Denmarkconventional long form: Kingdom of Denmarkconventional short form: Denmarklocal long form: Kongeriget Danmarklocal short form: Danmark
Djibouticonventional long form: Republic of Djibouticonventional short form: Djiboutiformer: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland
Dominicaconventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominicaconventional short form: Dominica
Dominican Republic conventional long form: Dominican Republic conventional short form: none local long form: Republica Dominicana local short form: none
East Timorconventional long form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Lesteconventional short form: East Timorlocal 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
Ecuadorconventional long form: Republic of Ecuadorconventional short form: Ecuadorlocal long form: Republica del Ecuadorlocal short form: Ecuador
Egyptconventional long form: Arab Republic of Egyptconventional short form: Egyptlocal long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyahlocal short form: Misrformer: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
El Salvadorconventional long form: Republic of El Salvadorconventional short form: El Salvadorlocal long form: Republica de El Salvadorlocal short form: El Salvador
Equatorial Guineaconventional long form: Republic of EquatorialGuineaconventional short form: Equatorial Guinealocal long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatoriallocal short form: Guinea Ecuatorialformer: Spanish Guinea
Eritreaconventional long form: State of Eritreaconventional short form: Eritrealocal long form: Hagere Ertralocal short form: Ertraformer: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Estoniaconventional long form: Republic of Estoniaconventional short form: Estonialocal long form: Eesti Vabariiklocal short form: Eestiformer: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ethiopiaconventional long form: Federal Democratic Republic ofEthiopiaconventional short form: Ethiopialocal long form: Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripebliklocal short form: Ityop'iyaformer: Abyssinia, Italian East Africaabbreviation: FDRE
Europa Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Europa Islandlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Ile Europa
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)conventional long form: noneconventional short form: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Faroe Islandslocal long form: nonelocal short form: Foroyar
Fijiconventional long form: Republic of the Fiji Islandsconventional short form: Fiji
Finlandconventional long form: Republic of Finlandconventional short form: Finlandlocal long form: Suomen Tasavaltalocal short form: Suomi
Franceconventional long form: French Republicconventional short form: Francelocal long form: Republique Francaiselocal short form: France
French Guianaconventional long form: Department of Guianaconventional short form: French Guianalocal long form: nonelocal short form: Guyane
French Polynesiaconventional long form: Territory of FrenchPolynesiaconventional short form: French Polynesialocal long form: Territoire de la Polynesie Francaiselocal short form: Polynesie Francaiseformer: French Colony of Oceania
French Southern and Antarctic Landsconventional long form:Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Landsconventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Landslocal long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et AntarctiquesFrancaiseslocal short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises
Gabonconventional long form: Gabonese Republicconventional short form: Gabonlocal long form: Republique Gabonaiselocal short form: Gabon
Gambia, Theconventional long form: Republic of The Gambiaconventional short form: The Gambia
Gaza Stripconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Gaza Striplocal long form: nonelocal short form: Qita Ghazzah
Georgiaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Georgialocal long form: nonelocal short form: Sak'art'veloformer: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Germanyconventional long form: Federal Republic of Germanyconventional short form: Germanylocal long form: Bundesrepublik Deutschlandlocal short form: Deutschlandformer: German Empire, German Republic, German Reich
Ghanaconventional long form: Republic of Ghanaconventional short form: Ghanaformer: Gold Coast
Gibraltarconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Gibraltar
Glorioso Islands conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses
Greececonventional long form: Hellenic Republicconventional short form: Greecelocal long form: Elliniki Dhimokratialocal short form: Ellas or Elladaformer: Kingdom of Greece
Greenlandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Greenlandlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Kalaallit Nunaat
Grenadaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Grenada
Guadeloupeconventional long form: Department of Guadeloupeconventional short form: Guadeloupelocal long form: Departement de la Guadeloupelocal short form: Guadeloupe
Guamconventional long form: Territory of Guamconventional short form: Guamlocal long form: Guahan
Guatemalaconventional long form: Republic of Guatemalaconventional short form: Guatemalalocal long form: Republica de Guatemalalocal short form: Guatemala
Guernseyconventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernseyconventional short form: Guernsey
Guineaconventional long form: Republic of Guineaconventional short form: Guinealocal long form: Republique de Guineelocal short form: Guineeformer: French Guinea
Guinea-Bissauconventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissauconventional short form: Guinea-Bissaulocal long form: Republica da Guine-Bissaulocal short form: Guine-Bissauformer: Portuguese Guinea
Guyanaconventional long form: Co-operative Republic of Guyanaconventional short form: Guyanaformer: British Guiana
Haiticonventional long form: Republic of Haiticonventional short form: Haitilocal long form: Republique d'Haitilocal 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)
Hondurasconventional long form: Republic of Hondurasconventional short form: Honduraslocal long form: Republica de Honduraslocal short form: Honduras
Hong Kongconventional long form: Hong Kong Special AdministrativeRegionconventional short form: Hong Konglocal long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqulocal short form: Xianggangabbreviation: HK
Howland Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Howland Island
Hungaryconventional long form: Republic of Hungaryconventional short form: Hungarylocal long form: Magyar Koztarsasaglocal short form: Magyarorszag
Icelandconventional long form: Republic of Icelandconventional short form: Icelandlocal long form: Lydhveldidh Islandlocal short form: Island
Indiaconventional long form: Republic of Indiaconventional short form: India
Indonesiaconventional long form: Republic of Indonesiaconventional short form: Indonesialocal long form: Republik Indonesialocal short form: Indonesiaformer: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies
Iranconventional long form: Islamic Republic of Iranconventional short form: Iranlocal long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iranlocal short form: Iranformer: Persia
Iraqconventional long form: Republic of Iraqconventional short form: Iraqlocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyahlocal short form: Al Iraq
Irelandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Ireland
Israelconventional long form: State of Israelconventional short form: Israellocal long form: Medinat Yisra'ellocal short form: Yisra'el
Italyconventional long form: Italian Republicconventional short form: Italylocal long form: Repubblica Italianalocal short form: Italiaformer: Kingdom of Italy
Jamaicaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Jamaica
Jan Mayenconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Jan Mayen
Japanconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Japan
Jarvis Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Jarvis Island
Jerseyconventional long form: Bailiwick of Jerseyconventional short form: Jersey
Johnston Atollconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Johnston Atoll
Jordanconventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordanconventional short form: Jordanlocal long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyahlocal short form: Al Urdunformer: 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
Kazakhstanconventional long form: Republic of Kazakhstanconventional short form: Kazakhstanlocal long form: Qazaqstan Respublikasylocal short form: noneformer: Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Kenyaconventional long form: Republic of Kenyaconventional short form: Kenyaformer: British East Africa
Kingman Reefconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Kingman Reef
Kiribaticonventional long form: Republic of Kiribaticonventional short form: Kiribatinote: pronounced keer-ree-bahssformer: Gilbert Islands
Korea, Northconventional long form: Democratic People's Republic ofKoreaconventional short form: North Korealocal long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguklocal short form: nonenote: the North Koreans generally use the term "Choson" to refer totheir countryabbreviation: DPRK
Korea, Southconventional long form: Republic of Koreaconventional short form: South Korealocal long form: Taehan-min'guklocal short form: nonenote: the South Koreans generally use the term "Han'guk" to refer totheir countryabbreviation: ROK
Kuwaitconventional long form: State of Kuwaitconventional short form: Kuwaitlocal long form: Dawlat al Kuwaytlocal short form: Al Kuwayt
Kyrgyzstanconventional long form: Kyrgyz Republicconventional short form: Kyrgyzstanlocal long form: Kyrgyz Respublikasylocal short form: noneformer: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Laosconventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republicconventional short form: Laoslocal long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Laolocal short form: none
Latviaconventional long form: Republic of Latviaconventional short form: Latvialocal long form: Latvijas Republikalocal short form: Latvijaformer: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Lebanonconventional long form: Lebanese Republicconventional short form: Lebanonlocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyahlocal short form: Lubnan
Lesothoconventional long form: Kingdom of Lesothoconventional short form: Lesothoformer: Basutoland
Liberiaconventional long form: Republic of Liberiaconventional short form: Liberia
Libyaconventional long form: Great Socialist People's Libyan ArabJamahiriyaconventional short form: Libyalocal long form: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyahal Ishtirakiyah al Uzmalocal short form: none
Liechtensteinconventional long form: Principality of Liechtensteinconventional short form: Liechtensteinlocal long form: Fuerstentum Liechtensteinlocal short form: Liechtenstein
Lithuaniaconventional long form: Republic of Lithuaniaconventional short form: Lithuanialocal long form: Lietuvos Respublikalocal short form: Lietuvaformer: Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Luxembourgconventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourgconventional short form: Luxembourglocal long form: Grand Duche de Luxembourglocal short form: Luxembourg
Macauconventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Regionconventional short form: Macaulocal long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); RegiaoAdministrativa 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.
Madagascarconventional long form: Republic of Madagascarconventional short form: Madagascarlocal long form: Republique de Madagascarlocal short form: Madagascarformer: Malagasy Republic
Malawiconventional long form: Republic of Malawiconventional short form: Malawiformer: British Central African Protectorate, NyasalandProtectorate, Nyasaland
Malaysiaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Malaysiaformer: Federation of Malaysia
Maldivesconventional long form: Republic of Maldivesconventional short form: Maldiveslocal long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaalocal short form: Dhivehi Raajje
Maliconventional long form: Republic of Maliconventional short form: Malilocal long form: Republique de Malilocal short form: Maliformer: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic
Maltaconventional long form: Republic of Maltaconventional short form: Maltalocal long form: Repubblika ta' Maltalocal short form: Malta
Man, Isle ofconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Isle of Man
Marshall Islandsconventional long form: Republic of the MarshallIslandsconventional short form: Marshall Islandsformer: Marshall Islands District (Trust Territory of the PacificIslands)
Martiniqueconventional long form: Department of Martiniqueconventional short form: Martiniquelocal long form: Departement de la Martiniquelocal short form: Martinique
Mauritaniaconventional long form: Islamic Republic of Mauritaniaconventional short form: Mauritanialocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyahlocal short form: Muritaniyah
Mauritiusconventional long form: Republic of Mauritiusconventional short form: Mauritius
Mayotteconventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotteconventional short form: Mayotte
Mexicoconventional long form: United Mexican Statesconventional short form: Mexicolocal long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanoslocal 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
Moldovaconventional long form: Republic of Moldovaconventional short form: Moldovalocal long form: Republica Moldovalocal short form: noneformer: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
Monacoconventional long form: Principality of Monacoconventional short form: Monacolocal long form: Principaute de Monacolocal short form: Monaco
Mongoliaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Mongolialocal long form: nonelocal short form: Mongol Ulsformer: Outer Mongolia
Montserratconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Montserrat
Moroccoconventional long form: Kingdom of Moroccoconventional short form: Moroccolocal long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyahlocal short form: Al Maghrib
Mozambiqueconventional long form: Republic of Mozambiqueconventional short form: Mozambiquelocal long form: Republica de Mocambiquelocal short form: Mocambiqueformer: Portuguese East Africa
Namibiaconventional long form: Republic of Namibiaconventional short form: Namibiaformer: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
Nauruconventional long form: Republic of Nauruconventional short form: Nauruformer: Pleasant Island
Navassa Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Navassa Island
Nepalconventional long form: Kingdom of Nepalconventional short form: Nepal
Netherlandsconventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlandsconventional short form: Netherlandslocal long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlandenlocal short form: Nederland
Netherlands Antillesconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Netherlands Antilleslocal long form: nonelocal short form: Nederlandse Antillenformer: Curacao and Dependencies
New Caledoniaconventional long form: Territory of New Caledonia andDependenciesconventional short form: New Caledonialocal long form: Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependanceslocal short form: Nouvelle-Caledonie
New Zealandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: New Zealandabbreviation: NZ
Nicaraguaconventional long form: Republic of Nicaraguaconventional short form: Nicaragualocal long form: Republica de Nicaragualocal short form: Nicaragua
Nigerconventional long form: Republic of Nigerconventional short form: Nigerlocal long form: Republique du Nigerlocal short form: Niger
Nigeriaconventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeriaconventional short form: Nigeria
Niueconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Niueformer: Savage Island
Norfolk Islandconventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Islandconventional short form: Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islandsconventional long form: Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islandsconventional short form: Northern Mariana Islandsformer: Mariana Islands District (Trust Territory of the PacificIslands)
Norwayconventional long form: Kingdom of Norwayconventional short form: Norwaylocal long form: Kongeriket Norgelocal short form: Norge
Omanconventional long form: Sultanate of Omanconventional short form: Omanlocal long form: Saltanat Umanlocal short form: Umanformer: Muscat and Oman
Pakistanconventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistanconventional short form: Pakistanformer: West Pakistan
Palauconventional long form: Republic of Palauconventional short form: Palaulocal long form: Beluu er a Belaulocal short form: Belauformer: Palau District (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)
Palmyra Atollconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Panamaconventional long form: Republic of Panamaconventional short form: Panamalocal long form: Republica de Panamalocal short form: Panama
Papua New Guineaconventional long form: Independent State of PapuaNew Guineaconventional short form: Papua New Guineaformer: Territory of Papua and New Guineaabbreviation: PNG
Paracel Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Paracel Islands
Paraguayconventional long form: Republic of Paraguayconventional short form: Paraguaylocal long form: Republica del Paraguaylocal short form: Paraguay
Peruconventional long form: Republic of Peruconventional short form: Perulocal long form: Republica del Perulocal short form: Peru
Philippinesconventional long form: Republic of the Philippinesconventional short form: Philippineslocal long form: Republika ng Pilipinaslocal short form: Pilipinas
Pitcairn Islandsconventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie,and Oeno Islandsconventional short form: Pitcairn Islands
Polandconventional long form: Republic of Polandconventional short form: Polandlocal long form: Rzeczpospolita Polskalocal short form: Polska
Portugalconventional long form: Portuguese Republicconventional short form: Portugallocal long form: Republica Portuguesalocal short form: Portugal
Puerto Ricoconventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Ricoconventional short form: Puerto Rico
Qatarconventional long form: State of Qatarconventional short form: Qatarlocal long form: Dawlat Qatarlocal short form: Qatarnote: closest approximation of the native pronunciation fallsbetween cutter and gutter, but not like guitar
Reunionconventional long form: Department of Reunionconventional short form: Reunionlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Ile de la Reunionformer: Bourbon Island
Romaniaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Romanialocal long form: nonelocal short form: Romania
Russiaconventional long form: Russian Federationconventional short form: Russialocal long form: Rossiyskaya Federatsiyalocal short form: Rossiyaformer: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Rwandaconventional long form: Rwandese Republicconventional short form: Rwandalocal long form: Republika y'u Rwandalocal short form: Rwandaformer: 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
Samoaconventional long form: Independent State of Samoaconventional short form: Samoaformer: Western Samoa
San Marinoconventional long form: Republic of San Marinoconventional short form: San Marinolocal long form: Repubblica di San Marinolocal 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 Arabiaconventional long form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaconventional short form: Saudi Arabialocal long form: Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyahlocal short form: Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
Senegalconventional long form: Republic of Senegalconventional short form: Senegallocal long form: Republique du Senegallocal short form: Senegal
Serbia and Montenegroconventional long form: Serbia and Montenegroconventional short form: nonelocal long form: Srbija i Crna Goralocal short form: none
Seychellesconventional long form: Republic of Seychellesconventional short form: Seychelles
Sierra Leoneconventional long form: Republic of Sierra Leoneconventional short form: Sierra Leone
Singaporeconventional long form: Republic of Singaporeconventional short form: Singapore
Slovakiaconventional long form: Slovak Republicconventional short form: Slovakialocal long form: Slovenska Republikalocal short form: Slovensko
Sloveniaconventional long form: Republic of Sloveniaconventional short form: Slovenialocal long form: Republika Slovenijalocal short form: Slovenija
Solomon Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Solomon Islandsformer: British Solomon Islands
Somaliaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Somaliaformer: Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic
South Africaconventional long form: Republic of South Africaconventional short form: South Africaformer: Union of South Africaabbreviation: RSA
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsconventional long form:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsconventional short form: none
Spainconventional long form: Kingdom of Spainconventional short form: Spainlocal short form: Espana
Spratly Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Spratly Islands
Sri Lankaconventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic ofSri Lankaconventional short form: Sri Lankaformer: Serendib, Ceylon
Sudanconventional long form: Republic of the Sudanconventional short form: Sudanlocal long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudanlocal short form: As-Sudanformer: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Surinameconventional long form: Republic of Surinameconventional short form: Surinamelocal long form: Republiek Surinamelocal short form: Surinameformer: Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana
Svalbardconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to asSpitzbergen)
Swazilandconventional long form: Kingdom of Swazilandconventional short form: Swaziland
Swedenconventional long form: Kingdom of Swedenconventional short form: Swedenlocal long form: Konungariket Sverigelocal short form: Sverige
Switzerlandconventional long form: Swiss Confederationconventional short form: Switzerlandlocal long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German),Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)local short form: Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera(Italian)
Syriaconventional long form: Syrian Arab Republicconventional short form: Syrialocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyahlocal short form: Suriyahformer: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
Taiwanconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Taiwanlocal long form: nonelocal short form: T'ai-wanformer: Formosa
Tajikistanconventional long form: Republic of Tajikistanconventional short form: Tajikistanlocal long form: Jumhurii Tojikistonlocal short form: Tojikistonformer: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Tanzaniaconventional long form: United Republic of Tanzaniaconventional short form: Tanzaniaformer: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Thailandconventional long form: Kingdom of Thailandconventional short form: Thailandformer: Siam
Togoconventional long form: Togolese Republicconventional short form: Togolocal long form: Republique Togolaiselocal short form: noneformer: French Togoland
Tokelauconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Tokelau
Tongaconventional long form: Kingdom of Tongaconventional short form: Tongaformer: Friendly Islands
Trinidad and Tobagoconventional long form: Republic of Trinidad andTobagoconventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
Tromelin Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Tromelin Islandlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Ile Tromelin
Tunisiaconventional long form: Tunisian Republicconventional short form: Tunisialocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyahlocal short form: Tunis
Turkeyconventional long form: Republic of Turkeyconventional short form: Turkeylocal long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyetilocal short form: Turkiye
Turkmenistanconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Turkmenistanlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Turkmenistanformer: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turks and Caicos Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvaluconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Tuvaluformer: Ellice Islandsnote: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country'seight traditionally inhabited islands
Ugandaconventional long form: Republic of Ugandaconventional short form: Uganda
Ukraineconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Ukrainelocal long form: nonelocal short form: Ukrayinaformer: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, UkrainianSoviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emiratesconventional long form: United Arab Emiratesconventional short form: nonelocal long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidahlocal short form: noneformer: Trucial Oman, Trucial Statesabbreviation: UAE
United Kingdomconventional long form: United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Irelandconventional short form: United Kingdomabbreviation: UK
United Statesconventional long form: United States of Americaconventional short form: United Statesabbreviation: US or USA
Uruguayconventional long form: Oriental Republic of Uruguayconventional short form: Uruguaylocal long form: Republica Oriental del Uruguaylocal short form: Uruguayformer: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province
Uzbekistanconventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistanconventional short form: Uzbekistanlocal long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasilocal short form: Ozbekistonformer: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vanuatuconventional long form: Republic of Vanuatuconventional short form: Vanuatuformer: New Hebrides
Venezuelaconventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuelaconventional short form: Venezuelalocal long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuelalocal short form: Venezuela
Vietnamconventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnamconventional short form: Vietnamlocal long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Namlocal short form: Viet Namabbreviation: SRV
Virgin Islandsconventional long form: United States Virgin Islandsconventional short form: Virgin Islandsformer: Danish West Indies
Wake Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Wake Island
Wallis and Futunaconventional long form: Territory of the Wallisand Futuna Islandsconventional short form: Wallis and Futunalocal long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futunalocal short form: Wallis et Futuna
West Bankconventional long form: noneconventional short form: West Bank
Western Saharaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Western Saharaformer: Spanish Sahara
Yemenconventional long form: Republic of Yemenconventional short form: Yemenlocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyahlocal short form: Al Yaman
Zambiaconventional long form: Republic of Zambiaconventional short form: Zambiaformer: Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabweconventional long form: Republic of Zimbabweconventional short form: Zimbabweformer: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
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AfghanistanSouthern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
AlbaniaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and IonianSea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro
AlgeriaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenMorocco and Tunisia
American SamoaOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
AndorraSouthwestern Europe, between France and Spain
AngolaSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, betweenNamibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
AnguillaCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and NorthAtlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarcticacontinent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea andthe North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Oceanbody of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,mostly north of the Arctic Circle
ArgentinaSouthern South America, bordering the South AtlanticOcean, between Chile and Uruguay
ArmeniaSouthwestern Asia, east of Turkey
ArubaCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsSoutheastern Asia, islands in the IndianOcean, northwest of Australia, south of the Indonesian half of Timorisland
Atlantic Oceanbody of water between Africa, Europe, the SouthernOcean, and the Western Hemisphere
AustraliaOceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the SouthPacific Ocean
AustriaCentral Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
AzerbaijanSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, betweenIran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasusrange
Bahamas, TheCaribbean, chain of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
BahrainMiddle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of SaudiArabia
Baker IslandOceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
BangladeshSouthern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burmaand India
BarbadosCaribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast ofVenezuela
Bassas da IndiaSouthern Africa, islands in the southern MozambiqueChannel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
BelarusEastern Europe, east of Poland
BelgiumWestern Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France andthe Netherlands
BelizeMiddle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, betweenGuatemala and Mexico
BeninWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeriaand Togo
BermudaNorth America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,east of North Carolina (US)
BhutanSouthern Asia, between China and India
BoliviaCentral South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the AdriaticSea and Croatia
BotswanaSouthern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Islandisland in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of theCape of Good Hope (South Africa)
BrazilEastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territoryarchipelago in the Indian Ocean,south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
BruneiSoutheastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
BulgariaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, betweenRomania and Turkey
Burkina FasoWestern Africa, north of Ghana
BurmaSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay ofBengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
BurundiCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
CambodiaSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, betweenThailand, Vietnam, and Laos
CameroonWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, betweenEquatorial Guinea and Nigeria
CanadaNorthern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean onthe east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean onthe north, north of the conterminous US
Cape VerdeWestern Africa, group of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, west of Senegal
Cayman IslandsCaribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearlyone-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
Central African RepublicCentral Africa, north of DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
ChadCentral Africa, south of Libya
ChileSouthern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,between Argentina and Peru
ChinaEastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, YellowSea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas IslandSoutheastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,south of Indonesia
Clipperton IslandMiddle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of islands in theIndian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australiato Sri Lanka
ColombiaNorthern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,between Ecuador and Panama
ComorosSouthern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth ofthe Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northernMadagascar and northern Mozambique
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCentral Africa, northeast of Angola
Congo, Republic of theWestern Africa, bordering the South AtlanticOcean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook IslandsOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Coral Sea IslandsOceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast ofAustralia
Costa RicaMiddle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'IvoireWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Ghana and Liberia
CroatiaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, betweenBosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
CubaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
CyprusMiddle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech RepublicCentral Europe, southeast of Germany
DenmarkNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two majorislands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
DjiboutiEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,between Eritrea and Somalia
DominicaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico toTrinidad and Tobago
Dominican RepublicCaribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island ofHispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,east of Haiti
East TimorSoutheastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the LesserSunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note- East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, theOecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island ofTimor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
EcuadorWestern South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at theEquator, between Colombia and Peru
EgyptNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenLibya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, andincludes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El SalvadorMiddle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial GuineaWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra,between Cameroon and Gabon
EritreaEastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti andSudan
EstoniaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf ofFinland, between Latvia and Russia
EthiopiaEastern Africa, west of Somalia
Europa IslandSouthern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel,about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southernMozambique
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Southern South America, islands inthe South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Faroe IslandsNorthern Europe, island group between the NorwegianSea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way fromIceland to Norway
FijiOceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
FinlandNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
FranceWestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and EnglishChannel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; borderingthe Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
French GuianaNorthern South America, bordering the North AtlanticOcean, between Brazil and Suriname
French PolynesiaOceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean,about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Landssoutheast of Africa, islands inthe southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa,Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and AntarcticLands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and IlesKerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with theFrench-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does notrecognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
GabonWestern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, TheWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean andSenegal
Gaza StripMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenEgypt and Israel
GeorgiaSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkeyand Russia
GermanyCentral Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
GhanaWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Coted'Ivoire and Togo
GibraltarSouthwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, onthe southern coast of Spain
Glorioso IslandsSouthern Africa, group of islands in the IndianOcean, northwest of Madagascar
GreeceSouthern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, andthe Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
GreenlandNorthern North America, island between the Arctic Oceanand the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
GrenadaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and AtlanticOcean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
GuadeloupeCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
GuamOceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, aboutthree-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
GuatemalaMiddle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, betweenEl Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras(Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
GuernseyWestern Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwestof France
GuineaWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenGuinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-BissauWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Guinea and Senegal
GuyanaNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Suriname and Venezuela
HaitiCaribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of theDominican Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsislands in the Indian Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Holy See (Vatican City)Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
HondurasMiddle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, betweenGuatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (NorthPacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong KongEastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Howland IslandOceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, abouthalf way between Hawaii and Australia
HungaryCentral Europe, northwest of Romania
IcelandNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
IndiaSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Oceanbody of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia,and Australia
IndonesiaSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Oceanand the Pacific Ocean
IranMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, andthe Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
IraqMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
IrelandWestern Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island ofIreland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
IsraelMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egyptand Lebanon
ItalySouthern Europe, a peninsula extending into the centralMediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
JamaicaCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan MayenNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and theNorwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
JapanEastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean andthe Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Jarvis IslandOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
JerseyWestern Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest ofFrance
Johnston AtollOceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 NM(1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the wayfrom Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
JordanMiddle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Juan de Nova IslandSouthern Africa, island in the MozambiqueChannel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
KazakhstanCentral Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west ofthe Ural River in eastern-most Europe
KenyaEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somaliaand Tanzania
Kingman ReefOceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
KiribatiOceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean,straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of theway from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribatiproclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone asits Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islandsand the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side ofthe International Date Line
Korea, NorthEastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsulabordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China andSouth Korea
Korea, SouthEastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsulabordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
KuwaitMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq andSaudi Arabia
KyrgyzstanCentral Asia, west of China
LaosSoutheastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
LatviaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia andLithuania
LebanonMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israeland Syria
LesothoSouthern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
LiberiaWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenCote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
LibyaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenEgypt and Tunisia
LiechtensteinCentral Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
LithuaniaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latviaand Russia
LuxembourgWestern Europe, between France and Germany
MacauEastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofSoutheastern Europe,north of Greece
MadagascarSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east ofMozambique
MalawiSouthern Africa, east of Zambia
MalaysiaSoutheastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of theisland of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, southof Vietnam
MaldivesSouthern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,south-southwest of India
MaliWestern Africa, southwest of Algeria
MaltaSouthern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south ofSicily (Italy)
Man, Isle ofWestern Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between GreatBritain and Ireland
Marshall IslandsOceania, group of atolls and reefs in the NorthPacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
MartiniqueCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and NorthAtlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
MauritaniaNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Senegal and Western Sahara
MauritiusSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east ofMadagascar
MayotteSouthern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, aboutone-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
MexicoMiddle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf ofMexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North PacificOcean, between Guatemala and the US
Micronesia, Federated States ofOceania, island group in the NorthPacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii toIndonesia
Midway IslandsOceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, aboutone-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
MoldovaEastern Europe, northeast of Romania
MonacoWestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on thesouthern coast of France, near the border with Italy
MongoliaNorthern Asia, between China and Russia
MontserratCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast ofPuerto Rico
MoroccoNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and theMediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
MozambiqueSouth-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel,between South Africa and Tanzania
NamibiaSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, betweenAngola and South Africa
NauruOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of theMarshall Islands