A
Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United
Kingdom)
Åland - Åland Islands (autonomous province of Finland recognized by
international treaty)
Albania - Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (unincorporated unorganized
territory of the United States)
Andorra - Principality of Andorra (co-principality with the President of the
French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio heads of state)
Angola - Republic of Angola
Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Antigua and Barbuda (Commonwealth Realm)
Argentina - Argentine Republic (federal state, also named Argentine Nation for
purposes of legislation)
Armenia - Republic of Armenia
Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the
United Kingdom)
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
Austria - Republic of Austria (federal state)
Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan (see also Nagorno-Karabakh)
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B
Bahamas, The - Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Commonwealth Realm)
Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados (Commonwealth Realm)
Belarus - Republic of Belarus
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (federal state)
Belize (Commonwealth Realm)
Benin - Republic of Benin
Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (federal state)
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil (federal state)
Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
See Myanmar for Burma
Burundi - Republic of Burundi
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C
Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Canada (federal state, Commonwealth Realm, officially also (but infrequently)
referred to as Dominion of Canada)
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Central African Republic (sometimes also rendered as Central Africa)
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China, People's Republic of - People's Republic of China (sometimes also
rendered as Mainland China in its relations with the Republic of China on
Taiwan)
China, Republic of - Republic of China (popularly referred to as Taiwan,
diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei (or other names), regarded by
UN as "Taiwan, Province of China", the political status of the ROC (Taiwan and
other islands across the Taiwan Strait and in the South China Sea) and the legal
status of Taiwan (including the Pescadores) are in dispute)
Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (overseas territory of
Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas
territory of Australia)
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Union of the Comoros (federal state)
Congo (Brazzaville) - Republic of the Congo
Congo (Kinshasa) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly and popularly
known as Zaire)
Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (formerly and popularly known as Ivory
Coast)
Croatia - Republic of Croatia
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus (see also Northern Cyprus)
Czech Republic (sometimes also rendered as Czechia)
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D
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Dhekelia - Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United
Kingdom)
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic (sometimes also rendered as The Dominican)
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E
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea - State of Eritrea
Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (federal state)
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F
Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by
Argentina as Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic
French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
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G
Gabon - Gabonese Republic
Gambia, The - Republic of The Gambia
Georgia (see also Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
Germany - Federal Republic of Germany (federal state)
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Greenland (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Grenada (Commonwealth Realm)
Guam - Territory of Guam (unincorporated organized territory of the United
States)
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency, including its
self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark)
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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H
Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of
China (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China,
diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China)
Hungary - Republic of Hungary
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I
Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India (federal state)
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland (also commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official
"description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland
as a whole)
Isle of Man (Crown Dependency of the Crown of the United Kingdom)
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast
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J
Jamaica (Commonwealth Realm)
Japan
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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K
Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea (North) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (popularly known as North
Korea)
Korea (South) - Republic of Korea (popularly known as South Korea)
Kosovo - Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (autonomous province of
Serbia and Montenegro under UN interim civilian administration)
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic (sometimes also rendered as Kirghizia)
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L
Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lebanon - Republic of Lebanon
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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M
Macau - Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, diplomatically
known as Macao, China)
Republic of Macedonia - (referred to by UN and a number of countries and
international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia (federal state)
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (US associated state)
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
Mexico - United Mexican States (federal state)
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (federal state, US associated state)
Moldova - Republic of Moldova (see also Pridnestrovie)
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia (sometimes also rendered as Outer Mongolia (together with Tuva) in
order to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China)
Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (see also Western Sahara)
Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar (formerly and popularly known as Burma)
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N
Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto independent state inside
Azerbaijan)
Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands, the - Kingdom of the Netherlands (legally the Netherlands refers to
the mainland 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)
Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
New Caledonia (dependency of France with a sui generis status)
New Zealand (Commonwealth Realm)
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria (federal state)
Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia)
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto independent
state inside Cyprus, recognized by Turkey only)
Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth) in political union with the
United States)
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
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O
Oman - Sultanate of Oman
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P
Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau - Republic of Palau (US associated state)
Palestine - State of Palestine (currently recognized by over 90 countries and
further supported by other countries according the Palestinian National
Authority a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually
recognizing the State as sovereign)
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Republic of Peru
Philippines, the - Republic of the Philippines
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (overseas
territory of the United Kingdom)
See Transnistria for Pridnestrovie
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (unincorporated organized territory
(commonwealth) associated with the United States)
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Q
Qatar - State of Qatar
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R
Romania
Russia - Russian Federation (federal state)
Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
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S
Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (federal state,
Commonwealth Realm)
Saint Lucia (Commonwealth Realm)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Commonwealth Realm)
Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (federal state, its
province of Kosovo is under UN interim civilian administration)
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands (Commonwealth Realm)
Somalia (the whole country is presently fragmented with its Transitional
National Government in exile, see also Somaliland)
Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland (de facto independent state inside Somalia)
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia (de facto independent state inside
Georgia)
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Svalbard (overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty)
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation (federal state)
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
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T
See the Republic of China for the country that is commonly referred to as Taiwan
(see also One-China policy and the dispute over UN representation between the
two "Chinas")
Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Timor-Leste - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (popularly known as East Timor)
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand)
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Transnistria - Transnistrian or Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (the
Transnistrian government uses as translation Pridnestrovie, de facto independent
state inside Moldova)
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the
United Kingdom)
Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Tuvalu (Commonwealth Realm)
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U
Uganda - Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (federal state)
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Commonwealth Realm)
United States - United States of America (federal state)
Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan
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V
Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City (administered by a Pontifical
Commission appointed by the Pope who is concurrently the head of the Holy See
and that of the Vatican City)
Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (federal state)
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Virgin Islands (British) - British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the
United Kingdom)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) - United States Virgin Islands (unincorporated organized
territory of the United States, popularly known in its abbreviated terms as U.S.
Virgin Islands)
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W
Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
Western Sahara - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (currently recognized by over
40 countries, the SADR only exercises effective control over the territory east
of Moroccan Wall, whereas large portion of the territory is occupied by and
integrated in Morocco)
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Y
Yemen - Republic of Yemen
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Z
Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe
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Other listings
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Countries
by native names
countries and capitals in native languages
names in various languages
alternative names
unrecognized countries
island countries
by capital city
by area
by agriculture
by industry
by services
by continent
by gross domestic product
by date of nationhood
by population
by population density
by highest point
by time zone
by number of active troops
by Human Development Index (HDI)
named after people
by official title
Fictitious countries
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Other entities
of sovereign states
of dependent territories
of special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement
of United Nations member states
of confederations
of federations
of autonomous entities
of subnational entities
of enclaves
of disputed or occupied territories
of active autonomist and secessionist movements
of governments in exile
of micronations
of extinct states
of former countries
For more sources, see Geographic references.
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References
List of Territories (2004). United Nations Cartographic Section. Retrieved 17
January 2006.
Countries and currencies (2004). European Commission. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
The World Factbook (2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 January
2006.
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Footnotes
^ The World Factbook - Cyprus (10 January 2006). Central Intelligence Agency.
Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved
January 17, 2006.
^ Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News.
Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved
January 17, 2006.
^ Regions and territories: South Ossetia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved
January 17, 2006.
^ Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester (13 December 2005). BBC News.
Retrieved January 17, 2006.
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See also
Lists by country
List of international rankings
Wikipedia Almanac
Geography
The Earth
Continent
Lists of countries with rankings *Includes map
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Development Index* · Income equality* · Literacy rate* · HIV/AIDS adult
prevalence rate* · People living with HIV/AIDS* · Unemployment rate* ·
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punishment* · Homosexuality law* · Abortion law* · Date of nationhood* · UN
peacekeepers currently deployed* · Possession of nuclear weapons* · Military
expenditures* · Number of active troops* · Perception of corruption* · Economic
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