
Canadian
Mexican
American

Inhabitant
Canadian
Mexican
American

Nationality

Inhabitant

Eastern Europe
Country
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine

North America
Country
Canada
Mexico
United States

Central America and Caribbean

Country
Cuba
Guatemala
Jamaica

Adjective
Cuban
Guatemalan
Jamaican

Cuban
Guatemalan
Jamaican

Cuban
Guatemalan
Jamaican

Adjective
Argentine / Argentinian
Bolivian
Brazilian

Nationality
Argentine / Argentinian
Bolivian
Brazilian

Inhabitant
Argentine / Argentinian
Bolivian
Brazilian

South America
Country
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil

Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

Chilean
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Paraguayan
Peruvian
Uruguayan
Venezuelan

Chilean
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Paraguayan
Peruvian
Uruguayan
Venezuelan

Chilean
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Paraguayan
Peruvian
Uruguayan
Venezuelan

Adjective
Georgian
Iranian / Persian
Iraqi
Israeli
Jordanian
Kuwaiti
Lebanese
Palestinian
Saudi Arabian
Syrian
Turkish
Yemeni / Yemenite

Nationality
Georgian
Iranian
Iraqi
Israeli
Jordanian
Kuwaiti
Lebanese
Palestinian
Saudi Arabian
Syrian
Turkish
Yemeni / Yemenite

Inhabitant
Georgian
Iranian
Iraqi
Israeli
Jordanian
Kuwaiti
Lebanese
Palestinian
Saudi Arabian
Syrian
Turk
Yemeni / Yemenite

Nationality
Afghan / Afghani
Bangladeshi
Indian
Kazakh / Kazakhstani
Nepalese / Nepali
Pakistani
Sri Lankan

Inhabitant
Afghan / Afghani
Bangladeshi
Indian
Kazakh / Kazakhstani
Nepalese / Nepali
Pakistani
Sri Lankan

Western Asia
Country
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Palestinian Territories
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
Yemen

Southern and Central Asia

Country
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Kazakhstan
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Adjective
Afghan / Afghani
Bangladeshi
Indian
Kazakh / Kazakhstani
Nepalese / Nepali
Pakistani
Sri Lankan

Eastern Asia
Country
China
Japan
Mongolia
North Korea
South Korea
Taiwan

Adjective
Chinese
Japanese
Mongolian
North Korean
South Korean
Taiwanese

Nationality
Chinese
Japanese
Mongolian
North Korean
South Korean
Taiwanese

Inhabitant
Chinese
Japanese
Mongolian / Mongol
North Korean
South Korean
Taiwanese

Southeast Asia
Country
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam

Adjective
Cambodian
Indonesian
Laotian / Lao
Malaysian
Burmese
Filipino
Singaporean
Thai
Vietnamese

Nationality
Cambodian
Indonesian
Laotian / Lao
Malaysian
Burmese
Filipino
Singaporean
Thai
Vietnamese

Inhabitant
Cambodian
Indonesian
Laotian / Lao
Malaysian
Burmese
Filipino
Singaporean
Thai
Vietnamese

Nationality
Australian
Fijian
New Zealand

Inhabitant
Australian
Fijian
New Zealander

Algerian
Egyptian
Ghanaian
Ivorian
Libyan
Moroccan
Nigerian
Tunisian

Nationality
Algerian
Egyptian
Ghanaian
Ivorian
Libyan
Moroccan
Nigerian
Tunisian

Inhabitant
Algerian
Egyptian
Ghanaian
Ivorian
Libyan
Moroccan
Nigerian
Tunisian

Adjective
Ethiopian
Kenyan
Somali / Somalian
Sudanese
Tanzanian
Ugandan

Nationality
Ethiopian
Kenyan
Somali / Somalian
Sudanese
Tanzanian
Ugandan

Inhabitant
Ethiopian
Kenyan
Somali / Somalian
Sudanese
Tanzanian
Ugandan

Nationality
Angolan

Inhabitant
Angolan

Australia and Pacific

Country
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand

Adjective
Australian
Fijian
New Zealand

North and West Africa

Country
Algeria
Egypt
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria
Tunisia

Adjective

East Africa
Country
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda

Southern and Central Africa

Country
Angola

Adjective
Angolan

Botswana
Botswanan
Democratic Republic of the
Congolese
Congo
Madagascar
Madagascan
Mozambique
Mozambican
Namibia
Namibian
South Africa
South African
Zambia
Zambian
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean

Botswanan

Botswanan

Congolese

Congolese

Malagasy
Mozambican
Namibian
South African
Zambian
Zimbabwean

Malagasy
Mozambican
Namibian
South African
Zambian
Zimbabwean