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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 |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan |
| AlbaniaAlbania | Republika e Shqiperise |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah |
| AndorraAndorra | Principat d'Andorra |
| AngolaAngola | Republica de Angola |
| ArgentinaArgentina | Republica Argentina |
| ArmeniaArmenia | Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun |
| AustriaAustria | Republik Oesterreich |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Azarbaycan Respublikasi |
| BahrainBahrain | Mamlakat al Bahrayn |
| BangladeshBangladesh | Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh |
| BelarusBelarus | Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus' |
| BelgiumBelgium | Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie/Koenigreich Belgien |
| BeninBenin | Republique du Benin |
| BhutanBhutan | Druk Gyalkhap |
| BoliviaBolivia | Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | none |
| BotswanaBotswana | Republic of Botswana |
| BrazilBrazil | Republica Federativa do Brasil |
| BruneiBrunei | Negara Brunei Darussalam |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Republika Balgariya |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | none |
| BurmaBurma | Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar) |
| BurundiBurundi | Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi |
| CambodiaCambodia | Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation) |
| CameroonCameroon | Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | Republica de Cabo Verde |
| Central African RepublicCentral Africa | Republique Centrafricaine |
| ChadChad | Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad |
| ChileChile | Republica de Chile |
| ChinaChina | Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo |
| Clipperton IslandClipperton | none |
| ColombiaColombia | Republica de Colombia |
| ComorosComoros | Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic) |
| Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | Republique du Congo |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | Republica de Costa Rica |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | Republique de Cote d'Ivoire |
| CroatiaCroatia | Republika Hrvatska |
| CubaCuba | Republica de Cuba |
| CyprusCyprus | Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Ceska republika |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | Republique Democratique du Congo |
| DenmarkDenmark | Kongeriget Danmark |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | Republica Dominicana |
| East TimorEast Timor | Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese] |
| EcuadorEcuador | Republica del Ecuador |
| EgyptEgypt | Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | Republica de El Salvador |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale |
| EritreaEritrea | Hagere Ertra |
| EstoniaEstonia | Eesti Vabariik |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik |
| Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | none |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | Federated States of Micronesia |
| FijiFiji | Republic of Fiji/Matanitu ko Viti |
| FinlandFinland | Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland |
| FranceFrance | Republique francaise |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise |
| French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Antarctic+ | Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises |
| GabonGabon | Republique Gabonaise |
| Gaza StripGaza Strip | none |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | none |
| GermanyGermany | Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
| GreeceGreece | Elliniki Dimokratia |
| GreenlandGreenland | none |
| GuamGuam | Guahan |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | Republica de Guatemala |
| GuineaGuinea | Republique de Guinee |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | Republica da Guine-Bissau |
| HaitiHaiti | Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d' Ayiti |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | La Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano) |
| HondurasHonduras | Republica de Honduras |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu |
| HungaryHungary | none |
| IcelandIceland | Lydveldid Island |
| IndiaIndia | Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | Republik Indonesia |
| IranIran | Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran |
| IraqIraq | Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq |
| IrelandIreland | none |
| IsraelIsrael | Medinat Yisra'el |
| ItalyItaly | Repubblica Italiana |
| JapanJapan | Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku |
| JordanJordan | Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Qazaqstan Respublikasy |
| KenyaKenya | Republic of Kenya/Jamhuri ya Kenya |
| KiribatiKiribati | Republic of Kiribati |
| KosovoKosovo | Republika e Kosoves (Republika Kosovo) |
| KuwaitKuwait | Dawlat al Kuwayt |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Respublikasy |
| LaosLaos | Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao |
| LatviaLatvia | Latvijas Republika |
| LebanonLebanon | Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah |
| LesothoLesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| LibyaLibya | none |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | Fuerstentum Liechtenstein |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Lietuvos Respublika |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | Grand Duche de Luxembourg |
| MacauMacau | Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese) |
| MadagascarMadagascar | Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
| MalawiMalawi | Dziko la Malawi |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | none |
| MaldivesMaldives | Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa |
| MaliMali | Republique de Mali |
| MaltaMalta | Repubblika ta' Malta |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| MauritaniaMauritania | Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah |
| MauritiusMauritius | Republic of Mauritius |
| MexicoMexico | Estados Unidos Mexicanos |
| MoldovaMoldova | Republica Moldova |
| MonacoMonaco | Principaute de Monaco |
| MongoliaMongolia | none |
| MontenegroMontenegro | none |
| MoroccoMorocco | Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah |
| MozambiqueMozambique | Republica de Mocambique |
| NamibiaNamibia | Republic of Namibia |
| NauruNauru | Republic of Nauru |
| NepalNepal | Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantra Nepal |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | Republica de Nicaragua |
| NigerNiger | Republique du Niger |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk |
| NorwayNorway | Kongeriket Norge |
| OmanOman | Saltanat Uman |
| PakistanPakistan | Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan |
| PalauPalau | Beluu er a Belau |
| PanamaPanama | Republica de Panama |
| ParaguayParaguay | Republica del Paraguay |
| PeruPeru | Republica del Peru |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Republika ng Pilipinas |
| PolandPoland | Rzeczpospolita Polska |
| PortugalPortugal | Republica Portuguesa |
| QatarQatar | Dawlat Qatar |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Republika Makedonija |
| RomaniaRomania | none |
| RussiaRussia | Rossiyskaya Federatsiya |
| RwandaRwanda | Republika y'u Rwanda |
| Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy | Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy |
| Saint MartinSaint Martin | Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Martin |
| Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| SamoaSamoa | Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa |
| San MarinoSan Marino | Repubblica di San Marino |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Saudiyah |
| SenegalSenegal | Republique du Senegal |
| SerbiaSerbia | Republika Srbija |
| SeychellesSeychelles | Republic of Seychelles |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| SingaporeSingapore | Republic of Singapore |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | Slovenska republika |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Republika Slovenija |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | none |
| SomaliaSomalia | Jamhuuriyadda Federaalkaa Soomaaliya |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | Taehan-min'guk |
| SpainSpain | Reino de Espana |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu |
| SudanSudan | Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
| SurinameSuriname | Republiek Suriname |
| SwazilandSwaziland | Umbuso weSwatini |
| SwedenSweden | Konungariket Sverige |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh) |
| SyriaSyria | Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah |
| TaiwanTaiwan | none |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Jumhurii Tojikiston |
| TanzaniaTanzania | Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania |
| ThailandThailand | Ratcha Anachak Thai |
| TogoTogo | Republique Togolaise |
| TongaTonga | Pule'anga Tonga |
| TunisiaTunisia | Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah |
| TurkeyTurkey | Turkiye Cumhuriyeti |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | none |
| TuvaluTuvalu | none |
| UkraineUkraine | none |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah |
| UruguayUruguay | Republica Oriental del Uruguay |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | O'zbekiston Respublikasi |
| VanuatuVanuatu | Ripablik blong Vanuatu |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela |
| VietnamVietnam | Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam |
| Wallis and FutunaWallis+ | Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna |
| YemenYemen | Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah |
