On Earth and specifically in the English language, there are only three countries with names starting with the letter J. Two of them are in Asia — one is in the Middle East (Western Asia) while the other is in East Asia. The third is an island country in the Caribbean Sea of North America.
The A to Z categories are based on the English language and inadvertently might not include all native country names.
JAMAICA: Like many other islands and island countries in the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica boasts a successful tourism industry due to its resorts and idyllically beautiful beaches, harbors, and more. This island country is found south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola island (the island occupied by Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east) and Navassa Island (very small island belonging to the United States but claimed by Haiti). Located along the coastline in the southeastern part of Jamaica, the capital is Kingston.
JAPAN: A highly developed and wealthy country in East Asia, Japan is a collection of large and small islands. The largest island in Japan and seventh largest in the world is Honshu, where major cities like Tokyo (Japan's capital) are located. The next three largest islands are Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Japan is west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Sea of Japan (also called the East Sea) and the Korean Peninsula (with North Korea and South Korea). The Ryukyu Islands of Southern Japan are east of the East China Sea, which separates the islands from China in the west. Hokkaido island is east of Russia while being south of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Russian island of Sakhalin.
JORDAN: This country in the Middle East would be landlocked if it did not have a 13-mile coastline in the southern part. It is mainly desert land, particularly noticeable since there are many dried up riverbeds in Eastern Jordan. In relation to its bordering countries, Jordan is west of Iraq, east of Israel, northwest of Saudi Arabia, and south of Syria. It is also south of Golan Heights - the region being disputed by Israel and Syria - and east of the very salty Dead Sea. Jordan's capital, Amman, is located in Northern Jordan and is the largest city.
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