Official Names of Countries 2026
Country | Official Name↓ | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vatican City | Vatican City State | Europe |
 | United States | United States of America | North America |
 | Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania | Africa |
 | Mexico | United Mexican States | North America |
 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe |
 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Asia |
 | Comoros | Union of the Comoros | Africa |
 | Ukraine | Ukraine | Europe |
 | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Oceania |
 | Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Asia |
 | Tokelau | Tokelau | Oceania |
 | Togo | Togolese Republic | Africa |
 | Wallis and Futuna | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands | Oceania |
 | Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Asia |
 | Switzerland | Swiss Confederation | Europe |
 | Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Asia |
 | Qatar | State of Qatar | Asia |
 | Palestine | State of Palestine | Asia |
 | Libya | State of Libya | Africa |
 | Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Asia |
 | Israel | State of Israel | Asia |
 | Eritrea | State of Eritrea | Africa |
 | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | Oceania |
 | Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | Asia |
 | Slovakia | Slovak Republic | Europe |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | North America |
 | Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | North America |
 | Russia | Russian Federation | AsiaEurope |
 | Romania | Romania | Europe |
 | Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe | Africa |
 | Zambia | Republic of Zambia | Africa |
 | Yemen | Republic of Yemen | Asia |
 | Vanuatu | Republic of Vanuatu | Oceania |
 | Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan | Asia |
 | Uganda | Republic of Uganda | Africa |
 | Turkey | Republic of Turkey | Asia |
 | Tunisia | Republic of Tunisia | Africa |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | North America |
 | Myanmar | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Asia |
 | Sudan | Republic of the Sudan | Africa |
 | Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Asia |
 | Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Oceania |
 | Gambia | Republic of the Gambia | Africa |
 | Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Africa |
 | Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Asia |
 | Suriname | Republic of Suriname | South America |
 | South Sudan | Republic of South Sudan | Africa |
 | South Africa | Republic of South Africa | Africa |
 | Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia | Europe |
 | Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Asia |
 | Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone | Africa |
 | Seychelles | Republic of Seychelles | Africa |
 | Serbia | Republic of Serbia | Europe |
 | Senegal | Republic of Senegal | Africa |
 | San Marino | Republic of San Marino | Europe |
 | Rwanda | Republic of Rwanda | Africa |
 | Poland | Republic of Poland | Europe |
 | Peru | Republic of Peru | South America |
 | Paraguay | Republic of Paraguay | South America |
 | Panama | Republic of Panama | North America |
 | Palau | Republic of Palau | Oceania |
 | North Macedonia | Republic of North Macedonia | Europe |
 | Niger | Republic of Niger | Africa |
 | Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua | North America |
 | Nauru | Republic of Nauru | Oceania |
 | Namibia | Republic of Namibia | Africa |
 | Mozambique | Republic of Mozambique | Africa |
 | Moldova | Republic of Moldova | Europe |
 | Mauritius | Republic of Mauritius | Africa |
 | Malta | Republic of Malta | Europe |
 | Mali | Republic of Mali | Africa |
 | Maldives | Republic of Maldives | Asia |
 | Malawi | Republic of Malawi | Africa |
 | Madagascar | Republic of Madagascar | Africa |
 | Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania | Europe |
 | Liberia | Republic of Liberia | Africa |
 | Latvia | Republic of Latvia | Europe |
 | South Korea | Republic of Korea | Asia |
 | Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati | Oceania |
 | Kenya | Republic of Kenya | Africa |
 | Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan | Asia |
 | Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Asia |
 | Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia | Asia |
 | India | Republic of India | Asia |
 | Iceland | Republic of Iceland | Europe |
 | Honduras | Republic of Honduras | North America |
 | Haiti | Republic of Haiti | North America |
 | Guinea-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau | Africa |
 | Guinea | Republic of Guinea | Africa |
 | Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala | North America |
 | Ghana | Republic of Ghana | Africa |
 | Georgia | Republic of Georgia | Asia |
 | Finland | Republic of Finland | Europe |
 | Fiji | Republic of Fiji | Oceania |
 | Estonia | Republic of Estonia | Europe |
 | Equatorial Guinea | Republic of Equatorial Guinea | Africa |
 | El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador | North America |
 | Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador | South America |
 | Djibouti | Republic of Djibouti | Africa |
 | Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus | Europe |
 | Cuba | Republic of Cuba | North America |
 | Croatia | Republic of Croatia | Europe |
 | Ivory Coast | Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | Africa |
 | Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica | North America |
 | Colombia | Republic of Colombia | South America |
 | Taiwan | Republic of China | Asia |
 | Chile | Republic of Chile | South America |
 | Chad | Republic of Chad | Africa |
 | Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon | Africa |
 | Cape Verde | Republic of Cabo Verde | Africa |
 | Burundi | Republic of Burundi | Africa |
 | Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria | Europe |
 | Botswana | Republic of Botswana | Africa |
 | Benin | Republic of Benin | Africa |
 | Belarus | Republic of Belarus | Europe |
 | Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan | Asia |
 | Austria | Republic of Austria | Europe |
 | Armenia | Republic of Armenia | Asia |
 | Angola | Republic of Angola | Africa |
 | Albania | Republic of Albania | Europe |
 | Monaco | Principality of Monaco | Europe |
 | Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein | Europe |
 | Andorra | Principality of Andorra | Europe |
 | Portugal | Portuguese Republic | Europe |
 | Bolivia | Plurinational State of Bolivia | South America |
 | China | People’s Republic of China | Asia |
 | Bangladesh | People’s Republic of Bangladesh | Asia |
 | Algeria | People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria | Africa |
 | Uruguay | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | South America |
 | Niue | Niue | Oceania |
 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Oceania |
 | New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Oceania |
 | Montenegro | Montenegro | Europe |
 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Asia |
 | Malaysia | Malaysia | Asia |
 | Macau | Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Asia |
 | Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Asia |
 | Laos | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Asia |
 | Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Asia |
 | Tonga | Kingdom of Tonga | Oceania |
 | Netherlands | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Europe |
 | Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Asia |
 | Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | Europe |
 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Europe |
 | Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Asia |
 | Norway | Kingdom of Norway | Europe |
 | Morocco | Kingdom of Morocco | Africa |
 | Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho | Africa |
 | Eswatini | Kingdom of Eswatini | Africa |
 | Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark | Europe |
 | Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Asia |
 | Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan | Asia |
 | Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium | Europe |
 | Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Asia |
 | Japan | Japan | Asia |
 | Jamaica | Jamaica | North America |
 | Italy | Italian Republic/Republic of Italy | Europe |
 | Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Asia |
 | Mauritania | Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Africa |
 | Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Asia |
 | Afghanistan | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Asia |
 | Ireland | Ireland | Europe |
 | Samoa | Independent State of Samoa | Oceania |
 | Papua New Guinea | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
 | Hungary | Hungary | Europe |
 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Asia |
 | Greece | Hellenic Republic | Europe |
 | Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Asia |
 | Guam | Guam | Oceania |
 | Grenada | Grenada | North America |
 | Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Europe |
 | Gabon | Gabonese Republic | Africa |
 | France | French Republic | Europe |
 | French Polynesia | French Polynesia | Oceania |
 | Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil | South America |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America |
 | Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia | Oceania |
 | Somalia | Federal Republic of Somalia | Africa |
 | Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria | Africa |
 | Germany | Federal Republic of Germany | Europe |
 | Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Asia |
 | Ethiopia | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | Africa |
 | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Europe |
 | Canada | Dominion of Canada | North America |
 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | North America |
 | Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Asia |
 | Timor-Leste | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Asia |
 | DR Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe | Africa |
 | North Korea | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Asia |
 | Czechia | Czech Republic | Europe |
 | Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Oceania |
 | Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania |
 | Bahamas | Commonwealth of the Bahamas | North America |
 | Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica | North America |
 | Australia | Commonwealth of Australia | Oceania |
 | Guyana | Co‑operative Republic of Guyana | South America |
 | Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Africa |
 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Africa |
 | Brunei | Brunei Darussalam | Asia |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe |
 | Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | South America |
 | Bermuda | Bermuda | North America |
 | Belize | Belize | North America |
 | Barbados | Barbados | North America |
 | Argentina | Argentine Republic | South America |
 | Egypt | Arab Republic of Egypt | Africa |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | North America |
 | American Samoa | American Samoa | Oceania |
 | Puerto Rico | North America | |
 | Reunion | Africa | |
 | Western Sahara | Africa | |
 | Guadeloupe | North America | |
 | Mayotte | Africa | |
 | Martinique | North America | |
 | French Guiana | South America | |
 | Curacao | North America | |
 | Aruba | North America | |
 | Jersey | Europe | |
 | Isle of Man | Europe | |
 | United States Virgin Islands | North America | |
 | Cayman Islands | North America | |
 | Guernsey | Europe | |
 | Greenland | North America | |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands | North America | |
 | Sint Maarten | North America | |
 | Gibraltar | Europe | |
 | British Virgin Islands | North America | |
 | Saint Martin | North America | |
 | Anguilla | North America | |
 | Saint Barthelemy | North America | |
 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North America | |
 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Africa | |
 | Montserrat | North America | |
 | Falkland Islands | South America |
- Most names are listed in their English iterations. For example, the proper name of France in the French language is the République française, which translates in English to the French Republic.
- Similarly, the official names for Germany and Mexico are the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German) and Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish), which translate respectively to the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Mexican States.
- Transcontinental countries are assigned to the continent with which they identify politically (i.e.: Russia with Europe).
- In addition to their official names and common names, many countries also have at least one nickname.
Whether or not we realize it, most of us do not use a country’s official name on a daily basis. Nearly every country in the world has an official or formal name that is longer and more formal than its common name. For example, many country names actually begin with the prefix “Republic of,” as seen in Republic of Italy, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Korea (South Korea). Alternately, many countries use the similar “Kingdom of,” such as Kingdom of Denmark and Kingdom of Norway, or a related form such as “Islamic Republic of,” “Democratic Republic of,” and “State of,” among several others.
