10 Letter Countries

Can you explain the origin of various national names? Most nations get their names from one of four sources: a notable figure in the country’s history, a geographical reference, a geographical feature, or a cultural group.




For instance, the term Khazakh, from the old Turkic qaz, meaning to travel, accurately describes the nomadic lifestyle of the original Kazakhs and serves as the basis for the name Kazahkstan.

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The name El Salvador is yet another case in point. El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated nation in Central America, and it’s also the only country in the Americas with 10 letters.

El Salvador, so called by the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Alvarado, literally means The Savior in Spanish.

10 Letter Countries

Castle Lucilinburhuc, whose name was anglicized to Luxembourg as Little Fortress, is whence the city got its name. The castle was originally referenced under this name in 963 CE when Count Siegfried of Ardennes bought it. The original Luciniburhuc name has been anglicized to Luxembourg.




Twenty-eight different nations have names that only use 10 letters. Ten are in Asia, four in Africa, three in Europe, and one in the Americas make up the remaining 18. Namely, these nations are:

  1. Azerbaijan
  2. Bangladesh
  3. El Salvador
  4. Kazakhstan
  5. Kyrgyzstan
  6. Luxembourg
  7. Madagascar
  8. Mauritania
  9. Montenegro
  10. Mozambique
  11. New Zealand
  12. North Korea
  13. Saint Lucia
  14. Seychelles
  15. South Korea
  16. South Sudan
  17. Tajikistan
  18. Timor-Leste
  19. Uzbekistan

The official names of several of these nations, like the Republic of Madagascar, include 20 letters rather than 10. Furthermore, Luxembourg’s full name, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, consists of 22 characters.




Country2022 Population
Bangladesh171186.3720
South Korea51815.8100
Uzbekistan34627.6520
Mozambique32969.5180
Madagascar29611.7140
North Korea26069.4160
Kazakhstan19397.9980
South Sudan10913.1640
Azerbaijan10358.0740
Tajikistan9952.7870
Kyrgyzstan6630.6230
El Salvador6336.3920
New Zealand5185.2880
Mauritania4736.1390
Luxembourg647.5990
Saint Lucia179.8570
Seychelles107.1180




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