Minuri/sinhala-corpus-wikipedia huggingface dataset:
ධර්මය 
 
සංවිධානයේ පුජනීය ග‍්‍රන්ථය වන ත‍්‍රිවිධ පුන්ඩරික සුත‍්‍රය යනු විවිධාර්ථ සුත‍්‍රය,සද්ධර්ම පුණ්ඩරික සුත‍්‍රය ,සමන්තභද්‍ර බෝධිසත්වයන් මෙනෙහි කීරීම පිළිබඳ සුත‍්‍රය යන සුත‍්‍ර වලින් සමබුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ විසින් දේශිත වටිනා ධර්ම ග‍්‍රන්ථයකි
එහි මධ්‍යම සුත‍්‍රය වන සද්ධර්ම පුන්ඩරික සුත‍්‍රය තුළ මෙම ලෝකය යනු කුමක්ද
මනුෂ්‍යයින් කුමන ආකාරයේ පැවැත්මක්ද
මනුෂ්‍යයින් කෙසේ ජිවත් විය යුතුද
යන කරුණු සරලව විග‍්‍රහ කර තිබේ
ජාත්‍යන්තරව පිළිගැනුනු ස්වෛරී රාජ්‍යයන් 

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width=60%|Name in English and the official languages of the state
width=40%|Information on the extent of the sovereignty<ref>Information is included on
 the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source
the website of the UN)
the reason a non-de jure state is listed
More information can be found at the list of unrecognized countries
the overseas dependencies
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
the federal structures if applicable
Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures
More information can be found at a List of federations
the autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state
Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory
see List of autonomous areas by country
disputed territories
 separatist governments in exile
</ref>
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A 
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"|Abkhazia  Other states
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
 Pashto
د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت 
 Persian
افغانستان - جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Albania
 Albanian
Shqipria - Republika e Shqiprise
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
 Arabic
الجزائر - الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Principality of Andorra
 Catalan
Andorra - Principat d’Andorra
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Angola
 Portuguese
Angola - República de Angola
Widely recognized member of the UN
A separatist government in exile claims independence for Cabinda

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|valign=top| - Antigua and Barbuda
 English - Antigua and Barbuda
Widely recognized member of the UN
Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth Realm and has a division (dependency), Barbuda, with an autonomous status
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|valign=top| - Argentine Republic
 Spanish
Argentina - República Argentina
Widely recognized member of the UN
Argentina is a federation divided in provinces and one federal district
Argentina also claims sovereignty over the British overseas territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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|valign=top| - Republic of Armenia
 Armenian
Հայաստան - Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Commonwealth of Australia
 English
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Widely recognized member of the UN
Australia is a Commonwealth Realm and a federation of states and territories
Australia has sovereignty over
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 Coral Sea Islands
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia claims sovereignty over parts of Antarctica as
Australian Antarctic Territory
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|valign=top| - Republic of Austria
 German
sterreich - Republik sterreich
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Austria is a federation divided in states (Bundeslnder)
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|valign=top| - Republic of Azerbaijan
 Azeri
Azərbaycan - Azərbaycan Respublikası
Widely recognized member of the UN
Azerbaijan has one autonomous republic, , and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ,)
In Nagorno Karabakh a de facto country in the de jure territory of Azerbaijan has been established
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 B 
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|valign=top| - Commonwealth of The Bahamas
 English
The Bahamas - Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Bahamas is a Commonwealth Realm
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Bahrain
 Arabic
البحرين - مملكة البحرين  
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - People's Republic of Bangladesh
 Bengali
বাংলাদেশ -  গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top|
 English
Barbados
Widely recognized member of the UN
Barbados is a Commonwealth Realm
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Belarus
 Belarusian
Беларусь - Рэспубліка Беларусь
 Russian
Белоруссия - Республика Беларусь
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Belgium
 Dutch
Belgi - Koninkrijk Belgi
 French
Belgique - Royaume de Belgique
 German
Belgien - Königreich Belgien
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Belgium is a federation divided in linguistic communities and regions
Belize
Widely recognized member of the UN
Belize is a Commonwealth Realm
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Benin
 French
Bnin - Rpublique du Bnin
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Bhutan
 Dzongkha
འབྲུག་ཡུལ - འབྲུག་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Bolivia
 Spanish
Bolivia - República de Bolivia
 Quechua
Bulibiya - Bulibiya Mama Llaqta
 Aymara
Wuliwya - Wuliwya Suyu
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bosnian and Croatian
Bosna i Hercegovina
 Serbian
Босна и Херцеговина / Bosna i Hercegovina
Widely recognized member of the UN
As a result of the Dayton Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two constituent entities, the  and the
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|valign=top| - Republic of Botswana
 Tswana
Botswana - Lefatshe la Botswana
 English
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Federative Republic of Brazil
 Portuguese
Brasil - República Federativa do Brasil
Widely recognized member of the UN
Brasil is a federation divided in 	states and one federal district
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|valign=top| - Negara Brunei Darussalam
 Malay
Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam
Widely recognized member of the UN
Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands
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|valign=top| - Republic of Bulgaria
 Bulgarian
България - Република България
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|-
|valign=top| - Burkina Faso
 French
Burkina Faso
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Union of Myanmar (Burma)
 Burmese
ဴမန္မာ — 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Burundi
 Kirundi
Uburundi - Republika y'Uburundi
 French
Burundi - Rpublique du Burundi
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Cambodia
 Cambodian
កម្ពុជា - ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cameroon
 French
Cameroun - Rpublique du Cameroun
 English
Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top|
 English and French
Canada
Widely recognized member of the UN
Canada is a Commonwealth Realm and a federation divided into provinces and territories
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cape Verde
 Portuguese
Cabo Verde - República de Cabo Verde
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top|
 French
Rpublique Centrafricaine
 Sangho
Ködörösse t Bafrka
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Chad
 French
Tchad - Rpublique du Tchad
 Arabic
تشاد  - جمهوريّة تشاد 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Chile
 Spanish
Chile - República de Chile
Widely recognized member of the UN
Easter Island is an integral part of Chile
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|valign=top| - People's Republic of China
 Chinese
中国 - 中华人民共和国
Widely recognized member of the UN
Commonly known as චීනය, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has five autonomous regions
Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet
Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of
  (special administrative region of Hong Kong)
  (special administrative region of Macau)
It claims sovereignty over the territories of
Taiwan and associated islands, which are governed by the Republic of China (which claims sovereignty over the whole of China),
 The Paracel Islands (disputed by the ROC and Vietnam),
 The Spratly Islands (disputed by the ROC, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei),
 Part of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh
Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of Jammu and Kashmir
Tibet and East Turkestan (Xinjiang) have separatist governments in exile
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"|China, Republic of  Taiwan, listed Other states
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|valign=top| - Republic of Colombia
 Spanish
Colombia - República de Colombia
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Union of the Comoros
 Komori
Komori - Udzima wa Komori
 French
Comores - Union des Comores
 Arabic
القمر   - اتحاد القمر
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Comoros is a federation with autonomous islands
The Comoros dispute the French sovereignty over Mayotte and the Glorioso Islands
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|valign=top| - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)
 French
Congo - Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
 French
Congo - Rpublique du Congo
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Costa Rica
 Spanish
Costa Rica - República de Costa Rica
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
 French
Cte d'Ivoire - Rpublique de Cte d'Ivoire
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Croatia
 Croatian
Hrvatska - Republika Hrvatska
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cuba
 Spanish
Cuba - República de Cuba
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Cuban area of Guantnamo Bay is as the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cyprus
 Greek
Κυπρος - Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
 Turkish
Kıbrıs - Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
See Northern Cyprus for the de facto state in the de jure territory of Cyprus
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|valign=top|
 Czech
Česko - Česk republika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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D 
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Denmark
 Danish
Danmark - Kongeriget Danmark
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
The Kingdom of Denmark includes also two autonomous countries
For more information, see Rigsfllesskabet
(Froyar/Frerne)
  (Kalaallit Nunaat/Grnland)
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|valign=top| - Republic of Djibouti
 French
Djibouti - Rpublique de Djibouti
 Arabic
جيبوتي - جمهورية جيبوتي
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Commonwealth of Dominica
 English
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top|
 Spanish
República Dominicana
Widely recognized member of the UN and OAS
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E 
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|valign=top| - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
 Tetum
Timor Lorosa'e - Repúblika Demokrtika Timor Lorosa'e
 Portuguese
Timor-Leste - República Democrtica de Timor-Leste
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Ecuador
 Spanish
Ecuador - República del Ecuador
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Arab Republic of Egypt
 Arabic
مصر  - جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of El Salvador
 Spanish
El Salvador - República de El Salvador
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
 Spanish
Guinea Ecuatorial - Rpublica de Guinea Ecuatorial
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - State of Eritrea
 Tigrinya
ኤርትራ - ሃግሬ ኤርትራ
 Arabic
إرتريا - دولة إرتريا 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Estonia
 Estonian
Eesti - Eesti Vabariik
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
 Amharic
ኢትዮጵያ - የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
Widely recognized member of the UN
Ethiopia is a federation divided in regions and chartered cities
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Fiji Islands
 Fijian
Viti - Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti
 English
Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
 Hindustani
फ़िजी / فِجی  - फ़िजी गणराज्य / فِجی رپبلک

Widely recognized member of the UN
Fiji has an autonomous region (dependency), Rotuma
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|valign=top| - Republic of Finland
 Finnish
Suomi - Suomen Tasavalta
 Swedish
Finland - Republiken Finland
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland
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|valign=top| - French Republic
 French
France - Rpublique franaise
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
The French overseas regions/departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Runion) are legally part of France and France possesses the uninhabited Clipperton Island
The French sovereignty includes also the overseas territories of
  (Polynsie franaise)
  (disputed by Comoros)
  (Nouvelle-Caldonie)
 
  (Saint-Martin)
  (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)
  (Wallis-et-Futuna)
  (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Franaises, uninhabited)
It includes the Antarctic claim of Adlie Land
The French sovereignty over Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova is disputed by Madagascar, over Glorioso Islands by Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Comoros, and over Tromelin by Mauritius and the Seychelles
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G 
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|valign=top| - Gabonese Republic
 French
Gabon - Rpublique Gabonaise
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of The Gambia
 English
The Gambia - Republic of The Gambia
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top|
 Georgian
საქართველოWidely recognized member of the UN
Georgia has three divisions with an autonomous status, ,  and
Both in Abkhazia and South Ossetia de facto states inside the de jure territory of Georgia have been formed
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|valign=top| - Federal Republic of Germany
 German
Deutschland - Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Germany is a federation divided in states (Lnder)
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|valign=top| - Republic of Ghana
 English
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Hellenic Republic
 Greek
Ελλάδα - Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| English
Grenada
Widely recognized member of the UN
Grenada is a Commonwealth Realm
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|valign=top| - Republic of Guatemala
 Spanish
Guatemala - República de Guatemala
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Guinea
 French
Guine - Rpublique de Guine
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
 Portuguese
Guin-Bissau - República da Guin-Bissau
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
 English
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Haiti
 French
Hati - Rpublique d'Hati
 Haitian Creole
Ayiti - Repiblik dAyiti
Widely recognized member of the UN
Haiti claims the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa
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|valign=top| - Republic of Honduras
 Spanish
Honduras - República de Honduras
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Hungary
 Hungarian
Magyarorszg - Magyar Köztrsasg
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| - Republic of Iceland
 Icelandic
sland - Lðveldið sland
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of India
 Hindi
भारत - भारत गणराज्य 
 English
India - Republic of India
Widely recognized member of the UN
India is a federation divided in states and union territories
The Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the People's Republic of China
India claims sovereignty over and administers part of Kashmir
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|valign=top| - Republic of Indonesia
 Indonesian
Indonesia - Republik Indonesia
Widely recognized member of the UN
Indonesia has four provinces with special status, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Yogyakarta Special Region, Papua, and Jakarta Special Capital Region
Separatist governments in exile claim independence for the Republic of the South Moluccas, the Republic of West Papua, and the Sultanate of Nangroe Aceh Darusalam
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Iran
 Persian
ایران -  جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Widely recognized member of the UN
Divided into provinces and counties
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|valign=top| - Republic of Iraq
 Arabic
العراق -  جمهورية العراق 
 Kurdish
عێراق - كۆماری عێراق 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Iraq's constitution labels the country as a federation divided in regions, governorates and the capital district
At present the only region is Iraqi Kurdistan
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|valign=top| - Ireland
 Irish
ire
 English
Ireland
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| - State of Israel
 Hebrew
ישראל - מדינת ישראל
 Arabic
اسرائيل - دولة اسرائيل 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Israel occupies the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem
It has supervision over the partially occupied Palestinian territories
These occupations are internationally not recognized
See for more information also Palestine
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|valign=top| - Italian Republic
 Italian
Italia - Repubblica Italiana
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Italy has autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
"|Ivory Coast  Cte d'Ivoire|-
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|valign=top|
 English
Jamaica
Widely recognized member of the UN
Jamaica is a Commonwealth Realm
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|valign=top| - State of Japan
 Japanese
日本 - 日本国
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
 Arabic
الاردن - المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Kazakhstan
 Kazakh
Қазақстан - Қазақстан Республикасы 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Kenya
 English
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
 Swahili
Kenya - Jamhuri ya Kenya
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Kiribati
 Gilbertese
Kiribati - Ribaberikin Kiribati
 English
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
 Korean
조선 - 조선민주주의인민공화국
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Korea (South Korea)
 Korean
한국 - 대한민국 
Widely recognized member of the UN
"|Kosovo  Other states
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|valign=top| - State of Kuwait
 Arabic
الكويت - دولة الكويت 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Kyrgyz Republic
 Kyrgyz
Кыргызстан - Кыргыз Республикасы 
 Russian
Кыргызстан - Кыргызская республика 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Lao People's Democratic Republic
 Laotian
ນລາວ - ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ  
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Latvia
 Latvian
Latvija - Latvijas Republika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Lebanon
 Arabic
لبنان - الجمهوريّة البنانيّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Lesotho
 English
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
 Sotho
Lesotho - Mmuso wa Lesotho
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Liberia
 English
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| -  Socialist People's Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya
 Arabic
ليبيا - الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى  
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Principality of Liechtenstein
 German
Liechtenstein - Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Lithuania
 Lithuanian
Lietuva - Lietuvos Respublika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
|-
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|valign=top| - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
 Luxembourgian
Ltzebuerg - Groussherzogdem Ltzebuerg
 French
Luxembourg - Grand-Duch du Luxembourg
 German
Luxemburg - Groherzogtum Luxemburg
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| - (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia
 Macedonian
Македонија - Република Македонија 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Madagascar
 Malagasy
Madagasikara - Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
 French
Madagascar - Rpublique de Madagascar
Widely recognized member of the UN
Madagascar claims the French possessions of the Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova
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|valign=top| - Republic of Malawi
 English
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
 Chewa
Malaŵi - Mfuko la Malaŵi
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| Malay
Malaysia
Widely recognized member of the UN
Malaysia is a federation divided in states and federal territories
Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands
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|valign=top| - Republic of Maldives
 Divehi
ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު - ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖ 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Mali
 French
Mali - Rpublique du Mali
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Malta
 Maltese
Malta - Repubblika ta' Malta
 English
Malta - Republic of Malta
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Marshall Islands
 Marshallese
Aorōkin M̧ajeļ - Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
 English
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States
The Marshall Islands claim the United States territory of Wake Island
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
 Arabic
موريتانيا - الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية  
 French
Mauritanie - Rpublique Islamique de la Mauritanie
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Mauritius
 English
Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
 French
Maurice - Rpublique de Maurice
Widely recognized member of the UN
Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues
Mauritius claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of Tromelin
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|valign=top| - United Mexican States
 Spanish
Mxico - Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Widely recognized member of the UN
Mexico is a federation divided into states and one federal district
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|valign=top| - Federated States of Micronesia
 English
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States
Micronesia is a federation divided into states
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Moldova
 Moldovan
Moldova - Republica Moldova
Widely recognized member of the UN
Moldova has an autonomous region, Gagauzia
See Transnistria for the de facto state inside the de jure territory of Moldova
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|valign=top| - Principality of Monaco
 French
Monaco - Principaut de Monaco
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| Mongolian
Монгол Улс 
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| Montenegrin
Црна Гора - Црна Гора 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Morocco
 Arabic
المغرب - المملكة المغربية 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Morocco claims sovereignty over the Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Morocco disputes the Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborn, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peón de Alhucemas
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|valign=top| - Republic of Mozambique
 Portuguese
Moambique - República de Moambique
Widely recognized member of the UN
"|Myanmar  Burma|-
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"|නගෝර්නෝ-කරබාක්   අනෙකුත් රාජ්‍යයන්
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|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Namibia
 English
Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of Nauru
 Nauruan
Naoero - Republik Naoero
 English
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
 Nepali
नेपाल 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| නෙදර්ලන්තය - Kingdom of the Netherlands 
 Dutch
Nederland - Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Legally the Netherlands refers to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of one European country
and the two overseas (associated) countries
(Nederlandse Antillen)
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|valign=top| English
New Zealand
 Māori
Aotearoa
Widely recognized member of the UN
New Zealand is a Commonwealth Realm and has responsibilities for the two free associated states of
The Cook Islands have received some diplomatic recognition
Niue only has diplomatic relations with New Zealand
The dependent territory of
New Zealand also claims sovereignty over parts of Antarctica as
Ross Dependency   
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|valign=top| - Republic of Nicaragua
 Spanish
Nicaragua - República de Nicaragua
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|colspan=2|

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|valign=top| - Republic of Niger
 French
Niger - Rpublique du Niger
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|-
|valign=top| - Federal Republic of Nigeria
 English
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Widely recognized member of the UN
Nigeria is a federation divided in states and one federal district
"|Northern Cyprus  Other states|-
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"|North Korea  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Norway
 Norwegian
Norge - Kongeriket Norge / Noreg - Kongeriket Noreg
Widely recognized member of the UN
Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty
The overseas uninhabited possessions of Bouvet Island and Jan Mayen are integral parts of Norway
The Norwegian claim of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) as part of Norway is suspended
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|valign=top| - Sultanate of Oman
 Arabic
عُمان - سلطنة عُمان 
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|colspan=3|

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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
 Urdu
پاکستان - اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان 
 English
Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Widely recognized member of the UN
Pakistan is a federation divided in provinces and territories
Pakistan claims sovereignty over and occupies part of Kashmir
|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of Palau
 Paluan
Belau - Beluu er a Belau
 English
Palau - Republic of Palau
Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States
"|The Palestinian territories  Other states|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of Panama
 Spanish
Panam - República de Panam
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
 English
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
 Tok Pisin
Papua Niugini - Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
Widely recognized member of the UN
Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth Realm and has an autonomous province, Bougainville Province
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Paraguay
 Spanish
Paraguay - República del Paraguay
 Guarani
Paragui - Tta Paragui
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Peru
 Spanish
Perú - República del Perú
 Quechua
Piruw - Piruw Mama Llaqta
 Aymara
Piruw - Piruw Suyu
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Philippines
 Filipino
Pilipinas - Republika ng Pilipinas
 English
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Philippines has an autonomous region, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
The Philippines claim the Spratly Islands
|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of Poland
 Polish
Polska - Rzeczpospolita Polska
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
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|valign=top| - Portuguese Republic
 Portuguese
Portugal - República Portuguesa
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Portugal has two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira
Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over Olivenza and Tliga
"|Pridnestrovie  Other states, Transnistria
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|valign=top| - State of Qatar
 Arabic
قطر - دولة قطر 
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
|colspan=2|

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|colspan=3|

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|colspan=2|

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|valign=top| Romanian
România
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Russian Federation
 Russian
Россия - Российская Федерация 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Russia is a federationWhether or not the Russian Federation is a genuine federation is a matter of dispute
Russian Federation section
</ref> divided in Subjects of Russia (oblasts, republics, autonomous okrugs, krays, and federal cities)
Several of the federal subjects are autonomous republics
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Rwanda
 KinyaRwanda
Rwanda - Repubulika y'u Rwanda
 French
Rwanda - Rpublique du Rwanda
 English
Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
 English
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Widely recognized member of the UN
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth Realm and is a federation of the islands
Saint Lucia
Widely recognized member of the UN
Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth Realm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Widely recognized member of the UN
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth Realm
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Independent State of Samoa
 Samoan
Sāmoa - Mālo Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa
 English
Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of San Marino
 Italian
San Marino - Repubblica di San Marino
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
|colspan=2|

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|valign=top| - Democratic Republic of São Tom and Prncipe
 Portuguese
São Tom e Prncipe - República Democrtica de São Tom e Prncipe
Widely recognized member of the UN
São Tom and Prncipe has an autonomous province, Prncipe
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 Arabic
السعودية - المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Senegal
 French
Sngal - Rpublique du Sngal
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Serbia
 Serbian
Србија - Република Србија 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Serbia has two autonomous provinces, Kosovo and Metohija and Vojvodina
The Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija is currently administered by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government under the supervision of EULEX
In Kosovo a de facto country in the de jure territory of Serbia has been established and remains partially recognised
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Seychelles
 English
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
 French
Seychelles - Rpublique des Seychelles
 Seselwa
Sesel - Repiblik Sesel
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Seychelles claim the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French Glorioso Islands and Tromelin
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Sierra Leone
 English
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Singapore
 English
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
 Malay
Singapura - Republik Singapura
 Chinese
新加坡 - 新加坡共和国 
 Tamil
சிங்கப்பூர் - சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு 
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Slovak Republic
 Slovak
Slovensko - Slovensk republika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Slovenia
 Slovenian
Slovenija - Republika Slovenija
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Solomon Islands
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth Realm
|-
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|-
|valign=top| -  Republic of Somalia
 Somali
Soomaaliya - Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya
 Arabic
الصومال - جمهورية الصومال  
Widely recognized member of the UN
Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government
Somalia disputed the Yemenite sovereignty over Socotra
See Somaliland for the de facto country inside the de jure territory of Somalia
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of South Africa
 English
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
 Afrikaans
Suid-Afrika - Republiek van Suid-Afrika
 Xhosa
Mzantsi Afrika - IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
 Zulu
Ningizimu Afrika - IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
 Ndbele
Sewula Afrika - IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika
 North Sotho
Afrika-Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa
 Sotho
Afrika Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
 Tswana
Aforika Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
 Swazi
Ningizimu Afrika - IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
 Venda
Afurika Tshipembe - Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe
 Tsonga
Afrika Dzonga - Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga

Widely recognized member of the UN
"|South Korea  Korea, Republic of
|-
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size
"|South Ossetia  Other states|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Spain
 Spanish
Espaa - Reino de Espaa
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
Spain is divided in autonomous communities and cities
/> The sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborn, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peón de Alhucemas is disputed by Morocco
The sovereignty over Olivenza and Tliga is disputed by පෘතුගාලය
Spain disputes the British sovereignty over Gibraltar
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

 Sinhala
ශ්රී ලංකාව - ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය 
 Tamil
இலங்கை - இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Tamil Eelam has a separatist government that controls part of Sri Lanka
(see source)
It strives after an independent country but has not yet declared independence
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of the Sudan
 Arabic
السودان - جمهورية السودان 
 English
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Widely recognized member of the UN
Sudan is a federation divided in states and it has one autonomous region, Southern Sudan, formed out of the Southern Sudanese states
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Suriname
 Dutch
Suriname - Republiek Suriname
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Swaziland
 English
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
 Swazi
eSwatini - Umbuso weSwatini
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Sweden
 Swedish
Sverige - Konungariket Sverige
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Swiss Confederation
 German
Schweiz - Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
 French
Suisse - Confdration Suisse
 Italian
Svizzera - Confederazione Svizzera
 Raeto-Romance
Svizra - Confederaziun Svizra
Widely recognized member of the UN
Switzerland is a federation divided in cantons
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Syrian Arab Republic
 Arabic
سورية - الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Golan is occupied by Israel
Syria disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|colspan=3|

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|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size
"|China, Republic of (commonly known as "Taiwan")  Other states
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Republic of Tajikistan
 Tajik
Тоҷикистон - Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
Widely recognized member of the UN
Tajikistan has an autonomous province, Gorno-Badakhshan
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - United Republic of Tanzania
 Swahili
Tanzania - Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
Widely recognized member of the UN
Tanzania is a federacy with an autonomous status for Zanzibar
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Thailand
 Thai
ประเทศไทย - ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Widely recognized member of the UN
"|Timor-Leste  East Timor
|-
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|-
|valign=top| - Togolese Republic
 French
Togo - Rpublique Togolaise
Widely recognized member of the UN
|-
|colspan=2|

|-
|valign=top| - Kingdom of Tonga
 Tongan
Tonga - Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
 English
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
 English
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Widely recognized member of the UN
Trinidad and Tobago has an autonomous island, Tobago
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|valign=top| - Tunisian Republic
 Arabic
تونس - الجمهورية التونسية 
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Turkey
 Turkish
Türkiye - Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Turkish sovereignty over the Hatay Province is disputed by Syria
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 Turkmenian
Türkmenistan
Widely recognized member of the UN
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Tuvalu
Widely recognized member of the UN
Tuvalu is a Commonwealth Realm
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|valign=top| - Republic of Uganda
 English
Uganda - Republic of Uganda
 Swahili
Uganda - Jamhuri ya Uganda
Widely recognized member of the UN
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 Ukrainian
Україна 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Ukraine has an autonomous republic,
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|valign=top| - United Arab Emirates
 Arabic
الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة 
Widely recognized member of the UN
The United Arab Emirates is a federation divided into emirates
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|valign=top| - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 English
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 Welsh
Teyrnas Gyfunol Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU
The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth Realm comprising four  countries/ home nations
Northern Ireland‎
The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
 
 
  (claimed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
 
 
  (claimed by Argentina)
  (claimed by Spain)
 
 
  (with its dependencies of Ascension Island and )
  (claimed by Argentina)
 
  (disputed)
The British Crown has sovereignty over
  (with the dependencies of ,  and )
 
 
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 English
United States of America
Widely recognized member of the UN
The United States is a federation divided in states, a federal district, and one territory
The United States has sovereignty over the following (inhabited) territories and commonwealths
 
 
 
 
 
Besides these, there are uninhabited territories in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island (disputed by the Marshall Islands) as well as Navassa Island (disputed by Haiti)
Of these only Palmyra Atoll is fully incorporated and considered a part of the US
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|valign=top| - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
 Spanish
Uruguay - República Oriental del Uruguay
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - Republic of Uzbekistan
 Uzbek
Ўзбекистон - Ўзбекистон Республикаси 
Widely recognized member of the UN
Uzbekistan has an autonomous republic,
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|valign=top| - Republic of Vanuatu
 Bislama
Vanuatu - Ripablik blong Vanuatu
 English
Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
 French
Vanuatu - Rpublique du Vanuatu
Widely recognized member of the UN
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|valign=top| - State of the Vatican City
 Latin
Civitas Vaticana - Status Civitatis Vatican
 Italian
Citt del Vaticano - Stato della Citt del Vaticano
Widely recognized country
The Holy See, a sovereign entity recognized by 176 countries, administers the territory of Vatican City
the Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN
Vatican City's foreign relations are handled by the Holy See
Vatican City is administered by a President of the Government appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See, and therefore ex officio sovereign of Vatican City
The Holy See also administers a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy
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|valign=top| - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
 Spanish
Venezuela - República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Widely recognized member of the UN
Venezuela is a federation divided in states, one federal dependency and one federal district
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|valign=top| - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
 Vietnamese
Việt Nam - Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Widely recognized member of the UN
Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands
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|valign=top| - Republic of Yemen
 Arabic
اليمن - الجمهوريّة اليمنية 
Widely recognized member of the UN
The Yemenite sovereignty over Socotra is disputed by Somalia
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|valign=top| - Republic of Zambia
 English
Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Widely recognized member of the UN
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 English
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe
Widely recognized member of the UN
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 අනෙකුත් රාජ්‍යයන් 

This annex lists states that claim sovereignty and have control over (part of) its claimed territory, but due to disputes over their legitimacy, do not have normal diplomatic relations with the majority of sovereign states
Entities considered to be micronations are not included
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අබ්ගාසියා සමූහාණ්ඩුව
 Abkhazian
Аҧсны - Аҧснытәи Республика
 Russian
Абхазия - Республика Абхазия
De facto independent state only recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, South Ossetia and Transnistria
Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
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|valign=top| - කොසෝවෝ සමූහාණ්ඩුව
 Albanian
Kosovs - Republika e Kosovs
 Serbian
Косово - Република Косово 
De facto independent state that is recognised by  UN member states and by the Republic of China
Party to the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as part of its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
In turn, the Republic of Kosovo claims the part of Kosovo controlled by the Republic of Serbia and still administered by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
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|valign=top| - නගෝර්නෝ-කරබාක් ජනරජය
 Armenian
Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ - Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն
De facto independent state that has not been diplomatically recognized by any other state
Claimed in whole by the Republic of Azerbaijan
<ref>See [http
//news
uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm Regions and territories
Nagorno-Karabakh] (17 January 2006)
Retrieved January 17, 2006.
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|valign=top| - උතුරු සයිප්‍රස තුර්කි සමූහාණ්ඩුව
 Turkish
Kuzey Kıbrıs - Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
De facto independent state that is recognised only by Turkey
It was accepted as an observer state of the Organization of the Islamic Conference under the name of the Turkish Cypriot State since 1979. In addition, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan (the sovereign state that Nakhichevan belongs to) has not followed suit
Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus
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|valign=top| - දකුණු ඔසේටියා සමූහාණ්ඩුව
 Ossetian
Хуссар Ирыстон - Республик Хуссар Ирыстон
 Russian
Южная Осетия - Республика Южная Осетия
De facto independent state only recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Abkhazia and Transnistria
Claimed in whole by the Republic of Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia
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|valign=top| - චීන සමූහාණ්ඩුව
 Chinese
臺灣 / 台灣 - 中華民國 
De facto independent state
de jure the Republic of China, a polity regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state
In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also governs part of the Spratly Islands and has not renounced claims over the territory of the PRC and Mongolia
The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China
The Republic of China participates in a number of non-UN international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, International Olympic Committee and others under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei
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|valign=top| - ට්‍රානිස්ට්‍රියානු මෝල්ඩෝවියානු සමූහාණ්ඩුව (Pridnestrovie, Trans-Dniester)
 Russian
Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
 Ukrainian
Придністров'я
Придністровська Молдавська Республіка
 Moldovan
Нистря
Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ
De facto independent state, recognized only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Claimed in whole by the Republic of Moldova as the Territorial Unit of Transnistria
<ref>'See [http
uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm Regions and territories
Trans-Dniester] (13 December 2005)
Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref>
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 Arabic''
الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية 
De facto independent state recognized by 46 other states
It is a 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 the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Marocco
Its government resides in exile in Algeria