H Countries

The A to Z categories are based on the English language and inadvertently might not include all native country names.

There are only three countries in the world whose names start with the letter H in the English language, and North America actually has two out of three. The two countries in North America are HAITI, the impoverished country in the Caribbean Sea that unfortunately experienced a major earthquake (and multiple aftershocks from the earthquake) in 2010, and HONDURAS, a Central American country located northeast of El Salvador, east of Guatemala, and north and northwest of Nicaragua. The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince, and it is on the western side of Hispaniola island (the eastern part being Dominican Republic). Honduras' capital is Tegucigalpa. The last 'H' country is HUNGARY, an Eastern European country surrounded by seven countries (Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine). Hungary's capital, situated in the north-central part of the country, is Budapest. The native name of Croatia is HRVATSKA, so that would be another legitimate 'H' country to add to this post.

Learn more about Haiti, Honduras, and Hungary by reading my GeoFact of the Day Blog posts devoted to those three countries!