Countries Whose Official Names Do Not Contain Their Conventional Names

Most countries have official names that contain their conventional names (For example, "United States of America" contains "United States"). Can you name the countries that don't fit this pattern?

You must enter either both the country's conventional name and official name.

Countries like Russia (Russian Federation) are excluded, because the word "Russian" contains the word "Russia."

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Last updated: December 22, 2016

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First submitted	December 22, 2016
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Official Name	Conventional Name
Argentine Republic	Argentina
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	North Korea
French Republic	France
Hellenic Republic	Greece
Italian Republic	Italy
Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Laos
Portuguese Republic	Portugal
Republic of China	Taiwan
Republic of Korea	South Korea
Slovak Republic	Slovakia
Swiss Confederation	Switzerland
United Mexican States	Mexico

Level 45

Dec 22, 2016

Really interesting (I didn't really know any!)

Level 75

Dec 22, 2016

What about France and Portugal (French and Portuguese Republic)?

Level 47

Dec 22, 2016

Also Italian Republic and Argentine Republic.

Level 61

Dec 22, 2016

Whoops! You're absolutely right that those countries should be on this quiz. I was going by this list, which might be outdated or mis-translated: https://www.un.int/protocol/sites/www.un.int/files/Protocol%20and%20Liaison%20Service/officialnamesofcountries.pdf

Level 72

Dec 22, 2016

Tough quiz. My score was 4, thanks to the Korean peninsula.

Level 64

Jul 16, 2020

Czechia is the official short name of the Czech Republic or is not considering its conventional name because most people don't use it.

Level 44

Jul 5, 2021

How did you make two answer columns?

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Oct 6, 2022

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