Why not increase your vocabulary in Dutch by learning the names of the countries?
This essential vocabulary will help you in many different situations and will also help improve your comprehension of the language.
To make things easy for you, this post will tell you how to say the names of different countries in Dutch and includes pronunciation.
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List Of Country Names In Dutch
On the left, you have the English and on the right you have the Dutch. The countries are listed in alphabetical order.
Click on the sound link to hear how to pronounce the country name in Dutch.
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan |
| Albania | Albanië |
| Algeria | Algerije |
| Andorra | Andorra |
| Angola | Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua en Barbuda |
| Argentina | Argentinië |
| Armenia | Armenië |
| Australia | Australië |
| Austria | Oostenrijk |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbeidzjan |
| Bahamas | Bahama’s |
| Bahrain | Bahrein |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| Barbados | Barbados |
| Belarus | Wit-Rusland |
| Belgium | België |
| Belize | Belize |
| Benin | Benin |
| Bhutan | Bhutan |
| Bolivia | Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnië en Herzegovina |
| Botswana | Botswana |
| Brazil | Brazilië |
| Brunei | Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarije |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Cambodja |
| Cameroon | Kameroen |
| Canada | Canada |
| Cape Verde | Kaapverdië |
| Central African Republic | Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek |
| Chad | Tsjaad |
| Chile | Chili |
| China | China |
| Colombia | Colombia |
| Comoros | Comoren |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast | Ivoorkust |
| Croatia | Kroatië |
| Cuba | Cuba |
| Cyprus | Cyprus |
| Czechia/Czech Republic | Tsjechië / Tsjechische Republiek |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratische Republiek Congo |
| Denmark | Denemarken |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Dominicaanse Republiek |
| Ecuador | Ecuador |
| Egypt | Egypte |
| El Salvador | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Equatoriaal-Guinea |
| Eritrea | Eritrea |
| Estonia | Estland |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | Swaziland |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopië |
| Fiji | Fiji |
| Finland | Finland |
| France | Frankrijk |
| Gabon | Gabon |
| Gambia | Gambia |
| Georgia | Georgië |
| Germany | Duitsland |
| Ghana | Ghana |
| Greece | Griekenland |
| Grenada | Grenada |
| Guatemala | Guatemala |
| Guinea | Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guinee-Bissau |
| Guyana | Guyana |
| Haiti | Haïti |
| Honduras | Honduras |
| Hungary | Hongarije |
| Iceland | IJsland |
| India | Indië |
| Indonesia | Indonesië |
| Iran | Iran |
| Iraq | Irak |
| Ireland | Ierland |
| Israel | Israël |
| Italy | Italië |
| Jamaica | Jamaica |
| Japan | Japan |
| Jordan | Jordanië |
| Kazakhstan | Kazachstan |
| Kenya | Kenia |
| Kiribati | Kiribati |
| Kuwait | Koeweit |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kirgizië |
| Laos | Laos |
| Latvia | Letland |
| Lebanon | Libanon |
| Lesotho | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Liberia |
| Libya | Libië |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Litouwen |
| Luxembourg | Luxemburg |
| Madagascar | Madagaskar |
| Malawi | Malawi |
| Malaysia | Maleisië |
| Maldives | Maldiven |
| Mali | Mali |
| Malta | Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Marshalleilanden |
| Mauritania | Mauritanië |
| Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Micronesia | Micronesië |
| Moldova | Moldavië |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Mongolië |
| Montenegro | Montenegro |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Mozambique | Mozambique |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | Myanmar |
| Namibia | Namibië |
| Nauru | Nauru |
| Nepal | Nepal |
| Netherlands | Nederland |
| New Zealand | Nieuw-Zeeland |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Niger |
| Nigeria | Nigeria |
| North Korea | Noord-Korea |
| North Macedonia | Macedonië |
| Norway | Noorwegen |
| Oman | Oman |
| Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Palau | Palau |
| Palestine | Palestina |
| Panama | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
| Paraguay | Paraguay |
| Peru | Peru |
| Philippines | Filipijnen |
| Poland | Polen |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| Qatar | Qatar |
| Republic of the Congo | Republiek Congo |
| Romania | Roemenië |
| Russia | Rusland |
| Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts en Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent en de Grenadines |
| Samoa | Samoa |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Sao Tomé en Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Saoedi-Arabië |
| Senegal | Senegal |
| Serbia | Servië |
| Seychelles | Seychellen |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Slowakije |
| Slovenia | Slovenië |
| Solomon Islands | Salomonseilanden |
| Somalia | Somalië |
| South Africa | Zuid-Afrika |
| South Korea | Zuid-Korea |
| South Sudan | Zuid-Soedan |
| Spain | Spanje |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Soedan |
| Suriname | Suriname |
| Sweden | Zweden |
| Switzerland | Zwitserland |
| Syria | Syrië |
| Tajikistan | Tadzjikistan |
| Tanzania | Tanzania |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| Timor-Leste/East Timor | Oost-Timor |
| Togo | Togo |
| Tonga | Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad en Tobago |
| Tunisia | Tunesië |
| Turkey | Turkije |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | Oeganda |
| Ukraine | Oekraïne |
| United Arab Emirates | Verenigde Arabische Emiraten |
| United Kingdom | Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| United States of America | Verenigde Staten |
| Uruguay | Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | Oezbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Vietnam |
| Yemen | Jemen |
| Zambia | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe |
Thanks for reading this post on the country names in Dutch.
This new vocabulary should come in useful in a range of different situations and is essential to help you become fluent in Dutch.
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