Countries Whose English Names Contain No Letter 'A'

Excluding the letter "A" (case-insensitive) from a country's standard English short name is a surprisingly tight constraint. Here are the universally recognized sovereign states that meet this criterion:

• Egypt
• Fiji
• Iceland
• Iraq
• Libya (Note: "Libya" contains 'a'? No: L-I-B-Y-A — contains 'a' at end. Wait. Libya ends with 'a'. So it has 'a'. Remove.)
• Mexico (M-E-X-I-C-O — no 'a')
• Peru
• Qatar (Q-A-T-A-R — contains 'a's. Remove.)
• Uruguay (U-R-U-G-U-A-Y — contains 'a'. Remove.)
• Yemen

Correction on common list errors:

• USA / United States of America: Contains multiple 'a's.
• Uzbekistan: Contains 'a's.
• Chile, Greece, Cyprus, Togo, Benin, Niger, Morocco, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, India, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Yemen: Many contain 'a'.

Verified "No A" List (Short Names):

1. Egypt
2. Fiji
3. Iceland
4. Iraq
5. Mexico
6. Peru
7. Yemen

Also: Cyprus (C-Y-P-R-U-S), Greece, Chile, Togo, Benin, Niger, Morocco (M-O-R-O-C-C-O — no 'a'), Turkey, Sweden, Norway (N-O-R-W-A-Y — has 'a'), Finland, Poland (has 'a'), Italy, Spain (has 'a'), Japan (has 'a'), China (has 'a'), India (has 'a'), Israel, Jordan (has 'a'), Lebanon (has 'a'), Oman (has 'a'), Syria (has 'a').

Final Clean List (Short Names, No 'A'): Benin, Chile, Cyprus, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Turkey, Yemen. (15 countries).