Is the name of the country written with a capital letter in Spanish?

In Spanish, the first letter of a country is capitalized.

For example:

• Estados Unidos

(United States)

• México

(Mexico)

• España

(Spain)

This is because country names are proper nouns and as such must be written with an initial capital letter to distinguish them from common nouns.

It is important to note that if the name of the country is used as an adjective, then the first letter must be lowercase.

For example:

• el vino chileno

(the Chilean wine)

• la moda francesa

(the French fashion)

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