Two Word Countries - One Minute Sprint

In one minute, how many two-word countries can you name?
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Last updated: May 15, 2017
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First submittedApril 12, 2016
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country
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Costa Rica
Côte D'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
Marshall Islands
New Zealand
North Korea
Saint Lucia
San Marino
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Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
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Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
El Salvador
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City
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Level 76
Apr 12, 2016
is Cote D'Ivoire 2 words or 3? Nice idea!
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Level 76
Apr 12, 2016
Is isn't one word or two?
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Level 76
Apr 12, 2016
Ah, that's an unusual one! Don't think you get such things in italian. I would guess d'ivoire counts as two words but i dont actually know
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Level 76
Apr 13, 2016
We've worked off the principle that an apostrophised word counts as one word. In this case also, some people will use the alternate name - 2 words for sure - of Ivory Coast.
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Level 76
Apr 13, 2016
unbroken referring just to ' since guinea-bissau counts as two? i'm just asking because I'm always undecided when making quizzes involving number of words
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Level 76
Apr 13, 2016
Yep, we treat apostrophised words like don't, o'clock and we'll as one word, and hyphenated words like all-inclusive and cross-reference as two words.
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Level 59
Sep 11, 2016
where's soviet russia?
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Level 83
May 15, 2017
If you consider United States 2 words, you must accept "US" as you do "UK."
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Level 76
May 15, 2017
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