The – Countries
The United States of America
Referring to Country Names
Article Use with Country Names
| NO ARTICLE | THE | ||
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With most countries, we do not use an article. |
The is used before a country name if the name contains of, or if the country is an island country. |
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SINGLE-NAME COUNTRY Italy |
SINGLE-NAME COUNTRY Ukraine |
THE ___ OF ___ The United States of America |
ISLAND COUNTRIES The Philippines |
Australia |
England |
The Republic of China |
*The Netherlands |
Peru |
Spain |
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
The Barbados |
Japan |
Haiti |
The Islamic Republic of Iran |
The Maldives |
Turkey |
Italy |
The Kingdom of Lesotho |
The Canary Islands |
France |
Indonesia |
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Guinea |
Brazil |
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Iceland |
Uruguay |
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Cuba |
Mexico |
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Austria |
Ukraine |
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*not really an island country
The United Nations - Member States http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html
Practice
Country Names with Articles
- Decide if these countries use "the" in front of the name.
- Select the correct article for each country. Then click the check button to compare your answers.