Country names POSC basic 2.0 countryName Country Country "ISO, or shortened or familiar form of the country name. Updated in March 2003 due to ISO changes to 3166" ISO 3166; World Factbook; United Nations 2003-03-26 Afghanistan Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Afghanistan Afghanistan AF AF AFG 004 Islamic State of Afghanistan Albania Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro Albania Albania Republic of Albania AL AL ALB 008 Algeria Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia Algeria Algeria People's Democratic Republic of Algeria AG DZ DZA 012 American Samoa Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand American Samoa Territory of American Samoa AQ AS ASM 016 Andorra Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain Andorra Andorra Principality of Andorra AN AD AND 020 Angola Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola Angola Republic of Angola AO AO AGO 024 Anguilla Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico. Anguilla Anguilla AV AI AIA 660 Antarctica Continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle. Antarctica AY AQ ATA 010 Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico. Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AC AG ATG 028 Arctic Ocean Body of water mostly north of the Arctic Circle. Argentina Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay. Argentina Argentina Argentine Republic AR AR ARG 032 Armenia Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey. Armenia Armenia Republic of Armenia AM AM ARM 051 Aruba Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela. Aruba Aruba AA AW ABW 533 Ashmore and Cartier Islands Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia. Australia AT AU AUS 036 Atlantic Ocean Body of water between Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and the Western Hemisphere. Australia Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Australia Australia Commonwealth of Australia AS AU AUS 036 Austria Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia Austria Austria Republic of Austria AU AT AUT 040 Azerbaijan Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan AJ AZ AZE 031 Azerbaijani Republic Bahamas Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida Bahamas Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas BF BS BHS 044 Bahrain Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia Bahrain Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain BA BH BHR 048 State of Bahrain Baker Island Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia. United States Minor Outlying Islands FQ UM UMI 581 Bangladesh Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. Bangladesh Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh BG BD BGD 050 Barbados Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. Barbados Barbados Barbados BB BB BRB 052 Bassas da India Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique. Reunion BS RE REU 638 Belarus Eastern Europe, east of Poland Belarus Belarus Republic of Belarus BO BY BLR 112 Belgium Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands Belgium Belgium Kingdom of Belgium BE BE BEL 056 Belize Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico Belize Belize Belize BH BZ BLZ 084 Benin Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo Benin Benin Republic of Benin BN BJ BEN 204 Bermuda North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US) Bermuda Bermuda BD BM BMU 060 Bhutan Southern Asia, between China and India Bhutan Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan BT BT BTN 064 Bolivia Central South America, southwest of Brazil Bolivia Bolivia Republic of Bolivia BL BO BOL 068 Bosnia and Herzegovina Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BK BA BIH 070 Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Southern Africa, north of South Africa Botswana Botswana Republic of Botswana BC BW BWA 072 Bouvet Island Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Bouvet Island Bouvet Island BV BV BVT 074 Brazil Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Brazil Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil BR BR BRA 076 British Indian Ocean Territory Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory IO IO IOT 086 British Virgin Islands Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands VI VG VGB 092 Brunei Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Negara Brunei Darussalam BX BN BRN 096 Bulgaria Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey Bulgaria Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria BU BG BGR 100 Burkina Faso Western Africa, north of Ghana Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso UV BF BFA 854 Burundi Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi Burundi Republic of Burundi BY BI BDI 108 Cambodia Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos Cambodia Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia CB KH KHM 116 Cameroon Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Cameroon Cameroon Republic of Cameroon CM CM CMR 120 Canada Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US Canada Canada Canada CA CA CAN 124 Cape Verde Western Africa, group of Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal Cape Verde Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde CV CV CPV 132 Cayman Islands Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras Cayman Islands Cayman Islands CJ KY CYM 136 Central African Republic Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo Central African Republic Central African Republic Central African Republic CT CF CAF 140 Chad Central Africa, south of Libya Chad Chad Republic of Chad CD TD TCD 148 Chile Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru Chile Chile Republic of Chile CI CL CHL 152 China Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Viet Nam China China People's Republic of China CH CN CHN 156 Christmas Island Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia Christmas Island Territory of Christmas Island KT CX CXR 162 Clipperton Island Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico French Polynesia IP PF PYF 258 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands CK CC CCK 166 Colombia Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama Colombia Colombia Republic of Colombia CO CO COL 170 Comoros Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique Comoros Comoros Union of the Comoros CN KM COM 174 Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros Congo Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Congo Congo Republic of the Congo CF CG COG 178 Cook Islands Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Cook Islands Cook Islands CW CK COK 184 Coral Sea Islands Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia Australia CR AU AUS 036 Costa Rica Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama Costa Rica Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica CS CR CRI 188 Cote d'Ivoire Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Republic of Cote d'Ivoire IV CI CIV 384 Croatia Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia Croatia Croatia Republic of Croatia HR HR HRV 191 Cuba Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida Cuba Cuba Republic of Cuba CU CU CUB 192 Cyprus Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus CY CY CYP 196 Czech Republic Central Europe, southeast of Germany Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic EZ CZ CZE 203 Denmark Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany Denmark Denmark Kingdom of Denmark DA DK DNK 208 Djibouti Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia Djibouti Djibouti Republic of Djibouti DJ DJ DJI 262 Dominica Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago Dominica Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica DO DM DMA 212 Dominican Republic Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DR DO DOM 214 Timor-Leste The East end of Indonesia Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste TT TL TLS 626 East Timor East Timor Democratic Republic of East Timor ID TP TMP Ecuador Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru Ecuador Ecuador Republic of Ecuador EC EC ECU 218 Egypt Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip Egypt Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt EG EG EGY 818 El Salvador Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras El Salvador El Salvador Republic of El Salvador ES SV SLV 222 Equitorial Guinea Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Equitorial Guinea Equitorial Guinea Republic of Equitorial Guinea EK GQ GNQ 226 Eritrea Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Eritrea Eritrea State of Eritrea ER ER ERI 232 Estonia Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia Estonia Estonia Republic of Estonia EN EE EST 233 Ethiopia Eastern Africa, west of Somalia Ethiopia Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ET ET ETH 231 Europa Island Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique Reunion EU RE REU 638 Falkland Islands Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Colony of the Falkland Islands FA FK FLK 238 Faroe Islands Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway Faroe Islands Faroe Islands FO FO FRO 234 Fiji Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Fiji Fiji Republic of the Fiji Islands FJ FJ FJI 242 Republic of Fiji Finland Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia Finland Finland Republic of Finland FI FI FIN 246 France Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain France France French Republic FR FR FRA 250 French Guiana Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname French Guiana Department of Guiana FG GF GUF 254 French Polynesia Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia French Polynesia Territory of French Polynesia FP PF PYF 258 French Southern Territories South of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; French Southern Territories Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands FS TF ATF 260 Gabon Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea Gabon Gabon Gabonese Republic GB GA GAB 266 Gambia Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Gambia Gambia Republic of the Gambia GA GM GMB 270 Gaza Strip Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel GZ Georgia Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia Georgia Georgia Republic of Georgia GG GE GEO 268 Germany Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Germany Germany Federal Republic of Germany GM DE DEU 276 Ghana Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo Ghana Ghana Republic of Ghana GH GH GHA 288 Gibraltar Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain Gibraltar Gibraltar GI GI GIB 292 Glorioso Islands Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar Reunion GO RE REU 638 Greece Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey Greece Greece Hellenic Republic GR GR GRC 300 Greenland Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada Greenland Greenland GL GL GRL 304 Grenada Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Grenada Grenada Grenada GJ GD GRD 308 Guadeloupe Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico Guadeloupe Department of Guadeloupe GP GP GLP 312 Guam Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines Guam Territory of Guam GQ GU GUM 316 Guatemala Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico Guatemala Guatemala Republic of Guatemala GT GT GTM 320 Guernsey Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France United Kingdom GK GB GBR 826 Guinea Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone Guinea Guinea Republic of Guinea GV GN GIN 324 Guinea-Bissau Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau PU GW GNB 624 Guyana Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Guyana Guyana Republic of Guyana GY GY GUY 328 Haiti Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic Haiti Haiti Republic of Haiti HA HT HTI 332 Heard Island and McDonald Islands Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands HM HM HMD 334 Vatican City State Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) Holy See (Vatican City State) The Holy See (State of Vatican City) VT VA VAT 336 Honduras Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua Honduras Honduras Republic of Honduras HO HN HND 340 Hong Kong Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China HK HK HKG 344 Howland Island Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia United States Minor Outlying Islands HQ UM UMI 581 Hungary Central Europe, northwest of Romania Hungary Hungary Republic of Hungary HU HU HUN 348 Iceland Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK Iceland Iceland Republic of Iceland IC IS ISL 352 India Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan India India Republic of India IN IN IND 356 Indian Ocean Body of water between Africa, Antarctica, Asia, and Australia Indonesia Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean Indonesia Indonesia Republic of Indonesia ID ID IDN 360 Iran Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran IR IR IRN 364 Iraq Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait Iraq Iraq Republic of Iraq IZ IQ IRQ 368 Ireland Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain Ireland Ireland Ireland EI IE IRL 372 Israel Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon Israel Israel State of Israel IS IL ISR 376 Italy Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia Italy Italy Italian Republic IT IT ITA 380 Jamaica Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica JM JM JAM 388 Jan Mayen Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland Svalbard JN SJ SJM 744 Japan Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula Japan Japan Japan JA JP JPN 392 Jarvis Island Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to the Cook Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands DQ UM UMI 581 Jersey Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France United Kingdom JE GB GBR 826 Johnston Atoll Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands JQ UM UMI 581 Jordan Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia Jordan Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan JO JO JOR 400 Juan de Nova Island Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique Reunion JU RE REU 638 Kazakhstan Central Asia, northwest of China Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan KZ KZ KAZ 398 Kazakstan Republic of Kazakstan Kenya Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Kenya Kenya Republic of Kenya KE KE KEN 404 Kingman Reef Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa United States Minor Outlying Islands KQ UM UMI 581 Kiribati Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; Kiribati Republic of Kiribati KR KI KIR 296 North Korea Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea. Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea KN KP PRK 408 South Korea Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea Republic of Korea Republic of Korea Republic of Korea KS KR KOR 410 Kuwait Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia Kuwait Kuwait State of Kuwait KU KW KWT 414 Kyrgyzstan Central Asia, west of China Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic KG KG KGZ 417 Laos Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic LA LA LAO 418 Latvia Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania Latvia Latvia Republic of Latvia LG LV LVA 428 Lebanon Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese Republic LE LB LBN 422 Lesotho Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa Lesotho Lesotho Republic of Lesotho LT LS LSO 426 Liberia Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone Liberia Liberia Republic of Liberia LI LR LBR 430 Libya Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LY LY LBY 434 Liechtenstein Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein LS LI LIE 438 Lithuania Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia Lithuania Lithuania Republic of Lithuania LH LT LTU 440 Luxembourg Western Europe, between France and Germany Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg LU LU LUX 442 Macao Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Macao Macao Special Administrative Region of China MC MO MAC 446 Macau Macau Macedonia Southeastern Europe, north of Greece The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK MK MKD 807 Madagascar Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique Madagascar Madagascar Republic of Madagascar MA MG MDG 450 Malawi Southern Africa, east of Zambia Malawi Malawi Republic of Malawi MI MW MWI 454 Malaysia Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia MY MY MYS 458 Maldives Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India Maldives Maldives Republic of Maldives MV MV MDV 462 Mali Western Africa, southwest of Algeria Mali Mali Republic of Mali ML ML MLI 466 Malta Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy) Malta Malta Republic of Malta MT MT MLT 470 Isle of Man Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom IM GB GBR 826 Marshall Islands Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands RM MH MHL 584 Martinique Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago Martinique Department of Martinique MB MQ MTQ 474 Mauritania Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Mauritania Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania MR MR MRT 478 Mauritius Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Mauritius Mauritius Republic of Mauritius MP MU MUS 480 Mayotte Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique Mayotte Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte MF YT MYT 175 Mexico Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US Mexico Mexico United Mexican States MX MX MEX 484 Micronesia Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia FM FM FSM 583 Midway Islands Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo United States Minor Outlying Islands MQ UM UMI 581 Moldova Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania Republic of Moldova Republic of Moldova Republic of Moldova MD MD MDA 498 Monaco Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy Monaco Monaco Principality of Monaco MN MC MCO 492 Mongolia Northern Asia, between China and Russia Mongolia Mongolia Mongolia MG MN MNG 496 Montserrat Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico Montserrat Montserrat MH MS MSR 500 Morocco Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara Morocco Morocco Kingdom of Morocco MO MA MAR 504 Mozambique Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania Mozambique Mozambique Republic of Mozambique MZ MZ MOZ 508 Myanmar Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand Myanmar Myanmar Union of Myanmar BM MM MMR 104 Namibia Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Namibia Namibia Republic of Namibia WA NA NAM 516 Nauru Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands Nauru Republic of Nauru NR NR NRU 520 Navassa Island Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica United States Minor Outlying Islands BQ UM UMI 581 Nepal Southern Asia, between China and India Nepal Nepal Kingdom of Nepal NP NP NPL 524 Netherlands Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany Netherlands Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands NL NL NLD 528 Netherlands Antilles Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela and the other is east of the Virgin Islands Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles NT AN ANT 530 New Caledonia Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia New Caledonia Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies NC NC NCL 540 New Zealand Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand NZ NZ NZL 554 Nicaragua Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras Nicaragua Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua NU NI NIC 558 Niger Western Africa, southeast of Algeria Niger Niger Republic of the Niger NG NE NER 562 Nigeria Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon Nigeria Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria NI NG NGA 566 Niue Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga Niue Republic of Niue NE NU NIU 570 Norfolk Island Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Norfolk Island Territory of Norfolk Island NF NF NFK 574 Northern Mariana Islands Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CQ MP MNP 580 Norway Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden Norway Norway Kingdom of Norway NO NO NOR 578 Oman Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE Oman Oman Sultanate of Oman MU OM OMN 512 Pacific Ocean Body of water between Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere Pakistan Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. Pakistan Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan PK PK PAK 586 Palau Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines Palau Palau Republic of Palau PS PW PLW 585 Palestine Occupied Territory within Israel Palestine Territory, Occupied Occupied Palestinian Territory WE PS PSE 275 West Bank Palmyra Atoll Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa United States Minor Outlying Islands LQ UM UMI 581 Panama Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica Panama Panama Republic of Panama PM PA PAN 591 Papua New Guinea Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea PP PG PNG 598 Paracel Islands Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Viet Nam to the northern Philippines China PF CN CHN 156 Paraguay Central South America, northeast of Argentina Paraguay Paraguay Republic of Paraguay PA PY PRY 600 Peru Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador Peru Peru Republic of Peru PE PE PER 604 Philippines Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam Philippines Philippines Republic of Philippines RP PH PHL 608 Pitcairn Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand Pitcairn "Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands" PC PN PCN 612 Poland Central Europe, east of Germany Poland Poland Republic of Poland PL PL POL 616 Portugal Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain Portugal Portugal Portuguese Republic PO PT PRT 620 Puerto Rico Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico RQ PR PRI 630 Qatar Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia Qatar Qatar State of Qatar QA QA QAT 634 Reunion Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Reunion Department of Reunion RE RE REU 638 Romania Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine Romania Romania Romania RO RO ROU 642 ROM Russia Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean Russian Federation Russian Federation Russian Federation RS RU RUS 643 Rwanda Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Rwanda Rwandese Republic RW RW RWA 646 Saint Helena <