word | | Country name |
| former | Western Sahara | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Western Sahara former: Spanish Sahara |
| former | Yemen | ... conventional short form: Yemen local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah local short form: Al Yaman former: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ... |
| former | Zambia | conventional long form: Republic of Zambia conventional short form: Zambia former: Northern Rhodesia |
| former | Zimbabwe | conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe conventional short form: Zimbabwe former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia |
| Formosa | Taiwan | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Taiwan local long form: none local short form: T'ai-wan former: Formosa |
| Foroyar | Faroe Islands | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar |
| Francaise | France | conventional long form: French Republic conventional short form: France local long form: Republique Francaise local short form: France |
| Francaise | French Polynesia | ... form: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia conventional short form: French Polynesia local long form: Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise local short form: Polynesie Francaise former: French Colony of Oceania |
| Francaises | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | ... Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises abbreviation: TAAF |
| France | France | conventional long form: French Republic conventional short form: France local long form: Republique Francaise local short form: France |
| Free | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | ... Republic of the Congo conventional short form: DRC local long form: Republique Democratique du Congo local short form: RDC former: Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire abbreviation: DRC |