Leet o kintras
Frae Wikipedia
This is an alphabetical list o kintras o the warld, wi baith internationally recogneesed an for ordinar unrecogneesed independent states, dwalt in dependent territories, as weel as areas o byordinar sovereignty. It covers aa areas unner the jurisdeection o the listit kintras, namely territory, territorial waters (wi internal watters an contiguous zones), Exclusive Economic Zone, continental shelf an airspace. For juist a list o independent states, see the list o sovereign states.
The names o kintras in the list is gien in Scots wi baith the cutty offeecial names (e.g. Afghanistan) an the (langer) offeecial name (e.g. The Islamic Republic o Afghanistan). The listin o ony name in this airticle isna ettelt tae implee an offeecial poseetion in ony namin tuilyie.
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[edit] Types of political entities included
On this list are 244 entities of the following types:
- 193 states with general international recognition:
- 192 member states of the United Nations (UN).
- 1 state with general international recognition but not UN membership, governed by the Holy See (a UN permanent observer): Vatican City.
- 9 states lacking general international recognition, none of which are UN members, that may be defined as states in the body of customary international law and drawing on the precedent of the Montevideo Convention:
- 1 state, no longer a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 23 UN member states and the Holy See (Vatican City), and currently with de facto international relations with many others, the Republic of China (commonly referred to as Taiwan).
- 1 state, member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference, recognized by 46 UN member states but never admitted to the UN itself, with most of its claimed territory under Moroccan de facto administration, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
- 1 proposed state, member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, recognized by more than 100 UN member states though never itself a UN member, with no sovereignty over its claimed territories, the State of Palestine.[1]
- 1 de facto independent state, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states except Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[2]
- 5 de facto independent states, namely Abkhazia (Georgia),[3] Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan),[4] Transnistria (Moldova),[5] Somaliland (Somalia),[6] and South Ossetia (Georgia),[7] none recognized by any UN member states.
- 38 inhabited dependent territories:
- 3 external territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island).
- 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Faroe Islands and Greenland).
- 7 overseas territories of France:[8]
- 1 sui generis (unique) community (New Caledonia).
- 6 overseas collectivities:
- 1 overseas country (French Polynesia)
- 1 departmental collectivity (Mayotte)
- 1 territorial collectivity (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
- 2 collectivities (Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin)
- 1 territory (Wallis and Futuna)
- 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles).
- 3 dependent territories of New Zealand:
- 2 states in free association with New Zealand (Cook Islands and Niue).
- 1 overseas territory (Tokelau).
- 16 British dependencies:
- 13 overseas territories of the United Kingdom (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena (and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
- 3 Crown dependencies (Gansey, Jersey and the Isle of Man).
- 5 unincorporated territories of the United States:
- 2 commonwealths (Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico).
- 2 organized territories (Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands).
- 1 de facto organized territory lacking an Organic Act (American Samoa).
- 4 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, as well as the 2 special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China - Hong Kong and Macau).
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.
[edit] List of countries
[edit] A
- Template:Kintra data Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia[3]
- Template:Kintra data Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- [[Image:Template:Kintra flag alias United Kingdom|25px|Template:Kintra alias United Kingdom]] Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
- Template:Kintra data Albania – Republic of Albania
- Template:Kintra data Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Template:Kintra data American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US territory)
- Template:Kintra data Andorra – Principality of Andorra
- Template:Kintra data Angola – Republic of Angola
- Template:Kintra data Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Antigua and Barbuda
- Template:Kintra data Argentina – Argentine Republic[9]
- Template:Kintra data Armenia – Republic of Armenia
- Template:Kintra data Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- [[Image:Template:Kintra flag alias United Kingdom|25px|Template:Kintra alias United Kingdom]] Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
- Template:Kintra data Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
- Template:Kintra data Austria – Republic of Austria
- Template:Kintra data Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan[10]
[edit] B
- Template:Kintra data Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- Template:Kintra data Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
- Template:Kintra data Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Template:Kintra data Barbados
- Template:Kintra data Belarus – Republic of Belarus
- Template:Kintra data Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
- Template:Kintra data Belize
- Template:Kintra data Benin – Republic of Benin
- Template:Kintra data Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
- Template:Kintra data Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
- Template:Kintra data Bosnia and Herzegovina[11]
- Template:Kintra data Botswana – Republic of Botswana
- Template:Kintra data Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
- Template:Kintra data Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
- Template:Kintra data Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
- Template:Kintra data Burkina Faso
- See Myanmar for Burma
- Template:Kintra data Burundi – Republic of Burundi
[edit] C
- Template:Kintra data Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
- Template:Kintra data Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
- Template:Kintra data Canada[12]
- Template:Kintra data Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
- Template:Kintra data Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Central African Republic[13]
- Template:Kintra data Chad – Republic of Chad
- Template:Kintra data Chile – Republic of Chile
- Template:Kintra data China – People's Republic of China[14]
- See Taiwan for the Republic of China
- Template:Kintra data Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Colombia – Republic of Colombia
- Template:Kintra data Comoros – Union of the Comoros
- Template:Kintra data Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo[15]
- Template:Kintra data Republic of the Congo – Republic of the Congo[16]
- Template:Kintra data Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Template:Kintra data Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
- Template:Kintra data Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
- Template:Kintra data Croatia – Republic of Croatia
- Template:Kintra data Cuba – Republic of Cuba
- Template:Kintra data Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus[17]
- Template:Kintra data Czech Republic[18]
[edit] D
- Template:Kintra data Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
- See Akrotiri and Dhekelia for Dhekelia
- Template:Kintra data Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
- Template:Kintra data Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
- Template:Kintra data Dominican Republic
[edit] E
- Template:Kintra data East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Template:Kintra data Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
- Template:Kintra data Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
- Template:Kintra data El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
- Template:Kintra data Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Template:Kintra data Eritrea – State of Eritrea
- Template:Kintra data Estonia – Republic of Estonia
- Template:Kintra data Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
[edit] F
- Template:Kintra data Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)[19]
- Template:Kintra data Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Template:Kintra data Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Template:Kintra data Finland – Republic of Finland
- Template:Kintra data France – French Republic
- Template:Kintra data French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)
[edit] G
- Template:Kintra data Gabon – Gabonese Republic
- Template:Kintra data Gambia – Republic of The Gambia
- Template:Kintra data Georgia[20]
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany- Template:Kintra data Ghana – Republic of Ghana
- Template:Kintra data Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Greece – Hellenic Republic
- Template:Kintra data Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Template:Kintra data Grenada
- Template:Kintra data Guam – Territory of Guam (US organized territory)
- Template:Kintra data Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
- Template:Kintra data Gansey – Bailiwick o Gansey (British Crown dependency)[21]
- Template:Kintra data Guinea – Republic of Guinea
- Template:Kintra data Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Template:Kintra data Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
[edit] H
- Template:Kintra data Haiti – Republic of Haiti
- Template:Kintra data Honduras – Republic of Honduras
- Template:Kintra data Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[22]
- Template:Kintra data Hungary – Republic of Hungary
[edit] I
- Template:Kintra data Iceland – Republic of Iceland
- Template:Kintra data India – Republic of India
- Template:Kintra data Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
- Template:Kintra data Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
- Template:Kintra data Iraq – Republic of Iraq
- Template:Kintra data Republic of Ireland - Republic of Ireland[23]
- Template:Kintra data Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
- Template:Kintra data Israel – State of Israel
- Template:Kintra data Italy – Italian Republic
- See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast
[edit] J
- Template:Kintra data Jamaica
- Template:Kintra data Japan
- Template:Kintra data Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
- Template:Kintra data Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
[edit] K
- Template:Kintra data Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
- Template:Kintra data Kenya – Republic of Kenya
- Template:Kintra data Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
- Template:Kintra data North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea[24]
- Template:Kintra data South Korea – Republic of Korea[25]
- Template:Kintra data Kuwait – State of Kuwait
- Template:Kintra data Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic[26]
[edit] L
- Template:Kintra data Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Template:Kintra data Latvia – Republic of Latvia
- Template:Kintra data Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
- Template:Kintra data Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
- Template:Kintra data Liberia – Republic of Liberia
- Template:Kintra data Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Template:Kintra data Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
- Template:Kintra data Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
- Template:Kintra data Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
[edit] M
- Template:Kintra data Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[27]
- Template:Kintra data Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia[28]
- Template:Kintra data Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
- Template:Kintra data Malawi – Republic of Malawi
- Template:Kintra data Malaysia
- Template:Kintra data Maldives – Republic of Maldives
- Template:Kintra data Mali – Republic of Mali
- Template:Kintra data Malta – Republic of Malta
- Template:Kintra data Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Template:Kintra data Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Template:Kintra data Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
- Template:Kintra data Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
- Template:Kintra data Mexico – United Mexican States
- Template:Kintra data Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
- Template:Kintra data Moldova – Republic of Moldova[29]
- Template:Kintra data Monaco – Principality of Monaco
- Template:Kintra data Mongolia
- Template:Kintra data Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
- Template:Kintra data Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[30]
- Template:Kintra data Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
- Template:Kintra data Myanmar – Union of Myanmar
[edit] N
- Template:Kintra data Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[4]
- Template:Kintra data Namibia – Republic of Namibia
- Template:Kintra data Nauru – Republic of Nauru
- Template:Kintra data Nepal – State of Nepal
- Template:Kintra data Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands[31]
- Template:Kintra data Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Template:Kintra data New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
- Template:Kintra data New Zealand
- Template:Kintra data Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
- Template:Kintra data Niger – Republic of Niger
- Template:Kintra data Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Template:Kintra data Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Template:Kintra data Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[2]
- Template:Kintra data Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
- See Korea, North for North Korea
- Template:Kintra data Norway – Kingdom of Norway
[edit] O
- Template:Kintra data Oman – Sultanate of Oman
[edit] P
- Template:Kintra data Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Template:Kintra data Palau – Republic of Palau
- Template:Kintra data Palestinian territories – proposed State of Palestine[32]
- Template:Kintra data Panama – Republic of Panama
- Template:Kintra data Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Template:Kintra data Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
- See China for the People's Republic of China
- Template:Kintra data Peru – Republic of Peru
- Template:Kintra data Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
- Template:Kintra data Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Poland – Republic of Poland
- Template:Kintra data Portugal – Portuguese Republic
- See Transnistria for Pridnestrovie
- Template:Kintra data Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)
[edit] Q
- Template:Kintra data Qatar – State of Qatar
[edit] R
- Template:Kintra data Romania
- Template:Kintra data Russia – Russian Federation
- Template:Kintra data Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda
[edit] S
- Template:Kintra data Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [33]
- Template:Kintra data Saint-Barthélemy – Collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity)
- Template:Kintra data Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Template:Kintra data Saint Lucia
- Template:Kintra data Saint Martin – Collectivity of Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
- Template:Kintra data Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity)
- Template:Kintra data Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Template:Kintra data Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
- Template:Kintra data San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- Template:Kintra data São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Template:Kintra data Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Template:Kintra data Senegal – Republic of Senegal
- Template:Kintra data Serbia – Republic of Serbia[34]
- Template:Kintra data Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
- Template:Kintra data Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
- Template:Kintra data Singapore – Republic of Singapore
- Template:Kintra data Slovakia – Slovak Republic
- Template:Kintra data Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
- Template:Kintra data Solomon Islands
- Template:Kintra data Somalia[35]
- Template:Kintra data Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland[6]
- Template:Kintra data South Africa – Republic of South Africa
- See Korea, South for South Korea
- Template:Kintra data South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia[7]
- Template:Kintra data Spain – Kingdom of Spain
- Template:Kintra data Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Template:Kintra data Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
- Template:Kintra data Suriname – Republic of Suriname
- Template:Kintra data Svalbard (Territory of Norway)[36]
- Template:Kintra data Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
- Template:Kintra data Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
- Template:Kintra data Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
- Template:Kintra data Serrie – Serrie Arab Republic
[edit] T
- Template:Kintra data Taiwan – Republic of China[37]
- See China for the People's Republic of China
- Template:Kintra data Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
- Template:Kintra data Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
- Template:Kintra data Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
- See East Timor for Timor-Leste
- Template:Kintra data Togo – Togolese Republic
- Template:Kintra data Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
- Template:Kintra data Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
- Template:Kintra data Transnistria - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic[5]
- Template:Kintra data Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Template:Kintra data Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
- Template:Kintra data Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
- Template:Kintra data Turkey – Republic of Turkey
- Template:Kintra data Turkmenistan
- Template:Kintra data Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data Tuvalu
[edit] U
- Template:Kintra data Uganda – Republic of Uganda
- Template:Kintra data Ukraine
- Template:Kintra data United Arab Emirates
- Template:Kintra data United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Template:Kintra data United States – United States of America
- Template:Kintra data Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
- Template:Kintra data Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
[edit] V
- Template:Kintra data Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
- Template:Kintra data Vatican City – State of the Vatican City[38]
- Template:Kintra data Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Template:Kintra data Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Template:Kintra data British Virgin Islands – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Template:Kintra data U.S. Virgin Islands – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)
[edit] W
- Template:Kintra data Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
- See Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic for Western Sahara
[edit] Y
- Template:Kintra data Yemen – Republic of Yemen
[edit] Z
- Template:Kintra data Zambia – Republic of Zambia
- Template:Kintra data Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
[edit] See also
- Main airticle: Lists of countries
- Annex to the list of countries
- List of sovereign states
- List of international rankings
- List of unrecognized states
- Geography
- The Earth
- Continent
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[edit] References
- Template:PDFlink (2004). United Nations Cartographic Section. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
- Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations (2006). United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 18 October 2006 .
- Countries and currencies (2006). European Commission. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- The World Factbook (2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
- ISO 3166 country code list (2006) ISO 3166-1 Retrieved 18 October 2006 .
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 The World Factbook - Cyprus (10 January, 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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.
- ↑ The overseas regions/overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are integral part of France, and therefore not listed.
- ↑ Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
- ↑ See also Nagorno-Karabakh.
- ↑ See also entities Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
- ↑ Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.
- ↑ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- ↑ See also Northern Cyprus.
- ↑ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Names of the Czech Republic.
- ↑ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
- ↑ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- ↑ The Bailiwick o Gansey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
- ↑ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is often diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
- ↑ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
- ↑ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
- ↑ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.
- ↑ Republic of Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- ↑ See also Transnistria.
- ↑ See also Western Sahara.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ See State of Palestine for a list of states that recognize the State of Palestine.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ See also Kosovo - under UN administration.
- ↑ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile. See also Somaliland.
- ↑ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
[edit] External links
- How many countries are there in the world? an article by David Madore on this unanswerable question
