Countries that start with Z
There are 2 countries whose name begins with the letter Z.
- By region: 2 in Africa.
- Zambia has the most people (22.5 million) and Zimbabwe the fewest (17,273,580).
- Zambia is the largest by area (752,612 km²) and Zimbabwe the smallest (390,757 km²).
Capital cities that start with Z
One national capital begins with Z, in a country whose name starts with a different letter.
- Zagreb — capital of Croatia
Countries are listed under their common English short name, so Côte d’Ivoire appears as Ivory Coast and Czechia as Czech Republic. The full A–Z list shows every country on one page.