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List of entities and changes in The World Factbook

This is a list of entities and changes in The World Factbook. The World Factbook is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

Cover of The World Factbook

As of July 2011, The World Factbook consists of 267 entities.[1] These entities can be divided into categories.[2] These categories are:

  • Independent countries
  • Others
  • Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other entities

After the list of entities, there is a table that lists entities that have been dropped, added, renamed, or consolidated in The World Factbook.

List of entities Edit

The list of entities follows below. The names and flags of entities are as listed in the Factbook and may differ from other sources.

Independent countries Edit

This is a list of independent countries. The CIA defines an independent country as people "politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory".[2] In this category, there are 195 entities:

Flag of entity Name of entity Flag of entity Name of entity Flag of entity Name of entity Flag of entity Name of entity
  Afghanistan   Albania   Algeria   Andorra
  Angola   Antigua and
Barbuda
  Argentina   Armenia
  Australia   Austria   Azerbaijan   Bahamas, The
  Bahrain   Bangladesh   Barbados   Belarus
  Belgium   Belize   Benin   Bhutan
  Bolivia   Bosnia
and Herzegovina
  Botswana   Brazil
  Brunei   Bulgaria   Burkina Faso   Burma
  Burundi   Cabo Verde   Cambodia   Cameroon
  Canada   Central African
Republic
  Chad   Chile
  China   Colombia   Comoros   Congo, Democratic
Republic of the
  Congo, Republic
of the
  Costa Rica   Cote d'Ivoire   Croatia
  Cuba   Cyprus   Czech Republic   Denmark
  Djibouti   Dominica   Dominican
Republic
  Ecuador
  Egypt   El Salvador   Equatorial Guinea   Eritrea
  Estonia   Eswatini   Ethiopia   Fiji
  Finland   France   Gabon   Gambia, The
  Georgia   Germany   Ghana   Greece
  Grenada   Guatemala   Guinea   Guinea-Bissau
  Guyana   Haiti   Holy See (Vatican City)   Honduras
  Hungary   Iceland   India   Indonesia
  Iran   Iraq   Ireland   Israel
  Italy   Jamaica   Japan   Jordan
  Kazakhstan   Kenya   Kiribati   Korea, North
  Korea, South   Kosovo   Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan
  Laos   Latvia   Lebanon   Lesotho
  Liberia   Libya   Liechtenstein   Lithuania
  Luxembourg   Madagascar   Malawi   Malaysia
  Maldives   Mali   Malta   Marshall Islands
  Mauritania   Mauritius   Mexico   Micronesia, Federated
States of
  Moldova   Monaco   Mongolia   Montenegro
  Morocco   Mozambique   Namibia   Nauru
  Nepal   Netherlands   New Zealand   Nicaragua
  Niger   Nigeria   North Macedonia   Norway
  Oman   Pakistan   Palau   Panama
  Papua New
Guinea
  Paraguay   Peru   Philippines
  Poland   Portugal   Qatar   Romania
  Russia   Rwanda   Saint Kitts
and Nevis
  Saint Lucia
  Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
  Samoa   San Marino   Sao Tome
and Principe
  Saudi Arabia   Senegal   Serbia   Seychelles
  Sierra Leone   Singapore   Slovakia   Slovenia
  Solomon Islands   Somalia   South Africa   South Sudan
  Spain   Sri Lanka   Sudan   Suriname
  Sweden   Switzerland   Syria   Tajikistan
  Tanzania   Thailand   Timor-Leste   Togo
  Tonga   Trinidad and
Tobago
  Tunisia   Turkey
  Turkmenistan   Tuvalu   Uganda   Ukraine
  United
Arab Emirates
  United Kingdom   United States   Uruguay
  Uzbekistan   Vanuatu   Venezuela   Vietnam
  Yemen   Zambia   Zimbabwe

Others Edit

This is a list of other places set apart from the list of independent countries. There are two entities in this category:

Flag of entity Name of entity
Taiwan
European Union

Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty Edit

This category is a list of places affiliated with another country. They may be subdivided into categories using the country they are affiliated with:

Flag of entity Name of entity
Australia: six entities
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Christmas Island
Norfolk Island
China: two entities
Hong Kong
Macau
Denmark: two entities
Faroe Islands
Greenland
France: eight entities
Clipperton Island
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
New Caledonia
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Martin
French Polynesia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna
Netherlands: three entities
Aruba
Curacao
Sint Maarten
New Zealand: three entities
Cook Islands
Niue
Tokelau
Norway: three entities
Bouvet Island
Jan Mayen
Svalbard
United Kingdom: 17 entities
Akrotiri
Dhekelia
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Jersey
Isle of Man
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension,
and Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and
South Sandwich Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States: 14 entities
Baker Island[B]
Howland Island[B]
Jarvis Island[B]
Johnston Atoll[B]
Kingman Reef[B]
Midway Islands[B]
Navassa Island
Palmyra Atoll[B]
Wake Island
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Miscellaneous Edit

This category is for Antarctica and places in dispute. There are five entities here:

Other entities Edit

This category is for the World and the oceans. There are five oceans and the World (the World entry is intended as a summary of the other entries [3]) :

Changes in The World Factbook Edit

This table lists changes in the entities in the Factbook. Entities that have been added are in green; dropped entities are in red; the flag last used by the entity is shown as well. Entities that have changed their name are in blue; entities that have been redirected and consolidated into another entry are in purple.

Name of entity Date change was made Comments Reference
Antarctica 1988 one of more than 40 entities added to the Factbook in order to provide a complete picture of the world [4]
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
World
Soviet Union 1992 dropped [5]
Yugoslavia
Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone
Armenia replaced the Soviet Union in the Factbook
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Bosnia and Hercegovina replaced Yugoslavia in the Factbook
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia and Montenegro[C]
Slovenia
Czechoslovakia 1993 dropped after the country splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia [6]
Czech Republic added after Czechoslovakia splits
Slovakia
Eritrea added upon independence from Ethiopia
Vatican City renamed Holy See (Vatican City)
Ivory Coast renamed Cote d'Ivoire
Macedonia 1994 renamed The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [7]
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the (Palau) 1995 renamed to Palau [8]
Kazakhstan 1996 renamed Kazakstan; spelling changed [9]
Burkina renamed Burkina Faso
Corsica added
Zaire 1997 renamed Congo, Democratic Republic of the [10]
Congo renamed Congo, Republic of the
Corsica dropped [11]
Western Samoa 1998 renamed Samoa [12]
Kazakstan renamed Kazakhstan; spelling change
Wake Island 1999 renamed Wake Atoll [13]
Wake Atoll 2000 renamed Wake Island [14]
Southern Ocean added
Serbia and Montenegro 2001 renamed Yugoslavia [15]
East Timor January 1, 2002 added [16]
Yugoslavia March 19, 2003 renamed Serbia and Montenegro [17]
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of November 30, 2004 renamed Macedonia after a November 2004 decision [18] to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as such [19]
Akrotiri added because both Akrotiri and Dhekelia are dependencies and not lease areas[20] [21]
Dhekelia [22]
European Union December 16, 2004 added due to the fact the European Union has nation like qualities[20] [23]
Man, Isle of January 10, 2006 renamed Isle of Man [24]
Baker Island March 29, 2006 redirected and consolidated in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry[25] [26]
Howland Island [27]
Jarvis Island [28]
Johnston Atoll [29]
Kingman Reef [30]
Midway Islands [31]
Palmyra Atoll [32]
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges a consolidation of the entries for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, and Palmyra Atoll[25] [33]
Serbia and Montenegro June 13, 2006 dropped due to independence of Montenegro[34] [35]
Serbia June 29, 2006 added due to independence of Montenegro[34] [36]
Montenegro [37]
Bassas da India September 7, 2006 consolidated in Iles Eparses entry[38] [39]
Europa Island [40]
Glorioso Islands [41]
Juan de Nova Island [42]
Tromelin Island [43]
Iles Eparses a consolidation of the entries for Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island[38] [44]
French Guiana January 18, 2007 dropped because the area is now an Overseas region and a part of France proper [45]
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Reunion
Saint Barthelemy July 19, 2007 added due to the fact the area is now an Overseas collectivity of France[46] [47]
Saint Martin [48]
Bassas da India dropped because the area is now part of the Iles Eparses district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands[46] [49]
Europa Island
Glorioso Islands
Juan de Nova Island
Tromelin Island
Iles Eparses
East Timor renamed Timor-Leste due to a decision of the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to use the latter instead of the former[46] [50]
Kosovo February 28, 2008 added[46] [51]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands September 1, 2009 renamed South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands [52]
Saint Helena January 15, 2010 renamed Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha [53]
Netherlands Antilles October 12, 2010 dropped after the Netherlands Antilles dissolves.[54] [55]
Curacao October 20, 2010 added after the Netherlands Antilles dissolves[54] [56]
Sint Maarten [57]
Mayotte April 8, 2011 dropped because the area is now an Overseas department and a part of France proper[58] [58]
South Sudan July 11, 2011 added following independence from Sudan[59] [60]
Cape Verde January 7, 2014 renamed to Cabo Verde [61]
Swaziland May 25, 2018 renamed to Eswatini [62][63]
Macedonia February 19, 2019 renamed to North Macedonia [64][65]

Notes Edit

B These entities have been consolidated into the United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry.[25]

C On April 27, 1992, Serbia and Montenegro, the final two republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), formed a new nation, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).[66][67] Until 2001, the U.S. Government did not recognize the FRY as a state.[68] The U.S. government also decided not to accept the FRY or any the other republics as a successor state to the SFRY.[69]

See also Edit

References Edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.

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  2. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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  4. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1992). . Archived from the original (mirror) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2006-11-29. There have been some significant changes in this edition. The Soviet Union Yugoslavia, and the Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone have been dropped. All 15 former Soviet republics have been added--Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia have replaced Yugoslavia.
  5. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1993). "1993 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. Czechoslovakia has been superseded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia. The name of the Ivory Coast has been changed to Cote d'Ivoire and the Vatican City became the Holy See.
  6. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1994). . Archived from the original (mirror) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2006-11-29. The name of Macedonia was changed to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
  7. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1995). . Archived from the original on February 16, 1997. Retrieved 2011-07-18. The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands became the independent nation of Palau.
  8. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1996). . Archived from the original on 1997-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-17. There is a new entry for Corsica, the spelling of Kazakhstan has been changed to Kazakstan, and the name of Burkina has been changed to Burkina Faso.
  9. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1997). . Archived from the original on 1998-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-17. The country name Zaire has been officially changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congo is now referred to as Republic of the Congo.
  10. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1997). . Archived from the original on 1998-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 16 French dependencies--Bassas da India, Clipperton Island, Europa Island, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova Island, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Tromelin Island, Wallis and Futuna - Since Corsica is not listed in the Entities section of the Notes and Definitions, it is assumed that Corsica was dropped.
  11. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1998). . Archived from the original (mirror) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2006-11-29. The country name Western Samoa has been changed to Samoa. The spelling of Kazakhstan includes the letter "h" once again; the spelling Kazakstan is no longer used.
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  13. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2000). "2000 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations". Retrieved 2010-10-17. There is a new 'country profile' on the Southern Ocean. The name Wake Atoll has been officially changed back to Wake Island.[dead link]
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  15. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2002). . Archived from the original on 2002-11-07. Retrieved 2010-10-17. There is a new country profile on East Timor...
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  19. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2004-12-16). . Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2010-10-17. Recent confirmation that the United Kingdom Government administers the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus as dependencies (and not as lease areas like the US Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba) has required a changing of their status and their addition to the Factbook as new entities. In addition, the European Union has been included as an "Other" entity at the end of the listing.
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  33. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2006-07-11). . Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2010-10-17. The successful secession referendum held in Montenegro in May 2006 allowed it to legally leave its union with Serbia the following month. These two Balkan countries have now been formally recognized and are listed separately in the Factbook.
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  45. ^ a b c d Directorate of Intelligence (2008-02-28). . Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-17. The US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) now recognizes Timor-Leste as the short form name for East Timor; its description may be found under this new designation. France's overseas possessions have been reorganized. The five former entities of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island, previously grouped as Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands), now constitute a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Additionally, the islands of St. Barthelemy and St. Martin, formerly a part of the French overseas region of Guadeloupe, now make up separate overseas collectivities and have their own Factbook entries. Finally, a new Kosovo entry has been added.
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  53. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2010-10-22). . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2010-10-23. The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles has resulted in two new World Factbook entries: the autonomous entities of Curacao and Sint Maarten (the remaining three islands - Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius - have joined the Netherlands as special municipalities). The number of entities in The World Factbook now stands at 267.
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  57. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2011-04-08). . Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-11. The Indian Ocean island entity of Mayotte became an overseas department of France on 31 March. The change in status makes it an integral part of France and so its description is now included in the France country profile of The World Factbook. (Archived by WebCite at )
  58. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2011-07-12). . Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-12. South Sudan became the world's 195th country following separation from Sudan on 9 July 2011.
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  62. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2018-11-08). . Archived from the original on 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2018-11-12. On 18 April 2018, the king of Swaziland announced his intention to change the internationally used name of his country to more closely reflect the Swazi-language form of the name. The decision came into force the following day. On 11 May 2018, the Government of Swaziland published a gazette officially changing the name from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini (long form) or just Eswatini (short form). On 25 May 2018, the US Board on Geographic Names – Foreign Names Committee voted to approve the changes and they have now been incorporated into The World Factbook.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  64. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2019-02-14). . Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-21. Greece and its northern neighbor Macedonia recently resolved a nearly-three-decade-old naming dispute in which both countries claimed historical rights to the name "Macedonia." The Republic of Macedonia agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia and this renaming was officially promulgated on 12 February 2019. The World Factbook will incorporate the new name throughout its database after the US State Department receives an official diplomatic notification from the Macedonian Government and after the name has been approved by the US Board on Geographic Names - all of which should take place within the next few days. Other country name changes of the 21st century include last year's name change of Swaziland to Eswatini, the Czech Republic adopting the short-form name of Czechia in 2016, Cape Verde formalizing the Portuguese use of its name Cabo Verde for all official purposes in 2013, and East Timor adopting the name of Timor-Leste shortly after attaining independence in 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  68. ^ White, Mary Jo (2000-01-31). "767 Third Avenue Associates v. United States: Brief For Amicus Curiae United States of America Supporting Appellees and Supporting Affirmance in Part and Reversal in Part" (MS Word). Retrieved 2010-10-17. Since 1992, the United States has taken the position that the SFRY has ceased to exist, that there is no state representing the continuation of the SFRY, and that five successors have arisen -- the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ("FRY(S&M)"), the Republic of Slovenia ("Slovenia"), the Republic of Croatia ("Croatia"), the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina ("Bosnia-Herzegovina"), and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ("FYROM")

External links Edit

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This is a list of entities and changes in The World Factbook The World Factbook is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac style information about the countries of the world Cover of The World FactbookAs of July 2011 The World Factbook consists of 267 entities 1 These entities can be divided into categories 2 These categories are Independent countries Others Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty Miscellaneous Other entitiesAfter the list of entities there is a table that lists entities that have been dropped added renamed or consolidated in The World Factbook Contents 1 List of entities 1 1 Independent countries 1 2 Others 1 3 Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty 1 4 Miscellaneous 1 5 Other entities 2 Changes in The World Factbook 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksList of entities EditThe list of entities follows below The names and flags of entities are as listed in the Factbook and may differ from other sources Independent countries Edit This is a list of independent countries The CIA defines an independent country as people politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory 2 In this category there are 195 entities Flag of entity Name of entity Flag of entity Name of entity Flag of entity Name of entity Flag of entity Name of entity Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua andBarbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosniaand Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central AfricanRepublic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo DemocraticRepublic of the Congo Republicof the Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica DominicanRepublic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Vatican City Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea North Korea South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia FederatedStates of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua NewGuinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kittsand Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent andthe Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad andTobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweOthers Edit This is a list of other places set apart from the list of independent countries There are two entities in this category Flag of entity Name of entity Taiwan European UnionDependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty Edit This category is a list of places affiliated with another country They may be subdivided into categories using the country they are affiliated with Flag of entity Name of entityAustralia six entities Ashmore and Cartier IslandsCocos Keeling IslandsCoral Sea IslandsHeard Island and McDonald Islands Christmas Island Norfolk IslandChina two entities Hong Kong MacauDenmark two entities Faroe Islands GreenlandFrance eight entities Clipperton IslandFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsNew CaledoniaSaint BarthelemySaint Martin French Polynesia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and FutunaNetherlands three entities Aruba Curacao Sint MaartenNew Zealand three entities Cook Islands Niue TokelauNorway three entities Bouvet IslandJan MayenSvalbardUnited Kingdom 17 entities AkrotiriDhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia andSouth Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsUnited States 14 entities Baker Island B Howland Island B Jarvis Island B Johnston Atoll B Kingman Reef B Midway Islands B Navassa IslandPalmyra Atoll B Wake Island American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin IslandsMiscellaneous Edit This category is for Antarctica and places in dispute There are five entities here Antarctica Gaza Strip Paracel Islands Spratly Islands West BankOther entities Edit This category is for the World and the oceans There are five oceans and the World the World entry is intended as a summary of the other entries 3 Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean WorldChanges in The World Factbook EditThis table lists changes in the entities in the Factbook Entities that have been added are in green dropped entities are in red the flag last used by the entity is shown as well Entities that have changed their name are in blue entities that have been redirected and consolidated into another entry are in purple Name of entity Date change was made Comments ReferenceAntarctica 1988 one of more than 40 entities added to the Factbook in order to provide a complete picture of the world 4 Arctic OceanAtlantic OceanIndian OceanPacific OceanWorldSoviet Union 1992 dropped 5 YugoslaviaIraq Saudi Arabia Neutral ZoneArmenia replaced the Soviet Union in the FactbookAzerbaijanBelarusEstoniaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanBosnia and Hercegovina replaced Yugoslavia in the FactbookCroatiaMacedoniaSerbia and Montenegro C SloveniaCzechoslovakia 1993 dropped after the country splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia 6 Czech Republic added after Czechoslovakia splitsSlovakiaEritrea added upon independence from EthiopiaVatican City renamed Holy See Vatican City Ivory Coast renamed Cote d IvoireMacedonia 1994 renamed The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 7 Pacific Islands Trust Territory of the Palau 1995 renamed to Palau 8 Kazakhstan 1996 renamed Kazakstan spelling changed 9 Burkina renamed Burkina FasoCorsica addedZaire 1997 renamed Congo Democratic Republic of the 10 Congo renamed Congo Republic of theCorsica dropped 11 Western Samoa 1998 renamed Samoa 12 Kazakstan renamed Kazakhstan spelling changeWake Island 1999 renamed Wake Atoll 13 Wake Atoll 2000 renamed Wake Island 14 Southern Ocean addedSerbia and Montenegro 2001 renamed Yugoslavia 15 East Timor January 1 2002 added 16 Yugoslavia March 19 2003 renamed Serbia and Montenegro 17 Macedonia The Former Yugoslav Republic of November 30 2004 renamed Macedonia after a November 2004 decision 18 to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as such 19 Akrotiri added because both Akrotiri and Dhekelia are dependencies and not lease areas 20 21 Dhekelia 22 European Union December 16 2004 added due to the fact the European Union has nation like qualities 20 23 Man Isle of January 10 2006 renamed Isle of Man 24 Baker Island March 29 2006 redirected and consolidated in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry 25 26 Howland Island 27 Jarvis Island 28 Johnston Atoll 29 Kingman Reef 30 Midway Islands 31 Palmyra Atoll 32 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges a consolidation of the entries for Baker Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Islands and Palmyra Atoll 25 33 Serbia and Montenegro June 13 2006 dropped due to independence of Montenegro 34 35 Serbia June 29 2006 added due to independence of Montenegro 34 36 Montenegro 37 Bassas da India September 7 2006 consolidated in Iles Eparses entry 38 39 Europa Island 40 Glorioso Islands 41 Juan de Nova Island 42 Tromelin Island 43 Iles Eparses a consolidation of the entries for Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island 38 44 French Guiana January 18 2007 dropped because the area is now an Overseas region and a part of France proper 45 GuadeloupeMartiniqueReunionSaint Barthelemy July 19 2007 added due to the fact the area is now an Overseas collectivity of France 46 47 Saint Martin 48 Bassas da India dropped because the area is now part of the Iles Eparses district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands 46 49 Europa IslandGlorioso IslandsJuan de Nova IslandTromelin IslandIles EparsesEast Timor renamed Timor Leste due to a decision of the US Board on Geographic Names BGN to use the latter instead of the former 46 50 Kosovo February 28 2008 added 46 51 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands September 1 2009 renamed South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 52 Saint Helena January 15 2010 renamed Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 53 Netherlands Antilles October 12 2010 dropped after the Netherlands Antilles dissolves 54 55 Curacao October 20 2010 added after the Netherlands Antilles dissolves 54 56 Sint Maarten 57 Mayotte April 8 2011 dropped because the area is now an Overseas department and a part of France proper 58 58 South Sudan July 11 2011 added following independence from Sudan 59 60 Cape Verde January 7 2014 renamed to Cabo Verde 61 Swaziland May 25 2018 renamed to Eswatini 62 63 Macedonia February 19 2019 renamed to North Macedonia 64 65 Notes EditB These entities have been consolidated into the United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry 25 C On April 27 1992 Serbia and Montenegro the final two republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFRY formed a new nation the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FRY 66 67 Until 2001 the U S Government did not recognize the FRY as a state 68 The U S government also decided not to accept the FRY or any the other republics as a successor state to the SFRY 69 See also EditThe World FactbookReferences Edit This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook CIA Directorate of Intelligence 2011 07 12 CIA World Factbook Archived from the original on 2019 08 01 Retrieved 2019 08 07 The World Factbook provides information on the history people government economy geography communications transportation military and transnational issues for 267 world entities a b Directorate of Intelligence The World Factbook Notes and Definitions Entities Archived from the original on June 12 2007 Retrieved 2008 02 29 Central Intelligence Agency 2006 04 05 Press Release CIA World Factbook 2006 Now Available Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 2006 09 25 Central Intelligence Agency 2008 01 03 Where in the World is Mt Kilimanjaro Visit the CIA World Factbook to Find Out Archived from the original on January 14 2009 Retrieved 2008 01 04 1988 More than 40 new geographic entities added to provide complete world coverage without overlap or omission Among the new entities are Antarctica oceans Arctic Atlantic Indian Pacific and the World Directorate of Intelligence 1992 1992 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original mirror on 2006 09 09 Retrieved 2006 11 29 There have been some significant changes in this edition The Soviet Union Yugoslavia and the Iraq Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone have been dropped All 15 former Soviet republics have been added Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine and Uzbekistan Bosnia and Hercegovina Croatia Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia have replaced Yugoslavia Directorate of Intelligence 1993 1993 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations mirror Retrieved 2006 11 29 Czechoslovakia has been superseded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia The name of the Ivory Coast has been changed to Cote d Ivoire and the Vatican City became the Holy See Directorate of Intelligence 1994 1994 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original mirror on 2006 09 09 Retrieved 2006 11 29 The name of Macedonia was changed to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM Directorate of Intelligence 1995 1995 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original on February 16 1997 Retrieved 2011 07 18 The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands became the independent nation of Palau Directorate of Intelligence 1996 1996 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original on 1997 05 28 Retrieved 2010 10 17 There is a new entry for Corsica the spelling of Kazakhstan has been changed to Kazakstan and the name of Burkina has been changed to Burkina Faso Directorate of Intelligence 1997 1997 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original on 1998 06 14 Retrieved 2010 10 17 The country name Zaire has been officially changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo is now referred to as Republic of the Congo Directorate of Intelligence 1997 1997 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Entities Archived from the original on 1998 06 14 Retrieved 2010 10 17 16 French dependencies Bassas da India Clipperton Island Europa Island French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Glorioso Islands Guadeloupe Juan de Nova Island Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Reunion Saint Pierre and Miquelon Tromelin Island Wallis and Futuna Since Corsica is not listed in the Entities section of the Notes and Definitions it is assumed that Corsica was dropped Directorate of Intelligence 1998 1998 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original mirror on 2006 09 09 Retrieved 2006 11 29 The country name Western Samoa has been changed to Samoa The spelling of Kazakhstan includes the letter h once again the spelling Kazakstan is no longer used Directorate of Intelligence 1999 1999 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Retrieved 2010 10 17 The name Wake Island has been officially changed to Wake Atoll dead link Directorate of Intelligence 2000 2000 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Retrieved 2010 10 17 There is a new country profile on the Southern Ocean The name Wake Atoll has been officially changed back to Wake Island dead link Directorate of Intelligence 2001 2001 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Retrieved 2010 10 17 The entity of Serbia and Montenegro is now officially known as Yugoslavia dead link Directorate of Intelligence 2002 2002 CIA World Factbook Notes Definitions and Abbreviations Archived from the original on 2002 11 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 There is a new country profile on East Timor Directorate of Intelligence 2003 03 19 CIA The World Factbook 2002 What s new Archived from the original on 2007 06 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Yugoslavia has been renamed Serbia and Montenegro as of 4 February 2003 Staff reporter 2004 11 04 US snubs Greece over Macedonia BBC News Online Retrieved 2006 11 29 Greece has protested strongly at a decision by the US to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM simply as Macedonia Directorate of Intelligence 2004 11 30 2004 CIA World Factbook Macedonia Retrieved 2010 10 17 a b Directorate of Intelligence 2004 12 16 CIA The World Factbook 2004 What s new Archived from the original on 2007 06 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Recent confirmation that the United Kingdom Government administers the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus as dependencies and not as lease areas like the US Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba has required a changing of their status and their addition to the Factbook as new entities In addition the European Union has been included as an Other entity at the end of the listing Directorate of Intelligence 2004 11 30 2004 CIA World Factbook Akrotiri Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2004 11 30 2004 CIA World Factbook Dhekelia Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2004 12 16 2004 CIA World Factbook European Union Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 01 10 CIA The World Factbook 2005 Isle of Man Retrieved 2010 10 17 a b c Directorate of Intelligence 2006 04 04 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Notes and Definitions Entities Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2009 11 03 14 US American Samoa Baker Island Guam Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Islands Navassa Island Northern Mariana Islands Palmyra Atoll Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Wake Island consolidated in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Baker Island Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Howland Island Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Jarvis Island Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Johnston Atoll Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Kingman Reef Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Midway Islands Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Palmyra Atoll Archived from the original on 2006 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 03 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Retrieved 2010 10 17 a b Directorate of Intelligence 2006 07 11 CIA The World Factbook 2006 What s New Archived from the original on 2007 06 07 Retrieved 2010 10 17 The successful secession referendum held in Montenegro in May 2006 allowed it to legally leave its union with Serbia the following month These two Balkan countries have now been formally recognized and are listed separately in the Factbook Directorate of Intelligence 2006 06 13 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Serbia and Montenegro Retrieved 2010 10 17 dead link Directorate of Intelligence 2006 06 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Serbia Archived from the original on 2006 07 02 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 06 29 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Montenegro Retrieved 2010 10 17 a b Directorate of Intelligence 2006 12 19 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Notes and Definitions Entities Archived from the original on December 13 2006 Retrieved 2011 07 17 16 France Bassas da India Clipperton Island Europa Island French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Glorioso Islands Guadeloupe Juan de Nova Island Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Reunion Saint Pierre and Miquelon Tromelin Island Wallis and Futuna consolidated in Iles Eparses entry Directorate of Intelligence 2006 09 07 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Bassas da India Archived from the original on September 13 2006 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 09 07 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Europa Island Archived from the original on September 13 2006 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 09 07 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Glorioso Islands Archived from the original on September 13 2006 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 09 07 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Juan de Nova Island Archived from the original on June 12 2007 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 09 07 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Tromelin Island Archived from the original on September 13 2006 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2006 09 07 CIA The World Factbook 2006 Iles Eparses Archived from the original on June 12 2007 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2007 06 19 CIA The World Factbook 2007 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Why has The World Factbook dropped the four French departments of Guadeloupe Martinique Reunion and French Guiana Archived from the original on July 10 2007 Retrieved 2011 07 18 The reason the four entities are no longer in The World Factbook is because their status has changed While they are overseas departments of France they are also now recognized as French regions having equal status to the 22 metropolitan regions that make up European France a b c d Directorate of Intelligence 2008 02 28 CIA The World Factbook 2008 What s New Archived from the original on March 6 2008 Retrieved 2011 07 17 The US Board on Geographic Names BGN now recognizes Timor Leste as the short form name for East Timor its description may be found under this new designation France s overseas possessions have been reorganized The five former entities of Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island previously grouped as Iles Eparses Scattered Islands now constitute a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Additionally the islands of St Barthelemy and St Martin formerly a part of the French overseas region of Guadeloupe now make up separate overseas collectivities and have their own Factbook entries Finally a new Kosovo entry has been added Directorate of Intelligence 2007 07 19 CIA The World Factbook 2007 Saint Barthelemy Archived from the original on August 14 2007 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2007 07 19 CIA The World Factbook 2007 Saint Martin Archived from the original on August 14 2007 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2007 07 19 CIA The World Factbook 2007 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2007 07 19 CIA The World Factbook 2007 Timor Leste Retrieved 2011 07 17 Directorate of Intelligence 2008 02 28 The World Factbook Kosovo Retrieved 2011 07 07 Directorate of Intelligence 2009 09 01 The World Factbook 2009 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Retrieved 2011 07 07 Directorate of Intelligence 2010 01 15 CIA The World Factbook 2010 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Retrieved 2011 07 17 a b Directorate of Intelligence 2010 10 22 World Factbook Updates October 22 2010 Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved 2010 10 23 The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles has resulted in two new World Factbook entries the autonomous entities of Curacao and Sint Maarten the remaining three islands Bonaire Saba and Sint Eustatius have joined the Netherlands as special municipalities The number of entities in The World Factbook now stands at 267 Directorate of Intelligence 2010 10 12 CIA The World Factbook 2010 Netherlands Antilles Archived from the original on 2010 12 05 Retrieved 2010 10 22 Archived by WebCite at Directorate of Intelligence 2010 10 20 The World Factbook Curacao Retrieved 2019 08 07 Directorate of Intelligence 2010 10 20 The World Factbook Sint Maarten Archived from the original on 2019 06 16 Retrieved 2019 08 07 a b Directorate of Intelligence 2011 04 08 World Factbook Updates April 8 2011 Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved 2011 04 11 The Indian Ocean island entity of Mayotte became an overseas department of France on 31 March The change in status makes it an integral part of France and so its description is now included in the France country profile of The World Factbook Archived by WebCite at Directorate of Intelligence 2011 07 12 World Factbook Updates July 12 2011 Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Retrieved 2011 07 12 South Sudan became the world s 195th country following separation from Sudan on 9 July 2011 Directorate of Intelligence 2011 07 11 The World Factbook South Sudan Retrieved 2011 07 12 Archived by WebCite at https web archive org web 20190110145941 https www cia gov library publications the world factbook geos cc html Directorate of Intelligence 2014 01 07 The World Factbook Cabo Verde Retrieved 2019 08 07 Directorate of Intelligence 2018 11 30 The World Factbook Eswatini Retrieved 2018 11 12 Directorate of Intelligence 2018 11 08 The World Factbook What s New Archived from the original on 2018 06 11 Retrieved 2018 11 12 On 18 April 2018 the king of Swaziland announced his intention to change the internationally used name of his country to more closely reflect the Swazi language form of the name The decision came into force the following day On 11 May 2018 the Government of Swaziland published a gazette officially changing the name from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini long form or just Eswatini short form On 25 May 2018 the US Board on Geographic Names Foreign Names Committee voted to approve the changes and they have now been incorporated into The World Factbook a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Directorate of Intelligence 2019 02 19 The World Factbook North Macedonia Retrieved 2019 02 21 Directorate of Intelligence 2019 02 14 The World Factbook What s New Archived from the original on 2019 02 21 Retrieved 2019 02 21 Greece and its northern neighbor Macedonia recently resolved a nearly three decade old naming dispute in which both countries claimed historical rights to the name Macedonia The Republic of Macedonia agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia and this renaming was officially promulgated on 12 February 2019 The World Factbook will incorporate the new name throughout its database after the US State Department receives an official diplomatic notification from the Macedonian Government and after the name has been approved by the US Board on Geographic Names all of which should take place within the next few days Other country name changes of the 21st century include last year s name change of Swaziland to Eswatini the Czech Republic adopting the short form name of Czechia in 2016 Cape Verde formalizing the Portuguese use of its name Cabo Verde for all official purposes in 2013 and East Timor adopting the name of Timor Leste shortly after attaining independence in 2002 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Serbia Info History of Serbia The Break up of SFR Yugoslavia 1991 1995 Archived from the original on 2007 12 22 Retrieved 2008 03 08 Serbia and Montenegro opted to stay on in the federation and at the combined session of the parliaments of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro held on April 27 1992 in Belgrade the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was passed thus reaffirming the continuity of the state first founded on December 1st 1918 Burns John F 1992 04 28 Confirming Split Last 2 Republics Proclaim a Small New Yugoslavia The New York Times Retrieved 2010 10 22 Department of State August 1999 Serbia and Montenegro 08 99 See Yugoslavia Retrieved 2010 10 22 Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state but this entity has not been recognized as a state by the United States White Mary Jo 2000 01 31 767 Third Avenue Associates v United States Brief For Amicus Curiae United States of America Supporting Appellees and Supporting Affirmance in Part and Reversal in Part MS Word Retrieved 2010 10 17 Since 1992 the United States has taken the position that the SFRY has ceased to exist that there is no state representing the continuation of the SFRY and that five successors have arisen the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro FRY S amp M the Republic of Slovenia Slovenia the Republic of Croatia Croatia the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina Bosnia Herzegovina and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM External links EditThe World Factbook website The World Factbook Change Log Detailed changes within the CIA s World Factbook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of entities and changes in The World Factbook amp oldid 1154773013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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