At 12:20 PM 6/17/01 +0300 Charlie Bell wrote:
>The UK does. <grin> The Maldives...
>
>You're right, most don't though.
I would point out that only one country has a definite article as part of
the "conventional short form."
The Gambia
If you start including long forms, however, the list is quite long.
JDG
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