Countries of the World.
A comprehensive reference of 199 countries across 6 continents — with flags, official names in native scripts, ISO-3166 codes and capitals.
Every sovereign state has an official name — often very different from what the rest of the world calls it. Germany is Deutschland, Japan is 日本 (Nihon), and Greece is Ελλάδα (Elláda). This page lists all 199 internationally recognized countries with their names in the local language and script, grouped by continent.
Each country entry includes the national flag, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code used in internet domains and international standards, and the official name in the country's own writing system. Countries with detailed profile pages — covering administrative subdivisions, demographics and linguistic data — are linked directly.
Looking for more linguistic data? Explore how country names vary across world languages, compare writing systems and alphabets, or browse our comparative language glossaries.
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