Guidance
Country names: The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British official use
Updated 26 October 2023
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| Country | Official state title (where different) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Albania | Republic of Albania |
| Algeria | People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria |
| Andorra | Principality of Andorra |
| Angola | Republic of Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | (same) |
| Argentina | Argentine Republic |
| Armenia | Republic of Armenia |
| Australia | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Austria | Republic of Austria |
| Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Bahamas, The | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
| Barbados | (same) |
| Belarus | Republic of Belarus |
| Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium |
| Belize | (same) |
| Benin | Republic of Benin |
| Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan |
| Bolivia | Plurinational State of Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | (same) |
| Botswana | Republic of Botswana |
| Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Brunei | Brunei Darussalam |
| Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso | (same) |
| Burundi | Republic of Burundi |
| Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon |
| Canada | (same) |
| Cape Verde | Republic of Cabo Verde |
| Central African Republic | (same) |
| Chad | Republic of Chad |
| Chile | Republic of Chile |
| China | People’s Republic of China |
| Colombia | Republic of Colombia |
| Comoros | Union of the Comoros |
| Congo | Republic of the Congo |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica |
| Croatia | Republic of Croatia |
| Cuba | Republic of Cuba |
| Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus |
| Czechia | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Djibouti | Republic of Djibouti |
| Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | (same) |
| East Timor | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
| Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador |
| Egypt | Arab Republic of Egypt |
| El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | State of Eritrea |
| Estonia | Republic of Estonia |
| Eswatini | Kingdom of Eswatini. Formerly Swaziland. Changed by the government of Eswatini in May 2018. |
| Ethiopia | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Fiji | Republic of Fiji |
| Finland | Republic of Finland |
| France | French Republic |
| Gabon | Gabonese Republic |
| Gambia, The | Republic of The Gambia |
| Georgia | (same) |
| Germany | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Ghana | Republic of Ghana |
| Greece | Hellenic Republic |
| Grenada | (same) |
| Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala |
| Guinea | Republic of Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana | Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
| Haiti | Republic of Haiti |
| Honduras | Republic of Honduras |
| Hungary | (same) |
| Iceland | (same) |
| India | Republic of India |
| Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia |
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Iraq | Republic of Iraq |
| Ireland | (same) |
| Israel | State of Israel |
| Italy | Italian Republic |
| Ivory Coast | Republic of Côte d’Ivoire |
| Jamaica | (same) |
| Japan | (same) |
| Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Republic of Kenya |
| Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati |
| Kosovo | Republic of Kosovo |
| Kuwait | State of Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Laos | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
| Latvia | Republic of Latvia |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Republic |
| Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Liberia | Republic of Liberia |
| Libya | State of Libya |
| Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Madagascar | Republic of Madagascar |
| Malawi | Republic of Malawi |
| Malaysia | (same) |
| 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 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | (same) |
| Moldova | Republic of Moldova |
| Monaco | Principality of Monaco |
| Mongolia | (same) |
| Montenegro | (same) |
| Morocco | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Mozambique | Republic of Mozambique |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
| Namibia | Republic of Namibia |
| Nauru | Republic of Nauru |
| Nepal | (same) |
| Netherlands | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| New Zealand | (same) |
| Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua |
| Niger | Republic of Niger |
| Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| North Korea | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| North Macedonia | Republic of North Macedonia. In January 2019 both Macedonian and Greek parliaments ratified the agreement made in June 2018 on this new country name. |
| 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 | (same) |
| 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 | 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 | (same) |
| Somalia | Federal Republic of Somalia |
| South Africa | Republic of South Africa |
| South Korea | Republic of Korea |
| South Sudan | Republic of South Sudan |
| Spain | Kingdom of Spain |
| Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Republic of the Sudan |
| Suriname | Republic of Suriname |
| 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 | Republic of Tunisia |
| Turkey | Republic of Türkiye |
| Turkmenistan | (same) |
| Tuvalu | (same) |
| Uganda | Republic of Uganda |
| Ukraine | (same) |
| United Arab Emirates | (same) |
| 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 | Vatican City State |
| Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Viet Nam |
| Yemen | Republic of Yemen |
| Zambia | Republic of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe |