Countries and Regions of the World - Official Names of Countries 2022
Countries in Europe The following are the common and official names of countries in Europe:
- Albania – Republic of Albania
- Andorra – Principality of Andorra
- Austria – Republic of Austria
- Belarus – Republic of Belarus
- Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
- Croatia – Republic of Croatia
- Czech Republic – Czech Republic
- Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
- Estonia – Republic of Estonia
- Finland – Republic of Finland
- France – French Republic
- Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
- Greece – Hellenic Greece
- Holy See – Holy See
- Hungary – Hungary
- Iceland – Republic of Iceland
- Ireland – Ireland
- Italy – Republic of Italy
- Latvia – Republic of Latvia
- Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein
- Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
- Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Malta – Republic of Malta
- Moldova – Republic of Moldova
- Monaco – Principality of Monaco
- Montenegro – Montenegro
- Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
- North Macedonia – Republic of North Macedonia
- Norway – Kingdom of Norway
- Poland – Republic of Poland
- Portugal – Portuguese Republic
- Romania – Romania
- Russia – Russian Federation
- San Marino – Republic of San Marino
- Serbia – Republic of Serbia
- Slovakia – Slovak Republic
- Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
- Spain – Kingdom of Spain
- Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
- Turkey – Republic of Turkey
- Ukraine – Ukraine
- United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Countries in North America The following are the common and official names of countries in North America:
- Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas – Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Barbados – Barbados
- Belize – Belize
- Bermuda – Bermuda
- Canada – Canada
- Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
- Cuba – Republic of Cuba
- Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
- Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic
- El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
- Grenada – Grenada
- Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
- Haiti – Republic of Haiti
- Honduras – Republic of Honduras
- Jamaica – Jamaica
- Mexico – United Mexican States
- Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
- Panama – Republic of Panama
- St. Kitts and Nevis – Saint Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia – Saint Lucia
- St. Vincent and The Grenadines – Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- United States – United States of America
Countries in South America The following are the common and official names of countries in South America:
- Argentina – Argentine Republic
- Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
- Chile – Republic of Chile
- Colombia – Republic of Colombia
- Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
- Guyana – Republic of Guyana
- Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
- Peru – Republic of Peru
- Suriname – Republic of Suriname
- Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
- Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Countries in Africa The following are the common and official names of countries in Africa:
- Algeria – People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Angola – Republic of Angola
- Benin – Republic of Benin
- Botswana – Republic of Botswana
- Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso
- Burundi – Republic of Burundi
- Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
- Carbo Verde (formerly Cape Verde) – Republic of Carbo Verde
- Central African Republic – Central African Republic
- Chad – Republic of Chad
- Comoros – Union of the Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire – Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
- Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea – State of Eritrea
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) – Kingdom of Eswatini
- Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Gabon – Gabonese Republic
- Gambia – Republic of the Gambia
- Ghana – Republic of Ghana
- Guinea – Republic of Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya – Republic of Kenya
- Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
- Liberia – Republic of Liberia
- Libya – State of Libya
- Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
- Malawi – Republic of Malawi
- Mali – Republic of Mali
- Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
- Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
- Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
- Namibia – Republic of Namibia
- Niger – Republic of the Niger
- Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo – Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe – Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal – Republic of Senegal
- Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
- Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
- Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia
- South Africa – Republic of South Africa
- South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan
- Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
- Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
- Togo – Togolese Republic
- Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia
- Uganda – Republic of Uganda
- Zambia – Republic of Zambia
- Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
Countries in Asia The following are the common and official names of countries in Asia:
- Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Armenia – Republic of Armenia
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan
- Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bangladesh – People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
- Brunei – Brunei Darussalam
- Burma – Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
- China – People’s Republic of China
- Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus
- Georgia – Georgia
- India – Republic of India
- Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
- Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
- Iraq – Republic of Iraq
- Israel – State of Israel
- Japan – Japan
- Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
- Kuwait – State of Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic
- Laos – Laos People’s Democratic Republic
- Lebanon – Lebanese Republic
- Malaysia – Malaysia
- Maldives – Republic of Maldives
- Mongolia – Mongolia
- Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- North Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Oman – Sultanate of Oman
- Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Palestine – State of Palestine
- Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
- Qatar – State of Qatar
- Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Singapore – Republic of Singapore
- South Korea – Republic of Korea
- Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
- Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
- Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Turkey – Republic of Turkey
- Turkmenistan – Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates – United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
- Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Yemen – Republic of Yemen
Countries in Australia The following are the common and official names of countries in Australia:
- Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
- Fiji – Republic of Fiji
- Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
- Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru – Republic of Nauru
- New Zealand – New Zealand
- Palau – Republic of Palau
- Papua New Guinea – State of Papua New Guinea
- Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
- Solomon Islands – Solomon Islands
- Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
- Tuvalu – Tuvalu
- Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuat
|
Country |
Official Name |
2022 Population |
|
Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan |
40,754,388 |
|
|
Republic
of Albania |
2,866,374 |
|
|
People’s
Democratic Republic of Algeria |
45,350,148 |
|
|
Principality
of Andorra |
77,463 |
|
|
Republic
of Angola |
35,027,343 |
|
|
Antigua
and Barbuda |
99,509 |
|
|
Argentine
Republic |
46,010,234 |
|
|
Republic
of Armenia |
2,971,966 |
|
|
Australia
– Commonwealth of Australia |
26,068,792 |
|
|
Republic
of Austria |
9,066,710 |
|
|
Republic
of Azerbaijan |
10,300,205 |
|
|
Commonwealth
of the Bahamas |
400,516 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Bahrain |
1,783,983 |
|
|
People’s
Republic of Bangladesh |
167,885,689 |
|
|
Barbados |
288,023 |
|
|
Republic
of Belarus |
9,432,800 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Belgium |
11,668,278 |
|
|
Belize |
412,190 |
|
|
Republic
of Benin |
12,784,726 |
|
|
Bermuda |
61,939 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Bhutan |
787,941 |
|
|
Plurinational
State of Bolivia |
11,992,656 |
|
|
Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
3,249,317 |
|
|
Republic
of Botswana |
2,441,162 |
|
|
Federative
Republic of Brazil |
215,353,593 |
|
|
Brunei
Darussalam |
445,431 |
|
|
Republic
of Bulgaria |
6,844,597 |
|
|
Burkina
Faso |
22,102,838 |
|
|
Republic
of Burundi |
12,624,840 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Cambodia |
17,168,639 |
|
|
Republic
of Cameroon |
27,911,548 |
|
|
Canada |
38,388,419 |
|
|
Republic
of Carbo Verde |
567,678 |
|
|
Central
African Republic |
5,016,678 |
|
|
Republic
of Chad |
17,413,580 |
|
|
Republic
of Chile |
19,250,195 |
|
|
People’s
Republic of China |
1,448,471,400 |
|
|
Republic
of Colombia |
51,512,762 |
|
|
Union
of the Comoros |
907,419 |
|
|
Republic
of Costa Rica |
5,182,354 |
|
|
Republic
of Croatia |
4,059,286 |
|
|
Republic
of Cuba |
11,305,652 |
|
|
Republic
of Cyprus |
1,223,387 |
|
|
Czech
Republic |
10,736,784 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Denmark |
5,834,950 |
|
|
Republic
of Djibouti |
1,016,097 |
|
|
Commonwealth
of Dominica |
72,344 |
|
|
Dominican
Republic |
11,056,370 |
|
|
Democratic
Republic of the Congo |
95,240,792 |
|
|
Republic
of Ecuador |
18,113,361 |
|
|
Arab
Republic of Egypt |
106,156,692 |
|
|
Republic
of El Salvador |
6,550,389 |
|
|
Republic
of Equatorial Guinea |
1,496,662 |
|
|
State
of Eritrea |
3,662,244 |
|
|
Republic
of Estonia |
1,321,910 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Eswatini |
1,184,817 |
|
|
Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
120,812,698 |
|
|
Republic
of Fiji |
909,466 |
|
|
Republic
of Finland |
5,554,960 |
|
|
French
Republic |
65,584,518 |
|
|
Gabonese
Republic |
2,331,533 |
|
|
Republic
of the Gambia |
2,558,482 |
|
|
Georgia |
3,968,738 |
|
|
Federal
Republic of Germany |
83,883,596 |
|
|
Republic
of Ghana |
32,395,450 |
|
|
Hellenic
Greece |
10,316,637 |
|
|
Grenada |
113,475 |
|
|
Republic
of Guatemala |
18,584,039 |
|
|
Republic
of Guinea |
13,865,691 |
|
|
Republic
of Guinea-Bissau |
2,063,367 |
|
|
Republic
of Guyana |
794,045 |
|
|
Republic
of Haiti |
11,680,283 |
|
|
Republic
of Honduras |
10,221,247 |
|
|
Hungary |
9,606,259 |
|
|
Republic
of Iceland |
345,393 |
|
|
Republic
of India |
1,406,631,776 |
|
|
Republic
of Indonesia |
279,134,505 |
|
|
Islamic
Republic of Iran |
86,022,837 |
|
|
Republic
of Iraq |
42,164,965 |
|
|
Ireland |
5,020,199 |
|
|
State
of Israel |
8,922,892 |
|
|
Republic
of Italy |
60,262,770 |
|
|
Republic
of Côte d’Ivoire |
27,742,298 |
|
|
Jamaica |
2,985,094 |
|
|
Japan |
125,584,838 |
|
|
Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan |
10,300,869 |
|
|
Republic
of Kazakhstan |
19,205,043 |
|
|
Republic
of Kenya |
56,215,221 |
|
|
Republic
of Kiribati |
123,419 |
|
|
State
of Kuwait |
4,380,326 |
|
|
Kyrgyz
Republic |
6,728,271 |
|
|
Laos
People’s Democratic Republic |
7,481,023 |
|
|
Republic
of Latvia |
1,848,837 |
|
|
Lebanese
Republic |
6,684,849 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Lesotho |
2,175,699 |
|
|
Republic
of Liberia |
5,305,117 |
|
|
State
of Libya |
7,040,745 |
|
|
Liechtenstein |
38,387 |
|
|
Republic
of Lithuania |
2,661,708 |
|
|
Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg |
642,371 |
|
|
Republic
of Madagascar |
29,178,077 |
|
|
Republic
of Malawi |
20,180,839 |
|
|
Malaysia |
33,181,072 |
|
|
Republic
of Maldives |
540,985 |
|
|
Republic
of Mali |
21,473,764 |
|
|
Republic
of Malta |
444,033 |
|
|
Republic
of the Marshall Islands |
60,057 |
|
|
Islamic
Republic of Mauritania |
4,901,981 |
|
|
Republic
of Mauritius |
1,274,727 |
|
|
United
Mexican States |
131,562,772 |
|
|
Federated
States of Micronesia |
117,489 |
|
|
Republic
of Moldova |
4,013,171 |
|
|
Principality
of Monaco |
39,783 |
|
|
Mongolia |
3,378,078 |
|
|
Montenegro |
627,950 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Morocco |
37,772,756 |
|
|
Republic
of Mozambique |
33,089,461 |
|
|
Republic
of the Union of Myanmar |
55,227,143 |
|
|
Republic
of Namibia |
2,633,874 |
|
|
Republic
of Nauru |
10,903 |
|
|
Federal
Democratic Republic of Nepal |
30,225,582 |
|
|
Kingdom
of the Netherlands |
17,211,447 |
|
|
New
Zealand |
4,898,203 |
|
|
Republic
of Nicaragua |
6,779,100 |
|
|
Republic
of the Niger |
26,083,660 |
|
|
Federal
Republic of Nigeria |
216,746,934 |
|
|
Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea |
25,990,679 |
|
|
Republic
of North Macedonia |
2,081,304 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Norway |
5,511,370 |
|
|
Sultanate
of Oman |
5,323,993 |
|
|
Islamic
Republic of Pakistan |
229,488,994 |
|
|
Republic
of Palau |
18,233 |
|
|
State
of Palestine |
5,345,541 |
|
|
Republic
of Panama |
4,446,964 |
|
|
State
of Papua New Guinea |
9,292,169 |
|
|
Republic
of Paraguay |
7,305,843 |
|
|
Republic
of Peru |
33,684,208 |
|
|
Republic
of the Philippines |
112,508,994 |
|
|
Republic
of Poland |
37,739,785 |
|
|
Portuguese
Republic |
10,140,570 |
|
|
State
of Qatar |
2,979,915 |
|
|
Republic
of the Congo |
5,797,805 |
|
|
Romania |
19,031,335 |
|
|
Russian
Federation |
145,805,947 |
|
|
Republic
of Rwanda |
13,600,464 |
|
|
Independent
State of Samoa |
202,239 |
|
|
Republic
of San Marino |
34,085 |
|
|
Democratic
Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
227,679 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia |
35,844,909 |
|
|
Republic
of Senegal |
17,653,671 |
|
|
Republic
of Serbia |
8,653,016 |
|
|
Republic
of Seychelles |
99,426 |
|
|
Republic
of Sierra Leone |
8,306,436 |
|
|
Republic
of Singapore |
5,943,546 |
|
|
Slovak
Republic |
5,460,193 |
|
|
Republic
of Slovenia |
2,078,034 |
|
|
Solomon
Islands |
721,159 |
|
|
Federal
Republic of Somalia |
16,841,795 |
|
|
Republic
of South Africa |
60,756,135 |
|
|
Republic
of Korea |
51,329,899 |
|
|
Republic
of South Sudan |
11,618,511 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Spain |
46,719,142 |
|
|
Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
21,575,842 |
|
|
Republic
of the Sudan |
45,992,020 |
|
|
Republic
of Suriname |
596,831 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Sweden |
10,218,971 |
|
|
Swiss
Confederation |
8,773,637 |
|
|
Syrian
Arab Republic |
19,364,809 |
|
|
Republic
of Tajikistan |
9,957,464 |
|
|
United
Republic of Tanzania |
63,298,550 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Thailand |
70,078,203 |
|
|
Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste |
1,369,429 |
|
|
Togolese
Republic |
8,680,837 |
|
|
Kingdom
of Tonga |
107,749 |
|
|
Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago |
1,406,585 |
|
|
Republic
of Tunisia |
12,046,656 |
|
|
Republic
of Turkey |
85,561,976 |
|
|
Turkmenistan |
6,201,943 |
|
|
Tuvalu |
12,066 |
|
|
Republic
of Uganda |
48,432,863 |
|
|
Ukraine |
43,192,122 |
|
|
United
Arab Emirates |
10,081,785 |
|
|
United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
68,497,907 |
|
|
United
States of America |
334,805,269 |
|
|
Eastern
Republic of Uruguay |
3,496,016 |
|
|
Republic
of Uzbekistan |
34,382,084 |
|
|
Republic
of Vanuatu |
321,832 |
|
|
Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela |
29,266,991 |
|
|
Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam |
98,953,541 |
|
|
Republic
of Yemen |
31,154,867 |
|
|
Republic
of Zambia |
19,470,234 |
|
|
Republic
of Zimbabwe |
15,331,428 |
