Countries and nationalities

Northern Europe
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Denmark Danish Danish Dane

Englishman /
England English British / English
Englishwoman

Estonia Estonian Estonian Estonian

Finland Finnish Finnish Finn

Iceland Icelandic Icelandic Icelander

Ireland Irish Irish Irishman / Irishwoman

Latvia Latvian Latvian Latvian

Lithuania Lithuanian Lithuanian Lithuanian

Northern Irishman /
Northern Ireland Northern Irish British / Northern Irish
Northern Irishwoman

Norway Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian

Scot / Scotsman /
Scotland Scottish British / Scottish
Scotswoman

Sweden Swedish Swedish Swede

United Kingdom (often Briton (rarely used in

British British
abbreviated to UK) conversation)

Welshman /
Wales Welsh British / Welsh
Welshwoman

Western Europe
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Austria Austrian Austrian Austrian

Belgium Belgian Belgian Belgian

Frenchman /
France French French
Frenchwoman

Germany German German German

Netherlands Dutch Dutch Dutchman / Dutchwoman

Switzerland Swiss Swiss Swiss

Southern Europe
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Albania Albanian Albanian Albanian

Croatia Croatian Croatian Croatian

Cyprus Cypriot Cypriot Cypriot

Greece Greek Greek Greek

Italy Italian Italian Italian

Portugal Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese

Serbia Serbian Serbian Serbian

Slovenia Slovenian / Slovene Slovenian / Slovene Slovenian / Slovene

Spain Spanish Spanish Spaniard

Eastern Europe
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Belarus Belarusian Belarusian Belarusian

Bulgaria Bulgarian Bulgarian Bulgarian

Czech Republic Czech Czech Czech

Hungary Hungarian Hungarian Hungarian

Poland Polish Polish Pole

Romania Romanian Romanian Romanian

Russia Russian Russian Russian

Slovakia Slovak / Slovakian Slovak / Slovakian Slovak / Slovakian

Ukraine Ukrainian Ukrainian Ukrainian

North America
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Canada Canadian Canadian Canadian

Mexico Mexican Mexican Mexican

United States (often

abbreviated to US or American American American
USA)

Central America and Caribbean

Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Cuba Cuban Cuban Cuban

Jamaica Jamaican Jamaican Jamaican

South America
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Argentina Argentine / Argentinian Argentine / Argentinian Argentine / Argentinian

Bolivia Bolivian Bolivian Bolivian

Brazil Brazilian Brazilian Brazilian

Chile Chilean Chilean Chilean

Colombia Colombian Colombian Colombian

Ecuador Ecuadorian Ecuadorian Ecuadorian

Paraguay Paraguayan Paraguayan Paraguayan

Peru Peruvian Peruvian Peruvian

Uruguay Uruguayan Uruguayan Uruguayan

Venezuela Venezuelan Venezuelan Venezuelan

Western Asia
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Georgia Georgian Georgian Georgian

Iran Iranian / Persian Iranian Iranian

Iraq Iraqi Iraqi Iraqi

Israel Israeli Israeli Israeli

Jordan Jordanian Jordanian Jordanian

Kuwait Kuwaiti Kuwaiti Kuwaiti

Lebanon Lebanese Lebanese Lebanese

Palestinian Territories Palestinian Palestinian Palestinian

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Saudi Arabian Saudi Arabian

Syria Syrian Syrian Syrian

Turkey Turkish Turkish Turk

Yemen Yemeni / Yemenite Yemeni / Yemenite Yemeni / Yemenite

Southern and Central Asia

Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Afghanistan Afghan / Afghani Afghan / Afghani Afghan / Afghani

Bangladesh Bangladeshi Bangladeshi Bangladeshi

India Indian Indian Indian

Kazakhstan Kazakh / Kazakhstani Kazakh / Kazakhstani Kazakh / Kazakhstani

Nepal Nepalese Nepalese Nepalese

Pakistan Pakistani Pakistani Pakistani

Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Sri Lankan Sri Lankan

Eastern Asia
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

China Chinese Chinese Chinese

Japan Japanese Japanese Japanese

Mongolia Mongolian Mongolian Mongolian / Mongol

North Korea North Korean North Korean North Korean

South Korea South Korean South Korean South Korean

Taiwan Taiwanese Taiwanese Taiwanese

Southeast Asia
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Cambodia Cambodian Cambodian Cambodian

Indonesia Indonesian Indonesian Indonesian

Laos Laotian Laotian Laotian

Malaysia Malaysian Malaysian Malaysian

Myanmar (formerly
Burmese Burmese Burmese
known as Burma)

Philippines Filipino Filipino Filipino

Singapore Singaporean Singaporean Singaporean

Thailand Thai Thai Thai

Vietnam Vietnamese Vietnamese Vietnamese

Australia and Pacific
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Australia Australian Australian Australian

Fiji Fijian Fijian Fijian

New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealander

North and West Africa

Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Algeria Algerian Algerian Algerian

Egypt Egyptian Egyptian Egyptian

Ghana Ghanaian Ghanaian Ghanaian

Ivory Coast Ivorian Ivorian Ivorian

Libya Libyan Libyan Libyan

Morocco Moroccan Moroccan Moroccan

Nigeria Nigerian Nigerian Nigerian

Tunisia Tunisian Tunisian Tunisian

East Africa
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Ethiopia Ethiopian Ethiopian Ethiopian

Kenya Kenyan Kenyan Kenyan

Somalia Somali / Somalian Somali / Somalian Somali / Somalian

Sudan Sudanese Sudanese Sudanese

Tanzania Tanzanian Tanzanian Tanzanian

Uganda Ugandan Ugandan Ugandan

Southern and Central Africa
Country Adjective Nationality Inhabitant

Angola Angolan Angolan Angolan

Botswana Botswanan Botswanan Botswanan

Democratic Republic of
Congolese Congolese Congolese
the Congo

Madagascar Madagascan Malagasy Malagasy

Mozambique Mozambican Mozambican Mozambican

Namibia Namibian Namibian Namibian

South Africa South African South African South African

Zambia Zambian Zambian Zambian

Zimbabwe Zimbabwean Zimbabwean Zimbabwean