I’ve never understood why the whole world doesn’t just call each country by the same word the natives use, but the fact of the matter is that every language has a different name for every country. This can be very frustrating when you are trying to talk about politics, sports, geography, etc. with country names in Spanish.
To help you out, I’ve compiled a list of all the European countries names in Spanish. Keep in mind that while many of them are spelled the same, they are often pronounced following Spanish pronunciation rules.
English to Spanish Translations of 50 European Countries
1. Albania – Albania
2. Andorra – Andorra
3. Armenia – Armenia
4. Austria – Austria
5. Azerbaijan – Azerbajyán
6. Belarus – Belarús
7. Belgium – Bélgica
8. Bosnia & Herzegovina – Bosnia y Herzegovina
9. Bulgaria – Bulgaria
10. Croatia – Croacia
11. Cyprus – Chipre
12. Czech Republic – la República Checa
13. Denmark – Dinamarca
14. Estonia – Estonia
15. Finland – Finlandia
16. France – Francia
17. Georgia – Georgia
18. Germany – Alemania
19. Greece – Grecia
20. Hungary – Hungría
21. Iceland – Islandia
22. Ireland- Irlanda
23. Italy – Italia
24. Kosovo- Kosovo
25. Latvia – Letonia
26. Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein
27. Lithuania – Lituania
28. Luxembourg – Luxemburgo
29. Macedonia – Macedonia
30. Malta – Malta
31. Moldova – Moldova
32. Monaco – Mónaco
33. Montenegro – Montenegro
34. The Netherlands / Holland – Los Países Bajos / Holanda
35. Norway – Noruega
36. Poland – Polonia
37. Portugal – Portugal
38. Romania – Rumania
39. Russia – Rusia
40. San Marino – San Marino
41. Serbia – Serbia
42. Slovakia – Eslovaquia
43. Slovenia – Eslovenia
44. Spain – España
45. Sweden – Suecia
46. Switzerland – Suiza
17. Turkey – Turquía
48. Ukraine – Ucrania
49. United Kingdom – Reino Unido
50. Vatican City – Ciudad Vaticano
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Featured photo credit: La France dans l’Europe by Celso Flores via flickr
