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Most '''countries of the world''' have '''different names''' in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all nations, countries and sovereign states. It does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any country is or was. | Most '''countries of the world''' have '''different names''' in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all nations, countries and sovereign states. It does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any country is or was. | ||
Countries are listed alphabetically by their '''current best-known name in | Countries are listed alphabetically by their '''current best-known name in Ænglish'''. Each Ænglish name is followed by its currently best-known equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language. Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as their Ænglish equivalents are listed, to provide an answer to the question "What is that name in..."?. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | !Ænglish name | ||
!Names in different languages | !Names in different languages | ||
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