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DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Republic of Afghanistan |
| Albania | People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
| Angola | People's Republic of Angola |
| Armenia | Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Bahrain | Dilmun, State of Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | East Bengal, East Pakistan |
| Belarus | Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Belize | British Honduras |
| Benin | Dahomey |
| Bermuda | Somers Islands |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Botswana | Bechuanaland |
| Burkina Faso | Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta |
| Burma | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma |
| Burundi | Urundi |
| Cambodia | Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia |
| Cameroon | French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon |
| Central African Republic | Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire |
| Clipperton Island | sometimes called Ile de la Passion |
| Congo, Republic of the | Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo |
| Cook Islands | Harvey Islands |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast |
| Croatia | People's Republic of Croatia, Socialist Republic of Croatia |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Djibouti | French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland |
| East Timor | East Timor, Portuguese Timor |
| Egypt | United Arab Republic (with Syria) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Spanish Guinea |
| Eritrea | Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia |
| Estonia | Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Ethiopia | Abyssinia, Italian East Africa |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts |
| French Polynesia | French Colony of Oceania |
| Georgia | Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Germany | German Empire, German Republic, German Reich |
| Ghana | Gold Coast |
| Greece | Kingdom of Greece |
| Guinea | French Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese Guinea |
| Guyana | British Guiana |
| Indonesia | Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies |
| Iran | Persia |
| Italy | Kingdom of Italy |
| Jordan | Transjordan |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Kenya | British East Africa |
| Kiribati | Gilbert Islands |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Latvia | Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Lebanon | Greater Lebanon |
| Lesotho | Basutoland |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Republic |
| Malawi | British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland Protectorate, Nyasaland |
| Malaysia | Federation of Malaya |
| Mali | French Sudan and Sudanese Republic |
| Marshall Islands | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands District |
| Moldova | Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Mongolia | Outer Mongolia |
| Montenegro | People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Montenegro |
| Mozambique | Portuguese East Africa |
| Namibia | German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa |
| Nauru | Pleasant Island |
| Niue | Savage Island |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District |
| Oman | Muscat and Oman |
| Pakistan | West Pakistan |
| Palau | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District |
| Papua New Guinea | Territory of Papua and New Guinea |
| Republic of Macedonia | People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia |
| Russia | Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic |
| Rwanda | Ruanda, German East Africa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis |
| Samoa | Western Samoa |
| Senegal | Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation |
| Serbia | People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia |
| Slovenia | People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands | British Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic |
| South Africa | Union of South Africa |
| Sri Lanka | Serendib, Ceylon |
| Sudan | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Suriname | Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana |
| Syria | United Arab Republic (with Egypt) |
| Taiwan | Formosa |
| Tajikistan | Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Tanzania | United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
| Thailand | Siam |
| Togo | French Togoland |
| Tonga | Friendly Islands |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Tuvalu | Ellice Islands |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| United Arab Emirates | Trucial Oman, Trucial States |
| Uruguay | Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Vanuatu | New Hebrides |
| Virgin Islands | Danish West Indies |
| Western Sahara | Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara |
| Yemen | Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen] |
| Zambia | Northern Rhodesia |
| Zimbabwe | Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia |
