Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
UN member state
Albania – Republic of Albania
UN member state
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
UN member state
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
UN member state
Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell, who himself is appointed by the Holy See.
Angola – Republic of Angola
UN member state
Antigua and Barbuda
UN member state
Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realmwith 1 autonomous region, Barbuda.
Argentina – Argentine Republic
UN member state
Armenia – Republic of Armenia
UN member state
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
UN member state
Australia is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of 6 states and 10 territories.
Austria – Republic of Austria
UN member state
Member of the EU. Austria is a federation of 9 states (Bundesländer).
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan
UN member state
None
Azerbaijan contains 2 autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ).[Note 6] In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established.
Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
UN member state
The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
UN member state
None
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
UN member state
None
Barbados
UN member state
None
Barbados is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Belarus – Republic of Belarus
UN member state
None
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] Belgium is a federation divided into linguistic communities and regions.
Belize
UN member state
None
Belize is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Benin – Republic of Benin [Note 9]
UN member state
None
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
UN member state
None
Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia
UN member state
Bosnia and Herzegovina
UN member state
None
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of 2 constituent units:
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska
and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative unit.[Note 10]
Botswana – Republic of Botswana
UN member state
None
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
UN member state
None
Brazil is a federation of 26 states and 1 federal district.
Brunei – Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace
UN member state
None
Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands.[Note 11]
Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Burkina Faso [Note 12]
UN member state
None
Burma – Republic of the Union of Myanmar [Note 13][9]
UN member state
None
Burundi – Republic of Burundi
UN member state
None
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
UN member state
None
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
UN member state
None
Canada [Note 14]
UN member state
None
Canada is a Commonwealth realm[Note 5] and a federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
UN member state
None
Central African Republic
UN member state
None
Chad – Republic of Chad
UN member state
None
Chile – Republic of Chile
UN member state
None
Easter Island and the Juan Fernández Islands are "special territories" of Chile in the Valparaíso Region. Chile claims part of Antarctica as a commune in its Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Its claim overlaps with those of the UK and Argentina.[Note 8]
China – People's Republic of China[Note 15]
UN member state
Claimed by the Republic of China
The People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet.[Note 6] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:
Hong Kong
Macau
China is not recognised by 22 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise Taiwan (the Republic of China).[Note 16]
China claims, but does not control, the de facto independent Taiwan,[Note 17] and the Indian-controlled South Tibet. India claims the Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin.[Note 18] China has some control over the disputed Paracel[Note 19] and Spratly Islands.[Note 11]
China, Republic of → Taiwan
Colombia – Republic of Colombia
UN member state
None
The Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank are under various claims by Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, and the United States.[4]
Comoros – Union of the Comoros
UN member state
None
Comoros is a federation of 3 islands, and claims Mayotte, part of France, as a fourth.[Note 20][10] Comoros also disputes French sovereignty over Banc du Geyser.[4]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the [Note 21]
UN member state
Congo, Republic of the [Note 22]
UN member state
Cook Islands → Cook Islands
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
UN member state
None
Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
UN member state
None
Croatia – Republic of Croatia
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.
Cuba – Republic of Cuba
UN member state
None
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus
UN member state
Not recognised by Turkey and Northern Cyprus
Member of the EU.[Note 3] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus. See Foreign relations of Cyprus and Cyprus dispute. Turkey refers to the Republic of Cyprus government as "The Greek Cypriot Administration of South Cyprus".[11]
Czech Republic
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea → Korea, North
Democratic Republic of the Congo → Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
The Danish Realm also includes two self-governing territories:
Faroe Islands (Føroyar/Færøerne)
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland)
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
UN member state
None
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
UN member state
None
Dominican Republic
UN member state
None
East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [Note 24]
UN member state
None
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
UN member state
None
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
UN member state
None
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
UN member state
None
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
UN member state
None
Eritrea – State of Eritrea
UN member state
None
Estonia – Republic of Estonia
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
UN member state
None
Ethiopia is a federation of 9 regions and 2 chartered cities.
Fiji – Republic of Fiji
UN member state
None
Fiji contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.[Note 6][12][13]
Finland – Republic of Finland
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Åland is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.[Note 6][Note 25]
France – French Republic
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] France contains 5 overseas regions/departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. France also includes the overseas territories of:
Clipperton Island
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
Saint-Barthélemy
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (includes the Antarctic claim of Adélie Land).[Note 8]
French sovereignty over Banc du Geyser, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Mayotte, and Tromelin Island is disputed in part by Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and the Comoros.[4]
Gabon – Gabonese Republic
UN member state
None
Gambia, The – Republic of the Gambia
UN member state
None
Georgia
UN member state
None
Georgia contains 2 autonomous regions, Adjara and Abkhazia.[Note 6] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed.
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] Germany is a federation of 16 federated states (Länder).
Ghana – Republic of Ghana
UN member state
None
Greece – Hellenic Republic
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] Mount Athos is an autonomous part of Greece that is jointly governed by the multinational "Holy Community" on the mountain and a civil governor appointed by the Greek government.[14]
Grenada
UN member state
None
Grenada is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
UN member state
None
Guinea – Republic of Guinea[Note 26]
UN member state
None
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
UN member state
None
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
UN member state
None
All land west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela.[4]
Haiti – Republic of Haiti
UN member state
None
Holy See → Vatican City
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
UN member state
None
Hungary
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Iceland – Republic of Iceland
UN member state
India – Republic of India
UN member state
India is a federation of 28 states and 7 union territories.
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
UN member state
Indonesia has 5 provinces with official special autonomy status: Aceh, Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, Papua, and West Papua.[Note 6]
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
UN member state
None
Iraq – Republic of Iraq
UN member state
None
Iraq is a federation[Note 20][15] of 18 governorates, 3 of which make up the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.[Note 6]
Ireland [Note 27]
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
The Constitution of Ireland asserts the aspiration towards creating a united Ireland by peaceful means.[16]
Israel – State of Israel
UN member state
Not recognised by 33 states
In 1967, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.[17] Israel annexed East Jerusalem[18] and the Golan Heights.[19] These areas are not internationally-recognised as being part of Israel.[4] Between 1982 and 2000, Israel occupied part of southern Lebanon, in what was known as the Security Zone.[20] Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt as part of the Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty.[21] Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, but is still considered the occupying power under international law.[22][23][24][25][26] Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 UN members (including most Arab states) and by the SADR.
Italy – Italian Republic
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] Italy has 5 autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.[Note 6]
Ivory Coast → Côte d'Ivoire
Jamaica
UN member state
None
Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Japan
UN member state
None
Japan disputes Russian administration of the South Kuril Islands.
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
UN member state
None
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
UN member state
None
Kenya – Republic of Kenya
UN member state
None
Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
UN member state
None
Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
UN member state
Claimed by South Korea
North Korea is not recognised by two UN members: Japan and South Korea.[Note 28][27]
Korea, South – Republic of Korea
UN member state
Claimed by North Korea
South Korea contains 1 autonomous region, Jeju-do.[Note 6][28] South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.[Note 28]
Kosovo → Kosovo
Kuwait – State of Kuwait
UN member state
None
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic
UN member state
None
Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
UN member state
None
Latvia – Republic of Latvia
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic
UN member state
None
Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
UN member state
None
Liberia – Republic of Liberia
UN member state
None
Libya – State of Libya
UN member state
None
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
UN member state
None
Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia
UN member state
None
Because of the Macedonia naming dispute, the country is referred to by the UN and a number of states and international organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
UN member state
None
Madagascar claims the French territories of Banc du Geyser, Juan de Nova Island, and the Glorioso Islands.[4]
Malawi – Republic of Malawi
UN member state
None
Malaysia
UN member state
None
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories. Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands.[Note 11]
Maldives – Republic of Maldives
UN member state
None
Mali – Republic of Mali
UN member state
None
Malta – Republic of Malta
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
UN member state
None
Under Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
UN member state
None
Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
UN member state
None
Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues.[Note 6] Mauritius claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of Tromelin.[4]
Mexico – United Mexican States
UN member state
None
Mexico is a federation of 31 states and 1 federal district.
Micronesia, Federated States of
UN member state
None
Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of 4 states.
Moldova – Republic of Moldova
UN member state
None
Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto state.
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
UN member state
None
Mongolia
UN member state
None
Montenegro
UN member state
None
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
UN member state
None
Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputes Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla and the "Plazas de soberanía".[4]
Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
UN member state
None
Myanmar → Burma
Nagorno-Karabakh → Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia – Republic of Namibia
UN member state
None
Nauru – Republic of Nauru
UN member state
None
Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
UN member state
None
Nepal is a federation composed of 14 zones.
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four constituent countries:
Netherlands
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
The monarch and his ministers form the government of the kingdom as well as the government of its constituent country, the Netherlands. Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have become constituent countries, which, alongside Aruba, enjoy considerable autonomy. The other three islands (Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius) became special municipalities of the Netherlands.
The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to one of the Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law applies only to parts within Europe.
New Zealand
UN member state
None
New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm,[Note 5] and has the dependent territories of:
Ross Dependency [Note 8]
Tokelau
The Tokelauan government claims sovereignty over Swains Island, part of American Samoa, a territory of the United States.[29] New Zealand does not recognize the Tokelauan claim.[30]
New Zealand has responsibilities for two freely associated states:
Cook Islands
Niue
The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with 39 and 8 UN members respectively.[31][32][33] They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,[34] and are members of some UN specialized agencies.
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
UN member state
None
Claims the San Andrés archipelago, part of Colombian territorial waters
Nicaragua contains 2 autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte.[Note 6]
Niger – Republic of Niger
UN member state
None
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
UN member state
None
Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory.
Niue → Niue
Northern Cyprus → Northern Cyprus
North Korea → Korea, North
Norway – Kingdom of Norway
UN member state
None
Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty.
Norway has the dependent territories of:
Bouvet Island
Peter I Island[Note 8]
Queen Maud Land[Note 8]
Oman – Sultanate of Oman
UN member state
None
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
UN member state
None
Pakistan is a federation of 4 provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions. Pakistan disputes Indian sovereignty over Kashmir. It exercises control over some areas, but does not explicitly claim any part of it,[35][36] instead regarding it as a disputed territory.[37][38] The portions that it controls are divided into two polities, administered separately from Pakistan proper:[Note 18]
Azad Kashmir
Gilgit–Baltistan
Palau – Republic of Palau
UN member state
None
Under Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Palestine – State of Palestine
UN observer state; member of UNESCO
Disputed by Israel
The declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from 133 states.[39] The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on the territory that it proclaimed.[40] 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.[41] The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,[42] and an observer state in the UN.
Panama – Republic of Panama
UN member state
None
Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
UN member state
None
Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm[Note 5] with 1 autonomous region, Bougainville.[Note 6]
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
UN member state
None
Peru – Republic of Peru
UN member state
None
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
UN member state
None
The Philippines contains one autonomous region, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.[Note 6] There has been efforts to establish the Cordillera Administrative Region as an autonomous region as well, however in the last referendum of 1998, the people of the Cordillera region voted against the proposition. The Philippines administers Scarborough Shoal and some of the Spratly Islands,[Note 11] and claims sovereignty over Sabah, which is part of Malaysia.[4]
Poland – Republic of Poland
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Portugal – Portuguese Republic
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] Portugal contains 2 autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira.[Note 6] Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga.[4]
Pridnestrovie → Transnistria
Qatar – State of Qatar
UN member state
None
Republic of Korea → Korea, South
Republic of the Congo → Congo, Republic of the
Romania
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Russia – Russian Federation
UN member state
None
Russia is officially a federation of 83 federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.[Note 6] Sovereignty over the South Kuril Islands is disputed by Japan.
Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda
UN member state
None
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic → Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
UN member state
None
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm[Note 5] and is a federation [Note 20] of 14 parishes.
Saint Lucia
UN member state
None
Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
UN member state
None
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
UN member state
None
San Marino – Republic of San Marino
UN member state
None
São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
UN member state
None
São Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province, Príncipe.[Note 6]
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
UN member state
None
Senegal – Republic of Senegal
UN member state
None
Serbia – Republic of Serbia
UN member state
None
Serbia contains 2 autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.[Note 6] Most of the latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo.
Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
UN member state
None
Seychelles claims the British Indian Ocean Territory.[4]
Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
UN member state
None
Singapore – Republic of Singapore
UN member state
None
Slovakia – Slovak Republic
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3]
Solomon Islands
UN member state
None
The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia
UN member state
None
Somalia is presently divided with its official government (TFG) controlling only part of the country. Puntland and Galmudug have declared themselves as autonomous regions of Somalia (a claim that the TFG does not recognise),[43][need quotation to verify] while Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state.
Somaliland → Somaliland
South Africa – Republic of South Africa
UN member state
None
South Korea → Korea, South
South Ossetia → South Ossetia
South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan
UN member state
None
South Sudan is a federation of 10 states. Disputes Abyei with the Republic of the Sudan.[4]
Spain – Kingdom of Spain
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] Spain is divided into autonomous communities and cities.[Note 6] Sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas is disputed by Morocco. Sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga is disputed by Portugal. Spain calls for sovereignty over Gibraltar.[4]
Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
UN member state
None
Formerly known as Ceylon.
Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
UN member state
None
Sudan is a federation of 17 states. Disputes Abyei and Kafia Kingi with South Sudan.
Sudan, South → South Sudan
Suriname – Republic of Suriname
UN member state
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
UN member state
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
UN member state
Member of the EU
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
UN member state.
Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons.
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
UN member state
None
Israel occupies the Golan Heights.[17]
Taiwan (Republic of China) → Taiwan
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
UN member state
None
Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[Note 6]
Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
UN member state
None
Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region, Zanzibar.[Note 6]
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
UN member state
None
Timor-Leste → East Timor
Togo – Togolese Republic
UN member state
None
Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
UN member state
None
Transnistria → Transnistria
Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
UN member state
None
Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago.[Note 6]
Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia
UN member state
None
Turkey – Republic of Turkey
UN member state
None
Turkmenistan
UN member state
None
Tuvalu
UN member state
None
Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 5]
Uganda – Republic of Uganda
UN member state
None
Ukraine
UN member state
None
Ukraine contains 1 autonomous region, Crimea.[Note 6]
United Arab Emirates
UN member state
None
The United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 emirates.
United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UN member state
None
Member of the EU.[Note 3] The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm[Note 5] consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory (disputed by Mauritius and Seychelles)[4]
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands (claimed by Argentina)[4]
Gibraltar (status disputed by Spain)
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
British Antarctic Territory [Note 8] (disputed by Argentina and Chile)
The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:
Guernsey, with three dependencies:
Alderney
Herm
Sark
Isle of Man
Jersey
United States – United States of America
UN member state
None
The United States is a federation of 50 states, 1 federal district, and the incorporated territory of Palmyra Atoll. The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths:
American Samoa (including Swains Island, disputed by Tokelau)
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
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 (claimed by Haiti)
Wake Island (claimed by the Marshall Islands)
The United States asserts claims to Colombian-controlled Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank.[4]
Three sovereign states have become associated states of the United States under the Compact of Free Association:
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
Palau – Republic of Palau
Uruguay – Oriental Republic of Uruguay
UN member state
None
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
UN member state
None
Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.[Note 6]
Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
UN member state
None
Vatican City – Vatican City State
UN observer state; member of multiple UN specialized agencies and the IAEA
None
Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to 179 states.[44] The Holy See is a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO and a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State")[41] and multiple other UN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. The Holy See also administers a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy.
Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
UN member state
None
Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies.
Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
UN member state
None
Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracel[Note 19] and Spratly Islands.[Note 11][4]
Yemen – Republic of Yemen
UN member state
None
Zambia – Republic of Zambia
UN member state
None
Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
UN member state
None
↑ UN member states and observer states ↑
↓ Other states ↓
Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia
No membership
Claimed by Georgia
Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Tuvalu,[45] Venezuela,[46] South Ossetia and Transnistria.[47] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
Cook Islands
Member of multiple UN specialized agencies
None
A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands has diplomatic relations with 41 other states. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity.[34] It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.
Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo
Member of the IMF and WBG
Claimed by Serbia
Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008 and it has received diplomatic recognition from 106 UN member states and Taiwan. Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo is formally under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo.
Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
No membership
Claimed by Azerbaijan
A de facto independent state,[48][49][50] recognised only by Abkhazia,[51] South Ossetia[51] and Transnistria.[51][52] Claimed in whole by Azerbaijan.[53]
Niue
Member of multiple UN specialized agencies
None
A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue has relations with nine other states. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity.[34] It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
No membership
Claimed by Cyprus
Recognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. In addition, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan has not followed suit.[citation needed] Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.[54]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
No membership
Claimed by Morocco
Recognised by 84 UN member states, 36 of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, are claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria.
Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland
No membership
Claimed by Somalia
A de facto independent state,[48][55][56][57][58] not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia.[59]
South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia
No membership
Claimed by Georgia
A de facto independent state,[60] recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela,[46] Abkhazia and Transnistria.[47] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.[61]
Taiwan – Republic of China[Note 15]
No membership
Claimed by the People's Republic of China
A state competing for recognition with the People's Republic of China as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China controls the island of Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and parts of the Spratly Islands,[Note 11] and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland.[62] The Republic of China is recognised by 22 UN member states and the Holy See as of 2011. The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China.[Note 17] The Republic of China participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei" and in the WTO it has full membership. The Republic of China was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the security council. See China and the United Nations.
Transnistria – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
No membership
Claimed by Moldova
A de facto independent state,[48] recognised only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia.[47] Claimed in whole by Moldova as the Territorial Unit of Transnistria.[63]
