Further information on status and
recognition of sovereignty
[Note 4] |
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↓
UN member states or
observer states ↓ |
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Abkhazia →
Abkhazia |
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Afghanistan –
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
UN member state |
None |
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Albania –
Republic of Albania |
UN member state |
None |
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Algeria –
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
UN member state |
None |
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Andorra –
Principality of Andorra |
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,[2]
who himself is appointed by the
Holy See. |
Angola –
Republic of Angola |
UN member state |
None |
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Antigua
and Barbuda |
UN member state |
None |
Antigua and Barbuda is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] with 1 autonomous region,
Barbuda.[Note
6][3] |
Argentina –
Argentine Republic[Note
7] |
UN member state |
None |
Argentina is a
federation of
23 provinces and 1 autonomous city. |
Armenia –
Republic of Armenia |
UN member state |
Not recognized by
Pakistan[4][5][6] |
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Australia –
Commonwealth of Australia |
UN member state |
None |
Australia is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and a
federation of
six states and 10 territories. The external territories of
Australia are:
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Austria –
Republic of Austria |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Austria is a
federation of
nine states (Bundesländer). |
Azerbaijan –
Republic of Azerbaijan |
UN member state |
None |
Azerbaijan contains two autonomous regions,
Nakhchivan and
Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ).[Note
6] In Nagorno-Karabakh,
a de facto state has been established. |
Bahamas,
The – Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
UN member state |
None |
The
Bahamas is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Bahrain –
Kingdom of Bahrain |
UN member state |
None |
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Bangladesh –
People's Republic of Bangladesh |
UN member state |
None |
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Barbados |
UN member state |
None |
Barbados is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Belarus –
Republic of Belarus |
UN member state |
None |
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Belgium –
Kingdom of Belgium |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Belgium is a
federation divided into
linguistic communities and regions. |
Belize |
UN member state |
None |
Belize
is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Benin –
Republic of Benin[Note
8] |
UN member state |
None |
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Bhutan –
Kingdom of Bhutan |
UN member state |
None |
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Bolivia –
Plurinational State of Bolivia |
UN member state |
None |
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Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
UN member state |
None |
Bosnia
and Herzegovina is a federation of two constituent units:
and
Brčko District, a self-governing administrative unit.[Note
9] |
Botswana –
Republic of Botswana |
UN member state |
None |
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Brazil –
Federative Republic of Brazil |
UN member state |
None |
Brazil
is a
federation of
26 states and 1 federal district. |
Brunei –
Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace |
UN member state |
None |
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Bulgaria –
Republic of Bulgaria |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Burkina
Faso[Note
10] |
UN member state |
None |
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Burma –
Republic of the Union of Myanmar[Note
11][8] |
UN member state |
None |
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Burundi –
Republic of Burundi |
UN member state |
None |
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Cambodia –
Kingdom of Cambodia |
UN member state |
None |
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Cameroon –
Republic of Cameroon |
UN member state |
None |
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Canada[Note
12] |
UN member state |
None |
Canada
is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and a
federation of
10 provinces and three territories. |
Cape
Verde – Republic of Cabo Verde |
UN member state |
None |
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Central
African Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Chad –
Republic of Chad |
UN member state |
None |
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Chile –
Republic of Chile |
UN member state |
None |
Easter Island and the
Juan Fernández Islands are "special territories" of Chile in
the
Valparaíso Region. |
China –
People's Republic of China[Note
13] |
UN member state |
Not recognised by 22 states. Claimed by the
Republic of China |
The
People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous
regions,
Guangxi,
Inner Mongolia,
Ningxia,
Xinjiang and
Tibet.[Note
6] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the
Special Administrative Regions of:
China is not recognised by
21 UN member states and the
Holy See, which instead recognise
Taiwan (the Republic of China).[Note
14]
China claims, but does not control, the de facto independent
Taiwan.[Note
15] |
China, Republic of →
Taiwan |
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Colombia –
Republic of Colombia |
UN member state |
None |
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Comoros –
Union of the Comoros |
UN member state |
None |
Comoros is a
federation of
3 islands.[Note
16][9] |
Congo,
Democratic Republic of the[Note
17] |
UN member state |
None |
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Congo,
Republic of the[Note
18] |
UN member state |
None |
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Cook Islands →
Cook Islands |
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Costa
Rica – Republic of Costa Rica |
UN member state |
None |
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Côte d'Ivoire →
Ivory Coast |
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Croatia –
Republic of Croatia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Cuba –
Republic of Cuba |
UN member state |
None |
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Cyprus –
Republic of Cyprus |
UN member state |
Not recognised by
Turkey[10] |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto
state of
Northern Cyprus. See
Foreign relations of Cyprus and
Cyprus dispute.
Turkey refers to the Republic of Cyprus government as "The
Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus".[11] |
Czech
Republic[Note
19] |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea →
Korea, North |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo →
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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Denmark –
Kingdom of Denmark |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
The
Danish Realm includes two self-governing territories:
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Djibouti –
Republic of Djibouti |
UN member state |
None |
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Dominica –
Commonwealth of Dominica |
UN member state |
None |
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Dominican
Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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East
Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[Note
20] |
UN member state |
None |
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Ecuador –
Republic of Ecuador |
UN member state |
None |
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Egypt –
Arab Republic of Egypt |
UN member state |
None |
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El
Salvador – Republic of El Salvador |
UN member state |
None |
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Equatorial
Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
UN member state |
None |
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Eritrea –
State of Eritrea |
UN member state |
None |
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Estonia –
Republic of Estonia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Ethiopia –
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
UN member state |
None |
Ethiopia is a
federation of
nine regions and two chartered cities. |
Fiji –
Republic of Fiji |
UN member state |
None |
Fiji
contains 1 autonomous region,
Rotuma.[Note
6][12][13] |
Finland –
Republic of Finland |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
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France –
French Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] France contains five overseas regions/departments:
French Guiana,
Guadeloupe,
Martinique,
Mayotte, and
Réunion. France also includes the overseas territories of:
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Gabon –
Gabonese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Gambia,
The – Republic of the Gambia |
UN member state |
None |
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Georgia |
UN member state |
None |
Georgia contains two autonomous regions,
Adjara and
Abkhazia.[Note
6] In
Abkhazia and
South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
Germany –
Federal Republic of Germany |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Germany is a
federation of
16 federated states (Bundesländer). |
Ghana –
Republic of Ghana |
UN member state |
None |
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Greece –
Hellenic Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3]
Mount Athos is an autonomous part of Greece that is jointly
governed by the multinational "Holy Community" on the mountain
and a civil governor appointed by the Greek government.[14] |
Grenada |
UN member state |
None |
Grenada is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Guatemala –
Republic of Guatemala |
UN member state |
None |
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Guinea –
Republic of Guinea[Note
22] |
UN member state |
None |
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Guinea-Bissau –
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
UN member state |
None |
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Guyana –
Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
UN member state |
None |
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Haiti –
Republic of Haiti |
UN member state |
None |
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Holy See →
Vatican City |
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Honduras –
Republic of Honduras |
UN member state |
None |
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Hungary |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Iceland –
Republic of Iceland |
UN member state |
None |
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India –
Republic of India |
UN member state |
None |
India
is a
federation of
29 states and seven union territories. |
Indonesia –
Republic of Indonesia |
UN member state |
None |
Indonesia has
five provinces with official special autonomy status:
Aceh,
Jakarta SCR,
Yogyakarta SR,
Papua, and
West Papua.[Note
6] |
Iran –
Islamic Republic of Iran |
UN member state |
None |
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Iraq –
Republic of Iraq |
UN member state |
None |
Iraq
is a
federation[Note
16][15]
of
18 governorates, three of which make up the autonomous
Iraqi Kurdistan.[Note
6] |
Ireland[Note
23] |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Israel –
State of Israel |
UN member state |
Not recognised by 32 states |
Israel
exerts strong control over the territory claimed by
Palestine. Israel annexed
East Jerusalem,[16]
an annexation not recognised by the international community.[17]
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 the
occupying power under international law.[18][19][20][21][22]
Israel is not recognised as a state by
32 UN members (including most Arab states) and by the
SADR. |
Italy –
Italian Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Italy has five autonomous regions,
Aosta Valley,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Sardinia,
Sicily and
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.[Note
6] |
Ivory
Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
UN member state |
None |
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Jamaica |
UN member state |
None |
Jamaica is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Japan |
UN member state |
None |
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Jordan –
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
UN member state |
None |
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Kazakhstan –
Republic of Kazakhstan |
UN member state |
None |
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Kenya –
Republic of Kenya |
UN member state |
None |
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Kiribati –
Republic of Kiribati |
UN member state |
None |
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Korea,
North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
UN member state |
Claimed by
South Korea |
North
Korea is not recognised by two UN members:
Japan and South Korea.[Note
24][23] |
Korea,
South – Republic of Korea |
UN member state |
Claimed by
North Korea |
South
Korea contains 1 autonomous region,
Jeju-do.[Note
6][24]
South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.[Note
24] |
Kosovo →
Kosovo |
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Kuwait –
State of Kuwait |
UN member state |
None |
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Kyrgyzstan –
Kyrgyz Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Laos –
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Latvia –
Republic of Latvia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Lebanon –
Lebanese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Lesotho –
Kingdom of Lesotho |
UN member state |
None |
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Liberia –
Republic of Liberia |
UN member state |
None |
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Libya –
State of Libya |
UN member state |
None |
Libya
has one self-declared autonomous region:[25]
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Liechtenstein –
Principality of Liechtenstein |
UN member state |
None |
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Lithuania –
Republic of Lithuania |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Luxembourg –
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Macedonia –
Republic of Macedonia |
UN member state |
None |
Because of the
Macedonia naming dispute, the country is referred to by the
UN and a number of states and international organizations as
"the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". |
Madagascar –
Republic of Madagascar |
UN member state |
None |
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Malawi –
Republic of Malawi |
UN member state |
None |
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Malaysia |
UN member state |
None |
Malaysia is a
federation of
13 states and three federal territories. |
Maldives –
Republic of Maldives |
UN member state |
None |
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Mali –
Republic of Mali |
UN member state |
None |
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Malta –
Republic of Malta |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Marshall
Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands |
UN member state |
None |
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. |
Mauritania –
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
UN member state |
None |
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Mauritius –
Republic of Mauritius |
UN member state |
None |
Mauritius has an autonomous island,
Rodrigues.[Note
6] |
Mexico –
United Mexican States |
UN member state |
None |
Mexico
is a
federation of
31 states and 1 federal district. |
Micronesia,
Federated States of |
UN member state |
None |
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a
federation of four states. |
Moldova –
Republic of Moldova |
UN member state |
None |
Moldova has the autonomous regions of
Gagauzia and
Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto
state. |
Monaco –
Principality of Monaco |
UN member state |
None |
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Mongolia |
UN member state |
None |
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Montenegro |
UN member state |
None |
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Morocco –
Kingdom of Morocco |
UN member state |
None |
Morocco claims sovereignty over
Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by
the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
Mozambique –
Republic of Mozambique |
UN member state |
None |
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Myanmar →
Burma |
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Nagorno-Karabakh →
Nagorno-Karabakh |
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Namibia –
Republic of Namibia |
UN member state |
None |
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Nauru –
Republic of Nauru |
UN member state |
None |
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Nepal –
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
UN member state |
None |
Nepal
is a
federation composed of
14 zones. |
Netherlands –
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four
constituent countries:
The monarch and his ministers form the government of the
kingdom as well as the government of its constituent country,
the Netherlands. Following the dissolution of the
Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have
become constituent countries, which, alongside Aruba, enjoy
considerable autonomy. The other three islands (Bonaire,
Saba,
Sint Eustatius) became
special municipalities of the Netherlands.
The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to one of the
Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the
Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of
the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law
applies only to parts within Europe. |
New
Zealand |
UN member state |
None |
New
Zealand is a
Commonwealth realm,[Note
5] and has the dependent territories 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 39
and 11 UN members respectively.[26][27][28]
They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,[29]
and are members of some
UN specialized agencies. |
Nicaragua –
Republic of Nicaragua |
UN member state |
None |
Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions,
Atlántico Sur and
Atlántico Norte.[Note
6] |
Niger –
Republic of Niger |
UN member state |
None |
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Nigeria –
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
UN member state |
None |
Nigeria is a
federation of
36 states and 1 federal territory. |
Niue →
Niue |
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Northern Cyprus →
Northern Cyprus |
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North Korea →
Korea, North |
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Norway –
Kingdom of Norway |
UN member state |
None |
Norway has the dependent territories of:
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Oman –
Sultanate of Oman |
UN member state |
None |
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Pakistan –
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
UN member state |
None |
Pakistan is a
federation of
four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions.
Pakistan disputes
Indian sovereignty over
Kashmir. It exercises control over
some areas, but does not explicitly claim any part 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:[Note
25]
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]
These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they
do not fulfill 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 on their behalf.[35][36][37] |
Palau –
Republic of Palau |
UN member state |
None |
Under
Compact of Free Association with the
United States. |
Palestine –
State of Palestine |
UN observer state; member of one
UN specialized agency |
Disputed by
Israel |
The
declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition
from
134 states.[38]
The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or
effective control on much of the territory that it proclaimed.[39]
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.[40]
The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,[41]
and an observer state in the UN. |
Panama –
Republic of Panama |
UN member state |
None |
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Papua
New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
UN member state |
None |
Papua
New Guinea is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] with 1 autonomous region,
Bougainville.[Note
6] |
Paraguay –
Republic of Paraguay |
UN member state |
None |
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Peru –
Republic of Peru |
UN member state |
None |
|
Philippines –
Republic of the Philippines |
UN member state |
None |
The
Philippines contains one autonomous region,
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.[Note
6] |
Poland –
Republic of Poland |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Portugal –
Portuguese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Portugal contains two autonomous regions,
Azores and
Madeira.[Note
6] |
Pridnestrovie →
Transnistria |
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Qatar –
State of Qatar |
UN member state |
None |
|
Republic of Korea →
Korea, South |
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Republic of the Congo →
Congo, Republic of the |
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Romania |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Russia –
Russian Federation |
UN member state |
None |
Russia
is officially 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.[Note
6] |
Rwanda –
Republic of Rwanda |
UN member state |
None |
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic →
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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Saint
Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and
Nevis |
UN member state |
None |
Saint
Kitts and Nevis is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] and is a
federation[Note
16] of
14 parishes. |
Saint
Lucia |
UN member state |
None |
Saint
Lucia is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines |
UN member state |
None |
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Samoa –
Independent State of Samoa |
UN member state |
None |
|
San
Marino – Republic of San Marino |
UN member state |
None |
|
São
Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and
Príncipe |
UN member state |
None |
São
Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province,
Príncipe.[Note
6] |
Saudi
Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
UN member state |
None |
|
Senegal –
Republic of Senegal |
UN member state |
None |
|
Serbia –
Republic of Serbia |
UN member state |
None |
Serbia
contains two autonomous regions,
Vojvodina and
Kosovo and Metohija.[Note
6] Most of the latter is under the de facto control of
the
Republic of Kosovo. |
Seychelles –
Republic of Seychelles |
UN member state |
None |
|
Sierra
Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone |
UN member state |
None |
|
Singapore –
Republic of Singapore |
UN member state |
None |
|
Slovakia –
Slovak Republic |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Slovenia –
Republic of Slovenia |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Solomon
Islands |
UN member state |
None |
The
Solomon Islands is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Somalia –
Federal Republic of Somalia |
UN member state |
None |
Somalia is presently divided with the official
Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) controlling only part of
the country.
Puntland and
Galmudug have declared themselves as autonomous regions of
Somalia (a claim that the FGS does not recognise),[42][need
quotation to verify] while
Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state. |
Somaliland →
Somaliland |
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South
Africa – Republic of South Africa |
UN member state |
None |
|
South Korea →
Korea, South |
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South Ossetia →
South Ossetia |
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South
Sudan – Republic of South Sudan |
UN member state |
None |
South
Sudan is a
federation of
10 states. |
Spain –
Kingdom of Spain |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] Spain is divided into
17 autonomous communities and 2 special autonomous cities.[Note
6] |
Sri
Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
UN member state |
None |
Formerly known as
Ceylon. |
Sudan –
Republic of the Sudan |
UN member state |
None |
Sudan
is a
federation of
17 states. Disputes
Abyei
and
Kafia Kingi with
South Sudan. |
Sudan, South →
South Sudan |
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Suriname –
Republic of Suriname |
UN member state |
None |
|
Swaziland –
Kingdom of Swaziland |
UN member state |
None |
|
Sweden –
Kingdom of Sweden |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] |
Switzerland –
Swiss Confederation |
UN member state |
None |
Switzerland is a
federation of
26 cantons. |
Syria –
Syrian Arab Republic |
UN member state |
None |
The
Syrian National Coalition, which is
recognized 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:
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Taiwan (Republic of China) →
Taiwan |
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Tajikistan –
Republic of Tajikistan |
UN member state |
None |
Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region,
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[Note
6] |
Tanzania –
United Republic of Tanzania |
UN member state |
None |
Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region,
Zanzibar.[Note
6] |
Thailand –
Kingdom of Thailand |
UN member state |
None |
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Timor-Leste →
East Timor |
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Togo –
Togolese Republic |
UN member state |
None |
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Tonga –
Kingdom of Tonga |
UN member state |
None |
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Transnistria →
Transnistria |
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Trinidad
and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
UN member state |
None |
Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region,
Tobago.[Note
6] |
Tunisia –
Republic of Tunisia |
UN member state |
None |
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Turkey –
Republic of Turkey |
UN member state |
None |
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Turkmenistan |
UN member state |
None |
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Tuvalu |
UN member state |
None |
Tuvalu
is a
Commonwealth realm.[Note
5] |
Uganda –
Republic of Uganda |
UN member state |
None |
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Ukraine |
UN member state |
None |
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United
Arab Emirates |
UN member state |
None |
The
United Arab Emirates is a
federation of
seven emirates. |
United
Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland |
UN member state |
None |
Member
of the EU.[Note
3] The United Kingdom is a
Commonwealth realm[Note
5] consisting of
four constituent countries:
England,
Northern Ireland,
Scotland, and
Wales.
The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories:
The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three
self-governing Crown dependencies:
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United
States – United States of America |
UN member state |
None |
The
United States is a
federation of
50 states, 1 federal district, and the incorporated
territory of
Palmyra Atoll. The United States has sovereignty over the
following inhabited possessions and commonwealths:
It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories:
Three sovereign states have become
associated states of the United States under the
Compact of Free Association:
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Uruguay –
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
UN member state |
None |
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Uzbekistan –
Republic of Uzbekistan |
UN member state |
None |
Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region,
Karakalpakstan.[Note
6] |
Vanuatu –
Republic of Vanuatu |
UN member state |
None |
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Vatican
City – Vatican City State |
UN 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 ties to
180 states.[43]
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")[40]
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. |
Venezuela –
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
UN member state |
None |
Venezuela is a
federation of
23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies. |
Vietnam –
Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
UN member state |
None |
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Yemen –
Republic of Yemen |
UN member state |
None |
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Zambia –
Republic of Zambia |
UN member state |
None |
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Zimbabwe –
Republic of Zimbabwe |
UN member state |
None |
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observer states ↑ |
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Abkhazia –
Republic of Abkhazia |
No membership |
Claimed by
Georgia |
Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela,[44]
Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria.[45]
Claimed in whole by
Georgia as the
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |
Cook
Islands |
Member of seven
UN specialized agencies |
None |
A
state in
free association with
New Zealand, the Cook Islands has relations with
41 other states. The Cook Islands is a member of
multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity.[29]
It shares a
head of state with New Zealand as well as having
shared citizenship. |
Kosovo –
Republic of Kosovo |
Member of two
UN specialized agencies |
Claimed by
Serbia |
Kosovo
unilaterally declared independence in 2008 and it has
received diplomatic recognition from 108 UN member states
and
Taiwan. Pursuant to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo is
formally under the administration of the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
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. |
Nagorno-Karabakh –
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[Note
26] |
No membership |
Claimed by
Azerbaijan |
A de
facto independent state,[46][47][48]
recognised only by
Abkhazia,[49]
South Ossetia[49]
and
Transnistria.[49][50]
Claimed in whole by
Azerbaijan.[51] |
Niue |
Member of five
UN specialized agencies |
None |
A
state in
free association with
New Zealand, Niue has relations with
12 other states. Niue is a member of
multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity.[29]
It shares a
head of state with New Zealand as well as having
shared citizenship. |
Northern
Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
No membership |
Claimed by
Cyprus |
Recognised 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.[52] |
Sahrawi
Arab Democratic Republic |
No membership |
Claimed by
Morocco |
Recognised at some stage by
84 UN member states, 39 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. |
Somaliland –
Republic of Somaliland |
No membership |
Claimed by
Somalia |
A de
facto independent state,[46][53][54][55][56]
not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in
whole by the
Federal Republic of Somalia.[57] |
South
Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia |
No membership |
Claimed by
Georgia |
A de
facto independent state,[58]
recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela,[44]
Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Transnistria.[45]
Claimed in whole by
Georgia as the
Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.[59] |
Taiwan –
Republic of China[Note
13] |
Observer in one
UN specialized agency under the name "Chinese
Taipei" |
Claimed by the
People's Republic of China |
A
state competing for recognition with the
People's Republic of China as the government of China since
1949. The Republic of China controls the island of
Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and
parts of the
Spratly Islands,[Note
27] and has not renounced claims over its annexed
territories on the
mainland.[60]
The Republic of China is recognised by
21 UN member states and the Holy See as of 2013. The
territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the
People's Republic of China.[Note
15] The Republic of China
participates in international organizations under a variety
of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese
Taipei" and in the
WTO it has full membership. The Republic of China was a
founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to
1971, with veto power in the
security council. See
China and the United Nations. |
Transnistria –
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |
No membership |
Claimed by
Moldova |
A de
facto independent state,[46]
recognised only by Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South
Ossetia.[45]
Claimed in whole by
Moldova as the
Transnistria autonomous territorial unit.[61] |
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Note that in some cases there is a divergence of opinion over the
interpretation of the first point, and whether an entity satisfies it is
disputed.
On the basis of the above criteria, this list includes the following
206 entities:[62][Note
28]