7 countries start with the Letter U.
Countries That Begins With U – List Of Countries In the World Starts From Letter U
Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Kenya to the east, Tanzania to the south, Rwanda to the southwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and South Sudan to the north.
The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally modified equatorial climate.
The official languages are English and Swahili, although Luganda, a central language, is also widely spoken. The president of Uganda is Yoweri Museveni, who came to power in January 1986 after a protracted six–year guerrilla war. The ancestors of the Ugandans were hunter–gatherers until 1,700 to 2,300 years ago when Bantu–speaking populations migrated to the southern parts of the country.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country located in Eastern Europe. The second largest country in Europe, it covers an area of 603,628 square kilometers.
Ukraine borders seven other countries: Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Poland. Its capital and largest city are Kyiv. The first recorded mention of Ukraine dates back to 907 AD when it was referred to as “the land of the Rus“.
Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. Since independence, Ukraine has been striving to develop into a modern market economy, while combating corruption and improving relations with its neighbors.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a country located in the southeastern region of the Arabian Peninsula. The UAE borders Oman and Saudi Arabia and has maritime borders with Qatar and Iran.
The UAE is a federal state consisting of seven emirates, each governed by an absolute monarch. The seven emirates are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE and the largest of the seven emirates. The official religion of the UAE is Islam, and the majority of the population is Muslim. Arabic is the official language, but English is widely spoken. The UAE has a diversified economy, with its main sources of revenue coming from oil and gas, tourism, and trade.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It comprises the island of Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south, and the Celtic Sea to its southwest, giving it the 12th–longest coastline in the world.
The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometers (93,600 sq mi), the UK is the 78th–largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th–largest in Europe. It is also the 21st–most populous country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants.
United States
The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C.), five major territories, and various smaller islands.
The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C. are in North America between Canada and Mexico, while Alaska is in the far northwestern part of North America and Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid–Pacific. The territories are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Uruguay
Uruguay is a country located in southern South America. It is bordered by Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
Uruguay is home to 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. With an area of 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi), Uruguay is the second–smallest nation in South America after Suriname.
The Spanish discovered the territory of present–day Uruguay in 1516, but the first permanent European settlement (Colonia del Sacramento) was not established until 1680. Uruguay was annexed by Brazil in 1821 but regained its independence in 1828 following a four–way struggle between Portugal, Argentina, and Brazil. Uruguay is a founding member of MERCOSUR, an original member of the United Nations, and a member of the OAS, Organization of American States.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. The sovereign state is a secular, unitary constitutional republic, comprising 12 provinces, one autonomous republic, and a capital city.
Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Along with Liechtenstein, it is one of the world‘s only two doubly landlocked countries.
Uzbekistan has a diverse cultural heritage due to its position at the crossroads of Eurasia. The official language is Uzbek, a Turkic language written in the Latin alphabet and spoken natively by approximately 85% of the population. Russia has widespread use as a “lingua franca“ due to its status as a former Soviet republic. The territory of Uzbekistan was inhabited by Neolithic hunter–gatherers from the 6th millennium BC.
Between the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, a sedentary agricultural society emerged, along with the appearance of the first cities. This period was followed by the growth of the state of Bactria and later the Persian Empire in the region.
