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This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), 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. For a list of independent states only, see the list of sovereign states.

The list covers all areas under the jurisdiction of the listed countries, namely territory, territorial waters (including internal waters and contiguous zone), exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, and airspace.

The names of countries in the list are given in English and include both an English version of the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) and an English version of the (longer) official names (e.g. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan).[1] The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute.

Contents: Included entities - Entities not included

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
See also - References - Footnotes - External links

Entities included in this article

On this list are 245 entities considered to be countries. This corresponds to:

In the Annex to the list of countries, 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.

List of countries

This list is complete and up to date as of March 15, 2007.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

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

J

K

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

N

O

  •  Oman – Sultanate of Oman

P

Q

  •  Qatar – State of Qatar

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

  •  Yemen – Republic of Yemen

Z

See also

Main articles: Lists of countries and Lists by country

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j In some cases the government of a country adopts an official country name in English which is different from the name used conventionally in the Anglophone world. In that case the name preferred by the government is used in the list. This concerns Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast, Macao/Macau, Myanmar/Burma, Pridnestrovie/Transnistria and Timor-Leste/East Timor.
  2. ^ Note that the Palestinian Authority, which does enjoy partial control over the Palestinian Territories cannot be equated to the State of Palestine. The former does not, at the moment, claim independence.
  3. ^ a b The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto independent state inside 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 Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan (the sovereign state that Nakhichevan belongs to) has not followed suit. See The World Factbook - Cyprus (10 January, 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  4. ^ a b Abkhazia is a de facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent state inside Azerbaijan, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  6. ^ a b Pridnestrovie is a de facto independent state inside Moldova, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states, commonly known and referred to by the international community as Transnistria. See Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  7. ^ a b Somaliland is a de facto independent state inside Somalia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  8. ^ a b South Ossetia is a de facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: South Ossetia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  9. ^ The overseas regions/overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are integral part of France, and therefore not listed.
  10. ^ Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
  11. ^ See also Nagorno-Karabakh.
  12. ^ See also entities Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
  13. ^ Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.
  14. ^ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
  15. ^ The People's Republic of China is occasionally rendered as mainland China in the relationship with its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao as well as its relations with the Republic of China.
  16. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) is a country commonly referred to as Taiwan by the international community. It is also diplomatically occasionally known as Chinese Taipei or other names. The ROC is no longer an UN 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 24 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.
  17. ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is formerly and popularly known as Zaire. It is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo.
  18. ^ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  19. ^ See also Northern Cyprus.
  20. ^ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Names of the Czech Republic.
  21. ^ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
  22. ^ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  23. ^ The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
  24. ^ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is often diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
  25. ^ Ireland is often referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.
  26. ^ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
  27. ^ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
  28. ^ Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia currently administered by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission.
  29. ^ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
  30. ^ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.
  31. ^ Republic of Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  32. ^ See also Pridnestrovie.
  33. ^ See also Western Sahara.
  34. ^ Legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
  35. ^ See State of Palestine for a list of states that recognize the State of Palestine.
  36. ^ See also Kosovo - under UN administration.
  37. ^ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile. See also Somaliland.
  38. ^ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
  39. ^ 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.
  40. ^ The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara is currently recognized by 45 UN member states. It has never been admitted to the UN but is a member of the African Union. It claims the whole territory of Western Sahara but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, while a large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated into Morocco.

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