# How many countries...

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 11, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries/459660 "2008-08-11T21:08:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries/459660/61 "2008-08-15T15:45:55Z")

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Ponch8:

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> It also doesn’t accept England, Britain, or Great Britain, so I said “screw it” as well. Maybe I was supposed to say United Kingdom?

Yes, United Kingdom is the accepted form of that nation’s name.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries/459660/62 "2008-08-16T05:24:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Windwalker]  
I believe you mean El Sa **l** vador?  
[/QUOTE]

Well, that solves that mystery.

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