word | | Country name |
| conventional | Barbados | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Barbados |
| conventional | Belarus | conventional long form: Republic of Belarus conventional short form: Belarus local long form: Respublika Byelarus' local short form: Byelarus' former: Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic |
| conventional | Belgium | conventional long form: Kingdom of Belgium conventional short form: Belgium local long form: Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie local short form: Belgique/Belgie |
| conventional | Belize | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Belize former: British Honduras |
| conventional | Benin | conventional long form: Republic of Benin conventional short form: Benin local long form: Republique du Benin local short form: Benin former: Dahomey |
| conventional | Bermuda | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bermuda former: Somers Islands |
| conventional | Bhutan | conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan conventional short form: Bhutan local long form: Druk Gyalkhap local short form: Druk Yul |
| conventional | Bolivia | conventional long form: Republic of Bolivia conventional short form: Bolivia local long form: Republica de Bolivia local short form: Bolivia |
| conventional | Bosnia and Herzegovina | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina local long form: none local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina former: People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia ... |
| conventional | Botswana | conventional long form: Republic of Botswana conventional short form: Botswana local long form: Republic of Botswana local short form: Botswana former: Bechuanaland |
| conventional | Bouvet Island | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island |
| conventional | Brazil | conventional long form: Federative Republic of Brazil conventional short form: Brazil local long form: Republica Federativa do Brasil local short form: Brasil |
| conventional | British Indian Ocean Territory | conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory conventional short form: none abbreviation: BIOT |
| conventional | British Virgin Islands | conventional long form: none conventional short form: British Virgin Islands abbreviation: BVI |
| conventional | Brunei | conventional long form: Brunei Darussalam conventional short form: Brunei local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam local short form: Brunei |
| conventional | Bulgaria | conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria conventional short form: Bulgaria local long form: Republika Balgariya local short form: Balgariya |
| conventional | Burkina Faso | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Burkina Faso local long form: none local short form: Burkina Faso former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta |
| conventional | Burma | conventional long form: Union of Burma conventional short form: Burma local long form: Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of ... |
| conventional | Burundi | conventional long form: Republic of Burundi conventional short form: Burundi local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi local short form: Burundi former: Urundi |
| conventional | Cambodia | conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia conventional short form: Cambodia local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation) local short form: Kampuchea former: Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State ... |
| conventional | Cameroon | conventional long form: Republic of Cameroon conventional short form: Cameroon local long form: Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon local short form: Cameroun/Cameroon former: French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of ... |
| conventional | Canada | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Canada |