Countries that Start with a Vowel

Can you name all the countries start with A, E, I, O, or U? Have fun!

According to the names used on the Countries of the World quiz.

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Last updated: December 30, 2019

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First submitted	October 12, 2019
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Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and

Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Oman

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab

Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

(Yemen)

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84 Comments

+27

Level 86

Oct 12, 2019

To avoid getting all caps from the "Y isn't a vowel" crowd, why not have Yemen as a filled-in answer? Then neither side can complain.

Format-wise, you have room to put E in a block between A and I. Then you don't have to scroll down, and it's organized more symmetrically.

+23

Level 68

Oct 12, 2019

Ok, thanks for the suggestions, I will make the changes shortly.

Level 49

Oct 27, 2020

How about Timor Leste? Should it really be a part of this?

Level 83

Feb 3, 2022

It's a great and beautiful quiz Geoggers. I'll get them all one day.

Level 64

Jun 24, 2023

Armenia is my global Nebraska

Level 43

Feb 18, 2025

Mine’s Senegal, and I really have no excuse to keep forgetting it as I’ve technically been there lmao

Level 40

Dec 23, 2022

@Reconciliation In the description, he says it's based off the Countries of the World Quiz, so it's East Timor, not Timor-Leste like the quiz

+22

Level 77

Oct 14, 2019

Whether or not "Y" is a vowel depends on how it is used in a word. There is no "Y is a vowel" or "Y is not a vowel" absolutism. In words like Yemen, You, where you have to move your tongue and jaw when you pronounce it, Y is a consonant. In words like Ready, Heavy, Synonym, where you don't have to move your tongue or jaw when you pronounce it, Y is a vowel. In Yesterday, the first Y is a consonant and the second Y is a vowel. Easy!

Level 68

Oct 15, 2019

Thank you for clearing this up! (So if I understand the Y in you is an consonant.)

+10

Level 78

Dec 31, 2019

By your rationale of a consonant, that means the U in United States, - Kingdom, - AE, Uganda etc. would also be a consonant. So in fact, all countries starting with U (except Uzbekistan) would therefore not be admissible.

Level 80

Nov 22, 2024

It always blows me away that people just don't intuitively know the difference between a vowel sound and a consonant sound and how "Y" can be both in English. United, for the record, is phonetically spelled "yu̇-ˈnī-təd". The vowel sound from a leading U is usually a "y" consonant sound followed by the long U sound. The word actually starts with a consonant sound... the y consonant sound. That's why you don't say "An united front"... because "y" is a consonant sound! Yemen starts with that consonant sound. Uganda and Uzbekistan, however, start with just the "u̇" sound. Regardless, the vowel sound of "u̇" is represented by the letter "u", making it a vowel (and A,E,I,O and U are virtually always vowels in English). "Y" as a vowel, on the other hand, such as in Ypres, has a vowel sound. ˈē-pər. That "Y" makes an "ē" sound, and as such, the Y in Ypres is a vowel.

Level 68

Apr 1, 2025

What phonetic system are you using Dimby?? (Plus, Uganda can be pronounced both ways in most varieties of English) 🤔

+12

Level 67

Dec 31, 2019

Those rules only apply to y. A,E,I,O,U are always vowels.

Level 76

Jan 1, 2020

I pronounce Uganda with a vowel. It might not be mainstream English, but it's more Uh-ganda than You-ganda when I say it.

Level 72

Jan 18, 2020

@WolfCam, Y the double standard?

Level 78

Jan 22, 2020

In phonetics, the Y in Yemen would be called a "semivowel" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semivowel)

Level 17

Jan 23, 2023

you know that "Y" is a vowel no matter what. 'cause even though if it's the word, You, the Y will still be a vowle and you'll still be able to sing the letter. because of that it is a vowel. and in this quiz Yemen should be accepted cause Y is actually a vowel. and when you sing the song for the vowels, Y is always included. so I don't see the way a Y can be a consonant.

Level 83

Oct 29, 2023

are you really using 'the vowel song' as your source for this one?

Level 68

Nov 14, 2019

By the way, if you think that this quiz deserves it, I would love to have a featured quiz, so please nominate!

Level 43

Nov 15, 2019

Nominated!

Level 68

Nov 15, 2019

Thanks for the support, I was wondering how this quiz was getting so many plays, until I checked the list of nominated quizzes!

+15

Level 89

Nov 19, 2019

Could you probably give Ivory Coast because I would forget since I usually call it Cote D'Ivoire

Level 68

Nov 20, 2019

The Countries of the world quiz (Which is the authority on jetpunk country names) says that the name is the Ivory Coast, so I think I will keep it that way. I am sorry if this has caused any inconvenience, thanks for the feedback!

Level 60

Jan 20, 2020

Same with Timor-Leste, which is its correct name,

Level 59

Aug 3, 2020

Timor-Leste isn't the "correct" name. It's just East Timor in their native language. That's like saying Deutschland is the correct name for Germany or Suomi for Finland. Ivory Coast is the only country stupid enough to demand for their name to be used in the native form even in english, and rightfully so, this demand is almost universaly ignored.

+12

Level 78

Sep 23, 2020

"The only one"

So São Tomé and Principe, El Salvador, and Costa Rica just... don't exist?

A country's name is what they decide it to be and if they've decided that their name is El Salvador and not The Savior or Timor-Leste and not East Timor, then they're right.

The United States of America, for instance, has decided that its name is a collection of nouns rather than a proper noun itself, so it does change with language. But my name would be Jared whether I'm telling it to you in English, Icelandic, or otherwise. The same is true for Timor-Leste.

It's literally the official name adopted by the UN, EU, and the national standards organisations for the US, UK, France, Germany, and Sweden, and the CIA World Factbook. The fact that everything on jetpunk uses the Countries of the World Quiz is convenient for the cohesiveness of the site, but it still stands that even the original quiz is flawed.

Level 56

Nov 24, 2019

Good luck with getting more support to be nominated. You certainly have my vote!

Level 68

Nov 24, 2019

Thanks, I did not think for a moment when I was making this quiz that it would have a chance at being nominated, but I am very exited at the possibility of one of my quizzes being featured!

Level 45

Dec 12, 2019

Considering this quiz is more resemblant of the Countries that Start with ... quizzes, I would recommend putting a hint/caveat at the top saying that one of the answers is translated from French to be in line with the 'Countries that Start with I' quiz.

Level 68

Dec 12, 2019

Hmm, I think that might be giving to much away, but I will add a caveat that the names are from the Countries of the World quiz, the authority on Jetpunk names, Thanks though!

Level 68

Dec 12, 2019

Btw, I am uploading a quiz called "US State Capitals Closest to Los Angeles" at 11:00 am eastern time, and 8:00 am pacific time tomorrow, and if you like these upload notifications, please tell me! I would like to do this more if I can.

Level 68

Dec 13, 2019

Going up now!

Level 74

Dec 16, 2019

Nominated! Hope it will get featured! Then it will be your first featured quiz!

Level 68

Dec 16, 2019

I know, I am really excited! Since it looks like the Quismaster is featuring two quizzes per week now, at this rate this quiz will be featured in two weeks.

Level 86

Dec 28, 2019

Fun quiz! Made me travel around the world in my mind looking for vowels. :) Nominated.

Level 68

Dec 28, 2019

Yeah, I like those quizzes that make me spin my mental globe, Thanks!

+11

Level 86

Dec 31, 2019

Why are people complaining about Ivory Coast but happily type East Timor...

Level 84

Dec 31, 2019

Better or more aggressive marketing, nothing else. The most successful however is Moldova.

Level 73

Dec 31, 2019

Great quiz! Congrats! Sadly there wasn't enough time for me to squeeze out all the answers inside my brain tube.

Level 68

Dec 31, 2019

I wish I could add more time, but then people from the other side would attack me for there being too much time!

Level 73

Dec 31, 2019

The average is about 3/4 so I think the time is allright. I know them all obviously, but it is fine I miss a few because of "quizing on timer-blanks" as long as there is enough time to type them all in a normal tempo if you would have a list, the time is allright.

Level 67

Jan 7, 2020

Forgot USA *facepalm*

Level 68

Jan 7, 2020

Don't feel bad, on European quizzes for some reason I always forget France. I just scan Europe in my mind, and apparently my mental map has a hole where France is.

Level 73

Jan 19, 2020

Greece always gets skipped by me somehow.. though it id getting less, but I seemed to be skipping turkey more now. Doing europe and then possible something else and then doing the middle east. Turkey doesnt feel middle east or eastern asia, so often I only think about it later when I see I am missing something.

Level 64

Jan 18, 2020

great quiz :D

Level 74

Jan 18, 2020

Got Equatorial Guinea. I still think of Eswatini as Swaziland.

Level 68

Jan 18, 2020

Same

Level 75

Jan 18, 2020

This is a really good quiz and a great concept, but I think it would be made better by allowing quite a bit more time.

Level 43

Jan 18, 2020

0:10 left. I had 2 left on A, and the second I thought of Austria I thought of Australia too. Phew. Great Quiz!

Level 41

Jan 19, 2020

How could I have forgotten Iraq and Iran ???

Level 43

Jan 31, 2020

Here, I made a World Capitals that Start with A Vowel quiz.

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1255618/world-capitals-that-start-with-a-vowel

Level 68

Jan 31, 2020

This quiz now has the official Geographystar stamp of approval, and a nomination, good job!

Level 43

Jan 31, 2020

Thank you so much!

Level 68

Jan 31, 2020

No problem.

Level 61

Feb 13, 2020

Anyone else get UK by guessing Ukraine?

Level 68

Feb 13, 2020

Many times, I wish that there was a way for that not to happen, but the only answer I could think of is mind reading, and that isn’t going to happen.

Level 63

Sep 11, 2020

why was yemen filled in for us?

Level 68

Sep 12, 2020

*gets out jumbo size popcorn*

Level 68

Sep 12, 2020

In all seriousness though look at the first thread at the top, and you might actually want popcorn.

Level 68

Oct 30, 2020

32 / 37. Still missed a couple of easy ones though...(Iran, Iraq and Australia)

Level 41

Apr 4, 2021

more persons got oman than USA??

O'man

Level 68

Apr 5, 2021

Yeah, I've learned over the years that Jetpunk has a lot of really scatterbrained people on it.

Level 41

Jul 26, 2021

Correct name is Côte D'Ivoire, not Ivory Coast, I think you should fix that

Level 40

Apr 1, 2023

People like to use the name Ivory Coast. OK.

Level 67

May 2, 2023

Doesn't make it correct.

Level 45

Sep 21, 2021

Nearly missed the USA : [

Level 49

Sep 25, 2021

I typed in Egypt but it wouldn't be accepted

Level 63

Feb 22, 2023

You must have typoed.

Level 58

Feb 26, 2022

1. Y is not a vowel

2. the official name is Cote D'Ivoire.

Level 44

May 31, 2022

Mexico is technically the United Mexican States

Level 68

Jun 1, 2022

You're technically correct, but if I used that logic, a lot of the countries on this list wouldn't be on it anymore. (i.e. Albania and Indonesia are technically "the Republic of Albania" and "the Republic of Indonesia") Good observation, though!

Level 79

Jul 29, 2022

Yeah, unless otherwise noted these quizzes use the standard short-form names for the countries.

Level 22

Mar 21, 2023

So England not a country now? You do know that UK is made up of 4 countries, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Can people start acknowledging this please. It’s rather offensive.

Level 68

Mar 23, 2023

Offensive? offensive to whom? It's a fact that they're not sovereign, you can't argue against that, Jetpunk uses the UN 193 countries, with the addition of Taiwan, Kosovo, and the Vatican.

Level 63

Feb 11, 2023

35/37 missed two easy ones "ecuador & egypt"

Level 63

Feb 15, 2023

36/37 second attempt, this time I missed Eswatini

Level 67

May 2, 2023

Done in 38 seconds.

Level 67

May 2, 2023

I don't think "Ivory Coast" should be on here, as that's not even its name.

Level 72

May 13, 2023

Almost forgot Egypt lol

Level 43

Jun 5, 2023

i miss east Timor, because I use Timor Lestle

Level 49

May 5, 2024

how did I miss Italy? I also forgot Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Algeria and, Eritrea. and i can name every country of the world on jetpunk in less than 6 minutes. if thats not fast, i don't know what is for naming all the countries of the world.

Level 87

Jan 30, 2025

My brain will never recognize El Salvador as starting with an E. No matter how many times I see the answer.

Level 28

Feb 18, 2025

I forgot about United Kingdom, but I putted a k on the u... and it remembered me of Ukraine. Only missed some E countries

Level 28

Feb 18, 2025

East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador