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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) |
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the |
Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau |
10 00 N |
155 00 E |
Pagan (island) |
Northern Mariana Islands |
18 08 N |
145 47 E |
Pago Pago (capital) |
American Samoa |
14 16 S |
170 42 W |
Palawan (island) |
Philippines |
9 30 N |
118 30 E |
Palermo (city) |
Italy |
38 07 N |
13 21 E |
Palestine (region) |
Israel, West Bank |
32 00 N |
35 15 E |
Palikir (capital) |
Federated States of Micronesia |
6 55 N |
158 08 E |
Palk Strait |
Indian Ocean |
10 00 N |
79 45 E |
Pamirs (mountains) |
China, Tajikistan |
38 00 N |
73 00 E |
Pampas (region) |
Argentina |
35 00 N |
63 00 W |
Panama (capital) |
Panama |
8 58 N |
79 32 W |
Panama Canal |
Panama |
9 00 N |
79 45 W |
Panama, Gulf of |
Pacific Ocean |
8 00 N |
79 30 W |
Panay (island) |
Philippines |
11 15 N |
122 30 E |
Pantelleria, Isola di (island) |
Italy |
36 47 N |
12 00 E |
Papeete (capital) |
French Polynesia |
17 32 S |
149 34 W |
Paramaribo (capital) |
Suriname |
5 50 N |
55 10 W |
Parece Vela (island) |
Japan |
20 20 N |
136 00 E |
Paris (capital) |
France |
48 52 N |
2 20 E |
Pascua, Isla de (Easter Island) |
Chile |
27 07 S |
109 22 W |
Pashtunistan (region) |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
32 00 N |
69 00 E |
Passion, Ile de la (island) |
Clipperton Island |
10 17 N |
109 13 W |
Patagonia (region) |
Argentina |
48 00 S |
61 00 W |
Peking (see Beijing) |
China |
39 56 N |
116 24 E |
Pelagian Islands (Isole Pelagie) |
Italy |
35 40 N |
12 40 E |
Peleliu (Beliliou) (island) |
Palau |
7 01 N |
134 15 E |
Peloponnese (peninsula) |
Greece |
37 30 N |
22 25 E |
Pemba Island |
Tanzania |
7 31 S |
39 25 E |
Penang Island |
Malaysia |
5 23 N |
100 15 E |
Pentland Firth (channel) |
Atlantic Ocean |
58 44 N |
3 13 W |
Perim (island) |
Yemen |
12 39 N |
43 25 E |
Perouse Strait, La |
Pacific Ocean |
44 45 N |
142 00 E |
Persia (former name for Iran) |
Iran |
32 00 N |
53 00 E |
Persian Gulf |
Indian Ocean |
27 00 N |
51 00 E |
Pescadores (islands) |
Taiwan |
23 30 N |
119 30 E |
Peter I Island |
Antarctica |
68 48 S |
90 35 W |
Philip Island |
Norfolk Island |
29 08 S |
167 57 E |
Philippine Sea |
Pacific Ocean |
20 00 N |
134 00 E |
Phnom Penh (capital) |
Cambodia |
11 33 N |
104 55 E |
Phoenix Islands |
Kiribati |
3 30 S |
172 00 W |
Pilipinas (local name for the Philippines) |
Philippines |
13 00 N |
122 00 E |
Pinatubo, Mount (volcano) |
Philippines |
15 08 N |
120 21 E |
Pines, Isle of (former name for Isla de la Juventud) (island) |
Cuba |
21 40 N |
82 50 W |
Pleasant Island |
Nauru |
0 32 S |
166 55 E |
Plymouth (capital) |
Montserrat |
16 44 N |
62 14 W |
Polska (local name) |
Poland |
52 00 N |
20 00 E |
Polynesie Francaise (local name for French Polynesia) |
French Polynesia |
15 00 S |
140 00 W |
Pomerania (region) |
Germany, Poland |
53 40 N |
15 35 E |
Ponape (Pohnpei) (island) |
Federated States of Micronesia |
6 55 N |
158 15 E |
Port Louis (capital) |
Mauritius |
20 10 S |
57 30 E |
Port Moresby (capital) |
Papua New Guinea |
9 30 S |
147 10 E |
Port-au-Prince (capital) |
Haiti |
18 32 N |
72 20 W |
Port-of-Spain (capital) |
Trinidad and Tobago |
10 39 N |
61 31 W |
Porto-Novo (capital) |
Benin |
6 29 N |
2 37 E |
Portuguese East Africa (former name for Mozambique) |
Mozambique |
18 15 S |
35 00 E |
Portuguese Guinea (former name for Guinea-Bissau) |
Guinea-Bissau |
12 00 N |
15 00 W |
Portuguese Timor (former name for East Timor) |
Indonesia |
9 00 S |
126 00 E |
Port-Vila (capital) |
Vanuatu |
17 44 S |
168 19 E |
Poznan (city) |
Poland |
52 25 N |
16 55 E |
Prague (capital) |
Czech Republic |
40 55 N |
21 00 E |
Praia (capital) |
Cape Verde |
14 55 N |
23 31 W |
Prathet Thai (local name for Thailand) |
Thailand |
15 00 N |
100 00 E |
Pretoria (capital) |
South Africa |
25 45 S |
28 10 E |
Prevlaka peninsula |
Croatia |
42 24 N |
18 31 E |
Pribilof Islands |
United States |
57 00 N |
170 00 W |
Prince Edward Island |
Canada |
46 20 N |
63 20 W |
Prince Edward Islands |
South Africa |
46 35 S |
38 00 E |
Prince Patrick Island |
Canada |
76 30 N |
119 00 W |
Principe (island) |
Sao Tome and Principe |
1 38 N |
7 25 E |
Prussia (region) |
Germany, Poland, Russia |
53 00 N |
14 00 E |
Pukapuka Atoll |
Cook Islands |
10 53 S |
165 49 W |
Punjab (region) |
India, Pakistan |
30 50 N |
73 30 E |
Puntland (region) |
Somalia |
8 21 N |
49 08 E |
P'yongyang (capital) |
North Korea |
39 01 N |
125 45 E |
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