The names are shown in their short and full forms in the official languages of each country. Translations of the full names not in English are shown in [brackets].
| English name | Local name |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | افغانستان (Afġānistān) - Pashto افغانستان (Afġānestān) - Dari د افغانستان اسلامی جمهوريت (də Afġānistān Islāmī Ǧumhūrīyat) جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان (Jomhūrī-e Eslāmī-e Afġānestān) [Islamic Republic of Afghanistan] |
| Armenia | Հայաստան (Hayastan) Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hayastani Hanrapetouṭyoun) [Republic of Armenia] |
| Azerbaijan | Azərbaycan Азәрбајҹан آذربايجان (Azərbaycan) Azərbaycan Respublikası Азәрбајҹан Республикаси (Azərbaycan Respublikası) [Azerbaijani Republic] |
| Bahrain | البحرين (al-Baḥrayn) مملكة البحرين (Mamlakât al-Baḥrayn) [The Kingdom of Bahrain] |
| Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশ (Bāṅlādēś) গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Gaṇaprajātantri Bāṅlādēś) [People's Republic of Bangladesh] |
| Bhutan | འབྲུག་ཡུལ། (druk-yul) [Kingdom of Bhutan] |
| Brunei Darussalam | بروني دارالسلام Brunei Darussalam نڬارا بروني دارالسلام Negara Brunei Darussalam [State of Brunei Darussalam] |
| Burma / Myanmar | မြန်မာ (Myanma) ဗမာ (Bama) ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် (Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw) [Republic of the Union of Myanmarr] |
| Cambodia | កម្ពុជា (Kampuchea) ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa) [Kingdom of Cambodia] |
| China | 中国 (Zhōngguó) 中华人民共和国 (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gōnghéguó) [People's Republic of China] |
| Hong Kong | 香港 (Hèunggóng, Xiānggǎng) 香港特別行政區 (Hèunggóng Dahkbihit Hàhngjingkèui Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū) [Hong Kong Special Administrative Region] |
| Macau | 澳門 (Ngoumún, Àomén) Macau 澳門特別行政區 (Ngoumún Dahkbihit Hàhngjingkèui Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū) Região Administrativa Especial de Macau [Macau Special Administrative Region] |
| East Timor | Timór Lorosa'e Timor-Leste Repúblika Demokrátika Timór Lorosa'e República Democrática de Timor-Leste [Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste] |
| Georgia | საქართველო (Sak'art'velo) საქართველოს რესპუბლიკა (Sak'art'velos Respublika) [Republic of Georgia] |
| India (Assamese) | ভাৰত (Bhārat) ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য (Bhārat Ganarājya) |
| India (Bengali) | ভারত (Bhārat) ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র (Bhāratīya Prajātantra) |
| India (Gujarati) | ભારત (Bhārat) ભારતીય ગણરાજ્ય (Bhāratīya Gaṇarājya) |
| India (Hindi) | भारत (Bhārat) भारत गणराज्य (Bhārat Gaṇarājya) |
| India (Kannada) | ಭಾರತ (Bhārat) ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ (Bhārat Gaṇarājya) |
| India (Malayalam) | ഭാരതം (Bhārataṁ) ഭാരത ഗണരാജ്യം (Bhārat Gaṇarājyaṁ) |
| India (Marathi) | भारत (Bhārat) भारत प्रजासत्ताक (Bhārat Prajāsattāk) |
| India (Oriya) | ଭାରତ (Bhārat) ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ୟ (Bhārat Gaṇarājẏa) |
| India (Punjabi) | ਭਾਰਤ (Bhārat) ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਰਾਜ (Bhārat Gaṇarāja) |
| India (Sanskrit) | भारतम् (Bhāratam) भारतमहाराज्यम् (Bhāratamahārājyam) |
| India (Sindhi) | ڀارت (Bhārat) |
| India (Tamil) | இந்தியா
(Intiyō) இந்தியக் குடியரசு (Intiyōk Kuṭiyaracu) |
| India (Telugu) | భారత (Bhārat) భారత గణ రాజ్యము (Bhārat Gaṇa Rājyamu) |
| Indonesia | Indonesia Republik Indonesia [Republic of Indonesia] |
| Iran (Persia) | ايران (Īrān) جمهورى اسلامى ايران (Jomhūrī-e Eslāmī-e Īrān) [Islamic Republic of Iran] |
| Iraq | العراق (al-ʿIrāq) جمهورية العراق (Ǧumhūrīyât al-ʿIrāq) [Republic of Iraq] |
| Israel | (Yiśrā'ēl) ישׂראל (Isrā'īl)إسرائيل (Məḏînaṯ Yiśrā'ēl) מדינת ישראל (Dawlât Isrā'īl)دولة إسرائيل [State of Israel] |
| Japan | 日本 (Nihon/Nippon) 日本国 (Nihon/Nippon Koku) |
| Jordan | الأردن (al-Urdun) المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية (al-Mamlakâ al-Urdunnīyâ al-Hāšimīyâ) [Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan] |
| Kazakhstan | Қазақстан (Ķazaķstan) Қазақстан Республикасы (Ķazaķstan Respublikasy) [Republic of Kazakhstan] |
| Korea (North) | 조선 (Joseon) 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 (Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk) [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] |
| Korea (South) | 한국 (韓國) (Hanguk) 대한민국 (大韓民國) (Daehan Minguk) [Republic of Korea] |
| Kuwait | الكويت (al-Kuwayt) دولة الكويت (Dawlât al-Kuwayt) [State of Kuwait] |
| Kyrgyzstan | Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan) Кыргызстан Республикасы (Kyrgyz Respublikasy) [Kyrgyz Republic] |
| Laos | ລາວ (Lāw) ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນ ລາວ (Sāthālanalat Pasāthipatai Pasāson Lāw) [Lao People's Democratic Republic] |
| Lebannon | لبنان (Lubnān) الجمهوريّة اللبنانية (al-Ǧumhūrīyâ al-Lubnānīyâ) [Lebanese Republic] |
| Maldives | ދިވެހި (Dhivehi) ދިވެހި ޖުމްހުރިޔަ (Dhivehi Jumhuriya) [Maldive Republic] |
| Malaysia | Malaysia مليسيا Persekutuan Tanah Malaysia ڤرسكوتوان تانه مليسيا [Federation of Malaysia] |
| Mongolia | Монгол Улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (Mongol Uls) |
| Nepal | नेपाल (Nēpāl) सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपा (Sańghīya Loktāntrik Gaṇatantra Nepāl) [Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal] |
| Oman | عمان (ʿUmān) سلطنة عمان (Salṭanât ʿUmān) [Sultanate of Oman] |
| Pakistan | پاکستان (pākistān) سلامی جمهرويت پاکستان (Islāmī Jumhūriyyat-e Pākistān) [Islamic Republic of Pakistan] |
| Palestine | فلسطين (Filasṭīn) دولة فلسطين (Dawlât Filasṭīn) [State of Palestine] |
| Philippines | Pilipinas Philippines Republika ng Pilipinas Republic of the Philippines [Republic of the Philippines] |
| Qatar | قطر (Qaṭar) دولة قطر (Dawlât Qaṭar) [State of Qatar] |
| Republic of China, Taipei | 臺灣 (T'ai2-wan1) 中華民國 (Chung1-hua2 Min2-kuo2) [Republic of China] |
| Russia | Россия (Rossija) Российская Федерация (Rossijskaja Federacija) [Russian Federation] |
| Saudi Arabia | السعودية (as-Saʿūdīyâ) المملكة العربية السعودية (al-Mamlakâ al-ʿArabīyâ as-Saʿūdīyâ) [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] |
| Singapore (Chinese) |
新加坡 (xīnjiāpō) 新加坡共和国 (xīnjiāpō gōnghéguó) [Republic of Singapore] |
| Singapore (Malay) |
Singapura Republik Singapura [Republic of Singapore] |
| Singapore (Tamil) |
சிங்கப்பூர் (Čiṅkappūr) சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Čiṅkappūr kūyarak) [Republic of Singapore] |
| Sri Lanka (Sinhala) | ශ්රී ලංකා (Šrī Laṁkā) ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Šrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya) [Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka] |
| Sri Lanka (Tamil) | இலங்கை (Ilaṅkai) இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சோஷலிசக் குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Čōšaličak Kuṭiyaraču) [Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka] |
| Syria | سورية (Sūrīyâ) الجمهورية العربية السورية al-Ǧumhūrīyâ al-ʿArabīyâ as-Sūrīyâ [Syrian Arab Republic] |
| Tajikistan | Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston) Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Jumhurii Tojikiston) [Republic of Tajikistan] |
| Thailand | ประเทศไทย (Prathēt tai) ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Ratchaanachak tai) [Kingdom of Thailand] |
| Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Timor-Leste Timor Lorosa'e Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e República Democrática de Timor-Leste [Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste] |
| Turkey | Türkiye Türkiye Cumhuriyeti [Republic of Turkey] |
| Turkmenistan | Туркменистан (Turkmenistan) |
| UAE | الامارات (al-Imārāt) دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Dawlât al-Imārāt al-ʿArabīyâ al-Muttaḥidâ) [United Arab Emirates] |
| Uzbekistan | Ўзбекистон O'zbekiston Ўзбекистон Республикасй O'zbekiston Respublikasi [Republic of Uzbekistan] |
| Vietnam | Việt Nam Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam [Socialist Republic of Vietnam] |
| Yemen | اليمن (al-Yaman) الجمهوريّة اليمنية (al-Ǧumhūrīyâ al-Yamanīyâ) [Republic of Yemen] |
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Until 1935, the official name of the country currently known as Iran was Persia, though the Persian people have called their country Iran since the Sassanid period (226 - 651 AD). There's further discussion about this at Wikipedia
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