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Country name
This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
Source: CIA-World Factbook
 
Country Country name
Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
conventional long form: Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
local short form: Afghanestan
local long form: Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan
former: Republic of Afghanistan
abbreviation:  
 
Albania
conventional short form: Albania
conventional long form: Republic of Albania
local short form: Shqiperia
local long form: Republika e Shqiperise
former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania
abbreviation:  
 
Algeria
conventional short form: Algeria
conventional long form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
local short form: Al Jaza'ir
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah
former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania
abbreviation:  
 
American Samoa
conventional short form: American Samoa
conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation: AS
 
American Virgin Islands
conventional short form: Virgin Islands
conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: Danish West Indies
abbreviation:  
 
Andorra
conventional short form: Andorra
conventional long form: Principality of Andorra
local short form: Andorra
local long form: Principat d'Andorra
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Angola
conventional short form: Angola
conventional long form: Republic of Angola
local short form: Angola
local long form: Republica de Angola
former: People's Republic of Angola
abbreviation:  
 
Anguilla
conventional short form: Anguilla
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Antigua and Barbuda
conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Argentina
conventional short form: Argentina
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
local short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Armenia
conventional short form: Armenia
conventional long form: Republic of Armenia
local short form: Hayastan
local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic; Armenian Republic
abbreviation:  
 
Aruba
conventional short form: Aruba
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Australia
conventional short form: Australia
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Austria
conventional short form: Austria
conventional long form: Republic of Austria
local short form: Oesterreich
local long form: Republik Oesterreich
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Azerbaijan
conventional short form: Azerbaijan
conventional long form: Republic of Azerbaijan
local short form: none
local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi
former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
abbreviation:  
 
Bahamas, The
conventional short form: The Bahamas
conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
conventional long form: Kingdom of Bahrain
local short form: Al Bahrayn
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
former: Dilmun
abbreviation:  
 
Bangladesh
conventional short form: Bangladesh
conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: East Pakistan
abbreviation:  
 
Barbados
conventional short form: Barbados
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Belarus
conventional short form: Belarus
conventional long form: Republic of Belarus
local short form: none
local long form: Respublika Byelarus'
former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
abbreviation:  
 
Belgium
conventional short form: Belgium
conventional long form: Kingdom of Belgium
local short form: Belgique/Belgie
local long form: Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Belize
conventional short form: Belize
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: British Honduras
abbreviation:  
 
Benin
conventional short form: Benin
conventional long form: Republic of Benin
local short form: Benin
local long form: Republique du Benin
former: Dahomey
abbreviation:  
 
Bermuda
conventional short form: Bermuda
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: Somers Islands
abbreviation:  
 
Bhutan
conventional short form: Bhutan
conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Bolivia
conventional short form: Bolivia
conventional long form: Republic of Bolivia
local short form: Bolivia
local long form: Republica de Bolivia
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina
conventional long form: none
local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina
local long form: none
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: Bechuanaland
abbreviation:  
 
Brazil
conventional short form: Brazil
conventional long form: Federative Republic of Brazil
local short form: Brasil
local long form: Republica Federativa do Brasil
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
British Virgin Islands
conventional short form: British Virgin Islands
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: BVI
abbreviation: BVI
 
Brunei
conventional short form: Brunei
conventional long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Bulgaria
conventional short form: Bulgaria
conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Burkina Faso
conventional short form: Burkina Faso
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
abbreviation:  
 
Burma
conventional short form: Burma
conventional long form: Union of Burma
local short form: Myanma Naingngandaw
local long form: Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar)
former: Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
abbreviation:  
 
Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
local short form: Burundi
local long form: Republika y'u Burundi
former: Urundi
abbreviation:  
 
Cambodia
conventional short form: Cambodia
conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia
local short form: Kampuchea
local long form: Preahreacheanacha Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation)
former: Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, S
abbreviation:  
 
Cameroon
conventional short form: Cameroon
conventional long form: Republic of Cameroon
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: French Cameroon
abbreviation:  
 
Canada
conventional short form: Canada
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Cape Verde
conventional short form: Cape Verde
conventional long form: Republic of Cape Verde
local short form: Cabo Verde
local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Cayman Islands
conventional short form: Cayman Islands
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Central African Republic
conventional short form: Central African Republic
conventional long form: Central African Republic
local short form: none
local long form: Republique Centrafricaine
former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire
abbreviation: CAR
 
Chad
conventional short form: Chad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
local short form: Tchad
local long form: Republique du Tchad
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Chile
conventional short form: Chile
conventional long form: Republic of Chile
local short form: Chile
local long form: Republica de Chile
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
China
conventional short form: China
conventional long form: People's Republic of China
local short form: Zhong Guo
local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
former:  
abbreviation: PRC
 
Christmas Island
conventional short form: Christmas Island
conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Colombia
conventional short form: Colombia
conventional long form: Republic of Colombia
local short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica de Colombia
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
conventional long form: Union of the Comoros
local short form: Comores
local long form: Union des Comores
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
conventional short form: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of the Congo
local short form: none
local long form: Republique Democratique du Congo
former: Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
abbreviation: DROC
 
Congo, Republic of the
conventional short form: Congo (Brazzaville)
conventional long form: Republic of the Congo
local short form: none
local long form: Republique du Congo
former: Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo
abbreviation:  
 
Cook Islands
conventional short form: Cook Islands
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: Harvey Islands
abbreviation:  
 
Costa Rica
conventional short form: Costa Rica
conventional long form: Republic of Costa Rica
local short form: Costa Rica
local long form: Republica de Costa Rica
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Cote d'Ivoire
conventional short form: Cote d'Ivoire
conventional long form: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
local short form: Cote d'Ivoire
local long form: Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
former: Ivory Coast
abbreviation:  
 
Croatia
conventional short form: Croatia
conventional long form: Republic of Croatia
local short form: Hrvatska
local long form: Republika Hrvatska
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
local short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica de Cuba
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Cyprus
conventional short form: Cyprus
conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus
local short form:  
local long form: the Turkish Cypriot area refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Czech Republic
conventional short form: Czech Republic
conventional long form: Czech Republic
local short form: Ceska Republika
local long form: Ceska Republika
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Denmark
conventional short form: Denmark
conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark
local short form: Danmark
local long form: Kongeriget Danmark
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Djibouti
conventional short form: Djibouti
conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti
local short form:  
local long form:  
former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland
abbreviation:  
 
Dominica
conventional short form: Dominica
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Dominican Republic
conventional short form: Dominican Republic
conventional long form: Dominican Republic
local short form: none
local long form: Republica Dominicana
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Ecuador
conventional short form: Ecuador
conventional long form: Republic of Ecuador
local short form: Ecuador
local long form: Republica del Ecuador
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Egypt
conventional short form: Egypt
conventional long form: Arab Republic of Egypt
local short form: Misr
local long form: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
former: United Arab Republic (with Syria)
abbreviation:  
 
El Salvador
conventional short form: El Salvador
conventional long form: Republic of El Salvador
local short form: El Salvador
local long form: Republica de El Salvador
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Equatorial Guinea
conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea
conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial
local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial
former: Spanish Guinea
abbreviation:  
 
Eritrea
conventional short form: Eritrea
conventional long form: State of Eritrea
local short form: Ertra
local long form: Hagere Ertra
former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
abbreviation:  
 
Estonia
conventional short form: Estonia
conventional long form: Republic of Estonia
local short form: Eesti
local long form: Eesti Vabariik
former: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
abbreviation:  
 
Ethiopia
conventional short form: Ethiopia
conventional long form: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
local short form: Ityop'iya
local long form: Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
former: Abyssinia, Italian East Africa
abbreviation: FDRE
 
European Union
conventional short form: European Union
conventional long form:  
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation: EU
 
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
conventional short form: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
conventional long form: none
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Faroe Islands
conventional short form: Faroe Islands
conventional long form: none
local short form: Foroyar
local long form: none
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Fiji
conventional short form: Fiji
conventional long form: Republic of the Fiji Islands
local short form:  
local long form:  
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
Finland
conventional short form: Finland
conventional long form: Republic of Finland
local short form: Suomi
local long form: Suomen Tasavalta
former:  
abbreviation:  
 
France
conventional short form: France