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1999-JUN-01

Independent & Semi-Independent Polities

ALGERIA

People's Democratic Algerian Republic : PDAR (Algiers ^a + El Biar ^d + El Mouradia ^r)

Al-Djoumhouriyya AL-DJAZÂ´IRIYYA ad-Dīmouqrāţiyya ash-Sha´biyya : لجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (ar) (Al-Djazaïr + Al-Biar + Al-Muradia)

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

ANGOLA

Republic of ANGOLA (Luanda)

República de ANGOLA (pt) (Luanda)

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos

ANGOLA-UNITA

Democratic People's Republic of ANGOLA [Union for the Total Independence of Angola : UNITA] (Jamba)

República Democrática Popular de Angola : União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola : UNITA (pt) (Jamba)

President Jonas Savimbi

ANJOUAN

State of ANJOUAN (Mutsamudu)

État d'ANJOUAN (fr) + Dawlat NZWANI : حالة أنجوان (ar) + Jimbo la NDZUWANI (wni) (Mutsamudu)

President Foundi Abdallah Ibrahim

BENIN

Republic of BENIN (Porto Novo ^a + Cotonou ⁱ^l^mⁿ^q^r)

République du BÉNIN (fr) + BENIN Dukoa (fon)ⁿ + Orílɛ̀-èdè Olómìnira ilɛ̀ BENIN (yo)ⁿ + Orílɛ̀-èdè Olómìnira ilɛ̀ BENIN (yor)ⁿ + Beninto : BENẹ (guw)ⁿ + BENIN (bba)ⁿ + BENIN (ajg)ⁿ + BENIN (ayb)ⁿ + BENIN (gbx)ⁿ + BENIN (xwl)ⁿ + BENIN (gej)ⁿ (Porto Novo + Cotonou)

President Mathieu Kerekou

BOTSWANA

Republic of Botswana : RB (Gaborone ^a)

Republic of BOTSWANA (en) + Lefatshe la BOTSWANA (tn) (Gaborone)

President Festus Mogae

BURKINA FASO

Republic of Burkina Faso : BF (Ouagadougou)

République du BURKINA FASO (fr) + BURKĨNA Faso (mos)ⁿ + Republik bu BURKINA FASO (fuh)ⁿ + BURUKINA ka Faso : ߓߎߙߞߌߣߊ߫ ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ (dyu)ⁿ + BURKINA Faso (bib)ⁿ (Ouagadougou)

President Blaise Compaore

BURUNDI

Republic of BURUNDI (Bujumbura)

République du BURUNDI (fr) + IRepuburika y´UBURUNDI (rn) (Bujumbura)

President Pierre Buyoya

CAMEROON

Republic of Cameroon : RC (Yaounde)

République du CAMEROUN (fr) + Republic of CAMEROON (en) (Yaoundé)

President Paul Biya

CAPE VERDE

Republic of Cape Verde : CV (Praia)

República de CABO VERDE (pt) + Repúblika di KAUBERDI (pov) (Cidade da Praia)

President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro

CENTRAL-AFRICA

Central African Republic : CAR [United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic : MINURCA] (Bangui)

République CENTRAFRICAINE (fr) + Ködörösêse tî BÊAFRÎKA (sg) (Bangui)

President Ange-Felix Patasse

CHAD

Republic of Chad : RT [French Forces of Operation Epervier] (Ndjamena)

Jumhūriyyat TSHĀD : جمهورية تشاد (ar) + République du TCHAD (fr) (N'Djaména)

President Idriss Deby

COMOROS

Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros : FIRC (Moroni ^a)

KOMORI ilitangazwa kuwa Jamhuri ya Kiislamu (zdj) + Jumhūrīyat AL-QUMUR al-Ittiḩādīyah al-Islāmīyah : جمهورية القمر الإتحادية الإسلامية (ar) + République fédérale islamique des COMORES (fr) (Moroni)

Azali Assoumani

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE

Republic of the Congo : RCB (Brazzaville ^a + Pointe Noire ⁿ)

République du CONGO (fr) (Brazzaville + Pointe-Noire)

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso

CONGO-KINSHASA

Democratic Republic of the Congo : DRC (Kinshasa ^a)

République Démocratique du Congo : RDC (fr) + Democratic Republic of the CONGO (en)^w + Repubilika ya KÔNGO ya Dimokalasi (ktu)ⁿ + Republíki ya KONGÓ Demokratíki (ln)ⁿ + Ditunga dia KONGU wa Mungalaata (lua)ⁿ + Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya KONGO (sw)ⁿ (Kinshasa)

President Laurent-Desire Kabila

COTE D'IVOIRE

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire : RCI (Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^k^l^mⁿ + Cocody ^r)

République de CÔTE D'IVOIRE (fr) (Yamoussoukro + Abidjan + Cocody)

President Henri Konan Bedie

EGYPT

Arab Republic of Egypt : ARE (Cairo ^a + Alexandria ^r)

Ǧumhūriyyat MIṣR al-´Arabiyyah – جمهورية مصر العربية (ar) + Jumhuriyah MASR al-Arabiyah – جمهورية مصر العربية (arz)ⁿ (Al-Qahirah + Al-Iskandarīyah)

President Hosni Mubarak

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Republic of Equatorial Guinea : REG (Malabo ^a)

República de GUINEA ECUATORIAL (es) + République de GUINÉE ÉQUATORIALE (fr) (Malabo)

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

ERITREA

State of ERITREA (Asmara)

Hagere ERTRA : ሃገረ ኤርትራ (ti) + Dawlat IRITRĪYA : دولة إرتريا (ar) + State of ERITREA (en) (Asmera)

President Isaias Afewerki

ETHIOPIA

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia : FDRE (Addis Ababa)

YE-ĪTYŌṗṗYĀ Fēdēralāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk : የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (am) + Federal Democratic Republic of ETHIOPIA (en) (Addis Abeba-Finfinne)

President Negasso Gidada

GABON

Gabonese Republic : RG (Libreville)

République Gabonaise : RG (fr) (Libreville)

President Omar Bongo

GHANA

Republic of Ghana : ROG (Accra)

Republic of GHANA (en) (Accra)

President Jerry John Rawlings

GUINEA

Republic of Guinea : RG [Transitional National Recovery Committee : TNRC] (Conakry)

République de GUINÉE (fr) (Conakry)

President Lansana Conte

GUINEA-BISSAU

Republic of Guinea-Bissau : RGB (Bissau)

República da Guiné-Bissau : RGB (pt) (Bissau)

Malam Bacai Sanha

JIBUTI

Republic of Jibuti : ROD [French Forces Operation Iskoutir] (Jibuti)

République de DJIBOUTI (fr) + Jumhūriyyat JĪBŪTĪ : جمهورية جيبوتي (ar) + GABUUTIH Ummuuno (aa)ⁿ + Jamhuuriyadda JABUUTI (so)ⁿ (Jibuti)

President Ismail Omar Guelleh

JUBALAND

JUBALAND State of Somalia (Kismayo)

Maamul Goboleedka JUBBALAND ee Soomaaliya (so) + Dowlad JUBBA : ولاية أرض جوبا في الصومال (ar) (Kismaayo)

Muhammad Siyad Hersi Morgan

KENYA

Republic of Kenya : ROK (Nairobi)

Jamhuri ya KENYA (sw) + Republic of KENYA (en) (Nairobi)

President Daniel Arap Moi

LESOTHO

Kingdom of Lesotho : KOL (Maseru ^a)

Muso oa LESOTHO (st) + Kingdom of LESOTHO (en) (Maseru)

King Letsie III

LIBERIA

Republic of Liberia : ROL [United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Liberia : PBSO] (Monrovia)

Republic of LIBERIA (en) (Monrovia)

President Charles Taylor

LIBYA

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab JAMAHIRIYA [Libyan State of the Masses] (Tripoli ^a)

Al-JAMĀHĪRIYYAH al-´Arabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša´biyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-´Uẓmā : الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى‎ (ar) (Tarābulus)

Guide Muammar Gaddafi

MADAGASCAR

Republic of Madagascar : RM (Tananarive)

Repoblikan'i Madagasikara : RM (mg) + République de Madagascar : RM (fr) (Antananarivo)

President Didier Ratsiraka

MALAWI

Republic of MALAWI (Lilongwe ^a^l + Zomba ^b + Blantyre ^jⁿ)

Republic of MALAWI (en) + Dziko la MALAŴI (ny) (Lilongwe + Zomba + Blantyre)

President Bakili Muluzi

MALI

Republic of Mali : RMM (Bamako)

République du MALI (fr) + MALI ka Fasojamana : ߡߊ߬ߟߌ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ (bm)ⁿ + Republik bu MAALI (ffm)ⁿ + Jumhūriyyet MĀLI : جُمْهُورِيَّةْ مَالِي (mey)ⁿ + MANDEN Republik (mlq)ⁿ + MALI Tɔgɔbadugu (snk)ⁿ + Tagduda n MALI : ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵍⵉ (taq)ⁿ + MALI (bbo)ⁿ + MALI (bze)ⁿ + MALI (dts)ⁿ + MALI (kao)ⁿ + MALI (myk)ⁿ + MALI (seq)ⁿ + MALI (ses)ⁿ (Bamako)

President Alpha Oumar Konare

MALTA

Republic of MALTA (Valletta ^a + Attard ^r + Siggiewi ^s)

Repubblika ta´ Malta (mt) + Republic of MALTA (en) (Il-Belt Valletta + Ħ´Attard + Is-Siġġiewi Città Ferdinand)

President Guido de Marco

MAURITANIA

Islamic Republic of Mauritania : IRM (Nouakchott)

Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-MŪRĪTĀNIYYAH : الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية (ar) + République islamique de MAURITANIE (fr)^w + Republik bu Lislaamu bu GÀNNAAR (wo)ⁿ + Ndenndaani lislameeri MORITANI : ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⴰⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎⵉⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉⵜⴰⵏⵉⵢⵏ (fuc)ⁿ + MURUTAANE (snk)ⁿ (Nuwakshut)

President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

MAURITIUS

Republic of MAURITIUS (Port Louis ^a + Reduit in Moka ^r)

Republic of MAURITIUS (en)^w + République de MAURICE (fr)^w (Port Louis + Reduit)

President Cassam Uteem

MOROCCO

Kingdom of Morocco : KOM (Rabat ^a)

Al Mamlakatu´l-MAGHRIBIYA : المملكة المغربية (ar) (Ar-Rabat)

King Hassan II

MOZAMBIQUE

Republic of Mozambique : ROM (Maputo)

República de MOÇAMBIQUE (pt) (Maputo)

President Joaquim Chissano

NAMIBIA

Republic of NAMIBIA (Windhoek)

Republic of NAMIBIA (en) (Windhoek)

President Sam Nujoma

NIGER

Republic of the Niger : RN [National Reconciliation Council] (Niamey)

République du NIGER (fr) (Niamey)

President Daouda Malam Wanke

NIGERIA

Federal Republic of Nigeria : FRN (Abuja ^a + Lagos ^k^mⁿ)

Federal Republic of NIGERIA (en) + Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìniira Aláàpapọ̀ NÀÌJÍRÍÀ (yo) + Jamhuriyar Taraiyar NIJERIYA (ha) + Ọ̀hàńjíkọ̀ Ọ̀hànézè NAÌJÍRÍYÀ (ig) (Abuja + Lagos)

President Olusegun Obasanjo

PUNTLAND

Puntland State of Somalia : PSS (Garoe)

Goboleedka PUNTLAAND ee Soomaaliya (so) + Wilāyat ARḍ AL-BUNṭ aṣ-Ṣūmāliyyah : ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية (ar) (Garoowe)

President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

RUF

Revolutionary United Front : RUF [Rebel Junta of Sierra Leone] (Makeni + Mapele)

Revolutionary United Front : RUF (en) (Makeni + Mapele)

Pap Foday Sankoh

RWANDA

Rwandan Republic : RWANDA (Kigali)

République RWANDAISE (fr) + Republika y´u RWANDA (rw) (Kigali)

President Pasteur Bizimungu

SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES

British Dependent Territory of SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES (Jamestown)

British Dependent Territory of SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES (en) (Jamestown)

Queen Elizabeth II

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe : DRSTP (Sao Tome)

República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe : RDSTP (pt) (São Tomé)

President Miguel Trovoada

SENEGAL

Republic of SENEGAL (Dakar)

République du SÉNÉGAL (fr) (Dakar)

President Abdou Diouf

SEYCHELLES

Republic of SEYCHELLES (Port Victoria)

Repiblik SESEL (crs) + Republic of SEYCHELLES (en) + République des SEYCHELLES (fr) (Port Victoria)

President France-Albert Rene

SIERRA LEONE

Republic of Sierra Leone : RSL (Freetown)

Republic of SIERRA LEONE (en) + Ripɔblik fɔ SIERA LIƆN (kri)ⁿ (Freetown)

President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

SOMALIA

Republic of SOMALIA [National Salvation Council] (Mogadishu)

Jamhuuriyadda SOOMAALIYA (so) + Jumhūriyyat aṣ-ṢŪMĀL : جمهورية الصومال (ar) (Muqdisho)

Co-Chairman Ali Mahdi Muhammad

SOMALILAND

Republic of SOMALILAND (Hargeisa)

Jamhuuriyadda SOOMAALILAND (so) + Jumhūrīyat ṢŪMĀLILĀND : جمهورية صوماللاند (ar) + Republic of SOMALILAND (en) (Hargeysa)

President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal

SOUTH AFRICA

Republic of South Africa : RSA (Pretoria ^a^e^m + Cape Town ^l + Bloemfontein ^j + Johannesburg ^d)

Republic of South Africa : RSA (en) + Republiek van Suid-Afrika : RSA (af) + iRiphabhuliki yaseNINGIZIMU AFRIKA (zu) + iRiphabliki yomZANTSI AFRIKA (xh) + Rephaboliki ya AFORIKA BORWA (tn) + iRiphabhulikhi yeNINGIZIMU AFRIKA (ss) + Repabliki ya AFRIKA-BORWA (nso) + Rephaboliki ya AFRIKA BORWA (st) + iRiphabliki yeSEWULA AFRIKA (nr) + Riphabliki ra AFRIKA DZONGA (ts) + Riphabuḽiki ya AFURIKA TSHIPEMBE (ve) (Pretoria + Cape Town + Bloemfontein + Johannesburg)

President Nelson Mandela

SUDAN

Republic of the Sudan : ROS (Khartoum ^a)

Jumhuriyat AS-SUDAN : جمهورية السودان (ar) + Republic of the SUDAN (en) (Al-Khartum)

President Omar Al-Bashir

SWAZILAND

Kingdom of SWAZILAND (Mbabane ^a^e^j + Lobamba ^j^l^r)

Umbuso weSWATINI (ss) + Kingdom of SWAZILAND (en) (éMbábáne + Lobamba)

King Mswati III

TANZANIA

United Republic of Tanzania : URT (Dodoma City ^a^lⁿ + Dar Es Salaam ^jⁿ^q^r)

Jamhuri ya Muungano wa TANZANIA (sw) + United Republic of TANZANIA (en) (Jiji la Dodoma + Dar-Es-Salaam)

President Benjamin Mkapa

THE GAMBIA

Republic of The Gambia : ROTG (Banjul)

Republic of THE GAMBIA (en) (Banjul)

President Yahya Jammeh

TOGO

Togolese Republic : TR (Lome)

République togolaise : RT (fr) + TOGO nye dukɔ (ee)ⁿ + TOGO kɛ tɛtʊ natʊyʊ (kbp)ⁿ (Lomé)

President Gnassingbe Eyadema

TUNISIA

Tunisian Republic : TR [Republic of Tunisia : ROT] (Tunis)

Al-Jumhūriyya at-TŪNISIYYA : الجمهورية التونسية (ar) + République Tunisienne : RT (fr)^w (Tūnis)

President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

UGANDA

Republic of Uganda : ROU (Kampala ^a + Entebbe ^r)

Jamhuri ya UGANDA (sw) + Republic of UGANDA (en) (Kampala + Entebbe)

President Yoweri Museveni

WESTERN SAHARA

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic : SADR [United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO] (Tifariti ^q^t + Bir Lehlu ^b + Camp Laayoune of Tindouf ^x)

Al-Jumhūrīyya al-`Arabīyya aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyya ad-Dīmuqrātīyya : JASD – الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية (ar) + República Árabe Saharaui Democrática : RASD (es) (Tifariti + Bir Lahlou + Mukhayam Laâyoune)

President Mohamed Abdelaziz

ZAMBIA

Republic of Zambia : ROZ (Lusaka)

Republic of ZAMBIA (en) (Lusaka)

President Frederick Chiluba

ZIMBABWE

Republic of Zimbabwe : ROZ (Harare)

Republic of Zimbabwe : RoZ (en) (Harare)

President Robert Mugabe

62 Polities (54 members of the International Community)

Rebel Entities & Governments in Exile

ACHOLILAND

Lord's Resistance Army : LRA [in the Districts of Acholiland] (Gulu)

Lord's Resistance Army : LRA (en) (Gulu)

Joseph Kony

AFARS

Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy : FRUD-in-Exile (Sanaa)

Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie : FRUD (fr) + FRUD : الجبهة من أجل استعادة الوحدة والديمقراطية (ar) + QAFAR Jumhuri : عفار (aa) (Sana´a)

President Ahmed Dini

AKOBO

AKOBO County (Akobo)

ANGOLA-UNITA

Democratic People's Republic of ANGOLA [Union for the Total Independence of Angola : UNITA] (Jamba)

República Democrática Popular de Angola : União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola : UNITA (pt) (Jamba)

President Jonas Savimbi

ANJOUAN

State of ANJOUAN (Mutsamudu)

État d'ANJOUAN (fr) + Dawlat NZWANI : حالة أنجوان (ar) + Jimbo la NDZUWANI (wni) (Mutsamudu)

President Foundi Abdallah Ibrahim

AZAWAD

United Movements and Fronts of Azawad : UMFA (Azawad Zones)

Fronts et Mouvements Unis de l'Azawad : FMUA (fr) + AZAWD : ⴰⵣⴰⵓⴰⴷ (taq) (Azawad)

Iyad ag Ghaly

BEJA AND RASHAIDA

Beja and Rashaida Eastern Front : EASTERN SUDAN (Haiya)

Al-Jabhat ash-Sharqiyat li BAJA WA RASHAYDA : الجبهة الشرقية لبيجا ورشايدة (ar) + BEDAWIYE-RASHAYDA : بدوي رشايدة (bej) (Hayya)

Musa Mohamed Ahmed

BIAFRA

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra : MASSOB (Okwe)

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra : MASSOB (en) (Okwe)

Ralph Uwazuruike

BIOKO ISLAND

Movement for the Self-Determination of BIOKO ISLAND [Traditional Boobi Kingdom] (Rebola)

Movimiento para la Auto-determinación de la Isla de Bioko : MAIB (es) + Botuku m´oricho BOOBE (bvb) + Royaume traditionnel BO (Rebola)

Honorato Maho Chuaha

BURUNDI HUTUS

HUTU Rebellion of Burundi (Bujumbura)

Forces Nationales de Libération : FNL (fr) + ABAHUTU Burundi (rn) (Bujumbura)

Agathon Rwasa

CAPRIVI STRIP-ITENGE

Free State of CAPRIVI STRIP-ITENGE [Itengese Government-in-Exile of the Caprivi Liberation Front : CLF] (Caprivi Zipfel)

Free State of CAPRIVI STRIP-ITENGE (en) + ITENGE (sbs) (Caprivi Zipfel)

Mishake Muyongo

CENTRAL SOMALIA

Somali National Alliance : SNA [Hawiye Warlordships of Mogadishu] (Mogadishu)

Isbahaysiga Qaranka Soomaaliyeed : IQS (so) + At-Tahaluf al-Wataniu as-Suwmaliu : TWS – التحالف الوطني الصومالي (ar) + Somali National Alliance : SNA (en) (Muqdisho)

Hussein Muhammad Farah Aydid

CONGO-BENI

Rally for Congolese Democracy-Movement for the Liberation of CONGO (Beni)

Rassemblement congolais pour la Démocratie : RCD – Mouvement pour la Libération du Congo : MLC (fr) (Beni)

CONGO-GOMA

Rally for Congolese Democracy-Goma : RCD-GOMA (Goma)

Rassemblement congolais pour la Démocratie-Goma : RCD-GOMA (fr) (Goma)

Emile Ilunga

CONGO-IN-EXILE

Republic of CONGO-in-Exile (London)

République du CONGO en Exil (fr) (Londres)

President Pascal Lissouba

CONGO-KISANGANI

Rally for Congolese Democracy : RCD (Kisangani)

Rassemblement congolais pour la Démocratie : RCD (fr) (Kisangani)

Ernest Wamba dia Wamba

CONGO-NATIONAL

Rally for Congolese Democracy-National : RCD-NATIONAL (Isiro)

Rassemblement congolais pour la Démocratie-National : RCD-NATIONAL (fr) (Isiro)

Roger Lumbala

COPTS

Government-in-Exile of the Coptic Pharaonic Republic : CPR (Langen)

Piamahte ´Nrem´Ymi QEN Pimansemmo (cop) (Langen)

Fayez Nagib

EAST EQUATORIA

EAST EQUATORIA State (Kapoeta)

Wilayah SHARQ AL-ISTIWA´IYAH : ولايات شرق الاستوائية (ar) + EAST EQUATORIA State (en) (Kapoita)

ENCLAVE OF CABINDA

Federal Republic of CABINDA [Cabinda Governments-in-Exile] (Pointe Noire + Paris + Cabinda Rebel Zones)

Kilansi kia KABINDA (kg) + República Federal do CABINDA (pt) (Pointe-Noire + Paris + Kabinda)

Commandant Antonio Luis Lopes

EQUATORIAL GUINEA-IN-EXILE

Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea : PP (Madrid)

Partido del Progreso de Guinea Ecuatorial : PP (es) (Madrid)

Severo Moto

ETHIOPIAN CROWN

Crown Council of Ethiopia : CCE (Alexandria + Houston)

Ye´ITHIOPIYA Zewidē Mikiri Bēti : የኢትዮጵያ ዘውዴ ምክር ቤት (am) + Crown Council of Ethiopia : CCE (en) (Alexandria + Houston)

Emperor Zera Selassie

FREE CASAMANCE

Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance : MFDC (Guinea-Bissau Frontier)

Mouvement des forces démocratiques de Casamance : MFDC (fr) + CASSAMUKU (dyo) (Frontière de la Guinée-Bissao)

Father Augustin Diamacoune Senghor

FREE ERITREA

Eritrean Liberation Front : ELF (Khartoum)

Jabhat at-Tahrir al-ERTRY : جبهة التحرير الإريترية (ar) + ERTRA : የኤርትራ ነጻ አውጭ ግንባር (ti) + Eritrean Liberation Front : ELF (en) + Fronte di Liberazione Eritreo : FLE (it) (Al-Khartum)

Abdalla Idriss

HARATIN

African Liberation Forces of Mauritania : ALFM (Dakar + Paris)

Forces de Libération Africaines de Mauritanie : FLAM (fr) (Dakar + Paris)

President Samba Thiam

INTERAHAMWE

Army for the Liberation of Rwanda: ALIR (Interahamwe)

Armée pour la Libération du Rwanda : ALIR (fr) + Urugaga Ruharanira Demokarasi No Kubohoza U Rwanda : UFDKR (rw) (Interahamwé)

Ignace Murwanashyaka

ISLAMIC EGYPT

Egyptian Islamic Jihad Group : EIJ (Cairo)

Al-Jihad AL-Islamiyah al-Misriyah : JIM – الجهاد الإسلامي المصري (ar) (Al-Qahirah)

Ayman al-Zawahiri

ISLAMIC GROUP

ISLAMIC GROUP for an Islamic State in Egypt ((Cairo))

Al-Jamāʕaħ Al-´Islāmiyyaħ : AL-GAMA´A AL-ISLAMIYA – الجماعة الإسلامية (ar) ((Al-Qahirah))

(Omar Abdel-Rahman the Blind Sheikh)

ISLAMIC UGANDA

Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda : ADF-NALU (Rwenzori Mountains)

Allied Democratic Movement-Army : ADM-A (en) + Forces Démocratiques Alliées-Armée Nationale de Libération de l'Ouganda : ADF-NALU (fr) (Rwenzori Mountains)

Isa Lubega

ISLAMIC UNION

Group of the ISLAMIC UNION (Mogadishu)

Midowga ISLAAMIGA (so) + Al-Itihaad al-ISLAMIYA : مجموعة من الاتحاد الإسلامي (ar) (Muqdisho)

Sheikh Yusuf Indha Ade

JUBALAND

JUBALAND State of Somalia (Kismayo)

Maamul Goboleedka JUBBALAND ee Soomaaliya (so) + Dowlad JUBBA : ولاية أرض جوبا في الصومال (ar) (Kismaayo)

Muhammad Siyad Hersi Morgan

JUNGOLI

JUNGOLI State (Bor)

Wilayah JUNQALI : ولاية جونقلي (ar) + JUNGOLI State (en) (Bor)

LENDU

Lendu Ituri Armed Groups : LENDU (Ngaliko)

Groupes armés des Lendus de l'Ituri : LENDU (fr) + Balendru : BALENDU (led) + BALENDU (dno) + WALENDU (niy) (Ngaliko)

Bernard Kakado

LIBERIA-LURD

Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy : LURD (Lurd)

Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy : LURD (en) (Lurd)

George Dweh

LIWAN

CENTRAL ILEMI Area [Pro-Ethiopian Dassanetch Control] (Liwan)

CENTRAL ILEMI Area (en) + Eradhi ILEMI AL-WASTA : المنطقة الوسطى الابتدائية (ar) (Liwan)

Dassanetch Rebels

MAI-MAI

MAI-MAI Brigades (Fizi-Uvira)

Brigades MAÏ-MAÏ (fr) + Vikosi vya MAYI MAYI (sw) (Fizi-Uvira)

General Dunia Luendama

NEW GABON

Gabonese Coalition of Refusal and National Salute : NEW GABON (West Orange)

Bongo Doit Partir-Pour la Construction d'un GABON NOUVEAU : Coalition gabonaise du Refus et de Salut National (fr) (West Orange)

Daniel Mengara

NIGER DELTA

Ijaw Council of NIGER DELTA (Kaima)

Ijaw Council of NIGER DELTA (en) (Kaima)

Mujahid Dokubo-Asari

NORTH BAHR EL GHAZAL

NORTH BAHR EL GHAZAL State (Aweil)

Wilayah SHAMAL BAHR AL-GHAZAL : ولاية شمال بحر الغزال (ar) + NORTH BAHR EL GHAZAL State (en) (Uwayl)

NORTH CONGO

Movement for the Liberation of Congo : MLC (Gbadolite + Lisala)

Mouvement de Libération du Congo : MLC (fr) (Gbadolite + Lisala)

Jean-Pierre Bemba

OGADENIA

Ogaden National Liberation Front : ONLF (Kuwait City + Ogaden)

Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta OGAADEENYA (so) + Al-Jabhat al-Wataniat li Tahrir ´AWJADIN : الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير أوجادين (ar) (Madīnat Al-Kuwayt + Ogaadeenya)

Admiral Mohammed Omar Osman

OGONILAND

Kingdoms of OGONILAND [Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People] (Bori)

Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People : Kingdoms of OGONILAND (en) (Bori)

King Godwin Giniwa

OROMO

Oromo Liberation Front : OLF (Qoryoley)

Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo : ABO (om) (Qoryooley)

Daud Ibsa Ayana

PARECO-HUNDE

Resisting Congolese Patriots : PARECO-HUNDE (Masisi)

Patriotes Résistants Congolais : PARECO-HUNDE (fr) + PARECO-Hunde (hke) (Masisi)

General Janvier Buingo Karairi

POOL

POOL Region [Ninja Rebellion] (Kinkala)

Région du POOL (fr) (Kinkala)

Pastor Ntumi Frederic Bintsamou

PUNTLAND

Puntland State of Somalia : PSS (Garoe)

Goboleedka PUNTLAAND ee Soomaaliya (so) + Wilāyat ARḍ AL-BUNṭ aṣ-Ṣūmāliyyah : ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية (ar) (Garoowe)

President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

QIBLA AND PAGAD

Qibla and People Against Gangsterism and Drugs : PAGAD (Cape Town)

Qibla and People Against Gangsterism and Drugs : PAGAD (en) (Cape Town)

Abdus Salaam Ebrahim

RAHANWEYN

Rahanweyn Resistance Army : RRA (Baidoa)

Ciidamada Difaaca Rahanwayn : CDR (so) + Al-Deva RAHANWIN : الدفاع الرحانوين (ar) (Baydhabo)

Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud

REHOBOTH BASTERLAND

Captains Council of REHOBOTH BASTERS (Rehoboth)

REHOBOTH BASTER Raad (af) + REHOBOTH BASTER Captain Council (en) + REHOBOTH BAASTER Kapiteins Raad (nl) (Rehoboth)

Captain John McNab

RUF

Revolutionary United Front : RUF [Rebel Junta of Sierra Leone] (Makeni + Mapele)

Revolutionary United Front : RUF (en) (Makeni + Mapele)

Pap Foday Sankoh

SANWI

Provisional SANWI Government-in-Exile (Accra)

Provisional SANWI Government-in-Exile (en) + Gouvernement SANWI provisoire en Exil (fr) + Ohene SANWI (any) (Accra)

King Amon Ndouffou IV

SAYA DE MALHA

Principality of SAYA DE MALHA (Saya of Malha)

Principauté de SAYA DE MALHA (fr) + Principality of SAYA DE MALHA (en) (Saya de Malha)

Prince Pierre II

SHABAAB

SHABAAB Muslim Youth Organisation (Maiduguri)

SHABAAB Muslim Youth Organisation (en) (Maiduguri)

Mallam Lawal

SOMALI BANTU

Somali African Muke Organization : SAMO (Jarer Weyn)

Somali Asal Muki Organization : SAMO (so) (Jareerweyne)

Mohamed Ramadan Arbow

SOMALIA-MAREHAN

Somali National Front : SNF [Marehan Clan] (Garbahare)

Xeer MAREEXAAN – Somali Hore ee Qaranka (so) + Marehan – SNF : المحامي ماريهان – الجبهة الوطنية الصومالية (ar) (Garbahaarreey)

Ahmed Sheikh Ali Ahmed Burale

SOMALILAND

Republic of SOMALILAND (Hargeisa)

Jamhuuriyadda SOOMAALILAND (so) + Jumhūrīyat ṢŪMĀLILĀND : جمهورية صوماللاند (ar) + Republic of SOMALILAND (en) (Hargeysa)

President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal

SOUTH SUDAN

Sudan People's Liberation Movement : SPLM (Bilpham ^g)

Sudan People´s Liberation Movement : SPLM (en) (Bilpam)

Colonel John Garang de Maboir

SOUTHERN SUDAN

Coordinating Council for the Southern States : CCSS (Juba)

Coordinating Council for the Southern States : CCSS (en) + Majlis JANOB AL-WILAYAT : مجلس تنسيق الولايات الجنوبية (ar) (Juba)

Riek Machar

TAMAZGHA

World Amazigh Congress : WAC [World Organization of the Berber People] (Paris)

Agraw Amadlan Amazir : AAA – ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⴹⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ : ⴰⴰⴰ (ber) + Congrès Mondial Amazigh : CMA (fr) (Paris)

Belkacem Lounes

TRANSAHARA

Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat : SGPC (Transaharan Zone ^g^z)

El-Jama´a es-Salafiyya li Da´wa wal Qital – JSDQ : الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال (ar) (Sahra)

Hassan Hattab

WARRAP

WARRAP State (Warrap + Kuajok)

Wilayah WARAB : ولاية وراب (ar) + WARAP State (en) (Warap + Kwajok)

61 Rebel Entities

Protectorates & Mandates

CENTRAL-AFRICA

Central African Republic : CAR [United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic : MINURCA] (Bangui)

République CENTRAFRICAINE (fr) + Ködörösêse tî BÊAFRÎKA (sg) (Bangui)

DADAAB

DADAAB Somali Refugee Complex [United Nations Political Office for Somalia : UNPOS] (Dagahaley + Hagadera + Ifo)

DADAAB Refugee Complex (en) + Kiwanja cha Wakimbizi cha DADAAB (sw) + Xerada Qaxootiga ee DHADHAAB (so) + Mujamae DADAAB lil-Ajiiyn : مجمع داداب للاجئين (ar) (Dagahaley + Hagadera + Ifo)

LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERAT

Buffer Zone of LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERAT Demilitarized Area (Lagouira + Guerguerat)

Territorio de LA GÜERA (es) + Al-Mintaqah al-Manzueat as-Silah LAGHWIRA-KARKARAT : المنطقة المنزوعة السلاح لاغويرا كوركيرات (ar) + Zone tampon du Territoire démilitarisé de LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERRAT (fr) (Lagouira + Guergarat)

LIBERIA

Republic of Liberia : ROL [United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Liberia : PBSO] (Monrovia)

Republic of LIBERIA (en) (Monrovia)

MOROCCAN SAHARA

Southern Provinces of the MOROCCAN SAHARA [United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO] (Laayoune + Dakhla)

Wilayat AS-ṢAḥRĀ´ AL-MAGHRIBIYYA : محافظات الصحراء المغربية (ar) (Laâyoune + Ad-Dakhla)

POLISARIO FRONT

Ŷabhet el-Šaebiyah el-Tahrir Saquiyah El-Hamra´ O-Wodi Al-Daheb : AL-BOLISARIU – الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير ساقية الحمراء و وادي الذهب‎ – البوليساريو (ar) + Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro : POLISARIO (es) (Mukhayam ar-Rabuni)

WESTERN SAHARA

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic : SADR [United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO] (Tifariti ^q^t + Bir Lehlu ^b + Camp Laayoune of Tindouf ^x)

WESTERN SAHARA AREA

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO [Western Sahara Restricted Area] (Umm Dreiga + Auserd)

Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara occidental : MINURSO (fr) + Misión de las Naciones Unidas para la Organización de un Referéndum en el Sáhara Occidental : MINURSO (es) + Baethat al'-Umam al-Muttahidat li-Tanzim Aistifta´ fi al-Sahra´ al-Gharbia : MINURSO – بعثة الأمم المتحدة لتنظيم استفتاء في الصحراء الغربية (ar) + United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO (en) (Oum Dreyga + Awsard)

8 Protected Entities

Federated & Regionalised Polities

ABIA

ABIA State (Umuahia)

ABIA State (en) + Mba nke ABIA (ig) (Umuahia)

ADAMAOUA

ADAMAWA Province (Ngaoundere)

Province de l'ADAMAOUA (fr) + ADAMAWA Province (en) (N'gaoundéré)

ADAMAWA

ADAMAWA State (Yola)

ADAMAWA State (en) (Yola)

ADDIS ABABA

Federal Capital District of ADDIS ABABA (Addis Ababa)

ADDIS ABEBA Ras Gez Astedader : አዲስ አበባ (am) + Federal Capital District of ADDIS ABABA (en) + FINFINNEE (om) (Addis Abeba-Finfinne)

AFAR

AFAR National Regional State (Semera + Asaita)

QAFAR Rakaakayih Doolata : አፋር : منطقة عفار (aa) + AFARI Kilili : አፋር ክልል (am) + AFAR Region (en) (Samara + Aysaqiita)

AKWA IBOM

AKWA IBOM State (Uyo)

AKWA IBOM State (en) (Uyo)

AMHARA

AMHARA National Regional State (Bahir Dar)

Ye´Āmara Biḥērawī Kililawī Menigišiti : AMHARA KILILI – የአማራ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግሥት : አማራ ክልል (am) + Amhara National Regional State : AMHARA REGION (en) (Baher Dar)

ANAMBRA

ANAMBRA State (Awka)

ANAMBRA State (en) + Mba nke ANAMBRA (ig) (Awka)

ARUSHA

ARUSHA Region (Arusha)

Mkoa wa ARUSHA (sw) + ARUSHA Region (en) (Arusha)

ASHANTI

ASHANTI Region (Kumasi)

ASHANTI Region (en) (Kumasi)

BAHR EL-JEBEL

BAHR EL-JEBEL State (Juba)

Wilayah BAHR-AL-JABAL : ولاية بحر الجبل (ar) + BAHR EL-JEBEL State (en) (Juba)

BAMAKO CAPITAL

BAMAKO CAPITAL District (Bamako)

District de la CAPITALE BAMAKO (fr) + BAMAKO FASOJAMANA Distrik (bm) + Diwaan LAAMORGO BAMAKO (ffm) (Bamako)

BAUCHI

BAUCHI State (Bauchi)

BAUCHI State (en) + Jihar BAUCHI (ha) (Bauchi)

BAYELSA

BAYELSA State (Yenagoa)

BAYELSA State (en) (Yenagoa)

BENISHANGUL-GUMUZ

BENISHANGUL-GUMUZ National Regional State (Asosa)

BENSHANGUL-GUMAZ Kilili : ቤንሻንጉል-ጉምዝ ክልል ክልል (am) + BENISHANGUL-GUMUZ Region (en) (Āsosa)

BENUE

BENUE State (Makurdi)

BENUE State (en) (Makurdi)

BIOKO

INSULAR Region (Malabo)

Región INSULAR (es) + Région INSULAIRE (fr) (Malabo)

BLUE NILE

BLUE NILE State (Damazin)

Wilayah AN-NIL AL-AZRAQ : ولاية النيل الأزرق (ar) + BLUE NILE State (en) (Ad-Damazin)

BOMI

BOMI County (Tubmanburg)

BOMI County (en) (Tubmanburg)

BONG

BONG County (Gbarnga)

BONG County (en) (Gbarnga)

BORNO

BORNO State (Maiduguri)

BORNO State (en) (Maiduguri)

BRONG-AHAFO

BRONG-AHAFO Region (Sunyani)

BRONG-AHAFO Region (en) (Sunyani)

BUHEYRAT

LAKES State (Rumbek)

Wilayah AL-BUHAYRAT : ولاية آل البحيرات (ar) + BUHEYRAT State (en) (Rumbek)

CANARIES

Autonomous Community of the CANARIES (Santa Cruz of Tenerife [a][l] + Las Palmas of Great Canary [a])

Comunidad Autónoma de CANARIAS (es) (Santa Cruz de Tenerife + Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

CENTRAL CAMEROON

CENTRAL Province (Yaounde)

Province du CENTRE (fr) + CENTRAL Province (en) (Yaoundé)

CENTRAL GHANA

CENTRAL Region (Cape Coast)

CENTRAL Region (en) (Cape Coast)

CENTRAL KENYA

CENTRAL Province (Nyeri)

CENTRAL Province (en) + Mkoa wa KATI (sw) (Nyeri)

CENTRAL UGANDA

CENTRAL Region (Kampala)

CENTRAL Region (en) + Mkoa wa KATI (sw) (Kampala)

CEUTA

Autonomous City of CEUTA (Ceuta)

Ciudad Autónoma de CEUTA (es) (Ceuta)

COAST

COAST Province (Mombasa)

COAST Province (en) + Mkoa wa PWANI (sw) (Mombasa)

CROSS RIVER

CROSS RIVER State (Calabar)

CROSS RIVER State (en) (Calabar)

DAR ES SALAAM

DAR ES SALAAM Region (Dar Es Salaam)

Mkoa wa DAR-ES-SALAAM (sw) + DAR ES SALAAM Region (en) (Dar-Es-Salaam)

DELTA

DELTA State (Asaba)

DELTA State (en) (Asaba)

DIRE DAWA

DIRE DAWA Chartered City (Dire Dawa)

DIRE DAWA Astedader Akabibi : ድሬ ዳዋ አስማተኛ አፅቢቢ (am) + DIRE DAWA Chartered City (en) + DIRRE DHAWAA (om) + DIR DHABE (so) (Dire Dawa)

DODOMA

DODOMA Region (Dodoma City)

Mkoa wa DODOMA (sw) + DODOMA Region (en) (Jiji la Dodoma)

EAST CAMEROON

EAST Province (Bertoua)

Province de l'EST (fr) + EAST Province (en) (Bertoua)

EAST EQUATORIA

EAST EQUATORIA State (Kapoeta)

Wilayah SHARQ AL-ISTIWA´IYAH : ولايات شرق الاستوائية (ar) + EAST EQUATORIA State (en) (Kapoita)

EASTERN

EASTERN Region (Koforidua)

EASTERN Region (en) (Koforidua)

EASTERN CAPE

EASTERN CAPE Province (Bisho)

IPhondo yaMpuma-Koloni : EMPUMA KOLONI (xh) + Provinsie OOS-KAAP (af) + EASTERN CAPE Province (en) (Bisho)

EASTERN KENYA

EASTERN Province (Embu)

EASTERN Province (en) + Mkoa wa MASHARIKI (sw) (Embu)

EASTERN SIERRA LEONE

EASTERN Province (Kenema)

EASTERN Province (en) (Kenema)

EASTERN UGANDA

EASTERN Region (Jinja)

EASTERN Region (en) + Mkoa wa MASHARIKI (sw) (Jinja)

EBONYI

EBONYI State (Abakaliki)

EBONYI State (en) + Mba nke EBONYI (ig) (Abakaliki)

EDO

EDO State (Benin City)

EDO State (en) (Benin City)

EKITI

EKITI State (Ado Ekiti)

EKITI State (en) (Ado Ekiti)

ENUGU

ENUGU State (Enugu)

ENUGU State (en) + Mba nke ENUGU (ig) (Enugu)

FAR NORTH

FAR NORTH Province (Maroua)

Province de l'EXTRÊME-NORD (fr) + FAR NORTH Province (en) (Maroua)

FREE STATE

FREE STATE Province (Bloemfontein)

Profinseng ea FREISTATA (st) + VRYSTAAT Provinsie (af) + kwiPhondo lase IFREYISTATA (xh) + FREE STATE Province (en) (Bloemfontein)

GAMBELA

GAMBELA Peoples Regional State (Gambela)

GAMBĒLA Hizbochi Kilili : ጋምቤላ ሕዝቦች ክልል (am) + GAMBELA People´s Region (en) (Gambëla)

GAO

GAO Region (Gao)

Région de GAO (fr) + GAO (ses) + GAO (taq) + Mintaqah GAO : منطقة جاو (mey) (Gao)

GAUTENG

GAUTENG Province (Johannesburg)

Provinsie GAUTENG (af) + GAUTENG Province (en) + Diprofense tša GAUTENG (nso) + Porofensi tsa GAUTENG (st) + Porofense ya GAUTENG (tn) + Izifundazwe zase iGOLI (zu) (Johannesburg)

GEDAREF

GEDAREF State (Gedaref)

Wilayah AL-QADARIF : ولاية القضارف، (ar) + GEDARIF State (en) (Al-Qadarif)

GEZIRA

GEZIRA State (Wad Medani)

Wilayah AL-JAZIRAH : ولاية الجزيرة (ar) + EL GEZIRA State (en) (Wad Madani)

GOMBE

GOMBE State (Gombe)

GOMBE State (en) + Jihar GOMBE (ha) (Gombe)

GRAND BASSA

GRAND BASSA County (Buchanan)

GRAND BASSA County (en) (Buchanan)

GRAND CAPE MOUNT

GRAND CAPE MOUNT County (Robertsport)

GRAND CAPE MOUNT County (en) (Robertsport)

GRAND GEDEH

GRAND GEDEH County (Zwedru)

GRAND GEDEH County (en) (Zwedru)

GRAND KRU

GRAND KRU County (Barclayville)

GRAND KRU County (en) (Barclayville)

GREAT COMORO

Federated State of GREAT COMORO (Moroni)

État fédéré de la GRANDE COMORE (fr) + Dawlat AM-QOMOR AL-KUBRAA : دولت القمر الكبرى (ar) + Dola wa NGAZIDJA (zdj) (Moroni)

GREATER ACCRA

GREATER ACCRA Region (Accra)

GREATER ACCRA Region (en) (Accra)

HARARI

HARARI People's Regional State (Harar)

HARARE : هراري‎ (har) + HĀRERI Hizbochi Kilili : የሐረሪ ሕዝብ ክልል (am) + HARARI People´s Region (en) (Hārer)

IMO

IMO State (Owerri)

IMO State (en) + Mba nke IMO (ig) (Owerri)

IRINGA

IRINGA Region (Iringa)

Mkoa wa IRINGA (sw) + IRINGA Region (en) (Iringa)

JIGAWA

JIGAWA State (Dutse)

JIGAWA State (en) + Jihar JIGWA (ha) (Dutse)

JUNGOLI

JUNGOLI State (Bor)

Wilayah JUNQALI : ولاية جونقلي (ar) + JUNGOLI State (en) (Bor)

KADUNA

KADUNA State (Kaduna)

KADUNA State (en) + Jihar KADUNA (ha) (Kaduna)

KAGERA

KAGERA Region (Bukoba)

Mkoa wa KAGERA (sw) + KAGERA Region (en) (Bukoba)

KANO

KANO State (Kano)

KANO State (en) + Jihar KANO (ha) (Kano)

KASSALA

KASSALA State (Kassala)

Wilayah KASSALA : ولاية كسلا (ar) + KASSALA State (en) (Kassala)

KATSINA

KATSINA State (Katsina)

KATSINA State (en) + Jihar KATSINA (ha) (Katsina)

KAYES

KAYES Region (Kayes)

Région de KAYES (fr) + KAYI Màra la : ߞߊߦߌ (bm) + XAAYI (snk) + Diwaan KAYI (ffm) (Kayes)

KEBBI

KEBBI State (Birnin Kebbi)

KEBBI State (en) + Jihar KEBBI (ha) (Birnin Kebbi)

KHARTOUM

KHARTOUM State (Khartoum)

Wilayah AL-KHARTUM : ولاية الخرطوم (ar) + KHARTOUM State (en) (Al-Khartum)

KIDAL

KIDAL Region (Kidal)

Région de KIDAL (fr) + KIDAL (taq) (Kidal)

KIGOMA

KIGOMA Region (Kigoma)

Mkoa wa KIGOMA (sw) + KIGOMA Region (en) (Kigoma)

KILIMANJARO

KILIMANJARO Region (Moshi)

Mkoa wa KILIMANJARO (sw) + KILIMANJARO Region (en) (Moshi)

KOGI

KOGI State (Lokoja)

KOGI State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ KOGÍ (yo) (Lokoja)

KOULIKORO

KOULIKORO Region (Kulikoro)

Région de KOULIKORO (fr) + KOULIKORO Màra la (bm) + Diwaan KULIKORO (ffm) (Koulikoro)

KWARA

KWARA State (Ilorin)

KWARA State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ KWARA (yo) (Ilorin)

KWAZULU-NATAL

KWAZULU-NATAL Province (Pietermaritzburg + Ulundi)

Isifundazwe sa iKWAZULU-NATALI (zu) + Province of KwaZulu-Natal : KZN (en) (Pietermaritzburg + Ulundi)

LAGOS

LAGOS State (Ikeja)

LAGOS State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ ÈKÓ (yo) (Ikeja)

LINDI

LINDI Region (Lindi)

Mkoa wa LINDI (sw) + LINDI Region (en) (Lindi)

LITTORAL

LITTORAL Province (Douala)

Province du LITTORAL (fr) + LITTORAL Province (en) (Douala)

LOFFA

LOFFA County (Voinjama)

LOFFA County (en) (Voinjama)

MARA

MARA Region (Musoma)

Mkoa wa MARA (sw) + MARA Region (en) (Musoma)

MARGIBI

MARGIBI County (Kakata)

MARGIBI County (en) (Kakata)

MARYLAND

MARYLAND County (Harper)

MARYLAND County (en) (Harper)

MBEYA

MBEYA Region (Mbeya)

Mkoa wa MBEYA (sw) + MBEYA Region (en) (Mbeya)

MELILLA

Autonomous City of MELILLA (Melilla)

Ciudad Autónoma de MELILLA (es) (Melilla)

MOHELI

Federated Island of MOHELI (Fomboni)

Île fédérée de MOHÉLI (fr) + Jezirah MWALI : جزيرة موهيلي (ar) + Kisiwa cha MWALI (wlc) (Fomboni)

MONTSERRADO

MONTSERRADO County (Bensonville)

MONTSERRADO County (en) (Bensonville)

MOPTI

MOPTI Region (Mopti)

Région de MOPTI (fr) + Diwaan MOPTI (ffm) (Mopti)

MOROGORO

MOROGORO Region (Morogoro)

Mkoa wa MOROGORO (sw) + MOROGORO Region (en) (Morogoro)

MPUMALANGA

MPUMALANGA Province (Nelspruit)

Sifundza seMPUMALANGA (ss) + Isifundazwe saseMPUMALANGA (zu) + Sifundza ye MPUMALANGA (nr) + Provinsie MPUMALANGA (af) + MPUMALANGA Province (en) (Nelspruit)

MTWARA

MTWARA Region (Mtwara)

Mkoa wa MTWARA (sw) + MTWARA Region (en) (Mtwara)

MWANZA

MWANZA Region (Mwanza)

Mkoa wa MWANZA (sw) + MWANZA Region (en) (Mwanza)

NAIROBI AREA

NAIROBI AREA Province (Nairobi)

NAIROBI AREA Province (en) + Mkoa wa NAIROBI (sw) (Nairobi)

NASARAWA

NASARAWA State (Lafia)

NASARAWA State (en) (Lafia)

NIGER

NIGER State (Minna)

NIGER State (en) (Minna)

NIMBA

NIMBA County (Sanniquellie)

NIMBA County (en) (Sanniquellie)

NORTH BAHR EL GHAZAL

NORTH BAHR EL GHAZAL State (Aweil)

Wilayah SHAMAL BAHR AL-GHAZAL : ولاية شمال بحر الغزال (ar) + NORTH BAHR EL GHAZAL State (en) (Uwayl)

NORTH CAMEROON

NORTH Province (Garoua)

Province du NORD (fr) + NORTH Province (en) (Garoua)

NORTH DARFUR

NORTH DARFUR State (El Fasher)

Wilayat SHAMAL DAR FUR : ولاية شمال دارفور (ar) + NORTH DARFUR State (en) (Al-Fashir)

NORTH EASTERN KENYA

NORTH EASTERN Province (Garissa)

NORTH EASTERN Province (en) + Mkoa wa KASKAZINI-MASHARIKI (sw) (Garissa)

NORTH KORDOFAN

NORTH KORDOFAN State (El Obeid)

Wilayah SHAMAL KURDUFUN : ولاية شمال كردفان (ar) + NORTH KORDOFAN State (en) (Al-Ubayyid)

NORTH-WEST

NORTH-WEST Province (Mafikeng)

Diporofinsi ya BOKONE BOPHIRIMA (tn) + NOORDWES Provinsie (af) + NORTH-WEST Province (en) (Mafikeng)

NORTHERN

NORTHERN Region (Tamale)

NORTHERN Region (en) (Tamale)

NORTHERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE Province (Kimberley)

Provinsie NOORD-KAAP (af) + Diporofinsi ya KAPA BOKONE (tn) + uPhondo yaseMNTLA-KOLONI (xh) + NORTHERN CAPE Province (en) (Kimberley)

NORTHERN SIERRA LEONE

NORTHERN Province (Makeni)

NORTHERN Province (en) (Makeni)

NORTHERN TRANSVAAL

NORTHERN Province (Pietersburg)

NORTHERN Province (en) + Provinsie NOORD (af) (Pietersburg)

NORTHERN UGANDA

NORTHERN Region (Gulu)

NORTHERN Region (en) + Mkoa wa KASKAZINI (sw) (Gulu)

NYANZA

NYANZA Province (Kisumu)

NYANZA Province (en) + Mkoa wa NYANZA (sw) (Kisumu)

OGUN

OGUN State (Abeokuta)

OGUN State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ ÒGÙN (yo) (Abeokuta)

ONDO

ONDO State (Akure)

ONDO State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ ÒNDÓ (yo) (Akure)

OROMIA

OROMIA National Regional State (Nazret + Addis Ababa)

OROMIYAA (om) + OROMIYA Kilili : ኦሮሚያ ክልል (am) + OROMIA Region (en) (Adaamaa + Addis Abeba-Finfinne)

OSUN

OSUN State (Oshogbo)

OSUN State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣUN (yo) (Osogbo)

OYO

OYO State (Ibadan)

OYO State (en) + Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀Yọ́ (yo) (Ibadan)

PEMBA NORTH

PEMBA NORTH Region (Wete)

PEMBA NORTH Region (en) + Mkoa wa PEMBA KASKAZINI (sw) (Wete)

PEMBA SOUTH

PEMBA SOUTH Region (Mkoani)

PEMBA SOUTH Region (en) + Mkoa wa PEMBA KUSINI (sw) (Mkoani)

PLATEAU

PLATEAU State (Jos)

PLATEAU State (en) (Jos)

PWANI

PWANI Region [Coast] (Kibaha)

Mkoa wa PWANI (sw) + PWANI Region (en) (Kibaha)

RED SEA

RED SEA State (Port Sudan)

Wilayah AL-BAHR AL-AHMAR : ولاية البحر الأحمر (ar) + RED SEA State (en) (Bur Sudan)

RIFT VALLEY

RIFT VALLEY Province (Nakuru)

RIFT VALLEY Province (en) + Mkoa wa BONDE LA UFA (sw) (Nakuru)

RIO MUNI

CONTINENTAL Region (Bata)

Región CONTINENTAL (es) + Région CONTINENTALE (fr) (Bata)

RIVER NILE

RIVER NILE State (Damer)

Wilayah NAHR AN-NIL : ولاية نهر النيل (ar) + RIVER NILE State (en) (Ad-Damir)

RIVERCESS

RIVERCESS County (Rivercess)

RIVERCESS County (en) (Rivercess)

RIVERS

RIVERS State (Port Harcourt)

RIVERS State (en) (Port Harcourt)

RUKWA

RUKWA Region (Sumbawanga)

Mkoa wa RUKWA (sw) + RUKWA Region (en) (Sumbawanga)

RUVUMA

RUVUMA Region (Songea)

Mkoa wa RUVUMA (sw) + RUVUMA Region (en) (Songea)

SEGU

SEGU Region (Segu)

Région de SÉGOU (fr) + SEGOU Màra la (bm) + Diwaan SEGU (ffm) (Ségou)

SENNAR

SENNAR State (Sinja + Sennar)

Wilayah SANNAR : ولاية سنار (ar) + SENNAR State (en) (Sinjah + Sannar)

SHAMALIYAH

Northern State : SHAMALIYAH (Dongola)

Wilayah ASH-SHAMALIYAH : الولاية الشمالية (ar) + ASH-SHAMALIYAH State (en) (Dunqulah)

SHINYANGA

SHINYANGA Region (Shinyanga)

Mkoa wa SHINYANGA (sw) + SHINYANGA Region (en) (Shinyanga)

SIKASSO

SIKASSO Region (Sikaso)

Région de SIKASSO (fr) + SIKASSO Màra la (bm) (Sikasso)

SINGIDA

SINGIDA Region (Singida)

Mkoa wa SINGIDA (sw) + SINGIDA Region (en) (Singida)

SINOE

SINOE County (Greenville)

SINOE County (en) (Greenville)

SOKOTO

SOKOTO State (Sokoto)

SOKOTO State (en) + Jihar SOKOTO (ha) (Sokoto)

SOMALI

Regional State of SOMALIA [Ethiopian Somali State] (Jijiga)

Gobolka SOOMAALIDA (so) + Ad-Dawlat al-´Ithyubiat al-Mintaqah as-SUMALIAT‎ : الدولة الاثيوبية المنطقة الصومالية (ar) + SOMALĒ Kilili : ሶማሌ ክልል (am) + SOMALI Region (en) (Jigjiga)

SOUTH CAMEROON

SOUTH Province (Ebolowa)

Province du SUD (fr) + SOUTH Province (en) (Ebolowa)

SOUTH DARFUR

SOUTH DARFUR State (Nyala)

Wilayah JANUB DARFUR : ولاية جنوب دارفور (ar) + SOUTH DARFUR State (en) (Nyala)

SOUTH KORDOFAN

SOUTH KORDOFAN State (Kadogli)

Wilayah JANUB KURDUFUN : ولاية جنوب كردفان (ar) + SOUTH KORDOFAN State (en) (Kaduqli)

SOUTHERN ETHIOPIAN PEOPLES

Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region : SNNPR [Southern Ethiopian Peoples] (Awasa)

YÄ-DÄBUB BƏHEROČČ BƏHERESÄBOČČ-ƏNNA HƏZBOČČ Kilili : የደቡብ ብሔር ብሔረሰቦችና ህዝቦች ክልል (am) + Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples´ Region : SNNPR (en) (Hawassa)

SOUTHERN SIERRALEONE

SOUTHERN Province (Bo Town)

SOUTHERN Province (en) (Bo)

TABORA

TABORA Region (Tabora)

Mkoa wa TABORA (sw) + TABORA Region (en) (Tabora)

TANGA

TANGA Region (Tanga)

Mkoa wa TANGA (sw) + TANGA Region (en) (Tanga)

TARABA

TARABA State (Jalingo)

TARABA State (en) (Jalingo)

TIGRE

TIGRE National Regional State (Mekele)

Bəh̩erawi Kəllelawi Mängəśti TƏGRAY : ብሄራዊ ክልላዊ መንግስቲ ትግራይ (ti) + TIGRĀY Kilili : ትግራይ ክልል (am) + TIGRAY National Regional State (en) (Mek´elē)

TIMBUKTU

TIMBUKTU Region (Timbuktu)

Région de TOMBOUCTOU (fr) + TIMBUKTU (ses) + TINBUKTU (taq) + Mintaqah TIMBUKTU : منطقة تمبكتو (mey) (Tombouctou)

UNITY

UNITY State (Bantiu)

Wilayah AL-WAHDAH : ولاية الوحدة (ar) + WAHDAH State (en) (Bentiu)

UPPER EAST

UPPER EAST Region [Upper East Ghana] (Bolgatanga)

UPPER EAST Region (en) (Bolgatanga)

UPPER NILE

UPPER NILE State (Malakal)

Wilayah A´ALI AN-NIL : ولاية أعالي النيل (ar) + UPPER NILE State (en) (Malakal)

UPPER WEST

UPPER WEST Region [Upper West Ghana] (Wa)

UPPER WEST Region (en) (Wa)

VOLTA

VOLTA Region (Ho)

VOLTA Region (en) (Ho)

WARRAP

WARRAP State (Warrap + Kuajok)

Wilayah WARAB : ولاية وراب (ar) + WARAP State (en) (Warap + Kwajok)

WEST CAMEROON

WEST Province (Bafoussam)

Province de l'OUEST (fr) + WEST Province (en) (Bafoussam)

WEST DARFUR

WEST DARFUR State (El Geneina)

Wilayah GHARB DARFUR : ولايات غرب دارفور (ar) + WEST DARFUR State (en) (Al-Junaynah)

WEST EQUATORIA

WEST EQUATORIA State (Yambio)

WEST EQUATORIA State (en) (Yambio)

WEST KORDOFAN

WEST KORDOFAN State (Al Fula + Nuhud)

Wilayah GHARB KURDUFUN : ولاية غرب كردفان (ar) + SOUTH KORDOFAN (en) (Al-Fulah + An-Nuhud)

WESTERN

WESTERN Region (Sekondi-Takoradi)

WESTERN Region (en) (Sekondi-Takoradi)

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL State (Wau)

Wilayat GHARB BAHR AL-GHAZAL : ولاية غرب بحر الغزال (ar) + WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL State (en) (Wāw)

WESTERN CAPE

WESTERN CAPE Province (Cape Town)

Provinsie WES-KAAP (af) + IPhondo yaNtshona-Koloni : INTSHONA KOLONI (xh) + WESTERN CAPE Province (en) (Cape Town)

WESTERN KENYA

WESTERN Province (Kakamega)

WESTERN Province (en) + Mkoa wa MAGHARIBI (sw) (Kakamega)

WESTERN UGANDA

WESTERN Region (Masindi)

WESTERN Region (en) + Mkoa wa MAGHARIBI (sw) (Masindi)

WHITE NILE

WHITE NILE State (Rabak)

Wilayah AN-NIL AL-ABYAD : ولاية النيل الأبيض (ar) + WHITE NILE State (en) (Rabak)

YOBE

YOBE State (Damaturu)

YOBE State (en) (Damaturu)

ZAMFARA

ZAMFARA State (Gusau)

ZAMFARA State (en) + Jihar SANFARA (ha) (Gusau)

ZANZIBAR CENTRAL-SOUTH

ZANZIBAR CENTRAL-SOUTH Region (Koani)

ZANZIBAR CENTRAL-SOUTH Region (en) + Mkoa wa ZANZIBAR KATI NA KUSINI (sw) (Koani)

ZANZIBAR NORTH

ZANZIBAR NORTH Region (Mkokotoni)

ZANZIBAR NORTH Region (en) + Mkoa wa UNGUJA KASKAZINI (sw) (Mkokotoni)

ZANZIBAR URBAN-WEST

ZANZIBAR URBAN-WEST Region (Zanzibar)

ZANZIBAR URBAN-WEST Region (en) + Mkoa wa ZANZIBAR MIJNI MAGHARIBI (sw) (Zanzibar)

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Territories & Dependencies

ABUJA

ABUJA Capital Territory (Abuja)

ABUJA Capital Territory (en) (Abuja)

AGALEGA AND SAINT BRANDON ISLANDS

AGALEGA AND SAINT BRANDON ISLANDS Dependencies (Raphael)

AGALEGA AND SAINT BRANDON ISLANDS Dependencies (en) + Dépendances des ÎLES AGALÉGA ET SAINT-BRANDON (fr) (Raphael)

AZORES

Azores Autonomous Region : AAR (Ponta Delgada + Horta + Angra)

Região Autónoma dos Açores : RAA (pt) (Ponta Delgada + Horta + Angra do Heroísmo)

BADME

BADME Zone (Badme)

BADME (Badme)

BELED HAWO

BELED HAWO District (Beled Hawo)

Degmada BELED HAAWO (Belet Haawo)

BISSAU CITY

BISSAU Autonomous Sector (Bissau)

Sector Autónomo de BISSAU (pt) (Bissau)

CEUTA AND MELILLA

Autonomous Cities in North Africa : CEUTA AND MELILLA (Ceuta [a] + Melilla [a])

Ciudades Autónomas del África Septentrional : CEUTA Y MELILLA (es) (Ceuta + Melilla)

CEUTA BORDER FENCE

Neutral Zone of CEUTA BORDER FENCE (Ceuta Border Fence)

Zona neutral de la VALLA DE CEUTA (es) (Valla de Ceuta)

DADAAB

DADAAB Somali Refugee Complex [United Nations Political Office for Somalia : UNPOS] (Dagahaley + Hagadera + Ifo)

DARWISHLAND

Disputed Dulbahante Territory of DARWISHLAND (Las Anod)

Xeer Duulbaahaante DARWIISHLAAND (so) + Dolbahante DARAWISH : إقليم الدراويش (ar) (Laascaanood)

DOLOW

DOLOW District (Dolow)

Degmada DOOLOW (Doolow)

FORT SAINT ANGELO

Territory of FORT SAINT ANGELO [Maltese Lease to the Order of Malta] (Fort Saint Angelo)

Territorju tal-FORTIZZA SANT'ANĠLU (mt) + FORT SAINT ANGELO Territory (en) + Territorio di FORT SANT'ANGELO (it) (Forti Sant'Anġlu)

GOZO

Semi-Autonomous Region of GOZO (Victoria-Rabat)

Reġjun GHAWDEX (mt) + Region of GOZO (en) (Ir-Rabat)

HIRANLAND

Clans of HIRANLAND Region (Beledweyn)

Gobolka HIIRAAN (so) + Al-Mintaqah HERAN : منطقة هيران (ar) (Beledweyne)

ILEMI TRIANGLE

Territory of ILEMI TRIANGLE [Kenyan Administration of the Sudanese Territory] (Ilemi)

Territory of ILEMI TRIANGLE (en) + Ukanda ya ILEMI (sw) + Eradi ILEMI : أراضي يليمي (ar) (Llemi)

ITURI

ITURI Province (Bunia)

ITURI Province (en) + Province de l'ITURI (fr) + Mkoa wa ITURI (sw) (Bunia)

LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERAT

Buffer Zone of LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERAT Demilitarized Area (Lagouira + Guerguerat)

LIWAN

CENTRAL ILEMI Area [Pro-Ethiopian Dassanetch Control] (Liwan)

CENTRAL ILEMI Area (en) + Eradhi ILEMI AL-WASTA : المنطقة الوسطى الابتدائية (ar) (Liwan)

MADEIRA

Madeira Autonomous Region : MAR (Funchal)

Região Autónoma da Madeira : RAM (pt) (Funchal)

MAYOTTE

Territorial Collectivity of MAYOTTE (Mamoutzou [a] + Dzaoudzi-Labattoir [c])

Collectivité territoriale de MAYOTTE (fr) (Mamoudzou + Dzaoudzi-Labattoir)

MELILLA BORDER FENCE

Neutral Zone of MELILLA BORDER FENCE (Melilla Border Fence)

Zona neutral de la VALLA DE MELILLA (es) (Valla de Melilla)

MOROCCAN SAHARA

Southern Provinces of the MOROCCAN SAHARA [United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO] (Laayoune + Dakhla)

Wilayat AS-ṢAḥRĀ´ AL-MAGHRIBIYYA : محافظات الصحراء المغربية (ar) (Laâyoune + Ad-Dakhla)

OUTER ISLANDS OF SEYCHELLES

OUTER ISLANDS District [Coralline Islands] (Coetivy)

Distrikt ZIL ELWANNYEN SESEL (crs) + OUTER ISLANDS District (en) + District des ÎLES ÉLOIGNÉES (fr) (Coëtivy)

PARSLEY ISLAND

Spanish Place of Sovereignty of PARSLEY ISLAND [Disputed] (Tura)

Jazirat TOURAH : جزيرة تورة (ar) + Plaza de soberanía del ISLA DEL PEREJIL (es) (Tura)

POLISARIO FRONT

PRINCIPE

Autonomous Region of PRINCIPE (Saint Anthony)

Regiao Autonoma do PRÍNCIPE (pt) (Santo António)

REUNION

French Overseas Region of REUNION (Saint Denis of the Reunion)

Région d'outre-mer française de la RÉUNION (fr) (Saint-Denis de la Réunion)

RODRIGUES ISLAND

Rodrigues Local Council : RLC (Port Mathurin)

Rodrigues Local Council : RLC (en) + Conseil local de Rodrigues : CLR (fr) (Port Mathurin)

SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES

British Dependent Territory of SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES (Jamestown)

British Dependent Territory of SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES (en) (Jamestown)

SAINT HELENA DOMAINS

French National Domains on SAINT HELENA (Longwood House)

Domaines nationaux de SAINTE-HÉLÈNE (fr) (Longwood House)

TONG-TONG TAO

Unclaimed Territory of TONG-TONG TAO (Tong-Tong + Tao)

Territoire de TONG-TONG TAO (fr) (Tong-Tong + Tao)

WARSANGELI

WARSANGELI Sultanate (Barran)

Saldanada WARSANGELI (so) + Saltanat WARSINGELI : سلطنة أوسنجلي (ar) (Badhan)

WESTERN SAHARA AREA

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara : MINURSO [Western Sahara Restricted Area] (Umm Dreiga + Auserd)

ZAMBIA-CHAMBISHI

ZAMBIA-CHAMBISHI Special Economic Zone (Chambishi)

ZAMBIA-CHAMBISHI Special Economic Zone (en) + ZÀNBǏYǍ QIĀNBǏXĪ Jīngjì Tèqū : 赞比亚谦比希经济特区 (zh) (Chambishi)

ZANZIBAR

Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar : RGZ [Revolutionary Council of Zanzibar : RCZ] (Zanzibar)

Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar : RGZ (en) + Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar : SMZ (sw) (Zanzibar)

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International Organisations or Groupings (selective list)

ACCORD

Council of Accord : CE [Council of Understanding] (Abidjan)

Conseil de l'Entente : CE (fr) (Abidjan)

SG Paul Kaya (cg)

AFRICAN BANK

African Development Bank : AFDB (Abidjan)

African Development Bank : AfDB (en) + Banque africaine de développement : BAFD (fr) (Abidjan)

President Omar Kabbaj (ma)

AFRICAN NATURE

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources : ACNR (Algiers)

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources : ACNR (en) + Convention africaine sur la conservation de la nature et des ressources naturelles : ACNR (fr) (Al-Djazaïr)

SG Salim Ahmed Salim (tz)

AFRICAN UNITY

Organization of African Unity : OAU (Addis Ababa)

Organization of African Unity : OAU (en) + Organisation de l'Unité Africaine : OUA (fr) (Addis Abeba-Finfinne)

SG Salim Ahmed Salim (tz)

AIPO

African Intellectual Property Organization : AIPO (Yaounde)

Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle : OAPI (fr) (Yaoundé)

(unknown)

APPO

African Petroleum Producers' Organization : APPO (Brazzaville)

African Petroleum Producers´ Organization : APPO (en) + Organisation des Producteurs de Pétrole Africains : OPPA (fr) + Organização dos Produtores Africanos de Petróleo : OPPA (pt) + Al-Munazamat al-'Afriqiat li-Muntiji al-Bitrul : APPO – المنظمة الأفريقية لمنتجي البترول (ar) (Brazzaville)

SG Dr Funsho Kupolokun (ng)

ARAB LEAGUE

League of Arab States : ARAB LEAGUE (Cairo)

Jāmiʻat AD-DUWAL AL-ʻARABIYYA : جامعة الدول العربية (ar) (Al-Qahirah)

SG Esmat Abdel-Megid (eg)

ARAB MAGHREB UNION

Arab Maghreb Union : AMU (Algiers + Rabat)

Ittihad al-Maghrib al-Araby – IMA : اتحاد المغرب العربي (ar) + Union du Maghreb Arabe : UMA (fr) (Al-Djazaïr + Ar-Rabat)

SG Mohamed Amamou (tn)

ASECNA

Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar : ASECNA (Dakar)

Agence pour la sécurité de la navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar : ASECNA (fr) (Dakar)

Trusteeship Committee of Ministers

CILSS

Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel : CILSS (Ouagadougou ^o + Niamey ^p + Bamako ^p)

Comité permanent Inter-États de lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel : CILSS (fr) + Al-Lajnat ad-Dayimat al-Mushtarakat bayn al-Wilayat li Mukafahat al-Jafaf fi Mintaqat as-Sahil : CILSS – اللجنة الدائمة المشتركة بين الولايات لمكافحة الجفاف في منطقة الساحل (ar) + Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel : CILSS (en) + Comité Permanente Inter-Estados de Luta contra a Seca no Sahel : CILSS (pt) (Ouagadougou + Niamey + Bamako)

Chiefs of States

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA (Lusaka)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA (en) + Marché commun de l'Afrique Orientale et Australe : COMESA (fr) + Mercado Comum da África Oriental e Austral : COMESA (pt) (Lusaka)

SG Eratus Mwencha (ke)

CREPA

Regional Centre for Drinking Water and Low-Cost Sanitation : RCDWLCS (Ouagadoudou)

Centre Régional pour l’Eau Potable et l’Assainissement à faible coût : CREPA (fr) (Ouagadoudou)

DG Cheick Tidiane Tandja (ne)

EAST AFRICA

EAST AFRICAN Cooperation Secretariat (Arusha)

EAST AFRICAN Cooperation Secretariat (en) + Ushirikiano wa AFRIKA MASHARIKI (sw) (Arusha)

SG Francis Muthaura (ke)

ECCAS

Economic Community of Central African States : ECCAS (Libreville)

Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique Centrale : CEEAC (fr) + Comunidade Econômica dos Estados da África Central : CEEÁC (pt) (Libreville)

SG Louis Sylvain-Goma (cg)

EMCCA

Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa : EMCCA (Bangui ^o^e + Malabo ^l + Yaounde ⁿ + Ndjamena ^j + Brazzaville ^p + Libreville ^p)

Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale : CEMAC (fr) + Al-Majmueat al-Iqtisadiyat wal-Naqdiat li-Wasat ´Afriqiya : CEMAC – المجموعة الاقتصادية والنقدية لوسط أفريقيا (ar) + Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa : EMCCA (en) + Comunidad Económica y Monetaria de África Central : CEMAC (es) (Bangui + Malabo + Yaoundé + Ndjaména + Brazzaville + Libreville)

President Jean Nkuete (cm)

EUROMED

Barcelona Process of Euro-Mediterranean Conference : EUROMED (Barcelona)

Processus de Barcelone de la Conférence Euro-Méditerranéenne : EUROMED (fr) + Barcelona Process of Euro-Mediterranean Conference : EUROMED (en) + EUROMED (ar) (Barcelona)

President Jacques Santer

GREAT LAKES COUNTRIES

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries : Suspended ECGLC (Gisenyi)

Communauté Economique des Pays des Grand Lacs : CEPGL (fr) (Gisenyi)

Interregnum

GREATER ARABIA

Greater Arab Free Trade Area : Council of Arab Economic Unity : CAEU (Cairo)

Manṭiqatu ´t-Tigāra ´l-´Arabiyya al-Hurra ´l-Kubrā : MTAHK : منطقة التجارة العربية الحرة الكبرى (ar) (Al-Qahirah)

SG Esmat Abdel-Megid (eg)

IGAD

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development : IGAD (Jibuti)

Intergovernmental Authority on Development : IGAD (en) + Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement : IGAD (fr) (Jibuti)

Secretary Tekeste Ghebray (et)

INDIAN OCEAN

Secretariat of Indian Ocean Commission : IOC (Port Louis)

Commission de l'Océan Indien : COI (fr) + Indian Ocean Commission : IOC (en) (Port Louis)

SG Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed (km)

INDIAN OCEAN RIM

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation : IOR-ARC (Port Louis)

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation : IOR-ARC (en) (Port Louis)

Special Council of Ministers

ISESCO

Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : ISESCO (Rabat)

Al-Munazamat al-Islamiat lil Tarbiat wal-Eulum wal-Thaqafa – ISESCO : المنظمة الإسلامية للتربية والعلوم والثقافة (ar) + Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : ISESCO (en) + Organisation Islamique pour l'Éducation les Sciences et la Culture : ISESCO (fr) (Ar-Rabat)

DG Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri (sa)

LAKE CHAD BASIN

Lake Chad Basin Commission : LCBC (Ndjamena)

Commission du Bassin du Lac Tchad : CBLT (fr) + Lake Chad Basin Commission : LCBC (en) (N'Djaména)

Abubakar Bobboi Jauro (ng)

LIPTAKO-GURMA

Integrated Development Authority of Liptako-Gurma Region : ALG (Ouagadougou)

Autorité de développement intégré de la région du Liptako-Gourma : ALG (fr) (Ouagadougou)

DG Blaise Compaore (bf)

MOROCCO-AMERICA

MOROCCAN-AMERICAN Treaty of Friendship (Rabat + Washington-District of Columbia)

MOROCCAN-AMERICAN Treaty of Friendship (en) + Mueahadat al-Sadaqat AL-MAGHRIBAT AL-´AMRIKIA : معاهدة الصداقة المغربية الأمريكية (ar) (Ar-Rabat + Washington-District of Columbia)

Chiefs of States

OHADA

Organisation for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa : OHADA (Yaounde)

Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires : OHADA (fr) + Organisation for the Harmonisation of Corporate Law in Africa : OHADA (en) + Organización para la Armonización en África del Derecho Mercantil : OHADA (es) + Organização para a Harmonização em África do Direito dos Negócios : OHADA (pt) (Yaoundé)

Kolela Boutora-Takpa (tg)

ORIENTAL ORTHODOXISM

Old Oriental Churches : ORIENTAL ORTHODOX Churches (Alexandria + Echmiadzin)

Ekklisia Nremkimi Northodozots : ENN – Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ̀ⲛⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ̀ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ (cop) (Al-Iskandarīyah + Vagharshapat)

Pope Shenouda III (eg)

OSLO ACCORDS

OSLO Accords (Taba)

OSLO Accords (en) + Aitifaqiaat ´UWSLU : اتفاقيات أوسلو (ar) + Haschami OSLO : הסכמי אוסלו (he) (Taba)

President Bill Clinton

PELINDABA TREATY

African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty : ANWFZ (Pelindaba)

African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty : ANWFZ (en) + Traité sur une zone exempte d'armes nucléaires en Afrique : ZEANA (fr) + Tratado Africano para formación de una Zona Libre de Armas Nucleares : ZLANA (es) (Pelindaba)

SG Salim Ahmed Salim (tz)

SAHEL-SAHARAN STATES

Community of Sahel-Saharan States : CEN-SAD (Tripoli)

CEN-SAD : تجمع دول الساحل والصحراء (ar) + Community of Sahel-Saharan States : CEN-SAD (en) + Communauté des États Sahélo-Sahariens : CEN-SAD (fr) + Comunidade dos Estados Sahelo-Sarianos : CEN-SAD (pt) (Tarābulus)

SG Mohamed Al-Madani Al-Azhari (ly)

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Southern African Development Community : SADC (Gaborone)

Southern African Development Community : SADC (en) + Communauté de développement de l'Afrique australe : CDAA (fr) + Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral : CDAA (pt) + Jumuiya ya Maendeleo Kusini mwa Afrika : JMKA (sw) (Gaborone)

Secretary Kaire Mbuende (na)

TUNISIA-EUROPE

Association Agreement between Tunisia and the European Union : TUNISIA-EUROPE (Tunis)

Itifaqiat ash-Shirakat bayn Tunis wal-Itihad al-´Uwrubiyi : TUNIS-UWRUBAA – اتفاقية الشراكة بين تونس والاتحاد الأوروبي (ar) + Accord d'association entre la Tunisie et l'Union européenne : TUNISIE-EUROPE (fr) (Tūnis)

Representatives

UN-HABITAT

United Nations Human Settlements Programme : UN-HABITAT Specialized Agency (Nairobi)

United Nations Human Settlements Programme : UN-HABITAT (en) + Programme des Nations Unies pour les établissements humains : ONU-HABITAT (fr) + Programa de Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos Humanos : ONU-HABITAT (es) + Programma Organizatsiya Obedinnenyh Naziy po Naselennym Punktam : Программа Организация Объединённых Наций по Hаселённым Пунктам : OОН-ХАБИТАТ (ru) + UN-HABITAT : برنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية (ar) (Nairobi)

SG Kofi Annan (gh)

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme : UNEP Specialized Agency (Nairobi)

United Nations Environmental Programme : UNEP (en) + Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement : PNUE (fr) + Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente : PNUMA (es) + Programma Organizatsiya Obedinnenyh Naziy po Okruzhayuschey Srede : POOS – Программа Организация Объединённых Наций по Окружающей Cреде : ПООC (ru) + Lianheguo Huanjing Shu : LHS – 联合国环境署 (zh) + UNEP : برنامج الأمم المتحدة للبيئة (ar) (Nairobi)

Klaus Toepfer (de)

UNIDROIT

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law : UNIDROIT (Rome)

Internationales Institut zur Vereinheitlichung des Privatrechts : UNIDROIT (de) + International Institute for the Unification of Private Law : UNIDROIT (en) + Instituto Internacional para la Unificación del Derecho Privado : UNIDROIT (es) + Institut international pour l'unification du droit privé : UNIDROIT (fr) + Istituto internazionale per l'unificazione del diritto privato : UNIDROIT (it) (Roma)

President Mario Matteucci (it)

WAEMU

West African Economic and Monetary Union : WAEMU (Ouagadougou)

Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine : UEMOA (fr) (Ouagadougou)

Moussa Toure (sn)

WEST AFRICAN STATES

Economic Community of West African States : ECOWAS (Abuja)

Economic Community of West African States : ECOWAS (en) + Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest : CEDEAO (fr) + Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental : CEDEAO (pt) (Abuja)

Secretary Lansana Kouyate (gn)

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General Internet Sources

For the moment, I have decided not to put the precise sources which are however fully available on request by sending to the email "ethnia@gmail.com" and subject to compliance with the CCBY license.

  * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). General data, maps, sources, images.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

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