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Countries in Korean – The Complete List of Country

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Last modified: Aug 28, 2023 | 8 min read | By Joseph Gerocs

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1 Using this list of every country in the world in Korean

2 What are all the countries in the world called in Korean?
2.1 Europe – Country Names in Korean
2.2 Asia – Country Names in Korean
2.3 Africa – Country Names in Korean Blog Categories
2.4 The Americas – Country Names in Korean
2.5 Oceania – Country Names in Korean Select Category
3 “Language” in Korean
3.1 Languages in Korean
4 “Nationality” in Korean Follow Us on YouTube
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5 Common vocabulary related to countries in Korean Subscribe
5.1 “World” in Korean
5.2 “Country” in Korean
6 Wrap Up Popular Posts

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“Europe” in Korean

The word for “Europe” in Korean is 유럽 (yureop). Quite easy to remember as they sound the same, right?

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Albania  알바니아 (albania)

Andorra  안도라 (andora)

Armenia  아르메니아 (areumenia)

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Azerbaijan  아제르바이잔 (ajereubaijan)

Belarus  벨라루스 (bellaruseu)

Belgium  벨기에 (belgie)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  보스니아 헤르체고비나 (boseunia hereuchegobina)

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Croatia  크로아티아 (keuroatia)

Cyprus  키프로스 (kipeuroseu)

Czech Republic  체코 (cheko)

Denmark  덴마크 (denmakeu)

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Estonia  에스토니아 (eseutonia)
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Finland  핀란드 (pillandeu)

France  프랑스 (peurangseu)

Georgia  그루지아 (geurujia) Receive blog updates via

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Hungary  헝가리 (heonggari)

Iceland  아이슬란드 (aiseullandeu)

Ireland  아일랜드 (aillaendeu) Learn to Read Korean in

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Italy  이탈리아 (itallia)

Kazakhstan  카자흐스탄 (kajaheuseutan)

Latvia  라트비아 (rateubia)

Liechtenstein  리히텐슈타인 (rihitensyutain)

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Malta  몰타 (molta)

Moldova  몰도바 (moldoba)

Monaco  모나코 (monako)

Montenegro  몬테네그로 (montenegeuro)

Netherlands  네덜란드 (nedeollandeu)

North Macedonia  마케도니아 공화국 (makedonia gonghwaguk)

Norway  노르웨이 (noreuwei)

Poland  폴란드 (pollandeu)

Portugal  포르투갈 (poreutugal)

Romania  루마니아 (rumania)

Russia  러시아 (reosia)

San Marino  산마리노 (sanmarino)

Serbia  세르비아 (sereubia)

 Slovakia  슬로바키아 (seullobakia)

Slovenia  슬로베니아 (seullobenia)

Spain  스페인 (seupein)

Sweden  스웨덴 (seuweden)

Switzerland  스위스 (seuwiseu)

Turkey  터키 (teoki)

Ukraine  우크라이나 (ukeuraina)

United Kingdom  영국 (yeongguk)

“Germany” in Korean

The country Germany is expressed as 독일 (dogil) in Korean. Germans are called as 독일인 (dogilin) or 독일 사람 (dogil
saram).

There are two words used for the “German language” which are 독일어 (dogileo) or 독일의 국어 (dogileui gukeo).

“France” in Korean

프랑스 (peurangseu) is the word used to talk about the country France. The word French is used for people and the
language used in France.

“Spain” in Korean

The word for “Spain” in Korean is 스페인 (seupein).

“Ukraine” in Korean

The word for “Ukraine” in Korean is 우크라이나 (ukeuraina).

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Asia – Country Names in Korean

Next is the list of countries in Asia in Korean, the largest continent in the world.

“Asia” in Korean

The word for “Asia” in Korean is still 아시아 (asia). Here is a list of the Asian country names in Korean.

English Korean

Afghanistan  아프가니스탄 (apeuganiseutan)

Bahrain  바레인 (barein)

Bangladesh  방글라데시 (banggeulladesi)

Bhutan  부탄 (butan)

Brunei  브루나이 (beurunai)

Cambodia  캄보디아 (kambodia)

China  중국 (jungguk)

India  인도 (indo)

Indonesia  인도네시아 (indonesia)

Iran  이란 (iran)

Iraq  이라크 (irakeu)

Israel  이스라엘 (iseurael)

Jordan  요르단 (yoreudan)

Japan  일본 (ilbon)

Kuwait  쿠웨이트 (kuweiteu)

Kyrgyzstan  키르기스스탄 (kireugiseuseutan)

Laos  라오스 (raoseu)

Lebanon  레바논 (rebanon)

Malaysia  말레시아 (mallesia)

Maldives  몰디브 (moldibeu)

Mongolia  몽골 (monggol)

Myanmar  미얀마 (miyanma)

Nepal  네팔 (nepal)

North Korea  북한 (bukan)

Oman  오만 (oman)

Pakistan  파키스탄 (pakiseutan)

Palestine  팔레스타인 (palleseutain)

Philippines  필리핀 (pillipin)

 Qatar  카타르 (katareu)

Saudi Arabia  사우디아라비아 (saudiarabia)

Singapore  싱가포르 (singgaporeu)

South Korea  대한민국 (daehanminguk)

Sri Lanka  스리랑카 (seurirangka)

Syria  시리아 (siria)

Taiwan  대만 (daeman)

Tajikistan  타지키스탄 (tajikiseutan)

Thailand  태국 (taeguk)

Turkmenistan  투르크메니스탄 (tureukeumeniseutan)

United Arab Emirates (UAE)  아랍에미리트 (arabemiriteu)

Uzbekistan  우즈베키스탄 (ujeubekiseutan)

Vietnam  베트남 (beteunam)

Yemen  예멘 (yemen)

Is Korea a country?

Yes, Korea is a country located in East Asia. This country is divided into two, namely, South Korea and North Korea.

Below are the Korean names for the country of Korea.

“South Korea” in Korean

South Korea in Korean is 대한민국 (daehanminguk).

If you’re interested in learning more about this country, we have articles focusing on the Korean culture, language,
national flag, and more in our blog.

“North Korea” in Korean

The Democratic People’s Republic or North Korea is called 북한 (bukan).

Following the terms for North and South Korea in Korean above, Korea as a whole is called 한국 (hanguk). The people
and the Korean language are both called Korean in English. However, there are different Korean words for both.

The people are called 한국인 (hangukin) and 한국 사람 (hanguk saram), while the language is called 한국어 (hangukeo).

“China” in Korean

중국 (jungguk) is the Korean word for China.

“Japan” in Korean

“Japan” in Korean is called 일본 (ilbon).

“Taiwan” in Korean

The word for “Taiwan” in Korean is 대만 (daeman). However, you can also use 타이완 (taiwan) which also sounds like
“Taiwan.”

Taiwanese people are called 타이완 사람 (taiwan saram).

“Thailand” in Korean

You can say “Thailand” in Korean as 태국 (taeguk).

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“India” in Korean

The word for “India” in Korean is 인도 (indo). Indian people are called 인도 사람 (indo saram) in Korean.

However, the word 인도 (indo) has several meanings in Korean. As a sino-Korean word, 인도 (indo) can mean “transfer”
and “guidance.” It also refers to “pavement” or “sidewalk.”
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Africa – Country Names in Korean

Below are the Korean names of countries that belong to Africa, along with the Korean term for “Africa.”

“Africa” in Korean

The Korean word for “Africa” is 아프리카 (apeurika). Here are the African country names in Korean.

English Korean

Algeria  알제리 (aljeri)

Angola  앙골라 (anggolla)

Benin  베냉 (benaeng)

Botswana  보츠와나 (bocheuwana)

Burkina Faso  부르키나파소 (bureukinapaso)

Burundi  부룬디 (burundi)

Cabo Verde  카보베르데 (kabobereude)

Cameroon  카메룬 (kamerun)

Central African Republic  중앙아프리카 공화국 (jungangapeurika gonghwaguk)

Chad  차드 (chadeu)

Comoros  코모로 (komoro)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the  콩고 민주 공화국 (konggo minju gonghwaguk)

Congo, Republic of the  콩고 공화국 (konggo gonghwaguk)

Cote d’Ivoire  코트디부아르 (koteudibuareu)

Djibouti  지부티 (jibuti)

Egypt  이집트 (ijipteu)

Equatorial Guinea  적도 기니 (jeokdo gini)

Eritrea  에리트레아 (eriteurea)

Ethiopia  에티오피아 (etiopia)

Gabon  가봉 (gabong)

Gambia  감비아 (gambia)

Ghana  가나 (gana)

Guinea  기니 (gini)

Guinea-Bissau  기니비사우 (ginibisau)

Kenya  케냐 (kenya)

Lesotho  레소토 (resoto)

Liberia  라이베리아 (raiberia)

Libya  리비아 (ribia)

Madagascar  마다가스카르 (madagaseukareu)

Malawi  말라위 (mallawi)

Mali  말리 (malli)

Mauritania  모리타니 (moritani)

Mauritius  모리셔스 (morisyeoseu)

Morocco  모로코 (moroko)

Mozambique  모잠비크 (mojambikeu)

Namibia  나미비아 (namibia)

Niger  니제르 (nijereu)

Nigeria  나이지리아 (naijiria)

Rwanda  르완다 (reuwanda)

Sao Tome and Principe  상투메프린시페 (sangtumepeurinsipe)

Senegal  세네갈 (senegal)

Seychelles  세이셸 (seisyel)

Sierra Leone  시에라레온 (sierareon)

Somalia  소말리아 (somallia)

South Africa  남아프리카 공화국 (namapeurika gonghwaguk)

South Sudan  남수단 (namsudan)

 Sudan  수단 (sudan)

Tanzania  탄자니아 (tanjania)

Togo  토고 (togo)

Tunisia  튀니지 (twiniji)

Uganda  우간다 (uganda)

Zambia  잠비아 (jambia)

Zimbabwe  짐바브웨 (jimbabeuwe)

The Americas – Country Names in Korean

Listed below are the different countries in North and South America and what each of them is called in Korean.

“America” in Korean

For this continent, you can say it as 아메리카 (amerika) in Korean.

Here is how you say the country names of North, Central, and South America in Korean.

English Korean

Antigua and Barbuda  앤티가바부다 (aentigababuda)

Argentina  아르헨티나 (areuhentina)

Bahamas  바하마 (bahama)

Barbados  바베이도스 (babeidoseu)

Belize  벨리즈 (bellijeu)

Bolivia  볼리비아 (bollibia)

Brazil  브라질 (beurajil)

Canada  캐나다 (kaenada)

Chile  칠레 (chille)

Colombia  콜롬비아 (kollombia)

Costa Rica  코스타리카 (koseutarika)

Cuba  쿠바 (kuba)

Dominica  도미니카 (dominika)

Dominican Republic  도미니카 공화국

(dominika gonghwaguk)

Ecuador  에콰도르 (ekwadoreu)

El Salvador  엘살바도르 (elsalbadoreu)

Grenada  그레나다 (geurenada)

Guatemala  과테말라 (gwatemalla)

Guyana  가이아나 (gaiana)

Haiti  아이티 (aiti)

Honduras  온두라스 (onduraseu)

Jamaica  자메이카 (jameika)

Mexico  멕시코 (meksiko)

Nicaragua  니카라과 (nikaragwa)

Panama  파나마 (panama)

Paraguay  파라과이 (paragwai)

Peru  페루 (peru)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  세인트키츠네비스 (seinteukicheunebiseu)

Saint Lucia  세인트루시아 (seinteurusia)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  세인트빈센트그레나딘 (seinteubinsenteugeurenadin)

Suriname  수리남 (surinam)

Trinidad and Tobago  트리니다드토바고 (teurinidadeutobago)

Uruguay  우루과이 (urugwai)

United States  미국 (miguk)

Venezuela  베네수엘라 (benesuella)

“United States” in Korean

The USA is expressed as 미국 (miguk) in Korean. The language used in the USA is English, which is expressed as 영어
(yeongeo), but if you want to say American English, you can say it as 미국 영어 (miguk yeongeo).

Oceania – Country Names in Korean

Lastly, there’s Oceania. Listed below are the countries that fall under Oceania with their Korean terms.
“Oceania” in Korean

You can say “Oceania” in Korean as 오세아니아 (oseania).

Here are the country names of Oceania in Korean. Note that some names may be said in two different ways. For
example, Australia can be 호주 (hoju) or 오스트레일리아 (oseuteureillia).

The former is the original Korean version, which is used most of the time. The latter is the spelling of the English
translation using the Korean alphabet. You are free to use either one.

English Korean

Australia  호주 (hoju)

Cook Islands  쿡 제도 (kuk jedo)

Kiribati  키리바시 (kiribasi)

Marshall Islands  마셜제도 (masyeoljedo)

Micronesia  미크로네시아 (mikeuronesia)

Nauru  나우루 (nauru)

New Zealand  뉴질랜드 (nyujillaendeu)

Niue  니우에 섬 (niue seom)

Palau  팔라우 (pallau)

Papua New Guinea  파푸아뉴기니 (papuanyugini)

Samoa  사모아 (samoa)

Solomon Islands  솔로몬제도 (sollomonjedo)

Tonga  통가 (tongga)

Tuvalu  투발루 (tuballu)

Vanuatu  바누아투 (banuatu)

“Australia” in Korean

You can say Australia in 2 ways, which are 호주 (hoju) or 오스트레일리아 (oseuteureillia). Australians are called 오스트레
일리아 사람 (oseuteureillia saram).

“Language” in Korean
The Korean word for “language” is 언어 (eoneo). However, if you’re talking about a specific language, you can learn how
to say them below.

Languages in Korean
In many cases, you can express the languages of these countries by adding an 어 (eo) to the end of the country names.

For example, the word for Japan is 일본 (ilbon). If you are learning the Japanese language, you are learning 일본어
(ilboneo).

Korea is 한국 (hanguk). If you are learning the Korean language, you’re learning 한국어 (hangugeo). China is 중국
(jungguk), and the Chinese language is 중국어 (junggugeo).

This works in many cases but not for every country and language.

“Nationality” in Korean
The word for “nationality” in Korean is 국적 (gukjeok). Knowing this word is important when you’re filling out an official
document in Korea. You can write your country name in that section.

List of Nationalities in Korean

If you’re talking about your nationality, you can simply add 사람 (saram) to your country name. The word 사람 (saram)
means “person.”

You might have gotten a clue through the examples above. If you wanted to say Korean person, you would say the
country name and add 사람 (saram).

Here are some examples of nationalities in Korean:

English Korean

Korean 한국 사람 (hanguk saram)

German 독일인 (dogilin)

독일 사람 (dogil saram).

French 프랑스인 (peurangseuin)

 Spanish 스페인 사람

Australian 호주 사람 (hoju saram)

Canadian 캐나다 사 (kaenada saram)

Chinese 중국 사람 (jungguk saram)

Japanese 본 사람 (ilbon saram)

Taiwanese 타이완 사람 (taiwan saram)

American 미국 사람 (miguk saram)

Australian 오스트레일리아 사람 (oseuteureillia saram)

“Korean” in Korean

The Korean word for “Korean” as nationality is 한국 사람 (hanguk saram). This word is a combination of Korea which is 한
국 (hanguk) in Korean, and 사람 (saram).

“Chinese” in Korean

Chinese people are called 중국인 (junggukin) or 중국 사람 (jungguk saram), and Chinese language is called 중국어
(junggukeo).

“American” in Korean

Americans are called 미국인 (migukin) or 미국 사람 (miguk saram). “American English” is translated to Korean as 미국 영
어 (miguk yeongeo).

“Japanese” in Korean

Japanese people are called 일본인 (ilbonin) or 일본 사람 (ilbon saram), and the language is 일본어 (ilboneo).

“French” in Korean

In Korean, 프랑스인 (peurangseuin) is used for “French people,” and 프랑스어 (peurangseueo) is for the “French
language.”

“Spanish” in Korean

The Spanish language is called 스페인어 (seupeineo) in Korean.

Common vocabulary related to countries in Korean

Now you know the correct vocabulary for the various country names in Korean. These words are a foundational part of
the language, so get used to hearing and speaking them. Before we finish off, here are the other common words related to
countries in Korean.

“World” in Korean
There are two ways to say “world” in Korean, these are 세계 (segye) and 세상 (sesang).

세계 (segye) refers to the “world” in a geographical sense which is comprised of several countries. On the other hand, 세
상 (sesang) refers to the place where life exists.

However, if you mean to talk about the planet Earth, you can use the term 지구 (jigu).

“Country” in Korean
“Country” in Korean is 나라 (nara).

However, there’s also another Korean word for “country,” which is discussed in a separate article.

Wrap Up
Studying the names of each country in Korean is a great and fun way to learn Korean. Soon enough, you’ll be able to name
every country in the world. To boost your vocabulary, we have a list of common English words translated into Korean
here.

If your country is missing us from the list of country names in Korean, let us know, and we will help you. Otherwise, tell us
in the comments where you’re from – in Korean! We’d love to know where on the globe you are at.

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VALENTINA
Aug 30, 2022 At 7:25 Am

How do I say “I’m Italian/I’m from Italy ” in Korean?

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90 DAY KOREAN
Sep 02, 2022 At 12:50 Pm

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HANDORA
May 13, 2022 At 6:33 Pm

How to Pronounce “Urdu” In Korean

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90 DAY KOREAN
May 20, 2022 At 11:08 Am

Hi! “Urdu” is 우르두어 in Korean. (우르두 means “Urdu” and 어 means “language”)
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GRISELIS NEGRON
Aug 20, 2023 At 2:36 Pm

안녕하세요!!!
I’m from Puerto Rico ???????? How do I said in Korean?
Puerto Rico is a beautiful island in the Caribbean. We speak Spanish and English.
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Aug 25, 2023 At 4:45 Pm

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