List of sovereign states

Template:Lists by country This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.

See also the List of countriesTemplate:CompactTOC2

Introduction

This list derives its definition of a sovereign state from Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933. According to the Convention, a sovereign state should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, (c) government, and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. In the case of the inclusion of a de facto independent state, a note explains the reason for its inclusion.

The notes include information on:

• The reason why a non-de jure state is listed (also listed at the de jure state) ¹
• The overseas dependencies ²
• The federal structures if applicable ³
• The autonomous entities inside the territory of the sovereign state ⁴

The names are given in English and in the official language(s) of the state.

• The names in English are the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) and the (longer) official name (e.g. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan).
• The names in the native languages are the short and official names in the official language(s). If needed, they have been transliterated into Romanized characters, but original scripts (such as Cyrillic or Chinese characters) are included. When possible, the romanization preferred by the country has been used.

The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute. Entities considered to be micronations that are internationally not recognized are not included.

There are 201 entities on this list. The breakdown into categories is as follows:

• 191 United Nations member states
• 1 United Nations non-member observer state (Vatican City)
• 1 state, recognized by a number of states and with de facto international relations with many other states, the Republic of China (Taiwan).
• 6 de-facto independent states with no diplomatic recognition (Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey), Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria)
• 2 entities recognized by many states but not de-facto independent, Palestine and Western Sahara.

Not listed below are various disputed territories which fall into neither of the last two categories, including Jubaland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro), Kurdistan (Iraq), Kurdistan (Turkey) and numerous others.

States that are recognized by most other states

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Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ^Flag

• Persian (Dari-Persian): Afġānestān / افغانستان — Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan / دولت اسلامی افغانستان
• Pushtu: Afġānistān / افغانستان

Albania — Republic of Albania ^Flag

• Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise

Algeria — People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Jazā'ir / الجمهورية الجزائرية — Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-Dīmuqrāţīyah ash-Sha’bīyah / الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية

Andorra — Principality of Andorra ^Flag

• Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra

Angola — Republic of Angola ^Flag

• Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola

Antigua and Barbuda^{4 Flag}

• English: Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina³ — Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic ^Flag

• Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina

Armenia — Republic of Armenia ^Flag

• Armenian: Hayastan / Հայաստան — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun / Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն<

Australia³ — Commonwealth of Australia ^Flag

• English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia

Austria³ — Republic of Austria ^Flag

• German: Österreich — Republik Österreich

Azerbaijan^{1, 4} — Republic of Azerbaijan ^Flag

• Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası

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Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas ^{Flag of}

• English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Bahrain — Kingdom of Bahrain ^Flag

• Arabic: al-Baḥrayn / بحرين - Mamlakat al Bahrayn / مملكة البحرين

Bangladesh — People's Republic of Bangladesh ^Flag

• Bengali: Banglādeś / বাংলাদেশ — Gana Prajātantrī Bānglādesh - গণ প্রজাতঁত্রী বাংলাদেশ

Barbados ^Flag

• English: Barbados

Belarus — Republic of Belarus ^Flag

• Belarusian: Bjelarúś / Белару́сь — Respublika Biełaruś / Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь
• Russian: Bjelorússija / Белору́ссия

Belgium — Kingdom of Belgium ^Flag

• Dutch: België — Koninkrijk België
• French: Belgique — Royaume de Belgique
• German: Belgien — Königreich Belgien

Belize ^Flag

• English: Belize

Benin — Republic of Benin ^Flag

• French: Bénin — République du Bénin

Bhutan — Kingdom of Bhutan ^Flag

• Dzongkha: Druk Yul / འབྲུག་ཡུལ — Druk Gyal Khab

Bolivia — Republic of Bolivia ^Flag

• Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina^{4 Flag}

• Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina
• Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
• Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina

Botswana — Republic of Botswana ^Flag

• Tswana: Botswana — Lefatshe la Botswana
• English: Botswana — Republic of Botswana

Brazil³ — Federative Republic of Brazil ^Flag

• Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil

Brunei — State of Brunei Darussalam ^Flag

• Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria — Republic of Bulgaria ^Flag

• Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България - Republika Bălgarija / Република България

Burkina Faso ^Flag

• French: Burkina Faso

Burundi — Republic of Burundi ^Flag

• Kirundi: Uburundi — Republika y'Uburundi
• French: Burundi — République du Burundi

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Cambodia — Kingdom of Cambodia ^Flag

• Cambodian: Kampuchea / កម្ពុជា — Preah Reachea Nachakr Kampuchea / ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា

Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon ^Flag

• French: Cameroun — République du Cameroun
• English: Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon

Canada^{3 13} — Canada ^Flag

• English: Canada
• French: Canada

Cape Verde — Republic of Cape Verde ^Flag

• Portuguese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde

Central African Republic — Central African Republic ^{Flag of}

• French: République Centrafricaine
• Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka

Chad — Republic of Chad ^Flag

• French: Tchad — République du Tchad
• Arabic: Tašād / تشاد — Jumhuriyat Tašād /جمهوريّة تشاد

Chile — Republic of Chile ^Flag

• Spanish: Chile — República de Chile

People's Republic of China⁴ — People's Republic of China ^Flag

• Chinese: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó / 中华人民共和国

Colombia — Republic of Colombia ^Flag

• Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia

Comoros ³ — Union of the Comoros ^Flag

• French: Comores — Union des Comores
• Comorian: Komori — Udzima wa Komori
• Arabic: Qumur / قمر — الاتحاد القمر

File:Congo democratic flag large.png Congo-Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo

File:Congo republic flag large.png Congo-Brazzaville — Republic of Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République du Congo

Costa Rica — Republic of Costa Rica ^Flag

• Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica

Ivory Coast¹⁰ — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ^{Flag of}

• French: Côte d'Ivoire — République de Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia — Republic of Croatia ^Flag

• Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska

Cuba — Republic of Cuba ^Flag

• Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba

Cyprus — Republic of Cyprus ^Flag

• Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος — Kypriaki Dimokratia / Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
• Turkish:Güney Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi

Czech Republic — Czech Republic ^{Flag of}

• Czech: Česko — Česká republika

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Denmark² — Kingdom of Denmark ^Flag

• Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark

Djibouti — Republic of Djibouti ^Flag

• French:Djibouti — République de Djibouti
• Arabic: Jibuti / جيبوتي — Jumhuriyaa Jibuti / جمهورية جيبوتي

Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica ^Flag

• English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica

Dominican Republic ^{Flag of}

• Spanish: República Dominicana

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File:East timor flag large.png East Timor — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ^Flag

• Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e
• Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste

Ecuador — Republic of Ecuador ^Flag

• Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador

Egypt — Arab Republic of Egypt ^Flag

• Arabic: Mişr / مصر — Jumhuriyat Mişr al-Arabiyah / جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة

El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador ^Flag

• Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Equatorial Guinea ^Flag

• Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial

Eritrea — State of Eritrea ^Flag

• Tigrinya: Ertra / ኤርትራ — Hagere Ertra
• Arabic: Irītriyā / إريتريا

Estonia — Republic of Estonia ^Flag

• Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik

Ethiopia ³ — Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ^Flag

• Amharic: Ityop'iya / ኢትዮጵያ — Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik / የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ

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Fiji ⁴ — Republic of the Fiji Islands ^Flag

• English: Fiji — Republic of the Fiji Islands
• Fijian: Viti — Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti

Finland⁴ — Republic of Finland ^Flag

• Finnish: Suomi — Suomen tasavalta
• Swedish: Finland — Republiken Finland

France² — French Republic ^Flag

• French: France — République Française

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Gabon — Gabonese Republic ^Flag

• French: Gabon — République Gabonaise

Gambia — Republic of the Gambia ^Flag

• English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia

Georgia^{1,4 Flag}

• Georgian: Sak’art’velo / საქართველო

Germany ³ — Federal Republic of Germany ^Flag

• German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Ghana — Republic of Ghana ^Flag

• English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana

Greece⁴ — Hellenic Republic ^Flag

• Greek:Ellás / Ελλάδα — Ellinikí Dimokratía / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Grenada^{4 Flag}

• English: Grenada

Guatemala — Republic of Guatemala ^Flag

• Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala

Guinea — Republic of Guinea ^Flag

• French: Guinée — République de Guinée

Guinea-Bissau — Republic of Guinea-Bissau ^Flag

• Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau — Repùblica da Guiné-Bissau

Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana ^Flag

• English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

Haiti — Republic of Haiti ^Flag

• French: Haïti — République d'Haïti
• Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik Dayiti

Honduras — Republic of Honduras ^Flag

• Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras

Hungary — Republic of Hungary ^Flag

• Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság

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Iceland — Republic of Iceland ^Flag

• Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland

India³ — Republic of India ^Flag

• Hindi: Bharat / भारत — Bhārat Ganarājya / भारत गणराज्य
• English: India — Republic of India

Indonesia — Republic of Indonesia ^Flag

• Bahasa Indonesia: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia

Iran — Islamic Republic of Iran ^Flag

• Persian: Īrān / ایران — Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Īrān — جمهوری اسلامی ایران

Iraq — Republic of Iraq ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-ʿĪrāq / العراق — Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah / الجمهورية العراقية
• Kurdish: ʿIraq / Komara Iraqê / عیراق

File:Ireland flag large.png Ireland — Republic of Ireland ^Flag

• Irish: Éire - Poblacht na hÉireann
• English: Ireland - Republic of Ireland

Israel — State of Israel ^Flag

• Hebrew: Yisra'el / ישראל — Medinat Yisra'el / מדינת ישראל
• Arabic: Isra'il / اسرائيل — Daulat Isra'il / دولة اسرائيل

Italy — Italian Republic ^Flag

• Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana

J

Jamaica ^Flag

• English: Jamaica

Japan ^Flag

• Japanese: Nihon / 日本 — Nihon-koku / 日本国

Jordan — Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Urdun / الاردن — Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah / المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة

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Kazakhstan — Republic of Kazakhstan ^Flag

• Kazakh: Qazaqstan / Қазақстан — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy / Қазақстан Республикасы
• Russian: Kazachstan / Казахстан — Respublika Kazachstan / Республика Казахстан

Kenya — Republic of Kenya ^Flag

• English: Kenya — Republic of Kenya
• Swahili: Kenya — Jamhuri ya Kenya

Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati ^Flag

• Kiribati: Kiribati — Ribaberikin Kiribati
• English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati

Korea (North) — Democratic People's Republic of Korea ^Flag

• Korean: Chosŏn / 조선 — Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk / 조선민주주의인민공화국

File:South korea flag large.png Korea (South) — Republic of Korea ^Flag

• Korean: Hanguk / 한국; - Daehan Minguk / 대한 민국

Kuwait — State of Kuwait ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Kuwayt / الكويت — Dawlat al Kuwayt / دولة الكويت

Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Republic ^Flag

• Kyrgyz: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyz Respublikasy / Кыргыз Республикасы
• Russian: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyzskaya respublika - Кыргызская республика

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Laos — Lao People's Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Laotian: Lao / ນລາວ — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao / ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ

Latvia — Republic of Latvia ^Flag

• Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika

Lebanon — Republic of Lebanon ^Flag

• Arabic: Lubnān / لبنان — Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah / الجمهوريّة البنانيّة

Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho ^Flag

• English: Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho
• Sotho: Lesotho — Mmuso wa Lesotho

Liberia — Republic of Liberia ^Flag

• English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia

Libya — Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ^Flag

• Arabic: Lībiyah / ليبية — al-Jamāhīrīyah al-‘Arabīya al-Lībīyah ash-Sha‘bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-Uzma / الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى

Liechtenstein — Principality of Liechtenstein ^Flag

• German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein

Lithuania — Republic of Lithuania ^Flag

• Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika

Luxembourg — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg ^Flag

• Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg — Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
• French: Luxembourg — Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
• German: Luxemburg — Großherzogtum Luxemburg

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Macedonia (FYROM)⁵ — Republic of Macedonia ^Flag

• Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија — Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија
• Albanian (not a national language): Maqedoni

Madagascar — Republic of Madagascar ^Flag

• Malagasy: Madagasikara — Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
• French: Madagascar — Republique de Madagascar

Malawi — Republic of Malawi ^Flag

• English: Malawi — Republic of Malawi
• Chewa: Malaŵi — Mfuko la Malaŵi

Malaysia³ — Federation of Malaysia ^Flag

• Malay: Malaysia — Persekutuan Malaysia

Maldives — Republic of Maldives ^Flag

• Divehi: Divehi Rājje / ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު — Divehi Rājje ge Jumhuriyyā / ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު

Mali — Republic of Mali ^Flag

• French: Mali — République de Mali

Malta — Republic of Malta ^Flag

• Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta

Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands

Mauritania — Islamic Republic of Mauritania ^Flag

• Arabic: Mūrītāniyyah / موريتانية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Mūrītāniyah / الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
• French: Mauritanie — République Islamique de la Mauritanie

Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius ^Flag

• English: Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius
• French: Maurice — République de Maurice

Mexico³ — United Mexican States ^Flag

• Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos

File:Micronesia flag large.png Micronesia³ — Federated States of Micronesia ^Flag

• English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia

Moldova^1,4 — Republic of Moldova ^Flag

• Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova

Monaco — Principality of Monaco ^Flag

• French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco

Mongolia ^Flag

• Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс

Morocco⁶ — Kingdom of Morocco ^Flag

• Arabic: al-Maġrib / مغرب — Al Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah / المملكة المغربية

Mozambique — Republic of Mozambique ^Flag

• Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique

Myanmar¹¹ — Union of Myanmar ^Flag

• Burmese: Myanma / ဴမန္မာ — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw / ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္

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Namibia — Republic of Namibia ^Flag

• English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia

Nauru — Republic of Nauru ^Flag

• Nauruan: Naoero — Republik Naoero
• English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru

Nepal — Kingdom of Nepal ^Flag

• Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल — Nepal Adhirajya / नेपाल अधिराज्य

Netherlands² — Kingdom of the Netherlands ^Flag

• Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
• Frisian : Nederlân — Keninkryk fan Nederlân

New Zealand^{2 Flag}

• English: New Zealand or Aotearoa
• Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni or Nu Tirani

Nicaragua — Republic of Nicaragua ^Flag

• Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua

Niger — Republic of Niger ^Flag

• French: Niger — République du Niger

Nigeria³ — Federal Republic of Nigeria ^Flag

• English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria

Norway² — Kingdom of Norway ^Flag

• Norwegian (bokmål): Norge — Kongeriket Norge
• Norwegian (nynorsk): Noreg — Kongeriket Noreg

O

Oman — Sultanate of Oman ^Flag

• Arabic: ʿUmmān / عمان — Saltanat Uman / سلطنة عُمان

P

Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan ^Flag

• Urdu: Pākistān / پاکستان — Islami Jamhuria Pākistān / اسلامی جمہوریت پاکستان

Palau — Republic of Palau ^Flag

• Palauan: Belau — Beluu er a Belau
• English: Palau — Republic of Palau

Panama — Republic of Panama ^Flag

• Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá

Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea ^Flag

• English: Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Paraguay — Republic of Paraguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Paraguay — República del Paraguay
• Guarani: Paraguái — Têta Paraguái

Peru — Republic of Peru ^Flag

• Spanish: Perú — República del Perú

Philippines — Republic of the Philippines ^{Flag of}

• Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas

Poland — Republic of Poland ^Flag

• Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska

Portugal⁴ — Portuguese Republic ^Flag

• Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa

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Qatar — State of Qatar ^Flag

• Arabic: Qaṭar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر

R

Romania ^Flag

• Romanian: România

Russia³ — Russian Federation ^Flag

• Russian: Rossija / Россия — Rossijskaja Federacija / Российская Федерация

Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda ^Flag

• Rwandese: Rwanda — Repubulika y'u Rwanda
• French: Rwanda — République du Rwanda
• English: Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda

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Saint Kitts and Nevis⁴ — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ^Flag

• English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia ^Flag

• English: Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^Flag

• English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa — Independent State of Samoa ^Flag

• English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa
• Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa

San Marino — Most Serene Republic of San Marino ^Flag

• Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe⁴ — Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe ^Flag

• Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe

Saudi Arabia — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-ʿArabiyyah as-Saʿūdiyyah / العربية السعودية — Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah / المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة

Senegal — Republic of Senegal ^Flag

• French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal

Serbia and Montenegro^3,4,8 — State Community of Serbia and Montenegro ^Flag

• Serbian: Srbija i Crna Gora / Србија и Црна Гора — Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora / Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора

Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles ^{Flag of}

• English: Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles
• French: Seychelles — République des Seychelles
• Seselwa: Sesel — Repiblik Sesel

Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone ^Flag

• English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone

Singapore — Republic of Singapore ^Flag

• Malay: Singapura — Republik Singapura
• Chinese: Xinjiapo / 新加坡 — Xīnjīapō Gònghéguó / 新加坡共和国
• Tamil: Čiṅkappūr / சிங்கப்பூர் — Cingkappūr Kudiyarasu / சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
• English: Singapore — Republic of Singapore

Slovakia — Slovak Republic ^Flag

• Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská Republika

Slovenia — Republic of Slovenia ^Flag

• Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija

Solomon Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Solomon Islands

Somalia^{1,9 Flag}

• Somalian: Soomaaliya

South Africa — Republic of South Africa ^Flag

• Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika — Republiek van Suid-Afrika
• English: South Africa — Republic of South Africa
• Xhosa: Mzantsi Afrika — IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
• Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika — IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika

Spain³ — Kingdom of Spain ^Flag

• Spanish: España — Reino de España
• Basque: Espainia — Espainiako Erresuma
• Catalan: Espanya — Regne d'Espanya
• Galician: España — Reino de España

Sri Lanka — Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ^Flag

• Sinhala: Sri Lanka — Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya
• Tamil: Llankai / இலங்கை — Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu

Sudan — Republic of the Sudan ^Flag

• Arabic: As-Sūdān / السودان — Jumhuriyat as-Sudan / جمهورية السودان

Suriname — Republic of Suriname ^Flag

• Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname

Eswatini — Kingdom of Swaziland ^Flag

• English: Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland
• Swazi: eSwatini — Umbuso weSwatini

Sweden — Kingdom of Sweden ^Flag

• Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige

Switzerland³ — Swiss Confederation ^Flag

• German: Schweiz — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
• French: Suisse — Confédération suisse
• Italian: Svizzera — Confederazione Svizzera
• Raeto-Romance: Svizra — Confederaziun Svizra

Syria — Syrian Arab Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Sūriyyah / سورية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Suriyah / الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة

T

See section below for the Republic of China, which is frequently known as Taiwan.

Tajikistan⁴ — Republic of Tajikistan ^Flag

• Persian (Tajiki-Persian): Tojikistan / Тоҷикистон — Jumhurii Tojikiston

Tanzania — United Republic of Tanzania ^Flag

• Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Thailand — Kingdom of Thailand ^Flag

• Thai: Prathēt Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย — Ratcha Anachak Thai

Togo — Togolese Republic ^Flag

• French: Togo — République Togolaise

Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga ^Flag

• Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
• English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago⁴ — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ^Flag

• English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia — Republic of Tunisia ^Flag

• Arabic: Tūnis / تونس — Al Jumhuriyya at-Tūsiyya / الجمهرية التونسية

Turkey — Republic of Turkey ^Flag

• Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Turkmenistan ^Flag

• Turkmen: Türkmenistan

Tuvalu ^Flag

• Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
• English: Tuvalu

U

Uganda — Republic of Uganda ^Flag

• English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda

Ukraine^{4 Flag of}

• Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна
• Russian: Ukraina / Украина

United Arab Emirates^{3 Flag of}

• Arabic: Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah / الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة

United Kingdom² — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^{Flag of}

• English: United Kingdom — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Welsh: Y Deyrnas Unedig — Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
• Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte — An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath
• Irish: An Ríocht Aontaithe — Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Tuaisceart na hÉireann

United States^2,3 — United States of America ^{Flag of}

• English: United States — United States of America

Uruguay — Eastern Republic of Uruguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay

Uzbekistan⁴ - Republic of Uzbekistan ^Flag

• Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi

V

Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu ^Flag

• Bislama: Vanuatu — Ripablik blong Vanuatu
• English: Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu
• French: Vanuatu — République du Vanuatu

Vatican City — State of the Vatican City ^{Flag of}

• Latin: Civitas Vaticana — Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
• Italian: Città del Vaticano — Stato della Città del Vaticano

Venezuela ³ — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ^Flag

• Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Vietnam — Socialist Republic of Vietnam ^Flag

• Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam

Y

Yemen — Republic of Yemen ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Yaman / اليمن — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Yamaniyah / الجمهوريّة اليمنية

Z

Zambia — Republic of Zambia ^Flag

• English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia

Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe ^Flag

• English: Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe

Limited recognized states

C

Republic of China (frequently known as Taiwan)¹² — Republic of China^Flag

• Chinese: JhongHuá MínGuó / 中華民國 — (Táiwān / 台灣)

P

Palestine⁷ — State of Palestine ^Flag

• Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين — Daulat Filastin / دولةفلسطين

W

Western Sahara⁶ - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Saḥrāwiyyah / صحراوية — Al-Jumhūrīyâ al-Arabīyâ as-Sahrāwīyâ ad-Dīmuqrātīyâ / الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية

Non-recognized states

A

Template:ABKHAZIA¹ — Republic of Abkhazia ^Flag

• Abkhazian: Aṗsny / Аҧсны
• Russian: Abchazija / Абхазия
• Georgian: Aṗẖazeṭi / აფხაზეთი

N

Nagorno-Karabakh¹ — Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ^Flag

• Armenian: Lernayin Gharabagh / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ

Northern Cyprus¹ — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ^Flag

• Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

P

Palestine⁷ — State of Palestine ^Flag

• Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين — Daulat Filastin / دولةفلسطين

S

Template:SOMALILAND¹ -— Republic of Somaliland ^Flag

• Somalian: Somaliland

Template:S OSSETIA¹ — Republic of South Ossetia ^Flag

• Ossetian: Xussar Iryston / Хуссар Ирыстон — Respublikae Xussar Iryston / Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон
• Russian: Južnaja Osetia / Южная Осетия — Respublika Južnaja Osetija/ Республика Южная Осетия

T

Transnistria ¹ — Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic ^Flag

• Russian: Pridnestrovje / Приднестровье - Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
• Romanian/Moldovan (unofficial): Stînga Nistrului - Republica Moldovenească Nistreană / Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ

W

Western Sahara⁶ - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Saḥrāwiyyah / صحراوية — Al-Jumhūrīyâ al-Arabīyâ as-Sahrāwīyâ ad-Dīmuqrātīyâ / الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية

Notes

• ¹: This list includes de facto independent countries. More information can be found at the list of unrecognized countries.
• ²: Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at the List of dependent countries.
• ³: Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.
• ⁴: Some sovereign states have autonomous entities as part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at the list of autonomous entities.
• ⁵: The Republic of Macedonia is known also as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, see Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia.
• ⁶: Western Sahara: largely not a de facto state. See Politics of Western Sahara.
• ⁷: Palestine: State of Palestine was declared in 1988 and as of 2004 is recognized by 93 countries, and its government is in fact in most matters autonomous, but Israel retains ultimate de facto sovereignty and exercises it routinely in matters such as interterritorial trade. See also: proposals for a Palestinian state and Palestinian territories.
• ⁸: Kosovo (Kosova - Kosovo i Metohija / Косово и Метохија), a Serbian autonomous province, is under UN administration since 1999.
• ⁹: Somalia is a country that currently only exists in a de jure capacity
• ¹⁰: Also known as Ivory Coast (which was formerly its official name).
• ¹¹: Also known as Burma (which was formerly its official name).
• ¹²: Taiwan: see the Political status of Taiwan.
• ¹³: The legal name for Canada is the sole word; a sanctioned, though disused, name is Dominion of Canada (which includes its official title); see: Canada's name, Dominion.

Other listings

• Gallery of sovereign state flags
• List of National Days
• of countries
• of unrecognized countries
• of autonomous entities
• of dependent territories
• disputed or occupied areas
• of active autonomist and secessionist movements
• of imaginary countries
• of micronations
• of former countries
• by area
• by capital city
• by continent
• by gross domestic product
• of island countries
• by date of nationhood
• by population
• by population density
• by time zone
• by highest point
• by number of active troops

For more sources, see Geographic references.

See also

• Lists by country
• List of reference tables
• Geography
• The Earth
• Continent
• list of countries and capitals in native languages
• list of country names in various languages
• list of alternative country names
• Micronations