List of sovereign states
This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.
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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. The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence.
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 areas 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:
- 192 United Nations member states
- One state with general international recognition but not UN membership governed by the Holy See within Rome (a UN permanent observer): the Vatican City.
- One state, not a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 24 UN members as well as the Holy See, and currently with de facto international relations with most states, the Republic of China, popularly referred to as Taiwan.
- One state, member of the African Union, recognized by 47 UN members though never itself a UN member, with more than half of its claimed territory under military occupation, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
- One state, not a UN member, recognised only by Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
- Five states, neither UN members nor recognised by any states that are, but sovereign according to article 1 of the Montevideo Convention, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.
Unlisted are the following states that fail to reach the criteria but which customary international law nonetheless might define as states under the Montevideo Convention:
- Two states, in free association with New Zealand and represented in most matters by that country: Niue and the Cook Islands.
- One so-called state, a UN observer member, recognized by 96 other states, but with extraterritorial areas within Rome is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- One state, never a UN member, recognized by 93 other states, but without any de facto control over its claimed territory, the State of Palestine in the Palestinian territories.[5]
- One state, never a UN member, only ever briefly recognised by the Republic of Georgia, with all of its claimed territory under military occupation, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Also not listed below are various disputed territories which cannot be justifiably assigned to the latter category, including Jubaland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia), 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
- Abkhazian: Apsny / Аҧсны; Respublika Abxazija / Республика Абхазия
- Russian: Apsny / Апсны; Respublika Abxazija / Республика Абхазия
Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Flag
- Pashto: Afġānistān / افغانستان — Da Afġānistān Islāmī jomhoriyat/ د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت
- Persian (Dari): Afġānestān / افغانستان — Jamhorīyē Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān/جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
- Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise
- Arabic: Al-Jazā'ir / الجمهورية الجزائرية — Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-Dīmuqrāţīyah ash-Sha’bīyah / الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
- Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra
- Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola
- English: Antigua and Barbuda
- Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina
- Armenian: Hayastan / Հայաստան — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun / Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
- English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia
- German: Österreich — Republik Österreich
Azerbaijan[1][4] — Republic of Azerbaijan Flag
- Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası
B
The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas Flag of
- English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Arabic: al-Baḥrayn / بحرين - Mamlakat al Bahrayn / مملكة البحرين
Bangladesh — People's Republic of Bangladesh Flag
- Bengali: Banglādeś / বাংলাদেশ — Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh - গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
- English: Barbados
- Belarusian: Bjelarúś / Белару́сь — Respublika Biełaruś / Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь
- Russian: Bjelorússija / Белору́ссия
- Dutch: België — Koninkrijk België
- French: Belgique — Royaume de Belgique
- German: Belgien — Königreich Belgien
- English: Belize
- French: Bénin — République du Bénin
- Dzongkha: Druk Yul / འབྲུག་ཡུལ — Druk Gyal Khab
- Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia
- Quechua: Bulibiya
- Aymara: Wuliwya
- Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina
- Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
- Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina
- Tswana: Botswana — Lefatshe la Botswana
- English: Botswana — Republic of Botswana
- Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil
- Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България - Republika Bălgarija / Република България
- French: Burkina Faso
- Kirundi: Uburundi — Republika y'Uburundi
- French: Burundi — République du Burundi
C
- Cambodian: Kampuchea / កម្ពុជា — Preah Reachea Nachakr Kampuchea / ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា
- French: Cameroun — République du Cameroun
- English: Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon
- English: Canada
- French: Canada
Cape Verde — Republic of Cape Verde Flag
- Portuguese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde
Central African Republic — Central African Republic Flag of
- French: République Centrafricaine
- Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
- French: Tchad — République du Tchad
- Arabic: Tašād / تشاد — Jumhuriyat Tašād /جمهوريّة تشاد
- Spanish: Chile — República de Chile
- Chinese: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó / 中华人民共和国
- Chinese: JhongHuá MínGuó / 中華民國
- Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia
- French: Comores — Union des Comores
- Comorian: Komori — Udzima wa Komori
- Arabic: Qumur / قمر — الاتحاد القمر
Congo — Republic of the Congo Flag of
- French: Congo — République du Congo
Congo — Democratic Republic of the Congo Flag of
- French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo
Costa Rica — Republic of Costa Rica Flag
- Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire[7] — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Flag of
- French: Côte d'Ivoire — République de Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska
- Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba
- Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος — Kypriaki Dimokratia / Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
- Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
- Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
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Czech Republic, or Czechia — Czech Republic Flag
- Czech: Česko — Česká republika
D
- Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark
- French:: Djibouti — République de Djibouti
- Arabic: Jibuti / جيبوتي — Jumhuriyaa Jibuti / جمهورية جيبوتي
- English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica
- Spanish: República Dominicana
E
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
- Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador
- Arabic: Mişr / مصر — Jumhuriyat Mişr al-Arabiyah / جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة
El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador Flag
- Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Equatorial Guinea Flag
- Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial
- Tigrinya: Ertra / ኤርትራ — Hagere Ertra / ሃግሬ ኤርትራ
- Arabic: Irītriyā / إريتريا
- Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik
- Amharic: Ityop'iya / ኢትዮጵያ — Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik / የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
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- English: Fiji — Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Fijian: Viti — Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti
- Finnish: Suomi — Suomen tasavalta
- Swedish: Finland — Republiken Finland
- French: France — République Française
G
- French: Gabon — République Gabonaise
- English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia
- Georgian: Sak’art’velo / საქართველო
- German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana
- Greek:Ellás / Ελλάδα — Ellinikí Dimokratía / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
- English: Grenada
- Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala
- French: Guinée — République de Guinée
Guinea-Bissau — Republic of Guinea-Bissau Flag
- Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau — Repùblica da Guiné-Bissau
- English: Guyana — Republic of Guyana
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- French: Haïti — République d'Haïti
- Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik Dayiti
- Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras
- Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság
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- Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland
- Hindi: Bhārat / भारत — Bhārat Ganarājya / भारत गणराज्य
- English: India — Republic of India
- Indonesian: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia
- Persian: Īrān / ایران — Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Īrān / جمهوری اسلامی ایران
- Arabic: Al-ʿĪrāq / العراق — Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah / الجمهورية العراقية
- Kurdish: ʿIraq / عیراق — Komara Iraqê / عیراق
Ireland — Republic of Ireland Flag
- Irish: Éire - Poblacht na hÉireann
- English: Ireland - Republic of Ireland
- Hebrew: Yisra'el / ישראל — Medinat Yisra'el / מדינת ישראל
- Arabic: Isra'il / اسرائيل — Daulat Isra'il / دولة اسرائيل
- Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana
J
- English: Jamaica
- Japanese: Nihon / 日本 — Nihon-koku / 日本国
- Arabic: Al-Urdun / الاردن — Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah / المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة
K
Kazakhstan — Republic of Kazakhstan Flag
- Kazakh: Qazaqstan / Қазақстан — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy / Қазақстан Республикасы
- Russian: Kazachstan / Казахстан — Respublika Kazachstan / Республика Казахстан
- English: Kenya — Republic of Kenya
- Swahili: Kenya — Jamhuri ya Kenya
- Kiribati: Kiribati — Ribaberikin Kiribati
- English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati
North Korea — Democratic People's Republic of Korea Flag
- Korean: Chosŏn / 조선 — Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk / 조선민주주의인민공화국
South Korea — Republic of Korea Flag
- Korean: Hanguk / 한국 — Daehan Minguk / 대한민국
- Arabic: Al-Kuwayt / الكويت — Dawlat al Kuwayt / دولة الكويت
Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Republic Flag
- Kyrgyz: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyz Respublikasy / Кыргыз Республикасы
- Russian: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyzskaya respublika - Кыргызская республика
L
- Laotian: Lao / ນລາວ — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao / ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
- Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika
- Arabic: Lubnān / لبنان — Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah / الجمهوريّة البنانيّة
- English: Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho
- Sotho: Lesotho — Mmuso wa Lesotho
- English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia
- Arabic: Lībiyah / ليبية — al-Jamāhīrīyah al-‘Arabīya al-Lībīyah ash-Sha‘bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-Uzma / الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى
Liechtenstein — Principality of Liechtenstein Flag
- German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika
Luxembourg — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Flag
- Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg — Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
- French: Luxembourg — Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
- German: Luxemburg — Großherzogtum Luxemburg
M
Macedonia [8] — Republic of Macedonia Flag
- Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија — Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија
Madagascar — Republic of Madagascar Flag
- Malagasy: Madagasikara — Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
- French: Madagascar — Republique de Madagascar
- English: Malawi — Republic of Malawi
- Chewa: Malaŵi — Mfuko la Malaŵi
- Malay: Malaysia
- Divehi: Divehi Rājje / ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު — Divehi Rājje ge Jumhuriyyā / ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު
- French: Mali — République de Mali
- Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta
Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands Flag of
- English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania — Islamic Republic of Mauritania Flag
- Arabic: Mūrītāniyyah / موريتانية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Mūrītāniyah / الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
- French: Mauritanie — République Islamique de la Mauritanie
- English: Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius
- French: Maurice — République de Maurice
- Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Micronesia[3] — Federated States of Micronesia Flag
- English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia
- Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova
- French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco
- Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс
Montenegro — Republic of Montenegro Flag
- Serbian: Crna Gora / Црна Гора — Republika Crna Gora / Република Црна Гора
- Arabic: al-Maġrib / مغرب — Al Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah / المملكة المغربية
Mozambique — Republic of Mozambique Flag
- Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique
- Burmese: Myanma / ဴမန္မာ — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw / ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္
N
Nagorno-Karabakh — Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Flag
- Armenian: Leṙnalin Ġarabaġ / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ — Leṙnayin Ġarabaġ Hanrapetowt‘youn / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն
- English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia
- Nauruan: Naoero — Republik Naoero
- English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru
- Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल — Nepāl Rājya / नेपाल राज्य
Netherlands[2] — Kingdom of the Netherlands Flag
- Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
- Frisian : Nederlân — Keninkryk fan Nederlân
- English: New Zealand or Aotearoa
- Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni or Nu Tirani
- Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua
- French: Niger — République du Niger
- English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Norwegian (bokmål): Norge — Kongeriket Norge
- Norwegian (nynorsk): Noreg — Kongeriket Noreg
O
- Arabic: ʿUmmān / عمان — Saltanat Uman / سلطنة عُمان
South Ossetia — Republic of South Ossetia Flag
- Ossetian: Xussar Iryston / Хуссар Ирыстон — Respublikæ Xussar Iryston / Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон
- Russian: Južnaja Osetija / Южная Осетия — Respublika Južnaja Osetija / Республика Южная Осетия
- Georgian: Samkhret Oseti / სამხრეთ ოსეთი — Samkhret Osetis Respublika / სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა
P
- Urdu: Pākistān / پاکستان — Islami Jamhuria Pākistān / اسلامی جمہوریت پاکستان
- Palauan: Belau — Beluu er a Belau
- English: Palau — Republic of Palau
- Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá
Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea Flag
- English: Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Spanish: Paraguay — República del Paraguay
- Guarani: Paraguái — Têta Paraguái
- Spanish: Perú — República del Perú
Philippines[4] — Republic of the Philippines Flag of
- Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas
- Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska
- Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa
Q
- Arabic: Qaṭar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر
R
- Romanian: România
- Russian: Rossija / Россия — Rossijskaja Federacija / Российская Федерация
- Rwandese: Rwanda — Repubulika y'u Rwanda
- French: Rwanda — République du Rwanda
- English: Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda
S
Western Sahara — Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Flag
- Arabic: Al-Jumhūrīyya al-`Arabīyya as-Saharāwīyya ad-Dīmuqrātīyya / الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية
Saint Kitts and Nevis[4] — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
- English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- English: Saint Lucia
- English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa
- Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa
San Marino — Most Serene Republic of San Marino Flag
- Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe[4] — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Flag
- Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Flag
- Arabic: Al-ʿArabiyyah as-Saʿūdiyyah / العربية السعودية — Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah / المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة
- French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal
- Serbian: Srbija / Србија — Republika Srbija / Република Србија
Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles Flag of
- English: Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles
- French: Seychelles — République des Seychelles
- Seselwa: Sesel — Repiblik Sesel
Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone Flag
- English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone
- 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
- Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská republika
- Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija
- English: Solomon Islands
- Somalian: Soomaaliya
Somaliland — Republic of Somaliland Flag
- Somali: Soomaaliland — Jamhuriyatha Soomaaliland
- Arabic: ʾrḍ ʾˈalṣwmʾl / ارض الصومال — ǧmhwryẗ ʾrḍ ʾˈalṣwmʾl / جمهورية ارض الصومال
South Africa — 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
- Spanish: España — Reino de España
- Basque: Espainia — Espainiako Erresuma
- Catalan: Espanya — Regne d'Espanya
- Galician: España — Reino de España
- Sinhala: Sri Lanka — Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya
- Tamil: Llankai / இலங்கை — Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu
- Arabic: As-Sūdān / السودان — Jumhuriyat as-Sudan / جمهورية السودان
- Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname
- English: Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland
- Swazi: eSwatini — Umbuso weSwatini
- Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige
Switzerland[3] — Swiss Confederation Flag
- German: Schweiz — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
- French: Suisse — Confédération suisse
- Italian: Svizzera — Confederazione Svizzera
- Raeto-Romance: Svizra — Confederaziun Svizra
- Arabic: Sūriyyah / سورية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Suriyah / الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة
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- For the state that is commonly referred to as "Taiwan," please see the Republic of China
Tajikistan[4] — Republic of Tajikistan Flag
- Persian (Tajiki-Persian): Tojikistan / Тоҷикистон — Jumhurii Tojikiston / Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
- Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
- Thai: Prathēt Thai / ประเทศไทย — Rātcha Anāchak Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย
- French: Togo — République Togolaise
- Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
- English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga
Transnistria — Trans-Dniestr Moldovan Republic Flag
- Moldovan: Pridnestrov'e / Приднестровье — Republika Moldovenjaskè Nistrjanè / Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ
- Russian: Pridnestrov'e / Приднестровье — Pridnestrovskaja Moldavskaja Respublika / Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
- Ukrainian: Prydnistrov″ja / Придністров'я — Prydnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika / Придністровська Молдавська Республіка
Trinidad and Tobago[4] — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Flag
- English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Arabic: Tūnis / تونس — Al Jumhuriyya at-Tūsiyya / الجمهرية التونسية
- Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
- Turkmen: Türkmenistan
- Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
- English: Tuvalu
U
- English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda
- Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна
- Russian: Ukrajina / Украина
- Arabic: Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah / الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة
United Kingdom[2] — 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
United States[2][3] — United States of America Flag of
- English: United States — United States of America
- Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay
Uzbekistan[4] — Republic of Uzbekistan Flag
- Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
V
- Bislama: Vanuatu — Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- English: Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu
- French: Vanuatu — République du Vanuatu
Vatican City — State of the Vatican City Flag of
- Latin: Civitas Vaticana — Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
- Italian: Città del Vaticano — Stato della Città del Vaticano
- Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela
- Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam
Y
- Arabic: Al-Yaman / اليمن — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Yamaniyah / الجمهوريّة اليمنية
Z
- English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia
- English: Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe
Notes
- ^ a b c d This list includes some de facto independent countries. More information can be found at the list of unrecognized countries.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see List of autonomous areas by country.
- ^ 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: Canada's name, Dominion.
- ^ Also known as Ivory Coast (which was formerly its official name).
- ^ The Republic of Macedonia is known also as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, see Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia.
- ^ Also known as Burma (which was formerly its official name).
- ^ Somalia is a country that currently only exists in a de jure capacity.
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