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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 | Afghanistan |
| Albania | Shqiperia |
| Algeria | Al Jaza'ir |
| Andorra | Andorra |
| Angola | Angola |
| Argentina | Argentina |
| Armenia | Hayastan |
| Austria | Oesterreich |
| Azerbaijan | Azarbaycan |
| Bahrain | Al Bahrayn |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| Belarus | Byelarus'/Belarus' |
| Belgium | Belgique/Belgie/Belgien |
| Benin | Benin |
| Bhutan | Druk Yul |
| Bolivia | Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosna i Hercegovina |
| Botswana | Botswana |
| Brazil | Brasil |
| Brunei | Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Balgariya |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
| Burma | Myanma Naingngandaw |
| Burundi | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Kampuchea |
| Cameroon | Cameroun/Cameroon |
| Cape Verde | Cabo Verde |
| Central African Republic | none |
| Chad | Tchad/Tshad |
| Chile | Chile |
| China | Zhongguo |
| Clipperton Island | Ile Clipperton |
| Colombia | Colombia |
| Comoros | Komori (Comorian); Comores (French); Juzur al Qamar (Arabic) |
| Congo, Republic of the | none |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Croatia | Hrvatska |
| Cuba | Cuba |
| Cyprus | Kypros/Kibris |
| Czech Republic | Cesko |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | RDC |
| Denmark | Danmark |
| Djibouti | Djibouti/Jibuti |
| Dominican Republic | La Dominicana |
| East Timor | Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese] |
| Ecuador | Ecuador |
| Egypt | Misr |
| El Salvador | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale |
| Eritrea | Ertra |
| Estonia | Eesti |
| Ethiopia | Ityop'iya |
| Faroe Islands | Foroyar |
| Federated States of Micronesia | none |
| Fiji | Fiji/Viti |
| Finland | Suomi/Finland |
| France | France |
| French Polynesia | Polynesie Francaise |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises |
| Gabon | Gabon |
| Gaza Strip | Qita' Ghazzah |
| Georgia | Sak'art'velo |
| Germany | Deutschland |
| Greece | Ellas or Ellada |
| Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat |
| Guam | Guahan |
| Guatemala | Guatemala |
| Guinea | Guinee |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guine-Bissau |
| Haiti | Haiti/Ayiti |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano) |
| Honduras | Honduras |
| Hong Kong | Xianggang |
| Hungary | Magyarorszag |
| Iceland | Island |
| India | India/Bharat |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Iran | Iran |
| Iraq | Al Iraq/Eraq |
| Ireland | Eire |
| Israel | Yisra'el |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Nihon/Nippon |
| Jordan | Al Urdun |
| Kazakhstan | Qazaqstan |
| Kenya | Kenya |
| Kiribati | Kiribati |
| Kosovo | Kosova (Kosovo) |
| Kuwait | Al Kuwayt |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan |
| Laos | Pathet Lao (unofficial) |
| Latvia | Latvija |
| Lebanon | Lubnan |
| Lesotho | Lesotho |
| Libya | Libiya |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Lietuva |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Macau | Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese) |
| Madagascar | Madagascar/Madagasikara |
| Malawi | Malawi |
| Malaysia | Malaysia |
| Maldives | Dhivehi Raajje |
| Mali | Mali |
| Malta | Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands |
| Mauritania | Muritaniyah |
| Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Moldova | Moldova |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Mongol Uls |
| Montenegro | Crna Gora |
| Morocco | Al Maghrib |
| Mozambique | Mocambique |
| Namibia | Namibia |
| Nauru | Nauru |
| Nepal | Nepal |
| Netherlands | Nederland |
| New Caledonia | Nouvelle-Caledonie |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Niger |
| North Korea | Choson |
| Norway | Norge |
| Oman | Uman |
| Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Palau | Belau |
| Panama | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Papuaniugini |
| Paraguay | Paraguay |
| Peru | Peru |
| Philippines | Pilipinas |
| Poland | Polska |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| Qatar | Qatar |
| Republic of Macedonia | Makedonija |
| Romania | Romania |
| Russia | Rossiya |
| Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Saint Barthelemy | Saint-Barthelemy |
| Saint Martin | Saint-Martin |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| Samoa | Samoa |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome e Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Al Arabiyah as Saudiyah |
| Senegal | Senegal |
| Serbia | Srbija |
| Seychelles | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Slovensko |
| Slovenia | Slovenija |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | Soomaaliya |
| South Korea | Han'guk |
| Spain | Espana |
| Sri Lanka | Shri Lanka/Ilankai |
| Sudan | As-Sudan |
| Suriname | Suriname |
| Swaziland | eSwatini |
| Sweden | Sverige |
| Switzerland | Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh) |
| Syria | Suriyah |
| Taiwan | Taiwan |
| Tajikistan | Tojikiston |
| Tanzania | Tanzania |
| Thailand | Prathet Thai |
| Togo | none |
| Tonga | Tonga |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Turkey | Turkiye |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
| Ukraine | Ukrayina |
| United Arab Emirates | none |
| Uruguay | Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | O'zbekiston |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Viet Nam |
| Wallis and Futuna | Wallis et Futuna |
| Yemen | Al Yaman |