Language
|
Native name
|
Icelandic exonym
|
Albania Albanía
|
Albanian
|
Tiranë
|
Tirana
|
Afghanistan Afganistan
|
Persian – Pashto
|
Kābul – Kabəl
|
Kabúl
|
Algeria Alsír
|
Arabic
|
Al-Ŷazā'ir
|
Algeirsborg
|
Armenia Armenía
|
Armenian
|
Yerevan
|
Jerevan
|
Angola Angóla
|
Portuguese
|
Luanda
|
Lúanda
|
Argentina Argentína
|
Spanish
|
Tierra del Fuego
|
Eldland
|
Austria Austurríki
|
German
|
Wien
|
Vín or Vínarborg
|
Australia Ástralía
|
English
|
New South Wales
|
Nýja Suður-Wales
|
South Australia
|
Suður-Ástralía
|
Western Australia
|
Vestur-Ástralía
|
Australian Capital Territory
|
Höfuðborgarsvæði Ástralíu
|
Northern Territory
|
Norður-svæðið
|
Christmas Island
|
Jólaeyja
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
Kókoseyjar
|
Norfolk Island
|
Norfolkeyjar
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Heard og McDonaldseyjar
|
Azerbaijan Aserbaídsjan
|
Azerbaijani
|
Bakı
|
Bakú
|
The Bahamas Bahamaeyjar
|
English
|
Nassau
|
Nassá
|
Belarus Hvíta-Rússland
|
Belarusian
|
Polotsk
|
Palteskja (historical), Hvíta-Rússland (historical), Belarús (current)[1]
|
Belize Belís
|
English
|
Belmopan
|
Belmópan
|
Bhutan Bútan
|
Dzongkha
|
Thimphu
|
Timfú
|
Bolivia Bólivía
|
Spanish – Quechua
|
Sucre – Chuqichaka
|
Súkre
|
Bosnia Bosnía
|
Bosnian
|
Sarajevo
|
Sarajevó
|
Botswana Botsvana
|
English – Tswana
|
Gaborone
|
Gaboróne
|
Brazil Brasilía
|
Portuguese
|
Brasília
|
Brasilía
|
Burma Mjanmar
|
Burmese
|
Yangon
|
Jangún
|
Burundi Búrúndí
|
French
|
Bujumbura
|
Bújúmbúra
|
Cameroon Kamerún
|
French – English
|
Douala
|
Dóúala
|
Yaoundé
|
Jánde
|
Canada Kanada
|
English – French
|
Toronto
|
Torontó
|
Central African Republic Mið-Afríkulýðveldið
|
French
|
Bangui
|
Bangví
|
Chile Síle
|
Spanish
|
Rapa Nui
|
Páskaeyja
|
Santiago
|
Santíagó
|
China Kína
|
Mandarin (pinyin Romanization)
|
Beijing
|
Peking (sometimes written and read Beijing; Peking reads a bit differently)[2]
|
Shanghai
|
Sjanghæ (reads like in English)
|
Tianjin
|
Tientsin
|
Qingdao
|
Tsingtao
|
Nanjing
|
Nanking
|
Xiamen
|
Amoy
|
Guilin
|
Kweilin
|
Guangzhou
|
Kanton
|
Macau Makaó
|
Portuguese – Cantonese
|
Macau
|
Makaó
|
Taiwan Formósa
|
Mandarin (pinyin Romanization)
|
Táiběi
|
Taípei, Tæpei
|
Colombia Kólumbía
|
Spanish
|
Bogotá
|
Bógóta
|
Cook Islands Cookseyjar
|
Māori – English
|
Avarua
|
Avarúa
|
Cyprus Kýpur
|
Greek – Turkish
|
Lefkosía – Lefkoşa
|
Nikósía
|
Czech Republic Tékkland
|
Czech
|
Plzeň
|
Pilsen
|
Praha
|
Prag
|
Denmark Danmörk
|
Danish
|
Aalborg
|
Álaborg
|
Aarhus
|
Árósar[3]
|
Helsingør
|
Helsingjaeyri
|
Falster
|
Falstur
|
Fredrikshavn
|
Friðrikshöfn
|
Fyn
|
Fjón
|
Humlebæk
|
Humlabekk (little used)
|
Jelling
|
Jalangur
|
Jylland
|
Jótland
|
København (Copenhagen)
|
Kaupmannahöfn[3]
|
Lolland
|
Láland
|
Læsø
|
Hlésey
|
Odense
|
Óðinsvé[3]
|
Ribe
|
Rípar
|
Ringsted
|
Hringstað
|
Roskilde
|
Hróarskelda
|
Silkeborg
|
Silkiborg
|
Sjælland
|
Sjáland
|
Skagen
|
Skaginn
|
Slagelse
|
Slagleysa
|
Sorø
|
Sórey
|
Viborg
|
Vébjörg
|
Dominican Republic Dóminíska Lýðveldið
|
Spanish
|
Santo Domingo
|
Santó Dómingó
|
Egypt Egyptaland
|
Arabic
|
Al-Iskandariyya
|
Alexandría
|
Qāhirah
|
Kaíró
|
Suways
|
Súes
|
Equatorial Guinea Miðbaugs-Gínea
|
French – Spanish
|
Malabo
|
Malabó
|
Ethiopia Eþíópía
|
Amharic
|
Adis Abäba
|
Addis Ababa
|
Faroe Islands Færeyjar
|
Faroese
|
Borðoy
|
Borðey
|
Eysturoy
|
Austurey
|
Fuglafjørður
|
Fuglafjörður
|
Fugloy
|
Fugley
|
Gásadalur
|
Gæsadalur
|
Kalsoy
|
Karlsey
|
Kirkjubøur
|
Kirkjubær
|
Klaksvík
|
Klakksvík
|
Kollafjørður
|
Kollafjörður
|
Kunoy
|
Konuey
|
Miðvágur
|
Miðvogur
|
Nólsoy
|
Nólsey
|
Sandavágur
|
Sandavogur
|
Sandoy
|
Sandey
|
Streymoy
|
Straumey
|
Suðuroy
|
Suðurey
|
Svínoy
|
Svíney
|
Toftir
|
Tóftir
|
Tórshavn
|
Þórshöfn
|
Tvøroyri
|
Þvereyri
|
Vágar
|
Vogar, Vogey
|
Vágur
|
Vogur
|
Viðoy
|
Viðey
|
Finland Finnland
|
Finnish – Swedish
|
Turku – Åbo
|
Árbæ
|
France Frakkland
|
French
|
Bretagne
|
Bretanía (current), Bretonskagi, Litla-Bretland, Bertangaland (obsolete), Bretland (obsolete)
|
Bourgogne
|
Búrgund
|
Corse
|
Korsíka
|
Nantes
|
Namsborg (obsolete)
|
Normandy
|
Norðmandí (obsolete), Normandí (current)
|
Paris
|
París
|
Poitiers
|
Peituborg
|
Reims
|
Reimsborg
|
Rouen
|
Rúðuborg
|
Strasbourg
|
Strassborg
|
Versailles
|
Versalir
|
French Polynesia Franska Pólýnesía
|
Tahitian – French
|
'Enana mā
|
Markesaseyjar
|
Tōtaiete mā
|
Félagseyjar
|
Tahiti
|
Tahítí
|
Tūāmotu mā
|
Lágeyjar (obsolete)
|
Ghana Gana
|
English
|
Accra
|
Akkra
|
Georgia Georgía
|
Georgian
|
Tbi'lisi
|
Tíblisi (Tíflis in common parlance)
|
Germany Þýskaland
|
German
|
Berlin
|
Berlín
|
Bavaria
|
Bæjaraland
|
Braunschweig
|
Brúnsvík (obsolete)
|
Bremen
|
Brimar
|
Flensburg
|
Flensborg
|
Frankfurt
|
Frakkafurða (little used)
|
Hamburg
|
Hamborg
|
Haddeby
|
Heiðabær
|
Holstein
|
Holtsetaland
|
Kiel
|
Kíl
|
Köln (Cologne)
|
Kolni (little used), Köln (current)
|
Lübeck
|
Lýbika
|
Oldenburg
|
Aldinborg
|
Rostock
|
Rauðstokkur (obsolete)
|
Schleswig
|
Slésvík
|
Stralsund
|
Stræla
|
Stuttgart
|
Stóðgarður (little used)
|
Verden
|
Ferðuborg (obsolete)
|
Greece Grikkland
|
Greek
|
Athína
|
Aþena
|
Límnos
|
Lemney
|
Thessaloníki
|
Saloníka (obsolete), Þessalónika (current)
|
Guinea Gínea
|
French
|
Conakry
|
Kónakrí
|
Guatemala Gvatemala
|
Spanish
|
Ciudad de Guatemala
|
Gvatemalaborg
|
Guinea-Bissau Gínea-Bissá
|
Portuguese
|
Bissau
|
Bissá (reads like in English)
|
Hungary Ungverjaland
|
Hungarian
|
Budapest
|
Búdapest
|
India Indland
|
Hindi – English
|
Kolkata
|
Kalkútta (obsolete)
|
Naī Dillī – New Delhi
|
Nýja-Delí
|
Indonesia Indónesía
|
Indonesian
|
DKI Jakarta
|
Djakarta
|
Iran Íran
|
Persian
|
Tehrān
|
Teheran
|
Iraq Írak
|
Arabic – Kurdish
|
Baġdād – Bexda
|
Bagdað (or which reads almost the same)
|
Ireland Írland
|
Irish
|
Áth Cliath/Dubhlinn (Dublin)
|
Dyflinn(i)
|
Luimneach (Limerick)
|
Hlymrek (obsolete)
|
Israel Ísrael
|
Hebrew – Arabic
|
Yerushaláyim – al Quds
|
Jórsalaborg (obsolete), Jerúsalem (current)
|
Ḥeifa – Ḥayfā
|
Haífa
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo – Tal ʼAbīb
|
Tel Avív
|
Italy Ítalía
|
Italian
|
Bari
|
Bár (obsolete)
|
Firenze
|
Flórens
|
Genova
|
Genúa
|
Lucca
|
Lukkuborg (obsolete)
|
Milano
|
Meilansborg (obsolete), Mílanó (current)
|
Napoli
|
Napólí
|
Roma
|
Róm, Rómaborg (both are commonly and, additionally Rómarborg, which is an incorrect spelling,[4] with extra r before the ending -borg, which means city).
|
Salerno
|
Salernisborg (rare)
|
Torino
|
Tórínó
|
Venezia
|
Feneyjar
|
Japan Japan
|
Japanese
|
Kyōto-shi
|
Kýótó
|
Tōkyō
|
Tókýó
|
Kenya Kenýa
|
English – Swahili
|
Nairobi
|
Naíróbí
|
Latvia Lettland
|
Latvian
|
Rīga
|
Ríga
|
Kurzeme
|
Kúrland
|
Daugava
|
Dvína
|
Livonija
|
Lífland
|
Liepāja
|
Líbá
|
Lebanon Líbanon
|
Arabic – French
|
Bayrūt – Beyrouth
|
Beirút
|
Liberia Líbería
|
English
|
Monrovia
|
Monróvía
|
Libya Líbýa
|
Arabic
|
Ṭarābulus
|
Trípólí
|
Lithuania Litháen
|
Lithuanian
|
Vilnius
|
Vilníus
|
Madagascar Madagaskar
|
Malagasy – French
|
Antananarivo
|
Antananarívó
|
Malawi Malaví
|
English
|
Lilongwe
|
Lílongve
|
Malaysia Malasía
|
Malay
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kúala Lúmpúr
|
Mali Malí
|
French – Bambara
|
Bamako – Bamakə
|
Bamakó
|
Tombouctou – Timbuktu
|
Timbúktú
|
Marshall Islands Marshalleyjar
|
Marshallese – English
|
Majuro
|
Majúró
|
Mauritania Máritanía
|
Arabic – French
|
Nouakchott
|
Núaksjott
|
Mexico Mexíkó
|
Spanish
|
Ciudad de México
|
Mexíkóborg
|
Moldova Moldóva
|
Romanian
|
Chișinău
|
Kisínev
|
Mongolia Mongólía
|
Mongolian
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Úlan Bator
|
Montenegro Svartfjallaland
|
Mozambique Mósambík
|
Portuguese
|
Maputo
|
Mapútó
|
North Korea Norður-Kórea
|
Korean
|
P'yŏngyang
|
Pjongjang
|
Nepal Nepal
|
Nepali
|
Kāţhmāņđau
|
Katmandú
|
The Netherlands Holland
|
Dutch
|
Amsterdam
|
Amsturdammur (little used), Erilstífla (little used)
|
Den Haag or ´s Gravenhage
|
Haag
|
Utrecht
|
Trekt (little used)
|
Zuiderzee
|
Suðursjó (historical)
|
Nicaragua Níkaragva
|
Spanish
|
Managua
|
Managva
|
Niger Níger
|
French
|
Niamey
|
Níamey
|
Nigeria Nígería
|
English – Yorùbá
|
Abuja-Abùjá
|
Abútja
|
Norway Noregur
|
Norwegian
|
Akershus
|
Akurshús
|
Arendal
|
Arnardalur
|
Aust-Agder
|
Austur-Agðir
|
Bergen
|
Björgyn (obsolete), Björgvin (current)[3]
|
Bjørnøya
|
Bjarnarey
|
Bodø
|
Boðvin
|
Bærum
|
Bergheimur (obsolete)
|
Drammen
|
Dröfn (obsolete)
|
Finnmark
|
Finnmörk
|
Gjøvik
|
Djúpvík (historical)
|
Hedmark
|
Heiðmörk
|
Hordaland
|
Hörðaland
|
Karmøy
|
Körmt (historical)
|
Møre og Romsdal
|
Mæri og Raumsdalur
|
Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag
|
Norður-Þrændalög, Suður-Þrændalög
|
Nordland
|
Norðurland
|
Oslo
|
Kauphágur (historical), Ósló (current)
|
Rogaland
|
Rygjafylki
|
Skien
|
Skiða (obsolete)
|
Sogn og Fjordane
|
Sogn og Firðafylki
|
Stavanger
|
Stafangur
|
Telemark
|
Þelamörk
|
Trondheim
|
Niðarós (historical), Þrándheimur (current)
|
Tønsberg
|
Túnsberg (obsolete)
|
Østfold
|
Austfold
|
Ålesund
|
Álasund
|
Oman Óman
|
Arabic
|
Masqaṭ
|
Múskat
|
Paraguay Paragvæ
|
Spanish – Guaraní
|
Asunción
|
Asúnsjón
|
Peru Perú
|
Spanish
|
Lima
|
Líma
|
Philippines Filippseyjar
|
Tagalog – Cebuano
|
Maynila – Manila
|
Maníla
|
Poland Pólland
|
Polish
|
Cities
|
Wrocław
|
Breslá
|
Kraków
|
Kraká
|
Warszawa
|
Varsjá
|
Szczecin
|
Stettín
|
Voivodeships
|
Silesia
|
Slesía
|
Kuyavia
|
Kujavía
|
Pomerania
|
Pommern
|
Małopolska
|
Litla-Pólland
|
Warmia
|
Ermland
|
Masuria
|
Masúría
|
Mazovia
|
Masóvía
|
Subcarpathia
|
Neðri-Karpatía
|
Portugal Portúgal
|
Portuguese
|
Lisboa
|
Lissabon
|
Romania Rúmenía
|
Romanian
|
București
|
Búkarest
|
Constanța
|
Konstantía
|
Russia Rússland
|
Russian
|
Murom
|
Móramar (historical)
|
Novgorod
|
Hólmgarður, Nýi Garður, Nýborg
|
Rostov
|
Ráðstofa
|
Sankt Peterburg
|
Sankti Pétursborg
|
Smolensk
|
Smáleskja (historical)
|
Staraya Ladoga
|
Aldeigjuborg (historical)
|
Suzdal
|
Súrsdalar (historical)
|
Rwanda Rúanda
|
Kinyarwanda – French
|
Kigali
|
Kígalí
|
Samoa Samóa
|
Samoan
|
Apia
|
Apía
|
Saudi Arabia Sádí-Arabía
|
Arabic
|
Makkah
|
Mekka
|
Riyāḍ
|
Ríad
|
Serbia Serbía
|
Serbian
|
Beograd
|
Belgrad
|
Somalia Sómalía
|
Somali – Arabic
|
Muqdisho – Maqadīshū
|
Mógadisjú
|
South Africa Suður-Afríka
|
English – Afrikaans
|
Cape of Good Hope
|
Góðrarvonarhöfði
|
Cape Town – Kaapstad
|
Höfðaborg
|
Johannesburg
|
Jóhannesarborg
|
Pretoria
|
Pretoría
|
South Korea Suður-Kórea
|
Korean
|
Seoul
|
Seúl
|
Spain Spánn
|
Spanish
|
Barcelona
|
Barselóna
|
Sri Lanka Srí Lanka
|
Sinhala – Tamil
|
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
|
Srí Jajevardenepúra
|
Sudan Súdan
|
Arabic – English
|
Kharṭūm – Khartoum
|
Kartúm
|
Suriname Súrínam
|
Dutch
|
Paramaribo
|
Paramaríbó
|
Sweden Svíþjóð[3]
|
Swedish
|
Göteborg
|
Gautaborg
|
Helsingborg
|
Helsingjaborg
|
Lund
|
Lundur
|
Malmö
|
Málmhaugar (little used), Málmey
|
Stockholm
|
Stokkhólmur[5]
|
Uppsala
|
Uppsalir
|
Switzerland Sviss
|
German – French
|
Basel – Bâle
|
Boslaraborg (obsolete)
|
Syria Sýrland
|
Arabic
|
Dimašq
|
Damaskus
|
Tajikistan Tadsjikistan
|
Tajik
|
Dushanbe
|
Dúshanbe
|
Tanzania Tansanía
|
Swahili
|
Dodoma
|
Dódóma
|
Thailand Taíland
|
Thai
|
Krung Thep
|
Bangkok
|
Tonga Tonga
|
Tongan – English
|
Nukuʻalofa
|
Núkúalófa
|
Turkey Tyrkland
|
Turkish
|
İstanbul
|
Mikligarður (historical), Istanbúl (current)
|
Ukraine Úkraína
|
Ukrainian
|
Kyiv
|
Kænugarður, Kyjív
|
United Arab Emirates Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin
|
Arabic
|
Abū Zabī
|
Abú Dabí
|
'Ajmān
|
Adsman
|
Dubayy
|
Dúbaí
|
United Kingdom Bretland
|
English
|
Aberdeen
|
Apardjón (obsolete)
|
Canterbury
|
Kantaraborg
|
Dover
|
Dofrar (little used)
|
Edinburgh
|
Edinborg
|
Yarmouth
|
Járnamóða (little used)
|
Cambridge
|
Kambabryggja (little used)
|
Lerwick
|
Leirvík
|
London
|
Lundúnir (also used, but London more current)[3]
|
Southampton
|
Suðurhamtún (little used)
|
Oxford
|
Öxnafurða (little used)
|
Scarborough
|
Skarðaborg (obsolete)
|
York
|
Jórvík
|
Wales
|
Valland (little used)
|
Isle of Man
|
Mön
|
United States Bandaríkin
|
English
|
California
|
Kalifornía
|
Florida
|
Flórída
|
Georgia
|
Georgía
|
New York
|
Nýja-Jórvík (not in common use, a jocular term of academic pretension)
|
North Carolina
|
Norður-Karólína
|
North Dakota
|
Norður-Dakóta
|
Pennsylvania
|
Pennsylvanía
|
South Carolina
|
Suður-Karólína
|
South Dakota
|
Suður-Dakóta
|
Virginia
|
Virginía
|
West Virginia
|
Vestur-Virginía
|
Uruguay Úrúgvæ
|
Spanish
|
Montevideo
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Montevídeó
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Uzbekistan Úsbekistan
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Uzbek
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Toshkent
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Taskent
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Vatican City Vatíkanið, Páfagarður, or Vatíkanborg
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Latin
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Status Civitatis Vaticanae
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Páfagarður
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Venezuela Venesúela
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Spanish
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Caracas
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Karakas
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Vietnam Víetnam
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Vietnamese
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Hà Nội
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Hanoí
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Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
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Ho Chi Minh-borg, formerly Saígon
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Zambia Sambía
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English
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Lusaka
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Lúsaka
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Language
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Native name
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Icelandic exonym
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