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The label for the country: List of sovereign states; List of alternative country names; List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages; List of countries named after people; List of country-name etymologies; List of country names in various languages; List of countries that include United States in their name
Island's Name Island group(s) Country/Countries Gabaret: Mississippi River, Illinois United States Gabriola: Gulf Islands, British Columbia Canada Gaga: Beira Litoral Islands Portugal: Gaivota: Beira Litoral Islands Portugal: Gairsay: The North Isles, Orkney Islands Scotland: Galiano: Gulf Islands, British Columbia Canada Galila: Lake Zway ...
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) and Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
VR-G-E.212 mobile country code. 266. NATO three-letter code. GIB. NATO two-letter code. GI. LOC MARC code. GI. ITU Maritime ID. 236. ITU letter code. GIB. FIPS country code. GI. License plate code. GBZ. GS1 GTIN prefix — UNDP country code — WMO country code. GI. ITU callsign prefixes —
Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language. Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as ...