Guidance
Geographical names
Updated 29 October 2025
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List of countries and territories
A
| Afghanistan | Aland Islands | Albania | Algeria |
| American Samoa | Andorra | Angola | Anguilla |
| Antarctica | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia |
| Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan |
B
| Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados |
| Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin |
| Bermuda | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Bouvet Island | Brazil |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Brunei Darussalam | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi |
C
| Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde |
| Cayman Islands | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile |
| China | Christmas Island | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Colombia |
| Comoros | Congo | Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Cook Islands |
| Costa Rica | Croatia | Cuba | Curacao |
| Cyprus | Czech Republic |
D
| Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic |
E
| East Timor | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador |
| England | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia |
| Eswatini | Ethiopia |
F
| Falkland Islands | Faroe Islands | Fiji | Finland |
| France | French Guiana | French Polynesia | French Southern Territories |
G
| Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany |
| Ghana | Gibraltar | Greece | Greenland |
| Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guam | Guatemala |
| Guernsey, Alderney, Sark | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana |
H
| Haiti | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Honduras | Hong Kong |
| Hungary |
I
| Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran |
| Iraq | Ireland | Isle of Man | Israel |
| Italy | Ivory Coast |
J
| Jamaica | Japan | Jersey | Jordan |
K
| Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kosovo |
| Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan |
L
| Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania |
| Luxembourg |
M
| Macao | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia |
| Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands |
| Martinique | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mayotte |
| Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Montenegro | Montserrat | Morocco |
| Mozambique | Myanmar |
N
| Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands |
| New Caledonia | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger |
| Nigeria | Niue | Norfolk Island | North Korea |
| North Macedonia | Northern Ireland | Northern Mariana Islands | |
| Norway |
O
| Oman |
P
| Pakistan | Palau | Palestine, State of | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines |
| Pitcairn | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico |
Q
| Qatar |
R
| Reunion | Romania | Russia | Rwanda |
S
| Saint Barthelemy | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa |
| San Marino | Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Scotland |
| Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| South Korea | South Sudan | Spain | Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Suriname | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Sweden |
| Switzerland | Syria |
T
| Taiwan | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand |
| Togo | Tokelau | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Tuvalu |
U
| Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom |
| United States | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Uruguay | Uzbekistan |
V
| Vanuatu | Vatican City | Venezuela | Vietnam |
| Virgin Islands, British | Virgin Islands, U.S. |
W
| Wales | Wallis and Futuna | Western Sahara |
Y
| Yemen |
Z
| Zambia | Zimbabwe |