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Annex E

Countries and Regions of the World, with the Corresponding Nouns and Adjectives Denoting Nationality

Country or Region

Noun
(Plural ending in parentheses)

Adjective

AfghanistanAfghan(s)Afghan
AlbaniaAlbanian(s)Albanian
AlgeriaAlgerian(s)Algerian
AngolaAngolan(s)Angolan
AndorraAndorran(s)Andorran
ArgentinaArgentine(s)Argentine
AustraliaAustralian(s)Australian
AustriaAustrian(s)Austrian
BahamasBahamian(s)Bahamian
BahrainBahreini(s)Bahreini
BangladeshBangladeshi
Barbados
BelgiumBelgian(s)Belgian
BeninBeninese (sing., pl.)Beninese
BhutanBhutanese (sing., pl.)Bhutanese
BoliviaBolivian(s)Bolivian
Botswana
BrazilBrazilian(s)Brazilian
BulgariaBulgarian(s)Bulgarian
BurmaBurman(s) preferred, Burmese(sing., pl.)Burmese
Burundi
ByelorussiaByelorussian(s)Byelorussian
Cambodia (Kampuchea)Cambodian(s) (Kampuchean(s))Cambodian (Kampuchean)
Cameroon
CanadaCanadian(s)Canadian
Cape VerdeCape Verdean(s)Cape Verde
Central African RepublicCentral African(s)Central African
ChadChadian(s)Chadian
ChileChilean(s)Chilean
China, People's RepublicChinese (sing., pl.)Chinese
ColombiaColombian(s)Colombian
ComorosComoran(s)Comoran
Congo
Costa RicaCosta Rican(s)Costa Rican
CubaCuban(s)Cuban
CyprusCypriot(s)Cypriot
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovak(s)Czechoslovak
DenmarkDane(s)Danish
DominicaDominican(s)Dominican
Dominican RepublicDominican(s)Dominican
Djibouti
EcuadorEcuadoran(s)Ecuadoran
EgyptEgyptian(s)Egyptian
El SalvadorEl Salvadoran(s)El Salvadoran
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinean(s)Equatorial Guinean
EthiopiaEthiopian(s)Ethiopian
FijiFijian(s)Fijian
FinlandFinn(s)Finnish
FranceFrenchman (men)French
GabonGabonese (sing., pl.)Gabonese
Gambia
GermanyGerman(s)German
GhanaGhanaian(s)Ghanaian
Great BritainBriton(s)British
GreeceGreek(s)Greek
GrenadaGrenadine(s)Grenadine
GuatemalaGuatemalan(s)Guatemala
GuineaGuinean(s)Guinean
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
HaitiHaitian(s)Haitian
HondurasHonduran(s)Honduran
HungaryHungarian(s)Hungarian
IcelandIcelander(s)Icelandic
IndiaIndian(s)Indian
IndonesiaIndonesian(s)Indonesian
IranIranian(s)Iranian
IraqIraqi(s)Iraq or Iraqi
IrelandIrishman(men), Irish (collective pl.)Irish
IsraelIsraeli(s)Israel or Israeli
ItalyItalian(s)Italian
Ivory Coast
JamaicaJamaican(s)Jamaican
JapanJapanese (sing., pl.)Japanese
JordanJordan(s), Jordanian(s)Jordan or Jordanian
KenyaKenyan(s)Kenyan
KoreaKorean(s)Korean
KuwaitKuwaiti(s)Kuwait or Kuwaiti
LaosLao (sing., pl.)Lao
LebanonLebanese (sing., pl.)Lebanese
Lesotho
LiberiaLiberian(s)Liberian
LybiaLibyan(s)Libyan
LiechtensteinLiechtensteiner(s)Liechtenstein
LithuaniaLithuanian(s)Lithuanian
LuxembourgLuxembourger(s)Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
MalaysiaMalaysian(s)Malaysian
Maldives
Mali
MaltaMaltese (sing., pl.)Maltese
Mauritania
Mauritius
MexicoMexican(s)Mexican
Mongolia
MonacoMonacan(s)Monacan
MoroccoMoroccan(s)Moroccan
Mozambique
NauruNauruan(s)Nauruan
NepalNepalese (sing., pl.)Nepalese
NetherlandsDutch (sing., pl.)Dutch
New ZealandNew Zealander(s)New Zealand
NicaraguaNicaraguan(s)Nicaraguan
Niger
NigeriaNigerian(s)Nigerian
NorwayNorwegian(s)Norwegian
OmanOmani(s)Oman or Omani
PakistanPakistani(s)Pakistan or Pakistani
PalestinePalestinian(s)Palestinian
PanamaPanamanian(s)Panamanian
Papua New Guinea
ParaguayParaguayan(s)Paraguayan
PeruPeruvian(s)Peruvian
PhilippinesFilipino(s)Philippine
PolandPole(s)Polish
PortugalPortuguese (sing., pl.)Portuguese
QatarQatari(s)Qatari
RomaniaRomanian(s)Romanian
RwandaRwandan(s)Rwandan
Saint Christopher-Nevis-AnguillaKittsian(s), Nevisian(s), Anguillan(s)Kittsian, Nevisian, Anguillan
Santa LuciaSanta Lucian(s)Santa Lucian
Saint VincentSaint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
San MarinoSanmarinese (sing., pl.)Sanmarinese
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tomean(s)Sao Tomean
Saudi ArabiaSaudi(s)Saudi Arabian or Saudi
SenegalSenegalese (sing., pl.)Senegalese
SeychellesSeychellois (sing., pl.)Seychelles
Sierra LeoneSierra Leonean(s)Sierra Leonean
SingaporeSingaporean(s)Singaporean
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islander(s)Solomon Islander
SomaliaSomali(s)Somali
South AfricaSouth African(s)South African
Soviet UnionSoviet(s)Soviet
SpainSpaniard(s)Spanish
Sri LankaSri Lankan(s)Sri Lankan
SudanSudanese (sing., pl.)Sudanese
SurinameSurinamer(s)Surinamese
SwazilandSwazi(s)Swazi
SwedenSwede(s)Swedish
SwitzerlandSwiss (sing., pl.)Swiss
SyriaSyrian(s)Syrian
TanzaniaTanzanian(s)Tanzanian
ThailandThai (sing., pl.)Thai
TogoTogolese (sing., pl.)Togolese
TongaTongan(s)Tongan
Trinidad and Tobago
TunisiaTunisian(s)Tunisian
TurkeyTurk(s)Turkish
Tuvalu
UgandaUgandan(s)Ugandan
United Arab Emirates
United States of AmericaAmerican(s)American
UruguayUruguayan(s)Uruguayan
VanuatuVanuatuan(s)Vanuatu
VenezuelaVenezuelan(s)Venezuela
VietnamVietnamese (sing., pl.)Vietnamese
Western SamoaWestern Samoan(s)Western Samoan
YemenYemeni(s)Yemen or Yemeni
YugoslaviaYugoslav(s)Yugoslav
ZaireZairean(s)Zairean
ZambiaZambian(s)Zambian
Zimbabwe

Source:

United States Foreign Service Institute Handbook.