| Language
|
Native name
|
Icelandic exonym
|
 Albania Albanía
|
| Albanian
|
Tiranë
|
Tirana
|
 Afghanistan Afganistan
|
| Persian – Pashto
|
Kābul – Kabəl
|
Kabúl
|
 Algeria Alsír
|
| Arabic
|
Al-Ŷazā'ir
|
Algeirsborg
|
 Armenia Armenía
|
| Armenian
|
Yerevan
|
Jerevan
|
 Angola Angóla
|
| Portuguese
|
Luanda
|
Lúanda
|
 Argentina Argentína
|
| Spanish
|
Tierra del Fuego
|
Eldland
|
 Austria Austurríki
|
| German
|
Wien
|
Vín or Vínarborg
|
 Australia Ástralía
|
| English
|
New South Wales
|
Nýja Suður-Wales
|
| South Australia
|
Suður-Ástralía
|
| Western Australia
|
Vestur-Ástralía
|
| Australian Capital Territory
|
Höfuðborgarsvæði Ástralíu
|
| Northern Territory
|
Norður-svæðið
|
| Christmas Island
|
Jólaeyja
|
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
Kókoseyjar
|
| Norfolk Island
|
Norfolkeyjar
|
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Heard og McDonaldseyjar
|
 Azerbaijan Aserbaídsjan
|
| Azerbaijani
|
Bakı
|
Bakú
|
 The Bahamas Bahamaeyjar
|
| English
|
Nassau
|
Nassá
|
 Belarus Hvíta-Rússland
|
| Belarusian
|
Polotsk
|
Palteskja (historical), Hvíta-Rússland (historical), Belarús (current)[1]
|
 Belize Belís
|
| English
|
Belmopan
|
Belmópan
|
 Bhutan Bútan
|
| Dzongkha
|
Thimphu
|
Timfú
|
 Bolivia Bólivía
|
| Spanish – Quechua
|
Sucre – Chuqichaka
|
Súkre
|
 Bosnia Bosnía
|
| Bosnian
|
Sarajevo
|
Sarajevó
|
 Botswana Botsvana
|
| English – Tswana
|
Gaborone
|
Gaboróne
|
 Brazil Brasilía
|
| Portuguese
|
Brasília
|
Brasilía
|
 Burma Mjanmar
|
| Burmese
|
Yangon
|
Jangún
|
 Burundi Búrúndí
|
| French
|
Bujumbura
|
Bújúmbúra
|
 Cameroon Kamerún
|
| French – English
|
Douala
|
Dóúala
|
| Yaoundé
|
Jánde
|
 Canada Kanada
|
| English – French
|
Toronto
|
Torontó
|
 Central African Republic Mið-Afríkulýðveldið
|
| French
|
Bangui
|
Bangví
|
 Chile Síle
|
| Spanish
|
Rapa Nui
|
Páskaeyja
|
| Santiago
|
Santíagó
|
 China Kína
|
| Mandarin (pinyin Romanization)
|
Beijing
|
Peking (sometimes written and read Beijing; Peking reads a bit differently)[2]
|
| Shanghai
|
Sjanghæ (reads like in English)
|
| Tianjin
|
Tientsin
|
| Qingdao
|
Tsingtao
|
| Nanjing
|
Nanking
|
| Xiamen
|
Amoy
|
| Guilin
|
Kweilin
|
| Guangzhou
|
Kanton
|
 Macau Makaó
|
| Portuguese – Cantonese
|
Macau
|
Makaó
|
 Taiwan Formósa
|
| Mandarin (pinyin Romanization)
|
Táiběi
|
Taípei, Tæpei
|
 Colombia Kólumbía
|
| Spanish
|
Bogotá
|
Bógóta
|
 Cook Islands Cookseyjar
|
| Māori – English
|
Avarua
|
Avarúa
|
 Cyprus Kýpur
|
| Greek – Turkish
|
Lefkosía – Lefkoşa
|
Nikósía
|
 Czech Republic Tékkland
|
| Czech
|
Plzeň
|
Pilsen
|
| Praha
|
Prag
|
 Denmark Danmörk
|
| Danish
|
Aalborg
|
Álaborg
|
| Aarhus
|
Árósar[3]
|
| Helsingør
|
Helsingjaeyri
|
| Falster
|
Falstur
|
| Fredrikshavn
|
Friðrikshöfn
|
| Fyn
|
Fjón
|
| Humlebæk
|
Humlabekk (little used)
|
| Jelling
|
Jalangur
|
| Jylland
|
Jótland
|
| København (Copenhagen)
|
Kaupmannahöfn[3]
|
| Lolland
|
Láland
|
| Læsø
|
Hlésey
|
| Odense
|
Óðinsvé[3]
|
| Ribe
|
Rípar
|
| Ringsted
|
Hringstað
|
| Roskilde
|
Hróarskelda
|
| Silkeborg
|
Silkiborg
|
| Sjælland
|
Sjáland
|
| Skagen
|
Skaginn
|
| Slagelse
|
Slagleysa
|
| Sorø
|
Sórey
|
| Viborg
|
Vébjörg
|
 Dominican Republic Dóminíska Lýðveldið
|
| Spanish
|
Santo Domingo
|
Santó Dómingó
|
 Egypt Egyptaland
|
| Arabic
|
Al-Iskandariyya
|
Alexandría
|
| Qāhirah
|
Kaíró
|
| Suways
|
Súes
|
 Equatorial Guinea Miðbaugs-Gínea
|
| French – Spanish
|
Malabo
|
Malabó
|
 Ethiopia Eþíópía
|
| Amharic
|
Adis Abäba
|
Addis Ababa
|
 Faroe Islands Færeyjar
|
| Faroese
|
Borðoy
|
Borðey
|
| Eysturoy
|
Austurey
|
| Fuglafjørður
|
Fuglafjörður
|
| Fugloy
|
Fugley
|
| Gásadalur
|
Gæsadalur
|
| Kalsoy
|
Karlsey
|
| Kirkjubøur
|
Kirkjubær
|
| Klaksvík
|
Klakksvík
|
| Kollafjørður
|
Kollafjörður
|
| Kunoy
|
Konuey
|
| Miðvágur
|
Miðvogur
|
| Nólsoy
|
Nólsey
|
| Sandavágur
|
Sandavogur
|
| Sandoy
|
Sandey
|
| Streymoy
|
Straumey
|
| Suðuroy
|
Suðurey
|
| Svínoy
|
Svíney
|
| Toftir
|
Tóftir
|
| Tórshavn
|
Þórshöfn
|
| Tvøroyri
|
Þvereyri
|
| Vágar
|
Vogar, Vogey
|
| Vágur
|
Vogur
|
| Viðoy
|
Viðey
|
 Finland Finnland
|
| Finnish – Swedish
|
Turku – Åbo
|
Árbæ
|
 France Frakkland
|
| French
|
Bretagne
|
Bretanía (current), Bretonskagi, Litla-Bretland, Bertangaland (obsolete), Bretland (obsolete)
|
| Bourgogne
|
Búrgund
|
| Corse
|
Korsíka
|
| Nantes
|
Namsborg (obsolete)
|
| Normandy
|
Norðmandí (obsolete), Normandí (current)
|
| Paris
|
París
|
| Poitiers
|
Peituborg
|
| Reims
|
Reimsborg
|
| Rouen
|
Rúðuborg
|
| Strasbourg
|
Strassborg
|
| Versailles
|
Versalir
|
 French Polynesia Franska Pólýnesía
|
| Tahitian – French
|
'Enana mā
|
Markesaseyjar
|
| Tōtaiete mā
|
Félagseyjar
|
| Tahiti
|
Tahítí
|
| Tūāmotu mā
|
Lágeyjar (obsolete)
|
 Ghana Gana
|
| English
|
Accra
|
Akkra
|
 Georgia Georgía
|
| Georgian
|
Tbi'lisi
|
Tíblisi (Tíflis in common parlance)
|
 Germany Þýskaland
|
| German
|
Berlin
|
Berlín
|
| Bavaria
|
Bæjaraland
|
| Braunschweig
|
Brúnsvík (obsolete)
|
| Bremen
|
Brimar
|
| Flensburg
|
Flensborg
|
| Frankfurt
|
Frakkafurða (little used)
|
| Hamburg
|
Hamborg
|
| Haddeby
|
Heiðabær
|
| Holstein
|
Holtsetaland
|
| Kiel
|
Kíl
|
| Köln (Cologne)
|
Kolni (little used), Köln (current)
|
| Lübeck
|
Lýbika
|
| Oldenburg
|
Aldinborg
|
| Rostock
|
Rauðstokkur (obsolete)
|
| Schleswig
|
Slésvík
|
| Stralsund
|
Stræla
|
| Stuttgart
|
Stóðgarður (little used)
|
| Verden
|
Ferðuborg (obsolete)
|
 Greece Grikkland
|
| Greek
|
Athína
|
Aþena
|
| Límnos
|
Lemney
|
| Thessaloníki
|
Saloníka (obsolete), Þessalónika (current)
|
 Guinea Gínea
|
| French
|
Conakry
|
Kónakrí
|
 Guatemala Gvatemala
|
| Spanish
|
Ciudad de Guatemala
|
Gvatemalaborg
|
 Guinea-Bissau Gínea-Bissá
|
| Portuguese
|
Bissau
|
Bissá (reads like in English)
|
 Hungary Ungverjaland
|
| Hungarian
|
Budapest
|
Búdapest
|
 India Indland
|
| Hindi – English
|
Kolkata
|
Kalkútta (obsolete)
|
| Naī Dillī – New Delhi
|
Nýja-Delí
|
 Indonesia Indónesía
|
| Indonesian
|
DKI Jakarta
|
Djakarta
|
 Iran Íran
|
| Persian
|
Tehrān
|
Teheran
|
 Iraq Írak
|
| Arabic – Kurdish
|
Baġdād – Bexda
|
Bagdað (or which reads almost the same)
|
 Ireland Írland
|
| Irish
|
Áth Cliath/Dubhlinn (Dublin)
|
Dyflinn(i)
|
| Luimneach (Limerick)
|
Hlymrek (obsolete)
|
 Israel Ísrael
|
| Hebrew – Arabic
|
Yerushaláyim – al Quds
|
Jórsalaborg (obsolete), Jerúsalem (current)
|
| Ḥeifa – Ḥayfā
|
Haífa
|
| Tel Aviv-Yafo – Tal ʼAbīb
|
Tel Avív
|
 Italy Ítalía
|
| Italian
|
Bari
|
Bár (obsolete)
|
| Firenze
|
Flórens
|
| Genova
|
Genúa
|
| Lucca
|
Lukkuborg (obsolete)
|
| Milano
|
Meilansborg (obsolete), Mílanó (current)
|
| Napoli
|
Napólí
|
| Roma
|
Róm, Rómaborg (both are commonly and, additionally Rómarborg, which is an incorrect spelling,[4] with extra r before the ending -borg, which means city).
|
| Salerno
|
Salernisborg (rare)
|
| Torino
|
Tórínó
|
| Venezia
|
Feneyjar
|
 Japan Japan
|
| Japanese
|
Kyōto-shi
|
Kýótó
|
| Tōkyō
|
Tókýó
|
 Kenya Kenýa
|
| English – Swahili
|
Nairobi
|
Naíróbí
|
 Latvia Lettland
|
| Latvian
|
Rīga
|
Ríga
|
| Kurzeme
|
Kúrland
|
| Daugava
|
Dvína
|
| Livonija
|
Lífland
|
| Liepāja
|
Líbá
|
 Lebanon Líbanon
|
| Arabic – French
|
Bayrūt – Beyrouth
|
Beirút
|
 Liberia Líbería
|
| English
|
Monrovia
|
Monróvía
|
 Libya Líbýa
|
| Arabic
|
Ṭarābulus
|
Trípólí
|
 Lithuania Litháen
|
| Lithuanian
|
Vilnius
|
Vilníus
|
 Madagascar Madagaskar
|
| Malagasy – French
|
Antananarivo
|
Antananarívó
|
 Malawi Malaví
|
| English
|
Lilongwe
|
Lílongve
|
 Malaysia Malasía
|
| Malay
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kúala Lúmpúr
|
 Mali Malí
|
| French – Bambara
|
Bamako – Bamakə
|
Bamakó
|
| Tombouctou – Timbuktu
|
Timbúktú
|
 Marshall Islands Marshalleyjar
|
| Marshallese – English
|
Majuro
|
Majúró
|
 Mauritania Máritanía
|
| Arabic – French
|
Nouakchott
|
Núaksjott
|
 Mexico Mexíkó
|
| Spanish
|
Ciudad de México
|
Mexíkóborg
|
 Moldova Moldóva
|
| Romanian
|
Chișinău
|
Kisínev
|
 Mongolia Mongólía
|
| Mongolian
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Úlan Bator
|
 Montenegro Svartfjallaland
|
 Mozambique Mósambík
|
| Portuguese
|
Maputo
|
Mapútó
|
 North Korea Norður-Kórea
|
| Korean
|
P'yŏngyang
|
Pjongjang
|
 Nepal Nepal
|
| Nepali
|
Kāţhmāņđau
|
Katmandú
|
 The Netherlands Holland
|
| Dutch
|
Amsterdam
|
Amsturdammur (little used), Erilstífla (little used)
|
| Den Haag or ´s Gravenhage
|
Haag
|
| Utrecht
|
Trekt (little used)
|
| Zuiderzee
|
Suðursjó (historical)
|
 Nicaragua Níkaragva
|
| Spanish
|
Managua
|
Managva
|
 Niger Níger
|
| French
|
Niamey
|
Níamey
|
 Nigeria Nígería
|
| English – Yorùbá
|
Abuja-Abùjá
|
Abútja
|
 Norway Noregur
|
| Norwegian
|
| Akershus
|
Akurshús
|
| Arendal
|
Arnardalur
|
| Aust-Agder
|
Austur-Agðir
|
| Bergen
|
Björgyn (obsolete), Björgvin (current)[3]
|
| Bjørnøya
|
Bjarnarey
|
| Bodø
|
Boðvin
|
| Bærum
|
Bergheimur (obsolete)
|
| Drammen
|
Dröfn (obsolete)
|
| Finnmark
|
Finnmörk
|
| Gjøvik
|
Djúpvík (historical)
|
| Hedmark
|
Heiðmörk
|
| Hordaland
|
Hörðaland
|
| Karmøy
|
Körmt (historical)
|
| Møre og Romsdal
|
Mæri og Raumsdalur
|
| Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag
|
Norður-Þrændalög, Suður-Þrændalög
|
| Nordland
|
Norðurland
|
| Oslo
|
Kauphágur (historical), Ósló (current)
|
| Rogaland
|
Rygjafylki
|
| Skien
|
Skiða (obsolete)
|
| Sogn og Fjordane
|
Sogn og Firðafylki
|
| Stavanger
|
Stafangur
|
| Telemark
|
Þelamörk
|
| Trondheim
|
Niðarós (historical), Þrándheimur (current)
|
| Tønsberg
|
Túnsberg (obsolete)
|
| Østfold
|
Austfold
|
| Ålesund
|
Álasund
|
 Oman Óman
|
| Arabic
|
Masqaṭ
|
Múskat
|
 Paraguay Paragvæ
|
| Spanish – Guaraní
|
Asunción
|
Asúnsjón
|
 Peru Perú
|
| Spanish
|
Lima
|
Líma
|
 Philippines Filippseyjar
|
| Tagalog – Cebuano
|
Maynila – Manila
|
Maníla
|
 Poland Pólland
|
| Polish
|
Cities
|
| Wrocław
|
Breslá
|
| Kraków
|
Kraká
|
| Warszawa
|
Varsjá
|
| Szczecin
|
Stettín
|
| Voivodeships
|
| Silesia
|
Slesía
|
| Kuyavia
|
Kujavía
|
| Pomerania
|
Pommern
|
| Małopolska
|
Litla-Pólland
|
| Warmia
|
Ermland
|
| Masuria
|
Masúría
|
| Mazovia
|
Masóvía
|
| Subcarpathia
|
Neðri-Karpatía
|
 Portugal Portúgal
|
| Portuguese
|
Lisboa
|
Lissabon
|
 Romania Rúmenía
|
| Romanian
|
București
|
Búkarest
|
| Constanța
|
Konstantía
|
 Russia Rússland
|
| Russian
|
Murom
|
Móramar (historical)
|
| Novgorod
|
Hólmgarður, Nýi Garður, Nýborg
|
| Rostov
|
Ráðstofa
|
| Sankt Peterburg
|
Sankti Pétursborg
|
| Smolensk
|
Smáleskja (historical)
|
| Staraya Ladoga
|
Aldeigjuborg (historical)
|
| Suzdal
|
Súrsdalar (historical)
|
 Rwanda Rúanda
|
| Kinyarwanda – French
|
Kigali
|
Kígalí
|
 Samoa Samóa
|
| Samoan
|
Apia
|
Apía
|
 Saudi Arabia Sádí-Arabía
|
| Arabic
|
Makkah
|
Mekka
|
| Riyāḍ
|
Ríad
|
 Serbia Serbía
|
| Serbian
|
Beograd
|
Belgrad
|
 Somalia Sómalía
|
| Somali – Arabic
|
Muqdisho – Maqadīshū
|
Mógadisjú
|
 South Africa Suður-Afríka
|
| English – Afrikaans
|
Cape of Good Hope
|
Góðrarvonarhöfði
|
| Cape Town – Kaapstad
|
Höfðaborg
|
| Johannesburg
|
Jóhannesarborg
|
| Pretoria
|
Pretoría
|
 South Korea Suður-Kórea
|
| Korean
|
Seoul
|
Seúl
|
 Spain Spánn
|
| Spanish
|
Barcelona
|
Barselóna
|
 Sri Lanka Srí Lanka
|
| Sinhala – Tamil
|
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
|
Srí Jajevardenepúra
|
 Sudan Súdan
|
| Arabic – English
|
Kharṭūm – Khartoum
|
Kartúm
|
 Suriname Súrínam
|
| Dutch
|
Paramaribo
|
Paramaríbó
|
 Sweden Svíþjóð[3]
|
| Swedish
|
Göteborg
|
Gautaborg
|
| Helsingborg
|
Helsingjaborg
|
| Lund
|
Lundur
|
| Malmö
|
Málmhaugar (little used), Málmey
|
| Stockholm
|
Stokkhólmur[5]
|
| Uppsala
|
Uppsalir
|
 Switzerland Sviss
|
| German – French
|
Basel – Bâle
|
Boslaraborg (obsolete)
|
 Syria Sýrland
|
| Arabic
|
Dimašq
|
Damaskus
|
 Tajikistan Tadsjikistan
|
| Tajik
|
Dushanbe
|
Dúshanbe
|
 Tanzania Tansanía
|
| Swahili
|
Dodoma
|
Dódóma
|
 Thailand Taíland
|
| Thai
|
Krung Thep
|
Bangkok
|
 Tonga Tonga
|
| Tongan – English
|
Nukuʻalofa
|
Núkúalófa
|
 Turkey Tyrkland
|
| Turkish
|
İstanbul
|
Mikligarður (historical), Istanbúl (current)
|
 Ukraine Úkraína
|
| Ukrainian
|
Kyiv
|
Kænugarður, Kyjív
|
 United Arab Emirates Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin
|
| Arabic
|
Abū Zabī
|
Abú Dabí
|
| 'Ajmān
|
Adsman
|
| Dubayy
|
Dúbaí
|
 United Kingdom Bretland
|
| English
|
Aberdeen
|
Apardjón (obsolete)
|
| Canterbury
|
Kantaraborg
|
| Dover
|
Dofrar (little used)
|
| Edinburgh
|
Edinborg
|
| Yarmouth
|
Járnamóða (little used)
|
| Cambridge
|
Kambabryggja (little used)
|
| Lerwick
|
Leirvík
|
| London
|
Lundúnir (also used, but London more current)[3]
|
| Southampton
|
Suðurhamtún (little used)
|
| Oxford
|
Öxnafurða (little used)
|
| Scarborough
|
Skarðaborg (obsolete)
|
| York
|
Jórvík
|
| Wales
|
Valland (little used)
|
| Isle of Man
|
Mön
|
 United States Bandaríkin
|
| English
|
California
|
Kalifornía
|
| Florida
|
Flórída
|
| Georgia
|
Georgía
|
| New York
|
Nýja-Jórvík (not in common use, a jocular term of academic pretension)
|
| North Carolina
|
Norður-Karólína
|
| North Dakota
|
Norður-Dakóta
|
| Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvanía
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| South Carolina
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Suður-Karólína
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| South Dakota
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Suður-Dakóta
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| Virginia
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Virginía
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| West Virginia
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Vestur-Virginía
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 Uruguay Úrúgvæ
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| Spanish
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Montevideo
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Montevídeó
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 Uzbekistan Úsbekistan
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| Uzbek
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Toshkent
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Taskent
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 Vatican City Vatíkanið, Páfagarður, or Vatíkanborg
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| Latin
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Status Civitatis Vaticanae
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Páfagarður
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 Venezuela Venesúela
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| Spanish
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Caracas
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Karakas
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 Vietnam Víetnam
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| Vietnamese
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Hà Nội
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Hanoí
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| Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
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Ho Chi Minh-borg, formerly Saígon
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 Zambia Sambía
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| English
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Lusaka
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Lúsaka
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| Language
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Native name
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Icelandic exonym
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