NationMaster Stats Feed: Identification Category

Identification > Country name > Note

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:45 +0000

Definition: This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 10

Identification > Country name > Local short form

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:44 +0000

Definition: The locally used short form of a nation's name
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 184

Identification > Country name > Local long form

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:42 +0000

Definition: The locally used long form of a nation's name
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 183

Identification > Country name > Former

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:41 +0000

Definition: This entry includes all former forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 104

Identification > Country name > Conventional short form

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:39 +0000

Definition: The conventional short form of the country's name as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 251

Identification > Country name > Conventional long form

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:38 +0000

Definition: The conventional long form of the country's name as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 251

Identification > Country name > Abbreviation

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:36 +0000

Definition: This entry includes all abbreviated forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names.
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Number of countries: 26

Identification > national dances > National dance

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:30:10 +0000

Definition:

Source: Wikipedia: List of national dances

Number of countries: 18

Identification > ISO 3166-2:2004-03-08

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:32:59 +0000

Definition:

Source: Wikipedia: ISO 3166-2:2004-03-08

Number of countries: 10

Identification > Native names

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:57:20 +0000

Definition: List of native names for countries, in local script where applicable.
Source: Wkipedia
Number of countries: 195