Can you name the countries that are commonly referred to with 'the' in English? by lukebradford

Can you name the countries that are commonly referred to with 'the' in English?

created by lukebradford

Enter a country in the box below
Correctly named countries will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Wikipedia (Article for each country)
Data based on the way the common name of the country is used in the first sentence of its Wikipedia article. Countries where 'the' is used elsewhere are bonus answers.
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'The' Countries Quiz

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	Lthayer3:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 07:57 GMT		1 point
	Missing (at least): the Czech Republic, the Comoros, and probably the Solomon Islands.

	adamnvillani:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 08:32 GMT		0 points
	You should accept "Rep Congo" for the Republic of the Congo.

	ButtercupSausage:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 08:43 GMT		-3 points
	Nice idea. Federated States of Micronesia? People's Republic of China?

	bumbles:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 08:57 GMT		2 points
	I don't understand why, for instance, 'the' Central African Republic is a correct answer but 'the' Seychelles is only a bonus? Neither of them actually have a 'the' in their official title after all, I can't see the difference.

	Glorfino:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 11:22 GMT		1 point
	If we are going to start including Micronesia and China then why not THE Republic of France, THE Dominion of Canada, etc. What exactly qualifies as an answer for this quiz?

	Patteroast:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 12:57 GMT		2 points
	Kind of surprised to not see the old-fashioned 'the Ukraine'.

	dancastro:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 13:14 GMT		2 points
	@Glorfino: yes, in theory almost all countries can begin with "the": the Argentine Republic (that's the official name, btw), the Kingdom of Sweden, the Principality of Monaco, the State of Israel, etc. But the author explained that the criterion for inclusion is the Wikipedia article.

	RealityChuck:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 13:16 GMT		2 points
	Most obviously: the Wiki article calls it "The United States of America."

	lukebradford:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 13:37 GMT		1 point
	@Lthayer3 - Czech Republic and Comoros added. Thanks. "Solomon Islands" is used without the article by the country itself, and the Wikipedia article does not use it. (It's a bonus.) @ButtercupSausage - The common names for those are Micronesia and China. The idea on this quiz was to have countries for which using 'the' is a norm or rule in casual conversation. @bumbles - Because Central African Republic has a 'the' in the Wikipedia article. I was surprised by Seychelles as well but it's referred to throughout simply as 'Seychelles' - in Seychelles, from Seychelles, etc. so that appears to be normal. @Glorfino - This is based on the common names of countries. The Wikipedia article seemed to be a good gauge. These are countries for which it would be odd not to use 'the', whereas the ones you mention are commonly used without it. @Patteroast - Ukraine added as a bonus.

	lukebradford:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 13:48 GMT		2 points
	Because there seems to be general dismay at the criterion used, here's an explanation of my reasoning: I wanted to take the common name of every country (which is why there is no Kingdom of Sweden, People's Republic of China, etc.) and determine whether using 'the' was a norm in English. I decided the Wikipedia article would be a good gauge of this, and that the first use of the common name in the article would be a good standard to go by. Sorry if this is against people's intuition.

	JuliannasGaGa:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 15:00 GMT		-1 points
	How about The Ivory Coast?

	tomahaha:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 20:25 GMT		3 points
	THE Ohio State University?? ooops, wrong category, play on...

	samkrum:	Nov 1st, 2010 at 22:16 GMT		-1 points
	Why is St Vincent and the Grenadines a bonus, it should be a real answer, also The People's Republic of China

	nidk27:	Nov 2nd, 2010 at 00:58 GMT		0 points
	The Central African Republic, really?

	lukebradford:	Nov 2nd, 2010 at 03:26 GMT		0 points
	@samkrum - Not sure what you mean about St. Vincent. It's not very common to add 'the' to the beginning of the name. And the common name for PRC is China.

	AtomicIce:	Dec 7th, 2010 at 04:53 GMT		0 points
	Samkrum was referring to the fact that there is "the" in the name of St Vincent and the Grenadines. No where does it say in the title/directions that the "the" has to be at the begining. Also, surprised that The Lebanon is not included anywhere.

	beanafro:	Mar 27th, 2011 at 20:38 GMT		-1 points
	i agree with nidk27! and look you have a 27 in your name haha i love that number! english-twenty seven! french-vignt-sept spanish-veintiseite(spelling?) teeeheee i am teaching myself spanish! well anyways as usual i dont like YOUR quiz

	LordFootball:	Apr 9th, 2011 at 11:21 GMT		0 points
	Argentina? Commonly known as The Argentine.