This is a list of sovereign states giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The list contains 204 entries, . The states are divided using two distinct methods:
# The ''membership within the United Nations system'' column divides the states into three categories: 193 member states of the United Nations, two states that are not UN member states but are either a UN observer state or a member state of a UN specialised agency, and nine other states.
# The ''sovereignty disputes'' column divides the states into two categories: 13 states whose sovereignty is disputed and 191 other states.
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.
List of states
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ZZZAbkhazia →
Abkhazia
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A UN member state
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A None
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– Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
''
Persian'': – →
''
Pashto'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Albania
''
Albanian'': –
|
A UN member state
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A None
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|valign=top|
– People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
''
Arabic'': – →
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A UN member state
|
A None
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|valign=top|
– Principality of Andorra
''
Catalan'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A 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, who himself is appointed by the Holy See.
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|valign=top|
– Republic of Angola
''
Portuguese'': –
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A UN member state
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A None
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Antigua and Barbuda
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Antigua and Barbuda is a
Commonwealth realm with 1 autonomous region,
Barbuda.
|-
|valign=top|
– Argentine Republic
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A 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. 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.
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|valign=top|
– Republic of Armenia
''
Armenian'': – →
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A UN member state
|
A None
Armenia is not recognised by one UN member:
Pakistan.
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|valign=top|
– Commonwealth of Australia
''English'': Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Australia is a
Commonwealth realm and a
federation of
6 states and 10 territories. The external territories of Australia are:
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Austria
''
German'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. had 27 member states.|name=EU|group="Note"}} Austria is a
federation of
9 states (Bundesländer).
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Azerbaijan
''
Azerbaijani'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Azerbaijan contains 2 autonomous regions,
Nakhchivan and
Nagorno-Karabakh (''Dağlıq Qarabağ''). In Nagorno-Karabakh, a ''de facto'' state has been established (see
Nagorno-Karabakh).
|-
|valign=top|
– Commonwealth of The Bahamas
''English'': The Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
|
A UN member state
|
A None
The Bahamas is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Bahrain
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– People's Republic of Bangladesh
''
Bengali'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Barbados
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Barbados is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Belarus
''
Belarusian'': – →
''
Russian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Belgium
''
Dutch'': –
''
French'': –
''
German'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. Belgium is a
federation divided into
linguistic communities and regions.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Belize
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Belize is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Benin
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Bhutan
''
Dzongkha'':
་ – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Plurinational State of Bolivia
''
Spanish'': –
''
Aymara'': –
''
Guaraní'': –
''
Quechua'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Bosnian'':
''
Serbian'': →
''
Croatian'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of 2 constituent units: the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
Republika Srpska.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Botswana
''
Tswana'': –
''English'': Botswana – Republic of Botswana
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Federative Republic of Brazil
''
Portuguese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Brazil is a
federation of
26 states and 1 federal district.
|-
|valign=top|
– State of Brunei, Abode of Peace
''
Malay'': –
''
Jawi'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the
Spratly Islands.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Bulgaria
''
Bulgarian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
''
French'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of the Union of Myanmar
''
Burmese'':
– →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Burundi
''
Kirundi'': –
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Cambodia
''
Khmer'':
– →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Cameroon
''
French'': –
''English'': Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
English'' and ''
French'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Canada is a
Commonwealth realm and a
federation of
10 provinces and 3 territories.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Cape Verde
''
Portuguese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
French'':
''
Sango'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Chad
''
French'': –
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Chile
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A 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.
|-
|valign=top|
– People's Republic of China
''
Chinese'': – →
''
Mongolian'':
70px →
''
Tibetan'':
– →
''
Kazakh'': – →
''
Korean'': – →
''
Uyghur'': – →
''
Zhuang'': –
|
A UN member state
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
The People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions,
Guangxi,
Inner Mongolia,
Ningxia,
Xinjiang and
Tibet. Additionally, it has sovereignty over the
Special Administrative Regions of:
It also claims:
Taiwan and associated islands,
Kinmen,
Matsu, the
Pratas and
Itu Aba, which are governed by the
Republic of China (which claims sovereignty over the whole of
China);
The
Paracel Islands (disputed);
The
Spratly Islands (disputed);
South Tibet (governed by India as part of Arunachal Pradesh).
Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of
Jammu and Kashmir.
, the PRC was not recognised by
22 UN member states and the
Holy See, which instead recognise the ROC.
|-
| valign=top|China, Republic of (Taiwan) →
Taiwan
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Colombia
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Colombia's department of the
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is the subject of a territorial dispute with
Nicaragua.
|-
|valign=top|
– Union of the Comoros
''
Comorian'': –
''
French'': –
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Comoros is a
federation of
3 islands, and claims
Mayotte, part of France, as a fourth. Comoros also disputes French sovereignty over the
Glorioso Islands and
Banc du Geyser.
|-
|valign=top|
(Congo-Kinshasa)
''
French'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
(Congo-Brazzaville)
''
French'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Costa Rica
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Croatia
''
Croatian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Cuba
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Cyprus
''
Greek'': – →
''
Turkish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the ''de facto'' state of
Northern Cyprus. Cyprus is not recognised by one UN member:
Turkey.
|-
|valign=top|
''
Czech'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Denmark
''
Danish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
The
Kingdom of Denmark also includes two self-governing countries.
''(Føroyar/Færøerne)''
''(Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland)''
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Djibouti
''
French'': –
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Commonwealth of Dominica
''English'': Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Spanish'':
''
Taíno'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
''
Portuguese'': –
''
Tetum'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Ecuador
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Arab Republic of Egypt
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of El Salvador
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Equatorial Guinea
''
Spanish'': –
''
French'': –
''
Portuguese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– State of Eritrea
''
Tigrinya'': – →
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Estonia
''
Estonian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
''
Amharic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Ethiopia is a
federation of
9 regions and 2 chartered cities.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Fiji
''
Fijian'': –
''English'': Fiji – Republic of Fiji
''
Hindustani'': / – / →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Fiji contains 1 autonomous region,
Rotuma.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Finland
''
Finnish'': –
''
Swedish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.
|-
|valign=top|
– French Republic
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. 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:
(includes the Antarctic claim of Adélie Land).
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.
|-
|valign=top| – Gabonese Republic
''French'': –
|A UN member state
|A None
|-
|valign=top|Gambia – Republic of The Gambia
''English'': The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Georgian'': →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Georgia contains 2 autonomous regions,
Adjara and
Abkhazia. In
Abkhazia and
South Ossetia, ''de facto'' states have been formed.
|-
|valign=top|
– Federal Republic of Germany
''
German'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. Germany is a
federation of
16 federated states (Länder).
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Ghana
''English'': Ghana – Republic of Ghana
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Hellenic Republic
''
Greek'': – →
''
Katharevousa'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
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.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Grenada
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Grenada is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Guatemala
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Guinea
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Guinea-Bissau
''
Portuguese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Co-operative Republic of Guyana
''English'': Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
|
A UN member state
|
A None
A substantial part of Guyana, from the west of the Essequibo River, is claimed by
Venezuela.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Haiti
''
French'': –
''
Haitian Creole'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Haiti claims the uninhabited
United States possession of
Navassa Island.
|-
| valign=top|Holy See →
Vatican City
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Honduras
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Hungary
''
Hungarian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Iceland
''
Icelandic'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of India
''
Hindi'': – →
''English'': India – Republic of India
''
Assamese'': – →
''
Bengali'': – →
''
Bhojpuri'': – →
''
Gujarati'': – →
''
Kannada'': – →
''
Kashmiri'': →
''
Konkani'': – →
''
Maithili'': – →
''
Malayalam'': – →
''
Marathi'': – →
''
Meitei'': – →
''
Nepali'': – →
''
Oriya'': – →
''
Punjabi'': – →
''
Sanskrit'': – →
''
Sindhi'': , – , →
''
Tamil'': – →
''
Telugu'': – →
''
Urdu'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A 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. India claims sovereignty over the whole of
Kashmir, but administers only part of it as the federated state of
Jammu and Kashmir.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Indonesia
''
Indonesian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Indonesia has 3 provinces with official special autonomy status:
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam,
Papua, and
West Papua.
|-
|valign=top|
– Islamic Republic of Iran
''
Persian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Iraq
''
Arabic'': – →
''
Kurdish'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Iraq is a
federation of
18 governorates, 3 of which make up the autonomous
Iraqi Kurdistan.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Ireland
''Irish'': Éire
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
The Constitution of the Republic of Ireland
asserts the aspiration towards creating a
United Ireland by peaceful means.
|-
|valign=top|
– State of Israel
''
Hebrew'': – →
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Israel annexed
East Jerusalem, and occupies the
Golan Heights and parts of the
West Bank. These areas are not internationally-recognised as being part of Israel. Israel no longer has a permanent military presence in the
Gaza Strip, following its
unilateral disengagement, but is still arguably considered the occupying power under international law. Israel was not recognised as a state by 20 members of the UN.
|-
|valign=top|
– Italian Republic
''
Italian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. Italy has 5 autonomous regions,
Aosta Valley,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Sardinia,
Sicily and
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
|-
| valign=top|Ivory Coast →
Côte d'Ivoire
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Jamaica
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Jamaica is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
''
Japanese'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Japan
disputes Russian administration of the
Kuril Islands.
|-
|valign=top|
– Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Kazakhstan
''
Kazakh'': – →
''
Russian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Kenya
''English'': Kenya – Republic of Kenya
''
Swahili'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Kiribati
''
Gilbertese'': –
''English'': Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Democratic People's Republic of Korea
''
Korean'': 조선 – 조선민주주의인민공화국 →
|
A UN member state
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
North Korea is not recognised by two UN members:
Japan and South Korea.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Korea
''
Korean'': 한국 – 대한민국 →
|
A UN member state
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
South Korea contains 1 autonomous region,
Jeju-do. South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZKosovo →
Kosovo
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– State of Kuwait
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kyrgyz Republic
''
Kyrgyz'': – →
''
Russian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Lao People's Democratic Republic
''
Lao'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Latvia
''
Latvian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Lebanese Republic
''
Arabic'': – →
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Lesotho
''English'': Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
''Sotho'': Lesotho – Mmuso wa Lesotho
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Liberia
''English'': Liberia – Republic of Liberia
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
Libya ''(
disputed between two governments)''
Libya (
National Transitional Council)
''Arabic'': ليبيا → (المجلس الوطني الإنتقالي →
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
''Arabic'': الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
The
National Transitional Council controls most of the country but is not yet recognized by a majority of states. (see
Foreign relations of the National Transitional Council)
|-
|valign=top|
– Principality of Liechtenstein
''
German'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Lithuania
''
Lithuanian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
''
Luxembourgish'': –
''
French'': –
''
German'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Macedonia
''
Macedonian'': – →
''
Albanian'': -
|
A UN member state
|
A 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".
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Madagascar
''
Malagasy'': –
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Madagascar claims the French territories of
Banc du Geyser,
Juan de Nova Island, and the
Glorioso Islands.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Malawi
''English'': Malawi – Republic of Malawi
''
Chewa'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Malay'':
''
Jawi'':
''
Chinese'': → Măláixīyà
''English'': Malaysia
''
Tamil'': → Malēciyā
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Malaysia is a
federation of
13 states and 3 federal territories. Malaysia claims part of the
Spratly Islands.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Maldives
''
Dhivehi'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Mali
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Malta
''
Maltese'': –
''English'': Malta – Republic of Malta
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of the Marshall Islands
''
Marshallese'': –
''English'': Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. The Marshall Islands claim the U.S. territory of
Wake Island.
|-
|valign=top|
– Islamic Republic of Mauritania
''
Arabic'': – →
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Mauritius
''English'': Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
''
French'': –
''
Mauritian Creole'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Mauritius has an autonomous island,
Rodrigues. Mauritius claims the
British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of
Tromelin.
|-
|valign=top|
– United Mexican States
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Mexico is a
federation of
31 states and 1 federal district.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Federated States of Micronesia
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a
federation of 4 states.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Moldova
''
Romanian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Moldova has the autonomous regions of
Gagauzia and
Transnistria, the latter of which has established a ''de facto'' state.
|-
|valign=top|
– Principality of Monaco
''
French'': –
''
Monegasque'': –
''
Italian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Mongolian'': →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Montenegrin'': →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Morocco
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Morocco claims sovereignty over the
Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputes
Spanish sovereignty over
Ceuta,
Isla de Alborán,
Islas Chafarinas,
Melilla and
Peñón de Alhucemas.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Mozambique
''
Portuguese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
| valign=top|Myanmar →
Burma
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZNagorno-Karabakh →
Nagorno-Karabakh
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Namibia
''English'': Namibia – Republic of Namibia
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Nauru
''
Nauruan'': –
''English'': Nauru – Republic of Nauru
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
''
Nepali'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Nepal is a
federation composed of
14 zones.
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of the Netherlands
''
Dutch'': –
''
Papiamentu'': (or ) –
''English'': Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
''
Frisian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. 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 the Netherlands proper.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': New Zealand
''
Māori'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
New Zealand is a
Commonwealth realm and has responsibilities for (but has no sovereignty over) two freely
associated states:
Cook Islands and Niue are recognized by number of states. They established diplomatic relatations with 31 and 6 UN members respectively.
Cook Islands and Niue are sovereign subjects of international law. UN recognized the full treaty-making capacity of the Cook Islands in 1992 and that of Niue in 1994.
Cook Islands and Niue are members of UN specialized agencies without any specifications or limitations. Cook Islands is member of FAO, ICAO, IFAD, IMO, UNESCO, WHO, WMO and Niue is member of FAO, IFAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO.
New Zealand also has the dependent territories of:
The Tokelauan government claims sovereignty over Swains Island, part of American Samoa, a territory of the United States. New Zealand does not recognize the Tokelauan claim.
|-
|valign=top| – Republic of Nicaragua
''Spanish'': –
|A UN member state
|A None
Nicaragua contains 2 autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte.
|-
|valign=top| – Republic of Niger
''French'': –
''Hausa'': –
|A UN member state
|A None
|-
|valign=top| – Federal Republic of Nigeria
''English'': Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
''
Hausa'': –
''
Igbo'': –
''
Yoruba'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Nigeria is a
federation of
36 states and 1 federal territory.
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZNorthern Cyprus →
Northern Cyprus
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
| valign=top|North Korea →
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Norway
''
Bokmål'': –
''
Nynorsk'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the
Spitsbergen Treaty.
Bouvet Island is a dependent territory of Norway. Norway also claims
Peter I Island and
Queen Maud Land as dependent territories of Norway, as part of the
Norwegian Antarctic Territory.
|-
|valign=top|
– Sultanate of Oman
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Islamic Republic of Pakistan
''
Urdu'': – →
''English'': Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
''
Punjabi'': –
''
Sindhi'': - →
''
Persian'': -
|A UN member state
|A 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, instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two polities, administered separately from Pakistan proper:
|-
|valign=top| – Republic of Palau
''Palauan'': –
''English'': Palau – Republic of Palau
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States.
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZPalestine →
Palestine
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Panama
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Independent State of Papua New Guinea
''English'': Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
''
Tok Pisin'' and ''
Hiri Motu'': }}
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Papua New Guinea is a
Commonwealth realm with 1 autonomous region,
Bougainville.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Paraguay
''
Guarani'': –
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Peru
''
Spanish'': –
''
Aymara'': –
''
Quechua'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of the Philippines
''
Filipino'' and ''
Tagalog'': }} – }}
''English'': Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
The Philippines contains two autonomous regions, the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the
Cordillera Administrative Region. The Philippines administers
Scarborough Shoal and some of the
Spratly Islands, and claims sovereignty over the
Macclesfield Bank and
Sabah, which was part of
Malaysia.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Poland
''
Polish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Portuguese Republic
''
Portuguese'': –
''
Mirandese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. Portugal contains 2 autonomous regions,
Azores and
Madeira. Portugal does not recognize
Spanish sovereignty over
Olivenza and
Táliga.
|-
| valign=top|Pridnestrovie →
Transnistria
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– State of Qatar
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Romanian'':
''
Hungarian'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Russian Federation
''
Russian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Russia is officially a
federation of
83 federal subjects (oblasts, republics, autonomous okrugs, krays, and federal cities). Several of the federal subjects are republics acting as ethnic autonomies. Sovereignty over the
Kuril Islands is disputed by
Japan.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Rwanda
''
Kinyarwanda'': –
''
French'': –
''English'': Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic →
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
''English'': Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a
Commonwealth realm and is a
federation of
14 parishes.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Saint Lucia
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Saint Lucia is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Independent State of Samoa
''
Samoan'': –
''English'': Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of San Marino
''
Italian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
''
Portuguese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
São Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province,
Príncipe.
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Senegal
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Serbia
''
Serbian'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Serbia contains 2 autonomous regions,
Vojvodina and
Kosovo and Metohija. Most of the latter is under the ''de facto'' control of the
Republic of Kosovo.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Seychelles
''English'': Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
''
French'': –
''
Seselwa'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Seychelles claims the
British Indian Ocean Territory and the French
Glorioso Islands and
Tromelin Island.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Sierra Leone
''English'': Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Singapore
''English'': Singapore – Republic of Singapore
''
Malay'': –
''
Chinese'': – →
''
Tamil'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Slovak Republic
''
Slovak'': –
''
Hungarian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Slovenia
''
Slovenian'': –
''
Italian'': –
''
Hungarian'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
''English'': Solomon Islands
|
A UN member state
|
A None
The Solomon Islands is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Somali Republic
''
Somali'': –
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A 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), while
Somaliland has formed an unrecognised ''de facto'' state.
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZSomaliland →
Somaliland
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of South Africa
''
Afrikaans'': –
''English'': South Africa – Republic of South Africa
''
Northern Sotho'': –
''
Sotho'': –
''
Southern Ndebele'': –
''
Swazi'': –
''
Tsonga'': –
''
Tswana'': –
''
Venda'': –
''
Xhosa'': –
''
Zulu'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
| valign=top|South Korea →
Korea, Republic of
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZSouth Ossetia →
South Ossetia
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of South Sudan
''English'': South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Disputes
Abyei with the
Republic of the Sudan.
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Spain
''
Spanish'': –
''
Aragonese'': –
''
Asturian'': –
''
Basque'': –
''
Catalan'': –
''
Galician'': – Reino de España
''
Occitan'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. Spain is divided into
autonomous communities and cities. 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.
|-
|valign=top|
– Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
''
Sinhala'': – →
''
Tamil'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Formerly known as
Ceylon.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of the Sudan
''
Arabic'': – →
''English'': Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Sudan is a
federation of
15 states. Disputes
Abyei with
South Sudan.
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZSudan, South →
South Sudan
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Suriname
''
Dutch'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Swaziland
''English'': Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
''
Swazi'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Sweden
''
Swedish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU.
|-
|valign=top|
– Swiss Confederation
''
German'': –
''
French'': –
''
Italian'': –
''
Romansh'': –
''
Latin'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Switzerland is a
federation of
26 cantons.
|-
|valign=top|
– Syrian Arab Republic
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Israel occupies the
Golan Heights. Syria disputed the
Turkish sovereignty over
Hatay Province.
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZTaiwan (Republic of China) →
Taiwan
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Tajikistan
''
Tajik'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region,
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.
|-
|valign=top|
– United Republic of Tanzania
''
Swahili'': –
''English'': Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region,
Zanzibar.
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Thailand
''
Thai'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
| valign=top|Timor-Leste →
East Timor
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Togolese Republic
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Kingdom of Tonga
''
Tongan'': –
''English'': Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZTransnistria →
Transnistria
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
''English'': Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region,
Tobago.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Tunisia
''
Arabic'': – →
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Turkey
''
Turkish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Turkmenian'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Tuvaluan and
English'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Tuvalu is a
Commonwealth realm.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Uganda
''English'': Uganda – Republic of Uganda
''
Swahili'': –
''
Luganda'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
''
Ukrainian'': →
''
Russian'': Украина →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Ukraine contains 1 autonomous region,
Crimea.
|-
|valign=top|
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
The United Arab Emirates is a
federation of
7 emirates.
|-
|valign=top|
– United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
''English'': United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
''
Scots'':
''
Scottish Gaelic'':
''
Welsh'':
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Member of the EU. The United Kingdom is a
Commonwealth realm consisting of
four countries:
England,
Northern Ireland,
Scotland, and
Wales. The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories:
(disputed by
Mauritius and
Seychelles)
(disputed by
Argentina)
(
status disputed by
Spain)
(disputed by Argentina)
(disputed by Argentina and
Chile)
The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:
, with three dependencies:
|-
|valign=top|
– United States of America
''English'': United States – United States of America
''
French'': –
''
Hawaiian'': –
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A 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:
(including
Swains Island, disputed by
Tokelau)
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 (disputed by Haiti), and Wake Island (disputed by the Marshall Islands). According to some sources, the United States also claims Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank as territories.
|-
|valign=top| – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
''Spanish'': –
|A UN member state
|A None
|-
|valign=top| – Republic of Uzbekistan
''Uzbek'': – →
|A UN member state
|A None
Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.
|-
|valign=top| – Republic of Vanuatu
''Bislama'': –
''English'': Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
''
French'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
| valign=top|
ZZZVatican City →
Vatican City
|
A UN member state
|
ZZZ
|-
|valign=top|
– Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
''
Spanish'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Venezuela is a
federation of
23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies.
|-
|valign=top|
– Socialist Republic of Vietnam
''
Vietnamese'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
Vietnam claims sovereignty over the
Paracel and
Spratly Islands.
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Yemen
''
Arabic'': – →
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Zambia
''English'': Zambia – Republic of Zambia
''
Bemba'': –
''
Kaonde'': –
''
Lozi'': –
''
Chewa'': –
''
Tonga'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Zimbabwe
''English'': Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
''
Ndebele'': –
|
A UN member state
|
A None
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UN member states ↑
|
A ZZZ
|
ZZZ
|
|-style="background-color:DarkGrey"
|align=center|
ZZZ
|
AB
|
B
|
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|align=center|
ZZZ↓
UN observer states and member states of
UN Specialized Agencies ↓
|
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|
ZZZ
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|-
|valign=top|
– State of the Vatican City
''
Latin'': –
''
Italian'': –
''
French'': –
|align="center", style="background-color:lightgreen"|
B UN observer state and member of one or more
related agencies Not a UN member state, but member of one or more related agencies
|
A None
Administered by the
Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to
178 states. The Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN in the category of "Non-member State" 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 and in many other countries (
Apostolic Nunciatures).
|-
|valign=top|
– Republic of Kosovo
''
Albanian'': –
''
Serbian'': / – /
|style="background-color:lightgreen"|
B UN observer state and member of one or more related agencies Not a UN member state, but member of one or more
related agencies
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008 and it
has received diplomatic recognition from 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 postion on the question. Kosovo is a member of the
IMF and the
WBG. The Republic of Kosovo has ''de facto'' control over most of the territory, with limited control in
North Kosovo.
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UN observer states and member states of
UN Specialized Agencies ↑
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– Republic of Abkhazia
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Abkhaz'': – →
''
Russian'': – →
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D No membership
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Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Vanuatu, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by
Georgia as the
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
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– Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
''
Armenian'': – →
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D No membership
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
A ''de facto'' independent state,
recognised only by Transnistria. Claimed in whole by
Azerbaijan.
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– Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
''
Turkish'': –
|style="background-color:LemonChiffon"|
D No membership
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
Recognised only by Turkey. It has participated as an observer state of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation under the name "Turkish Cypriot State" since 1979. In addition, the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but
Azerbaijan has not followed suit. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the
Republic of Cyprus.
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''
Arabic'': →
|style="background-color:LemonChiffon"|
DNo membership. Observer entity at the UN General Assembly
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
Palestine, categorised as a non-member entity by the United Nations, has observer status at United Nations General Assembly and maintains a permanent observer mission at the UN Headquarters. The unilaterally-declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on the territory that it proclaimed. In foreign relations, the State of Palestine is represented by the
Palestine Liberation Organization. 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.
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''
Arabic'': →
''
Spanish'':
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D No membership
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Recognised by
84 other states. 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 the
Western Sahara to the west of the
Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in
Tindouf,
Algeria.
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– Republic of Somaliland
''
Somali'': –
''
Arabic'': – →
|style="background-color:LemonChiffon"|
D No membership
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
A ''de facto'' independent state,
not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in whole by the
Somali Republic.
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– Republic of South Ossetia
''
Ossetian'': – →
''
Russian'': – →
|style="background-color:LemonChiffon"|
D No membership
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
A ''de facto'' independent state,
recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by
Georgia as the
Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.
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– Republic of China
''
Chinese'': →
|style="background-color:LemonChiffon"|
D Former UN Member (1945-1971);
Member or participant in some UN-related organizations as "Chinese Taipei" (see right)
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
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, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the
mainland. The Republic of China is currently recognised by including the Holy See. The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China. 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".
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– Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (Pridnestrovie, Trans-Dniester)
''
Russian'': – →
''
Ukrainian'': – →
''
Romanian'': – →
|style="background-color:LemonChiffon"|
D No membership
|style="background-color:LightCoral"|
A de facto independent state,
recognised only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by
Moldova as the ''Territorial Unit of Transnistria''.
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Criteria for inclusion
The dominant
customary international law standard of statehood is the
declarative theory of statehood that defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states." Debate exists on the degree to which
recognition should be included as a criterion of statehood. The declarative theory of statehood, an example of which can be found in the
Montevideo Convention, argues that statehood is purely objective and recognition of a state by other states is irrelevant. On the other end of the spectrum, the
constitutive theory of statehood defines a state as a person under international law only if it is recognized as
sovereign by other states. For the purposes of this list, included are all states that either:
(a) have declared independence and are often regarded as having control over a permanently populated territory
or
(b) are recognized as a sovereign state by at least one other sovereign state
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 204 entities:
201 States recognized by at least one UN member state
Two states that control a permanently populated territory and are recognized only by non-UN member states: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Transnistria
One state that controls a permanently populated territory and is not recognized by any other state: Somaliland
See also
Sovereign state
List of international rankings
List of micronations
List of sovereign states by formation date
Lists of sovereign states by year
Table of administrative divisions by country
Template:Clickable world map
Terra nullius
Notes
References
Bibliography
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mwl:Lhista de países
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