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This is an alphabetical '''list of ]''' of the world, including both '']'' and '']'' independent ], (inhabited) ], as well as areas of special ]. It covers all areas under the jurisdiction of the listed countries, namely ], ], ], ] and ]. For a list of sovereign states only, see the '']''.


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==Entities included in this article==
There are 244 entities on this list, considered to be countries. It corresponds to:
* 193 de jure sovereign states, listed in the ], including:
** 191 ]
** '']'' (Taiwan)
** '']'' (])
* 7 '']'' independent states, namely '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'', all recognized by fewer than two other states.
* 2 entities recognized by many countries but not ''de-facto'' independent, namely '']'' and '']''.
* 37 inhabited ]:
**3 ] of ] ('']'', '']'' and '']'')
**3 ] ] ('']'', '']'' and the '']'')
**2 overseas countries in the ] ('']'' and '']'')
**5 ] ] ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'')
**2 overseas countries of the ] ('']'' and '']'')
**2 states ('']'' and '']'') in free association with ] and 1 New Zealand overseas territory ('']'')
**14 ] of the ] ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and its dependencies '']'' and '']'', '']'' and the ] of '']'' and '']'')
**5 ] of the ] ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and the '']'')
* 4 special regions by international treaty or agreement ('']'' in ], '']'' in ], as well as '']'' and '']'' in the ])''
* 1 ] ] inside the de jure territory of a sovereign state ('']'').

In an ] an outline is given on the entities not included in this list.

==List of countries==
=== A ===
*''''']''''' - Republic of Abkhazia (''de facto independent state inside ]'')
*''']''' - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
*] - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*] (''autonomous province of ], recognized by international treaty'')
*''']''' - Republic of Albania
*''']''' - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
*] - Territory of American Samoa (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Principality of Andorra (''] with the ] and the ] as ex officio Co-Princes'')
*''']''' - Republic of Angola
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - Argentine Nation ''or'' Argentine Republic ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Armenia
*] (''overseas country in the ]'')
*] (''dependency of ], an overseas territory of the ]'').
*''']''' - Commonwealth of Australia (''], ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Austria ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Azerbaijan (''see also ]'')

=== B ===
*''']''' - Commonwealth of The Bahamas ('']'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Bahrain
*''']''' - People's Republic of Bangladesh
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Belarus
*''']''' - Kingdom of Belgium ('']'')
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Benin
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Bhutan
*''']''' - Republic of Bolivia
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Botswana
*''']''' - Federative Republic of Brazil ('']'')
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - State of Brunei Darussalam
*''']''' - Republic of Bulgaria
*''']'''
*''Burma see ]''
*''']''' - Republic of Burundi

=== C===
*''']''' - Kingdom of Cambodia
*''']''' - Republic of Cameroon
*''']''' (''], ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Cape Verde
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']'''
*''']''' - Republic of Chad
*''']''' - Republic of Chile
*''']''' - People's Republic of China
*] - Territory of Christmas Islands (''overseas territory of ]'')
*] - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (''overseas territory of ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Colombia
*''']''' - Union of the Comoros ('']'')
*''']''' - Democratic Republic of Congo
*''']''' - Republic of Congo
*] (''self-governing state in free association with ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Costa Rica
*''']''' - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
*''']''' - Republic of Croatia
*''']''' - Republic of Cuba
*''']''' - Republic of Cyprus (''see also '']'')
*''']'''

=== D ===
*''']''' - Kingdom of Denmark
*] - Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Djibouti
*''']''' - Commonwealth of Dominica
*''']'''

=== E ===
*''']''' - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
*''']''' - Republic of Ecuador
*''']''' - Arab Republic of Egypt
*''']''' - Republic of El Salvador
*''']''' - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
*''']''' - State of Eritrea
*''']''' - Republic of Estonia
*''']''' - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ('']'')

=== F ===
*] (''overseas territory of the ], also claimed by, and a former possession of ] (Islas Malvinas)'')
*] (''self-governing overseas administrative division of ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of the Fiji Islands
*''']''' - Republic of Finland
*''']''' - French Republic
*] (''] overseas country'')

=== G ===

*''']''' - Gabonese Republic
*''']''' - Republic of The Gambia
*''']''' (''see also ] and ]'')
*''']''' - Federal Republic of Germany ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Ghana
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Hellenic Republic
*] (''self-governing overseas administrative division of ]'')
*''']''' ('']'')
*] - Territory of Guam (''overseas territtory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Guatemala
*] - Bailiwick of Guernsey ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Guinea
*''']''' - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
*''']''' - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

=== H ===
*''']''' - Republic of Haiti
*''']''' - Republic of Honduras
*] - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (''] of ], diplomatically known as ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Hungary

=== I ===

*''']''' - Republic of Iceland
*''']''' - Republic of India ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Indonesia
*''']''' - Islamic Republic of Iran
*''']''' - Republic of Iraq
*''']''' - Republic of Ireland
*''']''' - State of Israel
*''']''' - Italian Republic
*''Ivory Coast, see ]''

=== J ===

*''']''' ('']'')
*''']'''
*] - Bailiwick of Jersey ('']'')
*''']''' - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

=== K ===
*''']''' - Republic of Kazakhstan
*''']''' - Republic of Kenya
*''']''' - Republic of Kiribati
*''']''' - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
*''']''' - Republic of Korea
*] (''autonomous province of ] under ] since 1999'')
*''']''' - State of Kuwait
*''']''' - Kyrgyz Republic

=== L ===

*''']''' - Lao People's Democratic Republic
*''']''' - Republic of Latvia
*''']''' - Republic of Lebanon
*''']''' - Kingdom of Lesotho
*''']''' - Republic of Liberia
*''']''' - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
*''']''' - Principality of Liechtenstein
*''']''' - Republic of Lithuania
*''']''' - Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

=== M ===

*] - Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (''] of ], diplomatically known as ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Macedonia (''diplomatically also known as ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Madagascar
*''']''' - Republic of Malawi
*''']''' - Federation of Malaysia ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Maldives
*''']''' - Republic of Mali
*''']''' - Republic of Malta
*] - Isle of Man ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of the Marshall Islands
*''']''' - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
*''']''' - Republic of Mauritius
*] (''] overseas collectivity'')
*''']''' - United Mexican States ('']'')
*''']''' - Federated States of Micronesia ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Moldova (''see also ]'')
*''']''' - Principality of Monaco
*''']'''
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Morocco (''] is occupied by and integrated in Morocco, see ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Mozambique
*''']''' - Union of Myanmar (''also known as Burma'')

=== N===

*''''']''''' - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (''de facto independent state inside ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Namibia
*''']''' - Republic of Nauru
*''']''' - Kingdom of Nepal
*''']''' - Kingdom of the Netherlands (''legally the Netherlands are the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, that also includes ] and the ]'')
*] (''overseas country in the ]'')
*] (''] overseas collectivity'')
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Nicaragua
*''']''' - Republic of Niger
*''']''' - Federal Republic of Nigeria ('']'')
*] (self-governing state in free association with ]'')
*] - Territory of Norfolk Island (''overseas territory of ]'')
*''''']''''' - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (''de facto independent state inside ], recognized only by ]'')
*] - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (''commonwealth in political union with the ]'')
*''North Korea, see ]''
*''']''' - Kingdom of Norway

===O===
*''']''' - Sultanate of Oman

=== P ===
*''']''' - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
*''']''' - Republic of Palau
*''''']''''' - State of Palestine <sup id="fn_1_back">]</sup>
*''']''' - Republic of Panama
*''']''' - Independent State of Papua New Guinea ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Paraguay
*''']''' - Republic of Peru
*''']''' - Republic of the Philippines
*] - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Poland
*''']''' - Portuguese Republic
*] - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (''commonwealth associated with the ]'')

=== Q ===
*''']''' - State of Qatar

===R===
*''']'''
*''']''' - Russian Federation ('']'')
*''']''' - Republic of Rwanda

=== S ===

*''Sahara, see ]''
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (''], ]'')
*''']''' ('']'')
*] (''] overseas collectivity'')
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - Independent State of Samoa
*''']''' - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
*''']''' - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
*''']''' - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*''''']''''' - Principality of Sealand (''de facto independent state, claimed by the ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Senegal
*''']''' - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (''], the province of ] is under ] since 1999'')
*''']''' - Republic of Seychelles
*''']''' - Republic of Sierra Leone
*''']''' - Republic of Singapore
*''']''' - Slovak Republic
*''']''' - Republic of Slovenia
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' (''see also ]'')
*''''']''''' - Republic of Somaliland (''de facto independent state inside ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of South Africa
*''South Korea, see ]
*''''']''''' - Republic of South Ossetia (''de facto independent state inside ]'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Spain
*''']''' - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
*''']''' - Republic of the Sudan
*''']''' - Republic of Suriname
*] (''overseas territory of ], recognized by international treaty'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Swaziland
*''']''' - Kingdom of Sweden
*''']''' - Swiss Confederation ('']'')
*''']''' - Syrian Arab Republic

=== T ===
*''']''' - Republic of China (''popularly referred to as "Taiwan," also known as ]; ]: Taiwan is claimed by the ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Tajikistan
*''']''' - United Republic of Tanzania ('']'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Thailand
*''']''' - Togolese Republic
*] (''overseas territory of ]'')
*''']''' - Kingdom of Tonga
*''''']''''' or Trans-Dniestr - Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (''de facto independent state inside ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
*] (''dependency of ], a overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' - Republic of Tunisia
*''']''' - Republic of Turkey
*''']'''
*] (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''']''' ('']'')

=== U ===

*''']''' - Republic of Uganda
*''']'''
*''']''' ('']'')
*''']''' - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ('']'')
*''']''' - United States of America ('']'')
*''United States Virgin Islands'', see ]''
*''']''' - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
*''']''' - Republic of Uzbekistan

=== V ===

*''']''' - Republic of Vanuatu
*''']''' - State of the Vatican City (''administered by a Pontifical Commission appointed by the ] who is concurrently the head of the ]'')
*''']''' - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ('']'')
*''']''' - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
*] - Virgin Islands of the United States (''overseas territory of the ]'')
*''Virgin Islands (British), see ]''

=== W ===

*] - Collectivity of Wallis and Futuna (''] overseas collectivity'')
*''''']''''' - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (''area occupied by and integrated in ], see ]'')

=== Y ===
*''']''' - Republic of Yemen

===Z===

*''']''' - Republic of Zambia
*''']''' - Republic of Zimbabwe

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<cite id="fn_1">] </cite> Palestine: "]" was declared in 1988 and currently recognized by 93 countries. The international status of Palestine is further supported, short of further present recognition as a state, by non-recognizing countries' according the (at least closely associated) ] a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing a State of Palestine. See also: ] and ]. ], ], ] include country articles about ] in various versions of a future more widely recognized state.

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