| Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names (N 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)
Nagorno-Karabakh (region) | Azerbaijan | 40 00 N | 46 40 E
Nairobi (capital) | Kenya | 1 17 S | 36 49 E
Namib (desert) | Namibia | 24 00 S | 15 00 E
Nampo-shoto (island group) | Japan | 30 00 N | 140 00 E
Nassau (capital) | The Bahamas | 25 05 N | 77 21 W
Natal (region) | South Africa | 29 00 S | 30 25 E
Natuna Besar Islands | Indonesia | 3 30 N | 102 30 E
Natuna Sea | Pacific Ocean | 3 30 N | 108 00 E
Naxcivan (region) | Azerbaijan | 39 20 N | 45 20 E
Naxos (island) | Greece | 37 05 N | 25 30 E
N'Djamena (capital) | Chad | 12 07 N | 15 03 E
Nederland (local name for the Netherlands) | Netherlands | 52 30 N | 5 45 E
Nederlandse Antillen (local name for the Netherlands Antilles) | Netherlands Antilles | 12 15 N | 68 45 W
Negev (region) | Israel | 30 30 N | 34 55 E
Negros (island) | Philippines | 10 00 N | 123 00 E
Nejd (region) | Saudi Arabia | 24 05 N | 45 15 E
Netherlands East Indies (former name for Indonesia) | Indonesia | 5 00 S | 120 00 E
Netherlands Guiana (former name for Suriname) | Suriname | 4 00 N | 56 00 W
Nevis (island) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 09 N | 62 35 W
New Britain (island) | Papua New Guinea | 6 00 S | 150 00 E
New Delhi (capital) | India | 28 36 N | 77 12 E
New Guinea (island) | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | 5 00 S | 140 00 E
New Hebrides (island group) | Vanuatu | 16 00 S | 167 00 E
New Ireland (island) | Papua New Guinea | 3 20 N | 152 00 E
New Siberian Islands | Russia | 75 00 N | 142 00 E
New Territories (mainland region) | Hong Kong | 22 24 N | 114 10 E
Newfoundland (island, with mainland area, and a province) | Canada | 52 00 N | 56 00 W
Niamey (capital) | Niger | 13 31 N | 2 07 E
Nicobar Islands | India | 8 00 N | 93 30 E
Nicosia (capital) | Cyprus | 35 10 N | 33 22 E
Nightingale Island | Saint Helena | 37 25 S | 12 30 W
Nihon (local name for Japan) | Japan | 36 00 N | 138 00 E
Nippon (local name for Japan) | Japan | 36 00 N | 138 00 E
Nomoi Islands (Mortlock Islands) | Federated States of Micronesia | 5 30 N | 153 40 E
Norge (local name for Norway) | Norway | 62 00 N | 10 00 E
Norman Isles (Channel Islands) | Guernsey, Jersey | 49 20 N | 2 20 W
North Atlantic Ocean | Atlantic Ocean | 30 00 N | 45 00 W
North Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 55 10 N | 5 40 W
North Frisian Islands | Denmark, Germany | 54 50 N | 8 12 E
North Greenland Sea | Arctic Ocean | 78 00 N | 5 00 W
North Island | New Zealand | 39 00 S | 176 00 E
North Korea | North Korea | 40 00 N | 127 00 E
North Ossetia (region) | Russia | 43 00 N | 44 10 E
North Pacific Ocean | Pacific Ocean | 30 00 N | 165 00 W
North Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 56 00 N | 4 00 E
North Vietnam (former name for northern portion of Vietnam) | Vietnam | 23 00 N | 106 00 E
North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic) | Yemen | 15 00 N | 44 00 E
Northeast Providence Channel | Atlantic Ocean | 25 40 N | 77 09 W
Northern Cyprus (region) | Cyprus | 35 15 N | 33 44 E
Northern Epirus (region) | Albania, Greece | 40 00 N | 20 30 E
Northern Grenadines (political region) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 45 N | 61 15 W
Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 54 40 N | 6 45 W
Northern Rhodesia (former name for Zambia) | Zambia | 15 00 S | 30 00 E
Northwest Passages | Arctic Ocean | 74 40 N | 100 00 W
Northwest Territories (region) | Canada | 64 05 N | 117 10 W
Norwegian Sea | Atlantic Ocean | 66 00 N | 6 00 E
Nouakchott (capital) | Mauritania | 18 06 N | 15 57 W
Noumea (capital) | New Caledonia | 22 16 S | 166 27 E
Nouvelle-Caledonie (local name for New Caledonia) | New Caledonia | 21 30 S | 165 30 E
Nouvelles Hebrides (former name for Vanuatu) | Vanuatu | 16 00 S | 167 00 E
Novaya Zemlya (islands) | Russia | 74 00 N | 57 00 E
Nubia (region) | Egypt, Sudan | 20 30 N | 33 00 E
Nuku'alofa (capital) | Tonga | 21 08 S | 175 12 W
Nunavut (region) | Canada | 72 00 N | 90 00 W
Nuuk (Godthab) (capital) | Greenland | 64 11 N | 51 44 W
Nyasaland (former name for Malawi) | Malawi | 13 30 S | 34 00 E
Nyassa (region) | Mozambique | 13 30 S | 37 00 E
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