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List of alternative country names. Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any predominant or official languages of the ...
Alpha-3 CodeDescriptionOther Name (s) Or Older Name (s)AFGIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto ...ALBRepublic of Albania (official, English), ...DZAPeople's Democratic Republic of Algeria ...ANDPrincipality of Andorra (official, ...List of alternative country names. Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any predominant or official languages of the ...
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Most countries of the world have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries and sovereign states, in English and any predominant or official languages of the country in question.
This article lists alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and predominant official languages. The list is organized alphabetically by country name. Some countries have undergone name changes for political or other reasons.
Siam and Thailand. The country today known as Thailand once had the official name of Siam. In 1939 it was decided that the name should be changed and the current label was promulgated, then it was officially renamed Siam again between the years 1945 and 1949 (the Japanese Occupation of Thailand) after which time the name Thailand was readopted.
May 18, 2019 · The name Egypt comes from the Ancient Greek Aiguptos and Latin Ægyptus, and is also derived from hūt-kā-ptah (Temple of the Soul of Ptah). The ancient Egyptian name for the country was km.t (pronounced “kemet”), meaning “black land” likely for the fertile soils of the Nile valley. Today, Egypt’s official name is Jumhūrīyat Miṣr ...
Limbu. See also. List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages. List of sovereign states. List of Latin place names in Europe. Names of European cities in different languages. List of European regions with alternative names. List of European rivers with alternative names. Names of Asian cities in different languages.