The letter C, which is the third in the alphabet, is frequently used as the first letter of nations all over the world. 16 nations begin with the letter C in total!
Countries Begins With C – List Of Countries That Starts With ‘C’
Here they are, along with where their names came from:
Cambodia
Cambodia is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.
It has an area of 181,040 square kilometers with a population of over 16 million people. Cambodian borders Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.
Cameroon
Cameroon is a West African country. It is located in the central part of the African continent and shares borders with Nigeria, Togo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, and the Central African Republic.
This country was colonized by the Germans, the British, and the French, and it was the last to gain independence in 1960. Cameroon is considered a very diverse country, with over 250 ethnic groups, and over 240 languages. French and English are their official languages.
Canada
Canada is a North American country stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. Major cities include massive Toronto, west coast film and music center Vancouver, French-speaking Montréal and Québec City, and capital city Ottawa.
Canada’s vast swaths of wilderness include lake-filled Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. It’s also home to Niagara Falls, a famous group of massive waterfalls.
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country located in Central Africa. The country borders Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo to the south, and Cameroon to the west.
The Central African Republic has an area of about 620,000 square kilometers (240,000 sq mi). The capital of the Central African Republic is Bangui.
Chad
Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.
It is the fifth largest country in Africa in terms of area with 1,284,000 square kilometers.
Chile
Chile is a country located in South America. It shares land borders with Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast, Peru to the north, and the Drake Passage in the far south.
Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
China
China is a country located in East Asia. The official name of China is the People’s Republic of China.
China is the world’s most populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area
Colombia
Colombia is a country located in the northwestern part of South America, bordered to the northwest by Panama, to the northeast by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south-east by Ecuador and Peru, and it shares maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Comoros
Comoros is a group of volcanic islands in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The country has three major islands, Grande Comore (also called Ngazidja), Mohéli, and Anjouan, and several smaller islets.
The capital, Moroni, is situated on Grande Comore. Comoros is located north of Madagascar, about two-thirds of the way between that country and mainland Africa.
Congo
The Congo is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa.
The country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gabon to the southwest, Cameroon to the northwest, the Central African Republic to the northeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast. The capital and largest city of the Congo is Pointe-Noire.
DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.
It is sometimes anally referred to by its former name of Zaire, which was its official name between 1971 and 1997. It is the second-largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.
It has a population of around 4.9 million, of whom nearly a quarter live in the metropolitan area of the capital and largest city, San José.
Croatia
Croatia is a country located in Central and Southeast Europe, bordering Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Montenegro to the southeast, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, and Slovenia to the northwest.
Cuba
Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti, and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Havana is the capital of Cuba and its largest city. The second largest city is Santiago de Cuba. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and the second-most populous after Hispaniola.
Cyprus
Cyprus is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea.
The island has a rich history and culture, as well as stunning natural beauty. Cyprus is a member of the European Union and the Eurozone, and it is also a popular destination for business and investment.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east.
The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometers (30,450 sq mi) with mostly temperate continental climates and oceanic climates. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.7 million inhabitants.
