| 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 |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| Atlantic Ocean | void |
| Australia | conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia
conventional short form: Australia |
| Austria | conventional long form: Republic of Austria
conventional short form: Austria
local long form: Republik Oesterreich
local short form: Oesterreich |
| Azerbaijan | conventional long form: Republic of Azerbaijan
conventional short form: Azerbaijan
local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi
local short form: Azarbaycan
former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Bahamas, The | conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
conventional short form: The Bahamas |
| Bahrain | conventional long form: Kingdom of Bahrain
conventional short form: Bahrain
local long form: Mamlakat al Bahrayn
local short form: Al Bahrayn
former: Dilmun |
| Bangladesh | conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
conventional short form: Bangladesh
local long form: Gana Prajatantri Banladesh
local short form: Banladesh
former: East Bengal, East Pakistan |
| Barbados | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Barbados |
| 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 |
| Belgium | conventional long form: Kingdom of Belgium
conventional short form: Belgium
local long form: Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie
local short form: Belgique/Belgie |
| Belize | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Belize
former: British Honduras |
| Benin | conventional long form: Republic of Benin
conventional short form: Benin
local long form: Republique du Benin
local short form: Benin
former: Dahomey |
| Bermuda | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Bermuda
former: Somers Islands |
| Bhutan | conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan
conventional short form: Bhutan
local long form: Druk Gyalkhap
local short form: Druk Yul |
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