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Countries Containing Two or More Words

There are 38 countries with two or more words in their name. How many can you name?
Based on the names used in the JetPunk Countries of the World quiz
NOT INCLUDING the word "the" before a country’s name
Quiz by Alina365
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First submittedMay 28, 2016
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Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
East Timor
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Federated States of Micronesia
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Marshall Islands
New Zealand
North Korea
North Macedonia
Papua New Guinea
Republic of the Congo
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
São Tomé and Principe
Country
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Trinidad and Tobago
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City
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81 Comments
Stewart
+3
Level 68
May 28, 2016
Missing costa rica. And this has already been made: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/116695/countries-with-two-or-more-words
FamousRob
+12
Level 85
Sep 4, 2021
True but that quiz hasn't updated in 7 years.
Jerry928
+7
Level 76
Jun 26, 2024
In 2014 we did a similar quiz that got featured. It attracted so much debate in the comments section we got sick of it, and it remains the only featured quiz that we've asked Dan to de-feature!
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Jul 1, 2024
The people have spoken! This one is now featured via the nominations process. Let a new round of whining begin.
Alina365
+5
Level 84
Jul 1, 2024
Thank you!
KiloNova
+2
Level 55
Jul 5, 2024
Lol!
smcsniper
+2
Level 70
Jul 6, 2024
same here, there's a whole paragraph from some guy under mine with the same concept about how hyphenated words are 2 words
Alina365
+5
Level 84
May 29, 2016
Costa Rica has been added
Zvezdana
+14
Level 75
Sep 3, 2021
Needs updating - North Macedonia.
RhymingCouplet
+30
Level 70
Sep 3, 2021
Yes, needs North Macedonia and "Czech Republic" is now generally referred to as "Czechia", perhaps put a note in the instructions?
MegaTurtl
+1
Level 59
Jul 20, 2024
You correct
Gatherings
+1
Level 48
Sep 3, 2021
Kosovo?
Gatherings
+2
Level 48
Sep 3, 2021
Oops sorry.. confused with Bosnia.
sumguy
+5
Level 86
Jul 2, 2024
You can delete your comment.
rabbitfood121212
+11
Level 57
Sep 3, 2021
The Gambia ("the" is important) & North Macedonia!
back2thedelorean
+5
Level 47
Mar 6, 2022
It seems many countries that use 'The' before their name aren't being included in this quiz, so if that's the case could you possibly add something into the description to specify that?
nerdalert
+1
Level 87
Jun 14, 2022
dji bouti?
kymco
+21
Level 63
Jul 11, 2022
DJ Booty?
mollyFish
+2
Level 17
Aug 30, 2022
just djibouti no space
mollyFish
+1
Level 17
Aug 30, 2022
some need the:

the bahamas

the gambia

the chad republic

the ukraine

the netherlands

among some others

manuelordonezf
+12
Level 69
May 17, 2023
Only The Gambia, The Bahamas and El Salvador should be referred to including the pronoun.
MindWax
+12
Level 85
Jul 2, 2024
"The" is an article, not a pronoun.
JulienPaschoud
+2
Level 60
Aug 18, 2024
And the Netherlands
Camer
+8
Level 71
Sep 29, 2022
If you're not counting "The" countries shouldn't El Salvador be removed. It's Spanish for The Salvador.
LeoBiWolf15
+10
Level 65
May 17, 2023
yes, it is spanish for "the savior", but nobody calls el salvador "the savior", just el salvador
MalyJacus
+2
Level 59
Jul 23, 2024
It's splitting hairs; for an English quiz, I think El Salvador is acceptable. As everything here on jetpunk, for better or worse the final arbitrator is wikipedia, which the entry in English for El Salvador is "el salvador"
TeaWithToast
+24
Level 70
May 17, 2023
agree that czech republic should be removed since czechia is now standard
Elcon
+1
Level 33
Jul 21, 2024
Yep, totally agree - can we please get an update on this? If it's based on the Countries of the World quiz then it's not accurate rn
manuelordonezf
+6
Level 69
May 17, 2023
You should add two more countries:

1. The Gambia.

2. The Bahamas.

These two countries should be the only ones who ask to be referred to with the inclusion of ‘The’ in name.

This is not the case with many other countries like the netherlands, the ukraine, the sudan etc… only applies this way to The Gambia and The Bahamas.

Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 62
Aug 31, 2023
Not using JetPunk standards.
Danem20
+3
Level 84
Jul 1, 2024
What do those countries know about their official names when compared to a quiz site?
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Jul 1, 2024
Finally, someone gets it!
sumguy
+1
Level 86
Jul 2, 2024
The United States. The United Kingdom. I know those already have two words, but the point is that "The" works for a lot of countries, and it would be pointless to include every country for which it works.
poisongift
+2
Level 60
Jul 20, 2024
No, the point is that "the" is not an official part of the proper name of those countries.

The only two countries that officially include "The" are The Gambia and The Bahamas.

Alina365
+4
Level 84
May 17, 2023
Not including “the” as mentioned in the caveat
bn9043
+4
Level 63
Oct 19, 2023
Remove Czechia and this probably gets featured
Fianchetto
+4
Level 76
Mar 11, 2024
COTW quiz displays Czech Republic.
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 75
Apr 16, 2024
Cool quiz, thanks. Certainly always gonna have dissenters worrying about "the" and "el" etc, so don't worry about drawing the line somewhere. Isn't "Ivory Coast" the standard in COTW by the way?
anjakp314
+4
Level 22
May 15, 2024
Needs updating - Czech Republic is now Czechia.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jul 1, 2024
Both are acceptable. We still use Czech Republic on all our quizzes.
einsteinII
+2
Level 22
May 30, 2024
Republic of Ireland should be added
Quizmaster
+10
Level ∞
Jul 1, 2024
No.
emoney9
+5
Level 79
Jul 3, 2024
Even if you were using the official names of the countries instead of the jetpunk names, that would still be wrong. The country is called Ireland
Samuelfghk
+1
Level 38
Jul 20, 2024
Ireland is the island, which consists of two states - Republic of Ireland and the UK (Northern Ireland)
Zockid
+3
Level 54
Jul 21, 2024
But "Republic of Ireland" isn't the official name. The official long form name of Ireland is just "Ireland"
GoYanks
+1
Level 25
Jun 14, 2024
Chin is technically "The Peoples republic of China"
Albrik
+6
Level 57
Jun 25, 2024
Than Italy is technically the Italian Republic

We are counting the short names

Minecraftyoshi2
+2
Level 56
Feb 13, 2025
Whose chin is named that?
Bletsch
+1
Level 70
Jun 25, 2024
Interesting business about saying or writing "the" before Gambia and Bahamas. I haven't heard any Englishmen talking about Gambia, but all of the Scandinavians and Central Europeans I've talked to would call it "Gambia," with no article. Meanwhile, I've never heard anyone say "Bahamas" without putting the article in front. Saying something like "Let's take a vacation to Bahamas" sounds like something a Russian would say. However, during Andropov's brief tenure, there was said to be a Soviet propaganda standard in regard to the article in "the Ukraine." Even though their own language lacks articles, the Soviets wanted the word "the" in front of "Ukraine," to relegate that place to a status similar to that of "the Gambia, the Sudan, the Transvaal, and the Transjordan," back in the days of the British Empire.
Djilas
+8
Level 84
Jul 1, 2024
I assume that to be an urban legend about Soviet demands. It doesn't even make sense, it was just one of the republics. English language is just inconsistent like many others, and Ukrainians read too much into it.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 81
Jul 1, 2024
Counting El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau as "two words" is questionable.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jul 11, 2024
"el" means "the", and all the [English-named] "the" countries have the "the" removed for the purposes of this quiz, so it looks like Spanish "the"s are taking precedence over English "the"s. The French simply bin the "el"...
Pandryf
+5
Level 63
Jul 2, 2024
the fact that "Federated States of Micronesia" is the official JetPunk name is always annoying me, but this time I remembered that and got 100%
gregabad
+1
Level 57
Jul 2, 2024
indonesia has "in" and "don"
LivinAWestLife
+2
Level 82
Jul 4, 2024
Micronesia shouldn't count :(
Alina365
+5
Level 84
Jul 5, 2024
Why not?

Federated states of Micronesia

United States of America

Then perhaps America shouldn’t count either.

Or perhaps the United Mexican States should be included too because that is the official name of Mexico.

The caveat clearly states “Based on the names used in the JetPunk Countries of the World quiz”

Freestatebear
+3
Level 86
Jul 20, 2024
I think the discomfort here is that 'Micronesia' technically refers to the sub-region of Oceania, which includes several sovereign nations, one of which is the Federated States of Micronesia. Of course, QM has always accepted Micronesia as a type-in for the country, along with FSM.
DawnX
+1
Level 54
Jul 20, 2024
@freestatebear your argument is completely illogical; america is also a region consisting of multiple countries
RobNobody
+3
Level 79
Jul 20, 2024
Right, which is why the country name used here is "United States of America."
SteelSquire9915
+1
Level 49
Jul 21, 2024
Only a couple of years ago, Micronesia changed it's name to the Federated States of Micronesia. Just making it longer for some reason.
gavinbmx
+4
Level 72
Jul 12, 2024
so funny that JetPunk users are so hip to using Czechia that some forget that it's still colloquially known as the Czech Republic in most of the English speaking world
DawnX
+3
Level 54
Jul 20, 2024
personally i have never heard anybody say "the czech republic"
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Sep 26, 2024
I've never heard anyone call it called anything else.
Samuelfghk
+1
Level 38
Jul 20, 2024
Russian Federation?
Wolf6120
+3
Level 60
Jul 20, 2024
So it accepts when I type in “Czechia” and gives me a point for Czech Republic, but not “Slovakia” for Slovak Republic.

Alright then.

theenforcer22
+1
Level 67
Jul 20, 2024
Full marks for The Robbster.
Devadatta
+1
Level 71
Jul 20, 2024
Hurrah for The Argentine!
AwesomePotato170
+1
Level 59
Jul 20, 2024
Awesome quiz!
adzter
+4
Level 55
Jul 20, 2024
I would argue that is countries starting with "The" such as The Gambia (it's official name) aren't included then El Salvador shouldn't be included either since El means The in spanish.

I'd also argue since the official name is now Czechia, Czech Republic shouldn't be included.

JohnBobson
+1
Level 19
Jul 21, 2024
Awesome 38/38 in three seconds!
ChrisT94
+1
Level 41
Jul 22, 2024
Cape Verde should accept Cabo Verde
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jul 22, 2024
It does.
dogmeat
+3
Level 68
Jul 22, 2024
Missed two

90% got New Zealand but not me

I am from New Zealand

StormyMax
+1
Level 71
Jul 23, 2024
Great Quiz! 👍
Jonney
+4
Level 58
Jul 23, 2024
Czech Republic is NOT it's name
w204AMG
+2
Level 49
Jul 24, 2024
stfu
YTBRSosyalEmre
+2
Level 65
Jan 10, 2025
Czech Republic was a tricky one lol
Tristian363
+1
Level 48
Jan 11, 2025
Czech Republic?
StarWarsLover
+1
Level 56
Jan 15, 2025
Just to be pedantic... El Salvador technically starts with "the"
Minecraftyoshi2
+1
Level 56
Feb 13, 2025
I don't understand why El Salvador is allowed and The Bahamas and The Gambia are not. All three start with "the" in the common short name including in Wikipedia which is used for many JetPunk quizzes. You really should either remove El Salvador or include The Bahamas and The Gambia (although type ins for bahamas and gambia should still apply)
davrousseau
+1
Level 75
Mar 7, 2025
Czech Republic changed it's english name to Czechia back in 2016, it's the only I was missing ;(

Might be worth updating

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