The CIA World Factbook Edition 1990 Government
Country name In 35 editions of 36.
Country name was published in 35 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1990 edition carries it in 244 entries, in its Government section, under the heading “Long-form name”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1990 edition
- 244
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Country name” (1997 to 2025), “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995) and “Name of country” (1996).
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Africa
61 entriesIvory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire
Republic of the Ivory Coast; note--the local official name is Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
Antarctic Region
5 entriesSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (no short-form name)
Arctic Region
4 entriesAsia
14 entriesBritish Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory (no short-form name); abbreviated BIOT
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesEurope
37 entriesCzechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak Socialist Republic;
- abbreviated CSSR;
- note--on 23 March 1990 the name was changed to Czechoslovak Federative Republic;
- because of Slovak concerns about their status in the Federation, the Federal Assembly approved the name Czech and Slovak Federative Republic on 20 April 1990
Vatican City now Holy See (Vatican City)
State of the Vatican City; note--the Vatican City is the physical seat of the Holy See which is the central government of the Roman Catholic Church
Middle East
19 entriesYemen, People's Democratic Republic of now People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; abbreviated PDRY
North America
6 entriesSt. Pierre and Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Oceania
34 entriesMicronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia (no short-form name)
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (no short-form name);
- may change to Republic of Palau after independence;
- note--Belau, the native form of Palau, is sometimes used
South America
14 entriesSoutheast Asia
18 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
Union of Burma; note--the local official name is Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw which has been translated as Union of Myanma or Union of Myanmar
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1990, “Country name”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/country-name/1990.