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Official Names of Countries

All countries have a common and a formal name, which can be the same but are usually different. Can you guess the formal names of the following countries?
You have to type the entire official names, no type-ins will be accepted
Quiz by tzhg
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Last updated: August 15, 2020
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First submittedAugust 15, 2020
Times taken30
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Common name
Formal name
United States
United States of America
Russia
Russian Federation
China
People's Republic of China
Taiwan
Republic of China
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
France
French Republic
Israel
State of Israel
Canada
Canada
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Mexico
United Mexican States
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Monaco
Principality of Monaco
Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Common name
Formal name
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Italy
Italian Republic
Japan
Japan
Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Ivory Coast
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Brunei
Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
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Level 56
Aug 16, 2020
Nice quiz! Some of these are pretty laborious... I suppose that's the point.

Two suggestions - allow "Luxemburg" as an alternative spelling and maybe a bit more time? On my phone keyboard the time ran out around Syria, and I'd left some out.

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Level 71
Nov 5, 2021
More time, please, since you have to type such long names for some of these.