Country |
Country name |
Afghanistan |
conventional long form: transitional Islamic State
of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan
local short form: Afghanestan
former: Republic of Afghanistan |
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: none
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 |
Baker Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Baker Island |
Bangladesh |
conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
conventional short form: Bangladesh
former: East Pakistan |
Barbados |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Barbados |
Bassas da India |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Bassas da India |
Belarus |
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
local short form: none
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 |
Bolivia |
conventional long form: Republic of Bolivia
conventional short form: Bolivia
local long form: Republica 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 |
Botswana |
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional 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: Negara Brunei Darussalam
conventional short form: Brunei |
Bulgaria |
conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria
conventional short form: Bulgaria |
Burkina Faso |
conventional long form: none
conventional 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; this decision was not approved by any sitting
legislature in Burma, and 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: 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
local short form: Kampuchea
former: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea Republic |
Cameroon |
conventional long form: Republic of Cameroon
conventional short form: Cameroon
former: French 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
local short form: Tchad |
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: Zhong Guo
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: Union des Comores
local short form: Comores |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of the
Congo
conventional short form: none
local long form: Republique Democratique du Congo
local short form: none
former: Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville,
Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
abbreviation: DROC |
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
former: Ivory Coast |
Croatia |
conventional long form: Republic of Croatia
conventional short form: Croatia
local long form: Republika Hrvatska
local short form: Hrvatska |
Cuba |
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica de Cuba
local short form: Cuba |
Cyprus |
conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus
conventional short form: Cyprus
note: the Turkish Cypriot area 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: Ceska Republika |
Denmark |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark
conventional short form: Denmark
local long form: Kongeriget Danmark
local short form: Danmark |
Djibouti |
conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti
conventional short form: Djibouti
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: none
local long form: Republica Dominicana
local short form: none |
East Timor |
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
conventional short form: East Timor
local long form: Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e
[Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese]
local short form: Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste
[Portuguese]
former: Portuguese Timor |
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
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial
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 |
Europa Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Europa Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Europa |
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 |
Finland |
conventional long form: Republic of Finland
conventional short form: Finland
local long form: Suomen Tasavalta
local short form: Suomi |
France |
conventional long form: French Republic
conventional short form: France
local long form: Republique Francaise
local short form: France |
French Guiana |
conventional long form: Department of Guiana
conventional short form: French Guiana
local long form: none
local short form: Guyane |
French Polynesia |
conventional long form: Territory of French Polynesia
conventional short form: French Polynesia
local long form: Territoire 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
|
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 |
Glorioso Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Glorioso Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Iles Glorieuses |
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 |
Guadeloupe |
conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe
conventional short form: Guadeloupe
local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe
local short form: Guadeloupe |
Guam |
conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam
local long form: Guahan |
Guatemala |
conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form: Guatemala
local long form: Republica de Guatemala
local short form: Guatemala |
Guernsey |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey |
Guinea |
conventional long form: Republic of Guinea
conventional short form: Guinea
local long form: Republique de Guinee
local short form: Guinee
former: French Guinea |
Guinea-Bissau |
conventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissau
conventional short form: Guinea-Bissau
local long form: Republica da Guine-Bissau
local short form: Guine-Bissau
former: Portuguese Guinea |
Guyana |
conventional long form: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
conventional short form: Guyana
former: British Guiana |
Haiti |
conventional long form: Republic of Haiti
conventional short form: Haiti
local long form: Republique d'Haiti
local short form: Haiti |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island
and McDonald Islands
conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Holy See (Vatican City) |
conventional long form: The Holy See (State of the
Vatican City)
conventional short form: Holy See (Vatican City)
local long form: Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
local short form: Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano) |
Honduras |
conventional long form: Republic of Honduras
conventional short form: Honduras
local long form: Republica de Honduras
local short form: Honduras |
Hong Kong |
conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region
conventional short form: Hong Kong
local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu
local short form: Xianggang
abbreviation: HK |
Howland Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Howland Island |
Hungary |
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form: Magyarorszag |
Iceland |
conventional long form: Republic of Iceland
conventional short form: Iceland
local long form: Lydhveldidh Island
local short form: Island |
India |
conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India |
Indonesia |
conventional long form: Republic of Indonesia
conventional short form: Indonesia
local long form: Republik Indonesia
local short form: Indonesia
former: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies |
Iran |
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Iran
conventional short form: Iran
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
local short form: Iran
former: Persia |
Iraq |
conventional long form: Republic of Iraq
conventional short form: Iraq
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
local short form: Al Iraq |
Ireland |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ireland |
Israel |
conventional long form: State of Israel
conventional short form: Israel
local long form: Medinat Yisra'el
local short form: Yisra'el |
Italy |
conventional long form: Italian Republic
conventional short form: Italy
local long form: Repubblica Italiana
local short form: Italia
former: Kingdom of Italy |
Jamaica |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jamaica |
Jan Mayen |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jan Mayen |
Japan |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Japan |
Jarvis Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jarvis Island |
Jersey |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey |
Johnston Atoll |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Johnston Atoll |
Jordan |
conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
conventional short form: Jordan
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
local short form: Al Urdun
former: transjordan |
Juan de Nova Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Juan de Nova |
Kazakhstan |
conventional long form: Republic of Kazakhstan
conventional short form: Kazakhstan
local long form: Qazaqstan Respublikasy
local short form: none
former: Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic |
Kenya |
conventional long form: Republic of Kenya
conventional short form: Kenya
former: British East Africa |
Kingman Reef |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Kingman Reef |
Kiribati |
conventional long form: Republic of Kiribati
conventional short form: Kiribati
note: pronounced keer-ree-bahss
former: Gilbert Islands |
Korea, North |
conventional long form: Democratic People's Republic
of Korea
conventional short form: North Korea
local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk
local short form: none
note: the North Koreans generally use the term "Choson"
to refer to their country
abbreviation: DPRK |
Korea, South |
conventional long form: Republic of Korea
conventional short form: South Korea
local long form: Taehan-min'guk
local short form: none
note: the South Koreans generally use the term "Han'guk"
to refer to their country
abbreviation: ROK |
Kuwait |
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt |
Kyrgyzstan |
conventional long form: Kyrgyz Republic
conventional short form: Kyrgyzstan
local long form: Kyrgyz Respublikasy
local short form: none
former: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic |
Laos |
conventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republic
conventional short form: Laos
local long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao
local short form: none |
Latvia |
conventional long form: Republic of Latvia
conventional short form: Latvia
local long form: Latvijas Republika
local short form: Latvija
former: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic |
Lebanon |
conventional long form: Lebanese Republic
conventional short form: Lebanon
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah
local short form: Lubnan |
Lesotho |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Lesotho
conventional short form: Lesotho
former: Basutoland |
Liberia |
conventional long form: Republic of Liberia
conventional short form: Liberia |
Libya |
conventional long form: Great Socialist People's Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya
conventional short form: Libya
local long form: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah
ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma
local short form: none |
Liechtenstein |
conventional long form: Principality of Liechtenstein
conventional short form: Liechtenstein
local long form: Fuerstentum Liechtenstein
local short form: Liechtenstein |
Lithuania |
conventional long form: Republic of Lithuania
conventional short form: Lithuania
local long form: Lietuvos Respublika
local short form: Lietuva
former: Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic |
Luxembourg |
conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
conventional short form: Luxembourg
local long form: Grand Duche de Luxembourg
local short form: Luxembourg |
Macau |
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative
Region
conventional short form: Macau
local long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese);
Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of |
conventional long form: The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia
conventional short form: none
local long form: Republika Makedonija
local short form: Makedonija
abbreviation: F.Y.R.O.M. |
Madagascar |
conventional long form: Republic of Madagascar
conventional short form: Madagascar
local long form: Republique de Madagascar
local short form: Madagascar
former: Malagasy Republic |
Malawi |
conventional long form: Republic of Malawi
conventional short form: Malawi
former: British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland
Protectorate, Nyasaland |
Malaysia |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Malaysia
former: Federation of Malaysia |
Maldives |
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje |
Mali |
conventional long form: Republic of Mali
conventional short form: Mali
local long form: Republique de Mali
local short form: Mali
former: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic |
Malta |
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local short form: Malta |
Man, Isle of |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Isle of Man |
Marshall Islands |
conventional long form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
conventional short form: Marshall Islands
former: Marshall Islands District (trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands) |
Martinique |
conventional long form: Department of Martinique
conventional short form: Martinique
local long form: Departement de la Martinique
local short form: Martinique |
Mauritania |
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
conventional short form: Mauritania
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
local short form: Muritaniyah |
Mauritius |
conventional long form: Republic of Mauritius
conventional short form: Mauritius |
Mayotte |
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of
Mayotte
conventional short form: Mayotte |
Mexico |
conventional long form: United Mexican States
conventional short form: Mexico
local long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
local short form: Mexico |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
conventional long form: Federated States of Micronesia
conventional short form: none
former: Ponape, truk, and Yap Districts (trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands)
abbreviation: FSM |
Midway Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Midway Islands |
Moldova |
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: none
former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
|
Monaco |
conventional long form: Principality of Monaco
conventional short form: Monaco
local long form: Principaute de Monaco
local short form: Monaco |
Mongolia |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Mongolia
local long form: none
local short form: Mongol Uls
former: Outer Mongolia |
Montserrat |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Montserrat |
Morocco |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib |
Mozambique |
conventional long form: Republic of Mozambique
conventional short form: Mozambique
local long form: Republica de Mocambique
local short form: Mocambique
former: Portuguese East Africa |
Namibia |
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa |
Nauru |
conventional long form: Republic of Nauru
conventional short form: Nauru
former: Pleasant Island |
Navassa Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Navassa Island |
Nepal |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Nepal
conventional short form: Nepal |
Netherlands |
conventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlands
conventional short form: Netherlands
local long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
local short form: Nederland |
Netherlands Antilles |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles
local long form: none
local short form: Nederlandse Antillen
former: Curacao and Dependencies |
New Caledonia |
conventional long form: Territory of New Caledonia
and Dependencies
conventional short form: New Caledonia
local long form: Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et
Dependances
local short form: Nouvelle-Caledonie |
New Zealand |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: New Zealand
abbreviation: NZ |
Nicaragua |
conventional long form: Republic of Nicaragua
conventional short form: Nicaragua
local long form: Republica de Nicaragua
local short form: Nicaragua |
Niger |
conventional long form: Republic of Niger
conventional short form: Niger
local long form: Republique du Niger
local short form: Niger |
Nigeria |
conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
conventional short form: Nigeria |
Niue |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Niue
former: Savage Island |
Norfolk Island |
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island
conventional short form: Norfolk Island |
Northern Mariana Islands |
conventional long form: Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands
conventional short form: Northern Mariana Islands
former: Mariana Islands District (trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands) |
Norway |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Norway
conventional short form: Norway
local long form: Kongeriket Norge
local short form: Norge |
Oman |
conventional long form: Sultanate of Oman
conventional short form: Oman
local long form: Saltanat Uman
local short form: Uman
former: Muscat and Oman |
Pakistan |
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Pakistan
former: West Pakistan |
Palau |
conventional long form: Republic of Palau
conventional short form: Palau
local long form: Beluu er a Belau
local short form: Belau
former: Palau District (trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands) |
Palmyra Atoll |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll |
Panama |
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: Republica de Panama
local short form: Panama |
Papua New Guinea |
conventional long form: Independent State of Papua
New Guinea
conventional short form: Papua New Guinea
former: Territory of Papua and New Guinea
abbreviation: PNG |
Paracel Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands |
Paraguay |
conventional long form: Republic of Paraguay
conventional short form: Paraguay
local long form: Republica del Paraguay
local short form: Paraguay |
Peru |
conventional long form: Republic of Peru
conventional short form: Peru
local long form: Republica del Peru
local short form: Peru |
Philippines |
conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas |
Pitcairn Islands |
conventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie,
and Oeno Islands
conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands |
Poland |
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska |
Portugal |
conventional long form: Portuguese Republic
conventional short form: Portugal
local long form: Republica Portuguesa
local short form: Portugal |
Puerto Rico |
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
conventional short form: Puerto Rico |
Qatar |
conventional long form: State of Qatar
conventional short form: Qatar
local long form: Dawlat Qatar
local short form: Qatar
note: closest approximation of the native pronunciation
falls between cutter and gutter, but not like guitar
|
Reunion |
conventional long form: Department of Reunion
conventional short form: Reunion
local long form: none
local short form: Ile de la Reunion
former: Bourbon Island |
Romania |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Romania
local long form: none
local short form: Romania |
Russia |
conventional long form: Russian Federation
conventional short form: Russia
local long form: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
local short form: Rossiya
former: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Republic |
Rwanda |
conventional long form: Rwandese Republic
conventional short form: Rwanda
local long form: Republika y'u Rwanda
local short form: Rwanda
former: Ruanda |
Saint Helena |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Saint Helena |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts
and Nevis
conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis
former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis |
Saint Lucia |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Saint Lucia |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Samoa |
conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa
conventional short form: Samoa
former: Western Samoa |
San Marino |
conventional long form: Republic of San Marino
conventional short form: San Marino
local long form: Repubblica di San Marino
local short form: San Marino |
Sao Tome and Principe |
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Sao
Tome and Principe
conventional short form: Sao Tome and Principe
local long form: Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e
Principe
local short form: Sao Tome e Principe |
Saudi Arabia |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
conventional short form: Saudi Arabia
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
local short form: Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah |
Senegal |
conventional long form: Republic of Senegal
conventional short form: Senegal
local long form: Republique du Senegal
local short form: Senegal |
Serbia and Montenegro |
conventional long form: Serbia and Montenegro
conventional short form: none
local long form: Srbija i Crna Gora
local short form: none |
Seychelles |
conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
conventional long form: Republic of Sierra Leone
conventional short form: Sierra Leone |
Singapore |
conventional long form: Republic of Singapore
conventional short form: Singapore |
Slovakia |
conventional long form: Slovak Republic
conventional short form: Slovakia
local long form: Slovenska Republika
local short form: Slovensko |
Slovenia |
conventional long form: Republic of Slovenia
conventional short form: Slovenia
local long form: Republika Slovenija
local short form: Slovenija |
Solomon Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Solomon Islands
former: British Solomon Islands |
Somalia |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Somalia
former: Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic
|
South Africa |
conventional long form: Republic of South Africa
conventional short form: South Africa
former: Union of South Africa
abbreviation: RSA |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
conventional long form: South Georgia and the South
Sandwich Islands
conventional short form: none |
Spain |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Spain
conventional short form: Spain
local short form: Espana |
Spratly Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Spratly Islands |
Sri Lanka |
conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic
of Sri Lanka
conventional short form: Sri Lanka
former: Serendib, Ceylon |
Sudan |
conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan
conventional short form: Sudan
local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
local short form: As-Sudan
former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Suriname |
conventional long form: Republic of Suriname
conventional short form: Suriname
local long form: Republiek Suriname
local short form: Suriname
former: Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana |
Svalbard |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred
to as Spitzbergen) |
Swaziland |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Swaziland
conventional short form: Swaziland |
Sweden |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form: Sweden
local long form: Konungariket Sverige
local short form: Sverige |
Switzerland |
conventional long form: Swiss Confederation
conventional short form: Switzerland
local long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German),
Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera
(Italian)
local short form: Schweiz (German), Suisse (French),
Svizzera (Italian) |
Syria |
conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic
conventional short form: Syria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
local short form: Suriyah
former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt) |
Taiwan |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Taiwan
local long form: none
local short form: T'ai-wan
former: Formosa |
Tajikistan |
conventional long form: Republic of Tajikistan
conventional short form: Tajikistan
local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston
local short form: Tojikiston
former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic |
Tanzania |
conventional long form: United Republic of Tanzania
conventional short form: Tanzania
former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
Thailand |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand
conventional short form: Thailand
former: Siam |
Togo |
conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique Togolaise
local short form: none
former: French Togoland |
Tokelau |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau |
Tonga |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands |
trinidad and Tobago |
conventional long form: Republic of trinidad and Tobago
conventional short form: trinidad and Tobago |
tromelin Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: tromelin Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile tromelin |
Tunisia |
conventional long form: Tunisian Republic
conventional short form: Tunisia
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
local short form: Tunis |
Turkey |
conventional long form: Republic of Turkey
conventional short form: Turkey
local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
local short form: Turkiye |
Turkmenistan |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turkmenistan
local long form: none
local short form: Turkmenistan
former: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands |
Tuvalu |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands
note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to
the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
|
Uganda |
conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda |
Ukraine |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State,
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
United Arab Emirates |
conventional long form: United Arab Emirates
conventional short form: none
local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
local short form: none
former: trucial Oman, trucial States
abbreviation: UAE |
United Kingdom |
conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK |
United States |
conventional long form: United States of America
conventional short form: United States
abbreviation: US or USA |
Uruguay |
conventional long form: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
conventional short form: Uruguay
local long form: Republica Oriental del Uruguay
local short form: Uruguay
former: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province |
Uzbekistan |
conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan
conventional short form: Uzbekistan
local long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasi
local short form: Ozbekiston
former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic |
Vanuatu |
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides |
Venezuela |
conventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
conventional short form: Venezuela
local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
local short form: Venezuela |
Vietnam |
conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
conventional short form: Vietnam
local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
local short form: Viet Nam
abbreviation: SRV |
Virgin Islands |
conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands
conventional short form: Virgin Islands
former: Danish West Indies |
Wake Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Wake Island |
Wallis and Futuna |
conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis and
Futuna Islands
conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna
local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
local short form: Wallis et Futuna |
West Bank |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: West Bank |
Western Sahara |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Spanish Sahara |
Yemen |
conventional long form: Republic of Yemen
conventional short form: Yemen
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
local short form: Al Yaman |
Zambia |
conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia |
Zimbabwe |
conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia |