Can you name the countries with four words in their name? by BCNmania

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Four Word Countries Quiz

by BCNmania

Created Nov 7, 2009 in Geography
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	Brobert2:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 18:18 GMT	7 points
	I think your country choice is a little inconsistent. If you're going to take "Federated States of Micronesia," the long-form name of the country, you should also take "People's Republic of China." It makes even more sense than Micronesia's full name since it serves to distinguish it from the Republic of China (Taiwan).

	marpocky:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT	0 points
	Similarly, you'd have to take DPRK for North Korea, and probably lots of others we're not thinking of. The USA doesn't belong on this quiz either, as its name for Sporcle purposes is just "United States."

	yellowcarpet:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT	2 points
	Actually it shouldn't have DPRK (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, 5 words) But it should have United Republic of Tazania and the Lao People's Democratic Republic

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	LaviniaB:	Dec 24th, 2009 at 23:55 GMT	1 point
	@nojdemo2 That would be St Vincent and 'the' Grenadines, 5 words. According to the Sporcle standards, it's just Micronesia, 1 word.

	bry1983:	Jan 5th, 2010 at 22:49 GMT	3 points
	@marpocky: USA should be on this quiz because it has four words in it's name, and so should Federated States of Micronesia. If they officially have four words they should be on here.

	joebobs:	Jan 19th, 2010 at 03:10 GMT	1 point
	Micronesia should not be in the quiz - Fed States is its official name not normal for everyday usage. I've said this before, but I'll repeat it here, if we are to use official names for all countries, then there is no Libya, there is 'Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, People´s and Socialist' to name but one. I think the three in this quiz are a good choice - personally I would include the USA as well, as to me (perhaps this is a European view?) United States of America or USA is its common name. However, others have good arguments for its exclusion - maybe as a bonus answer then? I don't agree with marpocky that it is always 'united states' on sporle, I'd say I've seen it about 50/50 as USA or US.

	A_Trep:	Feb 11th, 2010 at 20:39 GMT	4 points
	United States of America...

	A_Trep:	Feb 11th, 2010 at 20:41 GMT	1 point
	A better idea would be to make it countries with four or more words so that there are more than three answers...

	Chocolatl:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 05:11 GMT	-2 points
	marpocky--actually, you've got it backwards. On Sporcle it is United States of America (and that is the country's real name). However, it is THE United States of America, and that's five words. At least if you believe everybody who makes a fuss about THE Gambia. ;)

	parklife:	Mar 16th, 2010 at 17:46 GMT	1 point
	IF it is THE United States of America, shouldn't THE United Arab Emirates be a 4-er?

	WeaselKing1000:	Sep 25th, 2010 at 12:44 GMT	1 point
	You shouldn't accept just 'Sao Tome', given that this quiz is all about identifying the four words in a country's name. You don't accept just 'St. Kitts', so why should it be any different?