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! style="width:300pt;"| Common and formal names
! style="width:150pt;"| Membership within the [[United Nations System|UN System]]
! style="width:150pt;"| Sovereignty dispute
! class="unsortable"| Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty
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|<span id="Afghanistan"></span>
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The de facto ruling government, the {{flag|Afghanistan|name=Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}}, has [[recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|not been recognised by any state]]. The United Nations continues to recognise the {{flag|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} as the government of Afghanistan.<ref name="akhund2">{{Cite news|date=7 September 2021|title=Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58479750}}</ref><ref name="UN_Seats_Denied">{{Cite news|date=1 December 2021|title=U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan's Taliban and Myanmar's Junta|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/world/americas/united-nations-taliban-myanmar.html}}</ref>
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|<span id="Albania"></span>'''{{flag|Albania}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Albania
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Algeria"></span>'''{{flag|Algeria}}'''&nbsp;– People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Andorra"></span>'''{{flag|Andorra}}'''&nbsp;– Principality of Andorra
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Andorra is a [[Coregency#Co-principality|co-principality]] in which the office of head of state is jointly held ''ex officio'' by the [[President of France|French president]] and the bishop of the Roman Catholic [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell|diocese of Urgell]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/992562.stm#leaders |title=Andorra country profile |work=BBC News |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215064605/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/992562.stm#leaders |archive-date=15 February 2009 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> who himself is appointed with approval from the [[Holy See]].
|-
|<span id="Angola"></span>'''{{flag|Angola}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Angola
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Antigua and Barbuda"></span>'''{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Antigua and Barbuda is a [[Commonwealth realm]]{{efn|name="realm"|Commonwealth realm refers to any member state of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] whose head of state is King [[Charles III]]. Each realm is separate, independent, and a sovereign state; see [[Commonwealth realm#Relationship between the realms|relationship between the realms]].}} with one autonomous region, [[Barbuda]].<ref>{{cite web
|author = Government of Antigua and Barbuda
|title = Chapter 44: The Barbuda Local Government Act
|work = Laws of Antigua and Barbuda
|url = http://www.laws.gov.ag/acts/chapters/cap-44.pdf
|access-date = 10 November 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706071022/http://www.laws.gov.ag/acts/chapters/cap-44.pdf
|archive-date = 6 July 2011
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>{{efn|name="autonomous"|For more information on divisions with a high degree of autonomy, see [[List of autonomous areas by country]].}}
|-
|<span id="Argentina"></span>'''{{flag|Argentina}}'''&nbsp;– Argentine Republic{{efn|The Argentine Constitution (Art. 35) recognises the following denominations for Argentina: "United Provinces of the Río de la Plata", "Argentine Republic" and "Argentine Confederation"; furthermore, it establishes the usage of "Argentine Nation" for purposes of legislation.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Argentina is a [[federation]] of [[Provinces of Argentina|23 provinces and one autonomous city]].{{efn|name="ArgentineAntarctica"|Argentina's [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic territory of ''[[Argentine Antarctica]]'' (''Antártida Argentina'') is one of five constituent [[Departments of Argentina|departments]] of the province [[Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina|Tierra del Fuego]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patagonia-argentina.com/en/tierradelfuego/|title=Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica|website=Patagonia-Argentina|access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
|<span id="Armenia"></span>'''{{flag|Armenia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Armenia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
| style="background:#fcc;"|Not recognised by [[#Pakistan|Pakistan]].
{{extent}}Armenia is [[Armenia–Pakistan relations|not recognised]] by Pakistan due to [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict|the dispute]] over [[#Artsakh|Artsakh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreignaffairscommittee.org/includes/content_files/Report%2021%20-%20Visit%20to%20Azerbaijan.pdf|title=Pakistan Worldview, Report 21, Visit to Azerbaijan|publisher=Senate of Pakistan Foreign Relations Committee|date=2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219074354/http://foreignaffairscommittee.org/includes/content_files/Report%2021%20-%20Visit%20to%20Azerbaijan.pdf|archive-date=19 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nilufer Bakhtiyar: "For Azerbaijan Pakistan does not recognise Armenia as a country"|url=http://www.today.az/news/politics/30102.html|date=13 September 2006|access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Today.az |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813064453/http://www.today.az/news/politics/30102.html |archive-date=13 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.az/articles/armenia/86325|title=Pakistan the only country not recognising Armenia – envoy|publisher=News.Az|date=5 February 2014|access-date=17 February 2014|quote=We are the only country not recognising Armenia as a state.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223095734/http://news.az/articles/armenia/86325|archive-date=23 February 2014}}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Australia"></span>'''{{flag|Australia}}'''&nbsp;– Commonwealth of Australia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Australia is a [[Commonwealth realm]]{{efn|name="realm"}} and a [[federation]] of both [[States and territories of Australia|states and territories]]. There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and one [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are:
 
* {{noflag|[[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]]}}
* {{flag|Christmas Island}}
* {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}
* {{noflag|[[Coral Sea Islands Territory]]}}
* {{noflag|[[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]]}}
* {{flag|Norfolk Island}}
* ''{{noflag|[[Australian Antarctic Territory]]}}''
|-
|<span id="Austria"></span>'''{{flag|Austria}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Austria
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the [[European Union]].{{efn|The member states of the [[European Union]] have transferred part of their sovereignty in the form of legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU, which is an example of [[supranational union]]. The EU has 27 member states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Country profiles|url=https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en|access-date=11 June 2023|website=The European Union}}</ref>|name="EU"}} Austria is a [[federation]] of [[States of Austria|nine states]].
|-
|<span id="Azerbaijan"></span>'''{{flag|Azerbaijan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Azerbaijan{{efn|Sometimes officially "Azerbaijan Republic"}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}} The de facto state of [[#Artsakh|Artsakh]] has been established in the southwest of Azerbaijan.
|-
|<span id="Bahamas"></span>'''{{flag|Bahamas|name=Bahamas, The}}'''&nbsp;– Commonwealth of The Bahamas<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahamas, The {{!}} The Commonwealth|url=http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/bahamas|website=thecommonwealth.org|date=15 August 2013|access-date=12 March 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309082734/http://www.thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/bahamas|archive-date=9 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The Bahamas is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Bahrain"></span>'''{{flag|Bahrain}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Bahrain
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Bangladesh"></span>'''{{flag|Bangladesh}}'''&nbsp;– People's Republic of Bangladesh
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Barbados"></span>'''{{flag|Barbados}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Belarus"></span>'''{{flag|Belarus}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Belarus
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Many states [[International reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and protests|rescinded their recognition]] of President [[Alexander Lukashenko]] following the disputed [[2020 Belarusian presidential election|2020 election]]. Lithuania currently recognises [[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya]]'s [[Coordination Council (Belarus)|Coordination Council]] as the legitimate government of Belarus.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |author1-link=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania) |title=Lithuanian Foreign Ministry's statement on the situation in Belarus |url=https://www.mfa.lt/default/en/news/lithuanian-foreign-ministrys-statement-on-the-situation-in-belarus |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Belgium"></span>'''{{flag|Belgium}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Belgium
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} Belgium is a [[federation]] of [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|three linguistic communities and three regions]].
|-
|<span id="Belize"></span>'''{{flag|Belize}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Belize is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Benin"></span>'''{{flag|Benin}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Benin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Bhutan"></span>'''{{flag|Bhutan}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Bhutan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Bolivia"></span>'''{{flag|Bolivia}}'''&nbsp;– Plurinational State of Bolivia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Bosnia and Herzegovina"></span>'''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Bosnia and Herzegovina has two constituent ''entities'':
 
* {{noflag|[[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]}}
* {{flag|Republika Srpska}}
 
and [[Brčko District]], a self-governing administrative ''district''.<ref name="Stjepanović2015">{{cite journal |title=Dual Substate Citizenship as Institutional Innovation: The Case of Bosnia's Brčko District |journal=Nationalism and Ethnic Politics |date=2015 |pages=382–383 |first=Dejan |last=Stjepanović |volume=21 |issue=4 |doi=10.1080/13537113.2015.1095043 |s2cid=146578107 |issn=1353-7113 |eissn=1557-2986 |oclc=5927465455 }}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Botswana"></span>'''{{flag|Botswana}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Botswana
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Brazil"></span>'''{{flag|Brazil}}'''&nbsp;– Federative Republic of Brazil
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Brazil is a [[federation]] of [[States of Brazil|26 states and one federal district]].
|-
|<span id="Brunei"></span>'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''&nbsp;– Brunei Darussalam
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Bulgaria"></span>'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Bulgaria
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Burkina Faso"></span>'''{{flag|Burkina Faso}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Burundi"></span>'''{{flag|Burundi}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Burundi
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Cambodia"></span>'''{{flag|Cambodia}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Cambodia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Cameroon"></span>'''{{flag|Cameroon}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Cameroon
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Canada"></span>'''{{flag|Canada}}'''{{efn|The legal name for Canada is the sole word; an officially sanctioned, though disused, name is Dominion of Canada (which includes its legal title); see: [[Name of Canada]], [[Dominion]].}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Canada is a [[Commonwealth realm]]{{efn|name="realm"}} and a [[Canadian federalism|federation]] of [[Provinces and territories of Canada|ten provinces and three territories]].
|-
|<span id="Cape Verde"></span>'''{{flag|Cape Verde}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Cabo Verde{{efn|The government of Cape Verde declared "Cabo Verde" to be the official English name of the country in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131212-maps-cabo-verde-cartography-science-cape-verde-africa/|title=Cape Verde Gets New Name: 5 Things to Know About How Maps Change|author=Tanya Basu|magazine=[[National Geographic]]|date=14 December 2013|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020000546/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131212-maps-cabo-verde-cartography-science-cape-verde-africa/|archive-date=20 October 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Central African Republic"></span>'''{{flag|Central African Republic}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Chad"></span>'''{{flag|Chad}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Chad
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Chile"></span>'''{{flag|Chile}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Chile
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}} Chile has one special territory, [[Easter Island]]. {{efn|name="ChileanAntarctic"|Chile's [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic territory of the ''[[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean Antarctic]]'' (''Antártica Chilena'') is a [[Communes of Chile|commune]] of the [[Antártica Chilena Province]] of the [[Magallanes Region]].}}
|-
|<span id="China"></span>'''{{flag|China}}'''&nbsp;– People's Republic of China{{efn|name="ChinaTaiwan"|The [[China|People's Republic of China]] (PRC) is commonly referred to as "China", while the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (ROC) is commonly referred to as "Taiwan". The ROC is also occasionally known diplomatically as [[Chinese Taipei]], or by other [[Abbreviation of Republic of China|alternative names]].}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
| style="background:#fcc;" |[[Foreign relations of China#International recognition of the People's Republic of China|Partially unrecognised]]. {{claimedby|ROC}}
{{extent}}China contains five autonomous regions, [[Guangxi]], [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Ningxia]], [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]], and [[Xinjiang]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}} Additionally, it has sovereignty over the [[special administrative regions of China|Special Administrative Regions]] of:
 
* {{flag|Hong Kong}}
* {{flag|Macao}}
 
China claims, but does not control [[#Taiwan|Taiwan]], which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.{{efn|name="TAI2"|In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT) lost the [[Chinese Civil War]] to the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) and set up a provisional capital in [[Taipei]]. The CCP established the PRC. As such, the [[political status of Taiwan|political status of the ROC and legal status of Taiwan]] (alongside the [[Free area of the Republic of China|territories]] under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the [[China and the United Nations|China seat]] to the PRC. In the view of the United Nations, no member of the organization withdrew as a consequence of this but the ROC representatives declared that they were withdrawing. Most states recognise the PRC to be the [[One-China policy|sole legitimate representative]] of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "[[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan, Province of China]]". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates [[Taiwan independence movement|Taiwan independence]].}}
 
China is not recognised by [[Foreign relations of China#Countries without diplomatic relations with the PRC|{{numrec|Republic of China|link=N|N=1}}]] UN member states and [[Vatican City]], which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise the Republic of China (Taiwan) instead.{{efn|See also [[Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China]] and [[Foreign relations of China]].}}
|-
|<span id="Colombia"></span>'''{{flag|Colombia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Colombia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Comoros"></span>'''{{flag|Comoros}}'''&nbsp;– Union of the Comoros
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Comoros is a [[federation]] of [[Autonomous islands of Comoros|three islands]].{{efn|name="federal"|More information on more or less [[federation|federal]] structures can be found at a [[List of federations]].<ref>Constitution of Comoros, Art. 1.</ref>}}
|-
|<span id="Costa Rica"></span>'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Costa Rica
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Croatia"></span>'''{{flag|Croatia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Croatia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Cuba"></span>'''{{flag|Cuba}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Cuba
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Cyprus"></span>'''{{flag|Cyprus}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Cyprus
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
| style="background:#fcc;" |Not recognised by [[#Turkey|Turkey]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/07/kakouris.cyprus/|publisher=CNN|title=Cyprus is not at peace with Turkey|author=Andreas S. Kakouris|date=9 July 2010|access-date=17 May 2014|quote=Turkey stands alone in violation of the will of the international community. It is the only country to recognise the "TRNC" and is the only country that does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus and its government.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518074323/http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/07/kakouris.cyprus/|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><!-- and [[#Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]]{{cn|date=17 May 2014}} -->
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of [[#Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]].
 
Cyprus is not recognised by [[#Turkey|Turkey]] due to the [[Cyprus dispute]], with Turkey recognising [[#Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]].
|-
|<span id="Czech Republic"></span>'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}'''{{efn|An official short name in English has been adopted by the Czech government, "''Czechia''". This variant remains uncommon, but has been adopted by several companies and organizations including the United Nations. See [[Name of the Czech Republic]].}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Democratic Republic of the Congo"></span>'''{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}'''{{efn|Also known as Congo-Kinshasa. Formerly referred to as [[Zaire]], its official name from 1971 to 1997.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Denmark"></span>'''{{flag|Kingdom of Denmark|name=Denmark}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Denmark
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} The [[Realm of Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]] includes 2 self-governing territories:
* {{flag|Faroe Islands}}
* {{flag|Greenland}}
 
The metropolitan territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom.{{efn|The designation "Denmark" can refer either to metropolitan Denmark or to the entire Danish Realm (for example in international organizations).}} The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law (in most cases) does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. See [[Greenland and the European Union]], and [[Faroe Islands and the European Union]] for more information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stm.dk/_p_12710.html |title=Home Rule Act of the Faroe Islands : No. 137 of March 23, 1948 |website=Statsministeriat |location=Copenhagen |access-date=20 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910005827/http://www.stm.dk/_p_12710.html |archive-date=10 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stm.dk/_p_12712.html |title=The Greenland Home Rule Act : Act No. 577 of 29 November 1978 |website=Statsministeriat |location=Copenhagen |access-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214060548/http://www.stm.dk/_p_12712.html |archive-date=14 February 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Djibouti"></span>'''{{flag|Djibouti}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Djibouti
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Dominica"></span>'''{{flag|Dominica}}'''&nbsp;– Commonwealth of Dominica
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Dominican Republic"></span>'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="East Timor"></span>'''{{flag|East Timor}}'''&nbsp;– Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste{{efn|The government of East Timor uses "Timor-Leste" as the official English name of the country.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Ecuador"></span>'''{{flag|Ecuador}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Ecuador
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Egypt"></span>'''{{flag|Egypt}}'''&nbsp;– Arab Republic of Egypt
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="El Salvador"></span>'''{{flag|El Salvador}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of El Salvador
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Equatorial Guinea"></span>'''{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Equatorial Guinea
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Eritrea"></span>'''{{flag|Eritrea}}'''&nbsp;– State of Eritrea
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Estonia"></span>'''{{flag|Estonia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Estonia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Eswatini"></span>'''{{flag|Eswatini}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Eswatini{{efn|Formerly referred to as the Kingdom of Swaziland, its official name until 2018.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Ethiopia"></span>'''{{flag|Ethiopia}}'''&nbsp;– Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Ethiopia is a [[federation]] of [[Regions of Ethiopia|eleven regions and two chartered cities]].
<!--The European Union is not a sovereign state and should not be included-->
|-
|<span id="Fiji"></span>'''{{flag|Fiji}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Fiji
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Fiji contains one autonomous region, [[Rotuma]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}<ref>{{Cite book
| title = Laws of Fiji
| place = Suva, Fiji
| publisher = Government of Fiji
| year = 1927
| edition = 1978
| chapter = Rotuma Act
| chapter-url = http://www.itc.gov.fj/lawnet/fiji_act/cap122.html
| access-date = 10 July 2010
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621140255/http://www.itc.gov.fj/lawnet/fiji_act/cap122.html |archive-date=21 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|author = Government of Fiji, Office of the Prime Minister
|title = Chapter 122: Rotuma Act
|work = Laws of Fiji
|publisher = [[University of the South Pacific]]
|year = 1978
|url = http://www.paclii.org/fj/legis/consol_act/ra103/
|access-date = 10 November 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110301163146/http://www.paclii.org/fj/legis/consol_act/ra103/
|archive-date = 1 March 2011
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Finland"></span>'''{{flag|Finland}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Finland
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
 
* {{flag|Åland}} is a neutral and demilitarized autonomous region of Finland.{{efn|name="autonomous"}}{{efn|[[Åland]] was demilitarized by the [[Treaty of Paris (1856)|Treaty of Paris]] in 1856, which was later affirmed by the [[League of Nations]] in 1921, and in a somewhat different context reaffirmed in the treaty on Finland's admission to the European Union in 1995.}}
|-
|<span id="France"></span>'''{{flag|France}}'''&nbsp;– French Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} France contains five [[Overseas department and region|overseas regions/departments]]; [[French Guiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]], [[Mayotte]], and [[Réunion]]. France also includes the [[Overseas France|overseas territories]] of:
 
* {{noflag|[[Clipperton Island]]}}
* {{flag|French Polynesia}}
* {{flag|New Caledonia}}
* {{noflag|[[Saint Barthélemy]]}}
* {{noflag|[[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]]}}
* {{noflag|[[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]}}
* {{noflag|[[Wallis and Futuna]]}}
* {{flag|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}}{{efn|name="Adélie"|France's [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic territory of ''[[Adélie Land]]'' (''Terre Adélie'') is one of five constituent districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.}}
|-
|<span id="Gabon"></span>'''{{flag|Gabon}}'''&nbsp;– Gabonese Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Gambia"></span>'''{{flag|Gambia|name=Gambia, The}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of The Gambia<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gambia profile|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13376517|website=BBC News|access-date=12 March 2018|date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311064543/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13376517|archive-date=11 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Georgia"></span>'''{{flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Georgia contains two autonomous republics, [[Adjara]] and [[Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|Abkhazia]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}} In [[#Abkhazia|Abkhazia]] and [[#South Ossetia|South Ossetia]], de facto states have been formed.
|-
|<span id="Germany"></span>'''{{flag|Germany}}'''&nbsp;– Federal Republic of Germany
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} Germany is a [[federation]] of [[States of Germany|16 states]].
|-
|<span id="Ghana"></span>'''{{flag|Ghana}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Ghana
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Greece"></span>'''{{flag|Greece}}'''&nbsp;– Hellenic Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} Greece contains one autonomous area, [[Mount Athos]].<ref>Constitution of Greece, Art. 105.</ref>
|-
|<span id="Grenada"></span>'''{{flag|Grenada}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Grenada is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Guatemala"></span>'''{{flag|Guatemala}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Guatemala
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Guinea"></span>'''{{flag|Guinea}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Guinea{{efn|Also known as Guinea-Conakry.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Guinea-Bissau"></span>'''{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Guinea-Bissau
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Guyana"></span>'''{{flag|Guyana}}'''&nbsp;– Co-operative Republic of Guyana
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Haiti"></span>'''{{flag|Haiti}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Haiti
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|-
|<span id="Honduras"></span>'''{{flag|Honduras}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Honduras
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Hungary"></span>'''{{flag|Hungary}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Iceland"></span>'''{{flag|Iceland}}'''{{efn|name="Republic"|While sometimes referred to as the "Republic of Iceland"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/281235/Iceland|title=Iceland - Culture, History, & People|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718220132/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/281235/Iceland|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/26th-gegn-docs/WP/WP54_UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%202011.pdf |title=Working Paper No. 54 : UNGEGN list of country names (Prepared by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names) |location=Vienna |date=May 2011 |access-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811023432/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/26th-gegn-docs/WP/WP54_UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%202011.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all |website=unstats.un.org }}</ref> and sometimes its counterpart ''Lýðveldið Ísland'' in Icelandic, the official name of the country is simply "Iceland".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=54970|title=Hvert er formlegt heiti landsins okkar?|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722022935/http://visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=54970|archive-date=22 July 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> One example of the former is the name of the [[Constitution of Iceland]], which in Icelandic is ''Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands'' and literally means "the Constitution of the republic of Iceland". However, in this usage "republic" is not capitalized.}} – Republic of Iceland
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="India"></span>'''{{flag|India}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of India
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}India is a [[federation]] of [[States and territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]].
|-
|<span id="Indonesia"></span>'''{{flag|Indonesia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Indonesia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Indonesia has eight autonomous [[Provinces of Indonesia|provinces]], [[Aceh]], [[Jakarta]], [[Central Papua]], [[Highland Papua]], [[Papua (province)|Papua]], [[South Papua]], [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]], and [[Special Region of Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Iran"></span>'''{{flag|Iran}}'''&nbsp;– Islamic Republic of Iran
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Iraq"></span>'''{{flag|Iraq}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Iraq
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Iraq is a [[federation]]{{efn|name="federal"}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/20704/11332732681iraqi_constitution_en.pdf/iraqi_constitution_en.pdf|archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160518175432/http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/20704/11332732681iraqi_constitution_en.pdf/iraqi_constitution_en.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Iraqi constitution|archivedate=18 May 2016}}</ref> of [[Governorates of Iraq|19 governorates]], four of which make up the autonomous [[Kurdistan Region]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Ireland"></span>'''{{flag|Ireland}}'''{{efn|"Ireland" is the official name of the country in English. "Republic of Ireland" (the official ''description'' in English) and "Éire" (the official name in Irish) have sometimes been used unofficially to distinguish the state from the larger [[Ireland|island of Ireland]], however, this is officially deprecated.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Journal of British Studies |volume=46 |pages=72–90 |number=1 |date=January 2007 |publisher=Cambridge University Press on behalf of The North American Conference on British Studies |doi=10.1086/508399 |jstor=10.1086/508399 |title=The Irish Free State/Éire/Republic of Ireland/Ireland: "A Country by Any Other Name"? |last=Daly |first=Mary E. |doi-access=free }}</ref> See [[names of the Irish state]].}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Israel"></span>'''{{flag|Israel}}'''&nbsp;– State of Israel
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
| style="background:#fcc;" |[[International recognition of Israel|Partially unrecognised]]
{{extent}}Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by [[#Palestine|Palestine]]. It has annexed [[East Jerusalem]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic10_eng.htm|title=Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel|website=www.knesset.gov.il|access-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905144734/http://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic10_eng.htm|archive-date=5 September 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> an act not recognised by the international community.<ref name=dis>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2070.html |title=Disputes: International |publisher=CIA World Factbook |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514215411/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2070.html |archive-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Israel has [[West Bank Areas in the Oslo II Accord|varying levels of control]] over the rest of the [[West Bank]], and although it ended its [[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan|permanent civilian or military presence]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], it is still considered to be the occupying power under international law.<ref>{{cite web
|last = Bell
|first = Abraham
|title = International Law and Gaza: The Assault on Israel's Right to Self-Defense
|work = Jerusalem Issue Brief, Vol. 7, No. 29
|publisher = Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
|date = 28 January 2008
|url = http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief005-3.htm
|access-date = 16 July 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100621082606/http://jcpa.org/brief/brief005-3.htm
|archive-date = 21 June 2010
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| last = Salih
| first = Zak M.
| title = Panelists Disagree Over Gaza's Occupation Status
| publisher = [[University of Virginia School of Law]]
| date = 17 November 2005
| url = http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2005_fall/gaza.htm
| access-date = 16 July 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200844/http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2005_fall/gaza.htm
| archive-date = 3 March 2016
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Israel: 'Disengagement' Will Not End Gaza Occupation
|publisher = Human Rights Watch
|date = 29 October 2004
|url = https://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2004/10/29/isrlpa9577.htm
|access-date = 16 July 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081101210931/http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/10/29/isrlpa9577.htm
|archive-date = 1 November 2008
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name=occ>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hYiIWVlpFzEC&pg=PA429|page=429|first=Andrew|last=Sanger|title=The Contemporary Law of Blockade and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla|journal=Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2010|volume=13|editor=M.N. Schmitt |editor2=Louise Arimatsu |editor3=Tim McCormack|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|date=2011|isbn=978-90-6704-811-8|quote=It is this direct external control over Gaza and indirect control over life within Gaza that has led the United Nations, the UN General Assembly, the UN Fact Finding Mission to Gaza, International human rights organisations, US Government websites, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and a significant number of legal commentators, to reject the argument that Gaza is no longer occupied.|doi=10.1007/978-90-6704-811-8_14|series=Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law}}<br />* {{cite book|title=International Law and the Classification of Conflicts|editor=Elizabeth Wilmshurst|first=Iain|last=Scobbie|author-link=Iain Scobbie|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2012|isbn=978-0-19-965775-9|page=295|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GM90Xp03uuEC&pg=PA295|quote=Even after the accession to power of Hamas, Israel's claim that it no longer occupies Gaza has not been accepted by UN bodies, most States, nor the majority of academic commentators because of its exclusive control of its border with Gaza and crossing points including the effective control it exerted over the Rafah crossing until at least May 2011, its control of Gaza's maritime zones and airspace which constitute what Aronson terms the 'security envelope' around Gaza, as well as its ability to intervene forcibly at will in Gaza.}}<br />* {{cite book|title=Prefiguring Peace: Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding Partnerships|first=Michelle|last= Gawerc|publisher=Lexington Books|date=2012|isbn=9780739166109|page=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hka8FZ4UdWUC&pg=PA44|quote= In other words, while Israel maintained that its occupation of Gaza ended with its unilateral disengagement Palestinians – as well as many human right organizations and international bodies – argued that Gaza was by all intents and purposes still occupied.}}</ref>
Israel is not recognised as a state by [[International recognition of Israel|28 UN members]] and the [[#SADR|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]]. The [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], recognised by a majority of UN member states as the representative of the Palestinian people, [[Israel–Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition|recognised Israel in 1993]].
 
|-
|<span id="Italy"></span>'''{{flag|Italy}}'''&nbsp;– Italian Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} [[Italy]] has 5 autonomous regions, [[Aosta Valley]], [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]], [[Sardinia]], [[Sicily]] and [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Ivory Coast"></span>'''{{flag|Ivory Coast}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Côte d'Ivoire{{efn|The government of Ivory Coast uses "Côte d'Ivoire" as the official English name of the country.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Jamaica"></span>'''{{flag|Jamaica}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Jamaica is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Japan"></span>'''{{flag|Japan}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
 
|<span id="Jordan"></span>'''{{flag|Jordan}}'''&nbsp;– Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Kazakhstan"></span>'''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Kazakhstan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Kenya"></span>'''{{flag|Kenya}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Kenya
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Kiribati"></span>'''{{flag|Kiribati}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Kiribati
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Kuwait"></span>'''{{flag|Kuwait}}'''&nbsp;– State of Kuwait
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Kyrgyzstan"></span>'''{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}'''&nbsp;– Kyrgyz Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Laos"></span>'''{{flag|Laos}}'''&nbsp;– Lao People's Democratic Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Latvia"></span>'''{{flag|Latvia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Latvia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Lebanon"></span>'''{{flag|Lebanon}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Lebanon
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Lesotho"></span>'''{{flag|Lesotho}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Lesotho
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Liberia"></span>'''{{flag|Liberia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Liberia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Libya"></span>'''{{flag|Libya}}'''&nbsp;– State of Libya
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Liechtenstein"></span>'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}'''&nbsp;– Principality of Liechtenstein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Lithuania"></span>'''{{flag|Lithuania}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Lithuania
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Luxembourg"></span>'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}'''&nbsp;– Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Madagascar"></span>'''{{flag|Madagascar}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Madagascar
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Malawi"></span>'''{{flag|Malawi}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Malawi
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Malaysia"></span>'''{{flag|Malaysia}}'''&nbsp;
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Malaysia is a [[federation]] of [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|13 states and three federal territories]].
|-
|<span id="Maldives"></span>'''{{flag|Maldives}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Maldives
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Mali"></span>'''{{flag|Mali}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Mali
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Malta"></span>'''{{flag|Malta}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Malta
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Marshall Islands"></span>'''{{flag|Marshall Islands}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of the Marshall Islands
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Under [[Compact of Free Association]] with the [[#United States|United States]].
|-
|<span id="Mauritania"></span>'''{{flag|Mauritania}}'''&nbsp;– Islamic Republic of Mauritania
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Mauritius"></span>'''{{flag|Mauritius}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Mauritius
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Mauritius has an autonomous island, [[Rodrigues]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Mexico"></span>'''{{flag|Mexico}}'''&nbsp;– United Mexican States
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Mexico is a [[federation]] of [[Political divisions of Mexico|31 states and one autonomous city]].
The [[Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities]] have de facto autonomy.
|-
|<span id="Micronesia"></span>'''{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia|name=Micronesia, Federated States of}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Under [[Compact of Free Association]] with the [[#United States|United States]]. The Federated States of Micronesia is a [[federation]] of [[Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia|four states]].
|-
|<span id="Moldova"></span>'''{{flag|Moldova}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Moldova
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Moldova has the [[Autonomous territorial unit|autonomous regions]] of [[Gagauzia]] and the [[Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester|Left Bank of the Dniester]]. The latter and a city [[Bender, Moldova|Bender]] (Tighina), is under the de facto control of [[#Transnistria|Transnistria]].
|-
|<span id="Monaco"></span>'''{{flag|Monaco}}'''&nbsp;– Principality of Monaco
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Mongolia"></span>'''{{flag|Mongolia}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Montenegro"></span>'''{{flag|Montenegro}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Morocco"></span>'''{{flag|Morocco}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Morocco
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Part of the Moroccan-claimed [[Western Sahara]] is controlled by the partially recognised [[#SADR|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]].
|-
|<span id="Mozambique"></span>'''{{flag|Mozambique}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Mozambique
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Myanmar"></span>'''{{flag|Myanmar}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of the Union of Myanmar{{efn|The country's official name of Myanmar, adopted in 1989, has been mixed and controversial, with the former name Burma still being used in many cases. See [[Names of Myanmar]].}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}[[Wa State]] is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognised the de facto ruling government of Myanmar, the [[State Administration Council]].<ref name="UN_Seats_Denied" /> <!--France has only begun the process of recognising the NUG by passing a bill in the Senate-->
|-
|<span id="Namibia"></span>'''{{flag|Namibia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Namibia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Nauru"></span>'''{{flag|Nauru}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Nauru
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Nepal"></span>'''{{flag|Nepal}}'''&nbsp;– Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Nepal is a [[federation]] composed of [[Provinces of Nepal|7 provinces]].
|-
|<span id="Netherlands"></span>'''{{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands|name=Netherlands}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of the Netherlands
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} The [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] includes four areas with substantial autonomy:
 
* {{flag|Aruba}}
* {{flag|Curaçao}}
* {{flag|Netherlands}}
* {{flag|Sint Maarten}}
 
The Metropolitan Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three overseas parts of the Netherlands ([[Bonaire]], [[Saba (island)|Saba]] and [[Sint Eustatius]]) are [[Caribbean Netherlands|special municipalities]] of the metropolitan Netherlands.{{efn|The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to metropolitan [[Netherlands]] or to the entire [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Kingdom]] (e.g. in international organizations).}} The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law only wholly applies to parts within Europe.
|-
|<span id="New Zealand"></span>'''{{flag|New Zealand}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}New Zealand is a [[Commonwealth realm]],{{efn|name="realm"}} and has one dependent territory and one [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic dependent territory:
 
* {{flag|Tokelau}}
* ''{{noflag|[[Ross Dependency]]}}''
 
The [[New Zealand Government]] acts for the entire [[Realm of New Zealand]] in all international contexts, which has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely [[associated state]]s:
 
* {{flag|Cook Islands}}
* {{flag|Niue}}
 
The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with {{Numrel|CK|alt2= |}} and {{Numrel|Niue|alt2= |}} UN members respectively.<ref>{{cite web
|author = Federal Foreign Office of Germany
|title = Beziehungen zu Deutschland
|publisher = Government of Germany
|date = November 2009
|url = http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/Cookinseln/Bilateral.html
|access-date = 16 July 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100723070259/http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/Cookinseln/Bilateral.html
|archive-date = 23 July 2010
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}} For more information, see [[Foreign relations of the Cook Islands]].</ref><ref>{{cite web
|author=Republic of Nauru Permanent Mission to the United Nations
|title=Foreign Affairs
|publisher=United Nations
|url=http://www.un.int/nauru/foreignaffairs.html
|access-date=16 July 2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004083335/http://www.un.int/nauru/foreignaffairs.html
|archive-date=4 October 2014
}}</ref> They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,<ref name="untreaty1">{{cite web |url=http://untreaty.un.org/cod/repertory/art102/english/rep_supp8_vol6-art102_e_advance.pdf |title=Article 102, Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, Supplement No. 8, Volume VI (1989–1994) |website=untreaty.un.org |access-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403031600/http://untreaty.un.org/cod/repertory/art102/english/rep_supp8_vol6-art102_e_advance.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and are members of some [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]].
|-
|<span id="Nicaragua"></span>'''{{flag|Nicaragua}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Nicaragua
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, [[Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur|Atlántico Sur]] and [[Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte|Atlántico Norte]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Niger"></span>'''{{flag|Niger}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of the Niger
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Nigeria"></span>'''{{flag|Nigeria}}'''&nbsp;– Federal Republic of Nigeria
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Nigeria is a [[federation]] of [[States of Nigeria|36 states and one federal territory]].
|-
|<span id="North Korea"></span>'''{{flag|North Korea}}'''&nbsp;– Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
| style="background:#fcc;" |{{claimedby|SKOREA}}
{{extent}}North Korea is not recognised by one UN member, [[#South Korea|South Korea]], which claims to be the sole legitimate government of [[Korea]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~worldjpn/documents/texts/docs/19650622.T1E.html
|title = Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea
|access-date = 27 October 2008
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090313123054/http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~worldjpn/documents/texts/docs/19650622.T1E.html
|archive-date = 13 March 2009
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
|-
|<span id="North Macedonia"></span>'''{{flag|North Macedonia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of North Macedonia{{efn|Formerly known constitutionally as the "Republic of Macedonia" from 1991 to 2019 and under the international designation of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM) from 1993 to 2019 due to the [[Macedonia naming dispute]] with [[Greece]]. Following the [[Prespa agreement]] going into effect in February 2019, the country was renamed "North Macedonia".}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Norway"></span>'''{{flag|Norway}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Norway
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Norway has two [[unincorporated area]]s in Europe:
 
* {{noflag|[[Svalbard]]}} is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the [[Svalbard Treaty]].
* {{noflag|[[Jan Mayen]]}} is an uninhabited island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated.
 
Norway has one [[Dependencies of Norway|dependent territory]] and two [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic dependent territories in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]:
 
* {{noflag|[[Bouvet Island]]}}
* ''{{noflag|[[Peter I Island]]}}''
* ''{{noflag|[[Queen Maud Land]]}}''
|-
|<span id="Oman"></span>'''{{flag|Oman}}'''&nbsp;– Sultanate of Oman
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Pakistan"></span>'''{{flag|Pakistan}}'''&nbsp;– Islamic Republic of Pakistan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Pakistan is a [[federation]] of [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|four provinces and one capital territory]]. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions of [[Kashmir]], but has not officially annexed any of it,<ref>Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 1.</ref><ref>{{Cite news
|author = Aslam, Tasnim
|title = Pakistan Does Not Claim Kashmir As An Integral Part...
|url = http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?233374
|newspaper = Outlook India
|publisher = The Outlook Group
|date = 11 December 2006
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111213213928/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?233374
|archive-date = 13 December 2011
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
|access-date = 27 February 2011
}}</ref> instead regarding it as a disputed territory.<ref>{{Cite book
| last = Williams
| first = Kristen P.
| title = Despite nationalist conflicts: theory and practice of maintaining world peace
| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group
| year = 2001
| pages = 154–155
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OYmurpH3ahsC
| isbn = 978-0-275-96934-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book
| last = Pruthi
| first = R.K.
| title = An Encyclopaedic Survey Of Global Terrorism In 21st Century
| publisher = Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.
| year = 2001
| pages = 120–121
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=C3yDkKDbZ3YC
| isbn = 978-81-261-1091-9}}</ref> The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper:
 
* {{flag|Azad Kashmir}}
* {{flag|Gilgit-Baltistan}}
 
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.ajk.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&catid=14 |title=Azad Kashmir Day |access-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812174212/http://home.ajk.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&catid=14 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="gbtribune.files.wordpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://gbtribune.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/self-governance-order-2009.pdf |title=To Be Published In The Next Issue Of The |access-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905063539/http://gbtribune.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/self-governance-order-2009.pdf |archive-date=5 September 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="AJ&KHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.ajk.gov.pk/history.php|title=AJ&K History|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174235/http://www.ajk.gov.pk/history.php|archive-date=6 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil 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 defense) are performed by Pakistan.<ref name="gbtribune.files.wordpress.com"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z-aRAwAAQBAJ&q=azad+kashmir+gilgit+baltistan&pg=PA1100|title=Political Handbook of the World 2014|access-date=5 October 2014|isbn=9781483333281|last1=Lansford|first1=Tom|date=2014-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/AJK_Interim_Constitution_Act_1974.pdf# |title=The Azad Jammu And Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974 |format=PDF |access-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013171853/http://www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/AJK_Interim_Constitution_Act_1974.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Palau"></span>'''{{flag|Palau}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Palau
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Under [[Compact of Free Association]] with the [[#United States|United States]].
|-
|<span id="Palestine"></span>'''{{flag|Palestine}}'''&nbsp;– State of Palestine
| style="background:#ddf;" |<span style="display:none">A</span> [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers|UN General Assembly observer state]]; member of two [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]<!-- {{cn|date=April 2021}} -- it appears that the convention on this page is to keep details and citations to the last column, which is where the details and citations for this claim can be found -->
| style="background:#fcc;" | [[International recognition of the State of Palestine|Partially unrecognised]].
{{extent}}The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from {{Numrec|Palestine}} states.<ref>{{cite web|author=Palestine Liberation Organization|title=Road For Palestinian Statehood: Recognition and Admission|url=http://www.nad-plo.org/etemplate.php?id=5|publisher=Negotiations Affairs Department|access-date=28 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818214013/http://www.nad-plo.org/etemplate.php?id=5|archive-date=18 August 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed.<ref>See the following on statehood criteria:
* {{cite web|author=Mendes, Errol|title=Statehood and Palestine for the purposes of Article 12 (3) of the ICC Statute|url=http://uclalawforum.com/media/background/gaza/2010-03-30_Mendes-Memo.pdf|pages=28, 33|date=30 March 2010|access-date=17 April 2011|postscript=:|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831190057/http://uclalawforum.com/media/background/gaza/2010-03-30_Mendes-Memo.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} "...the Palestinian State also meets the traditional criteria under the Montevideo Convention..."; "...the fact that a majority of states have recognised Palestine as a State should easily fulfil the requisite state practice".
* {{cite journal|author=McKinney, Kathryn M.|title=The Legal Effects of the Israeli-PLO Declaration ofPrinciples: Steps Toward Statehood for Palestine|url=http://lawpublications.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1438&context=sulr&sei-redir=1#search=%22palestine+%22constitutive+theory%22+statehood%22|journal=Seattle University Law Review|volume=18|issue=93|year=1994|page=97|publisher=Seattle University|access-date=17 April 2011|postscript=:|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722063030/http://lawpublications.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1438&context=sulr&sei-redir=1#search=%22palestine+%22constitutive+theory%22+statehood%22|archive-date=22 July 2011|df=dmy-all}} "It is possible, however, to argue for Palestinian statehood based on the constitutive theory".
* {{cite journal|author=McDonald, Avril|title=Operation Cast Lead: Drawing the Battle Lines of the Legal Dispute|url=https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=16+Hum.+Rts.+Br.+25&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=74ccae52ba220673512e7784449388f0|journal=Human Rights Brief|volume=25|date=Spring 2009|publisher=Washington College of Law, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law|access-date=17 April 2011|postscript=:|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329201731/https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=16+Hum.+Rts.+Br.+25&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=74ccae52ba220673512e7784449388f0|archive-date=29 March 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} "Whether one applies the criteria of statehood set out in the Montevideo Convention or the more widely accepted constitutive theory of statehood, Palestine might be considered a state."</ref> 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]].<ref name="unnms"/> The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,<ref>{{cite web|author=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|title=Arab States: Palestine|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/worldwide/arab-states/palestine/|publisher=United Nations|access-date=3 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104131813/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/worldwide/arab-states/palestine/|archive-date=4 January 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> UNIDO and other international organizations.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL34074.pdf|pages=40–41|date=18 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Panama"></span>'''{{flag|Panama}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Panama
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Papua New Guinea"></span>'''{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}'''&nbsp;– Independent State of Papua New Guinea
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Papua New Guinea is a [[Commonwealth realm]]{{efn|name="realm"}} with one autonomous region, [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Paraguay"></span>'''{{flag|Paraguay}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Paraguay
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Peru"></span>'''{{flag|Peru}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Peru
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Philippines"></span>'''{{flag|Philippines}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of the Philippines
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The Philippines contains one autonomous region, [[Bangsamoro]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Poland"></span>'''{{flag|Poland}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Poland
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Portugal"></span>'''{{flag|Portugal}}'''&nbsp;– Portuguese Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} Portugal contains two autonomous regions, [[Azores|the Azores]] and [[Madeira]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Qatar"></span>'''{{flag|Qatar}}'''&nbsp;– State of Qatar
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Republic of the Congo"></span>'''{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}'''{{efn|Also known as Congo-Brazzaville.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Romania"></span>'''{{flag|Romania}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Russia"></span>'''{{flag|Russia}}'''&nbsp;– Russian Federation
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Russia is a [[federation]] of 83&nbsp; internationally recognised [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subjects]] (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Rwanda"></span>'''{{flag|Rwanda}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Rwanda
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Saint Kitts and Nevis"></span>'''{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}'''&nbsp;– Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Saint Kitts and Nevis is a [[Commonwealth realm]]{{efn|name="realm"}} and is a [[federation]]{{efn|name="federal"}} of two islands, [[St. Kitts]] and [[Nevis]].
|-
|<span id="Saint Lucia"></span>'''{{flag|Saint Lucia}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Saint Lucia is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"></span>'''{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Samoa"></span>'''{{flag|Samoa}}'''&nbsp;– Independent State of Samoa
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="San Marino"></span>'''{{flag|San Marino}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of San Marino
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="São Tomé and Príncipe"></span>'''{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}'''&nbsp;– Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}São Tomé and Príncipe contains one autonomous province, [[Príncipe]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Saudi Arabia"></span>'''{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
<!--Sealand is not a sovereign state according to the definition in the introduction of this article and should not be included-->
<!--Scotland is not a sovereign state according to the definition in the introduction of this article and should not be included-->
|-
|<span id="Senegal"></span>'''{{flag|Senegal}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Senegal
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Serbia"></span>'''{{flag|Serbia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Serbia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Serbia contains two autonomous regions, [[Vojvodina]] and [[Kosovo and Metohija]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}} The latter is under the de facto control of [[#Kosovo|Kosovo]].
|-
|<span id="Seychelles"></span>'''{{flag|Seychelles}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Seychelles
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Sierra Leone"></span>'''{{flag|Sierra Leone}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Sierra Leone
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Singapore"></span>'''{{flag|Singapore}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Singapore
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Slovakia"></span>'''{{flag|Slovakia}}'''&nbsp;– Slovak Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Slovenia"></span>'''{{flag|Slovenia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Slovenia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Solomon Islands"></span>'''{{flag|Solomon Islands}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Solomon Islands is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Somalia"></span>'''{{flag|Somalia}}'''&nbsp;– Federal Republic of Somalia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Somalia is a federation of [[states and regions of Somalia|six states]]. Two, [[Puntland]] and [[Galmudug]], have self-declared autonomy, while one, [[#Somaliland|Somaliland]], is de facto independent.
|-
|<span id="South Africa"></span>'''{{flag|South Africa}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of South Africa
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="South Korea"></span>'''{{flag|South Korea}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Korea
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
| style="background:#fcc;" |{{claimedby|NKOREA}}
{{extent}}South Korea has one autonomous region, [[Jeju Province]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Keun Min|title=Greetings|publisher=Jeju Special Self-Governing Province|url=http://english.jeju.go.kr/contents/index.php?mid=02|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502123553/http://english.jeju.go.kr/contents/index.php?mid=02|archive-date=2 May 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
South Korea is not recognised by [[#North Korea|North Korea]], which claims to be the sole legitimate government of [[Korea]].
|-
|<span id="South Sudan"></span>'''{{flag|South Sudan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of South Sudan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}South Sudan is a [[federation]] of [[States of South Sudan|10 states and three administrative areas]].
 
* The [[Abyei|Abyei Area]] is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations.<ref name=UNISFA2017>{{cite web|url=https://unisfa.unmissions.org/statement-unisfa-recent-spate-attacks-abyei|title=Statement from UNISFA on the recent spate of attacks in Abyei|website=UNmissions.org|date=18 October 2017|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022254/https://unisfa.unmissions.org/statement-unisfa-recent-spate-attacks-abyei|archive-date=13 February 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=AbyeiName>{{cite web|url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/17103/Abyei-Administration-Area-Changes-Name.aspx|title=Abyei Administration Area Changes Name|website=Gurtong.net|date=29 July 2015|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022037/http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/17103/Abyei-Administration-Area-Changes-Name.aspx|archive-date=13 February 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|<span id="Spain"></span>'''{{flag|Spain}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Spain
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}} Spain is divided into [[Autonomous communities of Spain|17 autonomous communities and two special autonomous cities]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}{{efn|name="Plazas"|Spain holds several small overseas territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering [[Morocco]], known as the [[plazas de soberanía]].}}
|-
|<span id="Sri Lanka"></span>'''{{flag|Sri Lanka}}'''&nbsp;– Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka{{efn|Formerly known as [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]] until 1972.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Sudan"></span>'''{{flag|Sudan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of the Sudan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Sudan is a [[federation]] of [[States of Sudan|18 states]].
 
* The [[Abyei|Abyei Area]] is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations.<ref name=UNISFA2017/><ref name=AbyeiName/>
|-
|<span id="Suriname"></span>'''{{flag|Suriname}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Suriname
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Sweden"></span>'''{{flag|Sweden}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Sweden
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Member of the EU.{{efn|name="EU"}}
|-
|<span id="Switzerland"></span>'''{{flag|Switzerland}}'''&nbsp;– Swiss Confederation
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Switzerland is a [[federation]] of [[Cantons of Switzerland|26 cantons]].
|-
|<span id="Syria"></span>'''{{flag|Syria}}'''&nbsp;– Syrian Arab Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The [[National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces|Syrian National Coalition]], which is [[International recognition of the Syrian National Coalition|recognised]] as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an [[Syrian Interim Government|interim government]] to rule rebel controlled territory during the [[Syrian civil war]].
Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: [[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria|Rojava]].
|-
|<span id="Tajikistan"></span>'''{{flag|Tajikistan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Tajikistan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Tajikistan contains one autonomous region, [[Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Tanzania"></span>'''{{flag|Tanzania}}'''&nbsp;– United Republic of Tanzania
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Tanzania contains one autonomous region, [[Zanzibar]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Thailand"></span>'''{{flag|Thailand}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Thailand
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Togo"></span>'''{{flag|Togo}}'''&nbsp;– Togolese Republic
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Tonga"></span>'''{{flag|Tonga}}'''&nbsp;– Kingdom of Tonga
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Trinidad and Tobago"></span>'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Trinidad and Tobago contains one autonomous region, [[Tobago]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Tunisia"></span>'''{{flag|Tunisia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Tunisia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Turkey"></span>'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Türkiye{{efn|Formerly the "Republic of Turkey". In 2023, the United Nations recognized "Türkiye" as the official English name of the country after a request made by the Turkish government.}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Turkmenistan"></span>'''{{flag|Turkmenistan}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Tuvalu"></span>'''{{flag|Tuvalu}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Tuvalu is a [[Commonwealth realm]].{{efn|name="realm"}}
|-
|<span id="Uganda"></span>'''{{flag|Uganda}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Uganda
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Ukraine"></span>'''{{flag|Ukraine}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Ukraine contains one autonomous region, the [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea]],{{efn|name="autonomous"}} which is under the control of [[#Russia|Russia]]. Five other areas of Ukraine are under full or partial Russian control, including [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]], [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]], [[Luhansk Oblast|Luhansk]], [[Sevastopol]], and [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporizhzhia]].
|-
|<span id="United Arab Emirates"></span>'''{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}'''
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The United Arab Emirates is a [[federation]] of [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|seven emirates]].
|-
|<span id="United Kingdom"></span>'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}'''&nbsp;– United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The United Kingdom is a [[Commonwealth realm]]{{efn|name="realm"||group=}} consisting of [[countries of the United Kingdom|four constituent countries]]; [[England]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]]. The United Kingdom has the following 13 [[British Overseas Territories|overseas territories]] and one [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed]] Antarctic dependent territory:
 
* {{noflag|[[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]]}}
* {{flag|Anguilla}}
* {{flag|Bermuda}}
* {{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}
* {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}
* {{flag|Cayman Islands}}
* {{flag|Falkland Islands}}
* {{flag|Gibraltar}}
* {{flag|Montserrat}}
* {{flag|Pitcairn Islands}}
* {{noflag|[[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]}}
* {{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}
* {{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
* ''{{flag|British Antarctic Territory}}''
 
The [[The Crown|British monarch]] also has direct sovereignty over three self-governing [[Crown Dependencies]]:
 
* {{flag|Bailiwick of Guernsey|name=Guernsey}}
* {{flag|Isle of Man}}
* {{flag|Jersey}}
|-
|<span id="United States"></span>'''{{flag|United States}}'''&nbsp;– United States of America
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}The United States is a [[federation]] of [[Political divisions of the United States#States and their subdivisions|50 states]], one [[Washington, D.C.|federal district]], and one [[Palmyra Atoll|incorporated territory]]. Additionally, the [[Federal government of the United States]] has sovereignty over 13 [[unincorporated territories]]. Of these territories, the following five are inhabited possessions:
 
* {{flag|American Samoa}}
* {{flag|Guam}}
* {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
* {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
* {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}
 
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 disputes sovereignty over the following two territories:
 
* ''[[Bajo Nuevo Bank]]''
* ''[[Serranilla Bank]]''
 
Three sovereign states have become [[associated state]]s of the United States under the [[Compact of Free Association]]:
 
* {{flag|Marshall Islands}} – Republic of the Marshall Islands
* {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia|name=Micronesia}} – Federated States of Micronesia
* {{flag|Palau}} – Republic of Palau
|-
|<span id="Uruguay"></span>'''{{flag|Uruguay}}'''&nbsp;– Oriental Republic of Uruguay
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Uzbekistan"></span>'''{{flag|Uzbekistan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Uzbekistan
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region, [[Karakalpakstan]].{{efn|name="autonomous"}}
|-
|<span id="Vanuatu"></span>'''{{flag|Vanuatu}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Vanuatu
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Vatican City"></span>'''{{flag|Vatican City}}'''&nbsp;– Vatican City State
| style="background:#ddf;" |<span style="display:none">A</span> [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers|UN General Assembly observer state]] under the designation of "[[Holy See]]"; member of three [[list of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Administered by the [[Holy See]], a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations to {{Numrec|Holy See|N=3||states}}. This figure consists of {{Numrec|Holy See|link=N}} UN member states, the Cook Islands, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the State of Palestine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_20010123_holy-see-relations_en.html|title=Bilateral relations of the Holy See|publisher=Holy See website|access-date=5 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709142833/https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_20010123_holy-see-relations_en.html|archive-date=9 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In addition, the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of three [[list of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]] ([[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]], [[Universal Postal Union|UPU]], and [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]]) and the [[International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]], as well as being a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State")<ref name="unnms">{{cite web|title=Non-member States and Entities |url=https://www.un.org/en/members/nonmembers.shtml |publisher=United Nations |access-date=30 August 2010 |date=29 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509204646/http://www.un.org/en/members/nonmembers.shtml |archive-date=9 May 2009 }}</ref> and [[Foreign relations of the Holy See#Participation in international organizations|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 member|ex officio]]'' sovereign of Vatican City.
|-
|<span id="Venezuela"></span>'''{{flag|Venezuela}}'''&nbsp;– Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}Venezuela is a [[federation]] of [[States of Venezuela|23 states]], [[Administrative divisions of Venezuela|one capital district, and federal dependencies]].
|-
|<span id="Vietnam"></span>'''{{flag|Vietnam}}'''&nbsp;– Socialist Republic of Vietnam
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Yemen"></span>'''{{flag|Yemen}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Yemen
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Zambia"></span>'''{{flag|Zambia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Zambia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|-
|<span id="Zimbabwe"></span>'''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Zimbabwe
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
{{extent}}
|}
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