Random Countries by Unique Initial Letter Sequences

The hint is the fewest letters of each answer from which you can determine the country. Given 21 of these sequences, can you work out the countries?
Ex: Monaco - M has multiple options and MO can also be Moldova, so Monaco's is MON
Using country names from the Countries of the World Quiz
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Last updated: November 19, 2019
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Letters
Country
KE
Kenya
BELG
Belgium
ER
Eritrea
NEP
Nepal
NIGERI
Nigeria
KA
Kazakhstan
COL
Colombia
MONA
Monaco
IS
Israel
LIE
Liechtenstein
BELI
Belize
CZ
Czech Republic
SOL
Solomon Islands
ALG
Algeria
SY
Syria
GH
Ghana
NAM
Namibia
BOL
Bolivia
SR
Sri Lanka
UZ
Uzbekistan
MALAY
Malaysia
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Level 53
Nov 20, 2019
if Micronesia is gonna be "Federated States of Micronesia", nothing will make much sense, as Spain should be Kingdom of Spain, Republic of France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Italy... etc. Nonsense in my opinion.
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Level 65
Nov 20, 2019
Second caveat
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Level 91
Jul 24, 2023
IR could also be Iran and Iraq.
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Level 41
Apr 19, 2024
In the first caveat it says 'MON' can only be Monaco but it can also be Mongolia.