| Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names (R 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)
Rabat (capital) | Morocco | 34 02 N | 6 51 W
Ralik Chain (island group) | Marshall Islands | 8 00 N | 167 00 E
Rangoon (Yangon) (capital) | Burma | 16 47 N | 96 10 E
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) | Chile | 27 07 S | 109 22 W
Ratak Chain (island group) | Marshall Islands | 9 00 N | 171 00 E
Red Sea | Indian Ocean | 20 00 N | 38 00 E
Redonda (island) | Antigua and Barbuda | 16 55 N | 62 19 W
Republica Dominicana (local name for Dominican Republic) | Dominican Republic | 19 00 N | 70 40 W
Republique Centrafricain (local name for Central African Republic) | Central African Republic | 7 00 N | 21 00 E
Republique Francaise (local name for France) | France | 46 00 N | 2 00 E
Republique Gabonaise (local name for Gabon) | Gabon | 1 00 S | 11 45 E
Republique Rwandaise (local name for Rwanda) | Rwanda | 2 00 S | 30 00 E
Republique Togolaise (local name for Togo) | Togo | 8 00 N | 1 10 E
Revillagigedo Island | United States (Alaska) | 55 35 N | 131 06 W
Revillagigedo Islands | Mexico | 19 00 N | 112 45 W
Reykjavik (capital) | Iceland | 19 00 N | 111 30 W
Rhodes (island) | Greece | 36 10 N | 28 00 E
Rhodesia (region) | Zimbabwe | 20 00 S | 30 00 E
Rhodesia, Northern (former name for Zambia) | Zambia | 15 00 S | 30 00 E
Rhodesia, Southern (former name for Zimbabwe) | Zimbabwe | 20 00 S | 30 00 E
Riga (capital) | Latvia | 56 57 N | 24 06 E
Riga, Gulf of | Atlantic Ocean | 57 30 N | 23 30 E
Rio de la Plata (gulf) | Atlantic Ocean | 35 00 S | 59 00 W
Rio de Oro (region) | Western Sahara | 23 45 N | 15 45 W
Rio Muni (mainland region) | Equatorial Guinea | 1 30 N | 10 00 E
Riyadh (capital) | Saudi Arabia | 24 38 N | 46 43 E
Road Town (capital) | British Virgin Islands | 18 27 N | 64 37 W
Robinson Crusoe Island (Mas a Tierra) | Chile | 33 38 S | 78 52 W
Rocas, Atol das (island) | Brazil | 3 51 S | 33 49 W
Rockall (island) | United Kingdom | 57 35 N | 13 48 W
Rodrigues (island) | Mauritius | 19 42 S | 63 25 E
Rome (capital) | Italy | 41 54 N | 12 29 E
Roncador Cay (island) | Colombia | 13 32 N | 80 03 W
Roosevelt Island | Antarctica | 79 30 S | 162 00 W
Roseau (capital) | Dominica | 15 18 N | 61 24 W
Ross Dependency (claimed by New Zealand) | Antarctica | 80 00 S | 180 00 E
Ross Island | Antarctica | 81 30 S | 175 00 W
Ross Sea | Antarctica, Southern Ocean | 76 00 S | 175 00 W
Rossiya (local name for Russia) | Russia | 60 00 N | 100 00 E
Rota (island) | Northern Mariana Islands | 14 10 N | 145 12 E
Rotuma (island) | Fiji | 12 30 S | 177 30 E
Ruanda (former name for Rwanda) | Rwanda | 2 00 S | 30 00 E
Rub al Khali (desert) | Saudi Arabia | 19 30 N | 49 00 E
Rumelia (region) | Albania, Bulgaria, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 42 00 N | 22 30 E
Ruthenia (region; former name for Carpatho-Ukraine) | Ukraine | 48 22 N | 23 32 E
Ryukyu Islands | Japan | 26 30 N | 128 00 E
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