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Official Country Names — Fake or Real?
Official country names are ridiculously complicated at times, and it's a nightmare to remember them! However, can you tell the difference between real country names and fake ones? Good luck!
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Last updated: June 27, 2024
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| First submitted | June 27, 2024 |
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United States of America
Dominion of Canada
Canada is simply "Canada", and the word Dominion is not used in any of the official names
Commonwealth of Australia
Principality of Andorra
Republic of Israel
Correct: State of Israel, also there are State of Libya, Qatar, Eritrea, etc.
Republic of Türkiye
Yes, Turkey now asks to be officially called in English "Republic of Turkiye", before the official English name was "Republic of Turkey"
Federal Republic of Austria
There is a Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, whose federal structure is quite similar to Germany, but still called simply the Republic of Austria
Republic of India
Islamic Imamate of Iran
There is not a single imamate in the world (at least, recognized). Iran, despite the Islamic system, is still a republic
Sultanate of Brunei
Reality is worse: Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace!
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania is an islamic republic, like Iran and Pakistan
United Kingdom of the Great Britain
...and Northern Ireland
State of Taiwan
That's right: Republic of China. Taiwan claims the whole of China, so the word "Taiwan" is not in its official name.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
United States of Colombia
Colombia was indeed once the "United States", but changed its name to the Republic of Colombia
Swiss Confederation
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Socialist Republic of Cuba
After the Communist Revolution, Cuba didn't change its flag, coat of arms, or official name
Republic of Serbia, Kosovo and Metohia and Vojvodina
It's just the Republic of Serbia, without listing all the autonomies
Kingdom of New Zealand-Aotearoa
Both New Zealand and Aotearoa are official names, but they are not used simultaneously separated by a hyphen
Georgia
Yes, it's just Georgia, also just Mongolia, Ukraine, Montenegro, Romania, etc.
Argentine Republic
Democratic Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Independent State of Papua-New Guinea
Also there is Independent State of Samoa
Magyar Republic
Hungary has been called simply Hungary since 2010, before this it was "Hungarian Republic", but not Magyar
Imperial State of Japan
Kingdom of Bahrain
South Korea claims the whole of Korea, so it will not be officially called South Korea, the same situation with North Korea
Republic of South Korea
United Mexican States
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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