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G 300 Regions and Countries Table

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

A
Place Designation
Abyssinia use Ethiopia E8
Afghanistan A3
Africa A35
Africa, Central A352
Africa, East A353
Africa, Eastern A354
Africa, French-speaking West A3545
Africa, North A355
Africa, Northeast A3553
Africa, Northwest A3554
Africa, South use South Africa S6
Africa, Southern A356
Africa, Sub-Saharan A357
Africa, West A358
Albania A38
Algeria A4
Alps A43
America A45
American Samoa A46
Andorra A48
Angola A5
Anguilla A54
Antarctic regions A6
Antigua A63
Arab countries A65
Arctic Regions A68
Argentina A7
Armenia A75
Armenia (Republic) A76
Aruba A77
Asia A78
Asia, Central A783
Asia, East use East Asia E18
Asia, South use South Asia S64
Asia, Southeastern A785
Asia, Southwestern use Middle East M628
Australasia A788
Australia A8
Austria A9
Azerbaijan A98

 

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B
Place Designation
Bahamas B24
Bahrain B26
Balkan Peninsula B28
Baltic States B29
Bangladesh B3
Barbados B35
Barbuda use Antigua and Barbuda A63
Belarus B38
Belgium B4
Belize B42
Benelux Countries B425
Bengal B43
Benin B45
Bermuda B46
Bhutan B47
Bolivia B5
Bonaire B52
Bosnia and Hercegovina B54
Botswana B55
Brazil B6
British Guiana use Guyana G95
British Honduras use Belize B42
British Isles B65
Brunei B7
Bulgaria B9
Burkina Faso B92
Burma B93
Burundi B94
Byzantine Empire B97
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C
Place Designation
Cambodia C16
Cameroon C17
Canada C2
Canary Islands C23
Cape Verde C25
Caribbean Area C27
Caroline Islands C275
Caucasus C28
Cayman Islands C29
Central African Republic C33
Central America C35
Central Europe C36
Ceylon use Sri Lanka S72
Chad C45
Channel Islands C48
Chile C5
China C6
Colombia C7
Commonwealth countries C723
Communist countries C725
Comoros C73
Congo (Brazzaville) C74
Cook Islands C76
Costa Rica C8
Cote d'Ivoire C85
Croatia C87
Cuba C9
Curacao C92
Cyprus C93
Czech Republic C94
Czechoslovakia C95
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D
Place Designation
Dahomey use Benin B45
Denmark D4
Developing countries D44
Djibouti D5
Dominica D6
Dominican Republic D65
Dutch East Indies use Indonesia I5
Dutch Guiana use Surinam S75
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E
Place Designation
East Asia E18
Ecuador E2
Egypt E3
El Salvador use Salvador S2
Ellice Islands use Tuvalu T95
England use Great Britain G7
Equitorial Guinea E6
Eritrea E65
Estonia E75
Ethiopia E8
Eurasia E83
Europe E85
Europe, Central use Central Europe C36
Europe, Eastern E852
Europe, Northern E853
Europe, Southern E854
Europe, Western use Europe E85
European Economic Community countries E86
European Free Trade Association countries E87
European Union countries use Europe E85
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F
Place Designation
Falkland Islands F3
Faroe Islands F32
Fiji Islands F4
Finland F5
Former Soviet Republics F6
Formosa use Taiwan T28
France F8
French Guiana F9
French Polynesia F93
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G
Place Designation
Gabon G2
Galapagos Islands G23
Gambia G25
Georgia (Republic) G28
Germany G3
Ghana G4
Gibraltar G5
Gilbert Islands use Kiribati K5
Great Britain G7
Greece G8
Greenland G83
Grenada G84
Guadeloupe G845
Guam G85
Guatemala G9
Guiana G915
Guinea G92
Guinea-Bissau G93
Guyana G95
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H
Place Designation
Haiti H2
Hispaniola H55
Holland use Netherlands N4
Honduras H8
Hong Kong H85
Hungary H9
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I
Place Designation
Iceland I2
India I4
Indochina I48
Indonesia I5
Inner Mongolia use China C6
Iran I7
Iraq I72
Ireland I73
Islamic countries I74
Islamic Empire I742
Islands of the Indian Ocean I743
Israel I75
Italy I8
Ivory Coast use Cote d'Ivoire C85
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J
Place Designation
Jamaica J25
Japan J3
Java use Indonesia I5
Jerusalem J4
Jordan J6
Jugoslavia use Yugoslavia Y8
Jutland use Denmark D4
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K
Place Designation
Kampuchea use Cambodia C16
Kazakhstan K3
Kenya K4
Kerguelen Islands K43
Kiribati K5
Korea K6
Korea (North) K7
Kuwait K9
Kyrgyzstan K98
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L
Place Designation
Laos L28
Latin America L29
Latvia L35
Lebanon L4
Lesotho L5
Liberia L7
Libya L75
Liechtenstein L76
Lithuania L78
Luxembourg L9
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M
Place Designation
Macao M25
Macaronesia M26
Macedonia M27
Macedonia (Republic) M275
Madagascar M28
Malagasy Republic use Madagascar M28
Malawi M3
Malay Archipelago M35
Malaya use Malaysia M4
Malaysia M4
Maldives M415
Mali M42
Malta M43
Marshall Islands M433
Martinique M435
Mauritania M44
Mauritius M45
Melanesia M5
Mexican-American Border Region M58
Mexico M6
Micronesia M625
Middle East M628
Moldova M629
Monaco M63
Mongolia M65
Montenegro use Yugoslavia Y8
Montserrat M7
Morocco M8
Mozambique M85
Myanmar use Burma B93
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N
Place Designation
Namibia N3
Nauru N32
Near East use Middle East M628
Nepal N35
Netherlands N4
Netherlands Antilles N42
New Caledonia N425
New Guinea N43
New Hebrides use Vanuatu V26
New Zealand N45
Nicaragua N5
Niger N55
Nigeria N6
North America N7
Northern Ireland use Great Britain G7
Northern Rhodesia use Zambia Z33
Norway N8
Nyasaland use Malawi M3
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O
Place Designation
Oceania O3
Oman O5
Outer Mongolia use Mongolia M65
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P
Place Designation
Pacific area P16
Pakistan P18
Palau P185
Palestine P19
Panama P2
Papua New Guinea P26
Paraguay P3
Persia use Iran I7
Persian Gulf Region P35
Peru P4
Phillippines P6
Poland P7
Polynesia P75
Portugal P8
Prussia use Germany G3
Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) P85
Puerto Rico P9
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Q
Place Designation
Qatar Q2
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R
Place Designation
Reunion R4
Rhodesia, Northern use Zambia Z33
Rhodesia, Southern use Zimbabwe Z55
Roman Empire R57
Romania R6
Rumania use Romania R6
Russia R8
Rwanda R985
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S
Place Designation
Sahel S15
Saint Kitts-Nevis S16
Saint Lucia S17
Saint Vincent S18
Salvador S2
Samoan Islands S24
San Marino S27
Sao Tome and Principe S3
Saudi Arabia S33
Scandinavia S34
Scotland use Great Britain G7
Senegal S38
Serbia use Yugoslavia Y8
Seychelles S45
Siam use Thailand T5
Siberia use Russia R8
Sierra Leone S5
Singapore S55
Slovakia S56
Slovenia S57
Solomon Islands S575
Somalia S58
South Africa S6
South America S63
South Asia S64
Soviet Union S65
Spain S7
Sri Lanka S72
Sudan S73
Sudan (Region) S74
Surinam S75
Swaziland S78
Sweden S8
Switzerland S9
Syria S95
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T
Place Designation
Taiwan T28
Tajikistan T3
Tamil Nadu use India I4
Tanganyika use Tanzania T34
Tanzania T34
Tasmania use Australia A8
Terres australes et antarctiques francais T47
Thailand T5
Tibet T55
Tobago use Trinidad and Tobago T7
Togo T6
Tonga T63
Transvaal use South Africa S6
Trinidad and Tobago T7
Tropics T73
Tubuai Islands T77
Tunisia T8
Turkey T9
Turkmenistan T93
Turks and Caicos Islands T94
Tuvalu T95
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U
Place Designation
Uganda U33
Ukraine U38
United Arab Emirates U5
United States U6
Upper Volta use Burkina Faso B92
Uruguay U8
Uzbekistan U9
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V
Place Designation
Vanuatu V26
Vatican City V3
Venezuela V4
Vietnam V5
Virgin Islands V6
Virgin Islands of the United States V63
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W
Place Designation
Wales use Great Britain G7
West Indies, British W47
West Indies, French W48
Western Samoa W5
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Y
Place Designation
Yemen Y4
Yugoslavia Y8
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Z
Place Designation
Zaire Z28
Zambezi River Region Z32
Zambia Z33
Zimbabwe Z55
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