For further information, see 'Communications from Member States' in Editorial guidelines/Policy questions. In communications from Member States issued as United Nations documents, the country designations used by the author of the communication are retained in the edited text, even if they are not consistent with established United Nations terminology. The country name is normally given after the name of a city, unless the city is the capital or the host city of a United Nations headquarters (Geneva, New York and The Hague).Įxcept in communications from Member States, country names should not be used in the possessive form: the population of the Sudan, not the Sudan's population The formal name is generally used in legal texts, such as treaties. The short form is used for most purposes in the United Nations.

Both the short and formal country names are given. Under 'subjects' on the left pane, click on 'country names', then click on 'view' beside the entry.

To start your search, enter the name of the country in the “search” field. Editorial Manual Country names and currenciesĬountry names and currencies are listed in the United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database ( UNTERM).

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