Native and Local Country Names
Dateline: 08/23/99Although English-speaking people call the Asian island country Japan, the Japanese call their own nation Nippon. This list provides the local names for each of the countries of the world.
| Common Name | Local Name |
| Afghanistan | Afghanestan |
| Albania | Shqiperia |
| Algeria | Al Jaza'ir |
| Andorra | Andorra |
| Angola | Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Argentina | Argentina |
| Armenia | Hayastan |
| Australia | Australia |
| Austria | Oesterreich |
| Azerbaijan | Azarbaycan Respublikasi |
| The Bahamas | The Bahamas |
| Bahrain | Al Bahrayn |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| Barbados | Barbados |
| Belarus | Byelarus |
| Belgium | Belgique (French) or Belgie (Flemish) |
| Belize | Belice |
| Benin | Benin |
| Bhutan | Drukyul |
| Bolivia | Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosna i Hercegovina |
| Botswana | Botswana |
| Brazil | Brasil |
| Brunei | Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Republika Bulgariya |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Kampuchea |
| Cameroon | Cameroon or Cameroun (French) |
| Canada | Canada |
| Cape Verde | Cabo Verde |
| Central African Republic | Republique Centrafricaine |
| Chad | Tchad |
| Chile | Chile |
| China | Zhong Guo |
| Colombia | Colombia |
| Comoros | Comores |
| Congo, Republic of the | Republique du Congo |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Republique Democratique du Congo |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Croatia | Hrvatska |
| Cuba | Cuba |
| Cyprus | Kypros (Greek) or Kibris (Turkish) |
| Czech Republic | Ceska Republika |
| Denmark | Danmark |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Republica Dominicana |
| Ecuador | Ecuador |
| Egypt | Misr |
| El Salvador | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial |
| Eritrea | Ertra |
| Estonia | Eesti |
| Ethiopia | YeItyop'iya |
| Fiji | Fiji |
| Finland | Suomi |
| France | France or Republique Francaise |
| Gabon | Gabon |
| The Gambia | The Gambia |
| Georgia | Sak'art'velo |
| Germany | Deutschland |
| Ghana | Ghana |
| Greece | Ellas |
| Grenada | Grenada |
| Guatemala | Guatemala |
| Guinea | Guinee |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guine-Bissau |
| Guyana | Guyana |
| Haiti | Haiti |
| Honduras | Honduras |
| Hungary | Magyarorszag |
| Iceland | Island |
| India | India, Bharat |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Iran | Iran, Persia |
| Iraq | Al Iraq |
| Ireland | Ireland or Eire |
| Israel | Yisra'el |
| Italy | Italia |
| Jamaica | Jamaica |
| Japan | Nippon |
| Jordan | Al Urdun |
| Kazakhstan | Qazaqstan |
| Kenya | Kenya |
| Kiribati | Kiribati |
| Korea, North | Choson or Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk |
| Korea, South | Taehan-min'guk |
| Kuwait | Al Kuwayt |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Respublikasy |
| Laos | Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao |
| Latvia | Latvija |
| Lebanon | Lubnan |
| Lesotho | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Liberia |
| Libya | Libya |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania | Lietuva |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Macedonia | Makedonija |
| Madagascar | Madagascar |
| Malawi | Malawi |
| Malaysia | Malaysia |
| Maldives | Dhivehi Raajje |
| Mali | Mali |
| Malta | Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands |
| Mauritania | Muritaniyah |
| Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Moldova | Moldova |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Mongol Uls |
| Morocco | Al Maghrib |
| Mozambique | Mocambique |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Myanma Naingngandaw |
| Namibia | Namibia |
| Nauru | Nauru |
| Nepal | Nepal |
| Netherlands | Nederland |
| New Zealand | New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Niger |
| Nigeria | Nigeria |
| Norway | Norge |
| Oman | Uman |
| Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Palau | Belau |
| Panama | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea |
| Paraguay | Paraguay |
| Peru | Peru |
| Philippines | Pilipinas |
| Poland | Polska |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| Qatar | Qatar |
| Romania | Romania |
| Russia | Rossiya |
| Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia |
| Samoa | Samoa |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome e Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah |
| Senegal | Senegal |
| Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | Srbija-Crna Gora |
| Seychelles | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Slovensko |
| Slovenia | Slovenija |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | Somalia |
| South Africa | South Africa |
| Spain | Espana |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | As-Sudan |
| Suriname | Suriname |
| Swaziland | Swaziland |
| Sweden | Sverige |
| Switzerland | Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian) |
| Syria | Suriyah |
| Taiwan | T'ai-wan |
| Tajikistan | Jumhurii Tojikistan |
| Tanzania | Tanzania |
| Thailand | Muang Thai |
| Tolo | Togo |
| Tonga | Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Turkey | Turkiye |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | Uganda |
| Ukraine | Ukrayina |
| United Arab Emirates | Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| United States | United States |
| Uruguay | Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekiston Respublikasi |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano) |
| Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Viet Nam |
| Yemen | Al Yaman |
| Zambia | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe |
For more information, visit my:
- World Atlas
- Country Facts and Information collection of Netlinks.
