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This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. It covers all areas under the jurisdiction of the listed countries, namely territory, territorial waters (including internal waters and contiguous zone), Exclusive Economic Zone, continental shelf and airspace. For a list of independent states only, see the list of sovereign states.

The names of countries in the list are given in English and include both the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) and the (longer) official name (e.g. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan). The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute.

Contents:	Included entities - Entities not included A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Note - Other listings - See also

Entities included in this article

There are 243 entities on this list, considered to be countries. It corresponds to:

• 191 United Nations member states.
• 1 United Nations non-member observer state, the Vatican City.
• 1 non-UN recognized state, diplomatically recognized by 26 other states and in de facto relations with many others, the Republic of China on Taiwan.
• 6 generally unrecognized but de facto independent states, namely Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, South Ossetia, and Transnistria, all recognized by no states (except for Northern Cyprus which maintains diplomatic relations only with Turkey).
• 2 entities recognized by many countries as sovereign but not de facto independent, namely Palestine and Western Sahara.
• 37 inhabited dependent territories:
  • 3 overseas territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island)
  • 3 British Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man)
  • 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands)
  • 1 overseas country of France (French Polynesia)
  • 1 sui generis collectivity of France (New Caledonia)
  • 3 overseas collectivities of France (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna)
  • 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles)
  • 2 states (Cook Islands and Niue) in free association with New Zealand
  • 1 New Zealand overseas territory (Tokelau)
  • 14 overseas territories of the United Kingdom (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
  • 5 unincorporated territories and commonwealths of the United States (US) (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands)
• 4 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, as well as the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao in the People's Republic of China).
• 1 United Nations protectorate inside the de jure territory of a sovereign state (Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro under UN interim civilian administration).

In the Annex an outline is given on the entities not included in this list.

List of countries

A

• Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
• Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Åland - Åland Islands (autonomous province of Finland, recognized by international treaty)
• Albania - Republic of Albania
• Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
• American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States)
• Andorra - Principality of Andorra (co-principality with the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio heads of state)
• Angola - Republic of Angola
• Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Antigua and Barbuda (Commonwealth Realm)
• Argentina - Argentine Republic (federal state, also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation)
• Armenia - Republic of Armenia
• Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Saint Helena
  Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
• Austria - Republic of Austria (federal state)
• Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan (see also Nagorno-Karabakh)

B

• Bahamas, The - Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Commonwealth Realm)
• Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
• Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
• Barbados (Commonwealth Realm)
• Belarus - Republic of Belarus
• Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (federal state)
• Belize
  Belize (Commonwealth Realm)
• Benin - Republic of Benin
• Bermuda
  Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Bhutan
  Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
• Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (federal state)
• Botswana - Republic of Botswana
• Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil (federal state)
• British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom, see also Virgin Islands)
• Brunei
  Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
  • See Myanmar for Burma
• Burundi - Republic of Burundi

C

• Cambodia
  Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
• Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
• Canada (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
• Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
  Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Central African Republic
  Central African Republic (sometimes also rendered as Central Africa)
• Chad - Republic of Chad
• Chile - Republic of Chile
• China (PRC) - People's Republic of China (sometimes also rendered as Mainland China)
  • See Taiwan (ROC) for the Republic of China (see also One-China policy and dispute over UN representation between PRC and ROC)
• Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
• Colombia - Republic of Colombia
• Comoros
  Comoros - Union of the Comoros (federal state)
• Congo (Kinshasa) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly and popularly known as Zaire)
• Congo (Brazzaville) - Republic of the Congo
• Cook Islands
  Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
• Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
  Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (formerly and popularly known as Ivory Coast)
• Croatia
  Croatia - Republic of Croatia
• Cuba - Republic of Cuba
• Cyprus
  Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus (see also Northern Cyprus)
• Czech Republic (sometimes also rendered as Czechia)

D

• Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
• Dhekelia - Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Djibouti
  Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
• Dominica
  Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
• Dominican Republic
  Dominican Republic (sometimes also rendered as The Dominican)

E

• East Timor - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• Ecuador
  Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
• Egypt
  Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
• El Salvador
  El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
  Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
  Eritrea - State of Eritrea
• Estonia - Republic of Estonia
• Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (federal state)

F

• Falkland Islands
  Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by, and a former possession of Argentina named Islas Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
• Fiji
  Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
• Finland - Republic of Finland
• France - French Republic
• French Polynesia (overseas country of France)

G

• Gabon - Gabonese Republic
• Gambia
  Gambia, The - Republic of The Gambia
• Georgia (country)
  Georgia (see also Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
• Germany - Federal Republic of Germany (federal state)
• Ghana - Republic of Ghana
• Gibraltar
  Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Greece - Hellenic Republic
• Greenland (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
• Grenada (Commonwealth Realm)
• Guam
  Guam - Territory of Guam (unincorporated and organized territory of the United States)
• Guatemala
  Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
• Guernsey
  Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
• Guinea - Republic of Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

• Haiti
  Haiti - Republic of Haiti
• Honduras - Republic of Honduras
• Hong Kong
  Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China)
• Hungary - Republic of Hungary

I

• Iceland - Republic of Iceland
• India - Republic of India (federal state)
• Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
• Iran
  Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
• Iraq
  Iraq - Republic of Iraq
• Ireland (also commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole)
• Israel - State of Israel
• Italy - Italian Republic
  • See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast

J

• Jamaica (Commonwealth Realm)
• Japan
• Jersey
  Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
• Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

• Kazakhstan
  Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
• Kenya - Republic of Kenya
• Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
• Korea (North) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (popularly known as North Korea)
• Korea (South) - Republic of Korea (popularly known as South Korea)
• Kosovo
  Kosovo (autonomous province of Serbia and Montenegro under UN interim civilian administration)
• Kuwait - State of Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic (sometimes also rendered as Kirghizia)

L

• Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Latvia - Republic of Latvia
• Lebanon
  Lebanon - Republic of Lebanon
• Lesotho
  Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
• Liberia - Republic of Liberia
• Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Liechtenstein
  Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
• Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
• Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

• Macau
  Macau - Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as Macao, China)
• Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia (diplomatically sometimes known as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
• Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
• Malawi - Republic of Malawi
• Malaysia (federal state)
• Maldives
  Maldives - Republic of Maldives
• Mali - Republic of Mali
• Malta
  Malta - Republic of Malta
• Man, Isle of - Isle of Man (British Crown dependency, also known as Mann)
• Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (US associated state)
• Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
• Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
• Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
• Mexico - United Mexican States (federal state)
• Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (federal state, US associated state)
• Republic of Moldova
  Moldova - Republic of Moldova (see also Pridnestrovie)
• Monaco - Principality of Monaco
• Mongolia (sometimes also rendered as Outer Mongolia (together with Tuva) in order to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China)
• Montserrat
  Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (see also Western Sahara)
• Mozambique
  Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
• Myanmar
  Myanmar - Union of Myanmar (formerly and popularly known as Burma)

N

• Nagorno-Karabakh
  Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto independent state inside Azerbaijan)
• Namibia - Republic of Namibia
• Nauru - Republic of Nauru
• Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
• Netherlands, the - Kingdom of the Netherlands (legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles)
• Netherlands Antilles
  Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
• New Zealand (Commonwealth Realm)
• Nicaragua
  Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
• Niger
  Niger - Republic of Niger
• Nigeria
  Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria (federal state)
• Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
• Norfolk Island
  Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia)
• Northern Cyprus
  Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto independent state inside Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey)
• Northern Mariana Islands
  Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (commonwealth in political union with the United States)
• Norway - Kingdom of Norway

O

• Oman
  Oman - Sultanate of Oman

P

• Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Palau
  Palau - Republic of Palau (US associated state)
• Palestinian territories
  Palestine - State of Palestine (the State of Palestine is currently recognized by over 90 countries, the international status of Palestine is further supported by non-recognizing countries according the Palestinian National Authority a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing a State of Palestine, see also Proposals for a Palestinian state)
• Panama
  Panama - Republic of Panama
• Papua New Guinea
  Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
• Paraguay
  Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
• Peru - Republic of Peru
• Philippines, the - Republic of the Philippines
• Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • See Transnistria for Pridnestrovie
• Poland - Republic of Poland
• Portugal
  Portugal - Portuguese Republic
• Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (commonwealth associated with the United States)

Q

• Qatar - State of Qatar

R

• Romania
• Russia - Russian Federation (federal state)
• Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda

S

• Saint Helena
  Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
• Saint Lucia (Commonwealth Realm)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Commonwealth Realm)
• Samoa
  Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
• San Marino
  San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
• Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
  Senegal - Republic of Senegal
• Serbia and Montenegro
  Serbia and Montenegro - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (federal state, its province of Kosovo is under UN interim civilian administration)
• Seychelles
  Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
  Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
• Singapore - Republic of Singapore
• Slovakia - Slovak Republic
• Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
• Solomon Islands (Commonwealth Realm)
• Somalia (the whole country is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile, see also Somaliland)
• Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland (de facto independent state inside Somalia)
• South Africa - Republic of South Africa
• South Ossetia
  South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
• Spain
  Spain - Kingdom of Spain
• Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Sudan
  Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
• Suriname
  Suriname - Republic of Suriname
• Svalbard (overseas territory of Norway, recognized by international treaty)
• Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
• Switzerland - Swiss Confederation (federal state)
• Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

T

• Taiwan (ROC) - Republic of China (popularly referred to as Taiwan and diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei, the political status of the ROC and the legal status of the Taiwan Island (and its outlying islands) are in dispute)
• Tajikistan
  Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
• Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania (federal state)
• Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
• Togo
  Togo - Togolese Republic
• Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand)
• Tonga
  Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
• Transnistria - Transnistrian or Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (the Transnistrian government uses as translation Pridnestrovie, de facto independent state inside Moldova)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Tristan da Cunha
  Tristan da Cunha (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Tunisia
  Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
• Turkey - Republic of Turkey
• Turkmenistan
  Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
  Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Tuvalu
  Tuvalu (Commonwealth Realm)

U

• Uganda
  Uganda - Republic of Uganda
• Ukraine
  Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
  United Arab Emirates (federal state)
• United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Commonwealth Realm)
• United States - United States of America (federal state)
• Uruguay
  Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay
• Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan

V

• Vanuatu
  Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
• Vatican City
  Vatican City - State of the Vatican City (administered by a Pontifical Commission appointed by the Pope who is concurrently the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City)
• Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (federal state)
• Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Virgin Islands
  Virgin Islands - United States Virgin Islands (unincorporated and organized territory of the United States, popularly known in its abbreviated terms as U.S. Virgin Islands, see also British Virgin Islands)

W

• Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
• Western Sahara
  Western Sahara - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (territory of Western Sahara is largely occupied by and integrated in Morocco, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognized by over 50 countries but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, see also Politics of Western Sahara)

Y

• Yemen
  Yemen - Republic of Yemen

Z

• Zambia
  Zambia - Republic of Zambia
• Zimbabwe
  Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

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