List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Afro-Eurasia
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Afro-Eurasia, along with other areas of special political status.
African Sovereign states
Recognised states
The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations,[1] and all except Morocco are members of the African Union.[2][3]
| Name (official name) | Flag | Capital | Currency | Official language(s) | Area (km2) | Population | GDP per capita (PPP) (US$) | Map |
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| Algeria[4] (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) |  |
Algiers | Algerian dinar | Arabic | 2,381,740 | 33,333,216 | 7,124 |  |
| Angola[5] (Republic of Angola) |  |
Luanda | Kwanza | Portuguese | 1,246,700 | 15,941,000 | 2,813 |
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| Benin[6] (Republic of Benin) |
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Porto Novo | West African CFA franc | French | 112,622 | 8,439,000 | 1,176 |  |
| Botswana[7] (Republic of Botswana) |  |
Gaborone | Pula | English, Setswana | 581,726 | 1,839,833 | 11,400 |  |
| Burkina Faso[8] (Burkina Faso) |
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Ouagadougou | West African CFA franc | French | 274,000 | 13,228,000 | 1,284 |  |
| Burundi[9] (Republic of Burundi) |  |
Bujumbura | Burundi franc | Kirundi, French | 27,830 | 7,548,000 | 739 |  |
| Cameroon[10] (Republic of Cameroon) |  |
Yaoundé | Central African CFA franc | French, English | 475,442 | 17,795,000 | 2,421 |  |
| Cape Verde[11] (Republic of Cape Verde) |  |
Praia | Cape Verdean escudo | Portuguese | 4,033 | 420,979 | 6,418 |  |
| Central African Republic[12] (Central African Republic) |  |
Bangui | Central African CFA franc | Sango, French | 622,984 | 4,216,666 | 1,198 |  |
| Chad[13] (Republic of Chad) |  |
N'Djamena | Central African CFA franc | French, Arabic | 1,284,000 | 10,146,000 | 1,519 |  |
| Comoros[14] (Union of the Comoros) |  |
Moroni | Comorian franc | Arabic, French, Comorian | 2,235 | 798,000 | 1,660 |  |
| Côte d'Ivoire[15] (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) |  |
Yamoussoukro |
West African CFA franc | French | 322,460 | 17,654,843 | 1,600 |  |
| Democratic Republic of Congo[16][n 1] (Democratic Republic of Congo) |  |
Kinshasa | Congolese franc | French | 2,344,858 | 71,712,867 | 774 |  |
| Djibouti[17] (Republic of Djibouti) |  |
Djibouti | Djiboutian Franc | Arabic, French | 23,200 | 906,000 | 2,070 |  |
| Egypt[18][n 2] (Arab Republic of Egypt) |  |
Cairo | Egyptian Pound | Arabic | 1,001,449 | 80,335,036 | 4,836 |  |
| Equatorial Guinea[19] (Republic of Equatorial Guinea) |  |
Malabo | Central African CFA franc | Spanish, French, Portuguese | 28,051 | 504,000 | 16,312 |  |
| Eritrea[20] (State of Eritrea) |
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Asmara | Nakfa | Tigrinya, Arabic, English | 117,600 | 5,880,000 | 1,000 |  |
| Ethiopia[21] (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) |  |
Addis Ababa | Ethiopian birr | Amharic, English | 1,104,300 | 85,237,338 | 1,100 |  |
| Gabon[22] (Gabonese Republic) |  |
Libreville | Central African CFA franc | French | 267,668 | 1,384,000 | 7,055 |  |
| Gambia[23] (Republic of The Gambia) |  |
Banjul | Dalasi | English | 10,380 | 1,517,000 | 2002 |  |
| Ghana[24] (Republic of Ghana) |  |
Accra | Ghanaian cedi | English | 238,534 | 23,000,000 | 2,700 |  |
| Guinea[25] (Republic of Guinea) |  |
Conakry | Guinean franc | French | 245,857 | 9,402,000 | 2,035 |  |
| Guinea-Bissau[26] (Republic of Guinea-Bissau) |  |
Bissau | West African CFA franc | Portuguese | 36,125 | 1,586,000 | 736 |  |
| Kenya[27] (Republic of Kenya) |  |
Nairobi | Kenyan shilling | Swahili, English | 580,367 | 34,707,817 | 1,445 |  |
| Lesotho[28] (Kingdom of Lesotho) |  |
Maseru | Loti | Sesotho, English | 30,355 | 1,795,000 | 2,113 |  |
| Liberia[29] (Republic of Liberia) |  |
Monrovia | Liberian dollar | English | 111,369 | 3,283,000 | 1,003 |  |
| Libya[30] (State of Libya) |
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Tripoli | Libyan dinar | Arabic | 1,759,540 | 6,036,914 | 12,700 |  |
| Madagascar[31] (Republic of Madagascar) |  |
Antananarivo | Malagasy Ariary | Malagasy, French | 587,041 | 18,606,000 | 905 |  |
| Malawi[32] (Republic of Malawi) |  |
Lilongwe | Malawian kwacha | English, Chichewa | 118,484 | 12,884,000 | 596 |  |
| Mali[33] (Republic of Mali) |
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Bamako | West African CFA franc | French | 1,240,192 | 13,518,000 | 1,154 |  |
| Mauritania[34] (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) |  |
Nouakchott | Mauritanian Ouguiya | Arabic | 1,030,700 | 3,069,000 | 2,402 |  |
| Mauritius[35] (Republic of Mauritius) |  |
Port Louis | Mauritian rupee | English, French, Mauritian Creole | 2,040 | 1,219,220 | 13,703 |  |
| Morocco[36] (Kingdom of Morocco) |  |
Rabat | Moroccan dirham | Arabic, Berber | 446,550 (internationally recognized), 710,850 (claimed) | 35,757,175 | 4,600 |  |
| Mozambique[37] (Republic of Mozambique) |  |
Maputo | Mozambican metical | Portuguese | 801,590 | 20,366,795 | 1,389 |  |
| Namibia[38] (Republic of Namibia) |  |
Windhoek | Namibian dollar | English | 825,418 | 2,031,000 | 7,478 |  |
| Niger[39] (Republic of Niger) |  |
Niamey | West African CFA franc | French | 1,267,000 | 13,957,000 | 872 |  |
| Nigeria[40] (Federal Republic of Nigeria) |  |
Abuja | Nigerian naira | English | 923,768 | 154,729,000 | 1,188 |  |
| Republic of Congo[41][n 3] (Republic of Congo) |  |
Brazzaville | Central African CFA franc | French | 342,000 | 4,012,809 | 3,919 |  |
| Rwanda[42] (Republic of Rwanda) |  |
Kigali | Rwandan franc | Kinyarwanda, French, English | 26,798 | 7,600,000 | 1,300 |  |
| São Tomé and Príncipe[43] (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) |  |
São Tomé | São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra | Portuguese | 964 | 183,176 | 1,266 |  |
| Senegal[44] (Republic of Senegal) |  |
Dakar | West African CFA franc | French | 196,723 | 11,658,000 | 1,759 |  |
| Seychelles[45] (Republic of Seychelles) |  |
Victoria | Seychellois rupee | English, French, Seychellois Creole | 451 | 80,654 | 11,818 |  |
| Sierra Leone[46] (Republic of Sierra Leone) |  |
Freetown | Leone | English | 71,740 | 6,144,562 | 903 |  |
| Somalia[47] (Somali Republic) |  |
Mogadishu | Somali shilling | Somali, Arabic | 637,657 | 9,832,017 | 600 |  |
| South Africa[48] (Republic of South Africa) |  |
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, and Pretoria |
South African rand | Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu | 1,221,037 | 47,432,000 | 12,161 |  |
| South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)[49] |  |
Juba | South Sudanese pound | English | 644,329 | 8,260,490 | 1,546 |  |
| Sudan[50] (Republic of the Sudan) |
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Khartoum | Sudanese pound | Arabic, English | 1,861,484 | 36,787,012 | 2,800 |  |
| Swaziland[51] (Kingdom of Swaziland) |  |
Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane (administrative) |
Lilangeni | English, Swati | 17,364 | 1,032,000 | 5,245 |  |
| Tanzania[52] (United Republic of Tanzania) |  |
Dodoma | Tanzanian shilling | Swahili, English | 945,203 | 44,929,002 | 723 |  |
| Togo[53] (Togolese Republic) |  |
Lomé | West African CFA franc | French | 56,785 | 6,100,000 | 1,700 |  |
| Tunisia[54] (Tunisian Republic) |  |
Tunis | Tunisian dinar | Arabic | 163,610 | 10,102,000 | 8,800 |  |
| Uganda[55] (Republic of Uganda) |  |
Kampala | Ugandan shilling | English, Swahili | 236,040 | 27,616,000 | 1,700 |  |
| Zambia[56] (Republic of Zambia) |  |
Lusaka | Zambian kwacha | English | 752,614 | 14,668,000 | 931 |  |
| Zimbabwe[57] (Republic of Zimbabwe) |  |
Harare | United States dollar and South African rand | Shona, Ndebele, English | 390,757 | 13,010,000 | 2,607 |  |
Partially recognised and unrecognised states
The following are states that have established themselves in Africa as sovereign states, but remain limited in official recognition. The Sahrawi Republic is a member of the African Union.
| Name (official name) | Flag | Capital | Currency | Official languages | Area (km2) | Population | GDP per capita (PPP) (US$) | Map |
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| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[n 4] |  |
El Aaiún (claimed), Tifariti (factual temporary)[n 5] | Moroccan dirham | N/A.[n 6] | 267,405 | 266,000 | N/A |  |
| Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland) |  |
Hargeisa | Somaliland shilling | Somali, English, Arabic | 137,600 | 4,000,000 | 600 | .svg.png) |
Eurasian Sovereign states
Recognized states
The following is a list of internationally recognized sovereign states. All are members of the United Nations except for Vatican City and State of Palestine.[58]
| Flag | Location | English short name | English long name | Domestic short name | Domestic long name | Capital |
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Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریتDa Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستانJomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān | Kabul |
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Albania | Republic of Albania | Albanian: Shqipëria | Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë | Tirana Albanian: Tiranë |
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Andorra | Principality of Andorra | Andorra | Catalan: Principat d'Andorra French: Principauté d'Andorre Spanish: Principado de Andorra |
Andorra la Vella Catalan: Andorra la Vella French: Andorre-la-Vieille Spanish: Andorra la Vieja |
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Armenia[n 7] | Republic of Armenia | Armenian: Հայաստան/ Հայք Armenian Transliteration: Hayastan/ Hayq |
Armenian: Հայաստանի ՀանրապետությունHayastani Hanrapetut’yun | Yerevan Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան |
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Austria | Republic of Austria | German: Österreich | German: Republik Österreich | Vienna German: Wien |
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Azerbaijan[n 7] | Republic of Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan | Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası | Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı |
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Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Arabic: مملكة البحرينMamlakat al-Baḥrayn | Manama | |
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Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh | Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ | Dhaka | |
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Belarus | Republic of Belarus | Belarusian and Russian: Беларусь Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Byelarus |
Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь Russian: Республика Беларусь Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Respublika Byelarus |
Minsk Belarusian: Мінск Russian: Минск |
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Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium | Dutch: België French: Belgique German: Belgien |
Dutch: Koninkrijk België French: Royaume de Belgique German: Königreich Belgien |
Brussels Dutch: Brussel French: Bruxelles German: Brüssel |
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Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan | Dzongkha:  Brug rGyal-Khab |
Thimphu | |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Serbian Latin, Croatian: BiH, Bosna Serbian Cyrillic: БиХ, Босна |
Bosnian, Serbian Latin, Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина |
Sarajevo Bosnian, Serbian Latin, Croatian: Sarajevo Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево |
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Brunei | State of Brunei, Abode of Peace | Malay: بروني دارالسلامNegara Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
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Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria | Bulgarian: България | Bulgarian: Република България Bulgarian Transliteration: Republika Balgariya |
Sofia Bulgarian: София Bulgarian Transliteration: Sofiya |
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Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Khmer:  Preăh Réachéa Nachâk Kâmpŭchéa |
Phnom Penh | |
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China[59] | People's Republic of China | Simplified Chinese: 中国
Traditional Chinese: 中國Zhōngguó |
Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国
Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó |
Beijing |
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Croatia | Republic of Croatia | Croatian: Hrvatska | Croatian: Republika Hrvatska | Zagreb |
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Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus | Greek: Κύπρος Greek Transliteration: Kýpros Turkish: Kıbrıs |
Greek: Κυπριακή ΔημοκρατίαKypriakí Dimokratía
Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti |
Nicosia Greek: Λευκωσία Turkish: Lefkoşa |
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Czech Republic | Czech Republic | Czech: Česko | Czech: Česká republika | Prague Czech: Praha |
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Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark | Danish: Danmark | Danish: Kongeriget Danmark | Copenhagen Danish: København |
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Estonia | Republic of Estonia | Estonian: Eesti | Estonian: Eesti Vabariik | Tallinn |
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Finland | Republic of Finland | Finnish: Suomi Swedish: Finland |
Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland |
Helsinki Finnish: Helsinki Swedish: Helsingfors |
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France | French Republic | French: France | French: République française | Paris |
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Georgia[n 7] | Georgia | Georgian: საქართველოSakartvelo | Tbilisi Georgian: თბილისი | |
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Germany | Federal Republic of Germany | German: Deutschland | German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland | Berlin |
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Greece | Hellenic Republic | Greek: Ελλάδα/ Ελλάς Greek Transliteration: Ellada/ Ellas |
Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Greek Transliteration: Elliniki Dimokratia |
Athens Greek: Αθήνα Greek Transliteration: Athina |
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Hungary | Hungary | Hungarian: Magyarország | Hungarian: Magyarország | Budapest |
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Iceland | Republic of Iceland | Icelandic: Ísland | Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland | Reykjavík Icelandic: Reykjavíkurborg |
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India | Republic of India | Hindi: भारत गणराज्यBhārat Gaṇarājya | New Delhi | |
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Indonesia[n 8] | Republic of Indonesia | Indonesian: Republik Indonesia | Jakarta | |
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Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايرانJomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān | Tehran | |
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Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Arabic: جمهورية العراقJumhūriyat Al-Irāq
Kurdish: كۆماری عێراقKomarî Êraq |
Baghdad | |
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Ireland[n 9][60] | Ireland | Irish: Éire[n 9][61] | Éire | Dublin Irish: Baile Átha Cliath |
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Israel | State of Israel | Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵלMedīnat Yisrā'el
Arabic: إسرائيلDawlat Isrā'īl |
Jerusalem | |
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Italy | Italian Republic | Italian: Italia | Italian: Repubblica Italiana | Rome Italian: Roma |
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Japan | Japan | Japanese: 日本国Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku | Japanese: 日本国Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku | Tokyo |
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Jordan | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميهal-'Urdunn | Amman | |
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Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan | Kazakh: Қазақстан Kazakh Transliteration: Qazaqstan Russian: Казахстан Russian Transliteration: Kazakhstán |
Kazakh: Қазақстан РеспубликасыQazaqstan Respublïkası
Russian: Республика КазахстанRespublika Kazakhstan |
Astana Kazakh: Астана Russian: Астана |
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Korea, North | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk | Pyongyang | |
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Korea, South | Republic of Korea | Korean: 대한민국Daehan-minguk | Seoul | |
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Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Arabic: دولة الكويتDawlat al-Kuwait | Kuwait City | |
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Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyz: Кыргыз РеспубликасыKırgız Respublikası
Russian: Кыргызская РеспубликаKyrgyzskaya Respublika |
Bishkek | |
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Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Lao:ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວSathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao | Vientiane | |
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Latvia | Republic of Latvia | Latvian: Latvija | Latvian: Latvijas Republika | Riga Latvian: Rīga |
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Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانيةal-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
French: République libanaise |
Beirut | |
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Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein | German: Liechtenstein | German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein | Vaduz |
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Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania | Lithuanian: Lietuva | Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika | Vilnius |
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Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg French: Luxembourg German: Luxemburg |
Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg |
Luxembourg City Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg French: Ville de Luxembourg German: Luxemburg Stadt |
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Macedonia | Republic of Macedonia | Macedonian: Македонија Macedonian Transliteration: Makedonija |
Macedonian: Република Македонија Macedonian Transliteration: Republika Makedonija |
Skopje Macedonian: Скопје |
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Malaysia | Malaysia | Malay: مليسيا
Simplified Chinese:马来西亚 Traditional Chinese:馬來西亞 |
Malay: مليسيا
Simplified Chinese:马来西亚 Traditional Chinese:馬來西亞 |
Kuala Lumpur |
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Maldives | Republic of Maldives | Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާDivehi Rājjey ge Jumhuriyyā | Malé | |
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Malta | Republic of Malta | Maltese: Malta | Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta | Valletta Maltese: Il-Belt Valletta |
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Moldova | Republic of Moldova | Romanian: Moldova | Romanian: Republica Moldova | Chisinau Romanian: Chişinău |
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Monaco | Principality of Monaco | French: Monaco Monégasque: Múnegu Occitan: Mónegue Italian: Monaco |
French: Principauté de Monaco Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu Occitan: Principat de Mónegue Italian: Principato di Monaco |
Monaco[n 10] |
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Mongolia | Mongolia | Mongolian: Монгол улс,  Mongol uls |
Mongolian: Монгол улс, Mongol uls |
Ulan Bator |
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Montenegro | Montenegro | Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора |
Podgorica Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица | |
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Myanmar (Burma) | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Burmese: Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw | Naypyidaw | |
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Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Nepali:नेपालNepāl | Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालSanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl | Kathmandu |
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Netherlands[n 11][62] | Kingdom of the Netherlands[n 12] | Dutch: Nederland | Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | Amsterdam (capital) The Hague (seat of government) Dutch: 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag) |
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Norway | Kingdom of Norway | Bokmål: Norge Nynorsk: Noreg |
Bokmål: Kongeriket Norge Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noreg |
Oslo |
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Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Arabic: سلطنة عُمانSalṭanat ʻUmān | Muscat | |
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Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستانIslāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān | Islamabad | |
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Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Filipino: Pilipinas | Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas | Manila |
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Poland | Republic of Poland | Polish: Polska | Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska | Warsaw Polish: Warszawa |
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Portugal | Portuguese Republic | Portuguese: Portugal | Portuguese: República Portuguesa | Lisbon Portuguese: Lisboa |
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Qatar | State of Qatar | Arabic: دولة قطرDawlat Qaṭar | Doha | |
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Romania | Romania | Romanian: România | Bucharest Romanian: Bucureşti | |
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Russia | Russian Federation | Russian: Росси́я Russian Transliteration: Rossiya |
Russian: Российская ФедерацияRossiyskaya Federatsiya | Moscow Russian: Москва Russian Transliteration: Moskva |
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San Marino | Republic of San Marino | Italian: San Marino | Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino | City of San Marino Italian: Città di San Marino[n 10] |
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Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Arabic: المملكة العربية السعوديةal-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya | Riyadh | |
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Serbia | Republic of Serbia | Serbian Cyrilic: Србија Serbian Latin: Srbija |
Serbian Cyrilic: Република Србија Serbian Latin: Republika Srbija |
Belgrade Serbian Cyrilic: Београд Serbian Latin: Beograd |
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Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Simplified Chinese: 新加坡
Malay: Singapura |
Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 | Singapore City |
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Slovakia | Slovak Republic | Slovak: Slovensko | Slovak: Slovenská republika | Bratislava |
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Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia | Slovene: Slovenija | Slovene: Republika Slovenija | Ljubljana |
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Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Spanish: España | Spanish: Reino de España | Madrid |
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Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Sinhalese:  Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு |
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte | |
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Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | Swedish: Sverige | Swedish: Konungariket Sverige | Stockholm |
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Switzerland | Swiss Confederation | Latin: Helvetica German: Schweiz French: Suisse Italian: Svizzera Romansh: Svizra |
Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft French: Confédération suisse Italian: Confederazione Svizzera Romansh: Confederaziun svizra |
Bern or Berne German: Bern French: Berne Italian: Berna Romansh: Berna Bernese German: Bärn |
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Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Arabic: جمهورية سوريا العربيةAl-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah | Damascus | |
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Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Tajik: ТоҷикистонTojikiston | Tajik: Ҷумҳурии ТоҷикистонJumhurii Tojikiston | Dushanbe |
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Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทยRatcha Anachak Thai | Bangkok | |
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Turkey | Republic of Turkey | Turkish: Türkiye | Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Ankara |
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Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Ashgabat |
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Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukrainian: Україна Ukrainian Transliteration: Ukrayina / Ukraina |
Kiev Ukrainian: Київ Ukrainian Transliteration: Kyiv | |
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United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدةDawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah | Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدةDawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah | Abu Dhabi |
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United Kingdom[n 13] | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann Scots: Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland Cornish: An Rywvaneth Unys a Vreten Veur hag Iwerdhon Glédh |
London | |
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Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan | Uzbek: O‘zbekiston | Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi | Tashkent |
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Vatican City
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State of the Vatican City | Italian: Città del Vaticano Latin: Santca Sedes[63] |
Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano Latin: Sancta Sedes |
Vatican City |
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Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Vietnamese: Việt Nam | Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | Hanoi |
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Yemen | Republic of Yemen | Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنيةAl-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah | San‘a’ |
States with limited recognition
The following entities are not UN member states and have limited or no recognition. However, they are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood.
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Abkhazia[n 7] | De jure part of Georgia[s 1] | Abkhaz: АҧсныApsny
Georgian: აფხაზეთიApkhazeti/Abkhazeti Russian: Абха́зияAbhazia |
Sukhumi Abkhaz: АҟəаAkwa | ||
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Kosovo | Republic of Kosovo | De jure part of Serbia[s 2] | Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë Serbian: КосовоKosovo |
Albanian: Republika e Kosovës
Serbian: Република КосовоRepublika Kosovo |
Pristina Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë Serbian Cyrilic: ПриштинаPriština |
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Nagorno-Karabakh[n 7] | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | De jure part of Azerbaijan[s 3] | Armenian: Լեռնային ՂարաբաղLernayin Gharabaghi | Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ ՀանրապետությունLernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun | Stepanakert Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ |
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Palestine | State of Palestine | Observer state at the United Nations. | Arabic: دولة فلسـطينAs-Sulta Al-Wataniyya Al-Filastīniyya | Jerusalem (claimed) Ramallah (de facto) | |
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Northern Cyprus | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | De jure part of Cyprus[s 4] | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti | Lefkoşa |
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South Ossetia[n 7] | De jure part of Georgia[s 1] | Ossetian: Хуссар ИрыстонKhussar Iryston
Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთიSamkhret Oseti Russian: Южная Осетия'Yuzhnaya Osetiya |
Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон Республика | Tskhinvali Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба Ossetic Transliteration: Chreba | |
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Taiwan[64] | Republic of China | See Legal Status of Taiwan. | Traditional Chinese: 臺灣/台灣Táiwān Taiwanese: 臺灣/台灣 Tâi-oân |
Traditional Chinese: 中華民國Zhōnghuá Mínguó Taiwanese: 中華民國 Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok |
Taipei |
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Transnistria | Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | De jure part of Moldova[s 5] | Moldovan: НистрянэTransnistria
Russian: ПриднестрóвьеPridnestrov'ye Ukrainian: Придністрóв'яPrydnistrov'ya |
Moldovan: Република Молдовеняскэ НистрянэRepublica Moldovenească Nistreană
Russian: Приднестрóвская Молдáвская РеспýбликаPridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська РеспублікаPridnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika |
Tiraspol Moldovan: Тираспол Russian and Ukrainian: Тирáсполь |
See also
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia
Notes
- ↑ Also known as Congo-Kinshasa and formerly as Zaire.
- ↑ Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Africa.
- ↑ Also known as Congo-Brazzaville.
- ↑ Occupies part of the territory of Western Sahara, disputed with Morocco.
- ↑ El Aaiún currently under Moroccan administration. Tifariti is the temporary capital instead of Bir Lehlou earlier
- ↑ Arabic and Spanish recognised regional languages.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
- ↑ Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
- 1 2 The terms Republic of Ireland and Poblacht na hÉireann are not official long names and are used only as a legal description meant to differentiate the state from the island.
- 1 2 These countries are city-states.
- ↑ Netherlands is the name for the largest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the short name for the Kingdom
- ↑ Refers to the sovereign entity encompassing the countries the Netherlands (comprising the territory in Europe and 3 islands in the Caribbean), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
- ↑ The United Kingdom (UK) consists of the constituent countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and controls the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain (often shortened to Britain), which is sometimes used synonymously with the United Kingdom.
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