G’s that look like I’s, F’s that sound like “Waw,” and Q’s that look like monkeys — man, was our alphabet a mess. That’s because many of our letters began as Egyptian hieroglyph symbols 4,000 years ...

In the vast world map of nearly 200 nations, only a handful share the same starting letter, and even fewer begin with “U.” Scattered across different continents and cultures, these six countries have ...