| Russia is the name used in all Sporkle games. And in common use, we refer to the country of Gambia, not The Gambia; Netherlands, not The Netherlands; Micronesia, not Federated States of Micronesia; Rhode Island, not The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. In other cases, yes, we use longer names in some cases, not all. Russia is really not known as The Russian Federation in common usage or in Sporkle. |