List of sovereign states

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This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.

Contents:	Criteria for inclusion - List of states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - Notes - Other listings

Criteria for inclusion

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

The notes include information on:

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

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

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

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

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

• 191 United Nations member states
• 1 United Nations non-member observer state (the Vatican City)
• 1 state, recognized prior to 1972 by a majority of states, recognized after 1972 by only twenty-some states, and currently with de facto international relations with most states, the Republic of China (Taiwan).
• 5 de-facto independent states with no diplomatic recognition (Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria). Most lists of sovereign states exclude these entities.
• 1 De-facto independent states with diplomatic recognition from just one country - Northern Cyprus (recognized by Turkey). Most lists of sovereign states exclude this entity.
• 2 entities recognized by many states but not de-facto independent, Palestine and Western Sahara. Most lists of sovereign states exclude these entities.

Not listed below are various disputed territories which fall into neither of the last two categories, including Jubaland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro), Kurdistan (Iraq), Kurdistan (Turkey) and numerous others. For a more inclusive list that includes dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty, see list of countries.

List of states

A

Template:ABKHAZIA¹ — Republic of Abkhazia ^Flag (disputed)

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

Template:AFG — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ^Flag

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

Template:ALB — Republic of Albania ^Flag

• Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise

Template:DZA — People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ^Flag

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

Template:AND — Principality of Andorra ^Flag

• Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra

Template:AGO — Republic of Angola ^Flag

• Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola

Template:ATG^{4 Flag}

• English: Antigua and Barbuda

Template:ARG³ — Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic ^Flag

• Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina

Template:ARM — Republic of Armenia ^Flag

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

Template:AUS³ — Commonwealth of Australia ^Flag

• English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia

Template:AUT³ — Republic of Austria ^Flag

• German: Österreich — Republik Österreich

Template:AZE^{1, 4} — Republic of Azerbaijan ^Flag

• Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası

B

Template:BHS — Commonwealth of the Bahamas ^{Flag of}

• English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Template:BHR — Kingdom of Bahrain ^Flag

• Arabic: al-BaTemplate:ArabDINrayn / بحرين - Mamlakat al Bahrayn / مملكة البحرين

Template:BGD — People's Republic of Bangladesh ^Flag

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

Template:BRB ^Flag

• English: Barbados

Template:BLR — Republic of Belarus ^Flag

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

Template:BEL — Kingdom of Belgium ^Flag

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

Template:BLZ ^Flag

• English: Belize

Template:BEN — Republic of Benin ^Flag

• French: Bénin — République du Bénin

Template:BTN — Kingdom of Bhutan ^Flag

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

Template:BOL — Republic of Bolivia ^Flag

• Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia

Template:BIH^{4 Flag}

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

Template:BWA — Republic of Botswana ^Flag

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

Template:BRA³ — Federative Republic of Brazil ^Flag

• Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil

Template:BRU — State of Brunei Darussalam ^Flag

• Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam

Template:BGR — Republic of Bulgaria ^Flag

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

Template:BFA ^Flag

• French: Burkina Faso

Template:BDI — Republic of Burundi ^Flag

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

C

Template:KHM — Kingdom of Cambodia ^Flag

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

Template:CMR — Republic of Cameroon ^Flag

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

Template:CAN^{3 13} — Canada ^Flag

• English: Canada
• French: Canada

Template:CPV — Republic of Cape Verde ^Flag

• Portuguese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde

Template:CAF — Central African Republic ^{Flag of}

• French: République Centrafricaine
• Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka

Template:TCD — Republic of Chad ^Flag

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

Template:CHL — Republic of Chile ^Flag

• Spanish: Chile — República de Chile

Template:PRC⁴ — People's Republic of China ^Flag

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

Template:COL — Republic of Colombia ^Flag

• Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia

Template:COM ³ — Union of the Comoros ^Flag

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

Image:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo-Brazzaville — Republic of Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République du Congo

Template:CRI — Republic of Costa Rica ^Flag

• Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica

Template:CIV¹⁰ — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ^{Flag of}

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

Template:HRV — Republic of Croatia ^Flag

• Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska

Template:CUB — Republic of Cuba ^Flag

• Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba

Template:CYP — Republic of Cyprus ^Flag

• Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος — Kypriaki Dimokratia / Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
• Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti

Template:CZE — Czech Republic ^{Flag of}

• Czech: Česko — Česká republika

D

Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo-Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo

Template:DNK² — Kingdom of Denmark ^Flag

• Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark

Template:DJI — Republic of Djibouti ^Flag

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

Template:DMA — Commonwealth of Dominica ^Flag

• English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica

Template:DOM ^{Flag of}

• Spanish: República Dominicana

E

Image:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ^Flag

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

Template:ECU — Republic of Ecuador ^Flag

• Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador

Template:EGY — Arab Republic of Egypt ^Flag

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

Template:SLV — Republic of El Salvador ^Flag

• Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador

Template:GNQ — Republic of Equatorial Guinea ^Flag

• Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial

Template:ERI — State of Eritrea ^Flag

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

Template:EST — Republic of Estonia ^Flag

• Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik

Template:ETH ³ — Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ^Flag

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

F

Template:FJI ⁴ — Republic of the Fiji Islands ^Flag

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

Template:FIN⁴ — Republic of Finland ^Flag

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

Template:FRA² — French Republic ^Flag

• French: France — République Française

G

Template:GAB — Gabonese Republic ^Flag

• French: Gabon — République Gabonaise

Template:GMB — Republic of the Gambia ^Flag

• English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia

Template:GEO^{1,4 Flag}

• Georgian: Sak’art’velo / საქართველო

Template:DEU ³ — Federal Republic of Germany ^Flag

• German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Template:GHA — Republic of Ghana ^Flag

• English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana

Template:GRC⁴ — Hellenic Republic ^Flag

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

Template:GRD^{4 Flag}

• English: Grenada

Template:GTM — Republic of Guatemala ^Flag

• Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala

Template:GIN — Republic of Guinea ^Flag

• French: Guinée — République de Guinée

Template:GNB — Republic of Guinea-Bissau ^Flag

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

Template:GUY — Co-operative Republic of Guyana ^Flag

• English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

Template:HTI — Republic of Haiti ^Flag

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

Template:HND — Republic of Honduras ^Flag

• Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras

Template:HUN — Republic of Hungary ^Flag

• Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság

I

Template:ISL — Republic of Iceland ^Flag

• Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland

Template:IND³ — Republic of India ^Flag

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

Template:IDN — Republic of Indonesia ^Flag

• Bahasa Indonesia: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia

Template:IRN — Islamic Republic of Iran ^Flag

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

Template:IRQ — Republic of Iraq ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Template:ArabDINĪrāq / العراق — Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah / الجمهورية العراقية
• Kurdish: Template:ArabDINIraq / عیراق — Komara Iraqê / عیراق

Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland — Republic of Ireland ^Flag

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

Template:ISR — State of Israel ^Flag

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

Template:ITA — Italian Republic ^Flag

• Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana

J

Template:JAM ^Flag

• English: Jamaica

Template:JPN ^Flag

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

Template:JOR — Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ^Flag

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

K

Template:KAZ — Republic of Kazakhstan ^Flag

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

Template:KEN — Republic of Kenya ^Flag

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

Template:KIR — Republic of Kiribati ^Flag

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

Image:Flag of North Korea.svg (North) Korea — Democratic People's Republic of Korea ^Flag

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

Image:Flag of South Korea.svg (South) Korea — Republic of Korea ^Flag

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

Template:KWT — State of Kuwait ^Flag

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

Template:KGZ — Kyrgyz Republic ^Flag

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

L

Template:LAO — Lao People's Democratic Republic ^Flag

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

Template:LVA — Republic of Latvia ^Flag

• Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika

Template:LBN — Republic of Lebanon ^Flag

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

Template:LSO — Kingdom of Lesotho ^Flag

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

Template:LBR — Republic of Liberia ^Flag

• English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia

Template:LBY — Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ^Flag

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

Template:LIE — Principality of Liechtenstein ^Flag

• German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein

Template:LTU — Republic of Lithuania ^Flag

• Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika

Template:LUX — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg ^Flag

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

M

Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg Macedonia ⁵ — The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ^Flag

• Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија — Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија
• Albanian: Maqedoni

Template:MDG — Republic of Madagascar ^Flag

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

Template:MWI — Republic of Malawi ^Flag

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

Template:MYS³ — Federation of Malaysia ^Flag

• Malay: Malaysia — Persekutuan Malaysia

Template:MDV — Republic of Maldives ^Flag

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

Template:MLI — Republic of Mali ^Flag

• French: Mali — République de Mali

Template:MLT — Republic of Malta ^Flag

• Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta

Template:MHL — Republic of the Marshall Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands

Template:MRT — Islamic Republic of Mauritania ^Flag

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

Template:MUS — Republic of Mauritius ^Flag

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

Template:MEX³ — United Mexican States ^Flag

• Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Template:FSM³ — Federated States of Micronesia ^Flag

• English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia

Template:MDA^1,4 — Republic of Moldova ^Flag

• Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova

Template:MCO — Principality of Monaco ^Flag

• French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco

Template:MNG ^Flag

• Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс

Template:MAR⁶ — Kingdom of Morocco ^Flag

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

Template:MOZ — Republic of Mozambique ^Flag

• Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique

Template:MMR¹¹ — Union of Myanmar ^Flag

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

N

Image:Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg Nagorno-Karabakh¹ — Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ^Flag

• Armenian: Lernayin Gharabagh / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ

Template:NAM — Republic of Namibia ^Flag

• English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia

Template:NRU — Republic of Nauru ^Flag

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

Template:NPL — Kingdom of Nepal ^Flag

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

Template:NLD² — Kingdom of the Netherlands ^Flag

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

Template:NZL^{2 Flag}

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

Template:NIC — Republic of Nicaragua ^Flag

• Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua

Template:NER — Republic of Niger ^Flag

• French: Niger — République du Niger

Template:NGA³ — Federal Republic of Nigeria ^Flag

• English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria

Image:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus¹ — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ^Flag

• Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Template:NOR² — Kingdom of Norway ^Flag

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

O

Template:OMN — Sultanate of Oman ^Flag

• Arabic: Template:ArabDINUmmān / عمان — Saltanat Uman / سلطنة عُمان

P

Template:PAK — Islamic Republic of Pakistan ^Flag

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

Template:PLW — Republic of Palau ^Flag

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

Image:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine⁷ — Palestinian Authority^Flag

• Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين — Daulat Filastin / دولةفلسطين

Template:PAN — Republic of Panama ^Flag

• Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá

Template:PNG — Independent State of Papua New Guinea ^Flag

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

Template:PRY — Republic of Paraguay ^Flag

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

Template:PER — Republic of Peru ^Flag

• Spanish: Perú — República del Perú

Template:PHL — Republic of the Philippines ^{Flag of}

• Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas

Template:POL — Republic of Poland ^Flag

• Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska

Template:PRT⁴ — Portuguese Republic ^Flag

• Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa

Q

Template:QAT — State of Qatar ^Flag

• Arabic: QaTemplate:ArabDINar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر

R

Template:ROU ^Flag

• Romanian: România

Template:RUS³ — Russian Federation ^Flag

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

Template:RWA — Republic of Rwanda ^Flag

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

S

Template:KNA⁴ — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ^Flag

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

Template:LCA ^Flag

• English: Saint Lucia

Template:VCT ^Flag

• English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Template:WSM — Independent State of Samoa ^Flag

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

Template:SMR — Most Serene Republic of San Marino ^Flag

• Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino

Template:STP⁴ — Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe ^Flag

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

Template:SAU — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Template:ArabDINArabiyyah as-SaTemplate:ArabDINūdiyyah / العربية السعودية — Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah / المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة

Template:SEN — Republic of Senegal ^Flag

• French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal

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

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

Template:SYC — Republic of Seychelles ^{Flag of}

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

Template:SLE — Republic of Sierra Leone ^Flag

• English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone

Template:SGP — Republic of Singapore ^Flag

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

Template:SVK — Slovak Republic ^Flag

• Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská Republika

Template:SVN — Republic of Slovenia ^Flag

• Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija

Template:SLB ^{Flag of}

• English: Solomon Islands

Template:SOM^{1,9 Flag}

• Somalian: Soomaaliya

Template:SOMALILAND¹ -— Republic of Somaliland ^Flag

• Somalian: Somaliland

Template:ZAF — Republic of South Africa ^Flag

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

Template:S OSSETIA¹ — Republic of South Ossetia ^Flag (disputed)

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

Template:ESP³ — Kingdom of Spain ^Flag

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

Template:LKA — Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ^Flag

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

Template:SDN — Republic of the Sudan ^Flag

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

Template:SUR — Republic of Suriname ^Flag

• Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname

Template:SWZ — Kingdom of Swaziland ^Flag

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

Template:SWE — Kingdom of Sweden ^Flag

• Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige

Template:CHE³ — Swiss Confederation ^Flag

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

Template:SYR — Syrian Arab Republic ^Flag

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

T

Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (frequently known as Taiwan)¹² — Republic of China^Flag

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

Template:TJK⁴ — Republic of Tajikistan ^Flag

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

Template:TZA — United Republic of Tanzania ^Flag

• Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Template:THA — Kingdom of Thailand ^Flag

• Thai: Prathēt Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย — Ratcha Anachak Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย

Template:TGO — Togolese Republic ^Flag

• French: Togo — République Togolaise

Template:TON — Kingdom of Tonga ^Flag

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

Image:Flag of Transnistria.svg Transnistria ¹ — Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic ^Flag

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

Template:TTO⁴ — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ^Flag

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

Template:TUN — Republic of Tunisia ^Flag

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

Template:TUR — Republic of Turkey ^Flag

• Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Template:TKM ^Flag

• Turkmen: Türkmenistan

Template:TUV ^Flag

• Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
• English: Tuvalu

U

Template:UGA — Republic of Uganda ^Flag

• English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda

Template:UKR^{4 Flag of}

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

Template:ARE^{3 Flag of}

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

Template:GBR² — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^{Flag of}

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

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

• English: United States — United States of America

Template:URY — Eastern Republic of Uruguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay

Template:UZB⁴ - Republic of Uzbekistan ^Flag

• Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi

V

Template:VUT — Republic of Vanuatu ^Flag

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

Template:VAT — State of the Vatican City ^{Flag of}

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

Template:VEN ³ — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ^Flag

• Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Template:VNM — Socialist Republic of Vietnam ^Flag

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

W

Template:ESH⁶ - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic ^Flag

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

X

Y

Template:YEM — Republic of Yemen ^Flag

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

Z

Template:ZMB — Republic of Zambia ^Flag

• English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia

Template:ZWE — Republic of Zimbabwe ^Flag

• English: Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe

Notes

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

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

For more sources, see Geographic references.

See also

• Lists by country
• List of reference tables
• Geography
• The Earth
• Continent
• List of countries and capitals in native languages
• List of country names in various languages
• List of alternative country names
• Micronationsals:Liste unabhängiger Staaten

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