| I am not sure that the game is consistent but surely 'The United Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' is longer than USA? It should also be clear in the rules if 'The' is not part of the country name, which of course, it is.
North Vietnam calls itself 'The Democratic Republic of Vietnam' (and let's face it, countries are allowed to make-up their own names) so you open up a can-o-worms when you include their own perceived, rather than 'given' names. |