| COUNTRIES IN KOREAN - THE COMPLETE LIST |
- Noraini Azaha (Bella Lee)
- Nov 6, 2024
- 8 min read
Updated: Jan 16
We will cover the complete list of countries in Korean categorized by continent in this article.
This list of country names will be extremely valuable when learning the Korean language. If you plan to have conversations in Korean or just learn the language for fun, you will for sure be asked about where you are from.
Using this list of every country in the world in Korean
We’ve already learned how to introduce yourself in Korean. And as you may know, through that lesson and your other international experiences, where you come from is often part of the introduction process.
The next time you get asked, you will easily tell your new Korean friends where you’re from in their language. And you’ll also be able to understand when your other international friends tell you in Korean where they’re from!
Europe – Country Names in Korean
To start, we have listed the different countries that belong to Europe below. The list includes each country’s names in Korean and how they are pronounced.
“Europe” in Korean
The word for “Europe” in Korean is 유럽 (yureop). Quite easy to remember as they sound the same, right?
Here are the European country names in Korean. Some of the words in Korean may sound like the country name, and others may not.
ENGLISH | KOREAN |
Albania | 알바니아 (albania) |
Andorra | 안도라(andora) |
Armenia | 아르메니아 (areumenia) |
Austria | 오스트리아 (oseuteuria) |
Azerbaijan | 아제르바이잔 (ajereubaijan) |
Belarus | 벨라루스 (bellaruseu) |
Belgium | 벨기에 (belgie) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 보스니아 헤르체고비나 (boseunia hereuchegobina) |
Bulgaria | 불가리아 (bulgaria) |
Croatia | 크로아티아 (keuroatia) |
Cyprus | 키프로스 (kipeuroseu) |
Czech Republic | 체코 (cheko) |
Denmark | 덴마크 (denmakeu) |
Estonia | 에스토니아 (eseutonia) |
Finland | 핀란드 (pillandeu) |
France | 프랑스 (peurangseu) |
Georgia | 그루지아 (geurujia) |
Germany | 독일 (dogil) |
Greece | 그리스 (geuriseu) |
Hungary | 헝가리 (heonggari) |
Iceland | 아이슬란드 (aiseullandeu) |
Ireland | 아일랜드 (aillaendeu) |
Italy | 이탈리아 (itallia) |
Kazakhstan | 카자흐스탄 (kajaheuseutan) |
Latvia | 라트비아 (rateubia) |
Liechtenstein | 리히텐슈타인 (rihitensyutain) |
Lithuania | 리투아니아 (rituania) |
Luxembourg | 룩셈부르크 (ruksembureukeu) |
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) |
Slokovia | 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).
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 | 타르 (katareu) |
Saudi Arabia | 사우디아라비아 (saudiarabia) |
Singapore | 싱가포르 (singgaporeu) |
South Korea | 한민국 (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).
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.”
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) |
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 | 모아 (samoa) |
Solomon Islands | 솔로몬제도 (sollomonjedo) |
Tonga | 통가 (tongga) |
Solomon Islands | 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 오스트레일리아 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 (seupein salam) |
Australian | 호주 사람 (hoju saram) |
Canadian | 캐나다 사람 (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) |
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