| Country | Country name |
| Afghanistan | conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
local short form: Afghanestan
former: Republic of Afghanistan |
| Akrotiri | conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Akrotiri |
| Albania | conventional long form: Republic of Albania
conventional short form: Albania
local long form: Republika e Shqiperise
local short form: Shqiperia
former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
| Algeria | conventional long form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
conventional short form: Algeria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah
local short form: Al Jaza'ir |
| American Samoa | conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa
conventional short form: American Samoa
abbreviation: AS |
| Andorra | conventional long form: Principality of Andorra
conventional short form: Andorra
local long form: Principat d'Andorra
local short form: Andorra |
| Angola | conventional long form: Republic of Angola
conventional short form: Angola
local long form: Republica de Angola
local short form: Angola
former: People's Republic of Angola |
| Anguilla | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Anguilla |
| Antarctica | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Antarctica |
| Antigua and Barbuda | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Antigua and Barbuda |
| Arctic Ocean | void |
| Argentina | conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina |
| Armenia | conventional long form: Republic of Armenia
conventional short form: Armenia
local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
local short form: Hayastan
former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic |
| Aruba | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba |
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