In Gibraltar they are known as shankas
In Australian English these are known as thongs.
In Brazil and Portugal, they are known as chinelos or sandálias and sometimes albeit incorrectly as havaianas (a popular brand) or cariris
In Canada they are know as flip flops.
In Chile they are called chalas or sandalias, condoritos and also hawaianas.
In China they are called Ren Zi Tuo, meaning a similar shape as the Chinese character 人(Human)
In Colombia they are known as chanclas.
In Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, they are known as Japanke.
In Cuba they are known as Chancletas.
In the Czech Republic they are called vietnamky or žabky (little frogs).
In Dominican Republic they are known as calizos
In Egypt they are known as Shebsheb.
In Estonia they are known as frons.
In Finland they are known as varvastossu. In the Finnish army, they are sometimes called kusiluistin ('piss skate', probably refers to their customary use in washing facilities).
In France, they are called tongs.
In Greece they are called sayonares.
In Hawaii, flip-flops are known as slippers or slippas.
In India, similar sandals are known as chappals. Some kinds of chappals are made of leather, and some have a strap over the big toe. They are also called Sawan.
In Indonesia, they are known as sandal jepit (or sometimes sendal jepit).
In Israel, they are known as Kafkafim or Kafkafei Etsba.
In Italy, they are known as infradito (between toes).
In Jamaica, they are known as slippers or sandals.
In Japan, modern western style flip-flops are known as sandaru, differentiating them from the traditional Japanese footwear known as zori.
In Kazakhstan, they are known as cinq'osh due to the fact that they are made from the skin of an immature sow. Originally used to prevent contact with the foulings of animals in the street. It is still a criminal offence in Kazakhstan to wear jandals in the presence of a dead body unless accompanied by a wild boar.
In Kuwait, they are known as an-na'aal
In Macedonia, they are known as Јадранки (Broad Slippers) and Јапонки (Japanese Slippers)
In Malaysia they are known as Selipar Jepun (Japanese Slipper).
In Malawi they are known as "ma slippas" or "ma pata pata".
In Mexico they are known as Chanclas or Guaraches.
In Micronesia they are known as Zorries.
In Morocco they are known as Cabjuks.
In Nepal they are known as chappals.
In Norway they are known as slippers or sandaler (sandals)
In The Netherlands they are known as Teenslippers (toe slippers).
In New Zealand English they are known generically as jandals.
In Pakistan they are known as chappals, qainchey chappals or Hawaiian chappals
In Peru they are known as sayonaras or slaps.
In the Philippines they are known as tsinelas in Tagalog and slippers in English. It is also called step-in in colloquial term.
In Poland they are known the same as in New Zealand - Japonki (Japanese Sandals).
In Puerto Rico they are known as chancletas or sandálias' .
In Russia they are known as Lyagushki or Shlepki or Vietnamki or also known as Slantse (see wiktionary:shlep)
In Slovenia they are known as sandali, natikači or japonke (Japanese Sandals).
In South Africa they are also known as slops.
In Spain they are also known as chanclas
In Sweden they are know as flip flops.
In Trinidad & Tobago they are known as Slippers
In Turkey they are known as Tokyo
In the United States, they are generally known as flip-flops, go-aheads, thongs, and zories
In the United States Army, they are known as shower-shoes
In the United States Navy, they are known as go-slowers, meaning due to safety concerns you should go slow while wearing them
In Uruguay they are known as chancletas,chinelas or romanitas.
In Venezuela they are known as cholas