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Sakartvelo (Georgia)

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yshral (Israeli-occupied Palestine)

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Madagasikara, Madagascar

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Singapura, Xīnjiāpō, Ciṅkappūr, Singapore

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Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afğānistān (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) (“land of the Afghans / Pashtuns”)

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Republika e Shqipërisë (Republic of Albania) ("Land of the Eagles")

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al-Jumhūriyah al-Jazāʾiriyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyah ash‑Shaʿbiyah (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)

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Principat d'Andorra (Principality of Andorra)

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República de Angola (Republic of Angola) (derived by the Portuguese from the title ngola held by the kings of Ndongo and Matamba)

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Antigua and Barbuda (“ancient” and “bearded”)

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República Argentina (Argentine Republic) (“(made) of silver, silver colored")

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Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun (Republic of Armenia)

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Commonwealth of Australia (Terra Australis = "southern land")

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Republik Österreich (Republic of Austria) ("eastern realm")

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Azərbaycan Respublikası (Republic of Azerbaijan) ("The Land of the (Holy) Fire")

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Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn (Kingdom of Bahrain) ("the two seas")

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Gôṇoprojātôntrī Bāṅglādesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh) ("Land of Bengal")

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Barbados ("the bearded ones", referring either to 1. the long, hanging roots of the bearded fig tree, 2. to the allegedly bearded Kalinago (Island Caribs) who once inhabited the island, or 3. to a visual impression of a beard formed by the sea foam that sprays over the outlying coral reefs), Ichirouganaim (“redstone island with white teeth (reefs)”)

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Respublika Bielaruś (Republic of Belarus) (“White Russia” or “White Ruthenia”)

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Koninkrijk België, Royaume de Belgique (Kingdom of Belgium)

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Belize, Belice, Bileez

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République du Bénin (Republic of Benin)

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Druk Gyal Khap (Kingdom of Bhutan) (“The Land of the Thunder Dragon (Druk)”)

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Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (after Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan leader in the Spanish American wars of independence)

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Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ("the running water" (from the river Bosna) and “duke’s [land]”)

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Republic of Botswana, Lefatshe la Botswana (“Land of the Tswana”)

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República Federativa do Brasil (Federative Republic of Brazil) (from brazilwood, brasil = "red like an ember")

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Negara Brunei Darussalam ("Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace")

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Republika Bŭlgariya (Republic of Bulgaria)

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Burkĩna Faso ("land of the honest (incorruptible) men")

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Republika y'Uburundi, Republic of Burundi (named after the King of Urundi (= "Another one" in Kurundi), + B added by Belgium)

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Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa (Kingdom of Cambodia)

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République du Cameroun, Republic of Cameroon (after Portuguese name for Wouri River, Rio dos Camarões = "river of shrimps")

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Canada (from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata = "village" or "settlement")

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República de Cabo Verde, Repúblika di Kabu Verdi (Republic of Cabo Verde) (“green cape”)

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Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka, République centrafricaine (Central African Republic)

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Jumhūriyyat Tshād, République du Tchad (Republic of Chad) (after Lake Chad, which itself is from the Kanuri word for "lake")

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República de Chile (Republic of Chile)

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Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (People's Republic of China) (Zhongguo = “central state” or “Middle Kingdom”)

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República de Colombia (Republic of Colombia) (after Christopher Columbus)

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Udzima wa Komori, Union des Comores (Union of the Comoros) (from the Arabic word قمر qamar = "moon")

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República de Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica) (“Rich Coast,” referencing its richness of gold)

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Republika Hrvatska (Republic of Croatia)

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República de Cuba (Republic of Cuba) (either 'where fertile land is abundant' (cubao), or 'great place' (coabana))

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Kypriakí Dimokratía, Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Republic of Cyprus) (after either the Mediterranean cypress tree, henna tree, or copper)

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Česká republika (Czech Republic)

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Kongeriget Danmark (Kingdom of Denmark)

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République de Djibouti, Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti (Republic of Djibouti)

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Commonwealth of Dominica, Commonwealth de Dominique (after the Latin term dies Dominica = “Sunday”, the day Columbus first saw the island)

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República Dominicana (Dominican Republic) (from Saint Dominic, its patron saint)

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República del Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador) ("Republic of the Equator")

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Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah (Arab Republic of Egypt) ("border" or "frontier")

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República de El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador) ("The Savior", in honor of Jesus Christ)

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República de Guinea Ecuatorial (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)

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nāye ʼéretarā manegeseti (State of Eritrea) (from the ancient Greek name for the Red Sea (Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα, Erythra Thalassa))

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Eesti Vabariik (Republic of Estonia) (connected to Aesti, referring to either the Baltic peoples or the whole eastern Baltic Sea region)

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Umbuso weSwatini, Kingdom of Eswatini (from Mswati II, the 19th-century king who expanded and unified the country)

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Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itiyoophiyaa (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) (from Ethiopis, a name of the Ethiopian king, believed to be the twelfth direct descendant of Adam)

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Matanitu Tugalala o Viti, Fijī Gaṇarājya, Republic of Fiji

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Suomen tasavalta, Republiken Finland (Republic of Finland) (uncertain origins, common etymology with saame (the Sami))

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République française (French Republic) ("realm of the Franks/freemen")

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Gabon

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Deutschland (Germany)

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Ghana

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Ellada (Greece)

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Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

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Grenada

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Guatemala

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Guiné-Bissau

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Guinée (Guinea)

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Guyana

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Haïti, Ayiti

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Honduras

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Magyarország (Hungary)

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Ísland (Iceland)

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Bhārat (India)

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Indonesia

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Iran, Persia

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al-ʿirāq, Êraq (Iraq)

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Éire, Ireland

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Northern Ireland

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Italia (Italy)

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Côte d'Ivoire

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Jamaica, Jumieka

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Nippon, Nihon (Japan)

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Al-ʾUrdunn (Jordan)

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Qazaqstan, Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Ribaberiki Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati (Kiribass)

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Kosovë, Kosova, Kosovo

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al-Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Muang Lao, Pathet Lao (Laos)

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Latvija (Latvia)

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Lubnān (Lebanon)

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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Lībiyā (Libya)

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Liechtenstein

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Lietuva (Lithuania)

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