List of sovereign states | Familypedia | Fandom powered by Wikia List of sovereign states Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. “List of nations” redirects here. For other country lists, see Lists of countries and territories . This is a list of sovereign states, giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty . The list is divided into two parts. It is arranged alphabetically, and contains 203 entries, as of 2010: The internationally recognized sovereign states section lists all 193 widely recognised sovereign states, including all member states of the United Nations , [1] plus Vatican City . [2] The other states section lists ten states which have de facto sovereignty or independence , but are not widely recognised diplomatically by other states. Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerning the criteria for statehood .

For more information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list, please see the " criteria for inclusion " section below. Contents: Name in English, and the official, national, and other important languages of the state [3] Information on status and recognition of sovereignty [4] A Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Persian : افغانستان – جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان Afgānestān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afgānestān Pashto : افغانستان – د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت Afghānistān – Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat Widely recognized member of the UN . Albania – Republic of Albania Albanian : Shqipëria – Republika e Shqipërisë Widely recognized member of the UN .

Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Arabic : الجزائر – الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية Al Jazā'ir – Al Jumhūrīyah al Jazā'irīyah ad Dīmuqrāţīyah ash Sha‘bīyah Widely recognized member of the UN . Andorra – Principality of Andorra Catalan : Andorra – Principat d’Andorra Widely recognized member of the UN . The role of monarch is exercised jointly by the two co-princes, the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell . [5] Angola – Republic of Angola Portuguese : Angola – República de Angola Widely recognized member of the UN . Antigua and Barbuda English : Antigua and Barbuda Widely recognized member of the UN . Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm [6] and has a division (dependency), Barbuda , with an autonomous status. [7] Argentina – Argentine Republic [8] Spanish : Argentina – República Argentina Widely recognized member of the UN . Argentina is a federation [9] of twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city .

Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , which are administered by the United Kingdom . [10] Argentina claims Argentine Antarctica as part of its national territory, officially a department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands . It overlaps with the claims of the UK and Chile. [11] Armenia – Republic of Armenia Widely recognized member of the UN . Armenia is not recognised by one UN member: Pakistan . Australia – Commonwealth of Australia English : Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Austria – Republic of Austria German : Österreich – Republik Österreich Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Austria is a federation [9] composed of 9 federated states (Bundesländer). Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani : Azərbaycan – Azərbaycan Respublikası Widely recognized member of the UN . Azerbaijan has one autonomous republic, Nakhchivan and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ). [7] In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established (see Other states ).

B Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas English : The Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas Widely recognized member of the UN . The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm . [6] Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain Al Baḩrayn – Mamlakat al Baḩrayn Widely recognized member of the UN . Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh Bengali : বাংলাদেশ – গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Bāṁlādesh – Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṁlādesh Widely recognized member of the UN . Barbados is a Commonwealth realm . [6] Belarus – Republic of Belarus Russian : Беларусь / Белоруссия – Республика Беларусь Belarus' / Belorussiya – Respublika Belarus' Widely recognized member of the UN .

Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium French : Belgique – Royaume de Belgique German : Belgien – Königreich Belgien Benin – Republic of Benin [13] French : Bénin – République du Bénin Widely recognized member of the UN . Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ – འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ Druk Yul – Druk Gyalkhap Widely recognized member of the UN . Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia Spanish : Bolivia – Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Aymara : Wuliwya – Wuliwya Suyu Quechua : Buliwya – Buliwya Mama Llaqta [14] Widely recognized member of the UN . Bolivia is divided into 9 autonomous departments . 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 , Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two constituent units: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska . [15] Botswana – Republic of Botswana Tswana : Botswana – Lefatshe la Botswana English : Botswana – Republic of Botswana Widely recognized member of the UN . Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil Portuguese : Brasil – República Federativa do Brasil Widely recognized member of the UN . Brazil is a federation [9] composed of 26 states and one federal district . Brunei – State of Brunei, Abode of Peace Malay : Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam Widely recognized member of the UN . Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands .

[16] Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria Burma – Republic of the Union of Myanmar [18] [19] Burmese : မန္မာ – ပည္ေထာင္စုမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္ Myanma – Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw Widely recognized member of the UN Burundi – Republic of Burundi French : Burundi – République du Burundi Widely recognized member of the UN . C កម្ពុជា – ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា Kâmpŭchéa – Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa Widely recognized member of the UN . Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon French : Cameroun – République du Cameroun English : Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon Widely recognized member of the UN .

Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde Portuguese : Cabo Verde – República de Cabo Verde Widely recognized member of the UN . Widely recognized member of the UN . Chad – Republic of Chad French : Tchad – République du Tchad Arabic : تشاد – جمهوريّة تشاد Widely recognized member of the UN .

Chile – Republic of Chile Spanish : Chile – República de Chile རྒྱ་ནག – ཀྲུང་ཧྭ་མི་དམངས་སྤྱི་མཐུན་རྒྱལ་ཁབ། Zhunghua Mimang Jitun Gyalkab Kazakh : جۇڭگو – جۇڭحۋا حالىق رەسپۋبليكاسى Juñgo – Juñxwa Xalıq Respwblïkası Uyghur : جۇڭگو – جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىت Junggo – Jungxua Xelq Jumhuriyiti Zhuang : Cunghgoz – Cunghvaz Yinzminz Gunghozgoz [23] [24] Widely recognized member of the UN . Commonly known as "China", the People's Republic of China (PRC) has five autonomous regions: Guangxi , Inner Mongolia , Ningxia , Xinjiang and Tibet .

[7] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of: Macao It also claims: South Tibet (governed by India as part of Arunachal Pradesh ). Aksai Chin , controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of Jammu and Kashmir . [27] The PRC is currently not recognised by 22 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise the ROC. [28] China, Republic of (Taiwan) → Other states Colombia – Republic of Colombia Spanish : Colombia – República de Colombia Widely recognized member of the UN . Colombia's department of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina has been the subject of numerous territorial disputes with Nicaragua . Comoros – Union of the Comoros Comorian : Komori – Udzima wa Komori French : Comores – Union des Comores Arabic : جمهورية القمر المتحدة – جزر القمر Juzur al Qamar – Jumhūrīyat al Qamar al Muttaḩidah French : République démocratique du Congo Widely recognized member of the UN .

Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Spanish : Costa Rica – República de Costa Rica Widely recognized member of the UN . Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) French : Côte d'Ivoire – République de Côte d'Ivoire Widely recognized member of the UN . Croatia – Republic of Croatia Widely recognized member of the UN . Cuba – Republic of Cuba Spanish : Cuba – República de Cuba Widely recognized member of the UN . Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus Kýpros – Kypriakí Dimokratía Turkish : Kıbrıs – Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus . Cyprus is recognised by the Holy See and all UN member states except Turkey . [30] Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] D French : Djibouti – République de Djibouti Arabic : جيبوتي –جمهورية جيبوتي Widely recognized member of the UN .

Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica English : Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica Widely recognized member of the UN . Widely recognized member of the UN . E East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [33] Portuguese : Timor-Leste – República Democrática de Timor-Leste Tetum : Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e Widely recognized member of the UN . Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Spanish : Ecuador – República del Ecuador Widely recognized member of the UN . Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt Arabic : مصر –جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة Mişr – Jumhūrīyat Mişr al ‘Arabīyah Widely recognized member of the UN . El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Spanish : El Salvador – República de El Salvador Widely recognized member of the UN . Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea Spanish : Guinea Ecuatorial – República de Guinea Ecuatorial French : Guinée Équatoriale – République de Guinée équatoriale Portuguese : Guiné Equatorial – República da Guiné Equatorial Widely recognized member of the UN .

Eritrea – State of Eritrea Widely recognized member of the UN . Estonia – Republic of Estonia Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Amharic : ኢትዮጵያ – የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ Ityop'iya – Ityop'iya Fe̱de̱ralawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripe̱blik Widely recognized member of the UN . Ethiopia is a federation [9] composed of 9 regions and 2 chartered cities . F Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands Fijian : Viti – Matanitu ko Viti English : Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands Hindustani : फ़िजी / فیجی – फ़िजी गणराज्य / فیجی رپبلک Fijī – Fijī dvip samooh ganarajya [34] Widely recognized member of the UN .

Fiji has an autonomous region, Rotuma . [7] [35] Finland – Republic of Finland Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Åland is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland. [7] [36] Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – FYROM - Republic of Macedonia Macedonian : Македонија – Република Македонија Albanian : Maqedonia – Republika e Maqedonisë [37] Widely recognized member of the UN . Because of the Macedonia naming dispute , the country is provisionally referred to by the UN and a number of states and international organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". France – French Republic French : France – République française Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] The French overseas regions/departments ( French Guiana , Guadeloupe , Martinique and Réunion ) are full, integral parts of France. French sovereignty also includes the overseas territories of: The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia English : The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia Widely recognized member of the UN .

Georgian : საქართველო Sak’art’velo Widely recognized member of the UN . Georgia has two divisions with autonomous statuses: Adjara and Abkhazia . [7] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia , de facto states inside the de jure territory of Georgia have been formed. Germany – Federal Republic of Germany German : Deutschland – Bundesrepublik Deutschland Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Germany is a federation [9] composed of 16 federated states (Länder). Ghana – Republic of Ghana English : Ghana – Republic of Ghana Widely recognized member of the UN . Katharevousa : Ελλάς – Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellás – Ellinikí Dimokratía Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU .

[12] Greece has sovereignty over Mount Athos , an autonomous monastic state that is jointly governed by the multi-national "Holy Community" on the mountain and the Civil Governor appointed by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spiritually comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate . Widely recognized member of the UN . Grenada is a Commonwealth realm . [6] Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Spanish : Guatemala – República de Guatemala Widely recognized member of the UN . Guinea – Republic of Guinea French : Guinée – République de Guinée Widely recognized member of the UN . Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau Portuguese : Guiné-Bissau – República da Guiné-Bissau Widely recognized member of the UN . Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana English : Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana Widely recognized member of the UN . A substantial part of Guyana, from the west of the Essequibo River, is claimed by Venezuela . H Spanish : Honduras – República de Honduras Widely recognized member of the UN . Hungary – Republic of Hungary Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU .

[12] I Widely recognized member of the UN .

India – Republic of India Hindi : भारत – भारत गणराज्य Bhārat – Bhāratīya Gaṇarājya English : India – Republic of India Assamese : ভাৰত – ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য Bhārôt – Bhārôt Gôṇrājẏô Bengali : ভারত – ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র Bhārôt – Bhārôtīyô Prôjātôntrô Bhojpuri : भारत – भारत गणराज्य Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇrādzya Gujarati : ભારત – ભારતીય ગણરાજ્ય Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇrājya Kannada : ಭಾರತ – ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ Bhār

ata – Bhārata Gaṇarājya Konkani : भारत – भारोत गोणराज Bhārot – Bhārot Goṇrāj Maithili : भारत – भारत गणराज्य Bhārat – Bhārat Ganarājya Malayalam : ഭാരതം – ഭാരത ഗണരാജ്യം Bhārataṃ – Bhārata Gaṇarājyaṃ Marathi : भारत – भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक Bhārat – Bhāratīy Pradzāsattāk Meitei : ভারত – ভারত গণরাজ্য Bhārata – Bhārata Gaṇarājya Nepali : भारत – भारत गणराज्य Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇrādzya Oriya : ଭ

ାରତ – ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ଯ Bhārôt – Bhārôt Gôṇrājẏô Punjabi : ਭਾਰਤ – ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇtãtar Sanskrit : भारतम् – भारत गणराज्यम् Bhārat – Bhāratam Gaṇarājyam Sindhi : भारत गणराज्य, هندستانڀارت – भारत, ڀارت Bhāratu – Bhārat Ganarājya Tamil : இந்தியா – இந்தியக் குடியரசு Intiyā – Intiyak Kuṭiyaracu Telugu : భారత్ – భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ�

�యము Bhārata – Bhārata Gaṇataṃtra Rājyamu Urdu : جمہوریہ بھارت – جمہوریہ بھارت Bhārat – Jumhūrīyâ-e Bhārat [38] Widely recognized member of the UN .

India is a federation [9] composed of 28 states and 7 union territories . The Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the People's Republic of China . [10] India claims sovereignty over the whole of Kashmir , but administers only part of it as the federal state of Jammu and Kashmir . [27] Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia Indonesian : Indonesia – Republik Indonesia Widely recognized member of the UN . Indonesia has three provinces with official special autonomy status, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam , Papua , and West Papua . [7] Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran Persian : ایران – جمهوری اسلامی ایران Īrān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān Widely recognized member of the UN . Iraq – Republic of Iraq Al ʿIrāq – Jumhūrīyat al ʿIrāq Kurdish : عێراق – كۆماری عێراق ʿÎraq – Komara Îraqę [39] Widely recognized member of the UN .

Iraq's constitution labels the country as a federation [9] [40] composed of 18 governorates . It also has the autonomous region Iraqi Kurdistan . [7] Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Israel – State of Israel Arabic : اسرائيل – دولة اسرائيل Isrā'īl – Dawlat Isrā'īl Widely recognized member of the UN . Israel annexed East Jerusalem , and occupies the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank . These areas are not internationally recognized as being part of Israel. [10] Israel no longer has a permanent military presence in the Gaza Strip , following its unilateral disengagement but is still arguably considered the occupying power under International law. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] Israel is currently not recognised as a state by 20 members of the UN. [47] Italy – Italian Republic Italian : Italia – Repubblica Italiana Widely recognized member of the UN .

Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Arabic : الاردن – المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة Al Urdun – Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah Widely recognized member of the UN . K Widely recognized member of the UN . Kenya – Republic of Kenya English : Kenya – Republic of Kenya Swahili : Kenya – Jamhuri ya Kenya Widely recognized member of the UN . Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati English : Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati Widely recognized member of the UN . Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea Widely recognised member of the UN . North Korea is not recognised by two UN members: Japan and South Korea. [49] [50] Han’guk – Taehan Min’guk Widely recognised member of the UN . South Korea has one special autonomous province: Jeju-do . [7] South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea. [49] Al Kuwayt – Dawlat al Kuwayt Widely recognized member of the UN . Widely recognized member of the UN .

L Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao : ລາວ – ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Lao – Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao Widely recognized member of the UN . Latvia – Republic of Latvia Widely recognized member of the UN . Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho English : Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho Sotho : Lesotho – Mmuso wa Lesotho Widely recognized member of the UN . Liberia – Republic of Liberia English : Liberia – Republic of Liberia Widely recognized member of the UN . Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Arabic : ليبيا – الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى Lībyā – Al Jamāhīrīyah al ‘Arabīyah al Lībīyah ash Sha‘bīyah al Ishtirākīyah al ‘Uz̧má Widely recognized member of the UN .

Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Widely recognized member of the UN . Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuerg – Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg French : Luxembourg – Grand-Duché du Luxembourg German : Luxemburg – Großherzogtum Luxemburg Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] M Malagasy : Madagasikara – Repoblikan'i Madagasikara French : Madagascar – Republique de Madagascar Widely recognized member of the UN . Madagascar claims the French possessions of the Glorioso Islands , Juan de Nova Island , and Banc du Geyser . [10] Malawi – Republic of Malawi English : Malawi – Republic of Malawi Chewa : Malaŵi – Dziko la Malaŵi Widely recognized member of the UN . Widely recognized member of the UN . Malaysia is a federation [9] composed of 13 states and 3 federal territories . Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands .

[16] Maldives – Republic of Maldives Dhivehi Raajje – Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa Widely recognized member of the UN . Mali – Republic of Mali French : Mali – République du Mali Widely recognized member of the UN . Malta – Republic of Malta Maltese : Malta – Repubblika ta' Malta English : Malta – Republic of Malta Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands Marshallese : Aelōn̄ in M̧ajeļ – Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ [52] 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 .

[10] Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania Arabic : موريتانيا – الجمهوريةالإسلامية الموريتانية Mūrītāniyā – Al Jumhūrīyah al Islāmīyah al Mūrītānīyah French : Mauritanie – République Islamique de la Mauritanie Widely recognized member of the UN . Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius English : Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius French : Île Maurice – République de Maurice Widely recognized member of the UN . Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues . [7] Mauritius claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of Tromelin . [10] Mexico – United Mexican States Spanish : México – Estados Unidos Mexicanos Micronesia, Federated States of English : Federated States of Micronesia Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States . The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation [9] composed of 4 states.

Monaco – Principality of Monaco French : Monaco – Principauté de Monaco Monegasque : Múnegu – Principatu de Múnegu Italian : Monaco – Principato di Monaco Widely recognized member of the UN . Widely recognized member of the UN . Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco Arabic : المغرب – المملكة المغربية Al Maghrib – Al Mamlakah al Maghribīyah 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 Alborán , Isla Perejil , Islas Chafarinas , Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas . [10] Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique Portuguese : Moçambique – República de Moçambique Widely recognized member of the UN . English : Namibia – Republic of Namibia Widely recognized member of the UN . Nauru – Republic of Nauru English : Nauru – Republic of Nauru Widely recognized member of the UN .

Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Nepali : नेपाल – संघिय लोकतन्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Nepāl – Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Gaṇatantra Nepāl Widely recognized member of the UN , Nepal is a federation [9] composed of 14 zones . Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch : Nederland – Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Papiamentu : Hulanda (or Ulanda) – Reino di Hulanda English : Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands Frisian : Nederlân – Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen Widely recognized member of the UN . The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four constituent countries: Sint Maarten The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formerly composed of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands proper. However, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, two of the islands became constituent countries similar to Aruba and enjoy considerable autonomy.

Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have their own parliaments and each are represented by a minister plenipotentiary in the Kingdom's Council of Ministers . The other three islands ( Bonaire , Saba , Sint Eustatius ) became special municipalities of the Netherlands. The designation Netherlands can refer to either one of the Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU , [12] but the countries and special municipalities in the Caribbean are not part of the EU . Māori : Aotearoa Widely recognized member of the UN . New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm [6] and has responsibilities for the two free associated states of: Both of the above have established independent foreign relations with a number of states. [53] [54] [55] New Zealand also has the dependent territories of: The Tokelauan government has claimed sovereignty over Swains Island , part of American Samoa , a territory of the United States, at various times. [57] New Zealand does not recognize the Tokelauan claim.

[58] Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Spanish : Nicaragua – República de Nicaragua Widely recognized member of the UN . Nicaragua contains the 2 autonomous regions of Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte . [7] Niger – Republic of Niger French : Niger – République du Niger Widely recognized member of the UN . Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria English : Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria Hausa : Nijeriya – Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya Igbo : Naigeria – Njíkötá Óchíchìiwù Naíjíríà Yoruba : Naìjírìà – Àpapọ̀ Olómìnira ilẹ̀ Nàìjíríà Bokmål : Norge – Kongeriket Norge Nynorsk : Noreg – Kongeriket Noreg Widely recognized member of the UN . Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Spitsbergen Treaty . Bouvet Island is a dependent territory of Norway. Norway claims Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land as dependent territories of Norway, as part of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory .

[11] O Widely recognized member of the UN . P Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu : پَاکِسْتَان – جَمْهُورْيَة إِسْلامِی پَاکِسْتَان Pākistān – Jamhūryat Islāmī Pākistān English : Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Widely recognized member of the UN . Pakistan is a federation [9] composed of provinces and territories . Pakistan claims sovereignty over Kashmir (except the parts it has ceded to the People's Republic of China by treaty), and exercises control over parts of it, which have not been incorporated into Pakistan proper. These portions are divided into two polities, each of which is administered separately and possesses a local government of its own: [27] Palauan : Belau – Beluu er a Belau English : Palau – Republic of Palau The Palestinian National Authority → Other states Panama – Republic of Panama Spanish : Panamá – República de Panamá Widely recognized member of the UN .

Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea English : Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea Widely recognized member of the UN . Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm . [6] Papua New Guinea contains the autonomous region of Bougainville . [7] Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay Spanish : Paraguay – República del Paraguay Widely recognized member of the UN . Spanish : Perú – República del Perú Aymara : Piruw – Piruw Republika Quechua : Piruw – Piruw Suyu [59] Widely recognized member of the UN . Philippines – Republic of the Philippines Filipino and Tagalog : Pilipinas – Republika ng Pilipinas English : Philippines – Republic of the Philippines Spanish : Filipinas – República de Filipinas Widely recognized member of the UN . The Philippines contains the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . [7] The Philippines administers Scarborough Shoal and some of the Spratly Islands , [16] and claims sovereignty over the Macclesfield Bank and Sabah . Sabah is currently part of Malaysia .

[10] Poland – Republic of Poland Portuguese : Portugal – República Portuguesa Mirandese : Pertual – República Pertuesa Widely recognized member of the UN . R Romanian :România Widely recognized member of the UN . Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria , the latter of which has established a de facto state (see Other states ). Russian : Россия – Российская Федерация Rossiya – Rossiyskaya Federaciya Widely recognized member of the UN . Russia is officially a federation [9] composed of 83 federal subjects (oblasts, republics, autonomous okrugs, krays, and federal cities). Several of the federal subjects are republics acting as ethnic autonomies. [7] Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda Kinyarwanda : Rwanda – Republika y'u Rwanda French : Rwanda – République du Rwanda English : Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda Widely recognized member of the UN . S Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis English : Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis English : Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Widely recognized member of the UN .

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm . [6] Samoa – Independent State of Samoa Samoan : Sāmoa – Malo Sa‘oloto Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa English : Samoa – Independent State of Samoa Widely recognized member of the UN . San Marino – Republic of San Marino Italian : San Marino – Repubblica di San Marino Widely recognized member of the UN . São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese : São Tomé e Príncipe – República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe Widely recognized member of the UN . São Tomé and Príncipe has an autonomous province, Príncipe . [7] Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arabic : السعودية – المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة As Su‘ūdīyah – Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah Widely recognized member of the UN . Senegal – Republic of Senegal French : Sénégal – République du Sénégal Widely recognized member of the UN .

Serbia – Republic of Serbia Serbian : Србија / Srbija – Република Србија / Republika Srbija Widely recognized member of the UN . Serbia officially has two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija . [7] Most of the latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo (see Other states ). Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles English : Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles French : Seychelles – République des Seychelles Seselwa : Sesel – Repiblik Sesel Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone English : Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone Widely recognized member of the UN . Singapore – Republic of Singapore English : Singapore – Republic of Singapore Malay : Singapura – Republik Singapura Tamil : சிங்கப்பூர் – சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு Chiṅkappūr – Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU .

[12] Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia Hungarian : Szlovénia – a Szlovén Köztársaság Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Widely recognized member of the UN . The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm . [6] Somalia – Republic of Somalia Arabic : الصومال – جمهورية الصومال Aş Şūmāl – Jumhūrīyat aş Şūmāl Widely recognized member of the UN . Somalia is presently divided with its official government (TFG) controlling little of the country. Puntland has declared itself an autonomous region of Somalia (a claim which the TFG does not recognise), [60] while Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state (see Other states ). Somalia disputes the Yemenite sovereignty over Socotra .

[10] South Africa – Republic of South Africa Afrikaans : Suid-Afrika – Republiek van Suid-Afrika English : South Africa – Republic of South Africa Northern Sotho : Afrika-Borwa – Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa Sotho : Afrika Borwa – Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa Southern Ndebele : Sewula Afrika – iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika Swazi : Ningizimu Afrika – iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika Tsonga : Afrika Dzonga – Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga Tswana : Aforika Borwa – Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa Venda : Afurika Tshipembe – Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe Xhosa : uMzantsi Afrika – iRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika Zulu : Ningizimu Afrika – iRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika Widely recognized member of the UN .

Spanish : España – Reino de España Asturian : España – Reinu d’España Basque : Espainia – Espainiako Erresuma Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU . [12] Spain is divided into autonomous communities and cities . The sovereignty over Ceuta , Isla de Alborán , Isla Perejil , Islas Chafarinas , Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas is disputed by Morocco . The sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga is disputed by Portugal . Spain disputes the British sovereignty over Gibraltar .

[10] Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sinhala : ශ්‍රී ලංකා – ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය Shrī Laṁkā – Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya Tamil : இலங்கை – இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு Ilaṅkai – Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu Widely recognized member of the UN . Formerly known as Ceylon .

Sudan – Republic of the Sudan Arabic : السودان – جمهورية السودان As Sūdān – Jumhūrīyat as Sūdān English : Sudan – Republic of the Sudan Widely recognized member of the UN . Sudan is a federation [9] composed of 25 states . Ten of those states form the autonomous region of Southern Sudan . [7] Suriname – Republic of Suriname Widely recognized member of the UN . Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland English : Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland Swazi : eSwatini – Umbuso weSwatini Widely recognized member of the UN . Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Widely recognized member of the UN . Switzerland is a federation [9] composed of 26 cantons . Syria – Syrian Arab Republic Arabic : سورية – الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة Sūrīyah – Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah Widely recognized member of the UN . The Golan Heights are annexed by Israel . Syria disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province .

[10] T Taiwan (Republic of China) → Other states Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan Widely recognized member of the UN . Tajikistan also has the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province . [7] Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania Swahili : Tanzania – Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania English : Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania Widely recognized member of the UN . Tanzania is a federacy with an autonomous status for Zanzibar . [7] Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand Prathet Thai – Ratcha Anachak Thai Widely recognized member of the UN . Widely recognized member of the UN . Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga English : Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga Widely recognized member of the UN . Trinidad and Tobago – 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 . [7] Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia Tūnis – Al Jumhūrīyah at Tūnisīyah French : Tunisie – République tunisienne Widely recognized member of the UN .

Turkey – Republic of Turkey Widely recognized member of the UN . Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm . [6] U English : Uganda – Republic of Uganda Swahili : Uganda – Jamhuri ya Uganda Widely recognized member of the UN . Arabic : اَلإمَارَات – اَلإمَارَات اَلْعَرَبِيَّة اَلْمُتَّحِدَة Al Imārāt – Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah Widely recognized member of the UN . The United Arab Emirates is a federation [9] composed of 7 emirates .

United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English : United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Irish : Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann Scots : Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland Scottish Gaelic : Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mòire agus Èireann a Tuath Welsh : Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon [62] The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies: Guernsey , with three dependencies: United States – United States of America English : United States – United States of America French : États-Unis – États-Unis d'Amérique Hawaiian : ʻAmelika Hui – ‘Amelika Huipū‘ia [63] Spanish : Estados Unidos – Estados Unidos de América Widely recognized member of the UN . The United States is a federation [9] composed of 50 states, 1 federal district , and the incorporated territory of Palmyra Atoll .

The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths: In addition, there are uninhabited possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: Baker Island , Howland Island , Jarvis Island , Johnston Atoll , Kingman Reef , Midway Atoll , Navassa Island (disputed by Haiti ), and Wake Island (disputed by the Marshall Islands ). According to some sources, the United States also claims Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank as territories. [10] Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay Spanish : Uruguay – República Oriental del Uruguay Widely recognized member of the UN . Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan O'zbekiston – O‘zbekiston Respublikasi [64] Widely recognized member of the UN . Uzbekistan has one autonomous republic: Karakalpakstan . [7] V Bislama : Vanuatu – Ripablik blong Vanuatu English : Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu French : Vanuatu – République du Vanuatu Widely recognized member of the UN .

Vatican City – State of the Vatican City Latin : Civitas Vaticana – Status Civitatis Vaticanæ Italian : Città del Vaticano – Stato della Città del Vaticano French : Cité du Vatican – État de la Cité du Vatican [23] Widely recognized sovereign state. Administered by the Holy See , a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to 178 states. The Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN in the category of "Non-member State." [2] Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope , who is the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Rome and therefore ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. The Holy See also administers a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy and in many other countries ( Apostolic Nunciatures ). Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Spanish : Venezuela – República Bolivariana de Venezuela Widely recognized member of the UN . Venezuela is a federation [9] composed of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies .

Vietnam – 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 [26] and Spratly Islands . [16] W Al Yaman – Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah Widely recognized member of the UN . Sovereignty over Socotra is disputed by Somalia . [10] Z English : Zambia – Republic of Zambia Bemba : Zambia – Ichalo Ca Zambia Kaonde : Zambia – Kyalo Kya Zambia Lozi : Zambia – Naha Zambia Ye Ipusa Chewa : Zambia – Dziko La Zambia Tonga : Zambia – Cisi Ca Zambia [23] Widely recognized member of the UN . Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe English : Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe Ndebele : Zimbabwe – iRiphabliki ye Zimbabwe Widely recognized member of the UN . Other states For a more comprehensive list, see List of states with limited recognition .

This annex lists states that claim sovereignty and have control over (part of or all of) their claimed territories, but due to disputes over their legitimacy, do not have normal diplomatic relations with the majority of sovereign states. None of the states in this annex list are UN member states. [65] Name in English and the official languages of the state Information on status and recognition of sovereignty Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia Russian : Aбхазия – Республика Абхазия Abhaziya – Respublika Abhaziya De facto independent state recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria. [66] [67] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia . Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo Albanian : Kosova – Republika e Kosovës Serbian : Косово / Kosovo – Република Косово / Republika Kosovo De facto independent state that is recognised by Template:Kosovorecognition UN member states and by Taiwan (Republic of China) .

Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as part of its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija . Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo . Armenian : Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ – Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն Leṙnalin Ġarabaġ – Leṙnayin Ġarabaġi Hanrapetut‘yun De facto independent state that is recognised only by Transnistria. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Azerbaijan . [68] Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 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 Organisation of the Islamic Conference under the name of the Turkish Cypriot State since 1979.

In addition, the Nakhchivan 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 . [69] Arabic : فلسطين Filastīn Palestine, categorized under "other entities", [2] has observer status at United Nations General Assembly and maintains a permanent observer mission at the UN Headquarters. The unilaterally declared State of Palestine received diplomatic recognition from around 100 countries (exact number unknown due to the equivocal nature of many declarations of acknowledgment [70] [71] [72] ). The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, nor effective control on the territory which it proclaimed (unless considering the partially autonomous Palestinian Authority as a realization of the 1988 proclamation). In foreign relations, the State of Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization . The Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited jurisdiction over parts of the West Bank , while the Gaza Strip is controlled by Hamas .

Arabic : الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية Al-Jumhūrīya al-`Arabīya as-Sahrāwīya ad-Dīmuqrātīya Spanish : República Árabe Saharaui Democrática De facto independent state recognized by 81 other states . It is a founding member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference . The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone , are claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces . In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf , Algeria . Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland Arabic : ارض الصومال – جمهورية ارض الصومال Ard as-Sūmāl – Jumhūrīyat Ard as-Sūmāl De facto independent state not diplomatically recognized by any other state, claimed in whole by the Somali Republic .

[73] South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia Ossetian : Хуссар Ирыстон – Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон Khussar Iryston – Respublikæ Khussar Iryston Russian : Южная Осетия – Республика Южная Осетия Yuzhnaya Osetiya – Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya Zhōnghuá Mínguó [74] A state competing for recognition with the People's Republic of China as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China controls the island of Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and part of the Spratly Islands , [16] and has not renounced claims over the territory of the PRC and Mongolia . [75] The Republic of China is currently recognised by Template:ROCrecognition including the Holy See . The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China.

[25] The Republic of China participates in the World Health Organization and 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 . Transnistria – Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (Pridnestrovie, Trans-Dniester) Russian : Приднестровье – Приднестровская Молдавская Республика Pridnestrovye – Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika ^ A simpler official short-form name has been encouraged by the Czech government: the English variant Czechia remains uncommon, but variants in Czech (Česko) and some other languages are more popular. See Name of the Czech Republic ^ For more information, see Rigsfællesskabet . ^ The government of East Timor uses Timor-Leste as the English translation. ^ Source for the Hindustani, which uses both the Hindi and Urdu script, is Geonames. "Fiji" . Fröhlich, Werner. . Retrieved 2010-07-14. ^ "Rotuma Act" . Laws of Fiji (1978 ed.).

Suva, Fiji: Government of Fiji. 1927. . Retrieved 2010-07-10 . ^ Åland was demilitarised by the Treaty of Paris in 1856, which was later affirmed by the League of Nations in 1921, and in a somewhat different context reaffirmed in the treaty on Finland's admission to the European Union in 1995. ^ Source for the Albanian is Geonames. "Macedonia" . Fröhlich, Werner. . Retrieved 2010-07-14. ^ Source for the names in recognised regional and national languages is Geonames. "India" . Fröhlich, Werner. . Retrieved 2010-07-14. ^ Source for the official name in Kurdish is the Kurdistan Regional Government. "Official website" . . Retrieved 2010-07-15. ^ Source: Iraqi constitution ^ The Irish state is often referred to as the Republic of Ireland (its official description but not its name). Sometimes this is done to distinguish the state from the island of Ireland as a whole.

However, sometimes it is done for political reasons and is contentious . ^ Source for the Tamil and Chinese romanisations is Geonames. "Malaysia" . Fröhlich, Werner. . Retrieved 2010-07-14. ^ Source for the formal native version is Geonames. "Marshall Islands" . Fröhlich, Werner. . Retrieved 2010-07-14. ^ For example, the Cook Islands has diplomatic relations with Germany. Source:Federal Foreign Office of Germany (November 2009). "Beziehungen zu Deutschland" . Government of Germany. . Retrieved 2010-07-16. For more information: Foreign relations of the Cook Islands . ^ China Internet Information Centre (13 December 2007). "Full text of joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Niue" . Xinhua News Agency. . Retrieved 2010-07-16. ^ Republic of Nauru Permanent Mission to the United Nations. "Foreign Affairs" . United Nations. . Retrieved 2010-07-16.

^ Radio New Zealand International (26 March 2007). "American Samoa governor ready to resist Tokelau’s claim to Swains Island" . Radio New Zealand Ltd. . Retrieved 2010-07-16. ^ Government of New Zealand; Government of Tokelau (8 October 2007). "Draft Constitution of Tokelau – English" . New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. . Retrieved 2010-07-16. ^ Source for the Ayamara and Quechua is Geonames. "Peru" . Fröhlich, Werner. . Retrieved 2010-07-14. ^ Harding, Luke (14 December 2009). "Tiny Nauru struts world stage by recognising breakaway republics" . London: Guardian. . Retrieved 8 May 2010. ^ See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006. ^ See The World Factbook|Cyprus (10 January 2006).

Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006. ^ See Crawford, James (1999). "Israel (1948–1949) and Paletine (1998–1999): Two Studies in the Creation of States", in Goodwin-Gil G.S. and S. Talmon, The Reality of International Law: Essays in Honour of Ian Brownlie , Oxford University Press Inc., New York, pp. 110–115; In an interview to Uri Avneri ( 14 April 2010 ), the PA Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad said: "Dozens of countries recognized this state [of Palestine], and the PLO representatives there enjoy the official status of ambassadors. But did this improve the situation of the Palestinians?"; The Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki alleged that 67 states in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe have legally recognized the State of Palestine. See ICC prosecutor considers "Gaza war crimes" probe ^ Kurz, Anat N. (2005) Fatah and the Politics of Violence: the institutionalization of a popular Struggle.

Brighton: Sussex Academic Press ISBN 1-84519-032-7 , ISBN 978-1-84519-032-3 p. 123 ^ Boyle, Francis A., "Palestine, Palestinians and International Law", Clarity Press, September 1, 2009, ISBN 093286337X , page 19 ^ See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006. DEPENDENT TERRITORY : definition of DEPENDENT TERRITORY and synonyms of DEPENDENT TERRITORY (English) Supervised by the U.S. Air Force , administered from Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is claimed by the Marshall Islands . Lists of other entities The following entities have been legally included as a full part of their governing country, but are often described as dependencies. All have their own country codes.

Australia See also: States and territories of Australia Although all territories of Australia are considered to be fully integrated in its federative system , and the official status of an external territory does not differ largely from that of a mainland territory (except in regards to immigration law), debate remains as to whether the external territories are integral parts of Australia, due to their not being part of Australia in 1901, when its constituent states federated . [11] They are often listed separately for statistical purposes. Inhabited territories Unorganized incorporated territory administered from Washington, D.C. by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior . Part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands , which is otherwise made up of officially unincorporated territories. UM UMI 581 Description Three Crown dependencies are in a form of association with the UK . They are independently administrated jurisdictions, although the British Government is solely responsible for defence and international representation, and has ultimate responsibility for ensuring good government. They do not have diplomatic recognition as independent states, but they are not an integrated part of the UK, nor do they form part of the European Union .

The UK Parliament retains the ability to legislate for the Crown dependencies even without the agreement of the insular legislatures. None of the Crown dependencies has representatives in the UK Parliament. Bermuda and Gibraltar have similar relationships to the UK as the Crown dependencies. While Britain is officially responsible for defence and international representation, these jurisdictions maintain their own militaries and have been granted limited diplomatic powers, in addition to having internal self-government. Nevertheless, they are British overseas territories . New Zealand and dependencies share the same Governor-General and constitute one realm . The Cook Islands and Niue are officially termed associated states . Puerto Rico (since 1952) and the Northern Mariana Islands (since 1986) are non-independent states freely associated with the United States . The mutually negotiated Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in Political Union with the United States was approved in 1976. The Covenant was fully implemented November 3, 1986, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation no. 5564, which conferred United States citizenship on legally qualified CNMI residents.

[18] Under the Constitution of Puerto Rico , Puerto Rico is described as a Commonwealth and Puerto Ricans have a degree of administrative autonomy similar to citizens of a U.S. state . Puerto Ricans "were collectively made U.S. citizens " in 1917 as a result of the Jones-Shafroth Act . [19] [20] The commonly used name in Spanish of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, literally "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico", which sounds similar to "free association" particularly when loosely used in Spanish, is sometimes erroneously interpreted to mean that Puerto Rico's relationship with United States is based on a Compact of Free Association and at other times erroneously held to mean that Puerto Rico's relationship with United States is based on an Interstate compact . This is a constant source of ambiguity and confusion when trying to define, understand and explain Puerto Rico's political relationship with the United States. For various reasons Puerto Rico's political status differs from that of the Pacific Islands that entered into Compacts of Free Association with the United States.

As sovereign states, these islands have full right to conduct their own foreign relations, while the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has territorial status subject to United States congressional authority under the Constitution's Territory Clause, “to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory… belonging to the United States.”. [21] Puerto Rico does not have the right to unilaterally declare independence, and at the last referendum (1998) the narrow majority voted for "none of the above", which was a formally undefined alternative used by commonwealth supporters to express their desire for an "enhanced commonwealth" option. [21] This kind of relationship also can be found in the Kingdom of the Netherlands , which is a federacy . The continental part is organized like a unitary state but the status of its territories ( Aruba , since 1986, and the Netherlands Antilles , since 1954 until 2010) can be considered dependencies or "associated non-independent states". After the split-up of the Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao and Saint Maarten are separate associated states like Aruba. Additionally, Denmark operates in a similar manner to a federacy.

The Faroes and Greenland are two self-governing territories, or regions within the Kingdom. The relationship between Denmark proper and the two territories is semi-officially termed the " Rigsfællesskabet ". See also

Question: As of April 2010, apart from Western Sahara, Tokelau is the only other non-self governing territory in the world that is not administered by the UK, US or France. Which country administers it?
Answer: New Zealand