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
Netherlands Antilles
All, APLAA, North America/Caribbean, Central
America
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
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: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
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 Banladesh
local short form: Banladesh
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; 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: 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
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: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
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
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: Cooperative 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/Repiblik d' Ayiti
local short form: Haiti/Ayiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional long form: Territory
of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
abbreviation: HIMI
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)