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Mauritania All, NESA, Sahel Region Africa, Africa
Mauritius All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Mayotte All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Africa
Mexico All, APLAA, South America/Meso America, North America
Micronesia, Federated States of All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Moldova All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, Europe
Monaco All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Mongolia All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Montenegro All, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Montserrat All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Morocco All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Africa
Mozambique All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Namibia All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Nauru All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Navassa Island All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Nepal All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, South Asia
Netherlands All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, European Union, Europe
New Caledonia All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Australia - Oceania
New Zealand All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Nicaragua All, APLAA, South America/Meso America, Central America
Niger All, APLAA, Sahel Region Africa, Africa
Nigeria All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Niue All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Norfolk Island All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Norway All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Oman All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
Pacific Ocean All, APLAA, South America/Global, Oceans
Pakistan All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, South Asia
Palau All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Panama All, APLAA, South America/Meso America, Central America
Papua New Guinea All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Paracel Islands All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Paraguay All, APLAA, South America/Global, South America
Peru All, APLAA, South America/Global, South America
Philippines All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Pitcairn Islands All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Poland All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, European Union, Europe
Portugal All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, European Union, Europe
Puerto Rico All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Qatar All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
Romania All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, European Union, Europe
Russia All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, Central Asia
Rwanda All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Saint Barthelemy All, Central America
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Saint Lucia All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Saint Martin All, Central America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Samoa All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
San Marino All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Sao Tome and Principe All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Saudi Arabia All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
Senegal All, APLAA, Sahel Region Africa, Africa
Serbia All, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Seychelles All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Sierra Leone All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Singapore All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Slovakia All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, European Union, Europe
Slovenia All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, European Union, Europe
Solomon Islands All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Somalia All, APLAA, Sahel Region Africa, Africa
South Africa All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands All, APLAA, South America/Global
Southern Ocean All, APLAA, South America/Global, Oceans
Spain All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, European Union, Europe
Spratly Islands All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, South Asia
Sudan All, NESA, Sahel Region Africa, Africa
Suriname All, APLAA, South America/Global, South America
Svalbard All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Swaziland All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Sweden All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, European Union, Europe
Switzerland All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Europe
Syria All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
Taiwan All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Tajikistan All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, Central Asia
Tanzania All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Thailand All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Timor-Leste All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Togo All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Tokelau All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Tonga All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Tunisia All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Africa
Turkey All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Middle East
Turkmenistan All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, Central Asia
Turks and Caicos Islands All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Tuvalu All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Uganda All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Ukraine All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, Europe
United Arab Emirates All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
United Kingdom All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, European Union, Europe
United States All, APLAA, Eurasia/North America, North America
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges All, Australia - Oceania
Uruguay All, APLAA, South America/Global, South America
Uzbekistan All, OREA, Russia/Eurasia, Central Asia
Vanuatu All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Venezuela All, APLAA, South America/Global, South America
Vietnam All, APLAA, East Asia/Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Virgin Islands All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central America
Wake Island All, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania
Wallis and Futuna All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies, Australia - Oceania
West Bank All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
Western Sahara All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Africa
World All, APLAA, South America/Global, Oceans
Yemen All, NESA, Near East/South Asia, Middle East
Zambia All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Zimbabwe All, APLAA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
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Field Listing :: Country name
This entry 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. Country
Country name
Afghanistan conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan conventional short form: Afghanistan local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan local short form: Afghanestan former: Republic of Afghanistan
Akrotiri conventional long form: none conventional short form: Akrotiri
Albania conventional long form: Republic of Albania conventional short form: Albania local long form: Republika e Shqiperise local short form: Shqiperia former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Algeria conventional long form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria conventional short form: Algeria local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah local short form: Al Jaza'ir
American Samoa conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa conventional short form: American Samoa abbreviation: AS
Andorra conventional long form: Principality of Andorra conventional short form: Andorra local long form: Principat d'Andorra local short form: Andorra
Angola conventional long form: Republic of Angola conventional short form: Angola local long form: Republica de Angola local short form: Angola former: People's Republic of Angola
Anguilla conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
Antarctica conventional long form: none conventional short form: Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda conventional long form: none conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina conventional long form: Argentine Republic conventional short form: Argentina local long form: Republica Argentina local short form: Argentina
Armenia conventional long form: Republic of Armenia conventional short form: Armenia local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun local short form: Hayastan former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic
Aruba conventional long form: none conventional short form: Aruba
Ashmore and Cartier Islands conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Australia conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia conventional short form: Australia
Austria conventional long form: Republic of Austria conventional short form: Austria local long form: Republik Oesterreich local short form: Oesterreich
Azerbaijan conventional long form: Republic of Azerbaijan conventional short form: Azerbaijan local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: Azarbaycan former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Bahamas, The conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas conventional short form: The Bahamas
Bahrain conventional long form: Kingdom of Bahrain conventional short form: Bahrain local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn local short form: Al Bahrayn former: Dilmun
Bangladesh conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh conventional short form: Bangladesh local long form: Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh local short form: former: East Bengal, East Pakistan
Barbados conventional long form: none conventional short form: Barbados
Belarus conventional long form: Republic of Belarus conventional short form: Belarus local long form: Respublika Byelarus' local short form: Byelarus' former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium conventional long form: Kingdom of Belgium conventional short form: Belgium local long form: Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie local short form: Belgique/Belgie
Belize conventional long form: none conventional short form: Belize former: British Honduras
Benin conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey
Bermuda conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bermuda former: Somers Islands
Bhutan conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan conventional short form: Bhutan local long form: Druk Gyalkhap local short form: Druk Yul
Bolivia conventional long form: Plurinational State of Bolivia conventional short form: Bolivia local long form: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia local short form: Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina local long form: none local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina former: People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana conventional long form: Republic of Botswana conventional short form: Botswana local long form: Republic of Botswana local short form: Botswana former: Bechuanaland
Bouvet Island conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Brazil conventional long form: Federative Republic of Brazil conventional short form: Brazil local long form: Republica Federativa do Brasil local short form: Brasil
British Indian Ocean Territory conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory conventional short form: none abbreviation: BIOT
British Virgin Islands conventional long form: none conventional short form: British Virgin Islands abbreviation: BVI
Brunei conventional long form: Brunei Darussalam conventional short form: Brunei local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam local short form: Brunei
Bulgaria conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria conventional short form: Bulgaria local long form: Republika Balgariya local short form: Balgariya
Burkina Faso conventional long form: none conventional short form: Burkina Faso local long form: none local short form: Burkina Faso former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
Burma conventional long form: Union of Burma conventional short form: Burma local long form: Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar) local short form: Myanma Naingngandaw former: Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma note: since 1989 the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; the US Government did not adopt the name, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw
Burundi conventional long form: Republic of Burundi conventional short form: Burundi local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi local short form: Burundi former: Urundi
Cambodia conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia conventional short form: Cambodia local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation) local short form: Kampuchea former: Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia
Cameroon conventional long form: Republic of Cameroon conventional short form: Cameroon local long form: Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon local short form: Cameroun/Cameroon former: French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon
Canada conventional long form: none conventional short form: Canada
Cape Verde conventional long form: Republic of Cape Verde conventional short form: Cape Verde local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde local short form: Cabo Verde
Cayman Islands conventional long form: none conventional short form: Cayman Islands
Central African Republic conventional long form: Central African Republic conventional short form: none local long form: Republique Centrafricaine local short form: none former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire abbreviation: CAR
Chad conventional long form: Republic of Chad conventional short form: Chad local long form: Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad local short form: Tchad/Tshad
Chile conventional long form: Republic of Chile conventional short form: Chile local long form: Republica de Chile local short form: Chile
China conventional long form: People's Republic of China conventional short form: China local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo local short form: Zhongguo abbreviation: PRC
Christmas Island conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island
Clipperton Island conventional long form: none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion
Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia conventional long form: Republic of Colombia conventional short form: Colombia local long form: Republica de Colombia local short form: Colombia
Comoros conventional long form: Union of the Comoros conventional short form: Comoros local long form: Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic) local short form: Komori (Comorian); Comores (French); Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the conventional long form: Democratic Republic of the Congo conventional short form: DRC local long form: Republique Democratique du Congo local short form: RDC former: Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire abbreviation: DRC
Congo, Republic of the conventional long form: Republic of the Congo conventional short form: Congo (Brazzaville) local long form: Republique du Congo local short form: none former: Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo
Cook Islands conventional long form: none conventional short form: Cook Islands former: Harvey Islands
Coral Sea Islands conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Costa Rica conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica conventional short form: Costa Rica local long form: Republica de Costa Rica local short form: Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire conventional long form: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire conventional short form: Cote d'Ivoire local long form: Republique de Cote d'Ivoire local short form: Cote d'Ivoire note: pronounced coat-div-whar former: Ivory Coast
Croatia conventional long form: Republic of Croatia conventional short form: Croatia local long form: Republika Hrvatska local short form: Hrvatska former: People's Republic of Croatia, Socialist Republic of Croatia
Cuba conventional long form: Republic of Cuba conventional short form: Cuba local long form: Republica de Cuba local short form: Cuba
Curacao Dutch long form: Land Curacao Dutch short form: Curacao Papiamentu long form: Pais Korsou Papiamentu short form: Korsou former: Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies
Cyprus conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus conventional short form: Cyprus local long form: Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti local short form: Kypros/Kibris note: the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC")
Czech Republic conventional long form: Czech Republic conventional short form: Czech Republic local long form: Ceska Republika local short form: Cesko
Denmark conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark conventional short form: Denmark local long form: Kongeriget Danmark local short form: Danmark
Dhekelia conventional long form: none conventional short form: Dhekelia
Djibouti conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti conventional short form: Djibouti local long form: Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti local short form: Djibouti/Jibuti former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland
Dominica conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica conventional short form: Dominica
Dominican Republic conventional long form: Dominican Republic conventional short form: The Dominican local long form: Republica Dominicana local short form: La Dominicana
Ecuador conventional long form: Republic of Ecuador conventional short form: Ecuador local long form: Republica del Ecuador local short form: Ecuador
Egypt conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt conventional short form: Egypt local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah local short form: Misr former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
El Salvador conventional long form: Republic of El Salvador conventional short form: El Salvador local long form: Republica de El Salvador local short form: El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale former: Spanish Guinea
Eritrea conventional long form: State of Eritrea conventional short form: Eritrea local long form: Hagere Ertra local short form: Ertra former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Estonia conventional long form: Republic of Estonia conventional short form: Estonia local long form: Eesti Vabariik local short form: Eesti former: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ethiopia conventional long form: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia conventional short form: Ethiopia local long form: Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik local short form: Ityop'iya former: Abyssinia, Italian East Africa abbreviation: FDRE
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) conventional long form: none conventional short form: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar
Fiji conventional long form: Republic of the Fiji Islands conventional short form: Fiji local long form: Republic of the Fiji Islands/Matanitu ko Viti local short form: Fiji/Viti
Finland conventional long form: Republic of Finland conventional short form: Finland local long form: Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland local short form: Suomi/Finland
France conventional long form: French Republic conventional short form: France local long form: Republique francaise local short form: France
French Polynesia conventional long form: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia conventional short form: French Polynesia local long form: Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise local short form: Polynesie Francaise former: French Colony of Oceania
French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises abbreviation: TAAF
Gabon conventional long form: Gabonese Republic conventional short form: Gabon local long form: Republique Gabonaise local short form: Gabon
Gambia, The conventional long form: Republic of The Gambia conventional short form: The Gambia
Gaza Strip conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gaza Strip local long form: none local short form: Qita' Ghazzah
Georgia conventional long form: none conventional short form: Georgia local long form: none local short form: Sak'art'velo former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Germany conventional long form: Federal Republic of Germany conventional short form: Germany local long form: Bundesrepublik Deutschland local short form: Deutschland former: German Empire, German Republic, German Reich
Ghana conventional long form: Republic of Ghana conventional short form: Ghana former: Gold Coast
Gibraltar conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gibraltar
Greece conventional long form: Hellenic Republic conventional short form: Greece local long form: Elliniki Dhimokratia local short form: Ellas or Ellada former: Kingdom of Greece
Greenland conventional long form: none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
Grenada conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada
Guam conventional long form: Territory of Guam conventional short form: Guam local long form: Guahan local short form: Guahan