List of sovereign states 68253 222599835 2008-06-30T05:17:59Z Koavf 205121 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 222596562 by [[Special:Contributions/72.25.126.38|72.25.126.38]] ([[User talk:72.25.126.38|talk]]) Official languages only <noinclude>{{list of countries}} This '''list of sovereign states''', alphabetically arranged, gives an overview of [[state]]s around the world with information on the extent of their [[sovereignty]]. It includes both states widely recognized (''[[de jure]]'') to be sovereign and entities that claim sovereignty while exercising ''[[de facto]]'' control over (part of) their claimed territory. {| id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents" ! {{MediaWiki:Toc}}: | [[#Criteria for inclusion|Criteria for inclusion]] </br> [[#Internationally recognized sovereign states|Sovereign states]]: [[#A|A]] [[#B|B]] [[#C|C]] [[#D|D]] [[#E|E]] [[#F|F]] [[#G|G]] [[#H|H]] [[#I|I]] [[#J|J]] [[#K|K]] [[#L|L]] [[#M|M]] [[#N|N]] [[#O|O]] [[#P|P]] [[#Q|Q]] [[#R|R]] [[#S|S]] [[#T|T]] [[#U|U]] [[#V|V]] [[#W|W]] [[#Y|Y]] [[#Z|Z]] <br>[[#Other states|Other states]]<br> [[#See also|See also]] - [[#Other listings|Other listings]] - [[#References and footnotes|References and footnotes]]__NOTOC__ |} == Criteria for inclusion == This list derives its definition of a sovereign state from Article 1 of the [[Montevideo Convention]] of 1933. According to the Convention, a sovereign state should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, (c) government, and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. In respect of the last qualification, the role of [[international recognition|recognition by other states]] can often be crucial since it implies acceptance into the international community.<ref>"State", pp. 512–3 in ''Penguin Dictionary of International Relations.'' Evans, Graham & Newnham, Jeffrey. 1998. (ISBN 0-14-051397-3). London: Penguin Books Ltd.</ref> The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence; however, the aforementioned qualifications are not absolute and permit variations. On the basis of the above criteria, this list includes the following 203 entities: *193 [[#Internationally recognized sovereign states|sovereign states with general international recognition]]: **192 [[United Nations member states|member states]] of the [[United Nations]] **One state with general international recognition but not UN membership, governed by the [[Holy See]] (a [[United Nations General Assembly observers|UN permanent observer]]): ''[[#V|Vatican City]]'' *10 [[#Other states|sovereign states lacking general international recognition]]: **Four [[List of unrecognized countries|entities lacking general international recognition]], none of which are UN members, that may be defined as states in the body of [[customary international law]]: the ''[[Republic of China]]'' (''Taiwan''), the ''[[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]]'', ''[[Kosovo]]'', and the ''[[Palestinian territories]]''. **Six entities lacking general international recognition, none of which are UN members, that have declared independence and have limited or no international recognition: the ''[[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]'' (only recognized by [[Turkey]]), ''[[Abkhazia]]'', ''[[Nagorno-Karabakh]]'', ''[[Transnistria]]'', ''[[Somaliland]]'', and ''[[South Ossetia]]''. Entities considered to be [[micronation]]s that are not internationally recognized are not included. Unlisted are the following noteworthy entities that do not possess all the qualifications in the [[Montevideo Convention]]: * two states, in [[Associated state|free association]] with [[New Zealand]] and represented in most matters by that country: ''[[Niue]]'' and the ''[[Cook Islands]]''. * one entity, a [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Permanent international organizations and other entities|UN observer member]], recognized by 96 states, but with [[extraterritorial]] areas within [[Rome#Other sovereign states|Rome]] is the ''[[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]''. * one state, never a UN member, only ever briefly recognized by the [[Republic of Georgia]], with all of its claimed territory under military occupation, the ''[[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]]''. * The ''[[European Union]]'', a ''[[sui generis]]'' supranational organization which currently has 27 member countries. The member countries transferred part of their legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU; therefore, it has some characteristics of a sovereign state, without generally being considered a sovereign state. *Parts of ''[[Antarctica]]'' are claimed by a few nations. The listing or placement of any entity in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute. == Internationally recognized sovereign states == {{complete|[[June 8]], [[2008]]}} {|border="0" cellpadding="0" style="text-align:left; font-size'': 95%; border-collapse'': collapse; border'': 0px solid #AAAAAA;" |- !width=60%|Name in English and the official languages of the state<ref>The names of the items in the list are given in English and include both an English version of the short official names (e.g. [[Afghanistan]]) and an English version of the (longer) official names (e.g. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan), as well as the same names in the (de jure or de facto) official languages on national level of the entity. Main source for the names in the official languages are the [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Infoservice/Terminologie/StaatennamenLandessprache.pdf German Ministry of Foreign Affairs] and the [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html CIA World Fact Book] (both retrieved 14 August 2007). If needed, they have been [[transliterated]] into [[Romanization|Romanized characters]], but original scripts (such as [[Cyrillic]] or [[Chinese character]]s) are included. When possible, the Romanization preferred by the country has been used.The sources for both flag and names, official languages and Romanizations are the main articles on these entities. When other sources are used, these sources are mentioned. See for a gallery of flags [[Gallery of sovereign-state flags]].</ref> !width=40%|Information on the extent of the sovereignty<ref>Information is included on *the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source'': the website of the UN). *the reason a non-[[de jure]] state is listed. More information can be found at the [[list of unrecognized countries]]. *the [[List of dependent territories#Summary by country|overseas dependencies]]. Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at the [[List of dependent territories#Summary by country|List of dependent countries]]. *the [[Federation#Modern 'federations'|federal structures]] if applicable. Some sovereign states have more or less [[federation|federal]] structures. More information can be found at a [[Federation#Modern 'federations'|List of federations]]. *the [[List of autonomous areas by country|autonomous areas]] inside the territory of the sovereign state. Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see [[List of autonomous areas by country]]. *[[disputed territories]] *separatist governments in exile. </ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === A === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Abkhazia {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]] |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Afghanistan}}''' - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan *''Persian'': افغانستان - جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان {{rom|Afġānestān - Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Albania}}''' - Republic of Albania *''Albanian'': Shqipëria - Republika e Shqipërise {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Algeria}}''' - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria *''Arabic'': الجزائر - الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية {{rom|Al-Jazā'ir - Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-Dīmuqrāţīyah ash-Sha`bīyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Andorra}}''' - Principality of Andorra *''Catalan'': Andorra - Principat d’Andorra {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Angola}}''' - Republic of Angola *''Portuguese'': Angola - República de Angola {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. A separatist government in exile claims independence for [[Republic of Cabinda|Cabinda]]<ref name=Sep>More information on separatism can be found at the [[List of active autonomist and secessionist movements]] and the main articles.</ref> <!--Antarctica is not a country according to the definition in the introduction of this article and should not be included--> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}''' - Antigua and Barbuda *''English - Antigua and Barbuda {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Antigua and Barbuda is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm>The [[Commonwealth Realm]]s are members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] in which the head of state of the [[#U|United Kingdom]] is head of state. The realms are sovereign states, see [[Commonwealth Realm#Sovereignty of the Realms|Sovereignty of the Realms]].</ref> and has a division (dependency), [[Barbuda]], with a autonomous status.<ref name=autonomous>For more information on divisions with a high degree of autonomy, see the [[List of autonomous areas by country]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Argentina}}''' - Argentine Republic<ref>[[Argentina]] is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.</ref> *''Spanish'': Argentina - República Argentina {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Argentina is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal>More information on more or less [[federation|federal]] structures can be found at a [[Federation#Modern 'federations'|List of federations]].</ref> divided in [[Provinces of Argentina|provinces and one federal district]]. Argentine claims also sovereignty over the British overseas territories of the [[Falkland Islands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]<ref name=dis>More information on territorial disputes can be found at the [[List of territorial disputes]] and the main articles.</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Armenia}}''' - Republic of Armenia *''Armenian'': Հայաստան - Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն {{rom|Hayastan - Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Australia}}''' - Commonwealth of Australia *''English'': Australia - Commonwealth of Australia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Australia is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm /> and a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> of [[States and territories of Australia|states and territories]]. Australia has sovereignty over: *{{flag|Christmas Island}} *{{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} *{{flag|Norfolk Island}} *[[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]] *[[Coral Sea Islands]] *[[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]] |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Austria}}''' - Republic of Austria *''German'': Österreich - Republik Österreich {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU>The member countries of the [[European Union]] transferred part of their sovereignty in the form of legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU</ref> Austria is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Austria|states (Bundesländer)]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Azerbaijan}}''' - Republic of Azerbaijan *''Azeri'': Azərbaycan - Azərbaycan Respublikası {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Azerbaijan has one autonomous republic, {{flag|Nakhchivan}}, and the autonomous region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] (''Dağlıq Qarabağ,'').<ref name=autonomous/> In [[#Annex|Nagorno Karabakh]] a de facto country in the de jure territory of Azerbaijan has been established. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === B === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bahamas|name=The Bahamas}}''' - Commonwealth of The Bahamas *''English'': The Bahamas - Commonwealth of The Bahamas {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Bahamas is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bahrain}}''' - Kingdom of Bahrain *''Arabic'': البحرين - مملكة البحرين {{rom|al-Baḥrayn - Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bangladesh}}''' - People's Republic of Bangladesh *''Bengali'': বাংলাদেশ - গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ {{rom|Banglādeś - Gônoprojatontri Banglādeś}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Barbados}}''' *''English'': Barbados {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Barbados is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Belarus}}''' - Republic of Belarus *''Belarusian'': Беларусь - Рэспубліка Беларусь{{rom|Bjelarúś - Respublika Bjelarúś}} *''Russian'': Белоруссия - Республика Беларусь{{rom|Belorussiya - Respublika Belarus}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' - Kingdom of Belgium *''Dutch'': België - Koninkrijk België *''French'': Belgique - Royaume de Belgique *''German'': Belgien - Königreich Belgien {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> Belgium is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|linguistic communities and regions]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Belize}}''' *''English'': Belize {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Belize is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Benin}}''' - Republic of Benin<ref>Formerly referred to as [[Dahomey]], its official name until 1975. </ref> *''French'': Bénin - République du Bénin {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bhutan}}''' - Kingdom of Bhutan *''Dzongkha'': འབྲུག་ཡུལ - འབྲུག་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་{{rom|Druk Yul - Druk Gyal-khab}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bolivia}}''' - Republic of Bolivia *''Spanish'': Bolivia - República de Bolivia *''Quechua'': Bulibiya - Bulibiya Mama Llaqta *''Aymara'': Wuliwya - Wuliwya Suyu {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}''' - Bosnia and Herzegovina *''Bosnian and Croatian'': Bosna i Hercegovina *''Serbian'': Босна и Херцеговина / Bosna i Hercegovina {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. As a result of the [[Dayton Agreement]] between [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Croatia]] and the former [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two constituent entities, the {{flag|Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina}} and the {{flag|Republika Srpska}}.<ref>See form more information about the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina [[Dayton Agreement]] and the text of the [http://www.ohr.int/dpa/default.asp?content_id=380 The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Botswana}}''' - Republic of Botswana *''Tswana'': Botswana - Lefatshe la Botswana *''English'': Botswana - Republic of Botswana {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Brazil}}''' - Federative Republic of Brazil *''Portuguese'': Brasil - República Federativa do Brasil {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Brasil is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Brazil|states and one federal district]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Brunei}}''' - Negara Brunei Darussalam *''Malay'': Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands.<ref name=Spratly/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}''' - Republic of Bulgaria *''Bulgarian'': България - Република България{{rom|Bălgarija - Republika Bălgarija}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Burkina Faso}}''' - Burkina Faso<ref>Also known as Burkina; formerly referred to as [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]], its official name until 1984. </ref> *''French'': Burkina Faso {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Burma}}''' - Union of Myanmar (Burma) *''Burmese'': <font face=Myanmar1>ဴမန္မာ</font><ref>The Burmese short name in Burmese writing system is not available in Wikipedia.</ref> —[[Image:Myanmar long form.png|120px]] {{rom|Myan-ma - Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Burundi}}''' - Republic of Burundi *''Kirundi'': Uburundi - Republika y'Uburundi *''French'': Burundi - République du Burundi {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === C === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Cambodia}}''' - Kingdom of Cambodia *''Cambodian'': កម្ពុជា - ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា{{rom|Kampuchea - Preah Reachea Nachakr Kampuchea}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Cameroon}}''' - Republic of Cameroon *''French'': Cameroun - République du Cameroun *''English'': Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Canada}}'''<ref>The legal name for Canada is the sole word; an officially sanctioned, though disused, name is Dominion of Canada (which includes its legal title); see: [[Name of Canada]], [[Dominion]].</ref> *''English and French'': Canada {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Canada is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm /> and a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided into [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces and territories]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Cape Verde}}''' - Republic of Cape Verde *''Portuguese'': Cabo Verde - República de Cabo Verde {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Central African Republic}}''' *''French'': République Centrafricaine *''Sangho'': Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Chad}}''' - Republic of Chad *''French'': Tchad - République du Tchad *''Arabic'': تشاد - جمهوريّة تشاد {{rom|Tašād - Jumhūriyyat Tašād}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Chile}}''' - Republic of Chile *''Spanish'': Chile - República de Chile {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. [[Easter Island]] is an integral part of Chile. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|People's Republic of China|name=China}}''' - People's Republic of China<ref name="ChinaTaiwan" >The [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) is commonly referred to as [[China]], while the [[Republic of China]] (ROC) is commonly referred to as [[Taiwan]]. The ROC is also [[Foreign relations of the Republic of China|diplomatically]] occasionally known as [[Chinese Taipei]] or [[Chinese Taipei#Other references to Taiwan|other names]].</ref> *''Chinese'': 中国 - 中华人民共和国{{rom|Zhōngguó - Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]].<ref>The People's Republic of China is currently non-recognized by 23 countries and Vatican City, see [[Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China|PRC's diplomatic relations]], [[Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China|Foreign relations of the PRC]].</ref> Commonly known as [[China]], the People's Republic of China (PRC) has five autonomous regions: [[Guangxi]], [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Ningxia]], [[Xinjiang]] and [[Tibet]].<ref name=autonomous/> Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of *{{flag|Hong Kong}} (''Xianggang'')<ref>[[Hong Kong]] is a [[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|Special administrative region]] of the [[#C|People's Republic of China]]. It is often diplomatically known as [[Foreign relations of Hong Kong|Hong Kong, China]].</ref> *{{flag|Macau}} (''Aomen'')<ref>.[[Macau]] is a [[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|Special administrative region]] of the [[#C|People's Republic of China]]. It is diplomatically known as [[Foreign relations of Macau|Macau, China]].</ref> It claims sovereignty over [[#Annex|Taiwan (Republic of China; ROC)]] (which claims sovereignty over the whole of China),<ref name="TAI2" /> the [[Paracel Islands]] (disputed by the ROC and [[Vietnam]]),<ref name=Paracel>The Chinese sovereignty over the [[Paracel Islands]] is disputed by [[Vietnam]] and the [[Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]] (see [[List of territorial disputes]]).</ref> the [[Spratly Islands]] (disputed by the ROC, Vietnam, the [[Philippines]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Brunei]]),<ref name=Spratly>The sovereignty over the [[Spratly Islands]] is disputed by [[People's Republic of China|China]], the [[Republic of China|ROC (Taiwan)]], [[Vietnam]], the [[Philippines]] (part), [[Malaysia]] (part), and [[Brunei]] (part). Except Brunei, each of these countries occupies part of the islands (see [[List of territorial disputes]]).</ref> and the [[#I|Indian]] state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and parts of [[Kashmir]].<ref name=Kashmir /> [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibet]] and [[East Turkestan independence movement|East Turkestan (Xinjiang)]] have separatist governments in exile.<ref name=Sep /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|China, Republic of {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Colombia}}''' - Republic of Colombia *''Spanish'': Colombia - República de Colombia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Comoros}}''' - Union of the Comoros *''Komori'': Komori - Udzima wa Komori *''French'': Comores - Union des Comores *''Arabic'': القمر - اتحاد القمر{{rom|Al-Qumur - Ittihād al-Qumur}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Comoros is a [[federation]] with autonomous islands.<ref name=federal /><ref name=autonomous /> The Comoros dispute the French sovereignty over [[Mayotte]] and the [[Glorioso Islands]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=Congo}}''' - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)<ref>Abbreviated as DRC, and also known as Congo-Kinshasa; also formerly referred to as [[Zaire]], its official name from 1971 to 1997.</ref> *''French'': Congo - République Démocratique du Congo {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Congo, Republic of the|name=Congo}}''' - Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) *''French'': Congo - République du Congo {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Cook Islands {{arrow}} [[#N|New Zealand]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}''' - Republic of Costa Rica *''Spanish'': Costa Rica - República de Costa Rica {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}''' - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) *''French'': Côte d'Ivoire - République de Côte d'Ivoire {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Croatia}}''' - Republic of Croatia *''Croatian'': Hrvatska - Republika Hrvatska {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Cuba}}''' - Republic of Cuba *''Spanish'': Cuba - República de Cuba {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The [[#C|Cuba]]n area of [[Guantánamo Bay]] is as the [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]] under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the [[#U|United States]] which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Cyprus}}''' - Republic of Cyprus *''Greek'': Κυπρος - Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία{{rom|Kypros - Kipriakí Dimokratía}} *''Turkish'': Kıbrıs - Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti {{extent}}Widely recognized<ref>Cyprus is recognized by all countries except Turkey, see [[Foreign relations of Cyprus]]</ref> member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> See [[#Annex|Northern Cyprus]] for the de facto state in the de jure territory of Cyprus. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}'''<ref>A simpler official short-form name has been encouraged by the Czech government: the English variant '''Czechia''' remains uncommon, but variants in Czech (''Česko'') and some other languages are more popular. See [[Names of the Czech Republic]]</ref> *''Czech'': Česko - Česká republika {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === D === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Denmark}}''' - Kingdom of Denmark *''Danish'': Danmark - Kongeriget Danmark {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> The [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]] includes also two autonomous provinces. For more information, see ''[[Rigsfællesskabet]].'' *{{flag|Faroe Islands}} ''(Føroyar/Færøerne)'' *{{flag|Greenland}} ''(Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland)'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Djibouti}}''' - Republic of Djibouti *''French'': Djibouti - République de Djibouti *''Arabic'': جيبوتي - جمهورية جيبوتي{{rom|Jībūtī - Jumhūrīyat Jībūtī}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Dominica}}''' - Commonwealth of Dominica *''English'': Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' *''Spanish'': República Dominicana {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === E === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|East Timor}}''' - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste<ref>The government of East Timor uses Timor-Leste as English translation.</ref> *''Tetum'': Timor Lorosa'e - Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e *''Portuguese'': Timor-Leste - República Democrática de Timor-Leste {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Ecuador}}''' - Republic of Ecuador *''Spanish'': Ecuador - República del Ecuador {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Egypt}}''' - Arab Republic of Egypt *''Arabic'': مصر - جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة {{rom|Mişr - Jumhūriyyat Mişr al-`Arabiyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|El Salvador}}''' - Republic of El Salvador *''Spanish'': El Salvador - República de El Salvador {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}''' - Republic of Equatorial Guinea *''Spanish'': Guinea Ecuatorial - Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Eritrea}}''' - State of Eritrea *''Tigrinya'': ኤርትራ - ሃግሬ ኤርትራ{{rom|Ertra - Hagere Ertra}} *''Arabic'': إرتريا - دولة إرتريا {{rom|Iritriyā - Dawlat Iritriyā}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Estonia}}''' - Republic of Estonia *''Estonian'': Eesti - Eesti Vabariik {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Ethiopia}}''' - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia *''Amharic'': ኢትዮጵያ - የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ{{rom|Ityop'iya - Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Ethiopia is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[Regions of Ethiopia|regions and chartered cities]]. <!--The European Union is not a sovereign state and should not be included--> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === F === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Fiji}}''' - Republic of the Fiji Islands *''Fijian'': Viti - Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti *''English'': Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands *''Hindustani'':<ref>Hindustani uses both the Hindi and Urdu script</ref> फ़िजी / فِجی - फ़िजी गणराज्य / فِجی رپبلک {{rom|Fijī - Fijī Ripablik}}<ref>Source for the romanization is [http://www.geonames.de/coufj.html Geonames].</ref> {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Fiji has an autonomous region (dependency), [[Rotuma]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Finland}}''' - Republic of Finland *''Finnish'': Suomi - Suomen Tasavalta *''Swedish'': Finland - Republiken Finland {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> {{flag|Åland}} is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.<ref>[[Åland]] It was demilitarised by the [[Treaty of Paris (1856)|Treaty of Paris]] in 1856, which was later affirmed by the [[League of Nations]] in 1921, and in a somewhat different context reaffirmed in the treaty on Finland's admission to the [[European Union]] in 1995.</ref>.<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|France}}''' - French Republic *''French'': France - République française {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> The French overseas regions/departments ([[French Guiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]] and [[Réunion]]) are legally part of France and France possesses the uninhabited [[Clipperton Island]]. The French sovereignty includes also the overseas territories of *{{flag|French Polynesia}} ''(Polynésie française)'' *{{flag|Mayotte|local}} (disputed by [[Comoros]]) *{{flag|New Caledonia|local}} ''(Nouvelle-Calédonie)'' *{{flag|Saint-Barthélemy|local}} *{{flag|Saint Martin|local}} ''(Saint-Martin)'' *{{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}} ''(Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)'' *{{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} ''(Wallis-et-Futuna)'' *{{flag|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} ''(Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises'', uninhabited). It includes the disputed Antarctic claim of [[Adélie Land]]. The French sovereignty over [[Bassas da India]], [[Europa Island]] and [[Juan de Nova]] is disputed by [[Madagascar]], over [[Glorioso Islands]] by [[Madagascar]], the [[Seychelles]] and the [[Comoros]] and [[Tromelin]] disputed by [[Mauritius]] and the [[Seychelles]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === G === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Gabon}}''' - Gabonese Republic *''French'': Gabon - République Gabonaise {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|The Gambia}}''' - Republic of The Gambia *''English'': The Gambia - Republic of The Gambia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Georgia}}''' *''Georgian'': საქართველო'''{{rom|Sak’art’velo}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Georgia has three divisions with an autonomous status, {{flag|Adjara}}, {{flag|Abkhazia}} and {{flag|South Ossetia}}.<ref name=autonomous/> Both in [[#Annex|Abkhazia]] and [[#Annex|South Ossetia]] de facto states inside the de jure territory of Georgia have been formed. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Germany}}''' - Federal Republic of Germany *''German'': Deutschland - Bundesrepublik Deutschland {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> Germany is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Germany|states (Länder)]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Ghana}}''' - Republic of Ghana *''English'': Ghana - Republic of Ghana {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Greece}}''' - Hellenic Republic *''Greek'': Ελλάδα - Ελληνική Δημοκρατία{{rom|Elláda - Ellinikí Dimokratía}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Grenada}}''' *''English'': Grenada {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Grenada is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' - Republic of Guatemala *''Spanish'': Guatemala - República de Guatemala {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Guinea}}''' - Republic of Guinea *''French'': Guinée - République de Guinée {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}''' - Republic of Guinea-Bissau *''Portuguese'': Guiné-Bissau - República da Guiné-Bissau {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Guyana}}''' - Co-operative Republic of Guyana *''English'': Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === H === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Haiti}}''' - Republic of Haiti *''French'': Haïti - République d'Haïti *''Haitian Creole'': Ayiti - Repiblik dAyiti {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Haiti claims the uninhabited United States possession of [[Navassa]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Honduras}}''' - Republic of Honduras *''Spanish'': Honduras - República de Honduras {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Hungary}}''' - Republic of Hungary *''Hungarian'': Magyarország - Magyar Köztársaság {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === I === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' - Republic of Iceland *''Icelandic'': Ísland - Lýðveldið Ísland {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|India}}''' - Republic of India *''Hindi'': भारत - भारत गणराज्य {{rom|Bhārat - Bhārat Ganarājya}} *''English'': India - Republic of India {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. India is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States and territories of India|states and union territories]]. The Indian sovereignty over [[Arunachal Pradesh]] is disputed by the [[#C|People's Republic of China]].<ref name=dis /> India claims sovereignty over and occupies part of [[Kashmir]].<ref name=Kashmir>The sovereignty over [[Kashmir]] is disputed by [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], smaller parts are disputed by the [[People's Republic of China]] (and the [[Republic of China]]). De facto Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan and China. See the [[List of territorial disputes]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' - Republic of Indonesia *''Indonesian'': Indonesia - Republik Indonesia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Indonesia has four provinces with special status, [[Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam]], [[Yogyakarta Special Region]], [[Papua]], and [[Jakarta Special Capital Region]].<ref name=autonomous/> Separatist governments in exile claim independence for the [[Republik Maluku Selatan|Republic of the South Moluccas]] and the [[Republic of West Papua]]<ref>See [[List of active autonomist and secessionist movements]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Iran}}''' - Islamic Republic of Iran *''Persian'': ایران - جمهوری اسلامی ایران{{rom|Īrān - Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Divided into [[provinces]] and [[counties]] |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Iraq}}''' - Republic of Iraq *''Arabic'': العراق - جمهورية العراق {{rom|Al-ʿIrāq - Jumhūrīyat Al-`Irāq}} *''Kurdish'': عێراق - كۆماری عێراق {{rom|ʿÎraq - Komara `Îraqê}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Iraq's constitution labels the country as a [[federation]]<ref>Source: [http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/20704/11332732681iraqi_constitution_en.pdf/iraqi_constitution_en.pdf Iraqi constitution]</ref><ref name=federal /> divided in regions, governorates and the capital district. At present the only region is [[Iraqi Kurdistan]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Ireland}}''' - Ireland<ref>[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] is often referred to as the ''Republic of Ireland'' (its official ''description'' but not its ''name''). Sometimes this is done to distinguish Ireland from [[Ireland|island of Ireland]] as a whole. However, sometimes it is done for [[Names of the Irish state| political reasons and is contentious]].</ref> *''Irish'': Éire *''English'': Ireland {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Israel}}''' - State of Israel *''Hebrew'': ישראל - מדינת ישראל{{rom|Yisra'el - Medinat Yisra'el}} *''Arabic'': اسرائيل - دولة اسرائيل {{rom|Isrā'īl - Dawlat Isrā'īl}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]].<ref>Israel is currently non-recognized by 34 countries, see [[Foreign relations of Israel]].</ref> [[Israel]] occupies the Syrian [[Golan Heights]] and parts of the [[West Bank]] and [[East Jerusalem]]. It has supervision over the partially occupied [[Palestinian territories]]. These occupations are internationally not recognized.<ref name=dis /> See for more information also [[#Annex|Palestine]]. <!--Since Palestine is not generally recognized as part of Israel, it is listed as a separate item and not as a sub-item of the latter.--> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Italy}}''' - Italian Republic *''Italian'': Italia - Repubblica Italiana {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> Italy has autonomous regions, [[Aosta Valley]], [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]], [[Sardinia]], [[Sicily]] and [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Ivory Coast {{Arrow}} [[#C|Côte d'Ivoire]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === J === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' *''English'': Jamaica {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Jamaica is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Japan}}''' - State of Japan<ref>The translation of Nihon-koku was found at the [[:af:Japan|Afrikaans Wikipedia]].</ref> *''Japanese'': 日本 - 日本国{{rom|Nihon/Nippon - Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Jordan}}''' - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan *''Arabic'': الاردن - المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة {{rom|Al-Urdunn - Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyyah al-Hāshimiyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === K === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}''' - Republic of Kazakhstan *''Kazakh'': Қазақстан - Қазақстан Республикасы {{rom|Qazaqstan - Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Kenya}}''' - Republic of Kenya *''English'': Kenya - Republic of Kenya *''Swahili'': Kenya - Jamhuri ya Kenya {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Kiribati}}''' - Republic of Kiribati *''Gilbertese'': Kiribati - Ribaberikin Kiribati *''English'': Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|North Korea|name=Korea, North}}''' - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) *''Korean'': 조선 - 조선민주주의인민공화국{{rom|Chosŏn - Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|South Korea|name=Korea, South}}''' - Republic of Korea (South Korea) *''Korean'': 한국 - 대한민국 {{rom|Hanguk - Daehan Minguk}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Kosovo {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Kuwait}}''' - State of Kuwait *''Arabic'': الكويت - دولة الكويت {{rom|Al-Kuwayt - Dawlat al-Kuwayt}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}''' - Kyrgyz Republic *''Kyrgyz'': Кыргызстан - Кыргыз Республикасы {{rom|Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Respublikasy}} *''Russian'': Кыргызстан - Кыргызская республика {{rom|Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzskaya respublika}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === L === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Laos}}''' - Lao People's Democratic Republic *''Laotian'': ນລາວ - ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ {{rom|Lao - Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Latvia}}''' - Republic of Latvia *''Latvian'': Latvija - Latvijas Republika {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' - Republic of Lebanon *''Arabic'': لبنان - الجمهوريّة البنانيّة {{rom|Lubnān - Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Lesotho}}''' - Kingdom of Lesotho *''English'': Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho *''Sotho'': Lesotho - Mmuso wa Lesotho {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Liberia}}''' - Republic of Liberia *''English'': Liberia - Republic of Liberia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Libya}}''' - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya *''Arabic'': ليبيا - الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى {{rom|Lībiyā - al-Jamāhīrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Lībīyah ash-Sha‘bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-`Uzmā}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}''' - Principality of Liechtenstein *''German'': Liechtenstein - Fürstentum Liechtenstein {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Lithuania}}''' - Republic of Lithuania *''Lithuanian'': Lietuva - Lietuvos Respublika {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg *''Luxembourgian'': Lëtzebuerg - Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg *''French'': Luxembourg - Grand-Duché du Luxembourg *''German'': Luxemburg - Großherzogtum Luxemburg {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === M === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|FYR Macedonia}}'''<ref>Though the sovereignty of the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]] is not disputed, [[Greece]] disputes its name. Therefore, the republic is referred to by the UN and a number of countries and international organizations as [[Macedonia naming dispute|the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]].</ref> - (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia *''Macedonian'':<ref>Some argue that Albanian is the second official language, others argue that Albanian is not used as a second official language. See for more information [[Talk:Republic of Macedonia]]. See also [[Macedonian language naming dispute]].</ref> Македонија - Република Македонија {{rom|Makedonija - Republika Makedonija}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Madagascar}}''' - Republic of Madagascar *''Malagasy'': Madagasikara - Repoblikan'i Madagasikara *''French'': Madagascar - Republique de Madagascar {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Madagascar claims the French possessions of the [[Glorioso Islands]] and [[Juan de Nova]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Malawi}}''' - Republic of Malawi *''English'': Malawi - Republic of Malawi *''Chewa'': Malaŵi - Mfuko la Malaŵi {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' *''Malay'': Malaysia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Malaysia is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Malaysia|states and federal territories]]. Malaysia claims part of the [[Spratly Islands]].<ref name=Spratly/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Maldives}}''' - Republic of Maldives *''Divehi'': ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު - ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖ {{rom|Divehi Rājje - Divehi Rājje ge Jumhuriyyā}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Mali}}''' - Republic of Mali *''French'': Mali - République du Mali {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Malta}}''' - Republic of Malta *''Maltese'': Malta - Repubblika ta' Malta *''English'': Malta - Republic of Malta {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Marshall Islands}}''' - Republic of the Marshall Islands *''Marshallese'': Aorōkin M̧ajeļ - Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ *''English'': Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Marshall Islands claim the United States territory of [[Wake Island]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Mauritania}}''' - Islamic Republic of Mauritania *''Arabic'': موريتانيا - الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية {{rom|Mūrītāniyā - l-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah}} *''French'': Mauritanie - République Islamique de la Mauritanie {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' - Republic of Mauritius *''English'': Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius *''French'': Maurice - République de Maurice {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Mauritius has an autonomous island, [[Rodrigues]].<ref name=autonomous/> Mauritius claims the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] and the French island of [[Tromelin]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' - United Mexican States *''Spanish'': México - Estados Unidos Mexicanos {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Mexico is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided into [[States of Mexico|states and one federal district]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Micronesia}}''' - Federated States of Micronesia *''English'': Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Micronesia is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided into states. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Moldova}}''' - Republic of Moldova *''Moldovan<ref>[[Moldovan language|Moldovan]] is often considered to be the same language as Romanian, see [[Moldovan language]].</ref>'': Moldova - Republica Moldova {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Moldova has an autonomous region, [[Gagauzia]].<ref name=autonomous/> See [[#T|Transnistria]] for the de facto state inside the de jure territory of Moldova. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Monaco}}''' - Principality of Monaco *''French'': Monaco - Principauté de Monaco {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' *''Mongolian'': Монгол Улс {{rom|Mongol Uls}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' - Republic of Montenegro *''Montenegrin'': Црна Гора - Република Црна Гора {{rom|Crna Gora - Republika Crna Gora}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Morocco}}''' - Kingdom of Morocco *''Arabic'': المغرب - المملكة المغربية {{rom|al-Maġrib - Al-Mamlakah al-Maġribiyyah}} *''French'': Maroc - Royaume du Maroc {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Morocco claims sovereignty over the [[Western Sahara]] and controls most of it, which is disputed by the [[#Annex|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]].<ref name= "SAH" /> Morocco disputes the [[#S|Spanish]] sovereignty over [[Ceuta]], [[Isla de Alborán]], [[Isla Perejil]], [[Islas Chafarinas]], [[Melilla]] and [[Peñón de Alhucemas]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Mozambique}}''' - Republic of Mozambique *''Portuguese'': Moçambique - República de Moçambique {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Myanmar {{arrow}} [[#B|Burma]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === N === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Nagorno Karabakh {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Namibia}}''' - Republic of Namibia *''English'': Namibia - Republic of Namibia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Nauru}}''' - Republic of Nauru *''Nauruan'': Naoero - Republik Naoero *''English'': Nauru - Republic of Nauru {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Nepal}}''' - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal *''Nepali'': नेपाल {{rom|Nepāl}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Netherlands|name=The Netherlands}}''' - Kingdom of the Netherlands *''Dutch'': Nederland - Koninkrijk der Nederlanden {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> Legally the [[Netherlands]] refers to the European part of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], with the latter consisting of one European country: *{{flag|Netherlands}} and the two overseas (associated) countries: *{{flag|Aruba}} *{{flag|Netherlands Antilles}} ''(Nederlandse Antillen)'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|New Zealand}}''' *''English'': New Zealand *''Māori'': Aotearoa {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. New Zealand is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm /> and has sovereignty over the associated states of *{{flag|Cook Islands}}. The Cook Islands have received some diplomatic recognition<ref>E.g. the Federal Republic of Germany has diplomatic relations with the [[Cook Islands]], Source: [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/Cookinseln/Bilateral.html German foreign ministry], retrieved 14 August 2007. For more information: [[Foreign relations of the Cook Islands]]</ref> *{{flag|Niue}}. Niue only has diplomatic relations with New Zealand. *{{flag|Tokelau}} |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Nicaragua}}''' - Republic of Nicaragua *''Spanish'': Nicaragua - República de Nicaragua {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Niger}}''' - Republic of Niger *''French'': Niger - République du Niger {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Nigeria}}''' - Federal Republic of Nigeria *''English'': Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Nigeria is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Nigeria|states and one federal district]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Niue {{arrow}} [[#N|New Zealand]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Northern Cyprus {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' <!--Northern Ireland is not a country according to the definition in the introduction of this article and should not be included--> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|North Korea {{arrow}} [[#K|Korea, Democratic People's Republic of]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Norway}}''' - Kingdom of Norway *''Norwegian'': Norge - Kongeriket Norge / Noreg - Kongeriket Noreg {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. [[Svalbard]] is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the [[Svalbard Treaty]]. The overseas uninhabited possessions of [[Bouvet Island]] and [[Jan Mayen]] are integral part of Norway. The Norwegian claim of [[Peter I Island]] and [[Queen Maud Land]] (Antarctica) as part of [[#N|Norway]] is suspendend.<ref name=ANT>The [[continent]] of Antarctica, including its outlying islands south of 60°S, are held in abeyance under the terms of the [[Antarctic Treaty System|Antarctic Treaty]]. All claims are suspended. Claiming countries are Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. There is also an informal [[Brazil Antarctic Geopolitics|Brazilian]] claim.</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === O === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Oman}}''' - Sultanate of Oman *''Arabic'': عُمان - سلطنة عُمان {{rom|ʿUmān - Saltanat ʿUmān}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === P === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Pakistan}}''' - Islamic Republic of Pakistan *''Urdu'': پاکستان - اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان {{rom|Pākistān - Islami Jumhuriyah Pākistān}} *''English'': Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Pakistan is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[Provinces and territories of Pakistan|provinces and territories]]. Pakistan claims sovereignty over and occupies part of [[Kashmir]].<ref name=Kashmir /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Palau}}''' - Republic of Palau *''Paluan'': Belau - Beluu er a Belau *''English'': Palau - Republic of Palau {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Palestine {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Panama}}''' - Republic of Panama *''Spanish'': Panamá - República de Panamá {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}''' - Independent State of Papua New Guinea *''English'': Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea *''Tok Pisin'': Papua Niugini - Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Papua New Guinea is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm /> and has an autonomous province, [[Bougainville Province]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Paraguay}}''' - Republic of Paraguay *''Spanish'': Paraguay - República del Paraguay *''Guarani'': Paraguái - Têta Paraguái {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Peru}}''' - Republic of Peru *''Spanish'': Perú - República del Perú *''Quechua'': Piruw - Piruw Mama Llaqta *''Aymara'': Piruw - Piruw Suyu {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Philippines}}''' - Republic of the Philippines *''Filipino'': Pilipinas - Republika ng Pilipinas *''English'': Philippines - Republic of the Philippines {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Philippines have has an autonomous region, the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]].<ref name=autonomous/> The Philippines claim the [[Spratly Islands]].<ref name=Spratly/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Poland}}''' - Republic of Poland *''Polish'': Polska - Rzeczpospolita Polska {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' - Portuguese Republic *''Portuguese'': Portugal - República Portuguesa {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> Portugal has two autonomous regions, [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Pridnestrovie {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]], Transnistria'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === Q === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Qatar}}''' - State of Qatar *''Arabic'': قطر - دولة قطر {{rom|Qatar - Dawlat Qatar}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === R === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Romania}}''' *''Romanian'': România {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Russia}}''' - Russian Federation *''Russian'': Россия - Российская Федерация {{rom|Rossiya - Rossiyskaya Federatsiya}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Russia is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /><ref>Whether or not the Russian Federation is a genuine federation is a matter of dispute. See'': [[#Russian Federation|Russian Federation section]].</ref> divided in [[Federal subjects of Russia|Subjects of Russia]] (oblasts, republics, autonomous okrugs, krays, and federal cities).<br>Several of the federal subjects are autonomous republics:<ref name=autonomous/> *{{flag|Adygea}} *{{flag|Altai Republic}} *{{flag|Bashkortostan}} *{{flag|Buryatia}} *{{flag|Chechnya}} <!-- The government of Chechnya isn't de jure recognized at all and is not de facto in control of a territory, and is therefore not a de facto country --> *{{flag|Chuvashia}} *{{flag|Dagestan}} *{{flag|Ingushetia}} *{{flag|Kabardino-Balkaria}} *{{flag|Kalmykia}} *{{flag|Karachay-Cherkessia}} *{{flag|Karelia}} *{{flag|Khakassia}} *{{flag|Komi}} *{{flag|Mari El}} *{{flag|Mordovia}} *{{flag|North Ossetia-Alania}} *{{flag|Sakha Republic}} *{{flag|Tatarstan}} <!-- Tatarstan recognizes that it is part of the Russian federation, and is therefore not a a de facto country--> *{{flag|Tuva}} *{{flag|Udmurtia}} |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Rwanda}}''' - Republic of Rwanda *''KinyaRwanda'': Rwanda - Repubulika y'u Rwanda *''French'': Rwanda - République du Rwanda *''English'': Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === S === |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}''' - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis *''English'': Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm /> and is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal/> of the islands. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Saint Lucia}}''' *''English'': Saint Lucia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Saint Lucia is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}''' *''English'': Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Samoa}}''' - Independent State of Samoa *''Samoan'': Sāmoa - Mālo Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa *''English'': Samoa - Independent State of Samoa {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|San Marino}}''' - Most Serene Republic of San Marino *''Italian'': San Marino - Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}''' - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe *''Portuguese'': São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. São Tomé and Príncipe has an autonomous province, [[Príncipe]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}''' - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia *''Arabic'': العربية السعودية - المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة {{rom|Al-ʿArabiyyah as-Saʿūdiyyah - Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyyah as-Sa'ūdiyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. <!--Sealand is not a country according to the definition in the introduction of this article and should not be included--> <!--Scotland is not a country according to the definition in the introduction of this article and should not be included--> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Senegal}}''' - Republic of Senegal *''French'': Sénégal - République du Sénégal {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Serbia}}''' - Republic of Serbia *''Serbian'': Србија - Република Србија {{rom|Srbija - Republika Srbija}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Serbia has two autonomous provinces, [[Kosovo|Kosovo and Metohija]] and [[Vojvodina]].<ref name=autonomous/> The Serbian autonomous province of [[Kosovo and Metohija]] is currently administered by the [[Provisional Institutions of Self-Government]] under the supervision of the [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UN Interim Administration Mission]]. Kosovo [[Albanians]] have recently unilaterally declared independence which remains largely unrecognized. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Seychelles}}''' - Republic of Seychelles * ''English'': Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles * ''French'': Seychelles - République des Seychelles * ''Seselwa'': Sesel - Repiblik Sesel {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Sechelles claim the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] and the French [[Glorioso Islands]] and [[Tromelin]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Sierra Leone}}''' - Republic of Sierra Leone *''English'': Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Singapore}}''' - Republic of Singapore *''English'': Singapore - Republic of Singapore *''Malay'': Singapura - Republik Singapura *''Chinese'': 新加坡 - 新加坡共和国 {{rom|Xīnjīapō - Xīnjīapō Gònghéguó}} *''Tamil'': சிங்கப்பூர் - சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு {{rom|Ciŋkappūr - Ciŋkappūr Kudiyarasu}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Slovakia}}''' - Slovak Republic *''Slovak'': Slovensko - Slovenská republika {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Slovenia}}''' - Republic of Slovenia *''Slovenian'': Slovenija - Republika Slovenija {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Solomon Islands}}''' *''English'': Solomon Islands {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Solomon Islands is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Somalia}}''' - Somali Republic *''Somali'': Soomaaliya - Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya *''Arabic'': الصومال - جمهورية الصومال {{rom|As-Sūmāl - Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. [[Somalia]] is presently fragmented with its [[Transitional Federal Parliament|Transitional National Government]]. Somalia disputed the Yemenite sovereignty over [[Socotra]].<ref name=dis /> See [[#S|Somaliland]] for the de facto country inside the de jure territory of [[Somalia]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|South Africa}}''' - Republic of South Africa *''English'': South Africa - Republic of South Africa *''Afrikaans'': Suid-Afrika - Republiek van Suid-Afrika *''Xhosa'': Mzantsi Afrika - IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika *''Zulu'': Ningizimu Afrika - IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika *''Ndbele'': Sewula Afrika - IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika *''North Sotho'': Afrika-Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa *''Sotho'': Afrika Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa *''Tswana'': Aforika Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa *''Swazi'': Ningizimu Afrika - IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika *''Venda'': Afurika Tshipembe - Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe *''Tsonga'': Afrika Dzonga - Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|South Korea {{arrow}} [[#K|Korea, Republic of]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|South Ossetia {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Spain}}''' - Kingdom of Spain *''Spanish'': España - Reino de España {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> Spain has characteristics of a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> and is divided in [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous communities and cities]], of which [[Andalusia]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], [[Catalonia]] and [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] have a higher degree of autonomy.<ref name=autonomous /> The sovereignty over [[Ceuta]], [[Isla de Alborán]], [[Isla Perejil]], [[Islas Chafarinas]], [[Melilla]] and [[Peñón de Alhucemas]] is disputed by [[#|Morocco]]. Spain disputes the [[#U|British]] sovereignty over [[Gibraltar]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Sri Lanka}}''' - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka *''Sinhala'': ශ්රී ලංකාව - [[Image:SrilankaFont.png]] {{rom|Sri Lanka - Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya}} *''Tamil'': இலங்கை - இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு {{rom|Llankai - Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. [[Tamil Eelam]] has a separatist government that controls part of [[Sri Lanka]].(see [[List of active autonomist and secessionist movements|source]]). It strives after an independent country but has not yet declared independence. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Sudan}}''' - Republic of the Sudan *''Arabic'': السودان - جمهورية السودان {{rom|As-Sūdān - Jumhūrīyat as-Sūdān}} *''English'': Sudan - Republic of the Sudan {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Sudan is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Sudan|states]] and it has one autonomous region, [[Southern Sudan]], formed out of the Southern Sudanese states.<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Suriname}}''' - Republic of Suriname *''Dutch'': Suriname - Republiek Suriname {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Swaziland}}''' - Kingdom of Swaziland *''English'': Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland *''Swazi'': eSwatini - Umbuso weSwatini {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' - Kingdom of Sweden *''Swedish'': Sverige - Konungariket Sverige {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' - Swiss Confederation *''German'': Schweiz - Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft *''French'': Suisse - Confédération Suisse *''Italian'': Svizzera - Confederazione Svizzera *''Raeto-Romance'': Svizra - Confederaziun Svizra {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Switzerland is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[Cantons of Switzerland|cantons]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Syria}}''' - Syrian Arab Republic *''Arabic'': سورية - الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة {{rom|Sūriyah - Al-Jumhūriyyah al-'Arabiyyah as-Sūriyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The [[Golan]] is occupied by [[#I|Israel]]. Syria disputed the [[#T|Turkish]] sovereignty over [[Hatay Province]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === T === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Taiwan {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Tajikistan}}''' - Republic of Tajikistan *''Tajik'': Тоҷикистон - Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон{{rom|Tojikiston - Jumhurii Tojikiston}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Tajikistan has an autonomous province, [[Gorno-Badakhshan]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Tanzania}}''' - United Republic of Tanzania *''Swahili'': Tanzania - Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Tanzania is a [[federacy]] with an autonomous status for [[Zanzibar]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Thailand}}''' - Kingdom of Thailand *''Thai'': ประเทศไทย - ราชอาณาจักรไทย{{rom|Prathēt Thai - Rātcha Anāchak Thai}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Timor-Leste'' {{arrow}} [[#E|East Timor]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Togo}}''' - Togolese Republic *''French'': Togo - République Togolaise {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Tonga}}''' - Kingdom of Tonga *''Tongan'': Tonga - Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga *''English'': Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Transnistria {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago *''English'': Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Trinidad and Tobago has an autonomous island, [[Tobago]].<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Tunisia}}''' - Tunisian Republic *''Arabic'': تونس - الجمهورية التونسية {{rom|Tūnis - Al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' - Republic of Turkey *''Turkish'': Türkiye - Türkiye Cumhuriyeti {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The Turkish sovereignty over the [[Hatay Province]] is disputed by [[Syria]]<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Turkmenistan}}''' *''Turkmenian'': Türkmenistan {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Tuvalu}}''' *''Tuvaluan and English'': Tuvalu {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Tuvalu is a [[Commonwealth Realm]].<ref name=realm /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === U === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Uganda}}''' - Republic of Uganda *''English'': Uganda - Republic of Uganda *''Swahili'': Uganda - Jamhuri ya Uganda {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Ukraine}}''' *''Ukrainian'': Україна {{rom|Ukrajina}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Ukraine has an autonomous republic, {{flag|Crimea}}.<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}''' - United Arab Emirates *''Arabic'': الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة {{rom|Al-Imārāt Al-`Arabiyyah Al-Muttahidah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The United Arab Emirates is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided into [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|emirates]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland *''English'': United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref name=EU /> The United Kingdom is a [[Commonwealth Realm]]<ref name=realm /> and divided into [[constituent country|constituent countries]]: *{{flag|England}} *{{flag|Scotland}} *{{flag|Wales}} *[[Northern Ireland‎]] The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories: *{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] *{{flag|Anguilla}} *{{flag|Bermuda}} *{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}} (claimed by [[Mauritius]] and the [[Seychelles]])<ref name=dis /> *{{flag|British Virgin Islands}} *{{flag|Cayman Islands}} *{{flag|Falkland Islands}} (claimed by Argentina)<ref name=dis /> *{{flag|Gibraltar}} (claimed by Spain)<ref name=dis /> *{{flag|Montserrat}} *{{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} *{{flag|Saint Helena}} (with its dependencies of [[Ascension Island]] and {{flag|Tristan da Cunha}}) *{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} (claimed by Argentina)<ref name=dis /> *{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}<ref name=dis /> *{{flag|British Antarctic Territory}} (disputed) The British Crown has sovereignty over *{{flag|Guernsey}} (with the dependencies of {{flag|Alderney}}, {{flag|Herm}} and {{flag|Sark}}) *{{flag|Isle of Man}} *{{flag|Jersey}} |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|United States of America}}''' *''English'': United States of America {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The United States is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[Political divisions of the United States|states, a federal district, and one territory]]. The United States has sovereignty over the following (inhabited) territories and commonwealths *{{flag|American Samoa}} *{{flag|Guam}} *{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} *{{flag|Puerto Rico}} *{{flag|United States Virgin Islands}} Besides these, there are uninhabited territories in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: [[Baker Island]], [[Howland Island]], [[Jarvis Island]], [[Johnston Atoll]], [[Kingman Reef]], [[Midway Islands]], [[Palmyra Atoll]], [[Wake Island]] (disputed by the [[Marshall Islands]]) as well as [[Navassa Island]] (disputed by [[Haiti]]).<ref name=dis /> Of these only Palmyra Atoll is fully incorporated and considered a part of the US. The [[#C|Cuba]]n area of [[Guantánamo Bay]] is as the [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]] under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Uruguay}}''' - Eastern Republic of Uruguay *''Spanish'': Uruguay - República Oriental del Uruguay {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Uzbekistan}}''' - Republic of Uzbekistan *''Uzbek'': O'zbekiston - O‘zbekiston Respublikasi = Ўзбекистон - Ўзбекистон Республикаси {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Uzbekistan has an autonomous republic, {{flag|Karakalpakstan}}.<ref name=autonomous/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === V === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Vanuatu}}''' - Republic of Vanuatu *''Bislama'': Vanuatu - Ripablik blong Vanuatu *''English'': Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu *''French'': Vanuatu - République du Vanuatu {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Vatican City}}''' - State of the Vatican City *''Latin'': Civitas Vaticana - Status Civitatis Vaticanæ *''Italian'': Città del Vaticano - Stato della Città del Vaticano {{extent}}Widely recognized country, observer state in the United Nations.<ref>Vatican City is recognized by 176 countries, whereby Vatican's foreign relations formally belong to the [[Holy See]].</ref> [[Vatican City]] is administered by a [[President of the Governorate of Vatican City State|President of the Government]] appointed by the [[Pope]], with the latter being the head of the [[Holy See]] and that of the Vatican City concurrently. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela *''Spanish'': Venezuela - República Bolivariana de Venezuela {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Venezuela is a [[federation]]<ref name=federal /> divided in [[States of Venezuela|states, one federal dependency and one federal district]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Vietnam}}''' - Socialist Republic of Vietnam *''Vietnamese'': Việt Nam - Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. Vietnam claims sovereignty over the [[Paracel Islands]]<ref name=Paracel/> and the [[Spratly Islands]].<ref name=Spratly/> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === W === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Western Sahara {{arrow}} [[#Other states|Other states]]'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === Y === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Yemen}}''' - Republic of Yemen *''Arabic'': اليمن - الجمهوريّة اليمنية {{rom|Al-Yaman - Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah}} {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. The [[Yemen]]ite sovereignty over [[Socotra]] is disputed by [[Somalia]].<ref name=dis /> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |colspan=3| === Z === |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Zambia}}''' - Republic of Zambia *''English'': Zambia - Republic of Zambia {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''' - Republic of Zimbabwe *''English'': Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe {{extent}}Widely recognized member of the [[United Nations|UN]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |} <br> === Other states === {{see|List of unrecognized countries}} This annex lists states that claim sovereignty and have control over (part of) its claimed territory, but due to disputes over their legitimacy, do not have normal diplomatic relations with the majority of sovereign states. Entities considered to be [[micronation]]s are not included. {|border="0" cellpadding="0" style="text-align:left; font-size'': 95%; border-collapse'': collapse; border'': 0px solid #AAAAAA;" |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |width=60%|'''{{flag|Abkhazia}}''': [[Government of the Republic of Abkhazia|Republic of Abkhazia]] *''Abkhazian'': Аҧсны - Аҧснытәи Республика{{rom|Apsny - Apsnytei Respublika}} *''Russian'': Aбхазия - Республика Абхазия{{rom|Abkhaziya - Respublika Abkhaziya}} {{extent}}De facto independent state, inside the de jure territory of [[#G|Georgia]] (the [[Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia]]), diplomatically recognized by no UN member states.<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3261059.stm Regions and territories'': Abkhazia] ([[14 December]] [[2005]]). [[BBC News]]. Retrieved [[January 17]], [[2006]], [http://poli.vub.ac.be/publi/orderbooks/federal_practice2.html Federal Practice: Exploring alternatives for Georgia and Abkhazia] by Bruno Coppieters, David Darchiashvili and Natella Akaba (eds), '''VUB'''Press, Vrije Universiteir Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, 1999, page 238 and [http://www.springerlink.com/content/4k0b4xgdpxkqxtvf/ "Unresolved Conflicts in the Regional Security System: The Case of the South Caucasus"] journal Transition Studies Review (Publisher: Springer Wien), ISSN 1614-4007, Issue: Volume 11, Number 3 / December, 2004, DOI 10.1007/s11300-004-0013-0, Pages 213-223.</ref><ref>[http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=346 "Legal opinion on The Validity and Interpretation othe 4 April 1994 Georgian-Abkhazian Agreements"] Dr. Bart Driessen, legal advisor, for the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).</ref><ref>[http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isis/Research_Studies/Black_Sea_Basin_Regional_Profile/BlackSea2001_12-12.htm Institute for Security and International Studies (ISIS)], Sofia, research study 12, ISSN 1311 – 3259.''</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|China, Republic of {{arrow}} Taiwan, listed below'' |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Nagorno-Karabakh}}''' - [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] *''Armenian'': Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ - Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն{{rom|Leṙnalin Ġarabaġ - Leṙnayin Ġarabaġi Hanrapetut‘yun}} {{extent}}[[Nagorno-Karabakh]] is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the [[#A|Republic of Azerbaijan]], diplomatically recognized by no UN member states.<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm Regions and territories'': Nagorno-Karabakh] ([[17 January]] [[2006]]). BBC News. Retrieved [[January 17]], [[2006]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Kosovo}}''' - Republic of Kosovo *''Albanian'': Kosovës - Republika e Kosovës *''Serbian'': Косово - Косово и Метохија {{rom|Kosovo - Kosovo i Metohija}} {{extent}}De facto independent state recognized by 43 of 192 UN member states (as well as by Taiwan), although not by the UN itself <ref> BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7251359.stm Recognition for new Kosovo grows] 18-02-02, accessed 18-02-200 </ref>. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as the [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija]]. Previously administered by a United Nations mission ([[UNMIK]]) and entered into the Central European Free Trade Agreement ([[CEFTA]]) during this period. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}''' - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus *''Turkish'': Kuzey Kıbrıs - Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti {{extent}}De facto independent state, inside the [[de jure]] territory of the [[#C|Republic of Cyprus]], recognized by no UN member states except [[#T|Turkey]]. Though without universal diplomatic recognition, it was accepted as an observer state of the [[Organization of the Islamic Conference]] in the name of Turkish Cypriot State since 1979. In addition, the [[Nakhichevan|Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic]] regards TRNC as sovereign but [[#A|Azerbaijan]] (the sovereign state that Nakhichevan belongs to) has not followed suit.<ref>See [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html The World Factbook|Cyprus] ([[10 January]] [[2006]]). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved [[January 17]], [[2006]]''.</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Palestinian territories}}''' *''Arabic'': فلسطين {{rom|Filastīn}} {{extent}}The [[Palestinian territories]] are partially occupied by [[Israel]] and partially under control of the [[Palestinian Authority]]. [[Hamas]] has gained control of the [[Gaza Strip]], but has not declared independence. Palestine has received a standing invitation to participate as observer at United Nations General Assembly and maintains a permanent observer mission at the UN Headquarters<ref>Source for observership: [http://www.un.org/members/entities.shtml UN Website].</ref> The proposed State of Palestine is recognized by 103 countries.<ref>See for more information [[Proposals for a Palestinian state]].</ref> In diplomatic relations, the proposed State of Palestine is represented by the [[Palestinian Authority]].{{Fact|date=December 2007}} |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|Sahara}}''' *''Arabic'': الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية {{rom|Al-Jumhūrīya al-`Arabīya as-Sahrāwīya ad-Dīmuqrātīya}} {{extent}}The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a government-in-exile that declared independence and claims sovereignty over the [[Western Sahara]]. This is disputed by [[#M|Morocco]], which controls most of it<ref name="SAH">The Western Sahara is disputed between the [[#S|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] and [[#Morocco]]. The [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] is currently recognized by [[Foreign relations of Western Sahara#States recognizing the SADR|43 UN member states]]. It has never been admitted to the UN. It is not a member of the [[Arab League]] or the [[Organization of the Islamic Conference]], but is a member of the [[African Union]] and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 [[Asian-African Conference]]. It claims the whole territory of Western Sahara but only exercises effective control over the [[Free Zone (region)|territory]] east of [[Moroccan Wall]], while a [[Southern Provinces|large portion]] of the territory is integrated into [[#M|Morocco]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Somaliland}}''' - Republic of Somaliland *''Somali'': Soomaaliland'': Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland *''Arabic'': ارض الصومال - جمهورية ارض الصومال {{rom|Ard as-Sūmāl - Jumhūrīyat Ard as-Sūmāl}} {{extent}}De facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the [[#S|Somali Republic]], diplomatically recognized by no UN member states.<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3794847.stm Regions and territories'': Somaliland] ([[30 December]] [[2005]]). BBC News. Retrieved [[January 17]], [[2006]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|South Ossetia}}''' - Republic of South Ossetia *''Ossetian'': Хуссар Ирыстон - Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон{{rom|Xussar Iryston - Respublikæ Xussar Iryston}} {{extent}}De facto independent state inside the de jure territory of [[#G|Georgia]] (the [[South Ossetia#Provisional_Administrative_Entity_of_South_Ossetia|Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia]]), diplomatically recognized by no UN member states.<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3797729.stm Regions and territories'': South Ossetia] ([[14 December]] [[2005]]). BBC News. Retrieved [[January 17]], [[2006]].''</ref> |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Taiwan}}''' - Republic of China<ref name="ChinaTaiwan" >The [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) is commonly referred to as [[China]], while the [[Republic of China]] (ROC) is commonly referred to as [[Taiwan]]. The ROC is also [[Foreign relations of the Republic of China|diplomatically]] occasionally known as [[Chinese Taipei]] or [[Chinese Taipei#Other references to Taiwan|other names]].</ref> *''Chinese'': 臺灣 / 台灣 - 中華民國 {{rom|Táiwan - Jhonghuá Mínguó}}<ref>Romanization in [[Tongyong Pinyin]].</ref> {{extent}}De facto state independent of [[Mainland China]]; de jure the [[Republic of China]], a polity regarded by the [[People's Republic of China]] be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. In addition to the island Taiwan, the Republic of China (Taiwan) also governs part of the [[Spratly Islands]]<ref name=Spratly /> and has not formally renounced claims over the territory of the PRC and [[Mongolia]]. The territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China.<ref name="TAI2">In 1949, during the [[Chinese Civil War]], the Republic of China government under the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT) of [[Chiang Kai-shek]] was overthrown by the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) under [[Mao Zedong]] and fled to the island of Taiwan. The CPC established the PRC, while the KMT regime re-established itself in Taiwan. As such, the [[Political status of Taiwan|political status]] of the ROC and the [[legal status of Taiwan]] (alongside the [[Free Area of the Republic of China|territories]] currently under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, [[China and the United Nations|the ROC lost the China seat]] at the [[United Nations]] to the PRC: most states recognize or acknowledge the PRC to be the [[One-China policy|sole legitimate representative of all China]], and the UN reckons the former as [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan, Province of China]]. The ROC is currently recognized by the [[Holy See]] and [[Foreign relations of the Republic of China#List of countries with diplomatic relations with the ROC|23 UN member states]] and has ''de facto'' international relations with most others. The moniker [[Republic of Taiwan]] is proposed by supporters of [[Taiwan independence]].</ref> Diplomatically recognized by 23 UN member states. Most other UN member states maintain unofficial relations with Taiwan. Taiwan participates in 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]]. |- |colspan=2| ---- |- |valign=top|'''{{flag|Transnistria}}''' - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (Pridnestrovie, Trans-Dniester) *''Russian'': Приднестровье'': Приднестровская Молдавская Республика{{rom|Pridnestrovye - Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika}} *''Ukrainian'': Придністров'я'': Придністровська Молдавська Республіка{{rom|Pridnistrov'ya - ridnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika}} *''Moldovan'': Нистря'': Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ{{rom|Nistria - Republica Moldovenească Nistreană}} {{extent}}De facto independent state, inside the de jure territory of the [[#M|Republic of Moldova]] (the Territorial Unit of Transnistria), diplomatically recognized by no UN member states.<ref>'See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm Regions and territories'': Trans-Dniester] ([[13 December]] [[2005]]). BBC News. Retrieved [[January 17]], [[2006]].</ref> |- |colspan=2| == See also == {{Main|Lists of countries|Lists by country}} * [[Annex to the list of countries]] * [[Geography]] * [[Earth|The Earth]] * [[Continent]] * [[Declarative theory of statehood]] * [[Constitutive theory of statehood]] * [[Lists by country]] * [[List of reference tables]] * [[List of countries and capitals in native languages]] * [[List of country names in various languages]] * [[List of alternative country names]] * [[List of current heads of state and government]] * [[Micronation#Historical anomalies and aspirant states|Micronations]] == Other listings == *[[Gallery of sovereign state flags]] *[[List of National Days|national days]] *[[list of countries|countries]] *[[List of international rankings|international rankings]] *[[sovereign states by year]] *[[list of unrecognized countries|of unrecognized countries]] *[[List of autonomous areas by country|of autonomous areas by country]] *[[list of dependent territories|of dependent territories]] *[[list of disputed or occupied areas|disputed or occupied areas]] *[[List of active autonomist and secessionist movements|of active autonomist and secessionist movements]] *[[Imaginary country|of imaginary countries]] *[[micronation|of micronations]] *[[List of extinct countries, empires, etc.|of former countries]] *[[List of countries by area|by area]] *[[List of national capitals|by capital city]] *[[List of countries by continent|by continent]] *[[List of countries by gross domestic product|by gross domestic product]] *[[list of island countries|of island countries]] *[[List of countries by date of independence|by date of independence]] *[[List of countries by population|by population]] *[[List of countries by population density|by population density]] *[[time zone|by time zone]] *[[List of countries by highest point|by highest point]] *[[List of countries by number of active troops|by number of active troops]] *[[List of country name etymologies|of name etymologies]] *[[List of countries by native names|by native names]] == References == === General references === *{{PDFlink|[http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/geoname.pdf List of Territories]|84.7 [[Kibibyte|KiB]]}} (2004). [[United Nations]] [[Cartographic]] Section. <small> Retrieved [[17 January]] [[2006]]</small>. *[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations] (2006). [[United Nations]] [[Statistics]] Division. <small>Retrieved [[18 October]] [[2006]]</small>. *[http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm Countries and currencies] (2006). [[European Commission]]. <small>Retrieved [[27 October]] [[2006]]</small>. *[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html The World Factbook] (2006). [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. <small>Retrieved [[17 January]] [[2006]]</small>. *[http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/list-en1.html ISO 3166 country code list] (2006) [[ISO 3166-1]] <small>Retrieved [[18 October]] [[2006]]</small> *[http://www.madore.org/~david/misc/countries.html How many countries are there in the world?] an article by David Madore on this unanswerable question * [http://www.mobilgistix.com/Resources/GIS/Locations/average-latitude-longitude-countries.aspx Average Latitude & Longitude of Countries] === Footnotes === {{reflist|2}} {{Lists of countries}} {{Lists by country}} [[Category:Lists of countries| ]] [[als:Liste unabhängiger Staaten]] [[an:Estatos d'o mundo]] [[ar:دول مستقلة]] [[be:Сьпіс краінаў і тэрыторыяў паводле альфабэта]] [[bn:সার্বভৌম রাষ্ট্রসমূহের তালিকা]] [[bs:Spisak država]] [[bg:Списък на страните]] [[ca:Estat]] [[cs:Seznam států světa]] [[cy:Gwledydd y byd]] [[da:Verdens lande]] [[de:Liste unabhängiger Staaten]] [[el:Κατάλογος χωρών]] [[eo:Nacio]] [[et:Maailma maad]] [[eu:Estatu burujabeen zerrenda]] [[fi:Luettelo valtioista]] [[fiu-vro:Toimõndõdas artiklit Maailma riike lipuq]] [[fr:Liste des pays du monde]] [[fur:Liste di Stâts dal mont]] [[gl:Lista de países]] [[hr:Popis država]] [[ht:Lis peyi nan mond lan]] [[hu:Országok listája]] [[ia:Paises del mundo]] [[id:Daftar Negara-Negara di Dunia]] [[ie:Liste del landes del munde]] [[it:Stati del mondo]] [[ja:国の一覧]] [[ka:მსოფლიოს ქვეყნები]] [[km:រាយឈ្មៅះប្រេទស]] [[kn:ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ ದೇಶಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿ]] [[ko:세계의 나라]] [[la:Nationes mundi]] [[lb:Lëscht vun de Länner vun der Welt]] [[lt:Šaliu sarašas]] [[ln:Molɔngɔ́ ya babɛndɛ́lɛ]] [[lv:Suverēno valstu uzskaitījums]] [[mg:Lisitry ny firenena]] [[ms:Daftar negara]] [[nl:Landen van de wereld]] [[no:Liste over stater]] [[pl:Państwa świata]] [[pt:Lista de países]] [[ro:Listă de state suverane]] [[ru:Алфавитный список стран]] [[scn:Lista dî Paisi dû Munnu]] [[simple:List of countries]] [[sl:Države sveta]] [[sr:Списак држава]] [[sv:Alfabetisk lista över världens länder]] [[ta:உலக நாடுகளின் பட்டியல்]] [[th:รายชื่อประเทศ ดินแดน และ เขตการปกครอง]] [[tr:Ülkeler]] [[tt:Däwlätlär isemlege]] [[vi:Danh sách các nước trên thế giới]] [[uk:Список країн]] [[ur:ممالک]] [[yi:רשימה פֿון לענדער פֿון װעלט]] [[zh:世界地理索引]]