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

The names of countries in the list are given in English and include both the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) and the (longer) official 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 X Y Z
Other listings - References - Footnotes - See also

Entities included in this article

On this list are 242 entities considered to be countries. This corresponds to:

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

List of countries

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

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M

N

O

  • Oman Oman - Sultanate of Oman

P

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U

V

W

Y

  • Yemen Yemen - Republic of Yemen

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Other listings

Countries

Other entities

For more sources, see Geographic references.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Following the referendum held in Montengro on May 21, 2006, it seems likely that Serbia and Montenegro will be dissolved into its component republics of Serbia and Montenegro by the end of 2006, likely increasing the number of total countries and UN member states to 243 and 192, respectively. This process is not automatic, however, and this list reflects Serbia and Montenegro's continued existence as a unitary sovereign entity until its legal termination.
  2. ^ a b De facto independent state inside Cyprus, recognized by no sovereign 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. Besides, 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.
  3. ^ a b De facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no sovereign states. See Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  4. ^ a b De facto independent state inside Azerbaijan, diplomatically recognized by no sovereign states. See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  5. ^ a b De facto independent state inside Moldova, diplomatically recognized by no sovereign 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.
  6. ^ a b De facto independent state inside Somalia, diplomatically recognized by no sovereign states. See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  7. ^ a b De facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no sovereign states. See Regions and territories: South Ossetia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
  9. ^ Autonomous province of Finland recognized by international treaty.
  10. ^ Unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
  11. ^ Co-principality with the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio co-princes.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Commonwealth Realm.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Federal state.
  14. ^ Also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
  15. ^ a b Overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  16. ^ a b Dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
  17. ^ 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 Member of the European Union European Union (List of member states).
  18. ^ See also Nagorno-Karabakh.
  19. ^ Officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.
  20. ^ Sometimes also rendered as Central Africa.
  21. ^ Sometimes also rendered as Mainland China in the relationship with its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as its relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan.
  22. ^ Popularly referred to as Taiwan, diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei or other names and regarded by UN as "Taiwan, Province of China". The political status of ROC and the legal status of Taiwan are in dispute. See also One-China policy and the dispute over UN representation between ROC and PRC.
  23. ^ a b c Overseas territory of Australia.
  24. ^ Formerly and popularly known as Zaire, referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo.
  25. ^ Referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  26. ^ a b Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
  27. ^ Formerly and popularly known as Ivory Coast.
  28. ^ See also Northern Cyprus.
  29. ^ Also infrequently rendered as Czechia, see Names of the Czech Republic.
  30. ^ Sometimes simply rendered as The Dominican.
  31. ^ Also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
  32. ^ a b Self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark.
  33. ^ The President of the French Republic is concurrently the ex-officio co-prince of Andorra.
  34. ^ a b c d Overseas collectivity of France.
  35. ^ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  36. ^ a b Unincorporated organized territory of the United States.
  37. ^ a b c British Crown dependency.
  38. ^ Including its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
  39. ^ a b Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
  40. ^ Diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
  41. ^ Also commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.
  42. ^ Sometimes also rendered as Mann.
  43. ^ Popularly known as North Korea.
  44. ^ Popularly known as South Korea.
  45. ^ Autonomous province of Serbia and Montenegro administered by the Provisional Institution of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission.
  46. ^ Sometimes also rendered as Kirghizia.
  47. ^ Diplomatically known as Macao, China.
  48. ^ Referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  49. ^ a b c Independent US associated states.
  50. ^ See also Pridnestrovie.
  51. ^ Sometimes also rendered as Outer Mongolia (together with Tuva) in order to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China.
  52. ^ See also Western Sahara.
  53. ^ Formerly and popularly known as Burma.
  54. ^ 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.
  55. ^ Dependency of France with a sui generis status.
  56. ^ a b Unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth) associated with the United States.
  57. ^ Also rendered as Belau.
  58. ^ Currently recognized by 93 countries and further supported by other countries according the Palestinian National Authority a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing the State as sovereign.
  59. ^ See also Kosovo.
  60. ^ Presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile, see also Somaliland.
  61. ^ Overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
  62. ^ Federal state in terms of the relationship with its constituent state Zanzibar.
  63. ^ Also popularly known as East Timor.
  64. ^ Overseas territory of New Zealand.
  65. ^ 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.
  66. ^ Popularly known in its abbreviated terms as U.S. Virgin Islands.
  67. ^ Currently recognized by 46 countries but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, while a large portion of the territory is administered by and integrated into Morocco.

See also

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