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The terms country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists ofthese entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:
the list of countries, listing countries in the sense of independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty.
the list of sovereign states, listing sovereign states 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.
Related lists are the lists of federations, unrecognized countries, autonomous areas, dependent territories, and territorial disputes. In some contexts country and state is also used for some subnational entities.[1] More lists of countries can be found at the lists of countries.
This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. It includes territories that are independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty.
Such inclusion criteria means the list does not treat the word "country" as synonymous with "sovereign state," as one may often find in colloquial usage. Note, that in certain circumstances and in certain languages the term country is understood in the most restrictive sense, thus including only the 193 entities mentioned under the first item below.
The list covers all areas under the jurisdiction of the listed countries, namely territory, territorial waters (including internal waters and contiguous zones), exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, and airspace.
The names of countries in the list are given in English and include both an English version of the short official or normative names (e.g. Afghanistan) and an English version of the (longer) official names (e.g. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan). The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute.
Contents:
Included entities - Entities not included
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y ZSee also - References - Footnotes - External links

Types of political entities included
On this list are 245 entities of the following types:
193 states with general international recognition:
192 member states of the United Nations (UN).
1 state with general international recognition but not UN membership, governed by the Holy See (a UN permanent observer): Vatican City.
9 states lacking general international recognition, none of which are UN members, that may be defined as states in the body of customary international law, drawing on the precedent of the Montevideo Convention:
1 state, no longer a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 22 UN member states and the Holy See (Vatican City), and currently with de facto international relations with many others, the Republic of China (commonly referred to as Taiwan).
1 state, recognized by 46 UN member states but never admitted to the UN itself, with most of its claimed territory under Moroccan de facto administration, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
1 state, recognized by 36 UN member states and the Republic of China (Taiwan)[2] and expecting further but ultimately limited recognition in coming days, the Republic of Kosovo.[3]
1 state, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states except Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[4]
5 de facto independent states, namely Abkhazia (Georgia),[5] Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan),[6] Transnistria (Moldova),[7] Somaliland (Somalia),[8] and South Ossetia (Georgia),[9] none recognized by any UN member states.
38 inhabited dependent territories:
3 external territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island).
2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Faroe Islands and Greenland).
7 overseas territories of France:[10]
1 sui generis (unique) community (New Caledonia).
6 overseas collectivities:
1 overseas country (French Polynesia)
1 departmental collectivity (Mayotte)
1 territorial collectivity (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
2 collectivities (Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin)
1 territory (Wallis and Futuna)
2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles).
3 dependent territories of New Zealand:
2 states in free association with New Zealand (Cook Islands and Niue).
1 overseas territory (Tokelau).
16 British dependencies:
13 overseas territories of the United Kingdom (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena (and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
3 Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man).
5 unincorporated territories of the United States:
2 commonwealths (Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico).
2 organized territories (Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands).
1 de facto organized territory lacking an Organic Act (American Samoa).
5 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, as well as the 2 special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China - Hong Kong and Macau).
In the 'Entities not included', an outline is given on the entities not included in this list. This includes distinct political and legal entities which are countries but are considered integral parts of a sovereign state, notably the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the Länder of Germany.

Key of country names
Afghanistan (bold) - States with general international recognition
Abkhazia (bold and italic) - States lacking general international recognition
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (unbold) - Other non-state countries

List of countries

A
Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia[5]
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
Albania – Republic of Albania
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US territory)
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Angola – Republic of Angola
Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina – Argentine Republic[11]
Armenia – Republic of Armenia
Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Austria – Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan[12]

B
Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus – Republic of Belarus
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin – Republic of Benin
Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina[13]
Botswana – Republic of Botswana
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
For "Burma", see Myanmar
Burundi – Republic of Burundi

C
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
Canada[14]
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
Central African Republic[15]
Chad – Republic of Chad
Chile – Republic of Chile
China – People's Republic of China[16]
For "China, Republic of", see Taiwan
Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
Colombia – Republic of Colombia
Comoros – Union of the Comoros
Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo[17]
Congo – Republic of the Congo[18]
Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia – Republic of Croatia
Cuba – Republic of Cuba
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus[19]
Czech Republic[20]

D
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
For "Dhekelia", see Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic

E
East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea – State of Eritrea
Estonia – Republic of Estonia
Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

F
Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)[21]
Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
Finland – Republic of Finland
France – French Republic
French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)

G
Gabon – Gabonese Republic
Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
Georgia[22]
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana – Republic of Ghana
Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
Greece – Hellenic Republic
Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
Grenada
Guam – Territory of Guam (US organized territory)
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)[23]
Guinea – Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H
Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[24]
Hungary – Republic of Hungary

I
Iceland – Republic of Iceland
India – Republic of India
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq – Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Ireland[25]
Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
Israel – State of Israel
Italy – Italian Republic
For "Ivory Coast", see Côte d'Ivoire

J
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya – Republic of Kenya
Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea[26]
Korea, South – Republic of Korea[27]
Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo[3]
Kuwait – State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic[28]

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

M
Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[29]
Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia[30]
Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
Malawi – Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives – Republic of Maldives
Mali – Republic of Mali
Malta – Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
Mexico – United Mexican States
Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova – Republic of Moldova[31]
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - Republic of Mongolia
Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[32]
Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar – Union of Myanmar

N
Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[6]
Namibia – Republic of Namibia
Nauru – Republic of Nauru
Nepal – State of Nepal
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands[33]
Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
New Zealand
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Niger – Republic of Niger
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[4]
Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
For "North Korea", see Korea, North
Norway – Kingdom of Norway

O
Oman – Sultanate of Oman

P
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau – Republic of Palau
Palestine – Occupied Palestinian Territories[34]
Panama – Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
For "People's Republic of China", see China
Peru – Republic of Peru
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
Poland – Republic of Poland
Portugal – Portuguese Republic
For "Pridnestrovie", see Transnistria
Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)

Q
Qatar – State of Qatar

R
Romania
Russia – Russian Federation
Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda

S
Saint Barthélemy – Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity)
Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin – Collectivity of Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal – Republic of Senegal
Serbia – Republic of Serbia[35]
Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore – Republic of Singapore
Slovakia – Slovak Republic
Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia[36]
Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland[8]
South Africa – Republic of South Africa
For "South Korea", see Korea, South
South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia[9]
Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
Suriname – Republic of Suriname
Svalbard (Territory of Norway)[37]
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic

T
Taiwan – Republic of China [38]
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
For "Timor-Leste", see East Timor
Togo – Togolese Republic
Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
Transnistria – Transnistrian Moldovan Republic[7]
Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
Turkey – Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
Tuvalu

U
Uganda – Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States – United States of America
Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan

V
Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City – State of the Vatican City[39]
Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)

W
Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
Western Sahara[40]

Y
Yemen – Republic of Yemen

Z
For "Zaire", see Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia – Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

Entities not included
Confederations, supranational unions (such as the European Union) and international / intergovernmental organizations which are associations of countries.
Sovereign entities without territorial possessions, all permanent observers of the United Nations:
Holy See, a unique sovereign entity under international law vis-à-vis Vatican City with the Pope as the head of both, maintaining diplomatic/official relations with over 170 states/entities and participating in various international organizations either in its own capacity or on behalf of Vatican City.
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), a sovereign entity under international law that maintains diplomatic/official relations with over 100 states/entities and participating in various international organizations.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an independent non-state entity under international law which maintains delegations worldwide, founding body of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and guardian of international humanitarian law in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), an independent non-state entity under international law which, together with the ICRC, assists and coordinates between National Societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Mount Athos (Regime of Aghion Oros or Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain), a monastic republic in Greece politically self-governed by the Holy Community of the 20 Monasteries of the Holy Mountain Athos and its Holy Executive and spiritually under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch in accordance with the constitution of Greece.
Entities considered integral part of other countries:
Component states of federations, such as states of Australia, provinces of Canada, Bundesländer of Germany, estados of México, estados of Brazil, and states of the United States.
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom, i.e. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Substate units of federacies that enjoy considerably more independence than the majority of others, like Zanzibar (Tanzania).
Condominiums like Pheasant Island (sovereignty of which jointly shared by France and Spain).
Autonomous areas legally part of sovereign states, such as Catalonia (Spain), Tibet (People's Republic of China) and Chechnya (Russia); but excluding Åland, which is recognized by international treaties.
Special Administrative Regions established within countries, like Aceh (Indonesia), excluding Hong Kong and Macau which are recognized by international treaties.
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in sovereign states with economic laws different from the rest of the states, such as Shenzhen SEZ of the People's Republic of China.
Areas leased by countries like Russian part of Saimaa Canal and Malyj Vysotskij Island (leased by Finland from Russia).
Enclaves / Exclaves that belong to one country but are not connected to it by land (islands are not included) and are surrounded by other countries, like Alaska (United States) and Kaliningrad (Russia).
Overseas regions of countries legally integrated into the country, like:
Chile: Easter Island
France: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion (also overseas departments).
Portugal: Azores and Madeira (autonomous regions).
Spain: Canary Islands (autonomous community) and the Plazas de soberanía (including the autonomous cities Ceuta and Melilla).
United States: Hawaii (state).
Other subnational entities of countries.
Dependent territories without indigenous inhabitation:
Australia: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Coral Sea Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
France: Clipperton Island and French Southern and Antarctic Lands (excluding the French claim of Adélie Land in Antarctica).
Norway: Bouvet Island.
United Kingdom: British Indian Ocean Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
United States: Navassa Island, United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges and Wake Island.
Places where extraterritoriality is applied such as embassies, consulates and military bases of foreign countries, and most notably:
United Nations United Nations headquarters at New York which is an international zone governed under its own rules.
The SMOM headquarters in Rome.
The ICRC headquarters in Geneva.
The specified Properties of the Holy See in Italy.
Pavillon de Breteuil in France used by the General Conference on Weights and Measures.
Guantanamo Bay, a territory of Cuba under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba.
International waters, international seabed area and outerspace that are open to all countries.
Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S which are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty:
Argentina: Argentine Antarctica (25°W to 74°W, overlapping British and Chilean claims).
Australia: Australian Antarctic Territory (160°E to 142°02' E and 136°11' E to 44°38' E).
Chile: Antártica Chilena Province (53°W to 90°W, overlapping Argentine and British Claims).
France: Adélie Land (142°02' E to 136°'11 E)
New Zealand: Ross Dependency (150°W to 160°E).
Norway: Queen Maud Land (44°38' E to 20°W) and Peter I Island (at 68°50' S, 90°35'W).
United Kingdom: British Antarctic Territory (20°W to 80°W, overlapping Argentine and Chilean claims).
(No formal claims have been made in the sector between 90°W and 150°W, except for the Norwegian claim to Peter I Island.)
Brazil's Zone of Interest: Brazilian Antarctica (28°W to 53°W, overlapping Argentine and British claims, informal claim).
Territorial claims to the Arctic made by sovereign states which are all members of the Arctic Council.
Various disputed or occupied territories, see the List of territorial disputes.
Demilitarized or neutral zones between two warring countries (the two sides of the demarcation line in the zones are considered parts of the respective warring countries, with the exception of the neutral ground between Gibraltar and Spain which does not belong to either country.
Places under the control of UN Peacekeeping Missions.
Places under the control of secessionist or guerrilla movements.
Entities not claiming sovereignty with de facto control over their territory.
Governments in exile.
Surviving monarchs and pretenders of abolished monarchies.
Subnational traditional monarchies, tribes and indigenous peoples, with their heads holding traditional (mostly ceremonial) roles and/or exercising limited jurisdiction.
Nations without their own states, many of which are members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).
Self-proclaimed micronations that are not recognized internationally, see the List of micronations.
Extinct political entities.
All forms of land claims, including claims to the so-called terra nullius.
Organizations that attempt to establish a world government.
Anarchist movements and communities.
Pirate utopias.
Places under the control of terrorist organizations.
Fictional, imaginary and proposed countries as well as space and ocean colonization projects and extraterrestrial real estate that do not exist in the real world.
Cruise ships and other passenger vessels in international waters.
Multinational corporations.

See also
Main articles: Lists of countries and Lists by country
List of international rankings
List of unrecognized states
Geography
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v • d • eCountries of Africa

West Africa
Benin · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Côte d'Ivoire · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania · Niger · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Togo

North Africa
Algeria · Egypt1 · Libya · Mauritania · Morocco · Sudan · Tunisia · Western Sahara

Central Africa
Angola · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe

East Africa
Burundi · Comoros · Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mozambique · Rwanda · Seychelles · Somalia · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Southern Africa
Botswana · Lesotho · Namibia · South Africa · Swaziland
Dependencies
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) · Mayotte (France) · Réunion (France) · St. Helena2 (UK)
Unrecognized
Canary Islands (Spain) · Ceuta (Spain) · Madeira (Portugal) · Melilla (Spain) · Socotra (Yemen) · Puntland · Somaliland · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1 Partly in Asia. 2 Includes the dependencies of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
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v • d • eCountries of Asia
Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan1 · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Burma · Cambodia · China, People's Republic of · China, Republic of (Taiwan)2 · Cyprus · Egypt3 · Georgia1 · India · Indonesia4 · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan1 · Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Korea, Republic of · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Russia1 · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste (East Timor)4 · Turkey1 · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen3
For dependent and other territories, see Dependent territory.
1 Partly or significantly in Europe. 2 The Republic of China (Taiwan) is not officially recognized by the United Nations; see Political status of Taiwan.3 Partly or significantly in Africa. 4 Partly or wholly reckoned in Oceania.
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v • d • eSovereign states of Europe
Albania · Andorra · Armenia2 · Austria · Azerbaijan1 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus2 · Czech Republic · Denmark3 · Estonia · Finland · France1 · Georgia1 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy1 · Kazakhstan1 · Kosovo5 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macedonia4 · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands3 · Norway3 · Poland · Portugal3 · Romania · Russia1 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain1 · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey1 · Ukraine · United Kingdom3 · Vatican City
1 Has part of its territory outside Europe. 2 Entirely in West Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe. 3 Has dependencies or similar territories outside Europe. 4 Name disputed by Greece; see Macedonia naming dispute. 5 Declared independence from Serbia on February 17 and is recognised by 37 countries including Taiwan.
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v • d • eCountries of North America
Several nations listed here straddle both North and South America or can also be considered Caribbean
Sovereign states
Antigua and Barbuda · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Canada · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · St. Kitts and Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago · United States
Dependencies
Denmark
Greenland
France
Guadeloupe · Martinique · Saint Barthélemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Clipperton
Netherlands
Aruba · Netherlands Antilles
United Kingdom
Anguilla · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Montserrat · Turks and Caicos Islands
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v • d • eCountries and territories of Oceania
Australasia
Australia · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · New Zealand1[›] · Norfolk Island
Melanesia
East Timor2[›] · Fiji · Indonesia (Maluku Islands) · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea3[›] · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia · Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Nauru · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau
Polynesia
American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna

^ 1: New Zealand is often included in Polynesia.^ 2: East Timor is often included in Asia.^ 3: New Guinea is often included in Australasia.
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v • d • eCountries of South America
Countries and territories also in or commonly reckoned elsewhere in the Americas shown in italics

Sovereign statesArgentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela
DependenciesAruba (Netherlands) · Falkland Islands (UK) · French Guiana (France) · Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)
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List of TerritoriesPDF (151 KiB) (2004). United Nations Cartographic Section. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations (2006). United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 18 October 2006.
Countries and currencies (2006). European Commission. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
The World Factbook (2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
ISO 3166 country code list (2006) ISO 3166-1 Retrieved 18 October 2006.

Footnotes
^ E.g. the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales).
^ Taipei Times - archives
^ a b Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia regards it as an integral part of its territory, the formal name of which is "Kosovo and Metohija". It has been under United Nations administration since 1999 under the terms of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 that ended the Kosovo conflict. That resolution reaffirmed the sovereignty of Serbia over Kosovo but required the UN administration to promote the establishment of 'substantial autonomy and self-government' for Kosovo pending a 'final settlement' for negotiation between the parties. See also Constitutional status of Kosovo.
^ a b The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Republic of Cyprus, recognized by no UN member states except 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 legislature of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan, who exercises sovereignty over Nakhichevan, has not followed suit. See The World Factbook - Cyprus (10 January 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ a b Abkhazia is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ a b Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ a b Transnistria is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Republic of Moldova, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states, commonly known and referred to internationally as Transnistria, but sometimes referred to as "Pridnestrovie" (along with the corresponding long-form name "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic"). See Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ a b Somaliland is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Somali Republic, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ a b South Ossetia is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: South Ossetia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ The overseas regions/overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are integral part of France, and therefore not listed.
^ Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
^ See also Nagorno-Karabakh.
^ See also entities Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, as well as District Brčko.
^ Canada is also infrequently referred to as Dominion of Canada.
^ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
^ The People's Republic of China is commonly referred to as China. It sometimes called mainland China to distinguish it from the Republic of China. The term mainland China is also used at times to refer to all of the People's Republic of China except for its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.
^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo. It is also often referred to as Zaire, its official name from 1971 to 1997.
^ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
^ See also Northern Cyprus.
^ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Names of the Czech Republic.
^ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
^ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
^ The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
^ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is often diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
^ 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 island of Ireland as a whole. However, sometimes it is done for political reasons and is contentious.
^ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
^ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
^ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
^ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.
^ Republic of Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
^ See also Transnistria.
^ See also Western Sahara.
^ Legally the Netherlands refers to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
^ The Occupied Palestinian Territories are those portions of the former British Mandate of Palestine captured and administered by Jordan and Egypt in the late 1940s, and later by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. They include Gaza Strip and West Bank, both of which are now divded into 3 areas (Area A, Area B, and Area C) and 16 governorates under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority in accordance with the Oslo Accords. The permanent legal and political status of these places are subject to further negotiation between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
^ See also Kosovo - under UN administration.
^ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government
^ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
^ The Republic of China (ROC) is a state commonly referred to as Taiwan. It is also diplomatically occasionally known as Chinese Taipei or other names. The ROC is no longer an United Nations member since late 1971 and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see also One-China policy and Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China). It is currently recognized by the Holy See and 23 UN member states and with de facto international relations with most others. The political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under the ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the Republic of Taiwan proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence.
^ Vatican City is administered by a Governor appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City concurrently.
^ Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony which was in 1960s put on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories subject to decolonization. It is claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco which currently rules large portion of it, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) which exercises effective control over the area east of Moroccan Wall. SADR is a member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference. It is currently recognized by 46 UN member states but has never been admitted to UN itself. UN has attempted to hold a referendum through the mission United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and is holding direct talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front (the ruling party of SADR). Despite these attempts, however, the legal and political status of Western Sahara remain unresolved. See also Legal status of Western Sahara.

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A List of countries List of countries in various formats (CSV, txt, HTML) for use in databases and applications
How many countries are there in the world? an article by David Madore on this unanswerable question
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