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Countries that start with B
Looking for countries that begin with B? Here are 17 of them in alphabetical order, from “Bahamas” to “Burundi”.
All 17 countries that start with B
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovinaalso Bosnia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
About this list
- B is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 17 of the 188 countries (9%).
- Shortest: “Benin”. Longest: “Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
- 2 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many countries start with B?
- 17 of the 188 countries in Icillion start with B, for example Brazil, Belgium and Bolivia.
- What is the longest name among countries that start with B?
- The longest is “Bosnia and Herzegovina” and the shortest is “Benin”.
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