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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) |
Rabat (capital) |
Morocco |
34 02 N |
6 51 W |
Ralik Chain (island group) |
Marshall Islands |
8 00 N |
167 00 E |
Rangoon (Yangon) (capital) |
Burma |
16 47 N |
96 10 E |
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) |
Chile |
27 07 S |
109 22 W |
Ratak Chain (island group) |
Marshall Islands |
9 00 N |
171 00 E |
Red Sea |
Indian Ocean |
20 00 N |
38 00 E |
Redonda (island) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
16 55 N |
62 19 W |
Republica Dominicana (local name for Dominican Republic) |
Dominican Republic |
19 00 N |
70 40 W |
Republique Centrafricain (local name for Central African Republic) |
Central African Republic |
7 00 N |
21 00 E |
Republique Francaise (local name for France) |
France |
46 00 N |
2 00 E |
Republique Gabonaise (local name for Gabon) |
Gabon |
1 00 S |
11 45 E |
Republique Rwandaise (local name for Rwanda) |
Rwanda |
2 00 S |
30 00 E |
Republique Togolaise (local name for Togo) |
Togo |
8 00 N |
1 10 E |
Revillagigedo Island |
United States (Alaska) |
55 35 N |
131 06 W |
Revillagigedo Islands |
Mexico |
19 00 N |
112 45 W |
Reykjavik (capital) |
Iceland |
19 00 N |
111 30 W |
Rhodes (island) |
Greece |
36 10 N |
28 00 E |
Rhodesia (region) |
Zimbabwe |
20 00 S |
30 00 E |
Rhodesia, Northern (former name for Zambia) |
Zambia |
15 00 S |
30 00 E |
Rhodesia, Southern (former name for Zimbabwe) |
Zimbabwe |
20 00 S |
30 00 E |
Riga (capital) |
Latvia |
56 57 N |
24 06 E |
Riga, Gulf of |
Atlantic Ocean |
57 30 N |
23 30 E |
Rio de la Plata (gulf) |
Atlantic Ocean |
35 00 S |
59 00 W |
Rio de Oro (region) |
Western Sahara |
23 45 N |
15 45 W |
Rio Muni (mainland region) |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 30 N |
10 00 E |
Riyadh (capital) |
Saudi Arabia |
24 38 N |
46 43 E |
Road Town (capital) |
British Virgin Islands |
18 27 N |
64 37 W |
Robinson Crusoe Island (Mas a Tierra) |
Chile |
33 38 S |
78 52 W |
Rocas, Atol das (island) |
Brazil |
3 51 S |
33 49 W |
Rockall (island) |
United Kingdom |
57 35 N |
13 48 W |
Rodrigues (island) |
Mauritius |
19 42 S |
63 25 E |
Rome (capital) |
Italy |
41 54 N |
12 29 E |
Roncador Cay (island) |
Colombia |
13 32 N |
80 03 W |
Roosevelt Island |
Antarctica |
79 30 S |
162 00 W |
Roseau (capital) |
Dominica |
15 18 N |
61 24 W |
Ross Dependency (claimed by New Zealand) |
Antarctica |
80 00 S |
180 00 E |
Ross Island |
Antarctica |
81 30 S |
175 00 W |
Ross Sea |
Antarctica, Southern Ocean |
76 00 S |
175 00 W |
Rossiya (local name for Russia) |
Russia |
60 00 N |
100 00 E |
Rota (island) |
Northern Mariana Islands |
14 10 N |
145 12 E |
Rotuma (island) |
Fiji |
12 30 S |
177 30 E |
Ruanda (former name for Rwanda) |
Rwanda |
2 00 S |
30 00 E |
Rub al Khali (desert) |
Saudi Arabia |
19 30 N |
49 00 E |
Rumelia (region) |
Albania, Bulgaria, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
42 00 N |
22 30 E |
Ruthenia (region; former name for Carpatho-Ukraine) |
Ukraine |
48 22 N |
23 32 E |
Ryukyu Islands |
Japan |
26 30 N |
128 00 E |
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