| Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names (M Entries) |
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This appendix cross-references a wide variety of geographic names to the appropriate Factbook ‘country’ entry. Additional information is included in parentheses.

Name | Entry in The World Factbook | Latitude (deg min) | Longitude (deg min)
Macao | Macau | 22 10 N | 113 33 E
Macedonia | The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 41 50 N | 22 00 E
Macquarie Island | Australia | 30 07 S | 147 24 E
Madagasikara (local name for Madagascar) | Madagascar | 20 00 S | 47 00 E
Maddalena, Isola | Italy | 41 13 N | 09 24 E
Madeira Islands | Portugal | 32 40 N | 16 45 W
Madras (see Chennai) (city) | India | 13 04 N | 80 16 E
Madrid (capital) | Spain | 40 24 N | 3 41 W
Magellan, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 54 00 S | 71 00 W
Maghreb (region) | Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia | 30 00 N | 5 00 E
Magreb (local name for Morocco) | Morocco | 32 00 N | 5 00 W
Magyarorszag (local name for Hungary) | Hungary | 47 00 N | 20 00 E
Mahe Island | Seychelles | 4 41 S | 55 30 E
Maiz, Islas del (Corn Islands) | Nicaragua | 12 15 N | 83 00 W
Majorca Island (Isla de Mallorca) | Spain | 39 30 N | 3 00 E
Majuro (capital) | Marshall Islands | 7 05 N | 171 08 E
Makassar Strait | Pacific Ocean | 2 00 S | 117 30 E
Makedonija (local name for Macedonia) | The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 41 50 N | 22 00 E
Malabo (capital) | Equatorial Guinea | 3 45 N | 8 47 E
Malacca, Strait of | Indian Ocean | 2 30 N | 101 20 E
Malagasy Republic | Madagascar | 20 00 S | 47 00 E
Malay Archipelago | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines | 2 30 N | 120 00 E
Malay Peninsula | Malaysia, Thailand | 7 10 N | 100 35 E
Male (capital) | Maldives | 4 10 N | 73 31 E
Mallorca (Majorca) (island) | Spain | 39 30 N | 3 00 E
Malmady (region) | Belgium | 50 26 N | 6 02 E
Malpelo, Isla de (island) | Colombia | 4 00 N | 90 30 W
Malta Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 56 44 N | 26 53 E
Malvinas, Islas (island group) | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 51 45 S | 59 00 W
Mamoutzou (capital) | Mayotte | 12 47 S | 45 14 E
Managua (capital) | Nicaragua | 12 09 N | 86 17 W
Manama (capital) | Bahrain | 26 13 N | 50 35 E
Manchukuo (former state) | China | 44 00 N | 124 00 E
Manchuria (region) | China | 44 00 N | 124 00 E
Manila (capital) | Philippines | 14 35 N | 121 00 E
Manipa Strait | Pacific Ocean | 3 20 S | 127 23 E
Mannar, Gulf of | Indian Ocean | 8 30 N | 79 00 E
Manua Islands | American Samoa | 14 13 S | 169 35 W
Maputo (capital) | Mozambique | 25 58 S | 32 35 E
Marcus Island (Minami-tori-shima) | Japan | 24 16 N | 154 00 E
Margarita, Isla (island) | Venezuela | 10 00 N | 64 00 W
Mariana Islands | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands | 16 00 N | 145 30 E
Marie Byrd Land (region) | Antarctica | 77 00 S | 130 00 W
Marion Island | South Africa | 46 51 S | 37 52 E
Marmara, Sea of | Atlantic Ocean | 40 40 N | 28 15 E
Marquesas Islands (Iles Marquises) | French Polynesia | 9 00 S | 139 30 W
Martin Vaz, Ilhas (island group) | Brazil | 20 30 S | 28 51 W
Mas a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) | Chile | 33 38 S | 78 52 W
Mascarene Islands | Mauritius, Reunion | 21 00 S | 57 00 E
Maseru (capital) | Lesotho | 29 28 S | 27 30 E
Mata-Utu (capital) | Wallis and Futuna | 13 57 S | 171 56 W
Matsu (island) | Taiwan | 26 13 N | 119 56 E
Matthew Island | New Caledonia, Vanuatu | 22 20 S | 171 20 E
Mauritanie (local name for Mauritania) | Mauritania | 20 00 N | 12 00 W
Mazatlan (city) | Mexico | 23 13 N | 106 25 W
Mbabane (capital) | Swaziland | 26 18 S | 31 06 E
McDonald Islands | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 53 06 S | 73 30 E
Mecca (city) | Saudi Arabia | 21 27 N | 39 49 E
Mediterranean Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 36 00 N | 15 00 E
Melilla (exclave) | Spain | 35 19 N | 2 58 W
Memel (region) | Lithuania | 55 43 N | 21 30 E
Mesopotamia (region) | Iraq | 33 00 N | 44 00 E
Messina, Strait of | Atlantic Ocean | 38 15 N | 15 35 E
Mexico (capital) | Mexico | 19 24 N | 99 09 W
Mexico, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 25 00 N | 90 00 W
Middle Congo (former name for Republic of the Congo) | Republic of the Congo | 1 00 S | 15 00 E
Milwaukee Deep (Puerto Rico Trench) | Atlantic Ocean | 19 55 N | 65 27 W
Minami-tori-shima (Marcus Island) | Japan | 24 16 N | 154 00 E
Mindanao (island) | Philippines | 8 00 N | 125 00 E
Mindanao Sea | Pacific Ocean | 9 15 N | 124 30 E
Mindoro (island) | Philippines | 12 50 N | 121 05 E
Mindoro Strait | Pacific Ocean | 12 20 N | 120 40 E
Mingrelia (region) | Georgia | 42 30 N | 41 52 E
Minicoy Island | India | 8 17 N | 73 02 E
Minorca Island (Isla de Menorca) | Spain | 40 00 N | 4 00 E
Minsk (capital) | Belarus | 53 54 N | 27 34 E
Misr (local name for Egypt) | Egypt | 27 00 N | 30 00 E
Mitla Pass | Egypt | 30 02 N | 32 54 E
Mocambique (local name for Mozambique) | Mozambique | 18 15 S | 35 00 E
Mogadishu (capital) | Somalia | 2 04 N | 45 22 E
Moldavia (region) | Moldova, Romania | 47 00 N | 29 00 E
Molucca Sea | Pacific Ocean | 2 00 N | 127 00 E
Moluccas (Spice Islands) | Indonesia | 2 00 S | 28 00 E
Mombasa (city) | Kenya | 4 03 S | 39 40 E
Mona Passage | Atlantic Ocean | 18 30 N | 67 45 W
Monaco (capital) | Monaco | 43 44 N | 7 25 E
Mongol Uls (local name for Mongolia) | Mongolia | 46 00 N | 105 00 E
Monrovia (capital) | Liberia | 6 18 N | 10 47 W
Montenegro (political region) | Yugoslavia | 42 30 N | 19 00 E
Monterrey (city) | Mexico | 25 40 N | 100 19 W
Montevideo (capital) | Uruguay | 34 53 S | 56 11 W
Montreal (city) | Canada | 45 31 N | 73 34 W
Moravia (region) | Czech Republic | 49 30 N | 17 00 E
Moravian Gate (pass) | Czech Republic | 49 35 N | 17 50 E
Moroni (capital) | Comoros | 11 41 S | 43 16 E
Mortlock Islands (Nomoi Islands) | Federated States of Micronesia | 5 30 N | 153 40 E
Moscow (capital) | Russia | 55 45 N | 37 35 E
Mount Pinatubo (volcano) | Philippines | 15 08 N | 120 21 E
Mozambique Channel | Indian Ocean | 19 00 S | 41 00 E
Muritaniyah (local name for Mauritania) | Mauritania | 20 00 N | 12 00 W
Musandam Peninsula | Oman, United Arab Emirates | 26 18 N | 56 24 E
Muscat (capital) | Oman | 23 37 N | 58 35 E
Muscat and Oman (former name for Oman) | Oman | 21 00 N | 57 00 E
Myanma, Myanmar | Burma | 22 00 N | 98 00 E
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