Here’s what to know about the longest place name in the world, including how it got its name, why place names are important and the controversy over its Guinness World Record.

List of Countries with the Longest Names by Letter Count According to the World Population Review and WorldAtlas, here’s the list of the countries with the longest names by letter count.

Not only does Encarnacion-Strand have the longest last name in major league history, but also the longest full name with 27 characters, per Langs.

The second longest place name in the world is awarded to the Welsh village on the isle of Anglesey, Llanfair pwllgwyngyll gogery chwyrn drobwll llan tysilio gogo goch.

2018 — The longest World Series game by both innings and time; LA Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox, 3-2 in the 18th inning (7 hours, 20 minutes) in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium with a Max Muncy walk ...

A new carved sign designed by whānaunga and artist Jacob Scott was installed at the site of The Longest Place name in Pōrangahau in a dawn ceremony recently.

California resident Chanel Tapper, 34, has kept the record for the world’s longest female tongue since 2010. She told Guinness World Records in a new interview that her 3.8-inch-long tongue ...

There is no evidence that a photo collage including an image of two people with extremely long necks shows people with the longest necks in the world, contrary to posts on social media.

The world's longest-serving death row prisoner thanked his supporters for helping him achieve "complete victory" after a Japanese court last week overturned his decades-old murder conviction ...

The town of Breckenridge lined up over a thousand people on Main Street to break the known world record for the longest shot ski — where people tip skis and simultaneously take a shot.

Curious to know which country has the world's longest name? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stands on the topmost podium of the longest country name in the world.