![]() | Afghanistan | conventional long form: Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan local long form: Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan local short form: Afghanestan former: Republic of Afghanistan |
![]() | 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: none 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 |
![]() | Baker Island | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Baker Island |
![]() | Bangladesh | conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
conventional short form: Bangladesh former: East Pakistan |
![]() | Barbados | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Barbados |
![]() | Bassas da India | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Bassas da India |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Bolivia | conventional long form: Republic of Bolivia
conventional short form: Bolivia local long form: Republica 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 |
![]() | Botswana | conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional 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: Negara Brunei Darussalam
conventional short form: Brunei |
![]() | Bulgaria | conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria
conventional short form: Bulgaria |
![]() | Burkina Faso | conventional long form: none
conventional 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: 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 local short form: Kampuchea former: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea Republic |
![]() | Cameroon | conventional long form: Republic of Cameroon
conventional short form: Cameroon former: French 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 local short form: Tchad |
![]() | 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: Zhong Guo 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: Union des Comores local short form: Comores |
![]() | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | 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 former: Ivory Coast |
![]() | Croatia | conventional long form: Republic of Croatia
conventional short form: Croatia local long form: Republika Hrvatska local short form: Hrvatska |
![]() | 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 note: the Turkish Cypriot area 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: Ceska Republika |
![]() | Denmark | conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark
conventional short form: Denmark local long form: Kongeriget Danmark local short form: Danmark |
![]() | Djibouti | conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti
conventional short form: Djibouti 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: none local long form: Republica Dominicana local short form: none |
![]() | East Timor | conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
conventional short form: East Timor local 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 |
![]() | 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 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Europa Island | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | French Guiana | conventional long form: Department of Guiana
conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Glorioso Islands | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Guadeloupe | conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe
conventional short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe |
![]() | Guam | conventional long form: Territory of Guam
conventional short form: Guam local long 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: Co-operative 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 local 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) |
![]() | Honduras | conventional long form: Republic of Honduras
conventional short form: Honduras local long form: Republica de Honduras local short form: Honduras |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Howland Island | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Howland Island |
![]() | Hungary | conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag local short form: Magyarorszag |
![]() | Iceland | conventional long form: Republic of Iceland
conventional short form: Iceland local long form: Lydhveldidh Island local short form: Island |
![]() | India | conventional long form: Republic of India
conventional short form: India |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Ireland | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ireland |
![]() | Isle of Man | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Isle of Man |
![]() | Israel | conventional long form: State of Israel
conventional short form: Israel local long form: Medinat Yisra'el local short form: Yisra'el |
![]() | Italy | conventional long form: Italian Republic
conventional short form: Italy local long form: Repubblica Italiana local short form: Italia former: Kingdom of Italy |
![]() | Jamaica | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jamaica |
![]() | Jan Mayen | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jan Mayen |
![]() | Japan | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Japan |
![]() | Jarvis Island | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jarvis Island |
![]() | Jersey | conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey |
![]() | Johnston Atoll | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Johnston Atoll |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Kenya | conventional long form: Republic of Kenya
conventional short form: Kenya former: British East Africa |
![]() | Kingman Reef | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Kingman Reef |
![]() | Kiribati | conventional long form: Republic of Kiribati
conventional short form: Kiribati note: pronounced keer-ree-bahss former: Gilbert Islands |
![]() | Korea, North | 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 | 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 |
![]() | Kuwait | conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt local short form: Al Kuwayt |
![]() | Kyrgyzstan | conventional long form: Kyrgyz Republic
conventional short form: Kyrgyzstan local long form: Kyrgyz Respublikasy local short form: none former: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic |
![]() | Laos | conventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republic
conventional short form: Laos local long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao local short form: none |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Lebanon | conventional long form: Lebanese Republic
conventional short form: Lebanon local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah local short form: Lubnan |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Malaysia | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Malaysia former: Federation of Malaysia |
![]() | Maldives | conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa local short form: Dhivehi Raajje |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Malta | conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta local short form: Malta |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | Martinique | conventional long form: Department of Martinique
conventional short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique local short form: Martinique |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Mexico | conventional long form: United Mexican States
conventional short form: Mexico local long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanos local 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Mongolia | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Mongolia local long form: none local short form: Mongol Uls former: Outer Mongolia |
![]() | Montserrat | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Montserrat |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Nauru | conventional long form: Republic of Nauru
conventional short form: Nauru former: Pleasant Island |
![]() | Navassa Island | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Navassa Island |
![]() | Nepal | conventional long form: Kingdom of Nepal
conventional short form: Nepal |
![]() | Netherlands | conventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlands
conventional short form: Netherlands local long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden local short form: Nederland |
![]() | Netherlands Antilles | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles local long form: none local short form: Nederlandse Antillen former: Curacao and Dependencies |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Nicaragua | conventional long form: Republic of Nicaragua
conventional short form: Nicaragua local long form: Republica de Nicaragua local short form: Nicaragua |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | Norway | conventional long form: Kingdom of Norway
conventional short form: Norway local long form: Kongeriket Norge local short form: Norge |
![]() | Oman | conventional long form: Sultanate of Oman
conventional short form: Oman local long form: Saltanat Uman local short form: Uman former: Muscat and Oman |
![]() | Pakistan | conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Pakistan former: West Pakistan |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Panama | conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama local long form: Republica de Panama local short form: Panama |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Paracel Islands | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Philippines | conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas local short form: Pilipinas |
![]() | Pitcairn Islands | conventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Puerto Rico | conventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
conventional short form: Puerto Rico |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Romania | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Romania local long form: none local short form: Romania |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 | 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 |
![]() | Samoa | conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa
conventional short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 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 |
![]() | Senegal | conventional long form: Republic of Senegal
conventional short form: Senegal local long form: Republique du Senegal local short form: Senegal |
![]() | Serbia and Montenegro | conventional long form: Serbia and Montenegro
conventional short form: none local long form: Srbija i Crna Gora local short form: none |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Singapore | conventional long form: Republic of Singapore
conventional short form: Singapore |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Solomon Islands | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Solomon Islands former: British Solomon Islands |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
conventional short form: none |
![]() | Spain | conventional long form: Kingdom of Spain
conventional short form: Spain local short form: Espana |
![]() | Spratly Islands | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Spratly Islands |
![]() | Sri Lanka | conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
conventional short form: Sri Lanka former: Serendib, Ceylon |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Svalbard | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen) |
![]() | Swaziland | conventional long form: Kingdom of Swaziland
conventional short form: Swaziland |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | Taiwan | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Taiwan local long form: none local short form: T'ai-wan former: Formosa |
![]() | Tajikistan | conventional long form: Republic of Tajikistan
conventional short form: Tajikistan local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston local short form: Tojikiston former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic |
![]() | Tanzania | conventional long form: United Republic of Tanzania
conventional short form: Tanzania former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
![]() | Thailand | conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand
conventional short form: Thailand former: Siam |
![]() | Togo | conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo local long form: Republique Togolaise local short form: none former: French Togoland |
![]() | Tokelau | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau |
![]() | Tonga | conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands |
![]() | Trinidad and Tobago | conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago |
![]() | Tromelin Island | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin |
![]() | Tunisia | conventional long form: Tunisian Republic
conventional short form: Tunisia local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah local short form: Tunis |
![]() | Turkey | conventional long form: Republic of Turkey
conventional short form: Turkey local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti local short form: Turkiye |
![]() | Turkmenistan | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turkmenistan local long form: none local short form: Turkmenistan former: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic |
![]() | Turks and Caicos Islands | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands |
![]() | Tuvalu | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands |
![]() | Uganda | conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda |
![]() | 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 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 |
![]() | United Kingdom | conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
conventional short form: United Kingdom abbreviation: UK |
![]() | United States | conventional long form: United States of America
conventional short form: United States abbreviation: US or USA |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Uzbekistan | conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan
conventional short form: Uzbekistan local long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasi local short form: Ozbekiston former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic |
![]() | Vanuatu | conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides |
![]() | Venezuela | conventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
conventional short form: Venezuela local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela local short form: Venezuela |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Virgin Islands | conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands
conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | West Bank | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: West Bank |
![]() | Western Sahara | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara former: Spanish Sahara |
![]() | Yemen | conventional long form: Republic of Yemen
conventional short form: Yemen local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah local short form: Al Yaman |
![]() | 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 |