| Country | Country name |
| 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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