Annex E
Countries and Regions of the World, with the Corresponding Nouns and Adjectives Denoting Nationality
Country or Region Noun
(Plural ending in parentheses) Adjective
Afghanistan Afghan(s) Afghan
Albania Albanian(s) Albanian
Algeria Algerian(s) Algerian
Angola Angolan(s) Angolan
Andorra Andorran(s) Andorran
Argentina Argentine(s) Argentine
Australia Australian(s) Australian
Austria Austrian(s) Austrian
Bahamas Bahamian(s) Bahamian
Bahrain Bahreini(s) Bahreini
Bangladesh Bangladeshi
Barbados
Belgium Belgian(s) Belgian
Benin Beninese (sing., pl.) Beninese
Bhutan Bhutanese (sing., pl.) Bhutanese
Bolivia Bolivian(s) Bolivian
Botswana
Brazil Brazilian(s) Brazilian
Bulgaria Bulgarian(s) Bulgarian
Burma Burman(s) preferred, Burmese(sing., pl.) Burmese
Burundi
Byelorussia Byelorussian(s) Byelorussian
Cambodia (Kampuchea) Cambodian(s) (Kampuchean(s)) Cambodian (Kampuchean)
Cameroon
Canada Canadian(s) Canadian
Cape Verde Cape Verdean(s) Cape Verde
Central African Republic Central African(s) Central African
Chad Chadian(s) Chadian
Chile Chilean(s) Chilean
China, People's Republic Chinese (sing., pl.) Chinese
Colombia Colombian(s) Colombian
Comoros Comoran(s) Comoran
Congo
Costa Rica Costa Rican(s) Costa Rican
Cuba Cuban(s) Cuban
Cyprus Cypriot(s) Cypriot
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak(s) Czechoslovak
Denmark Dane(s) Danish
Dominica Dominican(s) Dominican
Dominican Republic Dominican(s) Dominican
Djibouti
Ecuador Ecuadoran(s) Ecuadoran
Egypt Egyptian(s) Egyptian
El Salvador El Salvadoran(s) El Salvadoran
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinean(s) Equatorial Guinean
Ethiopia Ethiopian(s) Ethiopian
Fiji Fijian(s) Fijian
Finland Finn(s) Finnish
France Frenchman (men) French
Gabon Gabonese (sing., pl.) Gabonese
Gambia
Germany German(s) German
Ghana Ghanaian(s) Ghanaian
Great Britain Briton(s) British
Greece Greek(s) Greek
Grenada Grenadine(s) Grenadine
Guatemala Guatemalan(s) Guatemala
Guinea Guinean(s) Guinean
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti Haitian(s) Haitian
Honduras Honduran(s) Honduran
Hungary Hungarian(s) Hungarian
Iceland Icelander(s) Icelandic
India Indian(s) Indian
Indonesia Indonesian(s) Indonesian
Iran Iranian(s) Iranian
Iraq Iraqi(s) Iraq or Iraqi
Ireland Irishman(men), Irish (collective pl.) Irish
Israel Israeli(s) Israel or Israeli
Italy Italian(s) Italian
Ivory Coast
Jamaica Jamaican(s) Jamaican
Japan Japanese (sing., pl.) Japanese
Jordan Jordan(s), Jordanian(s) Jordan or Jordanian
Kenya Kenyan(s) Kenyan
Korea Korean(s) Korean
Kuwait Kuwaiti(s) Kuwait or Kuwaiti
Laos Lao (sing., pl.) Lao
Lebanon Lebanese (sing., pl.) Lebanese
Lesotho
Liberia Liberian(s) Liberian
Lybia Libyan(s) Libyan
Liechtenstein Liechtensteiner(s) Liechtenstein
Lithuania Lithuanian(s) Lithuanian
Luxembourg Luxembourger(s) Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia Malaysian(s) Malaysian
Maldives
Mali
Malta Maltese (sing., pl.) Maltese
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico Mexican(s) Mexican
Mongolia
Monaco Monacan(s) Monacan
Morocco Moroccan(s) Moroccan
Mozambique
Nauru Nauruan(s) Nauruan
Nepal Nepalese (sing., pl.) Nepalese
Netherlands Dutch (sing., pl.) Dutch
New Zealand New Zealander(s) New Zealand
Nicaragua Nicaraguan(s) Nicaraguan
Niger
Nigeria Nigerian(s) Nigerian
Norway Norwegian(s) Norwegian
Oman Omani(s) Oman or Omani
Pakistan Pakistani(s) Pakistan or Pakistani
Palestine Palestinian(s) Palestinian
Panama Panamanian(s) Panamanian
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay Paraguayan(s) Paraguayan
Peru Peruvian(s) Peruvian
Philippines Filipino(s) Philippine
Poland Pole(s) Polish
Portugal Portuguese (sing., pl.) Portuguese
Qatar Qatari(s) Qatari
Romania Romanian(s) Romanian
Rwanda Rwandan(s) Rwandan
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Kittsian(s), Nevisian(s), Anguillan(s) Kittsian, Nevisian, Anguillan
Santa Lucia Santa Lucian(s) Santa Lucian
Saint Vincent Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
San Marino Sanmarinese (sing., pl.) Sanmarinese
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tomean(s) Sao Tomean
Saudi Arabia Saudi(s) Saudi Arabian or Saudi
Senegal Senegalese (sing., pl.) Senegalese
Seychelles Seychellois (sing., pl.) Seychelles
Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean(s) Sierra Leonean
Singapore Singaporean(s) Singaporean
Solomon Islands Solomon Islander(s) Solomon Islander
Somalia Somali(s) Somali
South Africa South African(s) South African
Soviet Union Soviet(s) Soviet
Spain Spaniard(s) Spanish
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan(s) Sri Lankan
Sudan Sudanese (sing., pl.) Sudanese
Suriname Surinamer(s) Surinamese
Swaziland Swazi(s) Swazi
Sweden Swede(s) Swedish
Switzerland Swiss (sing., pl.) Swiss
Syria Syrian(s) Syrian
Tanzania Tanzanian(s) Tanzanian
Thailand Thai (sing., pl.) Thai
Togo Togolese (sing., pl.) Togolese
Tonga Tongan(s) Tongan
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia Tunisian(s) Tunisian
Turkey Turk(s) Turkish
Tuvalu
Uganda Ugandan(s) Ugandan
United Arab Emirates
United States of America American(s) American
Uruguay Uruguayan(s) Uruguayan
Vanuatu Vanuatuan(s) Vanuatu
Venezuela Venezuelan(s) Venezuela
Vietnam Vietnamese (sing., pl.) Vietnamese
Western Samoa Western Samoan(s) Western Samoan
Yemen Yemeni(s) Yemen or Yemeni
Yugoslavia Yugoslav(s) Yugoslav
Zaire Zairean(s) Zairean
Zambia Zambian(s) Zambian
Zimbabwe
Source: United States Foreign Service Institute Handbook.
Principal Countries, with Official Designations, Capitals and National/Independence Days
Country Official Designation Capital National/Independence Day
Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Kabul August 19
Albania People's Socialist Republic of Albania Tirana January 11
Algeria Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria Algiers July 5
Angola People's Republic of Angola Luanda November 11
Argentina Argentina Republic Buenos Aires July 9
Australia Commonwealth of Australia Canberra January 26
Austria Republic of Austria Vienna October 26
Bahamas The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Nassau July 10
Bahrain State of Bahrain Manama December 16
Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh Dacca March 26
Barbados Barbados Bridgetown November 30
Belgium Kingdom of Belgium Brussels July 21
Benin People's Republic of Benin Porto Novo August 1
Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan Thimphu December 17
Bolivia Republic of Bolivia La Paz August 6
Botswana Republic of Botswana Gaborone September 30
Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil Brasilia September 7
Bulgaria People's Republic of Bulgaria Sofia September 9
Burma Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma Rangoon January 4
Burundi Republic of Burundi Bujumbura November 28 (Proclamation of the Republic)
Cameroon United Republic of Cameroon Yaounde May 20
Canada Canada Ottawa July 1
Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde Ciudad de Praia July 5
Central African Republic Central African Republic Bangui August 13
Chad Republic of Chad N'Djamena August 11
Chile Republic of Chile Santiago September 18
China People's Republic of China Beijing October 1
Colombia Republic of Colombia Bogota July 20
Comoros Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros Moroni July 6
Congo People's Republic of the Congo Brazzaville April 15
Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica San Jose September 15
Cuba Republic of Cuba Havana January 2 (National Liberation Day)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus Nicosia October 1
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Prague May 9
Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Copenhagen April 16 (Birthday of the Queen)
Djibouti Republic of Djibouti Djibouti June 27
Dominica Dominica Roseau November 3-4
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo February 27
Ecuador Republic of Ecuador Quito August 10
Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt Cairo July 23 (Revolution Day)
El Salvador Republic of El Salvador San Salvador September 15
England United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland London June 2 (Birthday of the Queen)
Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea Malabo October 12
Ethiopia Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Fiji Fiji Suva October 13
Finland Republic of Finland Helsinki December 6
France Republic of France Paris July 14 (Bastille Day)
Gabon Gabonese Republic Libreville August 17
Gambia The Republic of The Gambia Banjul February 18
Germany, East German Democratic Republic Berlin (East) October 7
Germany, West Federal Republic of Germany Bonn May 23
Ghana Republic of Ghana Accra March 6
Greece Greece Athens March 25
Grenada Grenada St. George's February 7
Guatemala Republic of Guatemala Guatemala City September 15
Guinea Popular and Revolutionary Republic of Guinea Conakry October 2
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Bissau September 10
Guyana Cooperative Republic of Guyana Georgetown May 26
Haiti Republic of Haiti Port-au-Prince January 1
Honduras Republic of Honduras Tegucigalpa September 15
Hungary Hungarian People's Republic Budapest April 4 (Liberation Day)
Iceland Republic of Iceland Reykjavik June 17
India Republic of India New Delhi January 26
Indonesia Republic of Indonesia Jakarta August 17
Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran February 11
Iraq Republic of Iraq Baghdad July 17
Ireland Irish Republic (EIRE) Dublin March 17
Israel State of Israel Tel Aviv May 11
Italy Republic of Italy Rome June 2
Ivory Coast Republic of the Ivory Coast Abidjan December 7
Jamaica Jamaica Kingston August 4
Japan Japan Tokyo April 29 (Emperor's Birthday)
Jordan The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Amman May 25
Kampuchea People's Republic of Kampuchea Phnom Penh
Kenya Republic of Kenya Nairobi December 12
Korea, North Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pyongyang September 9
Korea, South Republic of Korea Seoul August 15
Kuwait State of Kuwait Kuwait February 25
Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic Vientiane December 2
Lebanon Republic of Lebanon Beirut November 22
Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho Maseru October 4
Liberia Republic of Liberia Monrovia July 26
Libya Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah Tripoli September 1
Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein Vaduz
Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg June 23
Madagascar The Democratic Republic of Madagascar Antananarivo June 26
Malawi Republic of Malawi Lilongwe July 6
Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur August 31
Maldives Republic of Maldives Male July 26
Mali Republic of Mali Bamako September 22
Malta Republic of Malta Valletta September 21
Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania Nuakchott November 28
Mexico United Mexican States Mexico City September 16
Monaco Principality of Monaco Monaco November 19
Mongolia Mongolian People's Republic Ulan Bator July 11
Morocco Kingdom of Morocco Rabat November 18
Mozambique The People's Republic of Mozambique Maputo June 25
Nauru Republic of Nauru January 31
Nepal Kingdom of Nepal Kathmandu December 28 (Birthday of the King)
Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands Amsterdam/The Hague April 30 (Birthday of the Queen)
New Zealand New Zealand Wellington February 6 (Waitangi Day)
Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua Managua September 15
Niger Republic of the Niger Niamey August 3
Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria Lagos October 1
Norway Kingdom of Norway Oslo May 17 (Constitution Day)
Oman Sultanate of Oman Muscat November 18
Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad March 23
Panama Republic of Panama Panama City November 3
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby September 16
Paraguay Republic of Paraguay Asuncion May 14
Peru Republic of Peru Lima July 28-29
Philippines Republic of the Philippines Manila June 12
Poland Polish People's Republic Warsaw July 22
Portugal Republic of Portugal Lisbon October 5 (Proclamation of the Republic)
Qatar State of Qatar Doha September 3 (now December 12)
Romania Socialist Republic of Romania Bucharest August 23
Rwanda Rwandese Republic Kigali July 1
St. Lucia St. Lucia Castries December 13
St. Vincent and the Grenadies St. Vincent Kingstown October 27
San Marino Republic of San Marino San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome July 12
Saudi Arabia Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Riyad/Jeddah September 23
Senegal Republic of Senegal Dakar August 20
Seychelles Republic of Seychelles Victoria June 29
Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone Freetown April 27
Singapore Republic of Singapore Singapore City August 9
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Honiara July 7
Somalia Somali Democratic Republic Mogadishu June 26
South Africa Republic of South Africa Pretoria/Cape Town/Bloemfontein
Spain Kingdom of Spain Madrid June 24 (Feast of the King)
Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Colombo February 4
Sudan The Democratic Republic of the Sudan Khartoum January 1
Surinam Republic of Surinam Paramaribo November 25
Swaziland Kingdom of Swaziland Mbabane/Lobamba September 6
Sweden Kingdom of Sweden Stockholm April 30 (Birthday of the King)
Switzerland Swiss Confederation Berne August 1
Syria Syrian Arab Republic Damascus April 17
Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam December 9
Thailand Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok December 5 (Birthday of the King)
Togo Togolose Republic Lome April 27
Tonga Kingdom of Tonga (Friendly Islands) Nuku'alofa June 4
Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain August 31
Tunisia Republic of Tunisia Tunis March 20
Turkey Republic of Turkey Ankara October 29 (Proclamation of the Republic)
Tuvalu Tuvalu Funafuti October 1
Uganda Republic of Uganda Kampala October 9
U.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Moscow November 7
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi December 2
U.S.A. United States of America Washington D.C. July 4
Upper Volta Republic of Upper Volta Ouagadougou August 5
Uruguay Republic of Uruguay Montevideo August 25
Vanatu Vanatu Vila July 30
Vatican Vatican City State Vatican City October 22 (Coronation of the Pope)
Venezuela Republic of Venezuela Caracas July 5
Vietnam The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hanoi September 2
Samoa Samoa Apia January 1
Yemen, North Yemen Arab Republic Sana'a October 14
Yemen, South People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Aden October 14
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade November 29-30 (Day of the Republic)
Zaire Republic of Zaire Kinshasa June 30
Zambia Republic of Zambia Lusaka October 24
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Salisbury April 18
Sources: The Europa Yearbook 1980: A World Survey
The Statesman's Year-Book 1979-1980
Diplomatic and Consular List, Office of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs