List of countries

Information about List of countries

<onlyinclude>
The terms country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:
*the list of countries, listing countries in the sense of independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty.
*the list of sovereign states, listing sovereign states with information on the extent of their sovereignty. It includes both states widely recognized (de jure) to be sovereign and entities that claim sovereignty while exercising de facto control over (part of) their claimed territory.
Related lists are the lists of federations, unrecognized countries, autonomous areas, dependent territories, and territorial disputes. In some contexts country and state is also used for some subnational entities.[1] More lists of countries can be found at the lists of countries.
This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. It includes territories that are independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), 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. Note, that in certain circumstances and in certain languages the term country is understood in the most restrictive sense, thus including only the 193 entities mentioned under the first item below.

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

The names of countries in the list are given in English and include both an English version of the short official or normative names (e.g. Afghanistan) and an English version of 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.
: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 Y Z
See also - References - Footnotes - External links

Types of political entities included

On this list are 244 entities of the following types: 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

A

<onlyinclude>

B

C

D

E

  • – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  •  Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
  •  Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
  •  El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
  •  Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  •  Eritrea – State of Eritrea
  •  Estonia – Republic of Estonia
  •  Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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)[23]
  •  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

  • – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[28]
  • – Republic of Macedonia[29]
  •  Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
  •  Malawi – Republic of Malawi
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives – Republic of Maldives
  •  Mali – Republic of Mali
  •  Malta – Republic of Malta
  •  Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
  •  Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  •  Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
  •  Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
  •  Mexico – United Mexican States
  • – Federated States of Micronesia
  •  Moldova – Republic of Moldova[30]
  •  Monaco – Principality of Monaco
  •  Mongolia
  •  Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
  •  Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
  •  Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[31]
  •  Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
  •  Myanmar – Union of Myanmar

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
Countries by geographic locale
 •  • [ e]
Countries of Africa
 •  • [ e]
Countries of Asia
Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan1 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China, People's Republic of China, Republic of (Taiwan)2 Cyprus Egypt3 Georgia1 India Indonesia4 Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia1 Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor)4 Turkey1 Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen3 For dependent and other territories, see Dependent territory and List of unrecognized countries. 1 Partly or significantly in Europe.  2 The Republic of China (Taiwan) is not officially recognized by the United Nations; see Political status of Taiwan.
3 Partly or significantly in Africa.  4 Partly or wholly reckoned in Oceania.
 •  • [ e]
Sovereign states of Europe
 •  • [ e]
Countries of North America
Several nations listed here straddle both North and South America or can also be considered Caribbean
Sovereign states
Dependencies
DenmarkGreenland
FranceGuadeloupe Martinique Saint Barthelemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NetherlandsAruba Netherlands Antilles
United KingdomAnguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Montserrat Turks and Caicos Islands
United States Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
 •  • [ e]
Countries and territories of Oceania
1 Often included in Polynesia 2 New Guinea is often included in Australasia
 •  • [ e]
Countries of South America
Countries and territories also in or commonly reckoned elsewhere in the Americas shown in italics


 •  • [ e]
Lists of countries with rankings
Geography
Demographics
Economy
Politics
Society
Military
Environment
Articles that include one or more maps are shown in italics.



References

Footnotes

1. ^ E.g. the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales).
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. ^ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Republic of 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 legislature of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan, who exercises sovereignty over Nakhichevan, has not followed suit. See [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html The World Factbook - Cyprus] (10 January, 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
4. ^ Abkhazia is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
5. ^ Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
6. ^ Transnistria is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Republic of Moldova, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states, commonly known and referred to internationally as Transnistria, but sometimes referred to as "Pridnestrovie" (along with the corresponding long-form name "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic"). See Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
7. ^ Somaliland is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of the Somali Republic, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
8. ^ South Ossetia is a de facto independent state inside the de jure territory of 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, as well as District Brčko.
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. ^ Commonly known as China, the area under the domain of 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo. It is also often referred to as Zaire, its official name from 1971 to 1997.
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. ^ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is often diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
24. ^ 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.
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. ^ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
28. ^ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.
29. ^ Republic of Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
30. ^ See also Transnistria.
31. ^ See also Western Sahara.
32. ^ Legally the Netherlands refers to the 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.
33. ^ See State of Palestine for a list of states that recognize the State of Palestine.
34. ^ 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 integrated into Morocco.
35. ^ See also Kosovo - under UN administration.
36. ^ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile. See also Somaliland.
37. ^ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
38. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) is a state commonly referred to as Taiwan. It is also diplomatically occasionally known as Chinese Taipei or other names. The ROC is no longer an United Nations 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 23 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.
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.


External links

In political geography and international politics, a country is a political division of a geographical entity, a sovereign territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation and government.
..... Click the link for more information.
A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. It usually includes the set of institutions that claim the authority to make the rules that govern the people of the society in that territory, though its status as a state often depends in part on
..... Click the link for more information.
A nation is a form of cultural or social community. Nationhood is an ethical and philosophical doctrine and is the starting point for the ideology of nationalism. Members of a "nation" share a common identity, and usually a common origin, in the sense of ancestry, parentage or
..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country is a geographical territory, both in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) and state (a political entity). Lists of countries by various criteria and lists of articles by country include:

Geography

The Earth and its features.
..... Click the link for more information.
In political geography and international politics, a country is a political division of a geographical entity, a sovereign territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation and government.
..... Click the link for more information.
A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. It usually includes the set of institutions that claim the authority to make the rules that govern the people of the society in that territory, though its status as a state often depends in part on
..... Click the link for more information.
Diplomatic recognition is a political act by which one state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government, thereby according it legitimacy and expressing its intent to bring into force the domestic and international legal consequences of recognition.
..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to complete political (e.g. legislative, judicial, and/or executive) control over an area of governance, people, or oneself. A sovereign is the supreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other.
..... Click the link for more information.
A territory (from the word 'terra', meaning 'land') is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of a person, organization, institution, animal, state or country subdivision.
..... Click the link for more information.
Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles (but possibly less, at the coastal country's discretion) from the mean low water mark of a littoral state that is regarded as the sovereign territory of the state,
..... Click the link for more information.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources.

Definition

Generally a state's EEZ extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles (370 km) out from its coast.
..... Click the link for more information.
continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, which is covered during interglacial periods such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) and gulfs.
..... Click the link for more information.
Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a particular country on top of its territory and territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere.
..... Click the link for more information.
This page has been semi-protected from editing to deal with vandalism.
Semi-protection is not an endorsement of the current version. To see other versions, view the [ page history].
..... Click the link for more information.
In this annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in that list.

Entities not included

  • Confederations and international / intergovernmental organizations which are associations of countries.

..... Click the link for more information.
United Nations (UN) member states. Each member state is a member of the United Nations General Assembly.

According to the United Nations Charter, Chapter 2, Article 4, the admission of any state to membership in the UN "will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly
..... Click the link for more information.
Headquarters
(and largest city)
Official languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Membership 192 member states
Leaders
 -  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Establishment
 - 
..... Click the link for more information.
Holy See

This article is part of the series:
Politics of the Vatican City

  • Pope
  • Benedict XVI
  • Roman Curia

..... Click the link for more information.
In addition to the current 192 member states, the United Nations welcomes many international agencies, entities, and one non-member state as observers. Observers have the right to speak at United Nations General Assembly meetings, but not to vote on resolutions.
..... Click the link for more information.
Anthem
Inno e Marcia Pontificale   (Italian)
Hymn and Pontifical March
..... Click the link for more information.
country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

..... Click the link for more information.
customary international law, coupled with general principles of law, to be primary sources of international law.

Customary international law is based on natural law, in the belief that the principles contained therein are (or can be traced back to principles which are)
..... Click the link for more information.

This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.