# ස්වෛරී රාජ්‍ය ලැයිස්තුව

ස්විට්සර්ලන්තයේ, ජෙනීවා හි Palace of Nations ඉදිරිපිට ඔසවා ඇති, එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික සහ සාමාජික-නොවන GA නිරීක්ෂක රාජ්‍යවල කොඩි
## රටවල් ලැයිස්තුව

### එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රටවල් සහ මහා මණ්ඩල නියෝජනය රටවල්

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එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රාජ්‍යයන්
  එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මහා මණ්ඩල නිරීක්ෂකයින්
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  Undisputed sovereignty
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| පොදු සහ විධිමත් නම් | එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ පද්ධතිය තුළ සාමාජිකත්වය  | ස්වෛරීභාවය පිළිබඳ ආරවුල  | ස්වෛරීභාවයේ තත්ත්වය සහ පිළිගැනීම පිළිබඳ වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු |
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| **Afghanistan** – ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන ඉස්ලාමීක ජනරජය | A එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රාජ්‍යය | A නැත | 2021 සිට බලයේ සිටින ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානයේ පාලක ඉස්ලාමීය එමීර් රාජ්‍යය, එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානය හෝ වෙනත් කිසිදු රාජ්‍යයක් විසින් පිළිගෙන නොමැත. අක්‍රියව පවතින  Afghanistan පිළිගත් රජය ලෙස පවතී. |
| **Albania** – ඇල්බේනියා ජනරජය | A එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රාජ්‍යය | A නැත |  |
| **Algeria** – ඇල්ජීරියා මහජන ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනරජය | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Andorra** – Principality of Andorra | A UN member state | A None | 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 with approval from the Holy See. |
| **Angola** – Republic of Angola | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Antigua and Barbuda** | A UN member state | A None | Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm with one autonomous region, Barbuda. |
| **Argentina** – Argentine Republic | A UN member state | A None | Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and one autonomous city. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Armenia** – Republic of Armenia | A UN member state | Not recognised by Pakistan | Armenia is not recognised by Pakistan due to the dispute over Artsakh.සැකිල්ල:Needs update |
| **Australia** – Commonwealth of Australia | A UN member state | A None | Australia is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of both states and territories. There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and one claimed Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are:

* Ashmore and Cartier Islands
* Christmas Island
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Coral Sea Islands Territory
* Heard Island and McDonald Islands
* Norfolk Island
* *Australian Antarctic Territory*
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| **Austria** – Republic of Austria | A UN member state | A None | Member of the European Union. Austria is a federation of nine states. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Azerbaijan** – Republic of Azerbaijan | A UN member state | A None | Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, Nakhchivan. |
| **Bahamas, The** – Commonwealth of The Bahamas | A UN member state | A None | The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **Bahrain** – Kingdom of Bahrain | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Bangladesh** – People's Republic of Bangladesh | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Barbados** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Belarus** – Republic of Belarus | A UN member state | A None | Many states rescinded their recognition of President Alexander Lukashenko following the disputed 2020 election. Lithuania currently recognises Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Coordination Council as the legitimate government of Belarus. |
| **Belgium** – Kingdom of Belgium | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. Belgium is a federation of three linguistic communities and three regions. |
| **Belize** | A UN member state | A None | Belize is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **Benin** – Republic of Benin | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Bhutan** – Kingdom of Bhutan | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Bolivia** – Plurinational State of Bolivia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Bosnia and Herzegovina** | A UN member state | A None | Bosnia and Herzegovina has two constituent *entities*:

* Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Republika Srpska

and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative *district*. |
| **Botswana** – Republic of Botswana | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Brazil** – Federative Republic of Brazil | A UN member state | A None | Brazil is a federation of 26 states and one federal district. |
| **Brunei** – Brunei Darussalam | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Bulgaria** – Republic of Bulgaria | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Burkina Faso** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Burundi** – Republic of Burundi | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Cambodia** – Kingdom of Cambodia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Cameroon** – Republic of Cameroon | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Canada** | A UN member state | A None | Canada is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of 10 provinces and three territories. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Cape Verde** – Republic of Cabo Verde | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Central African Republic** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Chad** – Republic of Chad | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Chile** – Republic of Chile | A UN member state | A None | Chile has one special territory, Easter Island. |
| **China** – People's Republic of China | A UN member state | Partially unrecognised. BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. Additionally, it has sovereignty over two Special Administrative Regions:

* Hong Kong
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Macao

China claims, but does not control, Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.
China is not recognised by **ප්‍රකාශන දෝෂය: හඳුනානොගත් විරාම සංකේතය "["** UN member states and Vatican City, which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise the Republic of China (Taiwan) instead. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Colombia** – Republic of Colombia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Comoros** – Union of the Comoros | A UN member state | A None | Comoros is a federation of three islands. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Democratic Republic of the Congo** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Republic of the Congo** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Costa Rica** – Republic of Costa Rica | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Croatia** – Republic of Croatia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Cuba** – Republic of Cuba | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Cyprus** – Republic of Cyprus | A UN member state | Not recognised by Turkey | Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus.

Cyprus is not recognised by Turkey due to the Cyprus problem, with Turkey recognising Northern Cyprus. |
| **Czech Republic** | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Kingdom of Denmark** – Kingdom of Denmark | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. The Kingdom of Denmark includes two self-governing territories:
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Faroe Islands
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Greenland

The metropolitan territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom. The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law (in most cases) does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. See Greenland and the European Union, and Faroe Islands and the European Union. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Djibouti** – Republic of Djibouti | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Dominica** – Commonwealth of Dominica | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Dominican Republic** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Ecuador** – Republic of Ecuador | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Egypt** – Arab Republic of Egypt | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **El Salvador** – Republic of El Salvador | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Equatorial Guinea** – Republic of Equatorial Guinea | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Eritrea** – State of Eritrea | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Estonia** – Republic of Estonia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Eswatini** – Kingdom of Eswatini | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Ethiopia** – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A UN member state | A None | Ethiopia is a federation of 12 regions and two chartered cities.
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| **Fiji** – Republic of Fiji | A UN member state | A None | Fiji contains one autonomous region, Rotuma. |
| **Finland** – Republic of Finland | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.
* Åland is a neutral and demilitarized autonomous region of Finland.
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| **France** – French Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. France contains five overseas regions/departments; French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. France also includes eight overseas territories:

* Clipperton Island
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත French Polynesia
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත New Caledonia
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Wallis and Futuna
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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| **Gabon** – Gabonese Republic | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Gambia, The** – Republic of The Gambia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Georgia (country)** | A UN member state | A None | Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
| **Germany** – Federal Republic of Germany | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 states. |
| **Ghana** – Republic of Ghana | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Greece** – Hellenic Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. Greece contains one autonomous area, Mount Athos. |
| **Grenada** | A UN member state | A None | Grenada is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Guatemala** – Republic of Guatemala | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Guinea** – Republic of Guinea | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Guinea-Bissau** – Republic of Guinea-Bissau | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Guyana** – Co-operative Republic of Guyana | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Haiti** – Republic of Haiti | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Honduras** – Republic of Honduras | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Hungary** | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Iceland** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **India** – Republic of India | A UN member state | A None | India is a federation of 28 states and eight union territories. |
| **Indonesia** – Republic of Indonesia | A UN member state | A None | Indonesia has nine autonomous provinces: Aceh, Jakarta, Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, West Papua, and Yogyakarta. |
| **Iran** – Islamic Republic of Iran | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Iraq** – Republic of Iraq | A UN member state | A None | Iraq is a federation of 19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomous Kurdistan Region. |
| **Ireland** | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Israel** – State of Israel | A UN member state | Partially unrecognised | Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine. It has annexed East Jerusalem, an act not recognised by the international community. Israel has varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although it ended its permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, it is still considered to be the occupying power under international law.
Israel is not recognised as a state by 28 UN members and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Palestine Liberation Organization, recognised by a majority of UN member states as the representative of the Palestinian people, recognised Israel in 1993. |
| **Italy** – Italian Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions: Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Ivory Coast** – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Jamaica** | A UN member state | A None | Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **Japan** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Jordan** – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Kazakhstan** – Republic of Kazakhstan | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Kenya** – Republic of Kenya | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Kiribati** – Republic of Kiribati | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Kuwait** – State of Kuwait | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Kyrgyzstan** – Kyrgyz Republic | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Laos** – Lao People's Democratic Republic | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Latvia** – Republic of Latvia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Lebanon** – Republic of Lebanon | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Lesotho** – Kingdom of Lesotho | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Liberia** – Republic of Liberia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Libya** – State of Libya | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Liechtenstein** – Principality of Liechtenstein | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Lithuania** – Republic of Lithuania | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Luxembourg** – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Madagascar** – Republic of Madagascar | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Malawi** – Republic of Malawi | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Malaysia**  | A UN member state | A None | Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. |
| **Maldives** – Republic of Maldives | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Mali** – Republic of Mali | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Malta** – Republic of Malta | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Marshall Islands** – Republic of the Marshall Islands | A UN member state | A None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Mauritania** – Islamic Republic of Mauritania | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Mauritius** – Republic of Mauritius | A UN member state | A None | Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues. |
| **Mexico** – United Mexican States | A UN member state | A None | Mexico is a federation of 31 states and one autonomous city. |
| **Micronesia, Federated States of** | A UN member state | A None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four states. |
| **Moldova** – Republic of Moldova | A UN member state | A None | Moldova has two autonomous territorial units, Gagauzia and the Left Bank of the Dniester. The latter and a city, Bender (Tighina), are under the *de facto* control of Transnistria. |
| **Monaco** – Principality of Monaco | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Mongolia** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Montenegro** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Morocco** – Kingdom of Morocco | A UN member state | A None | Part of the Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara is controlled by the partially recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
| **Mozambique** – Republic of Mozambique | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Myanmar** – Republic of the Union of Myanmar | A UN member state | A None | Wa State is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognised the de facto ruling government of Myanmar, the State Administration Council. |
| **Namibia** – Republic of Namibia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Nauru** – Republic of Nauru | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Nepal** – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | A UN member state | A None | Nepal is a federation composed of seven provinces. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Kingdom of the Netherlands** – Kingdom of the Netherlands | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands includes four areas with substantial autonomy:

* Aruba
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Curaçao
* Netherlands
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Sint Maarten

The Metropolitan Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three overseas parts of the Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius) are special municipalities of the metropolitan Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law only wholly applies to parts within Europe. |
| **New Zealand** | A UN member state | A None | New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm, and has one dependent territory and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory:

* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Tokelau
* *Ross Dependency*

The New Zealand Government acts for the entire Realm of New Zealand in all international contexts, which has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely associated states:
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Cook Islands
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Niue

The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with සැකිල්ල:Numrel and සැකිල්ල:Numrel UN members respectively. They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN, and are members of some UN specialized agencies. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Nicaragua** – Republic of Nicaragua | A UN member state | A None | Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, North Caribbean Coast and South Caribbean Coast. |
| **Niger** – Republic of the Niger | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Nigeria** – Federal Republic of Nigeria | A UN member state | A None | Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and one federal territory. |
| **North Korea** – Democratic People's Republic of Korea | A UN member state | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | North Korea is not recognised by one UN member, South Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත North Macedonia** – Republic of North Macedonia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Norway** – Kingdom of Norway | A UN member state | A None | Norway has two unincorporated areas in Europe:

* Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty.
* Jan Mayen is an uninhabited island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated.

Norway has one dependent territory and two claimed Antarctic dependent territories in the Southern Hemisphere:
* Bouvet Island
* *Peter I Island*
* *Queen Maud Land*
 |
| **Oman** – Sultanate of Oman | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Pakistan** – Islamic Republic of Pakistan | A UN member state | A None | Pakistan is a federation of four provinces and one capital territory. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it, instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper:

* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Azad Kashmir
* Gilgit-Baltistan

Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government. These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defense) are performed by Pakistan. |
| **Palau** – Republic of Palau | A UN member state | A None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
| **Palestine** – State of Palestine | A UN General Assembly observer state; member of two UN specialized agencies | Partially unrecognised | The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from 138 states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed. The Palestinian Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the occupied Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, UNIDO and other international organizations. |
| **Panama** – Republic of Panama | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Papua New Guinea** – Independent State of Papua New Guinea | A UN member state | A None | Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm with one autonomous region, Bougainville. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Paraguay** – Republic of Paraguay | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Peru** – Republic of Peru | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Philippines** – Republic of the Philippines | A UN member state | A None | The Philippines contains one autonomous region, Bangsamoro. |
| **Poland** – Republic of Poland | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Portugal** – Portuguese Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, the Azores and Madeira. |
| **Qatar** – State of Qatar | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Romania** | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Russia** – Russian Federation | A UN member state | A None | Russia is a federation of 83 internationally recognised federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics. |
| **Rwanda** – Republic of Rwanda | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Saint Kitts and Nevis** – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | A UN member state | A None | Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm and is a federation of two islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis. |
| **Saint Lucia** | A UN member state | A None | Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **Saint Vincent and the Grenadines** | A UN member state | A None | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **Samoa** – Independent State of Samoa | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **San Marino** – Republic of San Marino | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත São Tomé and Príncipe** – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | A UN member state | A None | São Tomé and Príncipe contains one autonomous province, Príncipe. |
| **Saudi Arabia** – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Senegal** – Republic of Senegal | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Serbia** – Republic of Serbia | A UN member state | A None | Serbia contains two autonomous provinces, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter is under the de facto control of Kosovo. |
| **Seychelles** – Republic of Seychelles | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Sierra Leone** – Republic of Sierra Leone | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Singapore** – Republic of Singapore | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Slovakia** – Slovak Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Slovenia** – Republic of Slovenia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Solomon Islands** | A UN member state | A None | Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Somalia** – Federal Republic of Somalia | A UN member state | A None | Somalia is a federation of six states. Two, Puntland and Galmudug, have self-declared autonomy, while one, Somaliland, is de facto independent. |
| **South Africa** – Republic of South Africa | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **South Korea** – Republic of Korea | A UN member state | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | South Korea has one autonomous region, Jeju Province.
South Korea is not recognised by North Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත South Sudan** – Republic of South Sudan | A UN member state | A None | South Sudan is a federation of 10 states and three administrative areas.

The Abyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations. |
| **Spain** – Kingdom of Spain | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and two special autonomous cities. |
| **Sri Lanka** – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Sudan** – Republic of the Sudan | A UN member state | A None | Sudan is a federation of 18 states.

The Abyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Suriname** – Republic of Suriname | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Sweden** – Kingdom of Sweden | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU. |
| **Switzerland** – Swiss Confederation | A UN member state | A None | Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons. |
| **Syria** – Syrian Arab Republic | A UN member state | A None | During the Syrian civil war, the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) was recognised as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members and established an interim government to rule rebel-controlled territory. After the fall of the Assad regime, the SNC declared its allegiance to the new government.
Syria has one self-declared autonomous region, Rojava. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Tajikistan** – Republic of Tajikistan | A UN member state | A None | Tajikistan contains one autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan. |
| **Tanzania** – United Republic of Tanzania | A UN member state | A None | Tanzania contains one autonomous region, Zanzibar. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Thailand** – Kingdom of Thailand | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Timor-Leste** – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Togo** – Togolese Republic | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Tonga** – Kingdom of Tonga | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Trinidad and Tobago** – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | A UN member state | A None | Trinidad and Tobago contains one autonomous region, Tobago. |
| **Tunisia** – Republic of Tunisia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Turkey** – Republic of Türkiye | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Turkmenistan** | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Tuvalu** | A UN member state | A None | Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm. |
| **Uganda** – Republic of Uganda | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Ukraine** | A UN member state | A None | Ukraine contains one autonomous region, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is under the control of Russia. Seven other areas of Ukraine are under full or partial Russian control, including Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Sevastopol. |
| **United Arab Emirates** | A UN member state | A None | The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. |
| **United Kingdom** – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | A UN member state | A None | The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm consisting of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following 13 overseas territories and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory:

* Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Anguilla
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Bermuda
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත British Indian Ocean Territory
* British Virgin Islands
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Cayman Islands
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Falkland Islands
* Gibraltar
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Montserrat
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Pitcairn Islands
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* *සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත British Antarctic Territory*

The British monarch also has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown Dependencies:
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Bailiwick of Guernsey
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Isle of Man
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Jersey
 |
| **United States** – United States of America | A UN member state | A None | The United States is a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory (Palmyra Atoll).

Additionally, the federal government of the United States has sovereignty over 13 unincorporated territories. Of these unincorporated territories, five are inhabited possessions:
* American Samoa
* Guam
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands

The United States also has sovereignty over eight uninhabited territories:
* Baker Island
* Howland Island
* Jarvis Island
* Johnston Atoll
* Kingman Reef
* Midway Atoll
* Navassa Island
* Wake Island

The United States disputes sovereignty over two territories:
* *Bajo Nuevo Bank*
* *Serranilla Bank*

Three sovereign states have become associated states of the United States under the Compact of Free Association:
* සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Palau
 |
| **Uruguay** – Oriental Republic of Uruguay | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Uzbekistan** – Republic of Uzbekistan | A UN member state | A None | Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region, Karakalpakstan. |
| **Vanuatu** – Republic of Vanuatu | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Vatican City** – Vatican City State | A UN General Assembly observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three UN specialized agencies | A None | Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations to 183 states (including 180 UN member states, the Cook Islands, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Palestine). In addition, the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of three UN specialized agencies (ITU, UPU, and WIPO) and the IAEA, as well as being a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State") and multiple other UN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and *ex officio* sovereign of Vatican City. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Venezuela** – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | A UN member state | A None | Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, one capital district, and federal dependencies. |
| **Vietnam** – Socialist Republic of Vietnam | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Yemen** – Republic of Yemen | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **Zambia** – Republic of Zambia | A UN member state | A None |  |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Zimbabwe** – Republic of Zimbabwe | A UN member state | A None |  |

### Other states

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| --- | --- |
| **"Membership within the UN System" column legend**
  Member state of a UN Specialized Agency
  No membership
 | **"Sovereignty dispute" column legend**
  Undisputed sovereignty
  Disputed sovereignty
 |

| Common and formal names | Membership within the UN System | Sovereignty dispute | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Abkhazia** – Republic of Abkhazia | D No membership | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | Recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Cook Islands** | D Member of eight UN specialized agencies | A None (See political status) | A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with at least 63 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. |
| **Kosovo** – Republic of Kosovo | D Member of two UN specialized agencies | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has received diplomatic recognition from 112 UN member states and the Republic of China (Taiwan), while 18 of those states have recognised Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition. 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. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Niue** | D Member of five UN specialized agencies | A None (See political status) | A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue maintains diplomatic relations with at least 28 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Northern Cyprus** – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | D No membership | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | 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. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic** | D No membership | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | The Polisario Front, which administers the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is recognized by the UN as the legitimate representative of the people of Western Sahara. Recognised at some stage by [[International recognition of සැකිල්ල:Numrec/Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic සැකිල්ල:Numrec/Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|**ප්‍රකාශන දෝෂය: හඳුනානොගත් විරාම සංකේතය "["** UN member states]], **ප්‍රකාශන දෝෂය: හඳුනානොගත් විරාම සංකේතය "["** of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the African Union, an international organization with permanent observer status at the UN General Assembly.

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 sand wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Somaliland** – Republic of Somaliland | D No membership | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | A de facto independent state not formally diplomatically recognised by any other state and claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත South Ossetia** – Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania | D No membership | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | A de facto independent state, recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, Abkhazia, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia through the Administration of South Ossetia. |
| **Taiwan** – Republic of China | D UN member state until 1971, now no membership | Partially unrecognised. BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China (ROC) controls the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and Pratas Island, as well as Taiping Island and Zhongzhou Reef of the Spratly Islands, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland. The ROC is recognised by [[International recognition of සැකිල්ල:Numrec/Republic of China සැකිල්ල:Numrec/Republic of China|**ප්‍රකාශන දෝෂය: හඳුනානොගත් විරාම සංකේතය "["**]] UN member states and Vatican City, none of which recognise the PRC. Additionally, one UN member (Bhutan) has refrained from recognising either the ROC or the PRC.

In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial relations with 58 UN member states, one self-declared state (Somaliland), three territories (Guam, Hong Kong, and Macau), and the European Union via its representative offices and consulates under the One China principle. Taiwan has the 31st-largest diplomatic network in the world with 110 offices.
The territory of the ROC is claimed in whole by the PRC. The ROC participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei". In the WTO, the ROC has full membership under the designation of "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu". The ROC was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the UN Security Council. See China and the United Nations. |
| **සැකිල්ල:රටේ දත්ත Transnistria** – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | D No membership | BClaimed by AfghanistanClaimed by GeorgiaClaimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Claimed by the People's Republic of China Claimed by the Republic of China Claimed by South Korea Claimed by Azerbaijan Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus Disputed by Israel Claimed by Indonesia Claimed by the Marshall Islands Claimed by Mauritius Claimed by Morocco Claimed by Moldova Claimed by Mali Claimed by Spain Claimed by Argentina Claimed by Ukraine | A de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by Moldova. |

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