| English name | Short local name | Full local name | Translation |
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| 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 | ုဴမန္မာ (Mẏanmā) |
ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္ (Pẏañthoṅču Mẏanmā Nōṅṅaṁto) |
Union of Myanmar |
| Cambodia | កម្ពុជា Kambucā |
ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ
កម្ពុជា Brah Rājā Ṇācakr Kambucā |
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 (Hindi) |
भारत (Bhārat) |
भारत
गणराज्य (Bhārata Gaṇarājya) |
Republic of India |
| India (Marathi) |
भारत (Bhārat) |
भारत
प्रजासत्ताक (Bhārat Prajāsattāk) |
Republic of India |
| India (Bengali) |
ভারত (Bhārôt) |
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| India (Gujarati) |
ભારત (Bhārat) |
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| India (Kannada) |
ಭಾರತ (Bhārata) |
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| India (Malayalam) |
ഭാരതം
(Bhārataṁ) |
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| India (Punjabi) |
ਭਾਰਤ (Bhārat) |
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| India (Telugu) |
భారత (Bhārat) |
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| India (Oriya) |
ଭାରତ (Bhārat) |
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| India (Sindhi) |
بهارت (Bhārat) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 (Mongol Uls) |
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| Nepal | नेपाल (Nēpāl) |
नेपाल
अधिराज्य (Nēpāl Adhirājya) |
Kingdom 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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