using System;

using System.Linq;

using System.Globalization;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Program

{

    public class Country

    {

        public string Code { get; set; }

        public string Name { get; set; }

    }

​

    public static List<Country> GetCountries()

    {

        //create a new Generic list to hold the country names returned

        List<Country> countryList = new List<Country>();

​

        CultureInfo[] cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.AllCultures & ~CultureTypes.SpecificCultures);

​

        var v = cultures.Where(C => C.LCID != 127 & !C.IsNeutralCulture).Select(C => new { new RegionInfo(C.LCID).EnglishName, new RegionInfo(C.LCID).Name }).ToList();

​

        countryList = v.GroupBy(C => new { C.EnglishName, C.Name }).Select(C => new Country() { Code = C.Key.Name, Name = C.Key.EnglishName }).OrderBy(C => C.Name).ToList();

​

        return countryList;

    }

    public static void Main()

    {

        foreach (var country in GetCountries())

        {

            Console.WriteLine(country.Code + ": " + country.Name);

        }

    }

}