Nationalities and countries

!Note - in English all countries and adjectives describing the products, people or services from that country are proper nouns and as such start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

For example: Ireland - Irish, Belgium - Belgian

Country	Nationality	Official Language(s)
Australia	Australian	English
Austria	Austrian	Austrian
Belgium	Belgium	French or Flemish
Brazil	Brazilian	Portugese
Britain	British	English
Canada	Canadian	English or French
China	Chinese	Mandarin
Denmark	Danish	Danish
Egypt	Egyptian	Arabic
England	English	English
Finland	Finnish	Finnish
France	French	French
Germany	German	German
Greece	Greek	Greek
Hungary	Hungarian	Hungarian
Italy	Italian	Italian
Japan	Japanese	Japanese
Korea	Korean	Korean
Mexico	Mexican	Spanish
Northern Ireland	Irish	English
Poland	Polish	Polish
Portugal	Portugese	Portugese
Russia	Russian	Russian
Scotland	Scottish	English or Gaelic
South Africa	South African	Afrikaans English IsiNdebele IsiXhosa IsiZulu Northern Sotho (Sepedi) Sesotho Setswana SiSwati Tshivenda Xitsonga
Southern Ireland	Irish	English
Spain	Spanish	Spanish
Sweden	Swedish	Swedish
Switzerland	Swiss	French / German / Italian
The Netherlands	Dutch	Dutch
Turkey	Turkish	Turkish
The UK	British	English
The USA	American	English
Wales	Welsh	English or Welsh

!Note - the Capital City of a country is the most important town or city of a country and it is usually the seat of government and administrative centre, the place where the leaders of a country or state meet and work.

Country	Capital City
Australia	Canberra
Austria	Vienna
Belgium	Brussels
Brazil	Brasilia
Britain	London
Canada	Ottawa
China	Beijing
Denmark	Copenhagen
Egypt	Cairo
England	London
Finland	Helsinki
France	Paris
Germany	Berlin
Greece	Athens
Hungary	Budapest
Ireland (Northern)	Belfast (regional capital)
Ireland (Southern)	Dublin
Italy	Rome
Japan	Tokyo
Korea	Seoul
Mexico	Mexico City
Nothern Ireland	Belfast
Poland	Warsaw
Portugal	Lisbon
Russia	Moscow
Scotland	Edingurgh (regional capital)
South Africa	Cape Town
Southern Ireland	Dublin
Spain	Madrid
Sweden	Stockholm
Switzerland	Bern
The Netherlands	Amsterdam
Turkey	Ankara
The USA	Washington
Wales	Cardiff (regional capital)

Test yourself:-

!Note - when describing the flag of a particular country you use the adjective that describes nationality.

Country	Description	The Flag
Australia	The Australian flag
Austria	The Austrian flag
Belgium	The Belgium flag
Brazil	The Brazilian flag
Canada	The Canadian flag
China	The Chinese flag
Denmark	The Danish flag
Egypt	The Egyptian flag
England	The English Flag
Finland	The Finnish flag
France	The French flag
Germany	The German flag
Greece	The Greek flag
Hungary	The Hungarian flag
Ireland	The Irish flag
Italy	The Italian flag
Japan	The Japanese flag
Mexico	The Mexican flag
Poland	The Polish flag
Portugal	The Portugese flag
Russia	The Russian flag
Scotland	The Scottish flag
South Africa	The South African flag
Spain	The Spanish flag
Sweden	The Swedish flag
Switzerland	The Swiss flag
The Netherlands	The Dutch flag
Turkey	The Turkish flag
The UK	The Union Flag
The USA	The American flag
Wales	The Welsh flag

Now test your knowledge of the capital cities of the world.

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