The list below provides the adjectives for the citizens of the countries. Most (BUT not all) of the adjectives are also identical to the nationality name. In English there is no general rule for the formulation of a citizenship adjective, but there are commonly used conventions. Please contact us if you have comments or corrections.
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| Country | Citizenship adjective |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghan |
| Albania | Albanian |
| Algeria | Algerian |
| American Samoa | of American Samoa |
| Andorra | Andorran |
| Angola | Angolan |
| Anguilla | Anguilla |
| Antarctica | of Antarctica |
| Antigua and Barbuda | of Antigua and Barbuda |
| Argentina | Argentine |
| Armenia | Armenian |
| Aruba | Aruban |
| Australia | Australian |
| Austria | Austrian |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani |
| Bahamas | Bahamian |
| Bahrain | Bahraini |
| Bangladesh | of Bangladesh |
| Barbados | Barbadian |
| Belarus | Belarusian |
| Belgium | Belgian |
| Belize | Belizean |
| Benin | Beninese |
| Bermuda | Bermuda |
| Bhutan | Bhutanese |
| Bolivia | Bolivian |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | of Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Botswana | of Botswana |
| Bouvet Island | of Bouvet Island |
| Brazil | Brazilian |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | of British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Brunei Darussalam | of Brunei Darussalam |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian |
| Burkina Faso | of Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | of Burundi |
| Cabo Verde | Cape Verde |
| Cambodia | Cambodian |
| Cameroon | Cameroonian |
| Canada | Canadian |
| Cayman Islands | of Cayman Islands |
| Central African Republic | of Central African Republic |
| Chad | Chadian |
| Chile | Chilean |
| China | Chinese |
| Christmas Island | of Christmas Island |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Colombia | Colombian |
| Comoros | Comorian |
| Congo | Congolese |
| Congo, Dem. Republic | Congo, Dem. Republic |
| Cook Islands | of Cook Islands |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican |
| Croatia | Croatian |
| Cuba | Cuban |
| Curaçao | |
| Cyprus | Cypriot |
| Czechia | Czech |
| Côte d'Ivoire | of Ivory Coast |
| Denmark | Danish |
| Djibouti | of Djibouti |
| Dominica | of Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian |
| Egypt | Egyptian |
| El Salvador | Salvadorean |
| Equatorial Guinea | of Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | Eritrean |
| Estonia | Estonian |
| Eswatini | Swazi |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian |
| European Union | of European Union |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | of Falkland Islands |
| Faroe Islands | of Faroe Islands |
| Fiji | of Fiji |
| Finland | Finnish |
| France | French |
| French Guiana | of French Guiana |
| French Polynesia | of Polynesia (French) |
| French Southern Territories | of French Southern Territories |
| Gabon | Gabonese |
| Gambia | Gambian |
| Georgia | Georgian |
| Germany | German |
| Ghana | Ghanaian |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Greek |
| Greenland | Greenland |
| Grenada | Grenadian |
| Guadeloupe (French) | of Guadeloupe (French) |
| Guam (USA) | Guam (USA) |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan |
| Guernsey | of Guernsey |
| Guinea | Guinea |
| Guinea Bissau | of Guinea Bissau |
| Guyana | Guyanese |
| Haiti | Haitian |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | of Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| Holy See | Vatican |
| Honduras | Honduran |
| Hong Kong | of Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Hungarian |
| Iceland | Icelandic |
| India | Indian |
| Indonesia | Indonesian |
| Iran | Iranian |
| Iraq | Iraqi |
| Ireland | Irish |
| Isle of Man | of Isle of Man |
| Israel | Israeli |
| Italy | Italian |
| Jamaica | Jamaican |
| Japan | Japanese |
| Jersey | of Jersey |
| Jordan | Jordanian |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh |
| Kenya | Kenyan |
| Kiribati | of Kiribati |
| Korea-North | Korea-North |
| Korea-South | of Korea-South |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz |
| Laos | Laos |
| Latvia | Latvian |
| Lebanon | Lebanese |
| Lesotho | of Lesotho |
| Liberia | Liberian |
| Libya | Libyan |
| Liechtenstein | of Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian |
| Luxembourg | of Luxembourg |
| Macao | Macao |
| Madagascar | Malagasy |
| Malawi | Malawian |
| Malaysia | Malaysian |
| Maldives | Maldivian |
| Mali | Malian |
| Malta | Maltese |
| Marshall Islands | of Marshall Islands |
| Martinique (French) | Martinique (French) |
| Mauritania | Mauritania |
| Mauritius | Mauritian |
| Mayotte | Mayotte |
| Mexico | Mexican |
| Micronesia | of Micronesia |
| Moldova | Moldova |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Mongolia |
| Montenegro | Montenegrin |
| Montserrat | Montserrat |
| Morocco | Moroccan |
| Mozambique | Mozambican |
| Myanmar | of Myanmar |
| Namibia | Namibian |
| Nauru | Nauruan |
| Nepal | Nepalese |
| Netherlands | Netherlands |
| New Caledonia (French) | New Caledonia (French) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan |
| Niger | Niger |
| Nigeria | Nigerian |
| Niue | Niuean |
| Norfolk Island | of Norfolk Island |
| North Macedonia | North Macedonian |
| Northern Mariana Islands | of Northern Mariana Islands |
| Norway | Norwegian |
| Oman | Oman |
| Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Palau | Palau |
| Panama | Panamian |
| Papua New Guinea | of Papua New Guinea |
| Paraguay | Paraguayan |
| Peru | Peruvian |
| Philippines | Philippine |
| Pitcairn Island | of Pitcairn Island |
| Poland | Polish |
| Portugal | Portuguese |
| Puerto Rico | of Puerto Rico |
| Qatar | of Qatar |
| Reunion (French) | Reunion (French) |
| Romania | Romanian |
| Russia | Russian |
| Rwanda | Rwandan |
| Saint Barthélemy | |
| Saint Helena | of Saint Helena |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis Anguilla | of Saint Kitts & Nevis Anguilla |
| Saint Lucia | of Saint Lucia |
| Saint Martin (French part) | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | of Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | of Saint Vincent & Grenadines |
| Samoa | Samoan |
| San Marino | of San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | of Sao Tome and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian |
| Senegal | Senegalese |
| Serbia | Serbian |
| Seychelles | of Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean |
| Singapore | Singaporean |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | |
| Slovakia | Slovak |
| Slovenia | Slovene |
| Solomon Islands | of Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | Somali |
| South Africa | South African |
| South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands |
| South Sudan | South Sudanese |
| Spain | Spanish |
| Sri Lanka | of Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Sudanese |
| Suriname | Surinamese |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands |
| Sweden | Swedish |
| Switzerland | Swiss |
| Syria | Syrian |
| Taiwan | Taiwan |
| Tajikistan | Tajik |
| Tanzania | Tanzania |
| Thailand | Thai |
| Timor-Leste | |
| Togo | Togolese |
| Tokelau | of Tokelau |
| Tonga | Tongan |
| Trinidad and Tobago | of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | Tunisia |
| Turkey | Turkish |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | of Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Tuvalu | Tuvaluan |
| USA | American |
| USA Minor Outlying Islands | of USA Minor Outlying Islands |
| Uganda | Ugandan |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian |
| United Arab Emirates | of United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain and N. Ireland) | British |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek |
| Vanuatu | of Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese |
| Virgin Islands (British) | of Virgin Islands (British) |
| Virgin Islands (USA) | of Virgin Islands (USA) |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | of Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| Western Sahara | of Western Sahara |
| Yemen | Yemenite |
| Zambia | Zambian |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean |