Can you name the multiple-word countries given their acronyms? by msreicher

Can you name the multiple-word countries given their acronyms?

created by msreicher

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Correctly named answers will show up below
Click any empty Acronym or Country to answer for that location
Note: lower case letters in the acronyms are used for words like "the" and "of" NOTE: GUINEA-BISSAU AND TIMOR-LESTE ARE ONLY ONE WORD and *I know USoA looks dumb
Source: Sporcle Countries
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Acronym	Country
AaB
BaH
BF
CAR
CV
CR
CdI
DRotC
DR
eS
EG
tG
MI
NZ
NK

Acronym	Country
PNG
RotC
SKaN
SVatG
SL
STaP
SM
SA
SI
SK
TaT
UAE
USoA*
UK
VC

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Countries by Acronyms Quiz

by msreicher

Created Jul 15, 2010 in Geography
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	msreicher:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 03:32 GMT		3 points
	Sorry about the fact that there are a few acronyms with multiple countries. You might have to put in a little extra effort

	sammyhain:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 04:14 GMT		12 points
	maybe add on one more minute perhaps?

	cubalibre411:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 04:26 GMT		8 points
	Also, CdI would probably be more accurate.

	msreicher:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 04:36 GMT		6 points
	rate this comment up if you think el salvador should be "eS" rather than "ES"

	vendorsfan1:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 04:51 GMT		50 points
	Hours and hours of Sporcle geography has me reading "DRotC," saying "Democratic Republic of the Congo" in my head, and immediately typing in DRC.

	Endasil:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 05:05 GMT		4 points
	If you're not going to roll duplicates into one answer with multiple alternatives, at least order them alphabetically like the rest of the quiz (Sierra before Sri).

	quitecontrary:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 05:09 GMT		6 points
	Agreeing with above: When there is more than one country applicable to the same acronym you really need to accept multiple answers so they don't have to be in any particular order.

	Riko:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 05:33 GMT		3 points
	Very nice. Timor-Leste maybe?

	the_duality:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 05:53 GMT		5 points
	"DR = Democratic Republic, Democratic Republic, Democratic-- ahh, screw it. Next!" Even though the DRC was interfering with my mind's attempts to come up with an answer, I had no idea how acoustically close I was.

	fromzimbabwe:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 07:25 GMT		4 points
	Very clever. I loved it!

	flixuk:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 08:46 GMT		7 points
	perhaps have G-B and T-L as bonus answers?

	anyaisthebest:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 10:07 GMT		2 points
	I loved this - nominated. Great for geography geeks like me, makes me feel good when I get 100% first time round!

	amaanki786:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 10:13 GMT		4 points
	timor leste and guinea bissau perhaps?

	joebobs:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 12:51 GMT		6 points
	Saudi Arabia perhaps?

rk559:

Jul 16th, 2010 at 14:04 GMT

16 points

Technically it's only an acronym if you say it like a word, like EPCOT. Otherwise it's an abbreviation.

	msreicher:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 14:56 GMT		3 points
	@joebobs: it has the same abbreviation as South Africa. Issues arose when I had two SA entries

	rockgolf:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 14:57 GMT		8 points
	If you're going with formal names, isn't it UKoGBaNI? Anyhow, I'm relieved. I misread the title as "anagrams" instead of "acronyms" and was about to "throw another tantrum".

	Poque:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 15:09 GMT		1 point
	I like this quiz! Is there really a reason to have the answers be question-specific? I thought of multiple-word countries and had to find the appropriate acronym to click on. Doesn't seem like there's any point to that.

	GeorgiaPeach:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 15:56 GMT		-3 points
	If you need some more, how about PRoC for "People's Republic of China" and RoC for "Republic of China" (Taiwan)?

	WyvernSabres:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 16:06 GMT		9 points
	More than 10% can't recognise UK? Look behind you, I'm coming to get you...

	remskray:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 16:49 GMT		2 points
	great quiz! geography nerds for life!

	daanii:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 16:56 GMT		0 points
	It's Democratic People's Republic of Korea, not North Korea. Great quiz otherwise!

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	rets_kcin:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 18:31 GMT		3 points
	Maybe FSoM for Federated States of Micronesia?

	TubeChat:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 18:34 GMT		1 point
	Needs more time

	ADR1:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 18:41 GMT		1 point
	I got the Solomon Islands, but not North and South Korea...

	fusillirob1983:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 19:07 GMT		2 points
	Where's Guinea Bissau?

	Cryptus:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 19:15 GMT		2 points
	Pesky Pacific islands! It felt strange having to type out full names you're so used to just tapping a couple of letters for, and instinct took over at first, especially for DRC. Good quiz, should get published.

	mrpotwtf69:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 21:19 GMT		0 points
	When I saw MI I immediately thought Michigan, but then was like not country damn...

	DoubleUnderscore:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 22:49 GMT		5 points
	Only on Sporcle would DRotC be guessed more often than USoA and UK.

	elcrops2:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 00:13 GMT		2 points
	writing a phrase as initials doesn't actually make it an acronym...

	Riko:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 01:31 GMT		3 points
	@daanii and rets_kcin: I think this is sticking with the common/short form names. Otherwise most countries would be included, like Republic of Korea, People's Republic of China, Russian Federation, Kingdom of Spain just to name a few. But I do disagree that Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste are each one word. If these are each one word, the why isn't "d'Ivoire"?

	msreicher:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 02:23 GMT		1 point
	@Riko: Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste could go either way, but they are hyphenated, so if anything they should be one word. As far as Cote d'Ivoire is concerned, I initially had CD, but somebody requested that I change it

	scoripyo:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 02:43 GMT		3 points
	I suggest you add FSoM for the Federated States of Micronesia

	mrdalliard:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 05:15 GMT		4 points
	Nice quiz. I think having more than one answer work for the duplicate answers (Costa Rica and Czech Republic) is a good solution. Five Sporcles!

	DefDude:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 05:21 GMT		2 points
	I was astounded not to see FYRoM. Though the "Former Yugoslav Republic of" is usually dropped from Macedonia's name in common parlance, it's also one of the most politically charged, and consequently famous, country abbreviations in the world.

	Oleks:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 07:42 GMT		1 point
	for CdI, consider putting ivory coast in there as well, even though Cote d' Ivoire is what you are aiming for, both are acceptable.

	funseeker:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 08:59 GMT		3 points
	T-L for Timor-Leste, G-B for Guinea Bissau? How about Sri Lanka??? These are abbreviations, not acronyms!!!!

	Trek222:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 12:03 GMT		-1 points
	What about The Bahamas? Should confuse a good number of people.

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