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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 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
Other listings - References - Footnotes - See also

Entities included in this article

On this list are 243 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

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

  • Haiti Haiti - Republic of Haiti
  • Honduras Honduras - Republic of Honduras
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  • Hungary Hungary - Republic of Hungary

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

  • Oman Oman - Sultanate of Oman

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

  • Yemen Yemen - Republic of Yemen

Z

Other listings

Countries

Other entities

For more sources, see Geographic references.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ 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 prefered by the government is used in the list. This concerns Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast, Myanmar/Burma, Pridnestrovie/Transnistria and Timor-Leste/East Timor.
  2. ^ a b c Following the referendum held in Montengro on May 21, 2006, and the declaration of independence by Montenegro on 3 June, Serbia and Montenegro will be dissolved into its component republics of Montenegro and Serbia. Serbia is the legal successor to the State Union, already a UN member; thus it is already included in the 191 UN member states.
  3. ^ 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. 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 sovereign 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 sovereign 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 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.
  7. ^ a b Somaliland is a 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.
  8. ^ a b South Ossetia is a 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.
  9. ^ The overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are as overseas departments 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. ^ Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.
  13. ^ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
  14. ^ The People's Republic of China is sometimes 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.
  15. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) is popularly referred to as Taiwan by the international community. It is also diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei or other names and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see One-China policy). The ROC is not a UN member since late 1971. 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 are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the so-called Republic of Taiwan proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  18. ^ See also Northern Cyprus.
  19. ^ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Names of the Czech Republic.
  20. ^ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
  21. ^ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  22. ^ The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
  23. ^ Ireland is 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.
  24. ^ The Isle of Man is sometimes rendered as Mann.
  25. ^ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
  26. ^ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
  27. ^ Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia currently administered by the Provisional Institution of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission.
  28. ^ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
  29. ^ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.
  30. ^ Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  31. ^ See also Pridnestrovie.
  32. ^ See also Western Sahara.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ Palau is also rendered as Belau.
  35. ^ The State of Palestine in the Palestinian territories is currently recognized by the Holy See and 93 UN member states. It has never been admitted as a full UN member (only granted with a permanent observer status) but is a member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The State claims the whole Palestinian territories but only exercises de facto control over part of the territories administered through its shadow organ, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). It is further supported by other countries according the PNA a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing the State as sovereign.
  36. ^ See also Kosovo.
  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 46 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.

See also

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