Foreign Names Information Bulletin, Number 1 5 February 1992

Foreign Names Information Bulletin

Number 1

PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN

World events, particularly in the former Soviet Union, are causing changes in names of countries,

first-order administrative divisions (such as a state in the United States), and populated places. Because

of the many inquiries it has recently received, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has decided

to issue the Foreign Names Information Bulletin.

This first bulletin provides former names and new names of major features approved by BGN since

January 1991. Future issues of the bulletin will be issued as often as appropriate. The bulletins will

supplement the quarterly publication, Foreign Names Decisions of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Initial copies of the bulletin will be sent without charge to all users including federal agencies,

publishers, libraries, press media, and research organizations. Plans are under study to develop a mailing

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Foreign Names Information Bulletin, call one of the following numbers:

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INTERPRETATION OF ENTRIES

• Names from languages not using Roman script have been romanized by means of romanization

systems approved by BGN.

• Bolded parts of names identify short-form names. Both short-form and long-form names are

approved for use.

• Conventional names are English-language names which have current usage and are approved by

BGN.

• Diacritics are graphic marks, usually occurring above or below a letter, indicating differences in

pronunciation or meaning, as compared to an unmarked letter of the alphabet. Examples are the

acute accent (  ) and the cedilla (  ) .

• Beginning 1 January 1992, as a result of the recognition of the independence of the former Soviet

republics, BGN will begin the romanization of non-Russian names from official national laguage

sources, where applicable and when available, rather thatn from Russian-language sources. NonRussian names taken from Russian-language sources are annotated with an asterisk [*]. The new

name entries for some of the former Soviet republics are incomplete, since officail documentation for

the national laguage forms of the names has not yet been obtained.

• The map on page iii shows the new names of the independent republics of the former Soviet Union

and their capitals.

DESIGNATION CODES AND DESIGNATIONS

ADM1 first-order administrative division (for example, a province)

PCLI independent political entity

PPL populated place

RGN region
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CONTENTS

Country Page

1. SOVIET UNION..............................................................................................................................1

2. ARMENIA .......................................................................................................................................1

3. AZERBAIJAN .................................................................................................................................1

4. BYELARUS.....................................................................................................................................2

5. ESTONIA.........................................................................................................................................2

6. GEORGIA........................................................................................................................................2

7. KAZAKHSTAN ..............................................................................................................................3

8. KYRGYZSTAN...............................................................................................................................3

9. LATVIA...........................................................................................................................................3

10. LITHUANIA....................................................................................................................................4

11. MOLDOVA .....................................................................................................................................4

12. RUSSIA............................................................................................................................................4

13. TAJIKISTAN...................................................................................................................................5

14. TURKMENISTAN ..........................................................................................................................6

15. UKRAINE........................................................................................................................................6

16. UZBEKISTAN.................................................................................................................................7

17. ALBANIA........................................................................................................................................7

18. BULGARIA .....................................................................................................................................7

19. CONGO............................................................................................................................................7

20. CZECHOSLOVAKIA......................................................................................................................8

21. ETHIOPIA .......................................................................................................................................8

22. GERMANY......................................................................................................................................9

23. HUNGARY....................................................................................................................................11

24. POLAND........................................................................................................................................11

25. YUGOSLAVIA..............................................................................................................................12
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1. SOVIET UNION

Soviet Union [conventional short form]; No longer exists

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

[conventional long form];

Sovetskiy Soyuz [Russian short form];

Soyuz Socetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh

[Russian long form]:

PCLI 60°00'N 80°00'E

2. ARMENIA

Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Armenia, Republic of [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Hayastan [Armenian short form];

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun [Armenian long form]:

ADM1 40°00'N 45°00'E PCLI 40°00'N 45°00'E

Bashkend: *Artsvashen:

PPL 40°39'N 45°32'E PPL 40°39'N 45°32'E

Leninakan: *Kumayri:

PPL 40°48'N 43°50'E PPL 40°48'N 43°50'E

3. AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaydzhanskaya Sovetskaya Azerbaijan, Republic of:

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; PCLI 40°30'N 47°30'E

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 40°30'N 47°30'E

Baku: Baky:

PPL 40°23'N 49°51'E PPL 40°23'N 49°51'E

Kirovabad: *Gyandzha:

PPL 40°41'N 46°22'E PPL 40°41'N 46°22'E
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4. BYELARUS

Belorusskaya Sovetskaya Byelarus, Republic of [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Respublika Byelarus’ [Byelorussian]:

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: PCLI 53°00'N 28°00'E

ADM1 53°00'N 28°00'E

5. ESTONIA

Estonskaya Sovetskaya Estonia, Republic of [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Eesti Vabariik [Estonian]:

Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: PCLI 59°00'N 26°00'E

ADM1 59°00'N 26°00'E

6. GEORGIA

Gruzinskaya Sovetskaya Georgia, Republic of:

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; PCLI 42°00'N 43°30'E

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 42°00'N 43°30'E

Gegechkori: *Martvili:

PPL 42°24'N 42°22'E PPL 42°24'N 42°22'E

Makharadze: *Ozurgeti:

PPL 41°56'N 42°00'E PPL 41°56'N 42°00'E

Mayakovskiy: *Bagdadi:

PPL 42°04'N 42°49'E PPL 42°04'N 42°49'E

Mikha Tskhakaya: *Senaki:

PPL 42°17'N 42°04'E PPL 42°17'N 42°04'E

Ordzhonikidze: *Kharagauli:

PPL 42°01'N 43°13'E PPL 42°01'N 43°13'E

Tbilisi: T’bilisi:

PPL 41°42'N 44°45'E PPL 41°42'N 44°45'E
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GEORGIA (cont’)

Tsulukidze: *Khoni:

PPL 42°20'N 42°26'E PPL 42°20'N 42°26'E

7. KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhskaya Sovetskaya Kazakhstan, Republic of:

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; PCLI 48°00'N 68°00'E

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 48°00'N 68°00'E

Alma-Ata: Almaty:

PPL 43°15'N 76°57'E PPL 43°15'N 76°57'E

8. KYRGYZSTAN

Kirgizskaya Sovetskaya Kyrgyzstan, Republic of:

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; PCLI 41°00'N 75°00'E

Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 41°00'N 75°00'E

Frunze: *Bishkek:

PPL 42°54'N 74°36'E PPL 42°54'N 74°36'E

Rybach’ye: *Issyk-Kul’:

PPL 42°28'N 76°12'E PPL 42°28'N 76°12'E

9. LATVIA

Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Latvia, Republic of [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Latvija [Latvian short form];

Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: Latvijas Republika [Latvian long form]:

ADM1 57°00'N 25°00'E PCLI 57°00'N 25°00'E
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10. LITHUANIA

Litovskaya Sovetskaya Lithuania, Republic of [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Lietuva [Lithuanian short form];

Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: Lietuvos Respublika [Lithuanian long form]:

ADM1 56°00'N 24°00'E PCLI 56°00'N 24°00'E

Kapsukas: Marijampola:

PPL 5434'N 2321'E PPL 5434'N 2321'E

11. MOLDOVA

Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Moldova, Republic of:

Respublika Moldova [Russian]; PCLI 47°00'N 29°00'E

Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova [conventional]:

ADM1 47°00'N 29°00'E

Kishin¦v ChiÏinu

PPL 4700'N 2850'E PPL 4700'N 2850'E

12. RUSSIA

Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Russia [conventional short form];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Russian Federation [conventional long form];

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rossiya [Russian short form]:

[conventional]: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya [Russian long form]:

ADM1 60°00'N 100°00'E PCLI 60°00'N 100°00'E

Andropov: Rybinsk:

PPL 58°03'N 38°50'E PPL 58°03'N 38°50'E

Brezhnev: Naberezhnyye Chelny:

PPL 55°42'N 52°19'E PPL 55°42'N 52°19'E

Chernenko: Sharypovo:

PPL 55°33'N 89°12'E PPL 55°33'N 89°12'E

Georgiu-Dezh: Liski:

PPL 50°59'N 39°30'E PPL 50°59'N 39°30'E
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RUSSIA (cont’)

Gor’kiy: Nizhniy Novgorod:

PPL 56°20'N 44°00'E PPL 56°20'N 44°00'E

Kalinin: Tver’:

PPL 56°52'N 35°55'E PPL 56°52'N 35°55'E

Kuybyshev: Samara:

PPL 53°12'N 50°09'E PPL 53°12'N 50°09'E

Kuybyshev: Bulgar:

PPL 54°57'N 49°04'E PPL 54°57'N 49°04'E

Leningrad: Sank-Peterburg [Russian];

PPL 59°55'N 30°15'E Saint Petersburg [conventional]:

PPL 59°55'N 30°15'E

Ordzhonikidze: Vladikavkaz:

PPL 43°00'N 44°40'E PPL 43°00'N 44°40'E

Sverdlovsk: Yekaterinburg:

PPL 56°51'N 60°30'E PPL 56°51'N 60°30'E

Ustinov: Izhevsk:

PPL 56°51'N 53°14'E PPL 56°51'N 53°14'E

Zagorsk: Sergiyev Posad:

PPL 56°18'N 38°08'E PPL 56°18'N 38°08'E

13. TAJIKISTAN

Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Tajikistan, Republic of:

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; PCLI 39°00'N 71°00'E

Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 39°00'N 71°00'E

Leninabad: *Khudzhand:

PPL 40°17'N 69°37'E PPL 40°17'N 69°37'E
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14. TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenskaya Sovetskaya Turkmenistan, Republic of:

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; PCLI 40°00'N 60°00'E

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 40°00'N 60°00'E

Ashkhabad: Ashgabat:

PPL 37°57'N 58°23'E PPL 37°57'N 58°23'E

Neftezavodsk: *Seydi:

PPL 39°25'N 62°54'E PPL 39°25'N 62°54'E

15. UKRAINE

Ukrainskaya Sovetskaya Ukraine [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; Ukrayina [Ukrainian]:

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: PCLI 49°00'N 32°00'E

ADM1 49°00'N 32°00'E

Kiyev [Russian]; Kyyiv [Ukranian];

Kiev [conventional]: Kiev [conventional]:

PPL 50°26'N 30°31'E PPL 50°26'N 30°31'E

Voroshilovgrad: Luhans’k:

PPL 48°34'N 39°20'E PPL 48°34'N 39°20'E

Zhdanov: Mariupol’:

PPL 47°06'N 37°33'E PPL 47°06'N 37°33'E

Zhdanov-Port: Mariupol’-Port:

PPL 47°04'N 37°30'E PPL 47°04'N 37°30'E

Gotval’d: Zmiyiv:

PPL 49°41'N 36°21'E PPL 49°41'N 36°21'E
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16. UZBEKISTAN

Uzbekskaya Sovetskaya Uzbekistan, Republic of [conventional];

Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [Russian]; zbekiston Respublikasi [Uzbek]:

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic [conventional]: PCLI 4100'N 6400'E

ADM1 4100'N 6400'E

Tashkent: Toshkent:

PPL 41°20'N 69°18'E PPL 41°20'N 69°18'E

NAME CHANGES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

17. ALBANIA

Albania, People’s Socialist Republic of [conventional]; Albania, Republic of [conventional];

Shqipëria [Albanian short form]; Shqipëria [Albanian short form];

Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë Republika e Shqipërisë [Albanian long form]:

[Albanian long form]: PCLI 41°00'N 20°00'E

PCLI 41°00'N 20°00'E

Qyteti Stalin: Kuçovë:

PPL 40°48'N 19°54'E PPL 40°48'N 19°54'E

18. BULGARIA

Bulgaria, People's Republic of [conventional]; Bulgaria, Republic of [conventional];

Narodna Republika BÙlgariya [Bulgarian]: Republika BÙlgariya [Bulgarian]:

PCLI 4300'N 2500'E PCLI 4300'N 2500'E

Tolbukhin: Dobrich:

PPL 43°34'N 27°50'E PPL 43°34'N 27°50'E

19. CONGO

Congo, People’s Republic of the [conventional]; Congo, Republic of the [conventional];

République Populaire du Congo [French]: République du Congo [French]:

PCLI 1°00'S 15°00'E PCLI 1°00'S 15°00'E
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20. CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Czechoslovakia [conventional short form]; Czechoslovakia [conventional short form];

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

[conventional long form]; [conventional long form];

øeskoslovensko [Czech and Slovak short form]; øeskoslovensko [Czech and Slovak short form];

øeskoslovensk [Czech and Slovak long form]: øesk a Slovensk Federativn2 Republika

PCLI 4900'N 1800'E [Czech long form];

øesk a Slovensk Federat2vna Republika

[Slovak long form]:

PCLI 4900'N 1800'E

øesk Socialistick Republika [Czech]; øesk Republika [Czech];

Czech Socialist Republic [conventional]: Czech Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 4945'N 1500'E ADM1 4945'N 1500'E

Slovensk Socialistick Republika [Slovak]; Slovensk Republika [Slovak];

Slovak Socialist Republic [conventional]: Slovak Republic [conventional]:

ADM1 4840'N 1930'E ADM1 4840'N 1930'E

Gottwaldov: Zlín:

PPL 49°13'N 17°40'E PPL 49°13'N 17°40'E

21. ETHIOPIA

ürtra Kifle Hger [Amharic]; No longer exists

Eritrea [conventional]:

ADM1 1500'N 3900'E

None ürtra [Amharic];

Eritrea [conventional]:

RGN 1500'N 3900'E

None ürtra Rasgez kabab±:

ADM1 1600'N 3800'E
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22. GERMANY

East Germany [conventional short form]; No longer exists

German Democratic Republic [conventional long form]:

Deutsche Demokratische Republik [German]:

PCLI 52°00'N 13°00'E

None Germany, Federal Republic of [conventional];

Bundesrepublik Deutschland [German]:

PCLI 52°00'N 13°00'E

Germany [conventional]; No longer exists

Deutschland [German]:

CTRY 51°00'N 13°00'E

West Germany [conventional short form]; No longer exists

Federal Republic of Germany [conventional long form];

Bundesrepublik Deutschland [German]:

PCLI 51°00'N 9°00'E

None Brandenburg, Land:

ADM1 52°30'N 13°30'E

None Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Land:

ADM1 53°30'N 12°30'E

None Sachsen, Land:

ADM1 51°00'N 13°15'E

None Sachsen-Anhalt, Land:

ADM1 51°55'N 11°30'E

None Thüringen, Land:

ADM1 50°55'N 11°00'E

Saarland [long form]; Saarland:

Saar [short form]: ADM1 49°15'N 7°00'E

Cottbus, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 51°45'N 14°00'E
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GERMANY (cont’)

Dresden, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 51°05'N 14°00'E

Erfurt, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 51°10'N 10°50'E

Frankfurt, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 52°30'N 14°00'E

Gera, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 50°50'N 12°05'E

Halle, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 51°30'N 12°00'E

Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 50°45'N 12°40'E

Leipzig, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 51°15'N 12°40'E

Magdeburg, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 52°15'N 11°45'E

Neubrandenburg, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 53°30'N 13°15'E

Potsdam, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 52°35'N 12°50'E

Rostock, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 54°00'N 12°00'E

Schwerin, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 53°30'N 11°30'E

Suhl, Bezirk: No longer exists

ADM1 50°35'N 10°40'E
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GERMANY (cont’)

None Berlin, Land:

ADM1 52°30'N 13°25'E

Berlin: No change

PPL 52°31'N 13°24'E

Berlin (Ost) [German]; No longer exists

East Berlin [conventional]:

PPL 52°30'N 13°33'E

Berlin (West) [German]; No longer exists

West Berlin [conventional]:

PPL 52°30'N 13°20'E

Karl-Marx-Stadt: Chemnitz:

PPL 50°50'N 12°55'E PPL 50°50'N 12°55'E

Wilhelm-Pieck-Stadt Guben: Guben:

PPL 51°57'N 14°43'E PPL 51°57'N 14°43'E

23. HUNGARY

Hungary [conventional short form]; Hungary, Republic of [conventional];

Hungarian People’s Republic [conventional long form]; Magyarország [Hungarian short form];

Magyarország [Hungarian short form]; Magyar Köztársaság [Hungarian long form];

Magyar Népköztársaság [Hungarian long form]; PCLI 47°00'N 20°00'E

PCLI 47°00'N 20°00'E

Leninváros: Tiszaújváros:

PPL 47°56'N 21°05'E PPL 47°56'N 21°05'E

24. POLAND

Poland [conventional short form]; Poland, Republic of [conventional];

Polish People’s Republic [conventional long form]; Rzeczpospolita Polska [Polish]:

Polska Rzeczpospolita [Polish]: PCLI 52°00'N 20°00'E

PCLI 52°00'N 20°00'E
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25. YUGOSLAVIA

Titovo Uàice: Uàice:

PPL 4352'N 1951'E PPL 4352'N 1951'E

The following adjectives of nationality for the independent republics of the former Soviet

Union are currently being used by the U.S. Department of State and are listed here for reference

purposes only.

Adjectives of nationality do not fall within the purview of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Armenian Kazakh Russian

Azerbaijan Kyrgyz Tajik

Byelarusian Latvian Turkmen

Estonian Lithuanian Ukrainian

Georgian Moldovan Uzbek