Country Names from English to Filipino
You can gain a ton of new Filipino vocabulary by learning how to say country names. After all, there's hundreds of countries and territories from around the world you can learn - many of which are spelled the same in both English and Filipino.
By scrolling down, you will find two lists of English to Filipino country names, all listed alphabetically by the English translation. The first list is the typical country names you are most likely to hear in conversation and the second list is for the alternative names that the countries may be referred to as. These are often the countries' official names.
Country Names from English to Filipino:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of country names from Filipino to English.
English to Filipino Common Country Names
This first list of country names are the more standard names that you are likely to run into when conversing. They are listed alphabetically by their English reading, which can be very helpful when looking to translate certain country names into Filipino.
Afghanistan ➔ Apganistan
Albania ➔ Albanya
Algeria ➔ Arhelya
American Samoa ➔ Samoang Amerikano
Andorra ➔ Andorra
Angola ➔ Angola
Anguilla ➔ Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda ➔ Antigua at Barbuda
Argentina ➔ Arhentina
Armenia ➔ Armenya
Aruba ➔ Aruba
Australia ➔ Australya
Austria ➔ Austria
Azerbaijan ➔ Aserbayan
Bahamas ➔ Bahamas
Bahrain ➔ Bahrain
Bangladesh ➔ Bangladesh
Barbados ➔ Barbados
Belarus ➔ Biyelorusya
Belgium ➔ Belhika
Belize ➔ Belize
Benin ➔ Benin
Bermuda ➔ Bermuda
Bhutan ➔ Bhutan
Bolivia ➔ Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina ➔ Bosniya at Herzegovina
Botswana ➔ Botswana
Brazil ➔ Brasil
Britain ➔ Britanya
British Virgin Islands ➔ Kapuluang Birheng Britaniko / Kapuluang Birhen ng Britanya
Brunei ➔ Brunei
Bulgaria ➔ Bulgarya
Burkina Faso ➔ Burkina Faso
Burundi ➔ Burundi
Cambodia ➔ Kambodya
Cameroon ➔ Cameroon
Canada ➔ Canada
Cape Verde ➔ Cabo Verde
Cayman Islands ➔ Kapuluang Cayman
Central African Republic ➔ Republika ng Gitnang Aprika
Chad ➔ Chad
Chile ➔ Chile
China ➔ Tsina
Colombia ➔ Colombia
Comoros ➔ Comoros
Congo / DRC / Congo-Kinshasa ➔ Congo, DRC, Congo-Kinshasa
Cook Islands ➔ Kapuluang Cook
Costa Rica ➔ Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire ➔ Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast)
Croatia ➔ Kroasya
Cuba ➔ Cuba
Cyprus ➔ Tsipre
Czechia / Czech Republic ➔ Tsekya
Denmark ➔ Dinamarka
Djibouti ➔ Djibouti
Dominica ➔ Dominica
Dominican Republic ➔ Dominikana
Ecuador ➔ Ecuador
Egypt ➔ Ehipto
El Salvador ➔ El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea ➔ Gineang Ekwatoryal
Eritrea ➔ Eritrea
Estonia ➔ Estonia
Eswatini ➔ Eswatini (*formerly Swaziland ➔ Suwasilandya)
Ethiopia ➔ Etiyopiya
Falkland Islands / Malvinas Islands ➔ Kapuluan ng Falkland / Kapuluan ng Malvinas
Faroe Islands ➔ Kapuluang Peroe / Mga Pulo ng Peroe
Fiji ➔ Fiji
Finland ➔ Finland
France ➔ Pransiya
French Guiana ➔ French Guiana
French Polynesia ➔ Polinesiyang Pranses
Gabon ➔ Gabon
Georgia ➔ Heorhiya
Germany ➔ Alemanya
Ghana ➔ Ghana
Gibraltar ➔ Gibraltar
Greece ➔ Grecia
Greenland ➔ Greenland
Grenada ➔ Grenada
Guadeloupe ➔ Guadalupe
Guam ➔ Guam
Guatemala ➔ Guatemala
Guernsey ➔ Guernsey
Guinea ➔ Guinea
Guinea-Bissau ➔ Guinea-Bissau
Guyana ➔ Guyana
Haiti ➔ Haiti
Honduras ➔ Honduras
Hong Kong ➔ Hong Kong
Hungary ➔ Hungriya
Iceland ➔ Islandiya
India ➔ Indiya
Indonesia ➔ Indonesya
Iran ➔ Iran
Iraq ➔ Irak
Ireland ➔ Irlanda
Isle of Man / Mann ➔ Pulo ng Man / Mann
Israel ➔ Israel
Italy ➔ Italya
Jamaica ➔ Jamaica
Japan ➔ Hapon
Jersey ➔ Jersey
Jordan ➔ Jordan
Kazakhstan ➔ Kasakistan
Kenya ➔ Kenya
Kiribati ➔ Kiribati
Kuwait ➔ Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan ➔ Kirgistan
Laos ➔ Laos
Latvia ➔ Letonya
Lebanon ➔ Libano / Lebanon
Lesotho ➔ Lesotho
Liberia ➔ Liberya
Libya ➔ Libya
Liechtenstein ➔ Liechtenstein
Lithuania ➔ Lietuva
Luxembourg ➔ Luxemburg
Macau ➔ Macau / Macao
Madagascar ➔ Madagaskar
Malawi ➔ Malawi
Malaysia ➔ Malaysia / Malasya
Maldives ➔ Maldibas / Maldives
Mali ➔ Mali
Malta ➔ Malta
Marshall Islands ➔ Kapuluang Marshall
Martinique ➔ Martinique
Mauritania ➔ Mauritanya
Mauritius ➔ Marisyus
Mexico ➔ Mehiko
Micronesia ➔ Mikronesya
Moldova ➔ Moldabya
Monaco ➔ Mónako
Mongolia ➔ Mongolia
Montenegro ➔ Montenegro
Morocco ➔ Maruekos
Mozambique ➔ Mozambique
Myanmar / Burma ➔ Myanmar / Burma
Namibia ➔ Namibia
Nauru ➔ Nauru
Nepal ➔ Nepal
Netherlands / Holland ➔ Nederlandiya / Olanda
New Caledonia ➔ Bagong Kaledonya
New Zealand ➔ New Zealand / Nuweba Selandiya
Nicaragua ➔ Nicaragua
Niger ➔ Niger
Nigeria ➔ Niherya
North Korea ➔ Hilagang Korea
North Macedonia ➔ Hilagang Masedonya
Northern Mariana Islands ➔ Hilagang Kapuluang Mariana
Norway ➔ Norway
Pakistan ➔ Pakistan
Palau ➔ Palau
Palestine ➔ Palestina
Panama ➔ Panama
Papua New Guinea ➔ Papua Bagong Guinea
Paraguay ➔ Paraguay
Peru ➔ Peru
Philippines ➔ Pilipinas
Pitcairn Islands ➔ Kapuluan ng Pitcairn
Poland ➔ Polonya
Portugal ➔ Portugal
Puerto Rico ➔ Puerto Rico
Qatar ➔ Qatar
Romania ➔ Rumanya
Russia ➔ Rusya
Rwanda ➔ Rwanda
Saint Helena ➔ Santa Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis ➔ San Cristobal at Nieves
Saint Lucia ➔ Santa Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ➔ San Vicente at ang Granadinas
Samoa ➔ Samoa
San Marino ➔ San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe ➔ Santo Tomas at Prinsipe
Saudi Arabia ➔ Saudi Arabia / Saudi
Senegal ➔ Senegal
Serbia ➔ Serbiya
Seychelles ➔ Setselles
Sierra Leone ➔ Sierra Leone
Singapore ➔ Singapura
Slovakia ➔ Eslobakya
Slovenia ➔ Eslobenya
Solomon Islands ➔ Kapuluang Solomon / Kapuluang Salomon
Somalia ➔ Somaliya
Somaliland ➔ Somalilandiya
South Africa ➔ Timog Aprika
South Korea ➔ Timog Korea
Spain ➔ Espanya
Sri Lanka ➔ Sri Lanka
Sudan ➔ Sudan
Sultanate of Oman ➔ Kasultanan ng Oman / Sultanato ng Oman
Suriname ➔ Suriname
Sweden ➔ Suwesya
Switzerland ➔ Suwisa
Syria ➔ Sirya / Siria
Taiwan ➔ Taiwan
Tajikistan ➔ Tayikistan / Tajikistan
Tanzania ➔ Tanzania
Thailand ➔ Taylandiya
The Gambia ➔ Gambia
Timor-Leste / East Timor ➔ Timor-Leste / Silangang Timor
Togo ➔ Togo
Tokelau ➔ Tokelau
Tonga ➔ Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago ➔ Trinidad at Tobago
Tunisia ➔ Tunisia
Türkiye / Turkey ➔ Turkiya
Turkmenistan ➔ Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands ➔ Kapuluang Turks at Caicos
Tuvalu ➔ Tuvalu
Uganda ➔ Uganda
Ukraine ➔ Ukranya
United Arab Emirates (UAE) / Emirates ➔ Emiratos Arabes Unidos (EAU) / Emiratos
United Kingdom (UK) ➔ Reyno Unido (RU)
United States (US) / America ➔ Estados Unidos (EU) / Amerika
Uruguay ➔ Uruguay
US Virgin Islands ➔ US Virgin Islands
Uzbekistan ➔ Usbekistan
Vanuatu ➔ Vanuatu
Vatican City ➔ Lungsod ng Vaticano
Venezuela ➔ Venezuela
Vietnam ➔ Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna ➔ Wallis at Futuna
Yemen ➔ Yemen
Zambia ➔ Zambia
Zimbabwe ➔ Zimbabwe
Alternative Country Names from English to Filipino
This next list is for the alternative names that the various countries might be called, many of which are the official names of the countries. These are also presented alphabetically, though many of the countries start off with similar titles like Kingdom, Republic, State, etc.
American Territory of Guam ➔ Teritoryong Amerikano ng Guam
Arab Republic of Egypt ➔ Republikang Arabe ng Ehipto
Argentine Republic ➔ Republikang Arhentino
Bailiwick of Guernsey ➔ Baluwarte ng Guernsey
Bailiwick of Jersey ➔ Baluwarte ng Jersey
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ➔ Republikang Bolivariano ng Venezuela
Commonwealth of Australia ➔ Komonwelt ng Australya
Commonwealth of Dominica ➔ Komonwelt ng Dominica
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ➔ Komonwelt ng Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of The Bahamas ➔ Komonwelt ng Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ➔ Komonwelt ng Hilagang Kapuluang Mariana
Cooperative Republic of Guyana ➔ Kooperatibang Republika ng Guyana
Czech Republic ➔ Republikang Tseko
Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia ➔ Demokratikong Republikang Pederal ng Etiyopiya
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ➔ Demokratikong Republikang Bayan ng Korea (*North Korea)
Democratic Republic of the Congo ➔ Demokratikong Republika ng Congo (*Congo-Kinshasa)
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ➔ Demokratikong Republika ng Timor-Leste (*East Timor)
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ➔ Demokratikong Republikang Sosyalista ng Sri Lanka
Dominican Republic ➔ Republikang Dominikano
Eastern Republic of Uruguay ➔ Silanganing Republika ng Urugway
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ➔ Demokratikong Republikang Pederal ng Nepal
Federal Republic of Germany ➔ Republikang Pederal ng Alemanya
Federal Republic of Nigeria ➔ Republikang Pederal ng Niherya
Federal Republic of Somalia ➔ Republikang Pederal ng Somaliya
Federated States of Micronesia ➔ Estados Pederados ng Mikronesya
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ➔ Pederasyon ng San Cristobal at Nieves
Federative Republic of Brazil ➔ Pederatibong Republika ng Brasil
Free State of Samoa ➔ Malayang Estado ng Samoa
French Republic ➔ Republikang Pranses
Gabonese Republic ➔ Republikang Gabonese
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg ➔ Dakilang Dukado ng Luxemburg
Hellenic Republic ➔ Republikang Heleniko (*Greece)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ➔ Natatanging Rehiyong Administratibo ng Hong Kong ng Republikang Bayan ng Tsina
Independent State of Papua New Guinea ➔ Makasarinlang Estado ng Papua Bagong Guinea
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ➔ Islamikong Emirato ng Apganistan
Islamic Republic of Iran ➔ Islamikong Republika ng Iran
Islamic Republic of Mauritania ➔ Islamikong Republika ng Mauritanya
Islamic Republic of Pakistan ➔ Islamikong Republika ng Pakistan
Italian Republic ➔ Republikang Italyano
Kingdom of Bahrain ➔ Kaharian ng Bahrain
Kingdom of Belgium ➔ Kaharian ng Belhika
Kingdom of Bhutan ➔ Kaharian ng Bhutan
Kingdom of Cambodia ➔ Kaharian ng Kambodya
Kingdom of Denmark ➔ Kaharian ng Dinamarka
Kingdom of Eswatini ➔ Kaharian ng Eswatini
Kingdom of Lesotho ➔ Kaharian ng Lesotho
Kingdom of Morocco ➔ Kaharian ng Maruekos
Kingdom of Norway ➔ Kaharian ng Norway
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ➔ Kaharian ng Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Spain ➔ Kaharian ng Espanya
Kingdom of Sweden ➔ Kaharian ng Suwesya
Kingdom of Thailand ➔ Kaharian ng Taylandiya
Kingdom of Tonga ➔ Kaharian ng Tonga
Kyrgyz Republic ➔ Republikang Kirgis
Lao People's Democratic Republic ➔ Demokratikong Republikang Bayan ng Laos
Macau Special Administrative Region ➔ Natatanging Rehiyong Pampangasiwaan ng Macau
Mexican United States ➔ Mehikanong Estados Unidos
Most peaceful Republic of San Marino ➔ Pinakapayapang Republika ng San Marino
Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace ➔ Bansa ng Brunei, Tahanan ng Kapayapaan
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ➔ Demokratikong Republikang Bayan ng Arhelya
People's Republic of Bangladesh ➔ Republikang Bayan ng Bangladesh
People's Republic of China ➔ Republikang Bayan ng Tsina
Plurinational State of Bolivia ➔ Estadong Plurinasyonal ng Bolivia
Portuguese Republic ➔ Republikang Portuges
Principality of Andorra ➔ Prinsipalidad ng Andorra
Principality of Liechtenstein ➔ Prinsipado ng Liechtenstein
Principality of Monaco ➔ Prinsipado ng Mónako
Republic of Albania ➔ Republika ng Albanya
Republic of Angola ➔ Republika ng Angola
Republic of Armenia ➔ Republika ng Armenya
Republic of Austria ➔ Republika ng Austria
Republic of Azerbaijan ➔ Republika ng Aserbayan
Republic of Belarus ➔ Republika ng Belarus
Republic of Benin ➔ Republika ng Benin
Republic of Botswana ➔ Republika ng Botswana
Republic of Bulgaria ➔ Republika ng Bulgarya
Republic of Burundi ➔ Republika ng Burundi
Republic of Cameroon ➔ Republika ng Cameroon
Republic of Cape Verde ➔ Republika ng Cabo Verde
Republic of Chad ➔ Republika ng Chad
Republic of Chile ➔ Republika ng Chile
Republic of China ➔ Republika ng Tsina (*Taiwan)
Republic of Colombia ➔ Republika ng Colombia
Republic of Costa Rica ➔ Republika ng Costa Rica
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ➔ Republika ng Côte d'Ivoire
Republic of Croatia ➔ Republika ng Kroasya
Republic of Cuba ➔ Republika ng Cuba
Republic of Cyprus ➔ Republika ng Tsipre
Republic of Djibouti ➔ Republika ng Djibouti
Republic of Ecuador ➔ Republika ng Ecuador
Republic of El Salvador ➔ Republika ng El Salvador
Republic of Equatorial Guinea ➔ Republika ng Gineang Ekwatoryal
Republic of Estonia ➔ Republika ng Estonia
Republic of Fiji ➔ Republika ng Fiji
Republic of Finland ➔ Republika ng Finland
Republic of Ghana ➔ Republika ng Ghana
Republic of Guatemala ➔ Republika ng Guwatemala
Republic of Guinea ➔ Republika ng Guinea
Republic of Guinea-Bissau ➔ Republika ng Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Haiti ➔ Republika ng Haiti
Republic of Honduras ➔ Republika ng Honduras
Republic of India ➔ Republika ng Indiya
Republic of Indonesia ➔ Republika ng Indonesya
Republic of Iraq ➔ Republika ng Irak
Republic of Ireland ➔ Republika ng Irlanda
Republic of Kazakhstan ➔ Republika ng Kasakistan
Republic of Kenya ➔ Republika ng Kenya
Republic of Kiribati ➔ Republika ng Kiribati
Republic of Korea ➔ Republika ng Korea (*South Korea)
Republic of Latvia ➔ Republika ng Letonya
Republic of Liberia ➔ Republika ng Liberya
Republic of Lithuania ➔ Republika ng Lietuva
Republic of Madagascar ➔ Republika ng Madagaskar
Republic of Malawi ➔ Republika ng Malawi
Republic of Maldives ➔ Republika ng Maldives
Republic of Mali ➔ Republika ng Mali
Republic of Malta ➔ Republika ng Malta
Republic of Mauritius ➔ Republika ng Marisyus
Republic of Moldova ➔ Republika ng Moldabya
Republic of Mozambique ➔ Republika ng Mozambique
Republic of Namibia ➔ Republika ng Namibia
Republic of Nauru ➔ Republika ng Nauru
Republic of Nicaragua ➔ Republika ng Nicaragua
Republic of North Macedonia ➔ Republika ng Hilagang Masedonya
Republic of Palau ➔ Republika ng Palau
Republic of Panama ➔ Republika ng Panama
Republic of Paraguay ➔ Republika ng Paraguay
Republic of Peru ➔ Republika ng Peru
Republic of Poland ➔ Republika ng Polonya
Republic of Senegal ➔ Republika ng Senegal
Republic of Serbia ➔ Republika ng Serbiya
Republic of Seychelles ➔ Republika ng Setselles
Republic of Sierra Leone ➔ Republika ng Sierra Leone
Republic of Singapore ➔ Republika ng Singapura
Republic of South Africa ➔ Republika ng Timog Aprika
Republic of Sudan ➔ Republika ng Sudan
Republic of Suriname ➔ Republika ng Suriname
Republic of Tajikistan ➔ Republika ng Tayikistan
Republic of the Marshall Islands ➔ Republika ng Kapuluang Marshall
Republic of the Philippines ➔ Republika ng Pilipinas
Republic of the Union of Myanmar ➔ Republika ng Kaisahan ng Myanmar
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ➔ Republika ng Trinidad at Tobago
Republic of Türkiye ➔ Republika ng Turkiya
Republic of Turkmenistan ➔ Republika ng Turkmenistan
Republic of Uganda ➔ Republika ng Uganda
Republic of Uzbekistan ➔ Republika ng Usbekistan
Republic of Vanuatu ➔ Republika ng Vanuatu
Republic of Yemen ➔ Republika ng Yemen
Republic of Zambia ➔ Republika ng Zambia
Republic of Zimbabwe ➔ Republika ng Zimbabwe
Slovak Republic ➔ Republikang Eslobako
Socialist Republic of Vietnam ➔ Sosyalistang Republika ng Vietnam
State of Eritrea ➔ Estado ng Eritrea
State of Israel ➔ Estado ng Israel
State of Kuwait ➔ Estado ng Kuwait
State of Palestine ➔ Estado ng Palestina
State of Qatar ➔ Estado ng Qatar
State of Somaliland ➔ Estado ng Somalilandiya
Swiss Confederation ➔ Kompederasyon ng Suwisa
Syrian Arab Republic ➔ Republikang Arabong Siryo
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands ➔ Teritoryo ng Kapuluan ng Wallis at Futuna
The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ➔ Demokratikong Republika ng Santo Tomas at Prinsipe
Togolese Republic ➔ Republikang Togoles
Tunisian Republic ➔ Republikang Tunesino
Union of the Comoros ➔ Unyon ng mga Comoros
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ➔ Reyno Unido ng Gran Britanya at Hilagang Irlanda
United Republic of Tanzania ➔ Pinag-isang Republika ng Tanzania
United States of America (USA) ➔ Estados Unidos ng Amerika (EUA)
United States Virgin Islands ➔ Mga Isla ng Birhen ng Estados Unidos
Vatican City State ➔ Estado ng Lungsod ng Vaticano
This English to Filipino countries list was first created on May 30, 2025.
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