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				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  | 
				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  | 
				
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				Bassas da India | - | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Bassas da India  | 
				
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				Brunei | conventional long form: Brunei Darussalam 
 conventional short form: Brunei local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam local short form: Brunei  | 
				conventional long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam 
 conventional short form: Brunei local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam local short form: Brunei  | 
				
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				Cambodia | conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia 
 conventional short form: Cambodia local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation) local short form: Kampuchea former: Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia  | 
				conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia 
 conventional short form: Cambodia local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation) local short form: Kampuchea former: Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia  | 
				
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				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 note: pronounced coat-div-whar former: Ivory Coast  | 
				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  | 
				
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				Cyprus | conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus 
 conventional short form: Cyprus local long form: Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti local short form: Kypros/Kibris note: the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)  | 
				conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus 
 conventional short form: Cyprus local long form: Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti local short form: Kypros/Kibris note: the Turkish Cypriot community (north Cyprus) refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)  | 
				
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				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  | 
				
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				Europa Island | - | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa  | 
				
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				French Guiana | - | conventional long form: Department of Guiana 
 conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane  | 
				
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				Glorioso Islands | - | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses  | 
				
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				Guadeloupe | - | conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe 
 conventional short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe  | 
				
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				Iles Eparses | - | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Bassas da India, Ile Europa, Iles Glorieuses, Ile Juan de Nova, Ile Tromelin  | 
				
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				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  | 
				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  | 
				
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				Iraq | conventional long form: Republic of Iraq 
 conventional short form: Iraq local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al-Iraqiyah local short form: Al Iraq  | 
				conventional long form: Republic of Iraq 
 conventional short form: Iraq local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah local short form: Al Iraq  | 
				
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				Isle of Man | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Isle of Man abbreviation: I.O.M.  | 
				conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Isle of Man  | 
				
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				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  | 
				
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				Kosovo | conventional long form: Republic of Kosovo 
 conventional short form: Kosovo local long form: Republika e Kosoves (Republika Kosova) local short form: Kosova (Kosovo) former: Kosovo i Metohija, Autonomna Pokrajina  | 
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				Laos | conventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republic 
 conventional short form: Laos local long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao local short form: none  | 
				conventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republic 
 conventional short form: Laos PDR or Laos local long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao local short form: none  | 
				
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				Malaysia | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Malaysia local long form: none local short form: Malaysia former: Federation of Malaya  | 
				conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Malaysia local long form: none local short form: Malaysia former: Federation of Malaysia  | 
				
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				Martinique | - | conventional long form: Department of Martinique 
 conventional short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique local short form: Martinique  | 
				
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				Moldova | conventional long form: Republic of Moldova 
 conventional short form: Moldova local long form: Republica Moldova local short form: Moldova former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic  | 
				conventional long form: Republic of Moldova 
 conventional short form: Moldova local long form: Republica Moldova local short form: Moldova former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic  | 
				
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				Niue | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Niue note: pronounciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee former: Savage Island  | 
				conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Niue former: Savage Island  | 
				
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				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  | 
				
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				Saint Barthelemy | conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy 
 conventional short form: Saint Barthelemy local long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy local short form: Saint-Barthelemy  | 
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				Saint Martin | conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin 
 conventional short form: Saint Martin local long form: Collectivity d'outre mer de Saint-Martin local short form: Saint-Martin  | 
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				Senegal | conventional long form: Republic of Senegal 
 conventional short form: Senegal local long form: Republique du Senegal local short form: Senegal former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation  | 
				conventional long form: Republic of Senegal 
 conventional short form: Senegal local long form: Republique du Senegal local short form: Senegal former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia); Mali Federation  | 
				
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				Somalia | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Somalia local long form: Jamhuuriyada Demuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed local short form: Soomaaliya former: Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic  | 
				conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Somalia local long form: Jamhuuriyada Demuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed local short form: Soomaaliya former: Somali Republic; Somali Democratic Republic  | 
				
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				Switzerland | conventional long form: Swiss Confederation 
 conventional short form: Switzerland local long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh) local short form: Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)  | 
				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)  | 
				
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				Timor-Leste | conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste 
 conventional short form: Timor-Leste 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: East Timor, Portuguese Timor  | 
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				Tromelin Island | - | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin  |