Awesome Countries that Start with A: List of 11 Countries Beginning with A

Last updated on May 10, 2024 by Liam Daniel

Despite the US recognizing 195 independent nations, there are very few countries that start with A. Just 11 of them, in fact.

List of Countries that Start with A

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Afghanistan
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan

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Countries that Start with A

Countries that Start with A

African Countries that Start with A

Let’s start with the African countries that start with A. There are two of them.

  • Algeria
  • Angola

Algeria is in the far north of the continent. It is directly opposite both France and Spain. Remember, there is the Mediterranean Sea between Africa and Europe.

Angola is a bit further south. If you look at a map of Africa, then you should easily be able to locate South Africa. This is the southern most country on the continent. Working your way up on the west of the map, you will have Namibia, and just above that is Angola.

European Countries that Start with A

There are two countries in Europe that start with an A.

  • Albania
  • Austria

Albania is to the west of Greece. It overlooks the Adriatic Sea. This is the small ocean to the east of Italy.

Austria is located next to Germany and Hungary.

Asian Countries that Start with A

There is just a single country in Asia that begins with A. This is Afghanistan. This country is next to both Pakistan and Iran. If you look at a map of Asia, then you can see it slightly to the west of China. It is to the north of India.

American Countries that Start with A

There are just two countries that start with A in the Americas.

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina

Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation just to the east of Puerto Rico. It is a Caribbean nation directly to the north of Venezuela.

Argentina is, of course, located in South America.

We know that there are some people that will claim that ‘America’ is also a country that begins with A. However, you should remember that the official name of the country is the United States of America, so it doesn’t quite fit the standard.

Other Countries that Start with A

We have three more countries that start with A that don’t quite fit into any of the other categories.

  • Australia
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan

Australia is, of course, on a contingent alongside New Zealand and a few smaller islands. This continent is called Australasia, Oceania, or Australia, depending on who you ask.

Armenia and Azerbaijan could have fit into both the European and the Asian parts of this list. Without getting into the geography of it all, mainland Europe and Asia are joined up. The immediate intersection between the two continents is known as Eurasia. Any country located there can be said to be in both Europe and in Asia. So, if you want a bit of extra knowledge, then know that both Armenia and Azerbaijan fit the bill there.

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