The CIA World Factbook Edition 2001 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 2001 edition carries it in 261 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2001 edition: 261
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

62 entries

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

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

Bassas da India

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Bassas da India

Benin

conventional long form:: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey

Botswana

conventional long form:: Republic of Botswana conventional short form: Botswana former: Bechuanaland

Burkina Faso

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Burkina Faso former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta

Burundi

conventional long form:: Republic of Burundi conventional short form: Burundi local long form: Republika y'u Burundi local short form: Burundi former: Urundi

Cape Verde now Cabo 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

Cameroon

conventional long form:: Republic of Cameroon conventional short form: Cameroon former: French Cameroon

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

Comoros

conventional long form:: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros conventional short form: Comoros local long form: Republique Federale Islamique des Comores local short form: Comores

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 now Republic of the Congo

conventional long form:: Republic of the Congo conventional short form: none local long form: Republique du Congo local short form: none former: Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo

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

Djibouti

conventional long form:: Republic of Djibouti conventional short form: Djibouti former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland

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)

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

Swaziland now Eswatini

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Swaziland conventional short form: Swaziland

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

Gabon

conventional long form:: Gabonese Republic conventional short form: Gabon local long form: Republique Gabonaise local short form: Gabon

Gambia, The now The Gambia

conventional long form:: Republic of The Gambia conventional short form: The Gambia

Ghana

conventional long form:: Republic of Ghana conventional short form: Ghana former: Gold Coast

Glorioso Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses

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

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

Kenya

conventional long form:: Republic of Kenya conventional short form: Kenya former: British East Africa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Saint Helena

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

Senegal

conventional long form:: Republic of Senegal conventional short form: Senegal local long form: Republique du Senegal local short form: Senegal

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

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

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

Tanzania

conventional long form:: United Republic of Tanzania conventional short form: Tanzania former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Togo

conventional long form:: Togolese Republic conventional short form: Togo local long form: Republique Togolaise local short form: none former: French Togoland

Tromelin Island

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin

Tunisia

conventional long form:: Republic of Tunisia conventional short form: Tunisia local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah local short form: Tunis

Uganda

conventional long form:: Republic of Uganda conventional short form: Uganda

Western Sahara

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Western Sahara former: Spanish Sahara

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

Antarctic Region

5 entries

Antarctica

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Antarctica

Bouvet Island

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island

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

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

conventional long form:: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

conventional long form:: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat

Iceland

conventional long form:: Republic of Iceland conventional short form: Iceland local long form: Lyoveldio Island local short form: Island

Jan Mayen

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Jan Mayen

Svalbard

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

conventional long form:: Islamic State of Afghanistan; note - the self-proclaimed Taliban government refers to the country as Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan conventional short form: Afghanistan local long form: Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan local short form: Afghanestan former: Republic of Afghanistan

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

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

Bangladesh

conventional long form:: People's Republic of Bangladesh conventional short form: Bangladesh former: East Pakistan

Bhutan

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Bhutan conventional short form: Bhutan

British Indian Ocean Territory

conventional long form:: British Indian Ocean Territory conventional short form: none abbreviation: BIOT

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

Georgia

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Georgia local long form: none local short form: Sak'art'velo former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic

India

conventional long form:: Republic of India conventional short form: India

Japan

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Japan

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

Korea, North now North Korea

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 now South Korea

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

Kyrgyzstan

conventional long form:: Kyrgyz Republic conventional short form: Kyrgyzstan local long form: Kyrgyz Respublikasy local short form: none former: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic

Maldives

conventional long form:: Republic of Maldives conventional short form: Maldives local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa local short form: Dhivehi Raajje

Mongolia

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Mongolia local long form: none local short form: Mongol Uls former: Outer Mongolia

Nepal

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Nepal conventional short form: Nepal

Pakistan

conventional long form:: Islamic Republic of Pakistan conventional short form: Pakistan former: West Pakistan

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

Sri Lanka

conventional long form:: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka conventional short form: Sri Lanka former: Serendib, Ceylon

Tajikistan

conventional long form:: Republic of Tajikistan conventional short form: Tajikistan local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston local short form: none former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic

Turkmenistan

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Turkmenistan local long form: none local short form: Turkmenistan former: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

Uzbekistan

conventional long form:: Republic of Uzbekistan conventional short form: Uzbekistan local long form: Uzbekiston Respublikasi local short form: none former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda

Aruba

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Aruba

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

conventional long form:: Commonwealth of The Bahamas conventional short form: The Bahamas

Barbados

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Barbados

Belize

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Belize former: British Honduras

British Virgin Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: British Virgin Islands abbreviation: BVI

Cayman Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Cayman 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

Cuba

conventional long form:: Republic of Cuba conventional short form: Cuba local long form: Republica de Cuba local short form: Cuba

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

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

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

Guatemala

conventional long form:: Republic of Guatemala conventional short form: Guatemala local long form: Republica de Guatemala local short form: Guatemala

Haiti

conventional long form:: Republic of Haiti conventional short form: Haiti local long form: Republique d'Haiti local short form: Haiti

Honduras

conventional long form:: Republic of Honduras conventional short form: Honduras local long form: Republica de Honduras local short form: Honduras

Jamaica

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Jamaica

Martinique

conventional long form:: Department of Martinique conventional short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique local short form: Martinique

Montserrat

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Montserrat

Navassa Island

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Navassa Island

Netherlands Antilles

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles local long form: none local short form: Nederlandse Antillen former: Curacao and Dependencies

Nicaragua

conventional long form:: Republic of Nicaragua conventional short form: Nicaragua local long form: Republica de Nicaragua local short form: Nicaragua

Panama

conventional long form:: Republic of Panama conventional short form: Panama local long form: Republica de Panama local short form: Panama

Puerto Rico

conventional long form:: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico conventional short form: Puerto Rico

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 Vincent and the Grenadines

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

conventional long form:: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands

Virgin Islands

conventional long form:: United States Virgin Islands conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies

Europe

46 entries

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

Andorra

conventional long form:: Principality of Andorra conventional short form: Andorra local long form: Principat d'Andorra local short form: Andorra

Austria

conventional long form:: Republic of Austria conventional short form: Austria local long form: Republik Oesterreich local short form: Oesterreich

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina local long form: none local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina

Bulgaria

conventional long form:: Republic of Bulgaria conventional short form: Bulgaria

Croatia

conventional long form:: Republic of Croatia conventional short form: Croatia local long form: Republika Hrvatska local short form: Hrvatska

Czech Republic now Czechia

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

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

Faroe Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar

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

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

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

Guernsey

conventional long form:: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey

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)

Hungary

conventional long form:: Republic of Hungary conventional short form: Hungary local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag local short form: Magyarorszag

Ireland

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Ireland

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Isle of Man

Italy

conventional long form:: Italian Republic conventional short form: Italy local long form: Repubblica Italiana local short form: Italia former: Kingdom of Italy

Jersey

conventional long form:: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey

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

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

Malta

conventional long form:: Republic of Malta conventional short form: Malta local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta local short form: Malta

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

Netherlands

conventional long form:: Kingdom of the Netherlands conventional short form: Netherlands local long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden local short form: Nederland

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

conventional long form:: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia conventional short form: none local long form: Republika Makedonija local short form: Makedonija abbreviation: FYROM

Norway

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Norway conventional short form: Norway local long form: Kongeriket Norge local short form: Norge

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

Romania

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Romania local long form: none local short form: Romania

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

Yugoslavia now Serbia and Montenegro

conventional long form:: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia conventional short form: Yugoslavia local long form: Savezna Republika Jugoslavija local short form: Jugoslavija

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

Spain

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Spain conventional short form: Spain local short form: Espana

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)

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 Kingdom

conventional long form:: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland conventional short form: United Kingdom abbreviation: UK

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

conventional long form:: State of Bahrain conventional short form: Bahrain local long form: Dawlat al Bahrayn local short form: Al Bahrayn former: Dilmun

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)

Gaza Strip

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Gaza Strip local long form: none local short form: Qita Ghazzah

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

Israel

conventional long form:: State of Israel conventional short form: Israel local long form: Medinat Yisra'el local short form: Yisra'el

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

Kuwait

conventional long form:: State of Kuwait conventional short form: Kuwait local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt local short form: Al Kuwayt

Lebanon

conventional long form:: Lebanese Republic conventional short form: Lebanon local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah local short form: Lubnan

Oman

conventional long form:: Sultanate of Oman conventional short form: Oman local long form: Saltanat Uman local short form: Uman former: Muscat and Oman

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

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

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)

Turkey now Turkiye

conventional long form:: Republic of Turkey conventional short form: Turkey local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti local short form: Turkiye

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

West Bank

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: West Bank

Yemen

conventional long form:: Republic of Yemen conventional short form: Yemen local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah local short form: Al Yaman

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Bermuda former: Somers Islands

Canada

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Canada

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

Mexico

conventional long form:: United Mexican States conventional short form: Mexico local long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanos local short form: Mexico

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

United States

conventional long form:: United States of America conventional short form: United States abbreviation: US or USA

Oceania

34 entries

American Samoa

conventional long form:: Territory of American Samoa conventional short form: American Samoa abbreviation: AS

Australia

conventional long form:: Commonwealth of Australia conventional short form: Australia

Baker Island

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Baker Island

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

Fiji

conventional long form:: Republic of the Fiji Islands conventional short form: Fiji

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

Guam

conventional long form:: Territory of Guam conventional short form: Guam

Howland Island

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Howland Island

Jarvis Island

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Jarvis Island

Johnston Atoll

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Johnston Atoll

Kingman Reef

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Kingman Reef

Kiribati

conventional long form:: Republic of Kiribati conventional short form: Kiribati note: pronounced kir-ih-bahss former: Gilbert Islands

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)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

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

Nauru

conventional long form:: Republic of Nauru conventional short form: Nauru former: Pleasant Island

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

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)

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

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

Pitcairn Islands

conventional long form:: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands

Samoa

conventional long form:: Independent State of Samoa conventional short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Solomon Islands former: British Solomon Islands

Tokelau

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Tokelau

Tonga

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands

Tuvalu

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands

Vanuatu

conventional long form:: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides

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

South America

14 entries

Argentina

conventional long form:: Argentine Republic conventional short form: Argentina local long form: Republica Argentina local short form: Argentina

Bolivia

conventional long form:: Republic of Bolivia conventional short form: Bolivia local long form: Republica de Bolivia local short form: Bolivia

Brazil

conventional long form:: Federative Republic of Brazil conventional short form: Brazil local long form: Republica Federativa do Brasil local short form: Brasil

Chile

conventional long form:: Republic of Chile conventional short form: Chile local long form: Republica de Chile local short form: Chile

Colombia

conventional long form:: Republic of Colombia conventional short form: Colombia local long form: Republica de Colombia local short form: Colombia

Ecuador

conventional long form:: Republic of Ecuador conventional short form: Ecuador local long form: Republica del Ecuador local short form: Ecuador

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

French Guiana

conventional long form:: Department of Guiana conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane

Guyana

conventional long form:: Co-operative Republic of Guyana conventional short form: Guyana former: British Guiana

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

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

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

Venezuela

conventional long form:: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela conventional short form: Venezuela local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela local short form: Venezuela

Southeast Asia

18 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

conventional long form:: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Brunei

conventional long form:: Negara Brunei Darussalam conventional short form: Brunei

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

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

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

Christmas Island

conventional long form:: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

conventional long form:: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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

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

Laos

conventional long form:: Lao People's Democratic Republic conventional short form: Laos local long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao local short form: none

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)

Malaysia

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Malaysia former: Federation of Malaysia

Paracel Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands

Philippines

conventional long form:: Republic of the Philippines conventional short form: Philippines local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas local short form: Pilipinas

Singapore

conventional long form:: Republic of Singapore conventional short form: Singapore

Spratly Islands

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Spratly Islands

Taiwan

conventional long form:: none conventional short form: Taiwan local long form: none local short form: T'ai-wan former: Formosa

Thailand

conventional long form:: Kingdom of Thailand conventional short form: Thailand former: Siam

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

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2001, “Country name”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/country-name/2001.

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