User:Freshstart/List of countries

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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
Note - Other listings - See also

[edit] Entities included in this article

There are 243 entities on this list, considered to be countries. It corresponds to:

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

[edit] List of countries

[edit] A

  • Template:Flagicon Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
  • Template:Flagicon Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Template:Flagicon Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Åland - Åland Islands (autonomous province of Finland recognized by international treaty)
  • Template:Flagicon Albania - Republic of Albania
  • Template:Flagicon Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  • Template:Flagicon American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States)
  • Template:Flagicon Andorra - Principality of Andorra (co-principality with the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio heads of state)
  • Template:Flagicon Angola - Republic of Angola
  • Template:Flagicon Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Antigua and Barbuda (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Argentina - Argentine Republic (federal state, also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation)
  • Template:Flagicon Armenia - Republic of Armenia
  • Template:Flagicon Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Template:Flagicon Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Austria - Republic of Austria (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan (see also Nagorno-Karabakh)

[edit] B

  • Template:Flagicon Bahamas, The - Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Template:Flagicon Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
  • Template:Flagicon Barbados (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Belarus - Republic of Belarus
  • Template:Flagicon Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Belize (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Benin - Republic of Benin
  • Template:Flagicon Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
  • Template:Flagicon Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
  • Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Botswana - Republic of Botswana
  • Template:Flagicon Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam
  • Template:Flagicon Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
  • Template:Flagicon Burkina Faso
  • Template:Flagicon Burundi - Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

  • Template:Flagicon Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
  • Template:Flagicon Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
  • Template:Flagicon Canada (federal state, Commonwealth Realm, officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada)
  • Template:Flagicon Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
  • Template:Flagicon Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Central African Republic (sometimes also rendered as Central Africa)
  • Template:Flagicon Chad - Republic of Chad
  • Template:Flagicon Chile - Republic of Chile
  • Template:Flagicon China (PRC) - People's Republic of China
    • See Taiwan (ROC) for the Republic of China (see also One-China policy and dispute over UN representation between PRC and ROC)
  • Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
  • Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
  • Template:Flagicon Colombia - Republic of Colombia
  • Template:Flagicon Comoros - Union of the Comoros (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Congo (Brazzaville) - Republic of the Congo
  • Template:Flagicon Congo (Kinshasa) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly and popularly known as Zaire)
  • Template:Flagicon Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
  • Template:Flagicon Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
  • Template:Flagicon Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (formerly and popularly known as Ivory Coast)
  • Template:Flagicon Croatia - Republic of Croatia
  • Template:Flagicon Cuba - Republic of Cuba
  • Template:Flagicon Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus (see also Northern Cyprus)
  • Template:Flagicon Czech Republic (sometimes also rendered as Czechia)

[edit] D

  • Template:Flagicon Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
  • Template:Flagicon Dhekelia - Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
  • Template:Flagicon Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
  • Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic (sometimes also rendered as The Dominican)

[edit] E

  • Template:Flagicon Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
  • Template:Flagicon Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Template:Flagicon El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
  • Template:Flagicon Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  • Template:Flagicon Eritrea - State of Eritrea
  • Template:Flagicon Estonia - Republic of Estonia
  • Template:Flagicon Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (federal state)

[edit] F

[edit] G

  • Template:Flagicon Gabon - Gabonese Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Gambia, The - Republic of The Gambia
  • Template:Flagicon Georgia (see also Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
  • Template:Flagicon Germany - Federal Republic of Germany (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Ghana - Republic of Ghana
  • Template:Flagicon Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Greece - Hellenic Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Greenland (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
  • Template:Flagicon Grenada (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Guam - Territory of Guam (unincorporated organized territory of the United States)
  • Template:Flagicon Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
  • Template:Flagicon Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency, including its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark)
  • Template:Flagicon Guinea - Republic of Guinea
  • Template:Flagicon Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  • Template:Flagicon Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

  • Template:Flagicon Haiti - Republic of Haiti
  • Template:Flagicon Honduras - Republic of Honduras
  • Template:Flagicon Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China)
  • Template:Flagicon Hungary - Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

  • Template:Flagicon Iceland - Republic of Iceland
  • Template:Flagicon India - Republic of India (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
  • Template:Flagicon Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Template:Flagicon Iraq - Republic of Iraq
  • Template:Flagicon Ireland (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)
  • Template:Flagicon Israel - State of Israel
  • Template:Flagicon Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] J

  • Template:Flagicon Jamaica (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Japan
  • Template:Flagicon Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  • Template:Flagicon Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

  • Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Template:Flagicon Kenya - Republic of Kenya
  • Template:Flagicon Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
  • Template:Flagicon Korea (North) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (popularly known as North Korea)
  • Template:Flagicon Korea (South) - Republic of Korea (popularly known as South Korea)
  • Template:Flagicon Kosovo - Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (autonomous province of Serbia and Montenegro under UN interim civilian administration)
  • Template:Flagicon Kuwait - State of Kuwait
  • Template:Flagicon Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic (sometimes also rendered as Kirghizia)

[edit] L

  • Template:Flagicon Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Latvia - Republic of Latvia
  • Template:Flagicon Lebanon - Republic of Lebanon
  • Template:Flagicon Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Template:Flagicon Liberia - Republic of Liberia
  • Template:Flagicon Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Template:Flagicon Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
  • Template:Flagicon Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
  • Template:Flagicon Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

  • Template:Flagicon Macau - Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as Macau, China)
  • Template:Flagicon Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia (referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
  • Template:Flagicon Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
  • Template:Flagicon Malawi - Republic of Malawi
  • Template:Flagicon Malaysia (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Maldives - Republic of Maldives
  • Template:Flagicon Mali - Republic of Mali
  • Template:Flagicon Malta - Republic of Malta
  • Template:Flagicon Man, Isle of - Isle of Man (British Crown dependency, also known as Mann)
  • Template:Flagicon Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (US associated state)
  • Template:Flagicon Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Template:Flagicon Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
  • Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Template:Flagicon Mexico - United Mexican States (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (federal state, US associated state)
  • Template:Flagicon Moldova - Republic of Moldova (see also Pridnestrovie)
  • Template:Flagicon Monaco - Principality of Monaco
  • Template:Flagicon Mongolia (sometimes also rendered as Outer Mongolia (together with Tuva) in order to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China)
  • Template:Flagicon Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (see also Western Sahara)
  • Template:Flagicon Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
  • Template:Flagicon Myanmar - Union of Myanmar (formerly and popularly known as Burma)

[edit] N

[edit] O

  • Template:Flagicon Oman - Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

  • Template:Flagicon Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Template:Flagicon Palau - Republic of Palau (US associated state)
  • Template:Flagicon Palestine - State of Palestine (currently recognized by over 90 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)
  • Template:Flagicon Panama - Republic of Panama
  • Template:Flagicon Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
  • Template:Flagicon Peru - Republic of Peru
  • Template:Flagicon Philippines, the - Republic of the Philippines
  • Template:Flagicon Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Poland - Republic of Poland
  • Template:Flagicon Portugal - Portuguese Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth) associated with the United States)

[edit] Q

  • Template:Flagicon Qatar - State of Qatar

[edit] R

  • Template:Flagicon Romania
  • Template:Flagicon Russia - Russian Federation (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda

[edit] S

  • Template:Flagicon Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Saint Lucia (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Template:Flagicon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
  • Template:Flagicon San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
  • Template:Flagicon São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Template:Flagicon Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Template:Flagicon Senegal - Republic of Senegal
  • Template:Flagicon Serbia and Montenegro - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (federal state, its province of Kosovo is under UN interim civilian administration)
  • Template:Flagicon Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
  • Template:Flagicon Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Template:Flagicon Singapore - Republic of Singapore
  • Template:Flagicon Slovakia - Slovak Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
  • Template:Flagicon Solomon Islands (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon Somalia (the whole country is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile, see also Somaliland)
  • Template:Flagicon Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland (de facto independent state inside Somalia)
  • Template:Flagicon South Africa - Republic of South Africa
  • Template:Flagicon South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
  • Template:Flagicon Spain - Kingdom of Spain
  • Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Template:Flagicon Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
  • Template:Flagicon Suriname - Republic of Suriname
  • Template:Flagicon Svalbard (overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty)
  • Template:Flagicon Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
  • Template:Flagicon Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
  • Template:Flagicon Switzerland - Swiss Confederation (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

[edit] T

  • Template:Flagicon Taiwan (ROC) - Republic of China (diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei (or other names), regarded by UN as "Taiwan, Province of China", the political status of the ROC and the legal status of the Taiwan Island (and its outlying islands) are in dispute)
  • Template:Flagicon Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
  • Template:Flagicon Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
  • Template:Flagicon Timor-Leste - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (popularly known as East Timor)
  • Template:Flagicon Togo - Togolese Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand)
  • Template:Flagicon Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
  • Template:Flagicon Transnistria - Transnistrian or Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (the Transnistrian government uses as translation Pridnestrovie, de facto independent state inside Moldova)
  • Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Template:Flagicon Tristan da Cunha (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
  • Template:Flagicon Turkey - Republic of Turkey
  • Template:Flagicon Turkmenistan
  • Template:Flagicon Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Tuvalu (Commonwealth Realm)

[edit] U

  • Template:Flagicon Uganda - Republic of Uganda
  • Template:Flagicon Ukraine
  • Template:Flagicon United Arab Emirates (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Commonwealth Realm)
  • Template:Flagicon United States - United States of America (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  • Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan

[edit] V

  • Template:Flagicon Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
  • Template:Flagicon Vatican City - State of the Vatican City (administered by a Pontifical Commission appointed by the Pope who is concurrently the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City)
  • Template:Flagicon Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (federal state)
  • Template:Flagicon Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  • Template:Flagicon Virgin Islands (British) - British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Template:Flagicon Virgin Islands (U.S.) - United States Virgin Islands (unincorporated organized territory of the United States, popularly known in its abbreviated terms as U.S. Virgin Islands)

[edit] W

  • Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Template:Flagicon Western Sahara - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (currently recognized by over 40 countries, the SADR only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, whereas large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated in Morocco)

[edit] Y

  • Template:Flagicon Yemen - Republic of Yemen

[edit] Z

  • Template:Flagicon Zambia - Republic of Zambia
  • Template:Flagicon Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] Other listings

[edit] Countries

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[edit] Other entities

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  • of active autonomist and secessionist movements
  • of governments in exile
  • of micronations
  • of extinct states

For more sources, see Geographic references.

[edit] See also