List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags, including the following entities:
- By association within the UN system:
- The 193 United Nations member states (UN).
- Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN General Assembly observer state), which has diplomatic relations with 183 countries as of 7 January 2019.[1]
- Palestine (a UN General Assembly observer state), which has diplomatic relations with 145 countries as of 21 June 2024.[2]
- By Other States
- Generally this contains states with limited recognition and associated states not members of the United Nations
- Partially recognised de facto sovereign states with UN membership, such as the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- De facto sovereign states lacking general international recognition
- Cook Islands and Niue, two states in free association with New Zealand without UN membership
- By Dependent Territories of other UN member states:
- Generally this contains non-sovereign territories that are recognized by the UN as part of some member state.
- Dependent territories.
- Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments and regions of France).
This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. Variations on are noted below and discussed in the following articles: Continent, Boundaries between the continents of Earth, and List of transcontinental countries.
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Africa
[edit]For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see Africa: territories and regions.
Geologically, Africa is connected to Eurasia by the Isthmus of Suez and forms part of Afro-Eurasia.
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UN member state | None | Comoros is a federation of three islands.[f] |
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UN member state | None | Ethiopia is a federation of nine regions and two chartered cities. |
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UN member state | None | Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Part of the Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara is controlled by the partially recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
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UN member state | None | Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and one federal territory. |
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UN member state | None | São Tomé and Príncipe contains one autonomous province, Príncipe.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Somalia is a federation of six states. Two, Puntland and Galmudug, have self-declared autonomy, while one, Somaliland, is de facto independent. |
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UN member state | None | South Sudan is a federation of 10 states and three administrative areas.
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UN member state | None | Sudan is a federation of 18 states.
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UN member state | None | Tanzania contains one autonomous region, Zanzibar.[l] |
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No membership | Morocco | Claimed byRecognised at some stage by 84 UN member states, 38 of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the African Union and the Asian–African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian–African Conference. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, are claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. |
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No membership | Somalia | Claimed byA de facto independent state,[9][10][11][12][13] not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia.[14] |
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- Transcontinental countries in Europe and Africa, classified as Southern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Italy (Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands),
Malta,
Portugal (Madeira [including the Savage Islands]), and
Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Alboran Island, and Spain's plazas de soberanía).
- Transcontinental country in Europe and Africa, classified as a Western European country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
France (Mayotte, and Réunion).
- Transcontinental country in Asia and Africa, classified as a Western Asian country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Yemen (Socotra).
Asia
[edit]For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see Asia: territories and regions.
Geologically, Asia is part of Eurasia and due to the Isthmus of Suez forms part of Afro-Eurasia.
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UN member state | Not recognised by Pakistan. | Armenia is not recognised by Pakistan due to the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.[17][18][19] | ||
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UN member state | None | Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, Nakhchivan.[l] | ||
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UN member state | Partially unrecognised. Claimed by the Republic of China | China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.[l] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:
China claims, but does not control Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.[q] China is not recognised by 12 UN member states and the Holy See, which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise Taiwan instead.[r] | ||
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UN member state | Not recognised by Turkey[20] | Member of the EU.[c] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus.
Cyprus is not recognised by Turkey due to the Cyprus dispute, with Turkey recognising Northern Cyprus. | ||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea → See Korea, North listing | |||||
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UN member state | None | Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia.[l] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. | ||
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UN member state | None | India is a federation of 28 states and eight union territories. | ||
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UN member state | None | Indonesia has eight autonomous provinces, Aceh, Jakarta, Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, West Papua, and Yogyakarta.[l] | ||
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UN member state | None | Iraq is a federation[f][21] of 19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomous Kurdistan Region.[l] | ||
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UN member state | Partially unrecognised Disputed by Palestine | Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine. Israel annexed East Jerusalem,[22] an annexation not recognised by the international community.[23] Israel maintains varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, it is still considered by some to be the occupying power under international law.[24][25][26][27]
Israel is not recognised as a state by 28 UN members and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Palestine Liberation Organization, recognised by a majority of UN member states as the sole representative of the Palestinian people, recognised Israel in 1993. | ||
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UN member state | South Korea | Claimed byNorth Korea is not recognised by three UN members, France, Japan, and South Korea, the last of which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea.[28] | ||
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UN member state | North Korea | Claimed bySouth Korea has one autonomous region, Jejudo.[l][29]
South Korea is not recognised by North Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | ||
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UN member state | None | Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. | ||
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UN member state | None | Wa State is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognized the de facto ruling government of Myanmar, the State Administration Council.[16] | ||
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UN member state | None | Nepal is a federation composed of 7 provinces. | ||
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UN member state | None | Pakistan is a federation of four provinces and one capital territory. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it,[30][31] instead regarding it as a disputed territory.[32][33] The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper:
Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government.[34][35][36] These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defence) are performed by Pakistan.[35][37][38] | ||
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UN General Assembly observer state; member of 2 UN specialized agencies | Partially unrecognised. Disputed by Israel | The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from 145 states.[39] The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed.[40] The Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization.[41] The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,[42] UNIDO and other international organizations.[43] | ||
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UN member state | None | The Philippines contains one autonomous region, Bangsamoro.[l] | ||
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UN member state | None | Russia is a federation of 85 federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.[l] | ||
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UN member state | None | The Syrian National Coalition, which is recognised as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an interim government to rule rebel controlled territory during the Syrian civil war.
Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: Rojava. | ||
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UN member state | Partially unrecognised. Claimed by the People's Republic of China | A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China (ROC) controls the island of Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and parts of the Spratly Islands, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland.[44] The ROC is recognised by 11 UN member states and the Holy See as of 15 January 2024. All these states do not recognise the PRC either. Additionally, one UN member (Bhutan) has refrained from recognising either the ROC or the PRC.
In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial relations[45] with 58 UN member states, one self-declared state (Somaliland), three territories (Guam, Hong Kong, and Macau), and the European Union via its representative offices and consulates under the One China principle. Taiwan has the 31st-largest diplomatic network in the world with 110 offices.[46] The territory of the ROC is claimed in whole by the PRC.[q] The ROC participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei" and in the WTO it has full membership under the designation of "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu". The ROC was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the UN Security Council. See China and the United Nations. |
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UN member state | None | Tajikistan contains one autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[l] | ||
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UN member state | None | The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. | ||
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UN member state | None | Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.[l] | ||
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No membership | Georgia | Claimed byRecognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria.[47] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. | ||
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No membership | Republic of Cyprus | Claimed by theRecognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.[48] | ||
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No membership | Georgia | Claimed byA de facto independent state,[49] recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.[50] | ||
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Australian External Territory | Indonesia | Claimed by|||
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- Transcontinental country in Africa and Asia, classified as a Northern African country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Egypt (Sinai).
- Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as an Eastern European country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Russia (North Asia).
- States mostly or entirely in West Asia, but commonly associated with Europe, and a member of the Council of Europe:
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Cyprus,
Georgia, and
Turkey.
- States with limited recognition, entirely in West Asia, but commonly associated with Europe:
Abkhazia,
North Cyprus, and
South Ossetia.
- Entirely in Southeast Asia, but commonly associated with Oceania, and lying east of the biogeographical Wallace Line:
East Timor.
- Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as a Southern European country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Greece (Islands in North Aegean and South Aegean).
- Transcontinental country in Asia and North America, classified as a Northern American country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
United States (Little Diomede Island, Near Islands, and St. Lawrence Island).
Europe
[edit]For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see Europe: political geography.
Geologically, Europe is part of Eurasia and due to the Isthmus of Suez forms part of Afro-Eurasia.
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UN member state | None | Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell,[51] who himself is appointed with approval from the Holy See. |
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UN member state | Not recognised by Pakistan. | Armenia is not recognised by Pakistan due to the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.[52][53][54] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the European Union.[c] Austria is a federation of nine states. |
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UN member state | None | Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, Nakhchivan.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Many states rescinded their recognition of President Alexander Lukashenko following the disputed 2020 election. Lithuania currently recognizes Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Coordination Council as the legitimate government of Belarus.[56] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] Belgium is a federation of three linguistic communities and three regions. |
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UN member state | None | Bosnia and Herzegovina has two constituent entities:
and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative district.[57] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | Not recognised by Turkey[58] | Member of the EU.[c] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus.
Cyprus is not recognised by Turkey due to the Cyprus dispute, with Turkey recognising Northern Cyprus. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] The Kingdom of Denmark includes 2 self-governing territories:
The continental territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Danish Realm.[z] The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.[59][60] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] France contains five overseas regions/departments; French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. France also includes the overseas territories of: |
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UN member state | None | Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia.[l] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] Germany is a federation of 16 states. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] Greece contains one autonomous area, Mount Athos.[61] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] Italy has 5 autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and the Left Bank of the Dniester. The latter, as well as the city of Bender (Tighina), are under the de facto control of Transnistria. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] The Kingdom of the Netherlands includes four areas with substantial autonomy:
Metropolitan Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three other overseas territories (Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius) are special municipalities of metropolitan Netherlands.[ae] The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law applies only to parts within Europe. |
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UN member state | None | |
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UN member state | None | Norway has two unincorporated areas in Europe:
Norway has one dependent territory and two claimed Antarctic dependent territories in the Southern Hemisphere: |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] Portugal contains two autonomous regions, the Azores and Madeira.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Russia is a federation of 85 federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Serbia contains two autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.[l] The latter is under the de facto control of Kosovo. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and two special autonomous cities.[l][ag] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[c] |
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UN member state | None | Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons. |
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UN member state | None | Ukraine contains one autonomous region, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea,[l] which is under the de facto control of Russia, along with neighbouring Sevastopol, parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. |
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UN member state | None | Former EU member.[ah] The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm[ai] consisting of four constituent countries; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following 13 overseas territories and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory:
The British monarch also has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown Dependencies: |
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UN General Assembly observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three UN specialized agencies and the IAEA | None | Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations to 183 states. This figure consists of 180 UN member states, the Cook Islands, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the State of Palestine.[66] In addition, the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO and a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State")[41] and multiple other UN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. |
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No membership | Georgia | Claimed byRecognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria.[47] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |
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Member of two UN specialized agencies | Serbia | Claimed byPursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999.[67] Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has received diplomatic recognition from 114 UN member states and the Republic of China, while 18 states have recognized Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition.[68] Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo. |
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No membership | Republic of Cyprus | Claimed by theRecognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.[69] |
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No membership | Georgia | Claimed byA de facto independent state,[70] recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.[50] |
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No membership | Moldova | Claimed byA de facto independent state,[9] recognised only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia.[47] Claimed in whole by Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester.[71] |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
Bailiwick of Guernsey → Guernsey, Bailiwick of | |||
Bailiwick of Jersey → Jersey | |||
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Danish Autonomous Territory | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | Spain | Claimed by|
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British Crown Dependency | None | |
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British Crown Dependency | None | |
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Norwegian Territory | None | |
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British Crown Dependency | None | |
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Norwegian Territory | None | |
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Finnish Autonomous Region | None | |
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- Transcontinental countries in Europe and Asia, classified as West Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Azerbaijan,
Georgia,
Kazakhstan, and
Turkey (all but Kazakhstan are members of the Council of Europe).
- Entirely in West Asia, but commonly associated with Europe, and a member of the Council of Europe:
Armenia and
Cyprus.
- States with limited recognition, entirely in West Asia, but commonly associated with Europe:
Abkhazia,
North Cyprus, and
South Ossetia.
North America
[edit]For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see North America: countries and territories.
Geologically, North America is joined with South America by the Isthmus of Panama to form the Americas.
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UN member state | None | Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm[ai] with one autonomous region, Barbuda.[l] |
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UN member state | None | The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | Belize is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | Canada is a Commonwealth realm[ai] and a federation of 10 provinces and three territories. |
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UN member state | None | Grenada is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | Mexico is a federation of 31 states and one autonomous city.
The Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities have de facto autonomy. |
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UN member state | None | Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte.[l] |
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UN member state | None | Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm[ai] and is a federation[f] of two islands, St. Kitts and Nevis. |
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UN member state | None | Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | Trinidad and Tobago contains one autonomous region, Tobago.[l] |
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UN member state | None | The United States is a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory. Additionally, the Federal government of the United States has sovereignty over 13 unincorporated territories. Of these territories, the following five are inhabited possessions:
It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories:
It also disputes sovereignty over the following two territories: Three sovereign states have become associated states of the United States under the Compact of Free Association:
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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Dutch Constituent Country | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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Dutch Special Municipality | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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French State's Private Property | None | |
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Dutch Constituent Country | None | |
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Danish Autonomous Territory | None | |
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French Overseas Department and Region | None | |
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French Overseas Department and Region | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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Dutch Special Municipality | None | |
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French Overseas Collectivity | None | |
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French Overseas Collectivity | None | |
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French Overseas Collectivity | None | |
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Dutch Special Municipality | None | |
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Dutch Constituent Country | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
Virgin Islands → British Virgin Islands | |||
Virgin Islands of the United States → United States Virgin Islands | |||
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- Transcontinental countries in North America or South America (depending on the boundary definition), classified as South American countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Colombia (Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina) and
Venezuela (Nueva Esparta, the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela [including Isla de Aves]).
- Transcontinental countries in Europe and North America, classified as Western European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius) and
France (Guadeloupe and Martinique).
- States partially lying on the North American Plate, but commonly associated with Europe, and a member of the Council of Europe:
Iceland,
Portugal (Azores), and
Russia (Commander Islands and Big Diomede).
Oceania
[edit]For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see Oceania: territories and regions.
Common and formal names | Membership within the UN System[an] | Sovereignty dispute[ao] | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty[ap] |
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UN member state | None | Australia is a Commonwealth realm[ai] and a federation of both states and territories. There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and one claimed Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are: |
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UN member state | None | Fiji contains one autonomous region, Rotuma.[l][74][75] |
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UN member state | None | Indonesia has eight autonomous provinces, Aceh, Jakarta, Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, West Papua, and Yogyakarta.[l] |
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UN member state | None | |
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UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
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UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four states. |
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UN member state | None | |
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UN member state | None | New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm,[ai] and has one dependent territory and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory of:
The Realm of New Zealand has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely associated states: The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with 49 and 18 UN members respectively.[76][77][78] They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,[79] and are members of some UN specialized agencies. |
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UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
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UN member state | None | Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm[ai] with one autonomous region, Bougainville.[l] |
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UN member state | None | |
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UN member state | None | The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | |
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UN member state | None | Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm.[ai] |
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UN member state | None | |
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Member of eight UN specialized agencies | None (See political status) |
A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with 52 states. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity.[79] It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. |
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Member of five UN specialized agencies | None (See political status) |
A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue maintains diplomatic relations with 20 states. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity.[79] It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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Australian External Territory | Indonesia | Claimed by|
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US Insular Area | None | |
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Australian External Territory | None | |
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French State's Private Property | None | |
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Australian External Territory | None | |
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Australian External Territory | None | |
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French Overseas Collectivity | None | |
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French Overseas Territory | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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Australian External Territory | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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French Sui Generis Collectivity | None | |
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Australian External Territory | None | |
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US Insular Area | None | |
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US Insular Area[80][81] | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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New Zealand Dependent Territory | None | |
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US Insular Area | Marshall Islands | Claimed by the|
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French Overseas Collectivity | None | |
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- Transcontinental country in Asia and Oceania, classified as an Eastern Asian country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Japan (Ogasawara [also known as the Bonin Islands or as the Nanpō Islands]).
- Transcontinental country in Asia and Oceania, classified as a Southeastern Asian country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Indonesia (Maluku Islands and Western New Guinea).
- Entirely in Southeast Asia, but commonly associated with Oceania, and lying east of the biogeographical Wallace Line:
East Timor.
- Transcontinental country in North America and Oceania, classified as a Northern American country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
United States (Hawaii).
- Transcontinental countries in Oceania and South America, classified as South American countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Chile (Insular Chile) and
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands).
South America
[edit]For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see South America: demographics.
Geologically, South America is joined with North America by the Isthmus of Panama to form the Americas.
Common and formal names | Membership within the UN System[aq] | Sovereignty dispute[ar] | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty[as] |
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UN member state | None | Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and one autonomous city.[au] |
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UN member state | None | Brazil is a federation of 26 states and one federal district. |
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UN member state | None | [av] |
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UN member state | None | Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, one capital district, and federal dependencies. |
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Norwegian Dependent Territory | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | Argentina | Claimed by|
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French Overseas Department and Region | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | None | |
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British Overseas Territory | Argentina | Claimed by|
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- Transcontinental country in North America and South America, classified as a Central American country by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Panama (South East Panama).
- Transcontinental island countries and dependencies in South America or North America (depending on the boundary definition), classified as Caribbean countries and dependencies by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Aruba,
Curaçao, and
Trinidad and Tobago (Only Trinidad and Tobago is an independent state).
- Transcontinental countries in Europe and South America, classified as Western European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
Netherlands (Bonaire) and
France (French Guiana).
Antarctica
[edit]Antarctica is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, which defines it as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S, and has no government and belongs to no country. However, the following territorial claims in Antarctica have been made:
- Argentina: Argentine Antarctica
- Australia: Australian Antarctic Territory
- Chile: Chilean Antarctic Territory
- France: Adélie Land (part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
- New Zealand: Ross Dependency
- Norway: Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land
- United Kingdom: British Antarctic Territory
- Terra nullius: Marie Byrd Land (unclaimed territory)
Russia and the United States have reserved the right to claim territory on Antarctica.
Subantarctic islands
[edit]Unlike Antarctica itself, other nearby Subantarctic island territories most commonly associated with the Antarctic continent, but lying north of 60°S, have had full sovereignty established over them by a governing state.
The following dependent territories are situated within the wider Antarctic region, but are not directly part of the Antarctic Treaty System:
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Bouvet Island | Dependency of Norway | Atlantic Ocean | — |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Overseas territory of France | Indian Ocean | Alfred Faure (Crozet Islands) Port-aux-Français (Kerguelen Islands) Martin-de-Viviès (Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands) |
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands | External territory of Australia | Indian Ocean | — |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | British overseas territory | Atlantic Ocean | King Edward Point |
In addition to the dependent territories listed above, the following islands are governed as a direct part of a controlling state. Thus they are fully and legally integrated within the governance structure of the respective state. They are similarly also not part of the Antarctic Treaty System.
Administering Country | Name | Status | Region | Subdivisions |
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Macquarie Island | Part of the State of Tasmania. | Oceania | — |
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New Zealand Subantarctic Islands | Governed directly, not within local municipal structure. | Oceania | The Antipodes Islands, the Auckland Islands, the Bounty Islands, the Campbell Islands, and the Snares Islands. |
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Prince Edward Islands | Part of the City of Cape Town. | Africa | Prince Edward Island and Marion Island. |
See also
[edit]- Boundaries between the continents of Earth
- Continental union
- Gallery of dependent territory flags
- Gallery of sovereign state flags
- List of countries by United Nations geoscheme
- List of dependent territories
- List of sovereign states
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent (data file) — this data in a plain text format suitable for automated processing
- List of transcontinental countries
Notes
[edit]- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations.[3] It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah The member states of the European Union have transferred part of their sovereignty in the form of legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU, which is an example of supranational union. The EU has 27 member states.[55]
- ^ Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognised internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Union,[c] where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognised by at least one state.
- ^ The government of Cape Verde declared "Cabo Verde" to be the official English name of the country in 2013.[4]
- ^ a b c More information on more or less federal structures can be found at a List of federations.[5]
- ^ Also known as Congo-Kinshasa. Formerly referred to as Zaire, its official name from 1971 to 1997.
- ^ Also known as Congo-Brazzaville.
- ^ The government of Ivory Coast uses "Côte d'Ivoire" as the official English name of the country.
- ^ Formerly referred to as the Kingdom of Swaziland, its official name until 2018.
- ^ Also known as Guinea-Conakry.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab For more information on divisions with a high degree of autonomy, see the List of autonomous areas by country.[72]
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations.[3] It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
- ^ Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognised internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Union,[c] where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognised by at least one state.
- ^ a b 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 occasionally known diplomatically as Chinese Taipei, or by another alternative name.
- ^ a b In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a provisional capital in Taipei. The CCP established the PRC. As such, the political status of the ROC and legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the China seat to the PRC. In the view of the United Nations, no member of the organisation withdrew as a consequence of this but the ROC representatives declared that they were withdrawing. Most states recognise the PRC to be the sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates Taiwan independence.
- ^ See also Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and Foreign relations of China.
- ^ The government of East Timor uses "Timor-Leste" as the official English name of the country.
- ^ The country's official name of Myanmar, adopted in 1989, has been mixed and controversial, with the former name Burma still being used in many cases. See Names of Myanmar.
- ^ Formerly known as Ceylon until 1972.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations.[3] It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
- ^ Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognised internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Union,[c] where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognised by at least one state.
- ^ A simpler official short name has been encouraged by the Czech government, "Czechia". This variant remains uncommon, but has been adopted by several companies and organisations. See Name of the Czech Republic.
- ^ The designation "Denmark" can refer either to continental Denmark or to the short name for the entire Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations).
- ^ Åland was demilitarised by the 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.
- ^ France's claimed Antarctic territory of Adélie Land (Terre Adélie) is one of five constituent districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
- ^ While sometimes referred to as the "Republic of Iceland"[62][63] and sometimes its counterpart Lýðveldið Ísland in Icelandic, the official name of the country is simply "Iceland".[64] One example of the former is the name of the Constitution of Iceland, which in Icelandic is Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands and literally means "the Constitution of the republic of Iceland". However, note that in this usage "republic" is not capitalised.
- ^ "Ireland" is the official name of the country in English. "Republic of Ireland" (the official description in English) and "Éire" (the official name in Irish) have sometimes been used unofficially to distinguish the state from the larger island of Ireland, however, this is officially deprecated.[65] See names of the Irish state.
- ^ The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to metropolitan Netherlands or to the entire Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations).
- ^ Formerly known constitutionally as the Republic of Macedonia from 1991 to 2019 and under the international designation of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM) from 1993 to 2019 due to the Macedonia naming dispute with Greece. Following the Prespa agreement going into effect in February 2019, the country was renamed to North Macedonia.
- ^ Spain holds several small overseas territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco, known as the Plazas de soberanía.
- ^ The UK formally withdrew from the European Union on 31 January 2020. The state saw a provisional transition period out of the supranational union in 2020, see Brexit, Post-Brexit relations.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Commonwealth realms are members of the Commonwealth of Nations in which the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. The realms are sovereign states; see Relationship of the realms.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations.[3] It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
- ^ Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognised internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Union,[c] where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognised by at least one state.
- ^ 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.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations.[3] It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
- ^ Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognised internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Union,[c] where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognised by at least one state.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations.[3] It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
- ^ Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognised internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Union,[c] where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognised by at least one state.
- ^ The Argentine Constitution (Art. 35) recognises the following denominations for Argentina: "United Provinces of the Río de la Plata", "Argentine Republic" and "Argentine Confederation"; furthermore, it establishes the usage of "Argentine Nation" for purposes of legislation.
- ^ Argentina's claimed Antarctic territory of Argentine Antarctica (Antártida Argentina) is one of five constituent departments of the province Tierra del Fuego.[82]
- ^ Chile's claimed Antarctic territory of the Chilean Antarctic (Antártica Chilena) is a commune of the Antártica Chilena Province of the Magallanes Region.
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In addition to the four cases of contested statehood described above, there are three other territories that have unilaterally declared independence and are generally regarded as having met the Montevideo criteria for statehood but have not been recognized by any states: Transnistria, Artsakh, and Somaliland.
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Considering each of these factors, Somaliland has a colorable argument that it meets the theoretical requirements of statehood. ... On these bases, Somaliland appears to have a strong claim to statehood.
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We are the only country not recognizing Armenia as a state.
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