FCO index of Geographical Names

• Published by: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Last updated: 08 July 2026
• Topic: Government spending
• Licence: Open Government Licence

Summary

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) merged with the International Development Office on 1 September 2020. This list of approved British English-language names and descriptive terms for countries is no longer current and is now published by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.

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