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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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I don't speak Filipino myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Filipino language learning journey!



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