Country Names the Quiz Also Accepts
The quiz accepts more than one name for most countries. This page lists every accepted alternative.
If a name you expected is missing, it is a gap in the list rather than a rule. Please report it.
Why a written list, and not a spell checker
Every accepted name here is written by hand. The quiz does not measure how similar your answer is to the correct one.
A similarity measure looks helpful and is not. "Niger" and "Nigeria" differ by two letters, and so do "Austria" and "Australia". A matcher loose enough to forgive a typo also marks those pairs correct.
So the quiz compares your answer against a list. Accent marks are folded first, which means a name typed without them still counts.
What kinds of name are accepted
Everyday names count. "Holland" gives you the Netherlands and "Burma" gives you Myanmar.
Official long forms count. "Kingdom of Norway" and "Norway" both work.
Native names count where the spelling is reachable on a keyboard. "Deutschland", "Nippon" and "Sakartvelo" all work.
Common initialisms count where they are unambiguous. "USA", "UAE", "DRC" and "PNG" all work.
Frequent misspellings count. "Philipines" and "Kyrgystan" are accepted.
Short fragments do not count. A fragment that is the start of another country's name would make that country impossible to type.
Accepted alternatives, by country
| Country | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, افغانستان |
| Albania | Republic of Albania, Shqipëria |
| Algeria | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, الجزائر |
| Andorra | Principality of Andorra |
| Angola | Republic of Angola, República de Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua, Barbuda |
| Argentina | Argentine Republic, República Argentina |
| Armenia | Republic of Armenia, Հայաստան, Hayastan |
| Australia | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Austria | Republic of Austria, Österreich |
| Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan, Azərbaycan, Azerbajan |
| Bahamas | Commonwealth of the Bahamas, The Bahamas |
| Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh, বাংলাদেশ |
| Belarus | Republic of Belarus, Беларусь |
| Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique, België |
| Belize | British Honduras |
| Benin | Republic of Benin, Bénin, République du Bénin |
| Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan, འབྲུག་ཡུལ, Druk Yul |
| Bolivia | Plurinational State of Bolivia, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia-Herzegovina, BiH, Bosnia, Herzegovina |
| Botswana | Republic of Botswana |
| Brazil | Brasil, Federative Republic of Brazil, República Federativa do Brasil |
| Brunei | Nation of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam |
| Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria, България |
| Burundi | Republic of Burundi, République du Burundi |
| Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea, កម្ពុជា |
| Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon, République du Cameroun |
| Cape Verde | Cabo Verde, Republic of Cabo Verde |
| Central African Republic | CAR, République centrafricaine |
| Chad | Republic of Chad, Tchad, جمهورية تشاد |
| Chile | Republic of Chile, República de Chile |
| China | People's Republic of China, PRC, 中国, Zhongguó |
| Colombia | Republic of Colombia, República de Colombia |
| Comoros | Union of the Comoros, جزر القمر, Comores |
| Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica, República de Costa Rica |
| Croatia | Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska |
| Cuba | Republic of Cuba, República de Cuba |
| Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus, Κύπρος, Kibris |
| Czech Republic | Czechia, Česká republika |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo, Congo, DRC |
| Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark |
| Djibouti | Republic of Djibouti, جيبوتي |
| Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | República Dominicana |
| Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador, República del Ecuador |
| Egypt | Arab Republic of Egypt, مصر, Misr |
| El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador, República de El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Ecuatorial |
| Eritrea | State of Eritrea, ኤርትራ, إريتريا |
| Estonia | Republic of Estonia, Eesti |
| Eswatini | Swaziland, Kingdom of Eswatini |
| Ethiopia | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ኢትዮጵያ |
| Fiji | Republic of Fiji, Viti |
| Finland | Republic of Finland, Suomi |
| France | French Republic, République française |
| Gabon | Gabonese Republic, République gabonaise |
| Gambia | Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia |
| Georgia | Sakartvelo, საქართველო |
| Germany | Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland |
| Ghana | Republic of Ghana |
| Greece | Hellenic Republic, Ελλάδα |
| Grenada | Spice Island |
| Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala, República de Guatemala |
| Guinea | Republic of Guinea, Guinée |
| Guinea-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Guiné-Bissau, Guinea Bissau |
| Guyana | Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
| Haiti | Republic of Haiti, République d'Haïti, Ayiti |
| Honduras | Republic of Honduras, República de Honduras |
| Hungary | Magyarország |
| Iceland | Republic of Iceland, Ísland |
| India | Republic of India, भारत, Bharat |
| Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia, Republik Indonesia |
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Iraq | Republic of Iraq |
| Ireland | Éire, Republic of Ireland |
| Israel | State of Israel, מדינת ישראל, ישראל |
| Italy | Italian Republic, Italia |
| Ivory Coast | Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Japan | Nippon, Nihon, 日本 |
| Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan, Қазақстан, kazakstan |
| Kenya | Republic of Kenya |
| Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati |
| Kosovo | Republic of Kosovo, Kosova |
| Kuwait | State of Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic, Кыргызстан, kyrgystan |
| Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic, ສ.ປ.ປ.ລາວ, Lao PDR |
| Latvia | Republic of Latvia, Latvija |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Republic |
| Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Liberia | Republic of Liberia |
| Libya | State of Libya |
| Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania, Lietuva |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg |
| Madagascar | Republic of Madagascar, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
| Malawi | Republic of Malawi |
| Malaysia | Federation of Malaysia |
| Maldives | Republic of Maldives, Dhivehi Raajje |
| Mali | Republic of Mali, République du Mali |
| Malta | Republic of Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands, M̧ajeḷ |
| Mauritania | Islamic Republic of Mauritania, موريتانيا |
| Mauritius | Republic of Mauritius, Moris |
| Mexico | México, United Mexican States, Estados Unidos Mexicanos |
| Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia, FSM |
| Moldova | Republic of Moldova |
| Monaco | Principality of Monaco |
| Mongolia | Монгол Улс, Mongol Uls |
| Montenegro | Crna Gora |
| Morocco | Kingdom of Morocco, المغرب, Maroc, Moroco |
| Mozambique | Republic of Mozambique, Moçambique |
| Myanmar | Burma, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, မြန်မာ |
| Namibia | Republic of Namibia |
| Nauru | Republic of Nauru |
| Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, नेपाल |
| Netherlands | Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nederland, Holland |
| New Zealand | Aotearoa, NZ |
| Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua, República de Nicaragua |
| Niger | Republic of the Niger, République du Niger |
| Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| North Korea | Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, 조선, 조선민주주의인민공화국 |
| North Macedonia | Republic of North Macedonia, Macedonia, Македонија |
| Norway | Kingdom of Norway, Norge |
| Oman | Sultanate of Oman, سلطنة عمان |
| Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan, پاکستان |
| Palau | Republic of Palau, Beluu er a Belau |
| Palestine | State of Palestine, فلسطين, Palestina |
| Panama | Republic of Panama, República de Panamá |
| Papua New Guinea | Papa New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, PNG |
| Paraguay | Republic of Paraguay, República del Paraguay |
| Peru | Republic of Peru, República del Perú |
| Philippines | Republic of the Philippines, Pilipinas, Philipines |
| Poland | Republic of Poland, Polska |
| Portugal | Portuguese Republic |
| Qatar | State of Qatar |
| Republic of the Congo | Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, République du Congo |
| Romania | România |
| Russia | Russian Federation, Российская Федерация, Rossiya |
| Rwanda | Republic of Rwanda, Repubulika y'u Rwanda |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | St. Kitts, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | St. Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincent, Saint Vincent |
| Samoa | Independent State of Samoa |
| San Marino | Serenissima Republic of San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Sao Tome |
| Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA |
| Senegal | Republic of Senegal, République du Sénégal |
| Serbia | Republic of Serbia, Srbija |
| Seychelles | Republic of Seychelles, Sesel |
| Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Republic of Singapore, Singapura, 新加坡 |
| Slovakia | Slovak Republic, Slovensko |
| Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia, Slovenija |
| Somalia | Federal Republic of Somalia, Soomaaliya |
| South Africa | Republic of South Africa, RSA |
| South Korea | Republic of Korea, ROK, 대한민국, Hanguk |
| South Sudan | Republic of South Sudan |
| Spain | Kingdom of Spain, España |
| Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ශ්රී ලංකා, இலங்கை, Ceylon |
| Sudan | Republic of the Sudan |
| Suriname | Republic of Suriname, Surinam |
| Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige |
| Switzerland | Swiss Confederation, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera |
| Syria | Syrian Arab Republic, سوريا |
| Taiwan | Republic of China, ROC, Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Formosa |
| Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan, Тоҷикистон |
| Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand, ประเทศไทย, Prathet Thai |
| Timor-Leste | East Timor, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Timor Leste |
| Togo | Togolese Republic, République Togolaise |
| Tonga | Kingdom of Tonga, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad |
| Tunisia | Republic of Tunisia, تونس |
| Turkey | Republic of Turkey, Türkiye |
| Turkmenistan | Türkmenistan |
| Uganda | Republic of Uganda |
| Ukraine | Україна |
| United Arab Emirates | UAE, الإمارات العربية المتحدة |
| United Kingdom | Britain, Great Britain, England, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| United States | USA, United States of America, America, US |
| Uruguay | Oriental Republic of Uruguay, República Oriental del Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan, Oʻzbekiston |
| Vanuatu | Republic of Vanuatu, Ripablik blong Vanuatu |
| Vatican City | Holy See, Vatican, Vatican City State |
| Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, República Bolivariana de Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Việt Nam |
| Yemen | Republic of Yemen, اليمن |
| Zambia | Republic of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe |
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