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Table of Contents
Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations
Text (247 nations, dependent areas, and other entities) Afghanistan
Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Aruba Ashmore and
Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria
Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da
India Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Bouvet
Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands
Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Burma Burundi
Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central
African Republic Chad Chile China (also see separate Taiwan entry)
Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia
Comoros Congo Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cuba
Cyprus Czechoslovakia
Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic
Ecuador Egypt