The list contains 206 entries. The states are divided using two
distinct methods:
Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial
process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of
the community of nations concerning the criteria for statehood. For more
information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list,
please see the
criteria for inclusion section below.
Further information on status and
recognition of sovereignty
[Note 4] |
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UN member states or
observer states ↓ |
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Abkhazia →
Abkhazia |
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Afghanistan –
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
UN member state |
None |
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Albania –
Republic of Albania |
UN member state |
None |
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Algeria –
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
UN member state |
None |
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Andorra –
Principality of Andorra |
UN member state |
None |
Andorra is a
co-principality in which the office of head of state is
jointly held ex officio by the
French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic
diocese of
Urgell,[3]
who himself is appointed by the
Vatican. |
Angola –
Republic of Angola |
UN member state |
None |
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Antigua
and Barbuda |
UN member state |
None |
Antigua and Barbuda is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] with 1 autonomous region,
Barbuda.[Note
6][4] |
Argentina –
Argentine Republic
[Note 7] |
UN member state |
None |
Argentina is a
federation of
23 provinces and 1 autonomous city. Argentina claims
sovereignty over the
Falkland Islands and
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are
administered by the
United Kingdom.[5]
Argentina claims
Argentine Antarctica as part of its national territory,
officially a department of the province of
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands,
which overlaps with the claims of the UK and Chile.[Note
8][6] |
Armenia –
Republic of Armenia |
UN member state |
Not recognised by
Pakistan[7][8] |
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Australia –
Commonwealth of Australia |
UN member state |
None |
Australia is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and a
federation of
6 states and 10 territories. The external territories of
Australia are:
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Austria –
Republic of Austria |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Austria is a
federation of
9 states (Bundesländer). |
Azerbaijan –
Republic of Azerbaijan |
UN member state |
None |
Azerbaijan contains 2 autonomous regions,
Nakhchivan and
Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ).[Note
6] In Nagorno-Karabakh,
a de facto state has been established. |
Bahamas –
Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
UN member state |
None |
The
Bahamas is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Bahrain –
Kingdom of Bahrain |
UN member state |
None |
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Bangladesh –
People's Republic of Bangladesh |
UN member state |
None |
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Barbados |
UN member state |
None |
Barbados is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Belarus –
Republic of Belarus |
UN member state |
None |
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Belgium –
Kingdom of Belgium |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Belgium is a
federation divided into
linguistic communities and regions. |
Belize |
UN member state |
None |
Belize
is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Benin –
Republic of Benin
[Note 9] |
UN member state |
None |
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Bhutan –
Kingdom of Bhutan |
UN member state |
None |
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Bolivia –
Plurinational State of Bolivia |
UN member state |
None |
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Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
UN member state |
None |
Bosnia
and Herzegovina is a federation of 2 constituent units: the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
Republika Srpska, and
Brčko District, self-governing administrative unit.[Note
10] |
Botswana –
Republic of Botswana |
UN member state |
None |
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Brazil –
Federative Republic of Brazil |
UN member state |
None |
Brazil
is a
federation of
26 states and 1 federal district. |
Brunei –
State of Brunei, Abode of Peace |
UN member state |
None |
Brunei
claims sovereignty over part of the
Spratly Islands.[Note
11] |
Bulgaria –
Republic of Bulgaria |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Burkina
Faso
[Note 12] |
UN member state |
None |
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Burma –
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
[Note 13][10] |
UN member state |
None |
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Burundi –
Republic of Burundi |
UN member state |
None |
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Cambodia –
Kingdom of Cambodia |
UN member state |
None |
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Cameroon –
Republic of Cameroon |
UN member state |
None |
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Canada
[Note 14] |
UN member state |
None |
Canada
is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and a
federation of
10 provinces and 3 territories. |
Cape
Verde – Republic of Cape Verde |
UN member state |
None |
|
Central
African Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Chad –
Republic of Chad |
UN member state |
None |
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Chile –
Republic of Chile |
UN member state |
None |
Easter Island and the
Juan Fernández Islands are "special territories" of Chile in
the
Valparaíso Region. Chile claims
part of Antarctica as a commune in its
Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Its claim overlaps
with those of the UK and Argentina.[Note
8] |
China –
People's Republic of China[Note
15] |
UN member state |
Claimed by the
Republic of China |
The
People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous
regions,
Guangxi,
Inner Mongolia,
Ningxia,
Xinjiang and
Tibet.[Note
6] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the
Special Administrative Regions of:
It also claims:
Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a
part of
Jammu and Kashmir.[Note
18] The PRC is not recognised by
22 UN member states and the
Holy See, which instead recognise the ROC.[Note
19] |
China, Republic of (Taiwan) →
Taiwan |
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Colombia –
Republic of Colombia |
UN member state |
None |
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Comoros –
Union of the Comoros |
UN member state |
None |
Comoros is a
federation of
3 islands, and claims
Mayotte, currently part of France, as a fourth.[Note
20][11]
Comoros also disputes French sovereignty over
Banc du Geyser.[5] |
Congo,
Democratic Republic of the (Congo-Kinshasa)
[Note 21] |
UN member state |
None |
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Congo,
Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville) |
UN member state |
None |
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Cook Islands →
Cook Islands |
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Costa
Rica – Republic of Costa Rica |
UN member state |
None |
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Côte
d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
UN member state |
None |
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Croatia –
Republic of Croatia |
UN member state |
None |
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Cuba –
Republic of Cuba |
UN member state |
None |
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Cyprus –
Republic of Cyprus |
UN member state |
Not recognised by
Turkey and
Northern Cyprus |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto
state of
Northern Cyprus. See
Foreign relations of Cyprus and
Cyprus dispute.
Turkey refers to the Republic of Cyprus government as "The
Greek Cypriot Administration of South Cyprus".[12] |
Czech
Republic
[Note 22] |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea →
Korea, North |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo →
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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Denmark –
Kingdom of Denmark |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
The
Danish Realm also includes two self-governing territories:
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Djibouti –
Republic of Djibouti |
UN member state |
None |
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Dominica –
Commonwealth of Dominica |
UN member state |
None |
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Dominican
Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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East
Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
[Note 23] |
UN member state |
None |
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Ecuador –
Republic of Ecuador |
UN member state |
None |
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Egypt –
Arab Republic of Egypt |
UN member state |
None |
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El
Salvador – Republic of El Salvador |
UN member state |
None |
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Equatorial
Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
UN member state |
None |
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Eritrea –
State of Eritrea |
UN member state |
None |
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Estonia –
Republic of Estonia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Ethiopia –
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
UN member state |
None |
Ethiopia is a
federation of
9 regions and 2 chartered cities. |
Fiji –
Republic of Fiji |
UN member state |
None |
Fiji
contains 1 autonomous region,
Rotuma.[Note
6][13][14] |
Finland –
Republic of Finland |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
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France –
French Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] French overseas regions/departments (French
Guiana,
Guadeloupe,
Martinique,
Mayotte and
Réunion) are full, integral parts of France.
The French Republic also includes the overseas territories
of:
Clipperton Island is a possession of the government. French
sovereignty over
Banc du Geyser,
Bassas da India,
Europa Island,
Glorioso Islands,
Juan de Nova Island, Mayotte, and
Tromelin Island is disputed in part by
Madagascar,
Mauritius,
Seychelles and the
Comoros.[5] |
Gabon –
Gabonese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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The
Gambia – Republic of The Gambia |
UN member state |
None |
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Georgia |
UN member state |
None |
Georgia contains 2 autonomous regions,
Adjara and
Abkhazia.[Note
6] In
Abkhazia and
South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
Germany –
Federal Republic of Germany |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Germany is a
federation of
16 federated states (Länder). |
Ghana –
Republic of Ghana |
UN member state |
None |
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Greece –
Hellenic Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
Mount Athos is an autonomous part of Greece that is jointly
governed by the multinational "Holy Community" on the mountain
and a civil governor appointed by the Greek government.[15] |
Grenada |
UN member state |
None |
Grenada is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Guatemala –
Republic of Guatemala |
UN member state |
None |
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Guinea –
Republic of Guinea |
UN member state |
None |
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Guinea-Bissau –
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
UN member state |
None |
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Guyana –
Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
UN member state |
None |
All
land west of the
Essequibo River is claimed by
Venezuela.[5] |
Haiti –
Republic of Haiti |
UN member state |
None |
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Holy See →
Vatican City |
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Honduras –
Republic of Honduras |
UN member state |
None |
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Hungary |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Iceland –
Republic of Iceland |
UN member state |
None |
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India –
Republic of India |
UN member state |
None |
India
is a
federation of
28 states and 7 union territories. Indian sovereignty over
Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the
People's Republic of China.[5]
India claims sovereignty over the whole of
Kashmir, but administers only part of it as the federated
state of
Jammu and Kashmir.[Note
18] |
Indonesia –
Republic of Indonesia |
UN member state |
None |
Indonesia has 3 provinces with official special autonomy status:
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam,
Papua, and
West Papua.[Note
6] |
Iran –
Islamic Republic of Iran |
UN member state |
None |
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Iraq –
Republic of Iraq |
UN member state |
None |
Iraq
is a
federation[Note
20][16]
of
18 governorates, 3 of which make up the autonomous
Iraqi Kurdistan.[Note
6] |
Ireland
[Note 25] |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
The Constitution of Ireland
asserts the aspiration towards creating a
United Ireland by peaceful means.[17] |
Israel –
State of Israel |
UN member state |
Not recognized by 33 states |
In
1967,
Israel annexed the
Gaza Strip and the
Sinai Peninsula from
Egypt,
the
West Bank and
East Jerusalem from
Jordan, and the
Golan Heights from
Syria.[18]
These areas are not internationally-recognised as being part of
Israel.[5]
Israel no longer has a permanent military presence in the
Gaza Strip, following its
unilateral disengagement, but is still considered the
occupying power under international law.[19][20][21][22][23]
Israel is not recognised as a state by
32 UN members (including most Arab states) and by the
SADR. |
Italy –
Italian Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Italy has 5 autonomous regions,
Aosta Valley,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Sardinia,
Sicily and
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.[Note
6] |
Ivory Coast →
Côte d'Ivoire |
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Jamaica |
UN member state |
None |
Jamaica is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Japan |
UN member state |
None |
Japan
disputes
Russian administration of the South
Kuril Islands. |
Jordan –
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
UN member state |
None |
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Kazakhstan –
Republic of Kazakhstan |
UN member state |
None |
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Kenya –
Republic of Kenya |
UN member state |
None |
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Kiribati –
Republic of Kiribati |
UN member state |
None |
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Korea,
North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
UN member state |
Claimed by
South Korea |
North
Korea is not recognised by two UN members:
Japan and South Korea.[Note
26][24] |
Korea,
South – Republic of Korea |
UN member state |
Claimed by
North Korea |
South
Korea contains 1 autonomous region,
Jeju-do.[Note
6][25]
South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.[Note
26] |
Kosovo →
Kosovo |
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Kuwait –
State of Kuwait |
UN member state |
None |
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Kyrgyzstan –
Kyrgyz Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Laos –
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Latvia –
Republic of Latvia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Lebanon –
Lebanese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Lesotho –
Kingdom of Lesotho |
UN member state |
None |
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Liberia –
Republic of Liberia |
UN member state |
None |
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Libya |
UN member state |
None |
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Liechtenstein –
Principality of Liechtenstein |
UN member state |
None |
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Lithuania –
Republic of Lithuania |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Luxembourg –
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Macedonia –
Republic of Macedonia |
UN member state |
None |
Because of the
Macedonia naming dispute, the country is referred to by the
UN and a number of states and international organizations as
"the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". |
Madagascar –
Republic of Madagascar |
UN member state |
None |
Madagascar claims the French territories of
Banc du Geyser,
Juan de Nova Island, and the
Glorioso Islands.[5] |
Malawi –
Republic of Malawi |
UN member state |
None |
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Malaysia |
UN member state |
None |
Malaysia is a
federation of
13 states and 3 federal territories. Malaysia claims part of
the
Spratly Islands.[Note
11] |
Maldives –
Republic of Maldives |
UN member state |
None |
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Mali –
Republic of Mali |
UN member state |
None |
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Malta –
Republic of Malta |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Marshall
Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands |
UN member state |
None |
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. |
Mauritania –
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
UN member state |
None |
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Mauritius –
Republic of Mauritius |
UN member state |
None |
Mauritius has an autonomous island,
Rodrigues.[Note
6] Mauritius claims the
British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of
Tromelin.[5] |
Mexico –
United Mexican States |
UN member state |
None |
Mexico
is a
federation of
31 states and 1 federal district. |
Micronesia,
Federated States of |
UN member state |
None |
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a
federation of 4 states. |
Moldova –
Republic of Moldova |
UN member state |
None |
Moldova has the autonomous regions of
Gagauzia and
Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto
state. |
Monaco –
Principality of Monaco |
UN member state |
None |
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Mongolia |
UN member state |
None |
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Montenegro |
UN member state |
None |
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Morocco –
Kingdom of Morocco |
UN member state |
None |
Morocco claims sovereignty over
Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by
the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputes
Spanish sovereignty over
Ceuta,
Melilla and the "Plazas
de soberanía".[5] |
Mozambique –
Republic of Mozambique |
UN member state |
None |
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Myanmar →
Burma |
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Nagorno-Karabakh →
Nagorno-Karabakh |
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Namibia –
Republic of Namibia |
UN member state |
None |
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Nauru –
Republic of Nauru |
UN member state |
None |
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Nepal –
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
UN member state |
None |
Nepal
is a
federation composed of
14 zones. |
Netherlands –
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four
constituent countries:
The monarch and her ministers form the government of the
kingdom as well as the government of the country the
Netherlands. Following the dissolution of the
Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have
become constituent countries, which, alongside Aruba, enjoy
considerable autonomy. The other three islands (Bonaire,
Saba,
Sint Eustatius) became
special municipalities of the Netherlands.
The designation "Netherlands" can refer to either one of the
Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the
Kingdom (e.g., in international organizations). The Kingdom of
the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law
applies only to parts within Europe. |
New
Zealand |
UN member state |
None |
New
Zealand is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and has responsibilities for (but has no
sovereignty over) two freely
associated states:
The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with 31
and 6 UN members respectively.[26][27][28]
They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,[29]
and are members of some
UN specialized agencies.
New Zealand has the dependent territories of:
The Tokelauan government claims sovereignty over
Swains Island, part of
American Samoa, a territory of the United States.[30]
New Zealand does not recognize the Tokelauan claim.[31] |
Nicaragua –
Republic of Nicaragua |
UN member state |
None |
Claims
the San Andrés archipelago, currently part of Colombian
territorial waters
Nicaragua contains 2 autonomous regions,
Atlántico Sur and
Atlántico Norte.[Note
6] |
Niger –
Republic of Niger |
UN member state |
None |
|
Nigeria –
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
UN member state |
None |
Nigeria is a
federation of
36 states and 1 federal territory. |
Niue →
Niue |
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Northern Cyprus →
Northern Cyprus |
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North Korea →
Korea, North |
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Norway –
Kingdom of Norway |
UN member state |
None |
Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special
status due to the
Svalbard Treaty.
Bouvet Island is a dependent territory of Norway. Norway
also claims
Peter I Island and
Queen Maud Land as dependent territories of Norway.[Note
8] |
Oman –
Sultanate of Oman |
UN member state |
None |
|
Pakistan –
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
UN member state |
None |
Pakistan is a
federation of
4 provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions.
Pakistan disputes
Indian sovereignty over
Kashmir. It exercises control over
some areas, but does not explicitly claim any part of it,[32][33]
instead regarding it as a disputed territory.[34][35]
The portions that it controls are divided into two polities,
administered separately from Pakistan proper:[Note
18]
|
Palau –
Republic of Palau |
UN member state |
None |
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. |
Palestine –
State of Palestine |
UN observer state |
Disputed by
Israel |
The
declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition
from
131 states.[36]
The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or
effective control on the territory that it proclaimed.[37]
The
Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative
body formed as a result of the
Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction
within the
Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is
represented by the
Palestine Liberation Organization.[38]
The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,[39]
and an observer state in the UN. |
Panama –
Republic of Panama |
UN member state |
None |
|
Papua
New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
UN member state |
None |
Papua
New Guinea is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] with 1 autonomous region,
Bougainville.[Note
6] |
Paraguay –
Republic of Paraguay |
UN member state |
None |
|
Peru –
Republic of Peru |
UN member state |
None |
|
Philippines –
Republic of the Philippines |
UN member state |
None |
The
Philippines contains one autonomous region, the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.[Note
6] There has been efforts to establish
the Cordillera Administrative Region as an autonomous region
as well, however in the last referendum of 1998, the people of
the Cordillera region voted against the proposition. The
Philippines administers
Scarborough Shoal and some of the
Spratly Islands,[Note
11] and claims sovereignty over
Sabah,
which is part of
Malaysia.[5] |
Poland –
Republic of Poland |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Portugal –
Portuguese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Portugal contains 2 autonomous regions,
Azores and
Madeira.[Note
6] Portugal does not recognize
Spanish sovereignty over
Olivenza and
Táliga.[5] |
Pridnestrovie →
Transnistria |
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Qatar –
State of Qatar |
UN member state |
None |
|
Republic of Korea →
Korea, South |
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Republic of the Congo →
Congo, Republic of the |
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Romania |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Russia –
Russian Federation |
UN member state |
None |
Russia
is officially a
federation of 83 federal
subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs,
federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the
federal subjects are ethnic republics.[Note
6] Sovereignty over the South
Kuril Islands
is disputed by
Japan. |
Rwanda –
Republic of Rwanda |
UN member state |
None |
|
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic →
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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Saint
Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
UN member state |
None |
Saint
Kitts and Nevis is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and is a
federation
[Note 20] of
14 parishes. |
Saint
Lucia |
UN member state |
None |
Saint
Lucia is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines |
UN member state |
None |
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Samoa –
Independent State of Samoa |
UN member state |
None |
|
San
Marino – Republic of San Marino |
UN member state |
None |
|
São
Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and
Príncipe |
UN member state |
None |
São
Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province,
Príncipe.[Note
6] |
Saudi
Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
UN member state |
None |
|
Senegal –
Republic of Senegal |
UN member state |
None |
|
Serbia –
Republic of Serbia |
UN member state |
None |
Serbia
contains 2 autonomous regions,
Vojvodina and
Kosovo and Metohija.[Note
6] Most of the latter is under the de facto control of
the
Republic of Kosovo. |
Seychelles –
Republic of Seychelles |
UN member state |
None |
Seychelles claims the
British Indian Ocean Territory.[5] |
Sierra
Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone |
UN member state |
None |
|
Singapore –
Republic of Singapore |
UN member state |
None |
|
Slovakia –
Slovak Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Slovenia –
Republic of Slovenia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Solomon
Islands |
UN member state |
None |
The
Solomon Islands is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Somalia –
Federal Republic of Somalia |
UN member state |
None |
Somalia is presently divided with its
official government (TFG) controlling only part of the
country.
Puntland and
Galmudug have declared themselves as autonomous regions of
Somalia (a claim that the TFG does not recognise),[40][need
quotation to verify] while
Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state. |
Somaliland →
Somaliland |
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South
Africa – Republic of South Africa |
UN member state |
None |
|
South Korea →
Korea, South |
|
|
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South Ossetia →
South Ossetia |
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South
Sudan – Republic of South Sudan |
UN member state |
None |
South
Sudan is a
federation of
10 states. Disputes
Abyei
with the
Republic of the Sudan.[5] |
Spain –
Kingdom of Spain |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Spain is divided into
autonomous communities and cities.[Note
6] Sovereignty over
Ceuta,
Isla de Alborán,
Isla Perejil,
Islas Chafarinas,
Melilla and
Peñón de Alhucemas is disputed by
Morocco. Sovereignty over
Olivenza and
Táliga is disputed by
Portugal. Spain
calls for sovereignty over Gibraltar.[5] |
Sri
Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
UN member state |
None |
Formerly known as
Ceylon. |
Sudan –
Republic of the Sudan |
UN member state |
None |
Sudan
is a
federation of
17 states. Disputes
Abyei
and
Kafia Kingi with
South Sudan. |
Sudan, South →
South Sudan |
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Suriname –
Republic of Suriname |
UN member state |
None |
|
Swaziland –
Kingdom of Swaziland |
UN member state |
None |
|
Sweden –
Kingdom of Sweden |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Switzerland –
Swiss Confederation |
UN member state |
None |
Switzerland is a
federation of
26 cantons. |
Syria –
Syrian Arab Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Israel occupies the
Golan Heights.[18] |
Taiwan (Republic of China) →
Taiwan |
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|
Tajikistan –
Republic of Tajikistan |
UN member state |
None |
Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region,
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[Note
6] |
Tanzania –
United Republic of Tanzania |
UN member state |
None |
Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region,
Zanzibar.[Note
6] |
Thailand –
Kingdom of Thailand |
UN member state |
None |
|
Timor-Leste →
East Timor |
|
|
|
Togo –
Togolese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
|
Tonga –
Kingdom of Tonga |
UN member state |
None |
|
Transnistria →
Transnistria |
|
|
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Trinidad
and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
UN member state |
None |
Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region,
Tobago.[Note
6] |
Tunisia –
Republic of Tunisia |
UN member state |
None |
|
Turkey –
Republic of Turkey |
UN member state |
None |
|
Turkmenistan |
UN member state |
None |
|
Tuvalu |
UN member state |
None |
Tuvalu
is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Uganda –
Republic of Uganda |
UN member state |
None |
|
Ukraine |
UN member state |
None |
Ukraine contains 1 autonomous region,
Crimea.[Note
6] |
United
Arab Emirates |
UN member state |
None |
The
United Arab Emirates is a
federation of
7 emirates. |
United
Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] The United Kingdom is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] consisting of
four countries:
England,
Northern Ireland,
Scotland, and
Wales.
The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories:
The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three
self-governing Crown dependencies:
|
United
States – United States of America |
UN member state |
None |
The
United States is a
federation of
50 states, 1 federal district, and the incorporated
territory of
Palmyra Atoll. The United States has sovereignty over the
following inhabited possessions and commonwealths:
In addition, there are uninhabited possessions of the United
States in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea:
Baker Island,
Howland Island,
Jarvis Island,
Johnston Atoll,
Kingman Reef,
Midway Atoll,
Navassa Island, and
Wake Island. The United States also asserts claims to
Bajo Nuevo Bank and
Serranilla Bank.[5] |
Uruguay –
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
UN member state |
None |
|
Uzbekistan –
Republic of Uzbekistan |
UN member state |
None |
Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region,
Karakalpakstan.[Note
6] |
Vanuatu –
Republic of Vanuatu |
UN member state |
None |
|
Vatican
City – Vatican City State |
UN observer state |
None |
Administered by the
Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to
179 states.[41]
The Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN in the category
of "Non-member State"[38]
and a member of the
IAEA,
ITU,
UPU, and
WIPO. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by
the
Pope, who is the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Rome and ex
officio sovereign of Vatican City. The Holy See also
administers a number of
extraterritorial properties in
Italy. |
Venezuela –
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
UN member state |
None |
Venezuela is a
federation of
23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies. |
Vietnam –
Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
UN member state |
None |
Vietnam claims sovereignty over the
Paracel[Note
17] and
Spratly Islands.[Note
11][5] |
Yemen –
Republic of Yemen |
UN member state |
None |
|
Zambia –
Republic of Zambia |
UN member state |
None |
|
Zimbabwe –
Republic of Zimbabwe |
UN member state |
None |
|
↑
UN member states and
observer states ↑ |
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Abkhazia –
Republic of Abkhazia |
No membership |
Claimed by
Georgia |
Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Tuvalu,[42]
Vanuatu, Venezuela,[43]
South Ossetia and Transnistria.[44]
Claimed in whole by
Georgia as the
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |
Cook
Islands |
Member of some
UN specialized agencies |
None |
A
state in
free association with
New Zealand, the Cook Islands has diplomatic relations with
32 other states. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN
agencies with full treaty making capacity.[29]
It shares a
head of state with New Zealand as well as having
shared citizenship. |
Kosovo –
Republic of Kosovo |
Member of some
UN specialized agencies |
Claimed by
Serbia |
Kosovo
unilaterally declared independence in 2008 and it has
received diplomatic recognition from 96 UN member states and
the
Republic of China. Pursuant to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo is
formally under the administration of the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo.
Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to
recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the
question. Kosovo is a member of the
International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto
control over most of the territory, with limited control in
North Kosovo. |
Nagorno-Karabakh –
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
No membership |
Claimed by
Azerbaijan |
A de
facto independent state,[45][46]
recognised only by
Abkhazia,[47]
South Ossetia[47]
and
Transnistria.[47][48]
Claimed in whole by
Azerbaijan.[49] |
Niue |
Member of some
UN specialized agencies |
None |
A
state in
free association with
New Zealand, Niue has relations with
seven other states. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies
with full treaty making capacity.[29]
It shares a
head of state with New Zealand as well as having
shared citizenship. |
Northern
Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
No membership |
Claimed by
Cyprus |
Recognised only by
Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an
observer state of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the
Economic Cooperation Organization. In addition, the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but
Azerbaijan has not followed suit.[citation
needed] Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole
by the
Republic of Cyprus.[50] |
Sahrawi
Arab Democratic Republic |
No membership |
Claimed by
Morocco |
Recognised by
84 UN member states, 32 of which have since withdrawn or
frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the
African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership
formed at the 2005
Asian-African Conference. The territories under its control,
the so-called
Free Zone, are claimed in whole by
Morocco as part of its
Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic claims the part of
Western Sahara to the west of the
Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides
in exile in
Tindouf,
Algeria. |
Somaliland –
Republic of Somaliland |
No membership |
Claimed by
Somalia |
A de
facto independent state,[51][52][53]
not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in
whole by the
Somali Republic.[54] |
South
Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia |
No membership |
Claimed by
Georgia |
A de
facto independent state,[55]
recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela,[43]
Abkhazia and Transnistria.[44]
Claimed in whole by
Georgia as the
Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.[56] |
Taiwan –
Republic of China[Note
15] |
Former UN member state;
Participant in some UN related organizations as "Chinese
Taipei" |
Claimed by the
People's Republic of China |
A
state competing for recognition with the
People's Republic of China as the government of China since
1949. The Republic of China controls the island of
Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and
parts of the
Spratly Islands,[Note
11] and has not renounced claims over its annexed
territories on the
mainland.[57]
The Republic of China is recognised by
22 UN member states and the Holy See as of 2011. The
territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the
People's Republic of China.[Note
16] The Republic of China participates in the
World Health Organization and a number of non-UN
international organizations such as the
World Trade Organization,
International Olympic Committee and others under a variety
of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese
Taipei". The Republic of China was a founding member of the
UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in
the
security council. See
China and the United Nations. |
Transnistria –
Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (Pridnestrovie, Trans-Dniester) |
No membership |
Claimed by
Moldova |
A de
facto independent state,
recognised only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia.[44]
Claimed in whole by
Moldova as the Territorial Unit of Transnistria.[58] |
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Note that in some cases there is a divergence of opinion over the
interpretation of the first point, and whether an entity satisfies it is
disputed.
On the basis of the above criteria, this list includes the following
206 entities:[59][Note
27]