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Every Valid Shorter Country Type-In

Answer Valid Alternative Names, Type-Ins, or misspellings that have less letters than the full name given officially by Quizmaster's "Countries of the World Quiz" answer boxes. Some questions may have multiple answers! See Comments for explanation of symbols indicating valid letters. Answers may not work in all quizzes.
Countries such as Vatican City where typing "vatican" is accepted before the full name is typed are excluded.
Interchangeable Saint/St. country names are also excluded.
Only the most common typos / type-ins are accepted for questions with many answers.
Removing Spaces do not count.
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Last updated: May 5, 2021
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1 Letter Difference
Shorter Valid Name
Morocco
Moroco
Vanuatu
Van [A,U]tu
Seychelles
Seycheles
Philippines
Philipines
Azerbaijan
AZERB[A,I,E]JAN
Paraguay
Parag [A,U]y
Guinea-Bissau
GUINEA BISAU
Andorra
Andora
Mauritania
M [A,O,U] RITANIA
Uruguay
Urug [A,U]y
Djibouti
Djibuti
Sierra Leone
Siera Leone
2 Letter Difference
Shorter Valid Name
Myanmar
Burma
Mauritius
M [A,O,U] rit[I,O,U] S
Sri Lanka
Ceylon
Luxembourg
LUXEMB [E,O,U] RG
Tajikistan
Taj [A-Z] stan
Kazakhstan
KAZ [A-Z] STAN
3+ Letter Difference
Shorter Valid Name
United States
USA / America
United Kingdom
UK / GB / Great Britain
United Arab Emirates
UAE
Republic of the Congo
Congo
Saudi Arabia
KSA
Dominican Republic
DR
Central African Republic
CAR
China
PRC
North Macedonia
Macedonia / FYROM
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo / DRC
Czech Republic
Czechia
Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia / FSM
Netherlands
Holland
New Zealand
NZ
South Korea
ROK
North Korea
DPRK
Taiwan
ROC
Papua New Guinea
PNG
Liechtenstein
L [E,I] [C,H,T] ENSTEIN
Special
Easier Name
Kyrgyzstan
KYRG [A-Z] STAN
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Level 53
May 5, 2021
EXPLANATION FOR BRAKET LETTERS

For Tajikistan (Taj [A-Z] Stan) as well as kyrgyzstan's answer and kazakhstan's, within the brackets can be any combination of letters (as long as there is one) as well as the other required letters for it be considered valid.

For example, "Taj iki stan" is accepted, "Taj ek stan" is accepted, and even "Taj Mahal Stan" is accepted.

The same rule applies to countries such as Uruguay where the letters in the brackets (Urug [A,U] y) can be used in any combination. Accepted answers include Uruguaaay and Uruguuauy. Or Luxem + burg, berg, or borg. Any answer is accepted as long as the required letters are inputted.

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Level 88
May 5, 2021
Great quiz!