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Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Geographic
Names |
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This appendix cross-references a wide variety of geographic names to the appropriate Factbook ‘country’ entry. Additional information is included in parentheses. |
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Name |
Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
Ubangi-Shari (former name for the Central African Republic |
Central African Republic |
6 38 N |
20 33 E |
Ukrayina (local name for Ukraine) |
Ukraine |
49 00 N |
32 00 E |
Ulaanbaatar (capital) |
Mongolia |
47 55 N |
106 53 E |
Ullung-do (island) |
South Korea |
37 29 N |
130 52 E |
Ulster (region) |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
54 35 N |
7 00 W |
Uman (local name for Oman) |
Oman |
21 00 N |
57 00 E |
Unimak Pass (strait) |
Pacific Ocean |
54 20 N |
164 50 W |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (former name of a large Eurasian empire, roughly coequal with the former Russian Empire) |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
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United Arab Republic (UAR) (former name for a federation between Egypt and Syria) |
Egypt, Syria |
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Upper Volta (former name for Burkina Faso) |
Burkina Faso |
13 00 N |
2 00 W |
Ural Mountains |
Kazakhstan, Russia |
60 00 N |
60 00 E |
Urdunn (local name for Jordan) |
Jordan |
31 00 N |
36 00 E |
Urundi (former name for Burundi) |
Burundi |
3 30 S |
30 00 E |
Ussuri River |
China, Russia |
48 28 N |
135 02 E |
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