Wp/kri/List dhi Kòntridèm na dhi Wòrld

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

Membership within the United Nations system divides the 206 listed states into three categories: 193 member states, two observer states, and 11 other states. The sovereignty dispute column indicates states whose sovereignty is undisputed (190 states) and states whose sovereignty is disputed (16 states).

Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerning the criteria for statehood. For more information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list, please see the criteria for inclusion section below. The list is intended to include entities that have been recognized to have de facto status as sovereign states, and inclusion should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific claim to statehood in legal terms.

List of states

Short and formal names	Membership within the UN System Template:Wp/kri/Refn	Sovereignty dispute Template:Wp/kri/Refn	Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty Template:Wp/kri/Refn
A AAA	A AAA	A AAA
ZZZ↓ UN member states or observer states ↓	A AAA	ZZZ
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	A UN member state	A None
Albania – Republic of Albania	A UN member state	A None
Al Jazair – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria	A UN member state	A None
Andorra – Principality of Andorra	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentAndorra 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, who himself is appointed by the Holy See.
Angola– Republic of Angola	A UN member state	A None
Antigua èn Barbuda	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentAntigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm with 1 autonomous region, Barbuda.
Arjèntina– Argentine Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentArgentina is a federation of 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city.
Armènia– Republic of Armenia	A UN member state	Not recognized by Pakistan Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSee Armenia–Pakistan relations and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentAustralia is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of six states and 10 territories. The external territories of Australia are: Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag
Òstèrrik– Republic of Austria	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the European Union.Template:Wp/kri/Refn Austria is a federation of nine states (Bundesländer).
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Azerbaijan	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentAzerbaijan contains two autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ). The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto state, has been established in the latter.
Bahamia – Commonwealth of the Bahamas	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain	A UN member state	A None
Bangladèsh– People's Republic of Bangladesh	A UN member state	A None
Barbadòs	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentBarbados is a Commonwealth realm.
Bièlorussia– Republic of Belarus	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentBelarus forms the Union State jointly with Russia.
Bèlgia– Kingdom of Belgium	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. Belgium is a federation divided into linguistic communities and regions.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentBelize is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Benin	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Bhutan	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Plurinational State of Bolivia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentBosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of two constituent units: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative unit.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Botswana	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federative Republic of Brazil	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentBrazil is a federation of 26 states and 1 federal district.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Bulgaria	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Burma → Myanmar	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Burundi	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Cambodia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Cameroon	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentCanada is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of 10 provinces and three territories.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Cabo Verde	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Chad	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Chile	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentChile has two "special territories" in the Valparaíso Region: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – People's Republic of China	A UN member state	Partially unrecognized. Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet. Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag China is not recognised by 21 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise Taiwan (the Republic of China). China claims, but does not control, Taiwan which is governed by a rival administration. China controls part of the territory of Kashmir, which is disputed by India and Pakistan.
China, Republic of → Taiwan	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Colombia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Union of the Comoros	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentComoros is a federation of 3 islands.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
ZZZCook Islands → Cook Islands	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Costa Rica	A UN member state	A None
Côte d'Ivoire → Ivory Coast	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Croatia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Cuba	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Cyprus	A UN member state	Not recognized by Turkey Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. 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".
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea → Korea, North	A UN member state	A None
Democratic Republic of the Congo → Congo, Democratic Republic of the	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Denmark	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. The Danish Realm includes two self-governing territories: Template:Wp/kri/Flag (Føroyar/Færøerne) Template:Wp/kri/Flag (Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland) The designation "Denmark" 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 Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Djibouti	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Commonwealth of Dominica	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Ecuador	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Arab Republic of Egypt	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of El Salvador	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Equatorial Guinea	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – State of Eritrea	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Estonia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentEthiopia is a federation of nine regions and two chartered cities.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentUnder Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four states.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Fiji	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentFiji contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Finland	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. Template:Wp/kri/Flag is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – French Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. France contains five overseas regions/departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. France also includes the overseas territories of: Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Gabonese Republic	A UN member state	A None
Gambia Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Islamic Republic of the Gambia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentGeorgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federal Republic of Germany	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 federated states (Länder).
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Ghana	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Hellenic Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentGrenada is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Guatemala	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Guinea	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Guinea-Bissau	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Co-operative Republic of Guyana	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Haiti	A UN member state	A None
Holy See → Vatican City	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Honduras	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of India	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentIndia is a federation of 29 states and seven union territories. India claims the entire territory of Kashmir as one of its states, but only exercises control over part of it, while the rest is controlled by the People's Republic of China and Pakistan.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Indonesia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentIndonesia has five provinces with official special autonomy status: Aceh, Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, Papua, and West Papua.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Islamic Republic of Iran	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Iraq	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentIraq is a federation of 18 governorates, three of which make up the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – State of Israel	A UN member state	Partially unrecognized Template:Wp/kri/ExtentIsrael exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine. Israel annexed East Jerusalem, an annexation not recognised by the international community. 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 by some to be the occupying power under international law. Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 UN members (including most Arab states) and by the SADR.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Italian Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentJamaica is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Kazakhstan	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Kenya	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Kiribati	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Democratic People's Republic of Korea	A UN member state	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentNorth Korea is not recognised by two UN members: Japan and South Korea.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Korea	A UN member state	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSouth Korea contains 1 autonomous region, Jeju-do. South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.
ZZZKosovo → Kosovo	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – State of Kuwait	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kyrgyz Republic	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Lao People's Democratic Republic	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Latvia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Lebanese Republic	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Lesotho	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Liberia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – State of Libya	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentLibya has one self-declared autonomous region: Template:Wp/kri/Flagicon image Cyrenaica
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Principality of Liechtenstein	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Lithuania	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Macedonia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentBecause 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".
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Madagascar	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Malawi	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMalaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Maldives	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Mali	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Malta	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of the Marshall Islands	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentUnder Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Islamic Republic of Mauritania	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Mauritius	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – United Mexican States	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMexico is a federation of 31 states and one autonomous city.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Moldova	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMoldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto state.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Principality of Monaco	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Morocco	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMorocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Mozambique	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of the Union of Myanmar	A UN member state	A None
ZZZNagorno-Karabakh → Nagorno-Karabakh	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Namibia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Nauru	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentNepal is a federation composed of 14 zones.
Template:Wp/kri/Flagcountry – Kingdom of the Netherlands	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four constituent countries: Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag 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 constituent country 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentNew Zealand is a Commonwealth realm, and has the dependent territories of: Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag New Zealand has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely associated states: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations Template:Wp/kri/Numrel and Template:Wp/kri/Numrel UN members respectively. They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN, and are members of some UN specialized agencies.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Nicaragua	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentNicaragua contains two autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Niger	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federal Republic of Nigeria	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentNigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory.
ZZZNiue → Niue	A UN member state	A None
ZZZNorthern Cyprus → Northern Cyprus	A UN member state	A None
North Korea → Korea, North	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Norway	A UN member state	A None Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty. Jan Mayen is an island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated. Norway has the dependent territories of: Bouvet Island Peter I Island Queen Maud Land
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Sultanate of Oman	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Islamic Republic of Pakistan	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentPakistan is a federation of four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions. Pakistan disputes the entire territory of Kashmir with India, and part of it with the People's Republic of China. It exercises control over certain portions of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it, instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag 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. 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Palau	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentUnder Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Template:Wp/kri/Flagcountry – State of Palestine	A UN observer state; member of one UN specialized agency	Partially unrecognized. Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from Template:Wp/kri/Numrec states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on much of the territory that it proclaimed. 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. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, and an observer state in the UN.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Panama	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Independent State of Papua New Guinea	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentPapua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm with 1 autonomous region, Bougainville.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Paraguay	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Peru	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of the Philippines	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe Philippines contains one autonomous region, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Poland	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Portuguese Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira.
Pridnestrovie → Transnistria	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – State of Qatar	A UN member state	A None
Republic of Korea → Korea, South	A UN member state	A None
Republic of the Congo → Congo, Republic of the	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Russian Federation	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentRussia 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. Russia also forms the Union State jointly with Belarus.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Rwanda	A UN member state	A None
ZZZSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic → Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSaint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm and is a federation of 14 parishes.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSaint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Independent State of Samoa	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of San Marino	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSão Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province, Príncipe.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Senegal	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Serbia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSerbia contains two autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Seychelles	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Sierra Leone	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Singapore	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Slovak Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Slovenia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federal Republic of Somalia	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSomalia 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),Template:Wp/kri/Request quotation while Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state.
ZZZSomaliland → Somaliland	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of South Africa	A UN member state	A None
South Korea → Korea, South	A UN member state	A None
ZZZSouth Ossetia → South Ossetia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of South Sudan	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSouth Sudan is a federation of 10 states.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Spain	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 special autonomous cities.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentFormerly known as Ceylon.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of the Sudan	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSudan is a federation of 17 states. Disputes Abyei and Kafia Kingi with South Sudan.
ZZZSudan, South → South Sudan	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Suriname	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Swaziland	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Sweden	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Swiss Confederation	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentSwitzerland is a federation of 26 cantons.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Syrian Arab Republic	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe 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: Template:Wp/kri/Flag
ZZZTaiwan (Republic of China) → Taiwan	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Tajikistan	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentTajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – United Republic of Tanzania	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentTanzania contains 1 autonomous region, Zanzibar.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Thailand	A UN member state	A None
Timor-Leste → East Timor	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Togolese Republic	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Kingdom of Tonga	A UN member state	A None
ZZZTransnistria → Transnistria	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentTrinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Tunisia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Turkey	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentTuvalu is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Uganda	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentMember of the EU. The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm consisting of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories: Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Noflag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies: Template:Wp/kri/Flag, with three dependencies: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – United States of America	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentThe United States is a federation of 50 states and 1 federal district. The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths: Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag Template:Wp/kri/Flag It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories: Baker Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Navassa Island Wake Island It also has sovereignty over the following incorporated territories: Palmyra Atoll Three sovereign states have become associated states of the United States under the Compact of Free Association: Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of the Marshall Islands Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Federated States of Micronesia Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Palau It also disputes sovereignty over the following territories: Bajo Nuevo Bank Serranilla Bank
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Oriental Republic of Uruguay	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Uzbekistan	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentUzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Vanuatu	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Vatican City State	A UN observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three UN specialized agencies and the IAEA	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentAdministered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to Template:Wp/kri/Numrec. 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") 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	A UN member state	A None Template:Wp/kri/ExtentVenezuela is a federation of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Socialist Republic of Vietnam	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Yemen	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Zambia	A UN member state	A None
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Zimbabwe	A UN member state	A None
ZZZ↑ UN member states and observer states ↑	A ZZZ	ZZZ
ZZZ	AB	B
ZZZ↓ Other states ↓	D AAA	ZZZ	Template:Wp/kri/Anchor
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Abkhazia	D No membership	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentRecognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	D Member of eight UN specialized agencies	A None (See political status) Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA state in free association with New Zealand, Template:Wp/kri/Numrel. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Kosovo	D Member of two UN specialized agencies	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentPursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has Template:Wp/kri/Numrec and the Republic of China. 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	D No membership	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Azerbaijan.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	D Member of five UN specialized agencies	A None (See political status) Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA state in free association with New Zealand, Template:Wp/kri/Numrel. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	D No membership	Claimed by Cyprus Template:Wp/kri/Extent 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag	D No membership	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentRecognised at some stage by Template:Wp/kri/Numrec, Template:Wp/kri/Numrec 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of Somaliland	D No membership	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA de facto independent state, not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of South Ossetia	D No membership	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA de facto independent state, recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Republic of China	DFormer UN member (as Republic of China, 1945-1971) Observer in one UN specialized agency under the name "Chinese Taipei"	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA 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, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland. The Republic of China is recognised by Template:Wp/kri/Numrec. The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China. 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.
Template:Wp/kri/Flag – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic	D No membership	Template:Wp/kri/Claimedby Template:Wp/kri/ExtentA de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by Moldova as the Transnistria autonomous territorial unit.
ZZZ↑ Other states ↑	D ZZZ	ZZZ
ZZZZ	ZZZZ	ZZZZ

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Criteria for inclusion

The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the other states" so long as it was not "obtained by force whether this consists in the employment of arms, in threatening diplomatic representations, or in any other effective coercive measure".

Debate exists on the degree to which recognition should be included as a criterion of statehood. The declarative theory of statehood argues that statehood is purely objective and recognition of a state by other states is irrelevant. On the other end of the spectrum, the constitutive theory of statehood defines a state as a person under international law only if it is recognised as sovereign by other states. For the purposes of this list, included are all states that either:

• (a) consider themselves sovereign (through a declaration of independence or some other means) and are often regarded as satisfying the declarative theory of statehood, or
• (b) are recognised as a sovereign state by at least one UN member state

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:

• 203 states recognised by at least one UN member state
• Two states that satisfy the declarative theory of statehood and are recognised only by non-UN member states: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Transnistria
• One state that satisfies the declarative theory of statehood and is not recognised by any other state: Somaliland

See also

• ISO 3166-1
• Adjectivals and demonyms for countries and nations
• Sovereign state
  • List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent
  • List of shortest lived sovereign states
  • List of sovereign states by date of formation
    • Lists of sovereign states by year
• List of countries and capitals in native languages
• List of national capitals in alphabetical order
• Gallery of country coats of arms
• Gallery of sovereign state flags
• List of country-name etymologies
• List of international rankings
• List of micronations
• List of states with limited recognition
• List of dependent territories
• List of territorial disputes
• Table of administrative divisions by country
• Template:Clickable world map
• Terra nullius
• List of rebel groups that control territory

Notes

References

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