In running text, most country names do not require an article (the). Exceptions are the Philippines (formal name: Republic of the Philippines), the Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands), the Bahamas, the Comoros, the Congo (Republic of the Congo), the Gambia, the Marshall Islands, the Niger, the Sudan, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Do not capitalise the:
We went to Germany She was born in the Netherlands
An exception for a capitalised The is The Hague.
For countries that take an article in running text, do not include the article at the start of a heading:
Philippines economy Netherlands climate
Also omit the article when the country name is part of the place of publication in a reference (see General principles for books).
