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Czechia, the short name of the Czech Republic
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Czechia (Czech Republic)

The geographical name Czechia was officially announced when the state started to exist on its own in 1993. The reason why it is not known is because the Czech state and its institutions have not used it. A short country name that is not used by the state itself and by its institutions cannot become well known and recognized abroad.

Czechia is listed in UNTERM.

Some examples to make the difference between a political and a geographical name clear

Political name Geographical name
Federal Republic of Germany Germany
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Russian Federation Russia
Slovak Republic Slovakia
Czech Republic Czechia

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https://unterm.un.org/UNTERM/Display/Record/UNHQ/NA/4275087d-4018-4082-899d-95f37efeda65 there is an error on the UNGEGN database, this is the correct link to UNTERM I would correct it to prevent any confusion many thanks Vaclav
unterm may 2016

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sorashi commented Sep 1, 2016

@Vaclavjoseph done, thanks 😃

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