List of Countries from S to Z

Update 2024: This page contains countries from the letter S to the letter Z.

All data is updated for 2024 with the latest population figures from the United Nations and the World Bank.

Browse by Letter: A-D E-L M-R S-Z

S Countries starting with S

146 St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis Map

Official Name: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Capital: Basseterre

Area: 261 km²

Population: ~50,000 (2024)

Languages: English, Creole

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

Location: Caribbean

Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

147 St. Lucia

St. Lucia Map

Official Name: Saint Lucia

Capital: Castries

Area: 616 km²

Population: ~165,000 (2024)

Languages: English, Creole

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

Location: Caribbean

Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

148 St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Map

Official Name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Capital: Kingstown

Area: 389 km²

Population: ~120,000 (2024)

Languages: English, Creole

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

Location: Caribbean

Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

149 Samoa

Samoa Map

Official Name: Independent State of Samoa

Capital: Apia

Area: 2,831 km²

Population: ~187,000 (2024)

Languages: Samoan, English

Currency: Samoan Tala (WST)

Location: South Pacific Ocean

Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

150 San Marino

San Marino Map

Official Name: Republic of San Marino

Capital: City of San Marino

Area: 61 km²

Population: ~31,000 (2024)

Languages: Italian

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Location: Southern Europe

Organizations: UN

151 São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe Map

Official Name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

Capital: São Tomé

Area: 964 km²

Population: ~158,000 (2024)

Languages: Portuguese, Creole

Currency: Dobra (STN)

Location: Off the coast of West Africa

Organizations: UN

152 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Capital: Riyadh

Area: 2,150,000 km²

Population: ~36 million (2024)

Languages: Arabic

Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR)

Location: Middle East

Organizations: UN, Arab League, OPEC

Note: Has the second largest oil reserves in the world.

153 Senegal

Senegal Map

Official Name: Republic of Senegal

Capital: Dakar

Area: 196,722 km²

Population: ~17 million (2024)

Languages: French, Wolof

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Location: West Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union

154 Serbia

Serbia Map

Official Name: Republic of Serbia

Capital: Belgrade

Area: 77,474 km²

Population: ~6.7 million (2024)

Languages: Serbian

Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)

Location: Southeastern Europe

Organizations: UN

155 Seychelles

Seychelles Map

Official Name: Republic of Seychelles

Capital: Victoria

Area: 455 km²

Population: ~100,000 (2024)

Languages: English, French, Creole

Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR)

Location: Indian Ocean

Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

156 Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Map

Official Name: Republic of Sierra Leone

Capital: Freetown

Area: 71,740 km²

Population: ~8.6 million (2024)

Languages: English, Creole

Currency: Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL)

Location: West Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

157 Singapore

Singapore Map

Official Name: Republic of Singapore

Capital: Singapore

Area: 728 km²

Population: ~5.9 million (2024)

Languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil

Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Location: Southeast Asia

Organizations: UN, ASEAN, Commonwealth

Note: One of the world's leading financial centers.

158 Slovakia

Slovakia Map

Official Name: Slovak Republic

Capital: Bratislava

Area: 49,035 km²

Population: ~5.4 million (2024)

Languages: Slovak

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Location: Central Europe

Organizations: UN, EU, NATO

159 Slovenia

Slovenia Map

Official Name: Republic of Slovenia

Capital: Ljubljana

Area: 20,273 km²

Population: ~2.1 million (2024)

Languages: Slovenian

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Location: Central Europe

Organizations: UN, EU, NATO

160 Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Map

Official Name: Solomon Islands

Capital: Honiara

Area: 28,370 km²

Population: ~740,000 (2024)

Languages: English, local languages

Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)

Location: South Pacific Ocean

Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

161 Somalia

Somalia Map

Official Name: Federal Republic of Somalia

Capital: Mogadishu

Area: 637,657 km²

Population: ~18 million (2024)

Languages: Somali, Arabic

Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)

Location: East Africa

Organizations: UN, Arab League, African Union

162 South Africa

South Africa Map

Official Name: Republic of South Africa

Capital: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)

Area: 1,219,090 km²

Population: ~60 million (2024)

Languages: 11 official languages (English, Afrikaans, Zulu, etc.)

Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)

Location: Southern Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union, BRICS, Commonwealth

Note: The most industrialized country in Africa.

163 South Korea

South Korea Map

Official Name: Republic of Korea

Capital: Seoul

Area: 100,363 km²

Population: ~51 million (2024)

Languages: Korean

Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)

Location: East Asia

Organizations: UN, OECD, G20

Note: The fourth largest economy in Asia.

164 Spain

Spain Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Spain

Capital: Madrid

Area: 505,990 km²

Population: ~48 million (2024)

Languages: Spanish (Catalan, Galician, Basque are co-official)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Location: Southwestern Europe

Organizations: UN, EU, NATO

165 Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Map

Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Capital: Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative)

Area: 65,610 km²

Population: ~22 million (2024)

Languages: Sinhala, Tamil

Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

Location: South Asia

Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

166 Sudan

Sudan Map

Official Name: Republic of the Sudan

Capital: Khartoum

Area: 1,886,068 km²

Population: ~49 million (2024)

Languages: Arabic, English

Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)

Location: Northeast Africa

Organizations: UN, Arab League, African Union

167 Suriname

Suriname Map

Official Name: Republic of Suriname

Capital: Paramaribo

Area: 163,820 km²

Population: ~623,000 (2024)

Languages: Dutch

Currency: Surinamese Dollar (SRD)

Location: South America

Organizations: UN

168 Eswatini

Eswatini Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Eswatini

Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)

Area: 17,364 km²

Population: ~1.2 million (2024)

Languages: English, Swazi

Currency: Lilangeni (SZL), South African Rand (ZAR)

Location: Southern Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

169 Sweden

Sweden Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Sweden

Capital: Stockholm

Area: 450,295 km²

Population: ~10.5 million (2024)

Languages: Swedish

Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK)

Location: Northern Europe

Organizations: UN, EU

170 Switzerland

Switzerland Map

Official Name: Swiss Confederation

Capital: Bern

Area: 41,285 km²

Population: ~8.8 million (2024)

Languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh

Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

Location: Central Europe

Organizations: UN

Note: A neutral country famous for banking and watches.

T Countries starting with T

171 Syria

Syria Map

Official Name: Syrian Arab Republic

Capital: Damascus

Area: 185,180 km²

Population: ~22 million (2024)

Languages: Arabic

Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)

Location: Middle East

Organizations: UN, Arab League

172 Taiwan

Taiwan Map

Official Name: Republic of China

Capital: Taipei

Area: 36,197 km²

Population: ~23.6 million (2024)

Languages: Mandarin

Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)

Location: East Asia

Organizations: WTO

Note: Taiwan's political status is complex. China considers Taiwan an inalienable part of its territory.

173 Tajikistan

Tajikistan Map

Official Name: Republic of Tajikistan

Capital: Dushanbe

Area: 143,100 km²

Population: ~10 million (2024)

Languages: Tajik, Russian

Currency: Tajik Somoni (TJS)

Location: Central Asia

Organizations: UN, OIC

174 Tanzania

Tanzania Map

Official Name: United Republic of Tanzania

Capital: Dodoma

Area: 947,300 km²

Population: ~67 million (2024)

Languages: Swahili, English

Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)

Location: East Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

Note: Home to the highest peak in Africa (Mount Kilimanjaro).

175 Thailand

Thailand Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand

Capital: Bangkok

Area: 513,120 km²

Population: ~71 million (2024)

Languages: Thai

Currency: Thai Baht (THB)

Location: Southeast Asia

Organizations: UN, ASEAN

176 Togo

Togo Map

Official Name: Togolese Republic

Capital: Lomé

Area: 56,785 km²

Population: ~9 million (2024)

Languages: French

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Location: West Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union

177 Tonga

Tonga Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Tonga

Capital: Nuku'alofa

Area: 748 km²

Population: ~107,000 (2024)

Languages: Tongan, English

Currency: Tongan Pa'anga (TOP)

Location: South Pacific Ocean

Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

178 Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Map

Official Name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Capital: Port of Spain

Area: 5,131 km²

Population: ~1.5 million (2024)

Languages: English

Currency: Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)

Location: Caribbean

Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

179 Tunisia

Tunisia Map

Official Name: Tunisian Republic

Capital: Tunis

Area: 163,610 km²

Population: ~12.5 million (2024)

Languages: Arabic

Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)

Location: North Africa

Organizations: UN, Arab League, African Union

180 Turkey

Turkey Map

Official Name: Republic of Turkey

Capital: Ankara

Area: 783,562 km²

Population: ~86 million (2024)

Languages: Turkish

Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)

Location: Eurasia

Organizations: UN, NATO

Note: Bridges the continents of Europe and Asia.

181 Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Map

Official Name: Republic of Turkmenistan

Capital: Ashgabat

Area: 488,100 km²

Population: ~6.5 million (2024)

Languages: Turkmen, Russian

Currency: Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)

Location: Central Asia

Organizations: UN, OIC

182 Tuvalu

Tuvalu Map

Official Name: Tuvalu

Capital: Funafuti

Area: 26 km²

Population: ~11,000 (2024)

Languages: Tuvaluan, English

Currency: Tuvaluan Dollar, Australian Dollar (AUD)

Location: South Pacific Ocean

Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

U Countries starting with U

183 Uganda

Uganda Map

Official Name: Republic of Uganda

Capital: Kampala

Area: 241,038 km²

Population: ~49 million (2024)

Languages: English, Swahili

Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

Location: East Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

184 Ukraine

Ukraine Map

Official Name: Ukraine

Capital: Kyiv

Area: 603,628 km²

Population: ~36 million (2024)

Languages: Ukrainian

Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)

Location: Eastern Europe

Organizations: UN

185 United Arab Emirates

UAE Map

Official Name: United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Area: 83,600 km²

Population: ~10.2 million (2024)

Languages: Arabic

Currency: UAE Dirham (AED)

Location: Middle East

Organizations: UN, Arab League, OPEC

Note: A federation of 7 emirates.

186 United Kingdom

United Kingdom Map

Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital: London

Area: 243,610 km²

Population: ~68 million (2024)

Languages: English

Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)

Location: Northwestern Europe

Organizations: UN, NATO, G7, Commonwealth

187 United States of America

USA Map

Official Name: United States of America

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Area: 9,833,517 km²

Population: ~341 million (2024)

Languages: English (no official language at federal level)

Currency: US Dollar (USD)

Location: North America

Organizations: UN, NATO, G7

Note: The largest economy in the world.

188 Uruguay

Uruguay Map

Official Name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Capital: Montevideo

Area: 176,215 km²

Population: ~3.5 million (2024)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)

Location: South America

Organizations: UN

189 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Map

Official Name: Republic of Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Area: 448,978 km²

Population: ~36 million (2024)

Languages: Uzbek

Currency: Uzbekistani Som (UZS)

Location: Central Asia

Organizations: UN, OIC

V Countries starting with V

190 Vanuatu

Vanuatu Map

Official Name: Republic of Vanuatu

Capital: Port Vila

Area: 12,189 km²

Population: ~340,000 (2024)

Languages: English, French, Bislama

Currency: Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)

Location: South Pacific Ocean

Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

191 Vatican City

Vatican City Map

Official Name: Vatican City State

Capital: Vatican City

Area: 0.49 km²

Population: ~800 (2024)

Languages: Italian, Latin

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Location: Within Rome, Italy

Note: The smallest country in the world and headquarters of the Catholic Church.

192 Venezuela

Venezuela Map

Official Name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Capital: Caracas

Area: 916,445 km²

Population: ~28 million (2024)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VES)

Location: South America

Organizations: UN, OPEC

Y Countries starting with Y

193 Vietnam

Vietnam Map

Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Capital: Hanoi

Area: 331,212 km²

Population: ~99 million (2024)

Languages: Vietnamese

Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)

Location: Southeast Asia

Organizations: UN, ASEAN

Z Countries starting with Z

194 Yemen

Yemen Map

Official Name: Republic of Yemen

Capital: Sana'a

Area: 527,968 km²

Population: ~34 million (2024)

Languages: Arabic

Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)

Location: Middle East

Organizations: UN, Arab League

195 Zambia

Zambia Map

Official Name: Republic of Zambia

Capital: Lusaka

Area: 752,618 km²

Population: ~20 million (2024)

Languages: English

Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

Location: South-Central Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

196 Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Map

Official Name: Republic of Zimbabwe

Capital: Harare

Area: 390,757 km²

Population: ~16 million (2024)

Languages: English, Shona, Ndebele

Currency: Zimbabwe Gold (ZWL)

Location: Southern Africa

Organizations: UN, African Union

Summary of This Page (S-Z) (2024)

51

Countries from S to Z

~3.5

Billion people

49

UN member states

30+

Different currencies

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