Country Names See below for the spellings of country names, as recommended by PCGN. This list reflects current British usage. Countries are arranged alphabetically under their common names. The official state title, (ie. the form used in formal, legal or diplomatic contexts), where different, is shown underneath and reflects the name used by the State itself. It is translated into English where necessary.
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth publishes a list of country names and UK Overseas Territories in its Geographical Names and Information leaflet. To download this list in .pdf format, please click here . For country names as used by the United Nations, search the United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database.
For a list of country codes published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), please click here.
List of country names as of 01 May 2011. Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Republic of Latvia
Lebanon
Lebanese Republic
Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Libya
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia. This is the name used by the state itself and is used by the UK for all bilateral purposes. The name used by the UK when formally establishing diplomatic relations was "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", and this is used in multilateral contexts. The designation used by the United Nations to refer to Macedonia is "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", listed under "T" alphabetically.
Madagascar
Republic of Madagascar
Malawi
Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Republic of Maldives
Mali
Republic of Mali
Malta
Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
Mexico
United Mexican States
Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova
Republic of Moldova
Monaco
Principality of Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique
Namibia
Republic of Namibia
Nauru
Republic of Nauru
Nepal
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua
Niger
Republic of Niger
Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway
Kingdom of Norway
Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau
Republic of Palau
Panama
Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Republic of Paraguay
Peru
Republic of Peru
Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Poland
Republic of Poland
Portugal
Portuguese Republic
Qatar
State of Qatar
Romania
Russia
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
St Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
St Lucia
Saint Lucia
St Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
Independent State of Samoa
San Marino
Republic of San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Republic of Senegal
Serbia
Republic of Serbia
Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Slovakia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somali Republic
South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan
Republic of the Sudan
Surinam
Republic of Suriname
Swaziland
Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand
Togo
Togolese Republic
Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Tunisian Republic
Turkey
Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States
United States of America
Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Zambia
Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe
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