No. Applicants are not permitted to apply for country or territory names as documented in the ISO 3166-1 standard (ISO Online Browsing Platform). A string will be considered to be a country or territory name if:
- It is an alpha-3 code listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.
- It is a long-form name listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard, or a translation of the long-form name in any language.
- It is a short-form name listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard, or a translation of the short-form name in any language.
- It is the short- or long-form name associated with a code that has been designated as "exceptionally reserved" by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency.
It is a separable component of a country name designated on the "Separable Country Names List," or is a translation of a name appearing on the list, in any language. Permutations and transpositions of the following strings are reserved and unavailable for delegation:
- Long-form name listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.
- Short-form name listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.
- Short- or long-form name association with a code that has been designated as "exceptionally reserved" by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency.
- Separable component of a country name designated on the "Separable Country Names List, or is a translation of a name appearing on the list, in any language.
Strings resulting from permutations and transpositions of alpha-3 codes listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard are available for delegation, unless the strings resulting from permutations and transpositions are themselves on that list. Permutations include removal of spaces, insertion of punctuation, and addition or removal of grammatical articles like "the." A transposition is considered a change in the sequence of the long or short–form name, for example, "RepublicCzech" or "IslandsCayman."
- It is a name by which a country is commonly known, as demonstrated by evidence that the country is recognized by that name by an intergovernmental or treaty organization.