This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.
:See also the List of countries
Introduction
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) and the (longer) 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. It corresponds to:
- 191 United Nations member states - 1 United Nations non-member observer state (Vatican City)
- 1 state, recognized by a number of states and with de facto international relations with many other states, the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- 6 de-facto independent states with no diplomatic recognition (Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey), Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria)
- 2 entities recognized by many states but not de-facto independent, Palestine and Western Sahara.
Not listed below are various disputed territories which fall into neither of the last two categories, including Jubaland, Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro), Kurdistan (Iraq) and Kurdistan (Turkey).
The sovereign states
A
25pxAbkhazia1 — Republic of Abkhazia Flag - Abkhazian: Aṗsny / Аҧсны
- Russian: Abchazija / Абхазия
- Georgian: Aṗẖazeṭi / აფხაზეთი
; — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Flag - Persian (Dari-Persian): Afġānestān / افغانستان — Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan / دولت اسلامی افغانستان
- Pushtu: Afġānistān / افغانستان
; — Republic of Albania Flag - Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise
; — 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
; — Principality of Andorra Flag - Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra
; — Republic of Angola Flag - Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola
;4Flag - English: Antigua and Barbuda
;3 — Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic Flag - Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina
; — Republic of Armenia Flag - Armenian: Hayastan / Հայաստան — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun / Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն<
;3 — Commonwealth of Australia Flag - English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia
;3 — Republic of Austria Flag - German: Österreich — Republik Österreich
;1, 4 — Republic of Azerbaijan Flag - Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası
B
; — Commonwealth of the Bahamas Flag of - English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas
; — Kingdom of Bahrain Flag - Arabic: al-Baḥrayn / بحرين - Mamlakat al Bahrayn / مملكة البحرين
; — People's Republic of Bangladesh Flag - Bengali: Banglādeś / বাংলাদেশ — Gana Prajātantrī Bānglādesh - গণ প্রজাতঁত্রী বাংলাদেশ
; Flag - English: Barbados
; — Republic of Belarus Flag - Belarusian: Bjelarúś / Белару́сь — Respublika Biełaruś / Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь
- Russian: Bjelorússija / Белору́ссия
; — Kingdom of Belgium Flag - Dutch: België — Koninkrijk België
- French: Belgique — Royaume de Belgique
- German: Belgien — Königreich Belgien
; Flag - English: Belize
; — Republic of Benin Flag - French: Bénin — République du Bénin
; — Kingdom of Bhutan Flag - Dzongkha: Druk Yul / འབྲུག་ཡུལ — Druk Gyal Khab
; — Republic of Bolivia Flag - Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia
;4Flag - Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina
- Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
- Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina
; — Republic of Botswana Flag - Tswana: Botswana — Lefatshe la Botswana
- English: Botswana — Republic of Botswana
;3 — Federative Republic of Brazil Flag - Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil
; — State of Brunei Darussalam Flag - Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam
; — Republic of Bulgaria Flag - Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България - Republika Bălgarija / Република България
; Flag - French: Burkina Faso
; — Republic of Burundi Flag - Kirundi: Uburundi — Republika y'Uburundi
- French: Burundi — République du Burundi
C
; — Kingdom of Cambodia Flag - Cambodian: Kampuchea / កម្ពុជា — Preah Reachea Nachakr Kampuchea / ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា
; — Republic of Cameroon Flag - French: Cameroun — République du Cameroun
- English: Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon
;313 — Canada Flag - English: Canada
- French: Canada
; — Republic of Cape Verde Flag - Portuguese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde
; — Central African Republic Flag of - French: République Centrafricaine
- Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
; — Republic of Chad Flag - French: Tchad — République du Tchad
- Arabic: Tašād / تشاد — Jumhuriyat Tašād /جمهوريّة تشاد
; — Republic of Chile Flag - Spanish: Chile — República de Chile
;4 — People's Republic of China Flag - Chinese: Zhōngguó / 中国 — Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó / 中华人民共和国
; — Republic of Colombia Flag - Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia
; 3 — Union of the Comoros Flag - French: Comores — Union des Comores
- Comorian: Komori — Udzima wa Komori
- Arabic: Qumur / قمر — الاتحاد القمر
25pxCongo-Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of Congo Flag of - French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo
25pxCongo-Brazzaville — Republic of Congo Flag of - French: Congo — République du Congo
; — Republic of Costa Rica Flag - Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica
;10 — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Flag of - French: Côte d'Ivoire — République de Côte d'Ivoire
; — Republic of Croatia Flag - Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska
; — Republic of Cuba Flag - Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba
; — Republic of Cyprus Flag - Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος — Kypriaki Dimokratia / Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
- Turkish:Güney Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi
; — Czech Republic Flag of - Czech: Česko — Česká republika
D
;2 — Kingdom of Denmark Flag - Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark
; — Republic of Djibouti Flag - French:Djibouti — République de Djibouti
- Arabic: Jibuti / جيبوتي — Jumhuriyaa Jibuti / جمهورية جيبوتي
; — Commonwealth of Dominica Flag - English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica
; Flag of - Spanish: República Dominicana
E
25pxEast Timor — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Flag - Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e
- Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste
; — Republic of Ecuador Flag - Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador
; — Arab Republic of Egypt Flag - Arabic: Mişr / مصر — Jumhuriyat Mişr al-Arabiyah / جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة
; — Republic of El Salvador Flag - Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador
; — Republic of Equatorial Guinea Flag - Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial
; — State of Eritrea Flag - Tigrinya: Ertra / ኤርትራ — Hagere Ertra
- Arabic: Irītriyā / إريتريا
; — Republic of Estonia Flag - Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik
; 3 — Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Flag - Amharic: Ityop'iya / ኢትዮጵያ — Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik / የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
F
; 4 — Republic of the Fiji Islands Flag - English: Fiji — Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Fijian: Viti — Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti
;4 — Republic of Finland Flag - Finnish: Suomi — Suomen tasavalta
- Swedish: Finland — Republiken Finland
;2 — French Republic Flag - French: France — République Française
G
; — Gabonese Republic Flag - French: Gabon — République Gabonaise
; — Republic of the Gambia Flag - English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia
;1,4Flag - Georgian: Sakartvelo / საქართველო — Resp'ublik'a Sakartvelos / რესპუბლიკა საქართველოს
; 3 — Federal Republic of Germany Flag - German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland
; — Republic of Ghana Flag - English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana
;4 — Hellenic Republic Flag - Greek:Ellás / Ελλάδα — Ellinikí Dimokratía / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
;4Flag - English: Grenada
; — Republic of Guatemala Flag - Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala
; — Republic of Guinea Flag - French: Guinée — République de Guinée
; — Republic of Guinea-Bissau Flag - Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau — Repùblica da Guiné-Bissau
; — Co-operative Republic of Guyana Flag - English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana
H
; — Republic of Haiti Flag - French: Haïti — République d'Haïti
- Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik Dayiti
; — Republic of Honduras Flag - Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras
; — Republic of Hungary Flag - Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság
I
; — Republic of Iceland Flag - Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland
;3 — Republic of India Flag - Hindi: Bharat / भारत — Bhārat Ganarājya / भारत गणराज्य
- English: India — Republic of India
; — Republic of Indonesia Flag - Bahasa Indonesia: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia
; — Islamic Republic of Iran Flag - Persian: Īrān / ایران — Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Īrān — جمهوری اسلامی ایران
; — Republic of Iraq Flag - Arabic: Al-ʿĪrāq / العراق — Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah / الجمهورية العراقية
- Kurdish: ʿIraq / Komara Iraqê / عیراق
25pxIreland — Republic of Ireland Flag - Irish: Éire
; — State of Israel Flag - Hebrew: Yisra'el / ישראל — Medinat Yisra'el / מדינת ישראל
- Arabic: Isra'il / اسرائيل — Daulat Isra'il / دولة اسرائيل
; — Italian Republic Flag - Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana
J
; Flag - English: Jamaica
; Flag - Japanese: Nihon / 日本 — Nihon-koku / 日本国
; — Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Flag - Arabic: Al-Urdun / الاردن — Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah / المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة
K
; — Republic of Kazakhstan Flag - Kazakh: Qazaqstan / Қазақстан — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy / Қазақстан Республикасы
- Russian: Kazachstan / Казахстан — Respublika Kazachstan / Республика Казахстан
; — Republic of Kenya Flag - English: Kenya — Republic of Kenya
- Swahili: Kenya — Jamhuri ya Kenya
; — Republic of Kiribati Flag - Kiribati: Kiribati — Ribaberikin Kiribati
- English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati
25pxKorea(North) — Democratic People's Republic of Korea Flag - Korean: Chosŏn / 조선 — Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk / 조선민주주의인민공화국
25pxKorea(South) — Republic of Korea Flag - Korean: Hanguk / 한국; - Daehan Minguk / 대한 민국
; — State of Kuwait Flag - Arabic: Al-Kuwayt / الكويت — Dawlat al Kuwayt / دولة الكويت
; — Kyrgyz Republic Flag - Kyrgyz: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyz Respublikasy / Кыргыз Республикасы
- Russian: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyzskaya respublika - Кыргызская республика
L
; — Lao People's Democratic Republic Flag - Laotian: Lao / ນລາວ — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao / ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
; — Republic of Latvia Flag - Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika
; — Republic of Lebanon Flag - Arabic: Lubnān / لبنان — Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah / الجمهوريّة البنانيّة
; — Kingdom of Lesotho Flag - English: Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho
- Sotho: Lesotho — Mmuso wa Lesotho
; — Republic of Liberia Flag - English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia
; — 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
; — Principality of Liechtenstein Flag - German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein
; — Republic of Lithuania Flag - Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika
; — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Flag - Luxembourgian: Lëtzebuerg — Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
- French: Luxembourg — Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
- German: Luxemburg — Großherzogtum Luxemburg
M
25pxMacedonia (FYROM)5 — Republic of Macedonia Flag - Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија — Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија
- Albanian (not a national language): Maqedoni
; — Republic of Madagascar Flag - Malagasy: Madagasikara — Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
- French: Madagascar — Republique de Madagascar
; — Republic of Malawi Flag - English: Malawi — Republic of Malawi
- Chewa: Malaŵi — Mfuko la Malaŵi
;3 — Federation of Malaysia Flag - Malay: Malaysia — Persekutuan Malaysia
; — Republic of Maldives Flag - Divehi: Divehi Rājje / ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު — Divehi Rājje ge Jumhuriyyā / ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު
; — Republic of Mali Flag - French: Mali — République de Mali
; — Republic of Malta Flag - Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta
; — Republic of the Marshall Islands Flag of - English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands
; — Islamic Republic of Mauritania Flag - Arabic: Mūrītāniyyah / موريتانية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Mūrītāniyah / الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
- French: Mauritanie — République Islamique de la Mauritanie
; — Republic of Mauritius Flag - English: Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius
- French: Maurice — République de Maurice
;3 — United Mexican States Flag - Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos
25pxMicronesia3 — Federated States of Micronesia Flag - English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia
;1,4 — Republic of Moldova Flag - Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova
; — Principality of Monaco Flag - French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco
; Flag - Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс
;6 — Kingdom of Morocco Flag - Arabic: al-Maġrib / مغرب — Al Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah / المملكة المغربية
; — Republic of Mozambique Flag - Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique
; 11 — Union of Myanmar Flag - Burmese: Myanma / ဴမန္မာ — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw / ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္
N
25pxNagorno-Karabakh1 — Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Flag - Armenian: Lernayin Gharabagh / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ
; — Republic of Namibia Flag - English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia
; — Republic of Nauru Flag - Nauruan: Naoero — Republik Naoero
- English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru
; — Kingdom of Nepal Flag - Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल — Nepal Adhirajya / नेपाल अधिराज्य
;2 — Kingdom of the Netherlands Flag - Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
;2Flag - English: New Zealand or Aotearoa
- Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni or Nu Tirani
; — Republic of Nicaragua Flag - Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua
; — Republic of Niger Flag - French: Niger — République du Niger
;3 — Federal Republic of Nigeria Flag - English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria
25pxNorthern Cyprus1 — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Flag - Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
;2 — Kingdom of Norway Flag - Norwegian (bokmål): Norge — Kongeriket Norge
- Norwegian (nynorsk): Noreg — Kongeriket Noreg
O
; — Sultanate of Oman Flag - Arabic: ʿUmmān / عمان — Saltanat Uman / سلطنة عُمان
P
; — Islamic Republic of Pakistan Flag - Urdu: Pākistān / پاکستان — Islami Jamhuria Pākistān / اسلامی جمہوریت پاکستان
; — Republic of Palau Flag - Palauan: Belau — Beluu er a Belau
- English: Palau — Republic of Palau
;25pxPalestine7 — State of Palestine Flag - Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين — Daulat Filastin / دولةفلسطين
; — Republic of Panama Flag - Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá
; — Independent State of Papua New Guinea Flag - English: Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea
; — Republic of Paraguay Flag - Spanish: Paraguay — República del Paraguay
- Guarani: Paraguái — Têta Paraguái
; — Republic of Peru Flag - Spanish: Perú — República del Perú
; — Republic of the Philippines Flag of - Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas
; — Republic of Poland Flag - Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska
;4 — Portuguese Republic Flag - Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa
Q
; — State of Qatar Flag - Arabic: Qaṭar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر
R
; Flag - Romanian: România
;3 — Russian Federation Flag - Russian: Rossija / Россия — Rossijskaja Federacija / Российская Федерация
; — Republic of Rwanda Flag - Rwandese: Rwanda — Repubulika y'u Rwanda
- French: Rwanda — République du Rwanda
- English: Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda
S
;4 — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag - English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
; Flag - English: Saint Lucia
; Flag - English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
; — Independent State of Samoa Flag - English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa
- Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa
; — Most Serene Republic of San Marino Flag - Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino
;4 — Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Flag - Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
; — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Flag - Arabic: Al-ʿArabiyyah as-Saʿūdiyyah / العربية السعودية — Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah / المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة
; — Republic of Senegal Flag - French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal
;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
; — Republic of Seychelles Flag of - English: Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles
- French: Seychelles — République des Seychelles
- Seselwa: Sesel — Repiblik Sesel
; — Republic of Sierra Leone Flag - English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone
; — 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
; — Slovak Republic Flag - Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská Republika
; — Republic of Slovenia Flag - Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija
; Flag of - English: Solomon Islands
;1,9Flag - Somalian: Soomaaliya
25pxSomaliland1 -— Republic of Somaliland Flag - Somalian: Somaliland
; — 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
25pxSouth Ossetia1 — Republic of South Ossetia Flag - Ossetian: Xussar Iryston / Хуссар Ирыстон — Respublikae Xussar Iryston / Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон
- Russian: Južnaja Osetia / Южная Осетия — Respublika Južnaja Osetija/ Республика Южная Осетия
;3 — Kingdom of Spain Flag - Spanish: España — Reino de España
- Basque: Espainia — Espainiako Erresuma
- Catalan: Espanya — Regne d'Espanya
- Galician: España — Reino de España
; — Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Flag - Sinhala: Sri Lanka — Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya
- Tamil: Llankai / இலங்கை — Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu
; — Republic of the Sudan Flag - Arabic: As-Sūdān / السودان — Jumhuriyat as-Sudan / جمهورية السودان
; — Republic of Suriname Flag - Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname
; — Kingdom of Swaziland Flag - English: Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland
- Swazi: eSwatini — Umbuso weSwatini
; — Kingdom of Sweden Flag - Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige
;3 — Swiss Confederation Flag - German: Schweiz — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
- French: Suisse — Confédération suisse
- Italian: Svizzera — Confederazione Svizzera
- Raeto-Romance: Svizra — Confederaziun Svizra
; — Syrian Arab Republic Flag - Arabic: Sūriyyah / سورية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Suriyah / الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة
T
;12 — Republic of China Flag - Chinese: Táiwān / 台灣 — JhongHuá MínGuó / 中華民國
;4 — Republic of Tajikistan Flag - Persian (Tajiki-Persian): Tojikistan / Тоҷикистон — Jumhurii Tojikiston
; — United Republic of Tanzania Flag - Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
; — Kingdom of Thailand Flag - Thai: Prathēt Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย — Ratcha Anachak Thai
; — Togolese Republic Flag - French: Togo — République Togolaise
; — Kingdom of Tonga Flag - Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
- English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga
;25pxTransnistria1 — Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic Flag - Russian: Pridnestrovje / Приднестровье - Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
- Romanian/Moldovan (unofficial): Stînga Nistrului - Republica Moldovenească Nistreană / Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ
;4 — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Flag - English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
; — Republic of Tunisia Flag - Arabic: Tūnis / تونس — Al Jumhuriyya at-Tūsiyya / الجمهرية التونسية
; — Republic of Turkey Flag - Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
; Flag - Turkmen: Türkmenistan
; Flag - Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
- English: Tuvalu
U
; — Republic of Uganda Flag - English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda
;4Flag of - Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна
- Russian: Ukraina / Украина
;3Flag of - Arabic: Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah / الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة
;2 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Flag of - English: United Kingdom — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
;2,3 — United States of America Flag of - English: United States — United States of America
; — Eastern Republic of Uruguay Flag - Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay
;4 - Republic of Uzbekistan Flag - Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
V
; — Republic of Vanuatu Flag - Bislama: Vanuatu — Ripablik blong Vanuatu
- English: Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu
- French: Vanuatu — République du Vanuatu
; — State of the Vatican City Flag of - Latin: Civitas Vaticana — Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
- Italian: Città del Vaticano — Stato della Città del Vaticano
; 3 — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Flag - Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela
; — Socialist Republic of Vietnam Flag - Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam
W
;6 - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic Flag - Arabic: Al-Saḥrāwiyyah / صحراوية — Al-Jumhūrīyâ al-Arabīyâ as-Sahrāwīyâ ad-Dīmuqrātīyâ / الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية
X
Y
; — Republic of Yemen Flag - Arabic: Al-Yaman / اليمن — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Yamaniyah / الجمهوريّة اليمنية
Z
; — Republic of Zambia Flag - English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia
; — 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: largely not a de facto state. See Politics of Western Sahara.
- 7: Palestine: State of Palestine was declared in 1988 and as of 2004 is recognized by 93 countries, and its government 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)
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