Countries & Nationality

This chart lists many of the countries or nations in the world, with the following information:

  • Name of country
  • Adjective used for that country (also describes nationality)
  • Noun used for a person from that country

Look at these example sentences:

She comes from France. She is French. Her nationality is French. She is a Frenchwoman. She drives a French car. She speaks French.

Country

Adjective

Person

Afghanistan

Afghan

an Afghan

Albania

Albanian

an Albanian

Algeria

Algerian

an Algerian

Andorra

Andorran

an Andorran

Angola

Angolan

an Angolan

Argentina

Argentinian

an Argentinian

Armenia

Armenian

an Armenian

Australia

Australian

an Australian

Austria

Austrian

an Austrian

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani

an Azerbaijani

Bahamas

Bahamian

a Bahamian

Bahrain

Bahraini

a Bahraini

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi

a Bangladeshi

Barbados

Barbadian

a Barbadian

Belarus

Belorussian or Byelorussian

a Belorussian or a Byelorussian

Belgium

Belgian

a Belgian

Belize

Belizian

a Belizian

Benin

Beninese

a Beninese

Bhutan

Bhutanese

a Bhutanese

Bolivia

Bolivian

a Bolivian

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnian

a Bosnian

Botswana

Botswanan

a Tswana

Brazil

Brazilian

a Brazilian

Britain

British

a Briton

Brunei

Bruneian

a Bruneian

Bulgaria

Bulgarian

a Bulgarian

Burkina

Burkinese

a Burkinese

Burma (official name Myanmar)

Burmese

a Burmese

Burundi

Burundian

a Burundian

Cambodia

Cambodian

a Cambodian

Cameroon

Cameroonian

a Cameroonian

Canada

Canadian

a Canadian

Cape Verde Islands

Cape Verdean

a Cape Verdean

Chad

Chadian

a Chadian

Chile

Chilean

a Chilean

China

Chinese

a Chinese

Colombia

Colombian

a Colombian

Congo

Congolese

a Congolese

Costa Rica

Costa Rican

a Costa Rican

Croatia

Croat or Croatian

a Croat or a Croatian

Cuba

Cuban

a Cuban

Cyprus

Cypriot

a Cypriot

Czech Republic

Czech

a Czech

Denmark

Danish

a Dane

Djibouti

Djiboutian

a Djiboutian

Dominica

Dominican

a Dominican

Dominican Republic

Dominican

a Dominican

Ecuador

Ecuadorean

an Ecuadorean

Egypt

Egyptian

an Egyptian

El Salvador

Salvadorean

a Salvadorean

England

English

an Englishman, an Englishwoman

Eritrea

Eritrean

an Eritrean

Estonia

Estonian

an Estonian

Ethiopia

Ethiopian

an Ethiopian

Fiji

Fijian

a Fijian

Finland

Finnish

a Finn

France

French

a Frenchman, a Frenchwoman

Gabon

Gabonese

a Gabonese

Gambia, the

Gambian

a Gambian

Georgia

Georgian

a Georgian

Germany

German

a German

Ghana

Ghanaian

a Ghanaian

Greece

Greek

a Greek

Grenada

Grenadian

a Grenadian

Guatemala

Guatemalan

a Guatemalan

Guinea

Guinean

a Guinean

Guyana

Guyanese

a Guyanese

Haiti

Haitian

a Haitian

Holland (also Netherlands)

Dutch

a Dutchman, a Dutchwoman

Honduras

Honduran

a Honduran

Hungary

Hungarian

a Hungarian

Iceland

Icelandic

an Icelander

India

Indian

an Indian

Indonesia

Indonesian

an Indonesian

Iran

Iranian

an Iranian

Iraq

Iraqi

an Iraqi

Ireland, Republic of

Irish

an Irishman, an Irishwoman

Israel

Israeli

an Israeli

Italy

Italian

an Italian

Jamaica

Jamaican

a Jamaican

Japan

Japanese

a Japanese

Jordan

Jordanian

a Jordanian

Kazakhstan

Kazakh

a Kazakh

Kenya

Kenyan

a Kenyan

Korea see North Korea, South Korea

Kuwait

Kuwaiti

a Kuwaiti

Laos

Laotian

a Laotian

Latvia

Latvian

a Latvian

Lebanon

Lebanese

a Lebanese

Liberia

Liberian

a Liberian

Libya

Libyan

a Libyan

Liechtenstein

-

a Liechtensteiner

Lithuania

Lithuanian

a Lithuanian

Luxembourg

-

a Luxembourger

Macedonia

Macedonian

a Macedonian

Madagascar

Malagasay or Madagascan

a Malagasay or a Madagascan

Malawi

Malawian

a Malawian

Malaysia

Malaysian

a Malaysian

Maldives

Maldivian

a Maldivian

Mali

Malian

a Malian

Malta

Maltese

a Maltese

Mauritania

Mauritanian

a Mauritanian

Mauritius

Mauritian

a Mauritian

Mexico

Mexican

a Mexican

Moldova

Moldovan

a Moldovan

Monaco

Monégasque or Monacan

a Monégasque or a Monacan

Mongolia

Mongolian

a Mongolian

Montenegro

Montenegrin

a Montenegrin

Morocco

Moroccan

a Moroccan

Mozambique

Mozambican

a Mozambican

Myanmar see Burma

-

-

Namibia

Namibian

a Namibian

Nepal

Nepalese

a Nepalese

Netherlands, the (see Holland)

Dutch

a Dutchman, a Dutchwoman, or a Netherlander

New Zealand

-

a New Zealander

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan

a Nicaraguan

Niger

Nigerien

a Nigerien

Nigeria

Nigerian

a Nigerian

North Korea

North Korean

a North Korean

Norway

Norwegian

a Norwegian

Oman

Omani

an Omani

Pakistan

Pakistani

a Pakistani

Panama

Panamanian

a Panamanian

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinean or Guinean

a Papua New Guinean or a Guinean

Paraguay

Paraguayan

a Paraguayan

Peru

Peruvian

a Peruvian

the Philippines

Philippine

a Filipino

Poland

Polish

a Pole

Portugal

Portuguese

a Portuguese

Qatar

Qatari

a Qatari

Romania

Romanian

a Romanian

Russia

Russian

a Russian

Rwanda

Rwandan

a Rwandan

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian or Saudi

a Saudi Arabian or a Saudi

Scotland

Scottish

a Scot

Senegal

Senegalese

a Senegalese

Serbia

Serb or Serbian

a Serb or a Serbian

Seychelles, the

Seychellois

a Seychellois

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonian

a Sierra Leonian

Singapore

Singaporean

a Singaporean

Slovakia

Slovak

a Slovak

Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian

a Slovene or a Slovenian

Solomon Islands

-

a Solomon Islander

Somalia

Somali

a Somali

South Africa

South African

a South African

South Korea

South Korean

a South Korean

Spain

Spanish

a Spaniard

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan

a Sri Lankan

Sudan

Sudanese

a Sudanese

Suriname

Surinamese

a Surinamer or a Surinamese

Swaziland

Swazi

a Swazi

Sweden

Swedish

a Swede

Switzerland

Swiss

a Swiss

Syria

Syrian

a Syrian

Taiwan

Taiwanese

a Taiwanese

Tajikistan

Tajik or Tadjik

a Tajik or a Tadjik

Tanzania

Tanzanian

a Tanzanian

Thailand

Thai

a Thai

Togo

Togolese

a Togolese

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidadian
Tobagan/Tobagonian

a Trinidadian
a Tobagan/Tobagonian

Tunisia

Tunisian

a Tunisian

Turkey

Turkish

a Turk

Turkmenistan

Turkmen or Turkoman

a Turkmen or a Turkoman

Tuvali

Tuvaluan

a Tuvaluan

Uganda

Ugandan

a Ugandan

Ukraine

Ukrainian

a Ukrainian

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

-

-

United Kingdom (UK)

British

a Briton

United States of America (USA)

-

a citizen of the USA

Uruguay

Uruguayan

a Uruguayan

Uzbekistan

Uzbek

an Uzbek

Vanuata

Vanuatuan

a Vanuatuan

Vatican City

-

-

Venezuela

Venezuelan

a Venezuelan

Vietnam

Vietnamese

a Vietnamese

Wales

Welsh

a Welshman, a Welshwoman

Western Samoa

Western Samoan

a Western Samoan

Yemen

Yemeni

a Yemeni

Yugoslavia

Yugoslav

a Yugoslav

Zaire

Zaïrean

a Zaïrean

Zambia

Zambian

a Zambian

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean

a Zimbabwean