World Governments
Creating this page was just about as much fun as a world cruise. Lots to
learn about countries, languages and people. Not all web pages are in
English, although many provide English as an option.
In the United States, we tend to think governments are always a huge
bureaucracy. This page quickly dispels those assumptions. Some federal
governments are actually quite small. In fact, a couple countries look
like they just take turns going to each others homes for dinner and
decisions.
AD -
Andorra
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Andorra la Vella. |
AI -
Anguilla
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is The Valley. |
AL -
Albania
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Tirana. |
AM -
Armenia
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Yerevan. |
AO -
Angola
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Luanda. |
AQ -
Antarctica
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Located in Antarctica
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Governed by treaty between 45 nations. |
AR -
Argentina
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Located in South America
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Capital is Buenos Aires. |
AT -
Austria
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Vienna. |
AU -
Australia
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Located in Australia
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Capital is Canberra. |
AW -
Aruba
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Oranjestad. |
AZ -
Azerbaidjan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Baku. |
BB -
Barbados
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Bridgetown. |
BE -
Belgium
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Brussels |
BG -
Bulgaria
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Sofia. |
BH -
Bahrain
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Manama. |
BI -
Burundi
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Bujumbura. |
BJ -
Benin
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Porto-Novo |
BM -
Bermuda
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Hamilton. |
BO -
Bolivia
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Located in South America
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Capital is Sucre. |
BR -
Brazil
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Located in South America
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Capital is Brasília. |
BS -
Bahamas
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Nassau. |
BT -
Bhutan
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Thimphu. |
BV - Bouvet Island
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Located in the South Atlantic
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Governed by the Monarch of Norway. |
BW -
Botswana
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Gaborone. |
BY -
Belarus
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Minsk. |
BZ -
Belize
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Located in North America
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Capital is Belmopan. |
CA -
Canada
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Located in North America
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Capital is Quebec. |
CD - Congo (Zaire)
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Kinshasa. The Top Level Domain of .ZR has changed to .CD. |
CG - Congo
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Kinshasa. |
CK -
Cook Islands
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Avarua. |
CL -
Chile
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Located in South America
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Capital is Santiago. |
CM -
Cameroon
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Yaoundé. |
CN -
China
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Beijing. |
CO -
Colombia
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Located in South America
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Capital is Bogotá. |
CR -
Costa Rica
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Located in North America
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Capital is San José. |
CU -
Cuba
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Havana. |
CV -
Cape Verde
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Located in the North Atlantic
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Capital is Praia. |
CY -
Cyprus
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Located in the Mediteranean Sea
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Capital is Nicosia. |
DE -
Germany
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Berlin. |
DJ -
Djibouti
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Djibouti. |
DK -
Denmark
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Copenhagen. |
DM -
Dominica
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Roseau. |
DO -
Dominican Republic
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Santo Domingo. Website is the World Bank of Dominican Republic. |
DZ -
Algeria
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Algiers. |
EC -
Ecuador
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Located in South America
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Capital is Quito. |
EE -
Estonia
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Tallinn. |
EG -
Egypt
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Cairo. |
EH - Western Sahara
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Located in Africa
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Largest city is El Aaiún. The TLD .eh is reserved but not used. |
ER -
Eritrea
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Asmara. Web site is the US Embassy. |
ES -
Spain
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Madrid. |
ET -
Ethiopia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Addis Ababa. |
FI -
Finland
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Helsinki. |
FJ -
Fiji
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Suva. |
FO -
Faroe Islands
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Located in the North Atlantic
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Capital is Tórshavn. |
FR -
France
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Paris. |
GA -
Gabon
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Libreville. Web site is the Senate. |
GD -
Grenada
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is St. George’s. |
GE -
Georgia
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Tbilisi. |
GF -
Guyana (Fr.)
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Located in South America
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Largest city is Cayenne. |
GH -
Ghana
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Accra. |
GI -
Gibraltar
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Located in the Mediteranean Sea
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Capital is Gibraltar. |
GL -
Greenland
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Located in the North Atlantic
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Capital is Nuuk. |
GM -
Gambia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Banjul. |
GN -
Guinea
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Conakry. |
GR -
Greece
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Athens. |
GT -
Guatemala
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Located in North America
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Capital is Guatemala City. |
GU -
Guam (US)
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Hagåtña. |
GY -
Guyana
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Located in South America
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Capital is Georgetown. |
HK -
Hong Kong
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Hong Kong. |
HN -
Honduras
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Located in North America
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Capital is Tegucigalpa. |
HR -
Croatia
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Zagreb. |
HT -
Haiti
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Port-au-Prince. |
HU -
Hungary
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Budapest. |
ID -
Indonesia
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Jakarta. |
IE -
Ireland
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Located in Europe
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Part of UK. Largest city is Dublin. |
IL -
Israel
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Jerusalem. |
IN -
India
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Located in Asia
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Capital is New Delhi. |
IQ -
Iraq
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Baghdad. |
IR -
Iran
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Tehran. |
IS -
Iceland
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Located in the North Atlantic
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Capital is Reykjavik. |
IT -
Italy
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Rome. |
JM -
Jamaica
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Located in the North Atlantic
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Capital is Kingston. |
JO -
Jordan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Amman. |
JP -
Japan
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Tokyo. |
KE -
Kenya
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Nairobi. |
KH -
Cambodia
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Phnom Penh. |
KI -
Kiribati
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is South Tarawa. |
KM -
Comoros
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Moroni. |
KR -
Korea (South)
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Seoul. Web site is tourism guide. |
KW -
Kuwait
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Kuwait City. |
KY -
Cayman Islands
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is George Town. |
KZ -
Kazakstan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Astana. |
LA -
Laos
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Vientiane. |
LB -
Lebanon
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Beirut. |
LC -
Saint Lucia
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Castries. |
LK -
Sri Lanka
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte. |
LR -
Liberia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Monrovia. |
LS -
Lesotho
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Maseru. |
LT -
Lithuania
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Vilnius. |
LU -
Luxembourg
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Luxembourg. |
LV -
Latvia
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Riga. |
LY -
Libya
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Tripoli. |
MA -
Morocco
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Rabat. |
MC -
Monaco
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Monaco. |
MD -
Moldova
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Chisinau. |
MG -
Madagascar
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Antananarivo. |
MK -
Macedonia
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Skopje. |
ML -
Mali
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Bamako. |
MM -
Myanmar
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Naypyidaw. Was Burma. |
MN -
Mongolia
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Ulan Bator. |
MO -
Macau
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Located in Asia
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MQ -
Martinique
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Located in the North Atlantic
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Overseas region of France. |
MR -
Mauritania
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Nouakchott. |
MS -
Montserrat
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is Plymouth. |
MT -
Malta
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Located in the Mediteranean Sea
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Capital is Valletta. |
MU -
Mauritius
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Port Louis. |
MV -
Maldives
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Malé. |
MW -
Malawi
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Lilongwe. |
MX -
Mexico
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Located in North America
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Capital is Mexico City. |
MY -
Malaysia
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Kuala Lumpur. |
MZ -
Mozambique
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Maputo. |
NA -
Namibia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Windhoek. |
NC -
New Caledonia
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Nouméa. |
NE -
Niger
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Niamey. |
NG -
Nigeria
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Abuja. |
NI -
Nicaragua
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Located in North America
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Capital is Managua. |
NL -
Netherlands
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Amsterdam. |
NO -
Norway
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Oslo. |
NP -
Nepal
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Kathmandu. |
NR -
Nauru
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Yaren. |
NU -
Niue
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Alofi. |
NZ -
New Zealand
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Wellington. |
OM -
Oman
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Muscat. |
PA -
Panama
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Located in North America
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Capital is Panama City. |
PE -
Peru
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Located in South America
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Capital is Lima. |
PH -
Philippines
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Manila. |
PK -
Pakistan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Islamabad. |
PL -
Poland
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Warsaw. |
PN -
Pitcairn
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Adamstown. |
PR -
Puerto Rico
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Located in the Caribean Sea
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Capital is San Juan. |
PT -
Portugal
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Lisbon. |
PW -
Palau
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Melekeok. |
PY -
Paraguay
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Located in South America
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Capital is Asunción. |
QA -
Qatar
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Doha. |
RE -
Réunion
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Overseas region of France. |
RO -
Romania
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Bucharest. |
RW -
Rwanda
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Kigali. |
SA -
Saudi Arabia
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Riyadh. |
SC -
Seychelles
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Victoria. Web site is the Seychelles International Business Authority. |
SD -
Sudan
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Khartoum. |
SE -
Sweden
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Stockholm. |
SG -
Singapore
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is the City of Singapore. |
SH -
Saint Helena
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Jamestown. |
SI -
Slovenia
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Ljubljana. |
SK -
Slovakia
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Bratislava. |
SM -
San Marino
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Located in Europe
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Capital is the City of San Marino. |
SN -
Senegal
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Dakar. |
SO -
Somalia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Mogadishu. |
SR -
Suriname
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Located in South America
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Capital is Paramaribo. |
SV -
El Salvador
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Located in South America
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Capital is San Salvador. Web site is the UK Embassy. |
SY -
Syria
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Damascus. |
SZ -
Swaziland
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Lobamba. |
TD -
Chad
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Located in Africa
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Capital is N'Djamena. |
TG -
Togo
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Lomé. |
TH -
Thailand
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Bangkok. |
TJ -
Tadjikistan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Dushanbe. |
TK -
Tokelau
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Located in the South Pacific
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Each atoll has its own administration. |
TM -
Turkmenistan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Ashgabat. |
TN -
Tunisia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Tunis. |
TO -
Tonga
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Nuku?alofa |
TR -
Turkey
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Ankara. |
TV -
Tuvalu
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Funafuti. |
TW -
Taiwan
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Taipei. |
TZ -
Tanzania
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Dodoma. |
UA -
Ukraine
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Located in Europe
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Capital is Kyiv. |
UG -
Uganda
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Kampala. |
UM - US Minor outlying Islands
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Located in the North Pacific
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US -
United States
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Located in North America
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Capital is Washington DC. |
UY -
Uruguay
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Located in South America
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Capital is Montevideo. |
UZ -
Uzbekistan
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Tashkent. |
VE -
Venezuela
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Located in South America
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Capital is Caracas. |
VN -
Vietnam
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Located in Asia
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Capital is Hanoi. |
VU -
Vanuatu
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Port Vila. |
WF -
Wallis & Futuna Islands
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Mata-Utu. Website is the French Administrators office. |
WS -
Samoa
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Located in the South Pacific
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Capital is Apia. |
YE -
Yemen
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Located in the Middle East
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Capital is Sana‘a. Website is Trading and Tourism directory. |
YT -
Mayotte
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Located in the Indian Ocean
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Capital is Mamoudzou. |
YU -
Yugoslavia
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Located in Europe
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Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Macedonian and Slovene. |
ZM -
Zambia
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Lusaka. |
ZW -
Zimbabwe
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Located in Africa
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Capital is Harare. |
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Note: Don't confuse postal codes with
country codes.