There are currently nine countries in the world with names that begin with the letter ‘L’. The following table lists them all. You can find some general information about each below.
| Country | Flag | Population | Capital | Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | 🇱🇦 | 7,275,560 | Vientiane | 1953 |
| Latvia | 🇱🇻 | 1,886,198 | Riga | 1918 |
| Lebanon | 🇱🇧 | 6,825,445 | Beirut | 1943 |
| Lesotho | 🇱🇸 | 2,142,249 | Maseru | 1966 |
| Liberia | 🇱🇷 | 5,057,681 | Monrovia | 1847 |
| Libya | 🇱🇾 | 6,871,292 | Tripoli | 1951 |
| Liechtenstein | 🇱🇮 | 38,128 | Vaduz | 1806 |
| Lithuania | 🇱🇹 | 2,722,289 | Vilnius | 1990 |
| Luxembourg | 🇱🇺 | 625,978 | Luxembourg City | 1815 |
🇱🇦 Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It borders Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. The country has a tropical monsoon climate, with a distinct rainy season from May to October and a dry season from November to April. The name “Laos” is derived from the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, which means “Land of a Million Elephants.”
🇱🇻 Latvia
Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast. Latvia has a temperate climate with mild summers and moderately cold winters. The country’s name is believed to come from the ancient Latgalians, one of the four Indo-European Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people.
🇱🇧 Lebanon
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. It has a Mediterranean climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool, rainy winters. The name “Lebanon” is derived from the Semitic root “lbn,” meaning “white,” likely a reference to the snow-capped Mount Lebanon.
🇱🇸 Lesotho
Lesotho is a landlocked country entirely surrounded by South Africa. It is known for its mountainous terrain and has the highest lowest point of any country in the world. The climate is temperate with cool to cold winters and hot summers. The country’s name means “the land of the people who speak Sesotho,” referring to the nation’s primary ethnic group, the Basotho.
🇱🇷 Liberia
Liberia is a country on the West African coast, bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Côte d’Ivoire to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its southwest. It has a tropical climate with two distinct seasons: a rainy season from May to October and a dry season from November to April. The country’s name comes from the Latin word “liber” meaning “free,” reflecting its origins as a settlement for freed African American slaves.
🇱🇾 Libya
Libya is a country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. The climate is mostly dry and desert-like in nature. The name “Libya” is derived from the name of a Berber tribe called the Libu, who inhabited the area thousands of years ago.
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is a small, doubly landlocked country located between Austria and Switzerland in Central Europe. It has a continental climate with cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain, and cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers. The country is named after the Liechtenstein dynasty that purchased and united several properties in the region, which later became the present-day principality.
🇱🇹 Lithuania
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. Lithuania has a temperate climate with both maritime and continental influences. The origin of the country’s name is still debated, but it’s believed to be derived from the Lithuanian words “lietis” (to pour) or “lietus” (rain), referring to the region’s damp climate.
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. It has a modified continental climate with mild winters and cool summers. The country’s name is derived from the Celtic “Lucilem” (small) and the Germanic “burg” (castle), referring to a small castle that once stood on the site of Luxembourg City.
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