Can you name the Longest Country Names (12 Letters or More)? by pishposh5

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Longest Country Names Quiz

by pishposh5

Created Dec 6, 2009 in Geography
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	bsd987:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 08:31 GMT		3 points
	DRC should be accepted.

	bsd987:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 08:34 GMT		3 points
	Micronesia shouldn't count. Sporcle considers the name of the country as just Miconesia. Maybe a bonus answer?

	Bulletchewer6:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:21 GMT		4 points
	This can be confusing. USA = United States of America (21 letters, not 12). Could "Republic of Ireland" and "Republic of South Africa" be included here? Also, North Korea (officially: Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea)? Bonus answers anyone?

	campervana:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:48 GMT		2 points
	if micronesia counts so should macedonia.

	tigerschick:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 13:08 GMT		2 points
	You need to be consistent. You either take official names - which are often very long and not well known - or common names, in which case you need to drop Micronesia. USA should be 21, not 12, and you need to accept DRC as you are accepting UAE, CAR, UK and USA. Apart from that; I like the idea :o)

	kristen58:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 17:12 GMT		-2 points
	It's the United States of America, genius. It should be a lot higher on the list.

	Qazza2k9:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 17:36 GMT		-1 points
	Republic of Ireland???

	Spl89:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT		1 point
	The UK's official name is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", it's on the passport. But if that doesn't count somehow then neither should "Federated States of Micronesia" because that is also just commonly known as Micronesia.

	pishposh5:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 19:29 GMT		3 points
	Thanks for the comments. I'm adding DRC, thanks bsd. I'll also remove Micronesia, thanks to you two guys for that. As for USA, Sporcle consistently refers to it as the "United States"; either way, it's on there. As for Republic of Ireland, it's consistently referred to on Sporcle as "Ireland," so I'm going with that. If I'm inconsistent on any of these, or you're not seeing certain names that Sporcle uses, I'd appreciate your input!

	pishposh5:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 19:34 GMT		2 points
	Alright, those changes should be on there. As for "United Kingdom," it's essentially the same idea as "United States," where I'm going by the names that Sporcle uses. Again, it's on there anyway to eliminate any ambiguity.

	marpocky:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 19:39 GMT		2 points
	Absolutely keep it as United States. I don't know why it's still a debate at this point what the Sporcle-appropriate names of countries are. It's whatever the "countries of the world" quiz has them listed as.

	bigsoxfan:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 19:57 GMT		-1 points
	la cote d'ivoire

	pishposh5:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 20:05 GMT		2 points
	@bigsoxfan--Sporcle recognizes "Cote d'Ivoire," and seeing as the quiz uses English names instead of French ones, "Cote d'Ivoire" and "Ivory Coast" at 11 and 10 letters respectively don't quite make the cut. One additional comment: I'm going off of the "Countries of the World" quiz; basically if they accept the answer, I will as well. With "Micronesia," "Micronesia" is the primary answer as opposed to "Federated States of Micronesia," so I've made that one a bonus answer. Sporcle does not accept "Republic of Ireland," "Republic of South Africa," etc. so I don't either. With "La Cote d'Ivoire," the Countries of the World" quiz does not accept it, hence it's not on there.

	transparentblack:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 20:06 GMT		1 point
	what about Doctor Congo!? that should be accepted too.

	joebobs:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 14:36 GMT		1 point
	I agree you shouldn't be including loads of official titles, however, if you have Micronesia as a bonus, you should have Macedonia, as they're both commonly used but not sporcle standards. And I agree it should be United States of America - however, since it's included either way, it's not that much of a difference.

	vainuymir:	Jan 16th, 2010 at 21:11 GMT		0 points
	Good quiz but consistency in whether the names should or not be official is a big problem here. Also, I don't think you should use Sporcle as your reference for the names of the countries.