Official Names of Countries 2025
Country | Official Name↑ | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | American Samoa | American Samoa | Oceania |
 | Anguilla | Anguilla | North America |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | North America |
 | Egypt | Arab Republic of Egypt | Africa |
 | Argentina | Argentine Republic | South America |
 | Aruba | Aruba | North America |
 | Guernsey | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Europe |
 | Jersey | Bailiwick of Jersey | Europe |
 | Barbados | Barbados | North America |
 | Belize | Belize | North America |
 | Bermuda | Bermuda | North America |
 | Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | South America |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe |
 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Africa |
 | Canada | Canada | North America |
 | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | North America |
 | Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Africa |
 | Guyana | Co-operative Republic of Guyana | South America |
 | Saint Barthelemy | Collectivity of Saint BarthélemySaint Barthélemy | North America |
 | Australia | Commonwealth of Australia | Oceania |
 | Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica | North America |
 | Puerto Rico | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | North America |
 | Bahamas | Commonwealth of the Bahamas | North America |
 | Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania |
 | Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Oceania |
 | Curacao | Country of Curaçao | North America |
 | Czechia | Czech Republic | Europe |
 | North Korea | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa |
 | DR Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa |
 | Timor-Leste | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Asia |
 | Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Asia |
 | Mayotte | Department of Mayotte | Africa |
 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | North America |
 | Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands | South America |
 | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Europe |
 | Ethiopia | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | Africa |
 | Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Asia |
 | Germany | Federal Republic of Germany | Europe |
 | Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria | Africa |
 | Somalia | Federal Republic of Somalia | Africa |
 | Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia | Oceania |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevisa | North America |
 | Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil | South America |
 | French Polynesia | French Polynesia | Oceania |
 | France | French Republic | Europe |
 | Gabon | Gabonese Republic | Africa |
 | Georgia | Georgia | Asia |
 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Europe |
 | Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Europe |
 | Greenland | Greenland | North America |
 | Grenada | Grenada | North America |
 | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | North America |
 | Guam | Guam | Oceania |
 | French Guiana | Guiana | South America |
 | Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Asia |
 | Greece | Hellenic Republic | Europe |
 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Asia |
 | Hungary | Hungary | Europe |
 | Iceland | Iceland | Europe |
 | Kiribati | Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati | Oceania |
 | Papua New Guinea | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
 | Samoa | Independent State of Samoa | Oceania |
 | Ireland | Ireland | Europe |
 | Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Asia |
 | Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Asia |
 | Mauritania | Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Africa |
 | Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Asia |
 | Isle of Man | Isle of Man | Europe |
 | Italy | Italian Republic | Europe |
 | Jamaica | Jamaica | North America |
 | Japan | Japan | Asia |
 | Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Asia |
 | Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium | Europe |
 | Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan | Asia |
 | Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Asia |
 | Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark | Europe |
 | Eswatini | Kingdom of Eswatini | Africa |
 | Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho | Africa |
 | Morocco | Kingdom of Morocco | Africa |
 | Norway | Kingdom of Norway | Europe |
 | Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Asia |
 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Europe |
 | Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | Europe |
 | Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Asia |
 | Tonga | Kingdom of Tonga | Oceania |
 | Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Asia |
 | Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia |
 | Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Asia |
 | Macau | Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Asia |
 | Malaysia | Malaysia | Asia |
 | Martinique | Martinique | North America |
 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Asia |
 | Montenegro | Montenegro | Europe |
 | Montserrat | Montserrat | North America |
 | San Marino | Most Serene Republic of San Marino | Europe |
 | Brunei | Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace | Asia |
 | Netherlands | Netherlands | Europe |
 | New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Oceania |
 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Oceania |
 | Niue | Niue | Oceania |
 | Uruguay | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | South America |
 | Algeria | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | Africa |
 | Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh | Asia |
 | China | People's Republic of China | Asia |
 | Bolivia | Plurinational State of Bolivia | South America |
 | Portugal | Portuguese Republic | Europe |
 | Andorra | Principality of Andorra | Europe |
 | Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein | Europe |
 | Monaco | Principality of Monaco | Europe |
 | Albania | Republic of Albania | Europe |
 | Angola | Republic of Angola | Africa |
 | Armenia | Republic of Armenia | Asia |
 | Austria | Republic of Austria | Europe |
 | Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan | Asia |
 | Belarus | Republic of Belarus | Europe |
 | Benin | Republic of Benin | Africa |
 | Botswana | Republic of Botswana | Africa |
 | Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria | Europe |
 | Burundi | Republic of Burundi | Africa |
 | Cape Verde | Republic of Cabo Verde | Africa |
 | Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon | Africa |
 | Chad | Republic of Chad | Africa |
 | Chile | Republic of Chile | South America |
 | Taiwan | Republic of China | Asia |
 | Colombia | Republic of Colombia | South America |
 | Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica | North America |
 | Ivory Coast | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | Africa |
 | Croatia | Republic of Croatia | Europe |
 | Cuba | Republic of Cuba | North America |
 | Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus | Europe |
 | Djibouti | Republic of Djibouti | Africa |
 | Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador | South America |
 | El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador | North America |
 | Equatorial Guinea | Republic of Equatorial Guinea | Africa |
 | Estonia | Republic of Estonia | Europe |
 | Fiji | Republic of Fiji | Oceania |
 | Finland | Republic of Finland | Europe |
 | Ghana | Republic of Ghana | Africa |
 | Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala | North America |
 | Guinea | Republic of Guinea | Africa |
 | Guinea-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau | Africa |
 | Haiti | Republic of Haiti | North America |
 | Honduras | Republic of Honduras | North America |
 | India | Republic of India | Asia |
 | Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia | Asia |
 | Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Asia |
 | Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan | Asia |
 | Kenya | Republic of Kenya | Africa |
 | South Korea | Republic of Korea | Asia |
 | Latvia | Republic of Latvia | Europe |
 | Liberia | Republic of Liberia | Africa |
 | Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania | Europe |
 | Madagascar | Republic of Madagascar | Africa |
 | Malawi | Republic of Malawi | Africa |
 | Mali | Republic of Mali | Africa |
 | Malta | Republic of Malta | Europe |
 | Mauritius | Republic of Mauritius | Africa |
 | Moldova | Republic of Moldova | Europe |
 | Mozambique | Republic of Mozambique | Africa |
 | Namibia | Republic of Namibia | Africa |
 | Nauru | Republic of Nauru | Oceania |
 | Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua | North America |
 | Niger | Republic of Niger | Africa |
 | North Macedonia | Republic of North Macedonia | Europe |
 | Palau | Republic of Palau | Oceania |
 | Panama | Republic of Panama | North America |
 | Paraguay | Republic of Paraguay | South America |
 | Peru | Republic of Peru | South America |
 | Poland | Republic of Poland | Europe |
 | Rwanda | Republic of Rwanda | Africa |
 | Senegal | Republic of Senegal | Africa |
 | Serbia | Republic of Serbia | Europe |
 | Seychelles | Republic of Seychelles | Africa |
 | Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone | Africa |
 | Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Asia |
 | Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia | Europe |
 | South Africa | Republic of South Africa | Africa |
 | South Sudan | Republic of South Sudan | Africa |
 | Suriname | Republic of Suriname | South America |
 | Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Asia |
 | Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Africa |
 | Gambia | Republic of the Gambia | Africa |
 | Maldives | Republic of the Maldives | Asia |
 | Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Oceania |
 | Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Asia |
 | Sudan | Republic of the Sudan | Africa |
 | Myanmar | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Asia |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | North America |
 | Turkey | Republic of Turkey | Asia |
 | Uganda | Republic of Uganda | Africa |
 | Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan | Asia |
 | Vanuatu | Republic of Vanuatu | Oceania |
 | Yemen | Republic of Yemen | Asia |
 | Zambia | Republic of Zambia | Africa |
 | Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe | Africa |
 | Reunion | Réunion Island | Africa |
 | Romania | Romania | Europe |
 | Russia | Russian Federation | AsiaEurope |
 | Western Sahara | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Africa |
 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Africa |
 | Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | North America |
 | Saint Martin | Saint Martin | North America |
 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North America |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | North America |
 | Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | North America |
 | Slovakia | Slovak Republic | Europe |
 | Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Asia |
 | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | Oceania |
 | Eritrea | State of Eritrea | Africa |
 | Israel | State of Israel | Asia |
 | Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Asia |
 | Libya | State of Libya | Africa |
 | Palestine | State of Palestine | Asia |
 | Qatar | State of Qatar | Asia |
 | Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Asia |
 | Switzerland | Swiss Confederation | Europe |
 | Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Asia |
 | Wallis and Futuna | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands | Oceania |
 | Togo | Togolese Republic | Africa |
 | Tokelau | Tokelau | Oceania |
 | Tunisia | Tunisian Republic | Africa |
 | Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Asia |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | North America |
 | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Oceania |
 | Ukraine | Ukraine | Europe |
 | Comoros | Union of the Comoros | Africa |
 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Asia |
 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe |
 | Mexico | United Mexican States | North America |
 | Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania | Africa |
 | United States | United States of America | North America |
 | Vatican City | Vatican City State | Europe |
 | British Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands | North America |
 | United States Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands of the United States | North America |
Most names are listed in their English iterations. For example, the proper name of France is the République française, which translates in English to the French Republic. Similarly, the official names for Germany and Mexico are the Bundesrepublik Deutschland and Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 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).
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.
