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  2. List of country names in various languages (Q–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. 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.

  3. Lists of country names in various languages - Wikipedia

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    Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. 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.

  4. List of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of national capitals - Wikipedia

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    Nearly all countries currently have their embassies in and around Tel Aviv. Defying the UN, [2] the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital and moved its embassy there in May 2018. [3] Many countries officially adhere to the proposal that Jerusalem should have international status, as called for in the 1947 Partition Plan. [4] Juba ...

  6. List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent

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    Transcontinental countries in North America or South America (depending on the boundary definition), classified as South American countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Colombia (Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina) and Venezuela (Nueva Esparta, the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela [including Isla de Aves]).

  7. Lists of cities by country - Wikipedia

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    Countries are listed in bold under their respective pages, whereas territories and dependencies are not. Disputed and unrecognized countries are italicized. Contents:

  8. List of islands by name (M) - Wikipedia

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    Country/Countries Ma Wan Hong Kong China Maadhiguvaru: Gaafu Alif Atoll Maldives: Machias Seal: Disputed Between Maine and New Brunswick: Disputed between United States and Canada Mackay North Carolina and Virginia United States Mackenzie King: Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut and Northwest Territories Canada Mackinac: Lake Huron, Michigan

  9. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Starting in the 1950s, Bengali nationalists used the term in political rallies in East Pakistan. The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was ...