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<a href="../geos/af.html" class="CountryLink">Afghanistan</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Afghanistan
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<i>local long form:</i> Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
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<i>local short form:</i> Afghanestan
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<i>former:</i> Republic of Afghanistan
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Akrotiri
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Albania
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Albania
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<i>local long form:</i> Republika e Shqiperise
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<i>local short form:</i> Shqiperia
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<i>former:</i> People's Socialist Republic of Albania
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<i>conventional long form:</i> People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Algeria
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<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah
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<i>local short form:</i> Al Jaza'ir
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<a href="../geos/aq.html" class="CountryLink">American Samoa</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of American Samoa
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<i>conventional short form:</i> American Samoa
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<i>abbreviation:</i> AS
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Principality of Andorra
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Andorra
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<i>local long form:</i> Principat d'Andorra
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<i>local short form:</i> Andorra
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Angola
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Angola
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<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Angola
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<i>local short form:</i> Angola
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<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Angola
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<a href="../geos/av.html" class="CountryLink">Anguilla</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Anguilla
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Antarctica
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<a href="../geos/ac.html" class="CountryLink">Antigua and Barbuda</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Antigua and Barbuda
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<a href="../geos/ar.html" class="CountryLink">Argentina</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Argentine Republic
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Argentina
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<i>local long form:</i> Republica Argentina
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<i>local short form:</i> Argentina
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<a href="../geos/am.html" class="CountryLink">Armenia</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Armenia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Armenia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
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<i>local short form:</i> Hayastan
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<i>former:</i> Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic; Armenian Republic
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<a href="../geos/aa.html" class="CountryLink">Aruba</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Aruba
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<a href="../geos/at.html" class="CountryLink">Ashmore and Cartier Islands</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Commonwealth of Australia
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Australia
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Austria
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<i>conventional short form:</i> Austria
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<i>local long form:</i> Republik Oesterreich
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<i>local short form:</i> Oesterreich
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Azerbaijan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Azerbaijan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Azarbaycan Respublikasi
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<i>local short form:</i> Azarbaycan
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<i>former:</i> Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
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<a href="../geos/bf.html" class="CountryLink">Bahamas, The</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Commonwealth of The Bahamas
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> The Bahamas
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Bahrain
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bahrain
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Mamlakat al Bahrayn
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Bahrayn
<br>
<i>former:</i> Dilmun
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<a href="../geos/fq.html" class="CountryLink">Baker Island</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Baker Island
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<i>conventional long form:</i> People's Republic of Bangladesh
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bangladesh
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Gana Prajatantri Banladesh
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Banladesh
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<i>former:</i> East Bengal, East Pakistan
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Barbados
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Belarus
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Belarus
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Respublika Byelarus'
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Byelarus'
<br>
<i>former:</i> Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
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<a href="../geos/be.html" class="CountryLink">Belgium</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Belgium
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Belgium
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie
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<i>local short form:</i> Belgique/Belgie
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<a href="../geos/bh.html" class="CountryLink">Belize</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Belize
<br>
<i>former:</i> British Honduras
</td>
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<a href="../geos/bn.html" class="CountryLink">Benin</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Benin
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Benin
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Benin
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Benin
<br>
<i>former:</i> Dahomey
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<a href="../geos/bd.html" class="CountryLink">Bermuda</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bermuda
<br>
<i>former:</i> Somers Islands
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<a href="../geos/bt.html" class="CountryLink">Bhutan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Bhutan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bhutan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Druk Gyalkhap
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Druk Yul
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<a href="../geos/bl.html" class="CountryLink">Bolivia</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Bolivia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bolivia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Bolivia
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Bolivia
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<a href="../geos/bk.html" class="CountryLink">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bosnia and Herzegovina
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Bosna i Hercegovina
<br>
<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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<a href="../geos/bc.html" class="CountryLink">Botswana</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Botswana
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Botswana
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Botswana
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Botswana
<br>
<i>former:</i> Bechuanaland
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<a href="../geos/bv.html" class="CountryLink">Bouvet Island</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bouvet Island
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<a href="../geos/br.html" class="CountryLink">Brazil</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Federative Republic of Brazil
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Brazil
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Federativa do Brasil
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Brasil
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<a href="../geos/io.html" class="CountryLink">British Indian Ocean Territory</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> British Indian Ocean Territory
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> BIOT
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<a href="../geos/vi.html" class="CountryLink">British Virgin Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> British Virgin Islands
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> BVI
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<a href="../geos/bx.html" class="CountryLink">Brunei</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Brunei Darussalam
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Brunei
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Negara Brunei Darussalam
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Brunei
</td>
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<a href="../geos/bu.html" class="CountryLink">Bulgaria</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Bulgaria
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Bulgaria
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Balgariya
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Balgariya
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<a href="../geos/uv.html" class="CountryLink">Burkina Faso</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Burkina Faso
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Burkina Faso
<br>
<i>former:</i> Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
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<a href="../geos/bm.html" class="CountryLink">Burma</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Union of Burma
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Burma
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar)
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Myanma Naingngandaw
<br>
<i>former:</i> Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
<br>
<i>note:</i> 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
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<a href="../geos/by.html" class="CountryLink">Burundi</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Burundi
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Burundi
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Burundi
<br>
<i>former:</i> Urundi
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<a href="../geos/cb.html" class="CountryLink">Cambodia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Cambodia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cambodia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation)
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Kampuchea
<br>
<i>former:</i> Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia
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<a href="../geos/cm.html" class="CountryLink">Cameroon</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Cameroon
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cameroon
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Cameroun/Cameroon
<br>
<i>former:</i> French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon
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<a href="../geos/ca.html" class="CountryLink">Canada</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Canada
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<a href="../geos/cv.html" class="CountryLink">Cape Verde</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Cape Verde
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cape Verde
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Cabo Verde
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Cabo Verde
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<a href="../geos/cj.html" class="CountryLink">Cayman Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cayman Islands
</td>
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<a href="../geos/ct.html" class="CountryLink">Central African Republic</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Central African Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique Centrafricaine
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>former:</i> Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> CAR
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cd.html" class="CountryLink">Chad</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Chad
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Chad
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Tchad/Tshad
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ci.html" class="CountryLink">Chile</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Chile
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Chile
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Chile
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Chile
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ch.html" class="CountryLink">China</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> People's Republic of China
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> China
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Zhongguo
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> PRC
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/kt.html" class="CountryLink">Christmas Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of Christmas Island
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Christmas Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ip.html" class="CountryLink">Clipperton Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Clipperton Island
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ile Clipperton
<br>
<i>former:</i> sometimes called Ile de la Passion
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ck.html" class="CountryLink">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cocos (Keeling) Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/co.html" class="CountryLink">Colombia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Colombia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Colombia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Colombia
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Colombia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cn.html" class="CountryLink">Comoros</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Union of the Comoros
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Comoros
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Union des Comores
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Comores
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cg.html" class="CountryLink">Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Democratic Republic of the Congo
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique Democratique du Congo
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>former:</i> Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> DRC
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cf.html" class="CountryLink">Congo, Republic of the</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of the Congo
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Congo (Brazzaville)
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Congo
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>former:</i> Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cw.html" class="CountryLink">Cook Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cook Islands
<br>
<i>former:</i> Harvey Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cr.html" class="CountryLink">Coral Sea Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Coral Sea Islands Territory
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Coral Sea Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cs.html" class="CountryLink">Costa Rica</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Costa Rica
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Costa Rica
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Costa Rica
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Costa Rica
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/iv.html" class="CountryLink">Cote d'Ivoire</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cote d'Ivoire
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Cote d'Ivoire
<br>
<i>note:</i> pronounced coat-div-whar
<br>
<i>former:</i> Ivory Coast
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/hr.html" class="CountryLink">Croatia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Croatia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Croatia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Hrvatska
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Hrvatska
<br>
<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Croatia, Socialist Republic of Croatia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cu.html" class="CountryLink">Cuba</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Cuba
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cuba
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Cuba
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Cuba
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cy.html" class="CountryLink">Cyprus</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Cyprus
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Cyprus
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Kypros/Kibris
<br>
<i>note:</i> the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ez.html" class="CountryLink">Czech Republic</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Czech Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Czech Republic
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Ceska Republika
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Cesko
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/da.html" class="CountryLink">Denmark</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Denmark
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Denmark
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Kongeriget Danmark
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Danmark
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/dx.html" class="CountryLink">Dhekelia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Dhekelia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/dj.html" class="CountryLink">Djibouti</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Djibouti
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Djibouti
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Djibouti/Jibuti
<br>
<i>former:</i> French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/do.html" class="CountryLink">Dominica</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Commonwealth of Dominica
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Dominica
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/dr.html" class="CountryLink">Dominican Republic</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Dominican Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> The Dominican
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Dominicana
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> La Dominicana
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ec.html" class="CountryLink">Ecuador</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Ecuador
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Ecuador
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica del Ecuador
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ecuador
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/eg.html" class="CountryLink">Egypt</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Arab Republic of Egypt
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Egypt
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Misr
<br>
<i>former:</i> United Arab Republic (with Syria)
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/es.html" class="CountryLink">El Salvador</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of El Salvador
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> El Salvador
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de El Salvador
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> El Salvador
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ek.html" class="CountryLink">Equatorial Guinea</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Equatorial Guinea
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Equatorial Guinea
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee equatoriale
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee equatoriale
<br>
<i>former:</i> Spanish Guinea
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/er.html" class="CountryLink">Eritrea</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> State of Eritrea
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Eritrea
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Hagere Ertra
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ertra
<br>
<i>former:</i> Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/en.html" class="CountryLink">Estonia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Estonia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Estonia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Eesti Vabariik
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Eesti
<br>
<i>former:</i> Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/et.html" class="CountryLink">Ethiopia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Ethiopia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ityop'iya
<br>
<i>former:</i> Abyssinia, Italian East Africa
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> FDRE
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fk.html" class="CountryLink">Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fo.html" class="CountryLink">Faroe Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Faroe Islands
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Foroyar
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fj.html" class="CountryLink">Fiji</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of the Fiji Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Fiji
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of the Fiji Islands/Matanitu ko Viti
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Fiji/Viti
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fi.html" class="CountryLink">Finland</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Finland
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Finland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Suomi/Finland
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fr.html" class="CountryLink">France</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> French Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> France
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique francaise
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> France
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fp.html" class="CountryLink">French Polynesia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> French Polynesia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Polynesie Francaise
<br>
<i>former:</i> French Colony of Oceania
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fs.html" class="CountryLink">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> French Southern and Antarctic Lands
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> TAAF
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gb.html" class="CountryLink">Gabon</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Gabonese Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Gabon
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique gabonaise
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Gabon
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ga.html" class="CountryLink">Gambia, The</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of The Gambia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> The Gambia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gz.html" class="CountryLink">Gaza Strip</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Gaza Strip
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Qita Ghazzah
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gg.html" class="CountryLink">Georgia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Georgia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Sak'art'velo
<br>
<i>former:</i> Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gm.html" class="CountryLink">Germany</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Federal Republic of Germany
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Germany
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Bundesrepublik Deutschland
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Deutschland
<br>
<i>former:</i> German Empire, German Republic, German Reich
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gh.html" class="CountryLink">Ghana</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Ghana
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Ghana
<br>
<i>former:</i> Gold Coast
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gi.html" class="CountryLink">Gibraltar</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Gibraltar
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gr.html" class="CountryLink">Greece</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Hellenic Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Greece
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Elliniki Dhimokratia
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ellas or Ellada
<br>
<i>former:</i> Kingdom of Greece
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gl.html" class="CountryLink">Greenland</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Greenland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Kalaallit Nunaat
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gj.html" class="CountryLink">Grenada</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Grenada
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gq.html" class="CountryLink">Guam</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of Guam
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Guam
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Guahan
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Guahan
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gt.html" class="CountryLink">Guatemala</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Guatemala
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Guatemala
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Guatemala
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Guatemala
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gk.html" class="CountryLink">Guernsey</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Bailiwick of Guernsey
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Guernsey
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gv.html" class="CountryLink">Guinea</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Guinea
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Guinea
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique de Guinee
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Guinee
<br>
<i>former:</i> French Guinea
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pu.html" class="CountryLink">Guinea-Bissau</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Guinea-Bissau
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Guinea-Bissau
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica da Guine-Bissau
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Guine-Bissau
<br>
<i>former:</i> Portuguese Guinea
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/gy.html" class="CountryLink">Guyana</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Cooperative Republic of Guyana
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Guyana
<br>
<i>former:</i> British Guiana
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ha.html" class="CountryLink">Haiti</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Haiti
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Haiti
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d' Ayiti
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Haiti/Ayiti
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/hm.html" class="CountryLink">Heard Island and McDonald Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Heard Island and McDonald Islands
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> HIMI
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/vt.html" class="CountryLink">Holy See (Vatican City)</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> The Holy See (State of the Vatican City)
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Holy See (Vatican City)
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ho.html" class="CountryLink">Honduras</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Honduras
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Honduras
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Honduras
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Honduras
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/hk.html" class="CountryLink">Hong Kong</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Hong Kong
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Xianggang
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> HK
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/hq.html" class="CountryLink">Howland Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Howland Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/hu.html" class="CountryLink">Hungary</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Hungary
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Hungary
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Magyar Koztarsasag
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Magyarorszag
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ic.html" class="CountryLink">Iceland</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Iceland
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Iceland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Lydveldid Island
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/in.html" class="CountryLink">India</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of India
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> India
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> India/Bharat
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/id.html" class="CountryLink">Indonesia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Indonesia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Indonesia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republik Indonesia
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Indonesia
<br>
<i>former:</i> Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ir.html" class="CountryLink">Iran</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Islamic Republic of Iran
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Iran
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Iran
<br>
<i>former:</i> Persia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/iz.html" class="CountryLink">Iraq</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Iraq
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Iraq
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Iraq
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ei.html" class="CountryLink">Ireland</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Ireland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Eire
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/im.html" class="CountryLink">Isle of Man</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Isle of Man
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> I.O.M.
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/is.html" class="CountryLink">Israel</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> State of Israel
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Israel
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Medinat Yisra'el
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Yisra'el
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/it.html" class="CountryLink">Italy</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Italian Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Italy
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Repubblica Italiana
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Italia
<br>
<i>former:</i> Kingdom of Italy
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/jm.html" class="CountryLink">Jamaica</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Jamaica
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/jn.html" class="CountryLink">Jan Mayen</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Jan Mayen
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ja.html" class="CountryLink">Japan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Japan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Nihon/Nippon
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/dq.html" class="CountryLink">Jarvis Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Jarvis Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/je.html" class="CountryLink">Jersey</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Bailiwick of Jersey
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Jersey
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/jq.html" class="CountryLink">Johnston Atoll</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Johnston Atoll
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/jo.html" class="CountryLink">Jordan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Jordan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Urdun
<br>
<i>former:</i> Transjordan
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/kz.html" class="CountryLink">Kazakhstan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Kazakhstan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Kazakhstan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Qazaqstan Respublikasy
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Qazaqstan
<br>
<i>former:</i> Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ke.html" class="CountryLink">Kenya</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Kenya
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Kenya
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Kenya/Jamhuri y Kenya
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Kenya
<br>
<i>former:</i> British East Africa
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/kq.html" class="CountryLink">Kingman Reef</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Kingman Reef
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/kr.html" class="CountryLink">Kiribati</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Kiribati
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Kiribati
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Kiribati
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Kiribati
<br>
<i>note:</i> pronounced keer-ree-bahss
<br>
<i>former:</i> Gilbert Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/kn.html" class="CountryLink">Korea, North</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Democratic People's Republic of Korea
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> North Korea
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Choson
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> DPRK
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ks.html" class="CountryLink">Korea, South</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Korea
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> South Korea
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Taehan-min'guk
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Han'guk
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> ROK
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ku.html" class="CountryLink">Kuwait</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> State of Kuwait
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Kuwait
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Dawlat al Kuwayt
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Kuwayt
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/kg.html" class="CountryLink">Kyrgyzstan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kyrgyz Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Kyrgyzstan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Kyrgyz Respublikasy
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Kyrgyzstan
<br>
<i>former:</i> Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/la.html" class="CountryLink">Laos</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Lao People's Democratic Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Laos
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/lg.html" class="CountryLink">Latvia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Latvia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Latvia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Latvijas Republika
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Latvija
<br>
<i>former:</i> Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/le.html" class="CountryLink">Lebanon</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Lebanese Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Lebanon
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Lubnan
<br>
<i>former:</i> Greater Lebanon
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/lt.html" class="CountryLink">Lesotho</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Lesotho
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Lesotho
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Kingdom of Lesotho
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Lesotho
<br>
<i>former:</i> Basutoland
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/li.html" class="CountryLink">Liberia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Liberia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Liberia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ly.html" class="CountryLink">Libya</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Libya
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ls.html" class="CountryLink">Liechtenstein</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Principality of Liechtenstein
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Liechtenstein
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Fuerstentum Liechtenstein
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Liechtenstein
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/lh.html" class="CountryLink">Lithuania</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Lithuania
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Lithuania
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Lietuvos Respublika
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Lietuva
<br>
<i>former:</i> Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/lu.html" class="CountryLink">Luxembourg</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Luxembourg
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Grand Duche de Luxembourg
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Luxembourg
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mc.html" class="CountryLink">Macau</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Macau Special Administrative Region
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Macau
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mk.html" class="CountryLink">Macedonia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Macedonia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Macedonia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Makedonija
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Makedonija
<br>
<i>note:</i> the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO is Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
<br>
<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ma.html" class="CountryLink">Madagascar</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Madagascar
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Madagascar
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Madagascar/Madagasikara
<br>
<i>former:</i> Malagasy Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mi.html" class="CountryLink">Malawi</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Malawi
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Malawi
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Dziko la Malawi
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Malawi
<br>
<i>former:</i> British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland Protectorate, Nyasaland
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/my.html" class="CountryLink">Malaysia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Malaysia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Malaysia
<br>
<i>former:</i> Federation of Malaya
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mv.html" class="CountryLink">Maldives</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Maldives
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Maldives
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Dhivehi Raajje
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ml.html" class="CountryLink">Mali</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Mali
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mali
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique de Mali
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Mali
<br>
<i>former:</i> French Sudan and Sudanese Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mt.html" class="CountryLink">Malta</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Malta
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Malta
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Repubblika ta' Malta
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Malta
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rm.html" class="CountryLink">Marshall Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of the Marshall Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Marshall Islands
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of the Marshall Islands
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Marshall Islands
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> RMI
<br>
<i>former:</i> Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands District
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mr.html" class="CountryLink">Mauritania</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Islamic Republic of Mauritania
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mauritania
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Muritaniyah
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mp.html" class="CountryLink">Mauritius</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Mauritius
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mauritius
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Mauritius
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Mauritius
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mf.html" class="CountryLink">Mayotte</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mayotte
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mx.html" class="CountryLink">Mexico</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> United Mexican States
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mexico
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Estados Unidos Mexicanos
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Mexico
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/fm.html" class="CountryLink">Micronesia, Federated States of</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Federated States of Micronesia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Federated States of Micronesia
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>former:</i> Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> FSM
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mq.html" class="CountryLink">Midway Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Midway Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/md.html" class="CountryLink">Moldova</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Moldova
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Moldova
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Moldova
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Moldova
<br>
<i>former:</i> Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mn.html" class="CountryLink">Monaco</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Principality of Monaco
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Monaco
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Principaute de Monaco
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Monaco
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mg.html" class="CountryLink">Mongolia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mongolia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Mongol Uls
<br>
<i>former:</i> Outer Mongolia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mj.html" class="CountryLink">Montenegro</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Montenegro
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Montenegro
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Crna Gora
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Crna Gora
<br>
<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mh.html" class="CountryLink">Montserrat</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Montserrat
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mo.html" class="CountryLink">Morocco</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Morocco
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Morocco
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Maghrib
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mz.html" class="CountryLink">Mozambique</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Mozambique
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Mozambique
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Mocambique
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Mocambique
<br>
<i>former:</i> Portuguese East Africa
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/wa.html" class="CountryLink">Namibia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Namibia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Namibia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Namibia
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Namibia
<br>
<i>former:</i> German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nr.html" class="CountryLink">Nauru</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Nauru
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Nauru
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Nauru
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Nauru
<br>
<i>former:</i> Pleasant Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/bq.html" class="CountryLink">Navassa Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Navassa Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/np.html" class="CountryLink">Nepal</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long and short form:</i> Nepal
<br>
<i>local long and short form:</i> Nepal
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nl.html" class="CountryLink">Netherlands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of the Netherlands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Netherlands
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Nederland
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nt.html" class="CountryLink">Netherlands Antilles</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Netherlands Antilles
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Nederlandse Antillen
<br>
<i>former:</i> Curacao and Dependencies
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nc.html" class="CountryLink">New Caledonia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> New Caledonia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Nouvelle-Caledonie
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nz.html" class="CountryLink">New Zealand</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> New Zealand
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> NZ
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nu.html" class="CountryLink">Nicaragua</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Nicaragua
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Nicaragua
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Nicaragua
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Nicaragua
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ng.html" class="CountryLink">Niger</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Niger
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Niger
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Niger
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Niger
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ni.html" class="CountryLink">Nigeria</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Federal Republic of Nigeria
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Nigeria
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ne.html" class="CountryLink">Niue</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Niue
<br>
<i>note:</i> pronounciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee
<br>
<i>former:</i> Savage Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/nf.html" class="CountryLink">Norfolk Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of Norfolk Island
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Norfolk Island
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/cq.html" class="CountryLink">Northern Mariana Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Northern Mariana Islands
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> CNMI
<br>
<i>former:</i> Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/no.html" class="CountryLink">Norway</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Norway
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Norway
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Kongeriket Norge
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Norge
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/mu.html" class="CountryLink">Oman</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Sultanate of Oman
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Oman
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Saltanat Uman
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Uman
<br>
<i>former:</i> Muscat and Oman
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pk.html" class="CountryLink">Pakistan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Islamic Republic of Pakistan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Pakistan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Pakistan
<br>
<i>former:</i> West Pakistan
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ps.html" class="CountryLink">Palau</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Palau
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Palau
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Beluu er a Belau
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Belau
<br>
<i>former:</i> Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/lq.html" class="CountryLink">Palmyra Atoll</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Palmyra Atoll
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pm.html" class="CountryLink">Panama</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Panama
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Panama
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica de Panama
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Panama
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pp.html" class="CountryLink">Papua New Guinea</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Independent State of Papua New Guinea
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Papua New Guinea
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Papuaniugini
<br>
<i>former:</i> Territory of Papua and New Guinea
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> PNG
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pf.html" class="CountryLink">Paracel Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Paracel Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pa.html" class="CountryLink">Paraguay</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Paraguay
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Paraguay
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica del Paraguay
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Paraguay
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pe.html" class="CountryLink">Peru</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Peru
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Peru
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica del Peru
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Peru
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rp.html" class="CountryLink">Philippines</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of the Philippines
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Philippines
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika ng Pilipinas
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Pilipinas
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pc.html" class="CountryLink">Pitcairn Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Pitcairn Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pl.html" class="CountryLink">Poland</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Poland
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Poland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Rzeczpospolita Polska
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Polska
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/po.html" class="CountryLink">Portugal</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Portuguese Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Portugal
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Portuguesa
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Portugal
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rq.html" class="CountryLink">Puerto Rico</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Puerto Rico
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/qa.html" class="CountryLink">Qatar</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> State of Qatar
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Qatar
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Dawlat Qatar
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Qatar
<br>
<i>note:</i> closest approximation of the native pronunciation falls between cutter and gutter, but not like guitar
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ro.html" class="CountryLink">Romania</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Romania
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Romania
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rs.html" class="CountryLink">Russia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Russian Federation
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Russia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Rossiya
<br>
<i>former:</i> Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rw.html" class="CountryLink">Rwanda</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Rwanda
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Rwanda
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika y'u Rwanda
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Rwanda
<br>
<i>former:</i> Ruanda, German East Africa
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/tb.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Barthelemy</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Barthelemy
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Saint-Barthelemy
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sh.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Helena</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Helena
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sc.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Kitts and Nevis
<br>
<i>former:</i> Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/st.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Lucia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Lucia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rn.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Martin</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Martin
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Collectivity d'outre mer de Saint-Martin
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Saint-Martin
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sb.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Pierre and Miquelon
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/vc.html" class="CountryLink">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ws.html" class="CountryLink">Samoa</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Independent State of Samoa
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Samoa
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Samoa
<br>
<i>former:</i> Western Samoa
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sm.html" class="CountryLink">San Marino</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of San Marino
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> San Marino
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Repubblica di San Marino
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> San Marino
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/tp.html" class="CountryLink">Sao Tome and Principe</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Sao Tome and Principe
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Sao Tome e Principe
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sa.html" class="CountryLink">Saudi Arabia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Saudi Arabia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sg.html" class="CountryLink">Senegal</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Senegal
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Senegal
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique du Senegal
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Senegal
<br>
<i>former:</i> Senegambia (along with The Gambia); Mali Federation
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/rb.html" class="CountryLink">Serbia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Serbia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Serbia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Srbija
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Srbija
<br>
<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/se.html" class="CountryLink">Seychelles</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Seychelles
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Seychelles
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Seychelles
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Seychelles
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sl.html" class="CountryLink">Sierra Leone</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Sierra Leone
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Sierra Leone
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Sierra Leone
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Sierra Leone
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sn.html" class="CountryLink">Singapore</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Singapore
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Singapore
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republic of Singapore
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Singapore
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/lo.html" class="CountryLink">Slovakia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Slovak Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Slovakia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Slovenska Republika
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Slovensko
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/si.html" class="CountryLink">Slovenia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Slovenia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Slovenia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Slovenija
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Slovenija
<br>
<i>former:</i> People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/bp.html" class="CountryLink">Solomon Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Solomon Islands
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Solomon Islands
<br>
<i>former:</i> British Solomon Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/so.html" class="CountryLink">Somalia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Somalia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jamhuuriyada Demuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Soomaaliya
<br>
<i>former:</i> Somali Republic; Somali Democratic Republic
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sf.html" class="CountryLink">South Africa</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of South Africa
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> South Africa
<br>
<i>former:</i> Union of South Africa
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> RSA
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sx.html" class="CountryLink">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> SGSSI
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/sp.html" class="CountryLink">Spain</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Spain
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Spain
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Reino de Espana
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Espana
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/pg.html" class="CountryLink">Spratly Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Spratly Islands
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td valign=top>
<a href="../geos/ce.html" class="CountryLink">Sri Lanka</a>
</td>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Sri Lanka
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Shri Lamka Prajatantrika Samajaya di Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Shri Lamka/Ilankai
<br>
<i>former:</i> Serendib, Ceylon
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<a href="../geos/su.html" class="CountryLink">Sudan</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of the Sudan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Sudan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> As-Sudan
<br>
<i>former:</i> Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
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<a href="../geos/ns.html" class="CountryLink">Suriname</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Suriname
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Suriname
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republiek Suriname
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Suriname
<br>
<i>former:</i> Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana
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<a href="../geos/sv.html" class="CountryLink">Svalbard</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
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<a href="../geos/wz.html" class="CountryLink">Swaziland</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Swaziland
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Swaziland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Umbuso weSwatini
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> eSwatini
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<a href="../geos/sw.html" class="CountryLink">Sweden</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Sweden
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Sweden
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Konungariket Sverige
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Sverige
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<a href="../geos/sz.html" class="CountryLink">Switzerland</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Swiss Confederation
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Switzerland
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)
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<a href="../geos/sy.html" class="CountryLink">Syria</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Syrian Arab Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Syria
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Suriyah
<br>
<i>former:</i> United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
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<a href="../geos/tw.html" class="CountryLink">Taiwan</a>
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<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Taiwan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> T'ai-wan
<br>
<i>former:</i> Formosa
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<a href="../geos/ti.html" class="CountryLink">Tajikistan</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Tajikistan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Tajikistan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jumhurii Tojikiston
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Tojikiston
<br>
<i>former:</i> Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
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<a href="../geos/tz.html" class="CountryLink">Tanzania</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> United Republic of Tanzania
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Tanzania
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Tanzania
<br>
<i>former:</i> United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
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<a href="../geos/th.html" class="CountryLink">Thailand</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Thailand
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Thailand
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Ratcha Anachak Thai
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Prathet Thai
<br>
<i>former:</i> Siam
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<a href="../geos/tt.html" class="CountryLink">Timor-Leste</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Timor-Leste
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese]
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese]
<br>
<i>former:</i> East Timor; Portuguese Timor
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<a href="../geos/to.html" class="CountryLink">Togo</a>
</td>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Togolese Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Togo
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republique togolaise
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>former:</i> French Togoland
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<a href="../geos/tl.html" class="CountryLink">Tokelau</a>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Tokelau
</td>
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<a href="../geos/tn.html" class="CountryLink">Tonga</a>
</td>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Kingdom of Tonga
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Tonga
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Pule'anga Tonga
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Tonga
<br>
<i>former:</i> Friendly Islands
</td>
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<a href="../geos/td.html" class="CountryLink">Trinidad and Tobago</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Trinidad and Tobago
</td>
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<a href="../geos/ts.html" class="CountryLink">Tunisia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Tunisian Republic
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Tunisia
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Tunis
</td>
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<a href="../geos/tu.html" class="CountryLink">Turkey</a>
</td>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Turkey
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Turkey
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Turkiye
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<a href="../geos/tx.html" class="CountryLink">Turkmenistan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Turkmenistan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Turkmenistan
<br>
<i>former:</i> Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
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<a href="../geos/tk.html" class="CountryLink">Turks and Caicos Islands</a>
</td>
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<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Turks and Caicos Islands
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> TCI
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<a href="../geos/tv.html" class="CountryLink">Tuvalu</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Tuvalu
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Tuvalu
<br>
<i>former:</i> Ellice Islands
<br>
<i>note:</i> "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
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<a href="../geos/ug.html" class="CountryLink">Uganda</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Uganda
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Uganda
</td>
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<a href="../geos/up.html" class="CountryLink">Ukraine</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Ukraine
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ukrayina
<br>
<i>former:</i> Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
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<a href="../geos/ae.html" class="CountryLink">United Arab Emirates</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> United Arab Emirates
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> none
<br>
<i>former:</i> Trucial Oman, Trucial States
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> UAE
</td>
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<a href="../geos/uk.html" class="CountryLink">United Kingdom</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> United Kingdom
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> UK
</td>
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<a href="../geos/us.html" class="CountryLink">United States</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> United States of America
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> United States
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> US or USA
</td>
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<a href="../geos/um.html" class="CountryLink">United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Baker Island; Howland Island; Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll
</td>
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<a href="../geos/uy.html" class="CountryLink">Uruguay</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Oriental Republic of Uruguay
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Uruguay
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Oriental del Uruguay
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Uruguay
<br>
<i>former:</i> Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province
</td>
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<a href="../geos/uz.html" class="CountryLink">Uzbekistan</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Uzbekistan
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Uzbekistan
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Ozbekiston Respublikasi
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Ozbekiston
<br>
<i>former:</i> Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
</td>
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<a href="../geos/nh.html" class="CountryLink">Vanuatu</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Vanuatu
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Vanuatu
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Ripablik blong Vanuatu
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Vanuatu
<br>
<i>former:</i> New Hebrides
</td>
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<a href="../geos/ve.html" class="CountryLink">Venezuela</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Venezuela
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Venezuela
</td>
</tr>
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<a href="../geos/vm.html" class="CountryLink">Vietnam</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Socialist Republic of Vietnam
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Vietnam
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Viet Nam
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> SRV
</td>
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<a href="../geos/vq.html" class="CountryLink">Virgin Islands</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> United States Virgin Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Virgin Islands
<br>
<i>former:</i> Danish West Indies
<br>
<i>abbreviation:</i> USVI
</td>
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<a href="../geos/wq.html" class="CountryLink">Wake Island</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Wake Island
</td>
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<a href="../geos/wf.html" class="CountryLink">Wallis and Futuna</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Wallis and Futuna
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Wallis et Futuna
</td>
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<a href="../geos/we.html" class="CountryLink">West Bank</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> West Bank
</td>
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<a href="../geos/wi.html" class="CountryLink">Western Sahara</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> none
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Western Sahara
<br>
<i>former:</i> Spanish Sahara
</td>
</tr>
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<a href="../geos/ym.html" class="CountryLink">Yemen</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Yemen
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Yemen
<br>
<i>local long form:</i> Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
<br>
<i>local short form:</i> Al Yaman
<br>
<i>former:</i> Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]
</td>
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<a href="../geos/za.html" class="CountryLink">Zambia</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Zambia
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Zambia
<br>
<i>former:</i> Northern Rhodesia
</td>
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<a href="../geos/zi.html" class="CountryLink">Zimbabwe</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
<i>conventional long form:</i> Republic of Zimbabwe
<br>
<i>conventional short form:</i> Zimbabwe
<br>
<i>former:</i> Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
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