What are some countries that begin with the letter A?

Answer 1

There are 12 countries whose names begin with the letter A:

• Abkhazia* - Republic of Abkhazia
• Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Albania - Republic of Albania
• Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
• Andorra - Principality of Andorra
• Angola - Republic of Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina - Argentine Republic
• Armenia - Republic of Armenia
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
• Austria - Republic of Austria
• Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan

All of the following "belong" to other countries, but they are territories and so forth. If we were to include these, there would be 18 countries whose names begin with the letter A:

• Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
• Åland - Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
• American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (US territory)
• Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
• Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)

America is also recognized as slang for the United States of America.

*Note that most countries do not recognize Abkhazia as an independent country, even though it is de facto independent of Georgia. Abkhazia is only recognized by 6 out of 196 countries (barely 3%) of which include Nauru, Nicaragua, Russia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Venezuela. (It is also recognized by the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Transdniestria.)
One country that begins with the letter 'a' is Afghanistan. Other countries that begin with the letter 'a' are Albania, Algeria and American Samoa.

Answer 2

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria and Azerbaijan are countries. They begin with the letter a.