List of alternative country names


Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any predominant or official languages of the country in question.
Countries are listed alphabetically by their description, the most common name or term that is politically neutral and unambiguous. This may be followed by a note as to the status of the description used.

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Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn, State of Bahrain

বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গ Bônggô, গঙ্গাঋদ্ধি Gônggarriddhi, Bengal Presidency,
পূর্ববঙ্গ Purbô Bônggô, East Bengal, পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Purbô Pakistan , East Pakistan.

Bim, Bimshire, Little England, The Rock

Republic of Belarus, Gudija, Byelorussia, White Russia
Kingdom of Belgium, Koninkrijk België, Royaume de Belgique, Königreich Belgien

British Honduras

Dahomey, Republic of Benin, République du Bénin

Kingdom of Bhutan, Druk Gyal Khap

Plurinational State of Bolivia, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Republic of Bolívar, Republic of Bolivia

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bechuanaland, Republic of Botswana

Pindorama, Terra de Santa Cruz, Ilha de Vera Cruz, Empire of Brazil, United States of Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, República Federativa do Brasil, Terra di Papaga

Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, State of Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam, نڬارا بروني دارالسلام‎

Republic of Bulgaria, Republika Bǎlgariya, People's Republic of Bulgaria

Upper Volta, Haute-Volta, Bourkina-Fasso

Republic of Burundi, Republika y'Uburundi, République du Burundi, Kingdom of Burundi

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