List of Countries that start with M

There are currently eighteen countries in the world with names that begin with the letter ‘M’. The following table lists them all. You can find some general information about each below.

Country Flag Population Capital Foundation
Madagascar πŸ‡²πŸ‡¬ 27,691,018 Antananarivo 1960
Malawi πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ό 19,129,952 Lilongwe 1964
Malaysia πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ 32,365,999 Kuala Lumpur 1957
Maldives πŸ‡²πŸ‡» 540,544 MalΓ© 1965
Mali πŸ‡²πŸ‡± 20,250,833 Bamako 1960
Malta πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ή 441,543 Valletta 1964
Marshall Islands πŸ‡²πŸ‡­ 59,190 Majuro 1986
Mauritania πŸ‡²πŸ‡· 4,649,658 Nouakchott 1960
Mauritius πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ί 1,271,768 Port Louis 1968
Mexico πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ 128,932,753 Mexico City 1810
Micronesia πŸ‡«πŸ‡² 548,914 Palikir 1986
Moldova πŸ‡²πŸ‡© 4,033,963 ChiΘ™inΔƒu 1991
Monaco πŸ‡²πŸ‡¨ 39,242 Monaco 1297
Mongolia πŸ‡²πŸ‡³ 3,278,290 Ulaanbaatar 1911
Montenegro πŸ‡²πŸ‡ͺ 628,066 Podgorica 2006
Morocco πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ 36,910,560 Rabat 1956
Mozambique πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ 31,255,435 Maputo 1975
Myanmar πŸ‡²πŸ‡² 54,409,800 Naypyidaw 1948

πŸ‡²πŸ‡¬ Madagascar

Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. It is the world’s second-largest island country. The climate is tropical along the coast, temperate inland, and arid in the south. The name “Madagascar” is of uncertain origin but may come from Marco Polo’s corruption of the name Mogadishu, the Somali port with which Polo confused the island.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ό Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest. It has a sub-tropical climate with a rainy season from November to May. The country’s name comes from the Maravi, an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia, consisting of thirteen states and three federal territories. It is separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. The country experiences a tropical climate with annual monsoons. The name “Malaysia” is a combination of “Malay” and the Latin-Greek suffix “-sia”/-σία, which can be translated as “land of the Malays”.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡» Maldives

The Maldives is an archipelagic state in South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It consists of 26 atolls, and has a tropical monsoon climate. The country’s name may derive from the Sanskrit mālādvΔ«pa meaning “garland of islands” or from the Tamil maalai theevu meaning “mountain islands”.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡± Mali

Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and CΓ΄te d’Ivoire to the south, Guinea to the southwest, and Senegal and Mauritania to the west. It has a hot, dry climate with three seasons. The country’s name derives from the Mali Empire, one of the largest empires in West African history.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ή Malta

Malta is an island country in Southern Europe, located in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The origin of the name Malta is uncertain, but it may come from the Greek word μέλι (meli) meaning “honey”, as the island was known for its honey production.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡­ Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands is an island country near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. It has a tropical climate with a wet season from May to November. The country is named after British explorer John Marshall, who visited the islands in 1788.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡· Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in Northwest Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. It has a desert climate with extreme temperature variations. The country’s name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ί Mauritius

Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off the southeast coast of the African continent. It has a tropical climate modified by southeast trade winds. The country is named after Maurice, Prince of Orange, under whose rule the Dutch colonized the island in the 17th century.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Mexico

Mexico is a country in the southern portion of North America, bordered to the north by the United States, to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean, to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea, and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. It has varied climate zones, from tropical to desert. The country’s name comes from the Nahuatl term for the heartland of the Aztec Empire: MΔ“xihco.

πŸ‡«πŸ‡² Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island country in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a tropical marine climate. The country’s name combines the Greek words mikros (small) and nesos (island), reflecting its composition of many small islands.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡© Moldova

Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. It has a moderately continental climate. The country’s name derives from the Moldova River, possibly from the Gothic “Mulda” meaning “bank” or “shore”.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡¨ Monaco

Monaco is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera, bordered by France on three sides and the Mediterranean Sea on the fourth. It has a Mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. The country’s name comes from the nearby 6th-century BC Phocaean Greek colony of the same name, possibly from the Ligurian “Monoikos”, meaning “single house”.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡³ Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It has a continental climate with long, cold winters and short summers. The country’s name comes from the Mongol people, derived from the word “mong” meaning “brave”.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡ͺ Montenegro

Montenegro is a country in Southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, and Croatia to the west. It has a Mediterranean climate on the coast and a continental climate inland. The country’s name means “Black Mountain” in many languages, deriving from the appearance of Mount LovΔ‡en when covered in dense evergreen forests.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ Morocco

Morocco is a country in North Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It has a Mediterranean climate in the north and interior, and a more extreme climate in the south towards the Sahara. The country’s English name derives from the Spanish “Marruecos”, from the medieval Latin “Moren(n)i”, meaning “Land of the Moors”.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ Mozambique

Mozambique is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. It has a tropical climate with two seasons. The country is named after Mussa Bin Bique, an Arab trader who first visited the area and later lived there.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡² Myanmar

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. It has a tropical monsoon climate. The country’s name “Myanmar” is derived from the Burmese name Myanma Naingngandaw, which in turn is derived from myan-ma, meaning “fast, strong” and suffix -ma denoting “land, nation, country”.

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