iso3 Alias AliasDescription Abkhazia common, English Republic of Abkhazia official, English Aphsny Axwynthkharra official, Abkhaz Respublika Abkhaziya official, Russian Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Internationally recognized, English AFG Afghanistan common, English AFG Islamic Republic of Afghanistan official, English AFG Da Afganistan Islami Jumhoryat official, Pashto AFG Jomhuriyyeh Eslamiyyeh Afganestan official, Dari ALB Albania common, English ALB Republic of Albania official, English ALB Republika e Shqipërisë official, Albanian ALB Arnavutluk Turkish ALB Arbanon former, English DZA Algeria common, English DZA People's Democratic Republic of Algeria official, English DZA al-Jaza’ir common, Arabic DZA al Jumhuriyya al Jazaa'iriyya ad-Dimuqratiyya ash Sha'biyya official, Arabic AND Andorra common, English AND Principality of Andorra official, English AND Principat d'Andorra official, Catalan AND Principality of the Valleys of Andorra alternate, English ARG Argentina common, English ARG Argentine Republic official, English ARG la Argentina colloquial, Spanish ARG the Argentine archaic, English ARG Argentine Nation official and legally preferred, English ARG United Provinces of the Río de la Plata official, English ARG Argentine Confederation official, English ARM Armenia common, English ARM Hayastan transliterated Armenian ARM Republic of Armenia official, English Artsakh common, English Republic of Artsakh official, English Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yun official, Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh Republic former official, English Artsakh Republic of Mountainous Karabakh in official use, English AUS Australia common, English AUS Commonwealth of Australia official, English AUS New Holland former name, English AUT Austria common, English AUT Republic of Austria official, English AUT Republik Österreich official, German AUT Österreich common, German AZE Azerbaijan common, English AZE Azrebaycan Respublikasi official, Azerbaijani AZE Republic of Azerbaijan official, English BHS The Bahamas common, English BHS Commonwealth of The Bahamas official, English BHS Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands former official, English BHS Bahama Islands colonial name, English BHR Bahrain common, English BHR Kingdom of Bahrain official, English BHR Mamlakat al-Bahrayn official, Arabic BHR State of Bahrain former official, English BGD Bangladesh common, English BGD People's Republic of Bangladesh long official name in English BGD Bengal Presidency former political name BGD East Bengal former political name BGD East Pakistan former political name BRB Barbados official, English BRB Bim nickname BRB Bimshire nickname BRB Little England nickname BRB The Rock nickname BLR Belarus common, English BLR Republic of Belarus official, English BLR Gudija Lithuanian BLR Byelorussia former name BLR White Russia outdated BEL Belgium common, English BEL Kingdom of Belgium official, English BEL Koninkrijk België official, Dutch BEL Royaume de Belgique official, French BEL Königreich Belgien official, German BLZ Belize common, English BLZ British Honduras former, English BEN Benin common, English BEN Dahomey former name BEN Republic of Benin official, English BEN République du Bénin official, French BTN Bhutan common, English BTN Kingdom of Bhutan official, English BTN Druk Gyal Khap official, Dzongkha BOL Bolivia common, English BOL Plurinational State of Bolivia official, English BOL Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia official, Spanish BOL Republic of Bolívar former official, English BOL Republic of Bolivia former official, English BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina official, English BIH Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina former official, English BIH Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina former official, English BWA Botswana common, English BWA Bechuanaland former, English BWA Republic of Botswana official, English BRA Brazil common, English BRA Pindorama in Tupi and Guarani, native languages BRA Terra de Santa Cruz early Portuguese colonization BRA Ilha de Vera Cruz former, Portuguese BRA Empire of Brazil former, English BRA United States of Brazil former, English BRA Federative Republic of Brazil official, English BRA República Federativa do Brasil official, Portuguese BRA Terra di Papaga former, Italian BRN Brunei common, English BRN Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace official name, English BRN State of Brunei colonial name, English BRN Negara Brunei Darussalam Malay BRN Brunei Darussalam Malay BGR Bulgaria common, English BGR Republic of Bulgaria official, English BGR People's Republic of Bulgaria former official, English BFA Burkina Faso official, English and French BFA Upper Volta former name, English BFA Haute-Volta former name, French BFA Bourkina-Fasso unofficial French BDI Burundi common, English BDI Republic of Burundi official, English BDI Republika y'Uburundi official, Kirundi BDI République du Burundi official, French BDI Kingdom of Burundi former official, English KHM Cambodia common, English KHM Kingdom of Cambodia official, English KHM Royaume du Cambodge official, French KHM Kampuchea former official English transliteration KHM Khmer Republic former official KHM Democratic Kampuchea former official KHM People's Republic of Kampuchea former official KHM State of Cambodia former official CMR Cameroon common, English CMR Republic of Cameroon official, English CMR United Republic of Cameroon former official, English CMR Kamerun former colonial, German CAN Canada official, English and French CAN Dominion of Canada historical long form, English CAN Dominion du Canada historical long form, French CAN Acadia French colony CAN Francisca as labeled on an old map CPV Cape Verde common, English CPV Cabo Verde official, Portuguese and English CAF Central African Republic official, English CAF Oubangui-Chari former, French CAF Ubangi-Shari English CAF République Centrafricaine official, French CAF Empire Centrafricain former official, French CAF Central African Empire English TCD Chad official, English TCD Republic of Chad official, English TCD République du Tchad official, French TCD Jumhuriyat Tashad official, Arabic CHL Chile common, English CHL Republic of Chile official, English CHL Chilli Mapuche CHL Chili Quechua CHL Reyno de Chile colonial Spanish CHL Capitania general de Chile colonial Spanish CHN China common, English CHN People's Republic of China official CHN Communist China colloquial, mainly used by Western countries CHN Red China colloquial, mainly derogatory CHN Mainland China colloquial, refers to the area that the PRC Government administers since the end of the Chinese Civil War CHN New China colloquial, pro-Communist CHN Shenzhou, Ch'in Empire, Cathay obsolete, now mainly used poetically CHN Zhongguo Chinese COL Colombia common, English COL Republic of Colombia official, English COL República de Colombia official, Spanish COL Estados Unidos de Colombia former official, Spanish COL Confederación Granadina former official, Spanish COL República de la Nueva Granada former official, Spanish COM Comoros common, English COM Union of the Comoros official, English COM Union des Comores official, French COM Udzima wa Komori official, Swahili COM al-Ittihad al-Qumuri official, Arabic COM United Republic of the Commoros official, English CRI Costa Rica common, English CRI Republic of Costa Rica official, English CRI República de Costa Rica official, Spanish CIV Côte d'Ivoire common, French and English CIV Ivory Coast common, English CIV the Ivory Coast common English CIV Republic of Côte d'Ivoire official English CIV République de Côte d'Ivoire official, French HRV Croatia common, English HRV Republic of Croatia official, English HRV Republika Hrvatska official, Croatian HRV Hrvatska common, Croatian; also in Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin HRV Hrvaška Slovenian CUB Cuba common, English CUB Republic of Cuba official, English CUB República de Cuba official, Spanish CZE Czech Republic official, English CZE Czechia official shortform name, English CZE Ceská republika official, Czech, Slovak CZE Cesko common, Czech, Slovak CZE CR Czech initialism CZE CR English initialism CZE Bohemia former, English CZE Czechland unofficial, English CZE the Czechlands unofficial, English CZE Ceské zeme Czech for Bohemian lands or Czech lands CZE Former Ceská socialistická republika Czech for the Czech Socialist Republic CZE CSR Czech initialism CZE CSR English initialism Protektorát CZE Cechy a Morava Czech for the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia CZE Zeme Koruny ceské Czech for the Lands of the Bohemian Crown CZE Koruna ceská Czech for the Bohemian Crown CZE Ceská konfederace Czech for the Bohemian Confederation DNK Denmark common, English DNK Danmark common, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian DNK Kingdom of Denmark official, English DNK Kongeriget Danmark official, Danish COD Democratic Republic of Congo official, English COD Zaire former official name, 1971 to 1997; still occasionally used to distinguish it from Republic of the Congo COD DRC initialism COD Congo Kinshasa used in contrast to Congo Brazzaville COD Belgian Congo former name during Belgian colonization, 1908 to 1960, English COD Congo belge former name, French COD Congo Free State former name, 1885 to 1908 COD Republic of the Congo former name, 1960 to 1964, during which time both Congos had identical official names DJI Djibouti common DJI French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, French Somaliland, Obock Territory former names, English DJI Territoire français des Afars et des Issas, Côte française des Somalis, Territoire d'Obock former names, French DJI Republic of Djibouti official, English DJI République de Djibouti official, French TLS East Timor common TLS Timor-Leste official shortform name, English, Portuguese TLS Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste official, English EGY Egypt common EGY Misr formal shortened, Arabic EGY Mess common, Arabic EGY Aegyptus former, Latin EGY Kimi Coptic EGY Arab Republic of Egypt official, English EST Estonia common EST Eesti common, Estonian EST Viru poetic, Estonian EST Viro common, Finnish EST Estland common, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch EST Maarjamaa Terra Mariana poetic, Estonian EST Igaunija common, Latvian SWZ Eswatini common SWZ Swaziland common, former SWZ eSwatini Swazi SWZ Kingdom of Eswatini official, English ETH Ethiopia common ETH Abyssinia former ETH Habeshastan Turkish ETH Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia official, English ETH Ethiopië common, Dutch ETH Al-Habasha Arabic FIN Finland common, English and Swedish FIN Republic of Finland official, English FIN Suomi common, Finnish FIN Suomen tasavalta official, Finnish FIN Republiken Finland official, Swedish FIN Suomenmaa poetic, Finnish FIN Suopma and Suoma dásseváldi North Sami, official FIN Lää´ddjânnam and Lää´ddjânnam tää´ssvä´ldd Skolt Sami, official FIN Suomâ and Suomâ täsiväldi official, Inari Sami FIN Soome common, Estonian FRA France common, English and French FRA French Republic official, English FRA République Française official, French FRA L'Hexagone often journalistic, colloquial French FRA Gaul former name, English FRA Gaule former name, French FRA Gallia Contemporary Greek name FRA Farança common Arabic FRA Tsarfat common Hebrew GAB Gabon common, English GAB Gabonese Republic official, English GEO Georgia official, English GEO Iberia former, English, East Georgia GEO Colchis former, English, West Georgia GEO Iveria usually used as Christian name GEO Republic of Georgia former, before the 1995 Constitution GEO Sakartvelo Georgian DEU Germany common, English DEU Federal Republic of Germany official, English* DEU Bundesrepublik Deutschland official, German* DEU Deutschland common, German* DEU BRD German initialism* DEU FRG English initialism* DEU Duitsland common, Dutch DEU Allemagne common, French DEU Alemania common, Spanish DEU Germania common, Italian DEU Nemecko common, Czech DEU Niemcy common, Polish DEU Németország common, Hungarian DEU Former East Germany unofficial, English DEU Deutsche Demokratische Republik official, German DEU German Democratic Republic official, English DEU DDR German initialism DEU GDR English initialism. GHA Ghana common, English GHA Gold Coast colonial, English GHA United Gold Coast Convention UGCC GHA Ghana Tinzuyu Dagbon GHA Gaana Akan GRC Greece official English description GRC Hellas official and common name GRC Hellada common name in Greek GRC Hellas official description in Greek GRC Yunanistan Turkish GRC Hellenic Republic official name of Greek state, English GRC Yavan common Hebrew GIN The Republic of Guinea official GIN Guinea common GNB Guinea-Bissau common, English GNB Portuguese Guinea former, English GNB Republic of Guinea-Bissau official, English GNB Guiné-Bissao archaic, Portuguese GNB Guinea shorthand, used when context clearly distinguishes Guinea-Bissau from the neighboring Republic of Guinea HUN Hungary official, English HUN Republic of Hungary official between 1946–1949 and 1989–2012 HUN Hungarian People's Republic official, 1918–1919 and 1949–1989 HUN Kingdom of Hungary 1000–1918 and 1920–1946 HUN Regnum Hungari official in Latin, the language of administration until 1844 HUN Hungaria short form, Latin HUN Magyarország official Hungarian name; has been the commonly used form of the name during all its history HUN Magyar Köztársaság Hungarian for Republic of Hungary HUN Magyar Népköztársaság Hungarian for People's Republic of Hungary HUN Magyar Tanácsköztársaság Hungarian name of the first People's Republic HUN Magyar Királyság Hungarian for Kingdom of Hungary ISL Iceland official, English ISL Republic of Iceland official English description ISL Ísland official Icelandic name ISL Lýðveldið Ísland official Icelandic description ISL Fold poetic name ISL Thule Latin name, also poetic ISL Frón poetic ISL Ísafold poetic IND India common, English IND Bharat official name in Hindi IND Bharat Ganarajya official long form in Hindi IND Bharata Kannada IND Bharatadesam Telugu IND Republic of India official long form in English IND Union of India semi-official name IND Hindustan unofficial name in Hindi/Urdu IND Al-Hind name in Arabic/Persian/Urdu IND Bharat Prajatantra official long form in Bengali IND Bharatavarsa name in Sanskrit IND Hodu name in Hebrew IND Aryavarta obsolete name IND Jumhuriyat-e Bharat name in Urdu. IDN Indonesia common IDN Republic of Indonesia official, English IDN Republik Indonesia official, Indonesian IDN Nusantara dating back from Hindu era IDN Insulinde from the Colonial era IDN Indunesia suggestion for Dutch East Indies' modern name IDN Indonesië common, Dutch IDN Dutch East Indies or Netherlands East-Indies former, English IDN Nederlandsch-Indië former, Dutch IDN Hindia Belanda former, Indonesian IRN Islamic Republic or Iran official IRN Iran common IRN Persia coined by ancient Greeks IRQ Iraq common IRQ Mesopotamia former name IRQ Assyria former/historical name IRQ Babylon former/historical name IRL Ireland common and official, English IRL Éire official Irish name IRL Irish Free State 1922–1937 IRL Poblacht na hÉireann official Irish description IRL Republic of Ireland unofficial English description IRL Saorstát Éireann Irish 1922–1937 IRL Erin, Banba, Fodla three poetic names IRL Hibernia Latin name, also poetic ISR Israel common ISR State of Israel official English name ISR Zion historical Jewish name for Jerusalem ISR Yehuda Hebrew for the ancient land of Judea ISR the Jewish State unofficial ISR the Hebrew State unofficial ISR the Holy Land Bible ISR Eretz Yisrael Bible ISR Tel Aviv regime used in Iran's news media ISR the Zionist entity referred to Arabs and Muslims, also used by Iran's news media ISR Occupied Palestine used by Arabs and Muslims, as well as pro-Palestinian supporters ISR Illegal State of Zion sometimes used by Arabs, Muslims, and pro-Palestinian supporters ISR Zionistan sometimes used by Arabs, Muslims, and pro-Palestinian supporters ISR Herzlstan used by pro-Palestinans and anti-Zionist Jews, named after Theodore Herzl ITA Italy common ITA Repubblica Italiana official Italian name ITA Italia common, Italian ITA the Beautiful Country nickname ITA the Boot journalistic ITA Ausonia, Esperia, Enotria, Tirrenia poetic names JAM Jamaica common JAM Xamayca Spanish version of Taino name JPN Japan common JPN Nippon official name in Japanese JPN Nihon alternate JPN Yamato historic, ancient Japan JPN Oyashima meaning the country of eight great islands, historic JPN Cipangu/Zipangu appeared in The Travels of Marco Polo in the 13th century JPN Gipangu appeared in The Travels of Marco Polo in the 13th century JPN Hinomoto JOR Jordan common JOR Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan official, English KAZ Kazakhstan common, English KAZ Republic of Kazakhstan official English long name KAZ Kazakhstan English passport short name KAZ Republic of Kazakhstan English passport long name KAZ Qazaqstan Kazakh short name in Latin script KAZ Alash former name, also poetic KAZ Alas former name, also poetic KAZ Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic former Soviet name, English KEN Kenya conventional short form KEN Republic of Kenya official, English KEN Jamhuri ya Kenya official, Swahili KEN British East Africa Protectorate former name 1880s until 1920 KEN Kenya Colony former name 1920 until 1963 PRK North Korea common, English PRK Democratic People's Republic of Korea official, English PRK D.P.R.K. initialism, English PRK DPRK initialism, English PRK Choson Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk official, Korean PRK Cho-son colloquial, Korean PRK Korea conventional short form KOR South Korea common, English KOR Republic of Korea official, English KOR R.O.K. initialism, English KOR ROK initialism, English KOR Dae-han-min-guk official, Korean KOR Han-guk colloquial, Korean KOR Korea conventional short form KOR Korea Republic FIFA designation Kosovo common, English Republic of Kosovo official, English Republika e Kosovës official, Albanian Republika Kosovo official, Serbian Latin KGZ Kyrgyzstan common, English KGZ Kyrgyz Republic official English long name KGZ Kyrgyz Respublikasy Kyrgyz short name in Latin script KGZ Kyrgyzskaya Respublika Russian short name in Latin script KGZ Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic former Soviet name, English KGZ Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy former Soviet name, Kyrgyz KGZ Kirgizskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika former Soviet name, Russian KGZ Kirghizia former common English name prior to 1991 KGZ Kirgizstan Russian transliteration of the English name KGZ Republic of Kyrgyzstan official English long name, 1990–1993 LAO Laos common, English LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic official, English LAO Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn romanized Lao LAO République démocratique populaire lao French LVA Latvia common, English LVA Latvija common, Latvian LVA Lettland German, Swedish LVA Letland Dutch, Danish LVA Letonija Serbian LVA Letonnie French LBN Lebanon common, English LBN The Lebanese Republic official, English LBN Al-Jumhuriyya Al-Lubnaniyya official, Arabic LBN Lebnan Common, Arabic LBN Lubnan Common, Arabic LBN Liban Common, French LBN Levanon Common, Hebrew LSO Lesotho common, English LSO Basutoland former, English LSO Kingdom of Lesotho official, English LTU Lithuania common, English LTU Lietuva common, Lithuanian LTU Lietuvos Respublika official, Lithuanian LTU Lita common, Yiddish/Hebrew LUX Luxembourg common, English LUX Grand Duchy of Luxembourg official, English LUX Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg official, Luxembourgish LUX Lëtzebuerg common, Luxembourgish LUX Grand-Duché de Luxembourg official, French LUX Luxembourg common, French LUX Großherzogtum Luxemburg official, German LUX Luxemburg common, German LUX Luxemburgo common, Spanish & Portuguese LUX Lussemburgo common, Italian MDG Madagascar common MDG Madagasikara Malagasy MDG Republic of Madagascar official, English MDG Repoblikan'i Madagasikara official, Malagasy MDG République de Madagascar official, French MWI Malawi common MWI Nyasaland former, English MWI Republic of Malawi official, English MYS Malaysia official MYS Persekutuan Malaysia colloquial long form, Malay MYS Federation of Malaysia colloquial long form, English MYS Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak former, English names of the various components MYS Tanah Melayu or Malay Land former, Malay MYS Maláixiyà common, Mandarin MYS Malesiya common, Tamil MDV Maldives common MDV Republic of the Maldives official MDV The Maldive Islands colloquial, colonial MDV Dhivehi Raajje official, Dhivehi MDV Mahal Dvipa ancient, Sanskrit MDV Maléldvipa ancient, Sanskrit MDV Dhibat-al-Mahal ancient, Arabic MRT Mauritania common MRT Islamic Republic of Mauritania official, English MRT République Islamique de Mauritanie official, French MEX Mexico shortened form MEX United Mexican States official, English MEX Estados Unidos Mexicanos official, Spanish MEX México Spanish short form MEX República Mexicana colloquial, Spanish MEX Méjico Spanish variant MEX MEX initialism MEX MX initialism MEX Aztlán Spanish, Nahuatl MEX Aztlan Spanish, Nahuatl MDA Moldova common MDA Republic of Moldova official MDA Republica Moldova official, Moldovan and Romanian MDA Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic former Soviet name, English MDA Bessarabia, Bassarabia historic name, still used by irredentists MDA Bogdan 'Land of Voyvoda I. Bogdan', former common and official name during Ottoman Empire, Turkish MDA Moldavia alternative name in English MDA Moldau alternative name in German MAR Morocco common MAR Kingdom of Morocco official MAR Al Mamkaka Al Maghribiya official, Arabic MAR Maghreb English MNE Montenegro official, English and other languages MNE Crna Gora official, Montenegrin, Serbian and Croatian MNE Republic of Montenegro official until 2007 MNE Republika Crna Gora official until 2007 MNE Mali i Zi official, Albanian MNE Karadag official, Turkish MNE Duklja name in medieval times MNE Zeta alternative name in medieval times MNE Black Mountain literal translation into English MMR Myanmar common MMR Republic of the Union of Myanmar official MMR Burma colloquial NLD Netherlands official, English NLD Kingdom of the Netherlands official, English NLD Koninkrijk der Nederlanden official, Dutch NLD Nederland Dutch NLD Holland pars pro toto, English, Dutch and other languages NLD Batavia former and poetic, English, Dutch and other languages NLD Pays-Bas French NPL Nepal common, English NPL Federal Democratic Republic Of Nepal official, English NZL New Zealand official, English NZL Aotearoa official, Maori NZL Realm of New Zealand official English name including Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and Ross Dependency NZL Dominion of New Zealand former official, English MKD North Macedonia shortened form MKD Republic of North Macedonia official MKD Republic of Macedonia former MKD The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia former MKD Paeonia Latin name, poetic MKD Vardar Banovina former Yugoslav province NOR Norway common, English NOR Norge common, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Swedish NOR Noreg common, Norwegian Nynorsk NOR Kingdom of Norway official, English NOR Kongeriket Norge official, Norwegian Bokmål NOR Kongeriket Noreg official, Norwegian Nynorsk OMN Oman official, English OMN Sultanate of Oman official, English PAK Pakistan common, English PAK Islamic Republic of Pakistan official and constitutional, English PAK Federation of Pakistan alternate official name, English PAK Dominion of Pakistan historic official name, English PAK West Pakistan common and later official name before the secession of Bangladesh PAK Sindhustan and Indoscythia unofficial historical names PAK Mumlikat-e Khudadaad Pakistan The God-given realm of Pakistan, unofficial, used in literature mostly, Urdu PLW Palau common, English PLW Republic of Palau official, English PLW Belau common, Palauan PSE Palestine common, English PSE State of Palestine English name, official, semi-international designation PSE Medinat Palestina Hebrew name PSE Dawlat Filastin official Arabic name PSE the Holy Land Bible PSE Eretz Yisrael Bible PSE Filastin common name, Arabic PSE Palestina common name, Hebrew PSE Palestinian National Authority English name, alternate official PSE as-Sulta al-Filastiniya Arabic name, alternate official PSE West Bank and Gaza Strip territorial names PSE Palestinian territories official name, English PSE al-Aradi al-Filastiniyya official name, Arabic PSE Occupied Palestinian Territory / Occupied Palestinian Territories International designation, English PSE Israeli-occupied territories name of the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, English PSE Mandatory Palestine former name, English PER Peru common, English PER Republic of Peru official, English PER República del Perú official, Spanish PER Perú common, Spanish PER Peruvian Republic former official name, English PER República Peruana former official name, Spanish PHL Philippines common, English PHL Repúblika ng Pilipinas official, Filipino PHL Republic of the Philippines official, English PHL Pilipinas common, corruption of the Spanish, Filipinas PHL Filipinas common Spanish and other local languages PHL Las Islas Filipinas named after Philip II of Spain, historical, Spanish PHL Las Islas Felipenas historical, by Ruy López de Villalobos PHL Pinás colloquial PHL PH official initialism, changed from RP to avoid confusion with Poland; see below PHL Philippine Islands historic; official name under American control; also used colloquially, English PHL Filipina common, Malay PHL Haríng Bayang Katagalugan Sovereign Tagalog Nation, historical, by Andrés Bonifacio PHL Islas de San Lázaro Isles of Saint Lazarus, historical, by Ferdinand Magellan POL Poland common, English POL Republic of Poland official, English POL Rzeczpospolita Polska official, Polish POL Polska common, Polish POL RP often journalistic, Polish POL People's Republic of Poland former Communist name, English POL Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa former Communist name, Polish POL Rzeczpospolita historic common name, Polish POL Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth historic official name, English POL Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów historic official name, Polish POL United Commonwealth of the Two Nations historic official name, English POL Polonia poetic, Latin and Polish POL Lechia historic and poetic original name, Latin, Polish, and English PRT Portugal common PRT Portuguese Republic official, English PRT Lusitania official, Latin PRT Galaico-Portuguese nation Celtic Gale and Roman-Celtic Portus Cale PRT Portucale from the Gallaeci tribe Celtic Gale and Roman-Celtic Portus Cale PRT Galician-Portuguese ethnic term derived from the original language PRT Ophiussa ancient Greek PRT Ophiusa ancient Greek PRT Portugalensis patrie PRT Portugalensium patrie and Portugaliae by King Afonso I PRT Regno Portugalensium Latin, Medieval PRT Portugalis Latin, Medieval PRT Portugalliae et Algarbiae PRT Portugalliae, Lusitaniae Latin PRT Purtugall Middle Ages PRT Burtughal Arabic PRT Portingall common classical English and other late medieval Germanic languages PRT Portingal common classical English and other late medieval Germanic languages PRT Ocidental Praia Lusitana Western Lusitanian Beach PRT Pátria Lusitana Lusitanian Fatherland PRT Luxitania Port of Grail in Esotericism and metaphysical literature PRT Portugraal Port of Grail in Esotericism and metaphysical literature PRI Puerto Rico common, English and Spanish PRI Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico official, Spanish PRI Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official, English PRI Porto Rico archaic, English PRI Associated Free State of Puerto Rico non-official literal translation to English of the official Spanish name PRI Borikén, Borinquen, or Borinken former Taíno name also used colloquially and among nationalists COG Republic of the Congo official, English COG Congo common COG Congo Brazzaville used in contrast to Congo Kinshasa COG French Congo former name during French colonization, 1880 to 1910, English ROU Romania common ROU România official, Romanian ROU Rumania or Roumania archaic, English ROU Kingdom of Romania name under monarchy, English ROU Regatul României name under monarchy, Romanian ROU Romanian People's Republic former Communist name, English ROU Republica Populara Romîna former Communist name, Romanian ROU Socialist Republic of Romania former Communist name, English ROU Republica Socialista România former Communist name, Romanian RUS Russian Federation official English description RUS Russia official and common name, ambiguous, English RUS Russland, German RUS Rossiya common, Russian RUS RF initialism RUS Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic former name, 1918–1936 RUS Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic former name, 1936–1991 RUS RSFSR former name initialism RUS Soviet Union former name RUS Union of Soviet Socialist Republics official former name RUS USSR former initialism RUS Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik former official name, transliterated RUS SSSR former initialism RUS SU common, but former initialism RUS Sovetskiy Soyuz common former name, transliterated RUS Rus poetic or obsolete name, ambiguous RUS Great Russia obsolete name RWA Rwanda common RWA Rwandese Republic official, English RWA Republic of Rwanda official, English, former RWA République du Rwanda official, French RWA Repubulika y'u Rwanda official, Kinyarwanda RWA Pays des mille collines poetic, French RWA Ruanda former colonial name KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis common KNA Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis co-official, English KNA Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis co-official, English KNA Saint Christopher and Nevis alternate short-form, English KNA Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla former official, English KNA Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla former common, English KNA Saint Kitts or Saint Christopher shorthand, English KNA Liamuiga and Oualie former indigenous names of the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, respectively VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines common VCT Hairouna former indigenous name, Carib SAU Saudi Arabia common, English SAU Kingdom of Saudi Arabia official, English SAU KSA initialism SAU Saudia former in English, common in Arabic SAU Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiyya as-Saudiyya official name in Arabic SAU Hijaz, Saudi regime used in Iran's news media SAU Arav haSa'udit name in Hebrew SRB Serbia common, English SRB Republic of Serbia official, English SRB Servia archaic, English SRB Srbija common, Serbian SRB Republika Srbija official, Serbian SRB Serbia and Montenegro former common, English SRB Yugoslavia former common, English SRB Raška alternative name in medieval times SRB Serboslavia derogatory, used by the rule of Slobodan Miloševic SGP Singapore common, English SGP Republic of Singapore official, English SGP Singapura common, Malay SGP Sinhapura Sanskrit, i.e., Land of Lions SGP Xinjiapo common, Chinese SGP Cinjkappur common, Tamil SGP Pulau Ujong historical, ancient SGP Shonan-to former, Japanese occupation SGP little red dot colloquial; originally derogatory SVK Slovakia common, English SVK Slovak Republic official, English SVK Slovensko common, Slovak SVK Slovenská republika official, Slovak SVK SR English and Slovak initialism SVK Slovak Socialist Republic former name, 1969 to 1990 SVK Slovenská socialistická republika former name, Slovak SVK SSR English and Slovak initialism SVN Slovenia common, English SVN Republic of Slovenia official, English SVN Slovenija common, Slovenian SVN Republika Slovenija official, Slovenian SVN RS English and Slovenian initialism ZAF South Africa common, English ZAF Azania, Mzansi Xhosa, for South ZAF Suid-Afrika official, Afrikaans ZAF Zuid-Afrika former official, Dutch ZAF Union of South Africa Colonial, pre-1961 ESP Spain common, English ESP España common, Spanish ESP Kingdom of Spain official, English ESP Reino de España official, Spanish ESP Espanya common, Catalan ESP Hispania Latin ESP Espainia common, Euskera ESP Spanish State former name ESP La piel de toro Spanish ESP La pell de brau Catalan ESP Las Batuecas derogatory name used in the works of Mariano José de Larra ESP Iberia Latin, for the peninsula which includes modern Portugal ESP Sepharad common, Hebrew LKA Sri Lanka common, Sanskrit, English LKA Ceylon former, English LKA Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka official, English LKA Heladiva Land of Sinhalese former, Sinhala LKA Ratnadeepa Island of Gems ormer, Sinhala LKA elangai common, Tamil LKA Taprobane one of the medieval names of Sri Lanka SDN Sudan common SDN Republic of the Sudan official, English SDN The Sudan alternate English SDN Anglo-Egyptian Sudan colonial name, English SDN Mahdist State former English unofficial SDN Nubia ancient name, also poetic SUR Suriname common, English SUR Dutch Guiana former, English SUR Netherlands Guiana former official, English SUR Republic of Suriname official, English SUR Republiek Suriname official, Dutch SUR Surinam English name until 1978 SWE Sweden common, English SWE Sverige common, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian SWE Konungariket Sverige official, Swedish SWE Kingdom of Sweden official, English SWE Svea Rike possibly former/poetical, Swedish SWE Thule Latin name, also poetic SWE Svitjod Old Norse CHE Switzerland common, English CHE Swiss Confederation official, English CHE Schweiz common, German, Danish, Swedish CHE Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft official, German CHE Suisse common, French CHE Confédération suisse official, French CHE Svizzera common, Italian CHE Confederazione Svizzera official, Italian CHE Svizra common, Romansh CHE Confederaziun Svizra official, Romansh CHE Confoederatio Helvetica, Helvetia Latin, sometimes used officially CHE CH initialism TWN Taiwan common, English TWN Republic of China official, English TWN Taiwan common, English TWN ROC initialism TWN Chinese Taipei international designation TWN Zhonghuá Táibei international designation, pinyin TWN Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu international designation TWN Taipei, China designation used by China to imply that Taiwan is part of China TWN Taiwan, Province of China UN designation TWN Nationalist China obsolete, but still mainly used by Western countries TWN Free China obsolete, pro-Nationalist TWN Formosa former, English TWN Cathay obsolete, now mainly used poetically TWN Zhongguo alternative, Chinese TWN Qing dynasty former name. TZA Tanzania common, English TZA United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar former, English TZA United Republic of Tanzania official, English TZA Deutsch-Ostafrika German East Africa, colonial name until 1918 TZA Ruanda and Urundi German East Africa, colonial name until 1918 THA Thailand common, English THA Siam former, English THA Kingdom of Thailand official, English Transnistria Pridnestrovie official shortform name Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica official, longform TTO Trinidad and Tobago common, English TTO Iere poetic, Land of the Hummingbird, believed to be derived from Arawak TTO Republic of Trinidad and Tobago official, English TTO Trinbago informal, English TUN Tunisia official shortform name TUN Republic of Tunisia official, longform TUR Turkey common TUR Republic of Turkey official, English TUR Türkiye Cumhuriyeti official, Turkish TUR Asia Minor geographical, English TUR Anatolia geographical, English TUR Ottoman Empire former, English TUR Turkish Empire former unofficial, English TUR Porte or Sublime Porte English descriptions of the former Ottoman state TUV Tuvalu English and Tuvaluan TUV Ellice Islands colonial name, English UKR Ukraine official UKR UA initialism UKR UKR initialism UKR Kievan Rus Former name for of East Slavic tribes in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century UKR Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia historic name of Western Ukraine UKR Kingdom of Ruthenia historic name of Western Ukraine UKR Zaporizhian Host is an adopted name in historiography for the Ukrainian Cossack state on the territory of Dnieper Ukraine and Siveria that existed between 1649 and 1764 ARE United Arab Emirates shortened form ARE United Arab Emirates English ARE Trucial States English, prior to 1971 ARE Al Emirat al Arabbiya al Muttahida official, Arabic ARE UAE English initialism ARE U.A.E. English initialism ARE The Emirates colloquial, English GBR United Kingdom shortened form GBR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland official, English GBR Britain alternative GBR Great Britain alternative GBR UK initialism GBR U.K. initialism GBR United Kingdom short form GBR Albion poetic, Latin GBR Britannia poetic, Latin GBR Perfidious Albion if said by an old enemy, mainly humorous today GBR Anglia poetic, Latin, refers specifically to England GBR Alba Scottish, Gaelic-refers specifically to Scotland GBR Caledonia poetic, Latin-refers specifically to Scotland GBR Cymru official, Welsh-refers specifically to Wales GBR Cambria poetic, Latin-refers to Wales GBR Ulster colloquial, refers specifically to Northern Ireland USA United States shortened form USA United States of America official USA America alternative USA the States alternative USA US initialism USA U.S. initialism USA USA initialism USA Usa initialism USA U.S.A initialism USA Columbia Latin, poetic USA Freedonia names proposed after American Revolutionary War USA Appalachia names proposed after American Revolutionary War USA Alleghany names proposed after American Revolutionary War USA Usonia used by James Duff Law and popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright USA Usono Esperanto; comes from Usona in English VUT Vanuatu common VUT New Hebrides former name under British and French condominium rule from 1906 to 1980 VUT Niuhebridis Bislama VUT Nouvelles Hebrides former official name in French VUT République de Vanuatu French VUT Ripablik blong Vanuatu Bislama VUT Vanuatri jocular name used in humour VNM Vietnam common VNM An Nam former name in other foreign languages VNM Champa historical kingdom VNM Giao Chi former Chinese province or vassal kingdom VNM French Indochina former name under French colonization when united with Laos and Cambodia, English VNM Linh Nam poetic name VNM Socialist Republic of Vietnam official, English VNM North Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1954 to 1975 VNM South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam from 1954 to 1975 VNM Cong hòa Xã hoi Chu nghia Viet Nam official, Vietnamese VNM Viet Nam short form, Vietnamese VNM SRV English initialism VNM S.R.V. English initialism VNM VN English initialism VNM V.N. English initialism ZMB Zambia common ZMB Northern Rhodesia former, English ZMB Republic of Zambia official, English ZWE Zimbabwe common ZWE Rhodesia or Republic of Rhodesia former names, English ZWE Republic of Zimbabwe official, English ZWE Southern Rhodesia former, English