The CIA World Factbook Edition 1992 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 1992 edition carries it in 259 entries, in its Government section, under the heading “Long-form name”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1992 edition
- 259
- 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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Entries with Country name in each edition
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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
23 entriesBritish Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory (no short-form name); abbreviated BIOT
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesSaint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; formerly Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Europe
45 entriesHoly 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
17 entriesNorth America
6 entriesOceania
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 by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1992, “Country name”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/country-name/1992.