# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2675
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53486 "2017-07-14T15:03:57Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53487 "2017-07-14T15:22:37Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53488 "2017-07-14T15:23:41Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53489 "2017-07-14T16:19:22Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines 8. The Sudan ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53490 "2017-07-14T16:27:48Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines 8. The Sudan 9. The Congo ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53491 "2017-07-14T16:32:03Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines 8. The Sudan 9. The Congo 10. The Bahamas ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53492 "2017-07-14T16:47:14Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines 8. The Sudan 9. The Congo 10. The Bahamas 11. The Outer Banks …of North Carolina, that is. Come to think of it, I’ve heard “the Vatican,” but not “the Vatican City.” Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53493 "2017-07-14T16:57:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Come to think of it, I’ve heard “the Vatican,” but not “the Vatican City.” Anyone else? I’ve heard Vatican City, the Vatican City, and the Vatican. Ironically, none of them is correct if you’re referring to the country. The official name of the country is the Holy See. The Vatican City is the city governed by the Holy See. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53494 "2017-07-14T17:12:53Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines 8. The Sudan 9. The Congo 10. The Bahamas 11. The Outer Banks 12. The Czech Republic ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53495 "2017-07-14T17:16:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve heard Vatican City, the Vatican City, and the Vatican. Ironically, none of them is correct if you’re referring to the country. The official name of the country is the Holy See. The Vatican City is the city governed by the Holy See. Wiki says otherwise: [Vatican City - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53496 "2017-07-14T17:25:58Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands 4. The Yukon 5. The Hague 6. The Vatican City 7. The Philippines 8. The Sudan 9. The Congo 10. The Bahamas 11. The Outer Banks 12. The Czech Republic 13. The Cayman Islands Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53497 "2017-07-14T17:53:15Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53498 "2017-07-14T17:54:29Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53499 "2017-07-14T17:56:27Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53500 "2017-07-14T18:03:16Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador 5. Antigua and Barbuda ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53501 "2017-07-14T18:49:28Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador 5. Antigua and Barbuda 6. São Tomé and Príncipe ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53502 "2017-07-14T20:05:48Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador 5. Antigua and Barbuda 6. São Tomé and Príncipe 7. Jammu and Kashmir, a state in northern India ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53503 "2017-07-14T20:37:29Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador 5. Antigua and Barbuda 6. São Tomé and Príncipe 7. Jammu and Kashmir 8. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53504 "2017-07-14T20:49:11Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador 5. Antigua and Barbuda 6. São Tomé and Príncipe 7. Jammu and Kashmir 8. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 9. St. Vincent and the Grenadines ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53505 "2017-07-14T22:57:31Z")
Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name. 1. St Kitts and Nevis 2. Trinidad and Tobago 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Newfoundland and Labrador 5. Antigua and Barbuda 6. São Tomé and Príncipe 7. Jammu and Kashmir 8. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 9. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10. Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2674) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2676)