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DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Akrotiri | none |
| Albania | Republic of Albania |
| Algeria | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
| American Samoa | Territory of American Samoa |
| Andorra | Principality of Andorra |
| Angola | Republic of Angola |
| Anguilla | none |
| Antarctica | none |
| Antigua and Barbuda | none |
| Argentina | Argentine Republic |
| Armenia | Republic of Armenia |
| Aruba | none |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| Australia | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Austria | Republic of Austria |
| Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Barbados | none |
| Belarus | Republic of Belarus |
| Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium |
| Belize | none |
| Benin | Republic of Benin |
| Bermuda | none |
| Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan |
| Bolivia | Plurinational State of Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | none |
| Botswana | Republic of Botswana |
| Bouvet Island | none |
| Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| British Virgin Islands | none |
| Brunei | Brunei Darussalam |
| Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso | none |
| Burma | Union of Burma |
| Burundi | Republic of Burundi |
| Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon |
| Canada | none |
| Cape Verde | Republic of Cabo Verde |
| Cayman Islands | none |
| Central African Republic | Central African Republic |
| Chad | Republic of Chad |
| Chile | Republic of Chile |
| China | People's Republic of China |
| Christmas Island | Territory of Christmas Island |
| Clipperton Island | none |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Colombia | Republic of Colombia |
| Comoros | Union of the Comoros |
| Congo, Republic of the | Republic of the Congo |
| Cook Islands | none |
| Coral Sea Islands | Coral Sea Islands Territory |
| Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Republic of Cote d'Ivoire |
| Croatia | Republic of Croatia |
| Cuba | Republic of Cuba |
| Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Dhekelia | none |
| Djibouti | Republic of Djibouti |
| Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic |
| East Timor | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (pronounced TEE-mor LESS-tay) |
| Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador |
| Egypt | Arab Republic of Egypt |
| El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | State of Eritrea |
| Estonia | Republic of Estonia |
| Ethiopia | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | none |
| Faroe Islands | none |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Fiji | Republic of Fiji |
| Finland | Republic of Finland |
| France | French Republic |
| French Polynesia | Overseas Lands of French Polynesia |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Gabon | Gabonese Republic |
| Gaza Strip | none |
| Georgia | none |
| Germany | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Ghana | Republic of Ghana |
| Gibraltar | none |
| Greece | Hellenic Republic |
| Greenland | none |
| Grenada | none |
| Guam | Territory of Guam |
| Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala |
| Guernsey | Bailiwick of Guernsey |
| Guinea | Republic of Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana | Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| Haiti | Republic of Haiti |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | The Holy See (Vatican City State) |
| Honduras | Republic of Honduras |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Howland Island | none |
| Hungary | none |
| Iceland | Republic of Iceland |
| India | Republic of India |
| Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia |
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Iraq | Republic of Iraq |
| Ireland | none |
| Isle of Man | none |
| Israel | State of Israel |
| Italy | Italian Republic |
| Jamaica | none |
| Jan Mayen | none |
| Japan | none |
| Jarvis Island | none |
| Jersey | Bailiwick of Jersey |
| Johnston Atoll | none |
| Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Republic of Kenya |
| Kingman Reef | none |
| Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati |
| Kosovo | Republic of Kosovo |
| Kuwait | State of Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Latvia | Republic of Latvia |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Republic |
| Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Liberia | Republic of Liberia |
| Libya | none |
| Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Macau | Macau Special Administrative Region |
| Madagascar | Republic of Madagascar |
| Malawi | Republic of Malawi |
| Malaysia | none |
| Maldives | Republic of Maldives |
| Mali | Republic of Mali |
| Malta | Republic of Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Mauritania | Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Mauritius | Republic of Mauritius |
| Mayotte | Department Collectivity of Mayotte |
| Mexico | United Mexican States |
| Midway Islands | none |
| Moldova | Republic of Moldova |
| Monaco | Principality of Monaco |
| Mongolia | none |
| Montenegro | none |
| Montserrat | none |
| Morocco | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Mozambique | Republic of Mozambique |
| Namibia | Republic of Namibia |
| Nauru | Republic of Nauru |
| Navassa Island | none |
| Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
| Netherlands | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| New Caledonia | Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies |
| New Zealand | none |
| Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua |
| Niger | Republic of Niger |
| Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Niue | none |
| Norfolk Island | Territory of Norfolk Island |
| North Korea | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Norway | Kingdom of Norway |
| Oman | Sultanate of Oman |
| Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Palau | Republic of Palau |
| Palmyra Atoll | none |
| Panama | Republic of Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Paracel Islands | none |
| Paraguay | Republic of Paraguay |
| Peru | Republic of Peru |
| Philippines | Republic of the Philippines |
| Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands |
| Poland | Republic of Poland |
| Portugal | Portuguese Republic |
| Puerto Rico | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| Qatar | State of Qatar |
| Republic of Macedonia | Republic of Macedonia |
| Romania | none |
| Russia | Russian Federation |
| Rwanda | Republic of Rwanda |
| Saint Barthelemy | Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | none |
| Saint Martin | Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | none |
| Samoa | Independent State of Samoa |
| San Marino | Republic of San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Senegal | Republic of Senegal |
| Serbia | Republic of Serbia |
| Seychelles | Republic of Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Republic of Singapore |
| Slovakia | Slovak Republic |
| Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands | none |
| Somalia | Federal Republic of Somalia |
| South Africa | Republic of South Africa |
| South Korea | Republic of Korea |
| South Sudan | Republic of South Sudan |
| Spain | Kingdom of Spain |
| Spratly Islands | none |
| Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Republic of the Sudan |
| Suriname | Republic of Suriname |
| Svalbard | none |
| Swaziland | Kingdom of Swaziland |
| Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Switzerland | Swiss Confederation |
| Syria | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Taiwan | none |
| Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan |
| Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand |
| The Bahamas | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| The Gambia | Republic of The Gambia |
| Togo | Togolese Republic |
| Tokelau | none |
| Tonga | Kingdom of Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Republic |
| Turkey | Republic of Turkey |
| Turkmenistan | none |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | none |
| Tuvalu | none |
| Uganda | Republic of Uganda |
| Ukraine | none |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| United States | United States of America |
| Uruguay | Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Republic of Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands |
| Wake Island | none |
| Wallis and Futuna | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| West Bank | none |
| Western Sahara | none |
| Yemen | Republic of Yemen |
| Zambia | Republic of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe |
