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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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

Wiki says otherwise: Vatican City - Wikipedia

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

Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name.

  1. St Kitts and Nevis
  2. Trinidad and Tobago

Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “and” in the name.

  1. St Kitts and Nevis
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

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

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

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

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

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

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