List of sovereign states

This is a "list of sovereign states", containing 203 entries, giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. For the sake of clarity, it is divided into two parts. The Internationally recognized sovereign statesfirst part lists all 193 widely recognised sovereign states, including all member states of the United Nations and VVatican City. The Other statessecond part lists states which are 'de facto' sovereign, but which are not universally recognised by other states. Both parts are arranged alphabetically.

Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as the status of many entries are disputed. For information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list, please see the "'Criteria for inclusioncriteria for inclusion"' section below. For more general information on sovereign states, please see "'sovereign state"'. Internationally recognized sovereign states
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!width60%Name in English and the official languages of the stateThe names of the items in the list are given in English and include both an English version of the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) and an English version of the (longer) official names (e.g. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan), as well as the same names in the (de jure or de facto) official languages on national level of the entity. Main source for the names in the official languages are the and the (both retrieved 14 August 2007). If needed, they have been transliterationtransliterated into RomanizationRomanized characters, but original scripts (such as Cyrillic alphabetCyrillic or Chinese characters) are included. When possible, the romanization preferred by the country has been used.The sources for both flag and names, official languages and romanizations are the main articles on these entities. When other sources are used, these sources are mentioned. See for a gallery of flags Gallery of sovereign-state flags.
!width40%Information on status and recognition of sovereigntyInformation is included on
the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source': the website of the UN).
the reason a non-de jure state is listed. More information can be found at the list of states with limited recognition.
the List of dependent territoriesSummary by countryoverseas dependencies. Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at List of dependent territoriesSummary by countryList of dependent countries.
the FederationModern 'federations'federal structures if applicable. Some sovereign states have more or less federationfederal structures. More information can be found at a FederationModern 'federations'List of federations.
the List of autonomous areas by countryautonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state. Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see List of autonomous areas by country.

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'Pashto languagePashto': د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت
'Dari (Eastern Persian)Dari/Persian languagePersian': افغانستان – جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Albanian languageAlbanian': Shqipëria – Republika e Shqipërise
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Arabic languageArabic': الجزائر – الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Catalan languageCatalan': Andorra – Principat d’Andorra
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Portuguese languagePortuguese': Angola – República de Angola
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. A separatist government in exile claims independence for Republic of CabindaCabinda.More information on separatism can be found at the List of active autonomist and secessionist movements and the main articles.

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'English languageEnglish': Antigua and Barbuda
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realmThe Commonwealth realms are members of the Commonwealth of Nations in which the head of state is Elizabeth II of the United KingdomQueen Elizabeth II. The realms are sovereign states, see Commonwealth realmSovereignty of the RealmsSovereignty of the Realms. and has a division (dependency), Barbuda, with an autonomous status.For more information on divisions with a high degree of autonomy, see the List of autonomous areas by country.
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valigntop"" – Argentine RepublicArgentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
'Spanish languageSpanish': Argentina – República Argentina
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Argentina is a federationMore information on more or less federationfederal structures can be found at a FederationModern 'federations'List of federations. divided into Provinces of Argentinaprovinces and one federal district. Argentina also claims sovereignty over the British overseas territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.More information on territorial disputes can be found at the List of territorial disputes and the main articles.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Armenia
'Armenian languageArmenian': Հայաստան – Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Armenia is not recognized by one UN member, Pakistan, as this country has a position of supporting Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia's recognition of Kashmir belonging to India.
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valigntop"" – Commonwealth of Australia
'English languageEnglish': Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Australia is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of States and territories of Australiastates and territories. Australia has sovereignty over:


Australia claims sovereignty over parts of Antarctica as:

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'German languageGerman': Österreich – Republik Österreich
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.The member countries of the European Union transferred part of their sovereignty in the form of legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU. Austria is a federation divided into States of Austriafederal-states (Bundesländer).
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'Azerbaijani languageAzerbaijani': Azərbaycan – Azərbaycan Respublikası
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Azerbaijan has one autonomous republic, Nakhchivan and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh ('Dağlıq Qarabağ,'). In Nagorno-Karabakh, a 'de facto' country in the 'de jure' territory of Azerbaijan has been established.
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valigntop"" – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
'English languageEnglish': The Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.
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'Arabic languageArabic': البحرين – مملكة البحرين
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – People's Republic of Bangladesh
'Bengali languageBengali': বাংলাদেশ – গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'English languageEnglish': Barbados
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Barbados is a Commonwealth realm.
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'Belarusian languageBelarusian': Беларусь – Рэспубліка Беларусь
'Russian languageRussian': Беларусь / Белоруссия – Республика Беларусь
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Kingdom of Belgium
'Dutch languageDutch': België – Koninkrijk België
'French languageFrench': Belgique – Royaume de Belgique
'German languageGerman': Belgien – Königreich Belgien
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU. Belgium is a federation divided into Communities, regions and language areas of Belgiumlinguistic communities and regions.
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'English languageEnglish': Belize
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Belize is a Commonwealth realm.
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'French languageFrench': Bénin – République du Bénin
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Kingdom of Bhutan
'Dzongkha languageDzongkha': འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ - འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Bolivia – Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
'Aymara languageAymara': Wuliwya – Wuliwya Suyu
'Guaraní languageGuarani': Volivia – Tetã Volívia
'Quechua': Bulibiya – Bulibiya Mama Llaqta
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Bosnian languageBosnian and Croatian languageCroatian': Bosna i Hercegovina
'Serbian languageSerbian': Босна и Херцеговина
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. As a result of the Dayton Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two constituent entities:For more information about the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Dayton Agreement and the text of .


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'Tswana languageTswana': Botswana – Lefatshe la Botswana
'English languageEnglish': Botswana – Republic of Botswana
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Portuguese languagePortuguese': Brasil – República Federativa do Brasil
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Brazil is a federation divided into 26 States of Brazilstates and one federal district.
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valigntop"" – State of Brunei, Abode of Peace
'Malayo-Polynesian languagesMalay': Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands.
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'Bulgarian languageBulgarian': България – Република България
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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valigntop""Also known as Burkina; formerly referred to as Upper Volta, its official name until 1984.
'French languageFrench': Burkina Faso
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Union of Myanmar
'Burmese languageBurmese': ပြည်ထောင်စု မြန်မာ နိုင်ငံတော်
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN
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'Kirundi': Uburundi – Republika y'Uburundi
'French languageFrench': Burundi – République du Burundi
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Khmer languageKhmer': កម្ពុជា - ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា

Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'French languageFrench': Cameroun – République du Cameroun
'English languageEnglish': Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'English languageEnglish' and 'French languageFrench': Canada
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Canada is a Commonwealth realm and a federation divided into Provinces and territories of Canadaprovinces and territories.
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'Portuguese languagePortuguese': Cabo Verde – República de Cabo Verde
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'French languageFrench': République Centrafricaine
'Sango languageSango': Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'French languageFrench': Tchad – République du Tchad
'Arabic languageArabic': تشاد – جمهوريّة تشاد
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Chile – República de Chile
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Easter Island and the Juan Fernández Islands are 'special territories' of Chile. The Desventuradas Islands and Isla Salas y Gómez are part of the Valparaíso Region.
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valigntop"" – People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China (PRC) is commonly referred to as China, while the Republic of China (ROC) is commonly referred to as Taiwan. The ROC is also occasionally known Foreign relations of the Republic of Chinadiplomatically as Chinese Taipei, along with Chinese TaipeiOther references to the Republic of Chinaother names.
'Chinese languageChinese': 中国 – 中华人民共和国
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.The People's Republic of China is currently not recognized by Foreign_relations_of_the_Republic_of_ChinaList_of_countries_with_diplomatic_relations_with_the_ROC22 UN member states and the Holy See, which recognize the Republic of China. See: Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and Foreign relations of the People's Republic of ChinaForeign relations of the PRC. Commonly known as China, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has five autonomous regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet. Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:


It also claims:
Taiwan and associated islands, Kinmen, Matsu IslandsMatsu, the Pratas IslandsPratas and Itu Aba IslandItu Aba, which are governed by the Republic of China (which claims sovereignty over the whole of China).
The Paracel Islands (disputed by the ROC and Vietnam).The Chinese sovereignty over the Paracel Islands is disputed by Vietnam and the Republic of China (see List of territorial disputes).
The Spratly Islands (disputed by the ROC, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei).The sovereignty over the Spratly Islands is disputed by People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines (part), Malaysia (part), and Brunei (part). Except Brunei, each of these countries occupies part of the islands (see List of territorial disputes).
Part of the IIndian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of Jammu and Kashmir. Central Tibetan AdministrationTibet and East Turkestan independence movementEast Turkestan (Xinjiang) have separatist governments in exile.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Colombia – República de Colombia
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Colombia is an independent republic with 31 departments (including the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina) and one capital district (Bogotá Capital DistrictBogotá).
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'Comorian languageComorian': Komori – Udzima wa Komori
'French languageFrench': Comores – Union des Comores
'Arabic languageArabic': القمر – اتحاد القمر
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. The Comoros is a federation with autonomous islands. The Comoros dispute the French sovereignty over Mayotte and the Glorioso Islands.
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'French languageFrench': Congo – République Démocratique du Congo
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'French languageFrench': Congo – République du Congo
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Costa Rica – República de Costa Rica
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'French languageFrench': Côte d'Ivoire – République de Côte d'Ivoire
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Croatian languageCroatian': Hrvatska – Republika Hrvatska
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Cuba – República de Cuba
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay is, along with the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States, which pays rent under terms of the Cuban-American Treaty of 1903.
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'Greek languageGreek': Κύπρος – Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
'Turkish languageTurkish': Kıbrıs – Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
Widely recognizedCyprus is recognized by the Holy See and all UN member states except Turkey, see Foreign relations of Cyprus member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU. The northeastern part of the island is the 'de facto' state of Other statesNorthern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey.
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'Czech languageCzech': Česko – Česká republika
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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'Danish languageDanish': Danmark – Kongeriget Danmark
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
The DenmarkKingdom of Denmark also includes two autonomous areas. For more information, see 'Rigsfællesskabet'.
'(Føroyar/Færøerne)'
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'French languageFrench': Djibouti – République de Djibouti
'Arabic languageArabic': جيبوتي – جمهورية جيبوتي
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'English languageEnglish': Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': República Dominicana
'Taíno': Quisqueya
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Tetum': Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e
'Portuguese languagePortuguese': Timor-Leste – República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Ecuador – República del Ecuador
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Arabic languageArabic': مصر – جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': El Salvador – República de El Salvador
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Guinea Ecuatorial – República de Guinea Ecuatorial
'French languageFrench': Guinée Équatoriale – République de Guinée Équatoriale
'Portuguese languagePortuguese': Guiné Equatorial – República da Guiné Equatorial
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Tigrinya languageTigrinya': ኤርትራ – ሃግሬ ኤርትራ
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Estonian languageEstonian': Eesti – Eesti Vabariik
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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'Amharic': ኢትዮጵያ – የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Ethiopia is a federation divided into Regions of Ethiopiaregions and chartered cities.

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'Fijian languageFijian': Viti – Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti
'English languageEnglish': Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
'Fiji HindiHindustani':Hindustani uses both the Hindi and Urdu script फ़िजी / فِجی – फ़िजी गणराज्य / فِجی رپبلک
Source for the romanization is .
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Fiji has an autonomous region (dependency), Rotuma.
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'Finnish languageFinnish': Suomi – Suomen tasavalta
'Swedish languageSwedish': Finland – Republiken Finland
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.Åland IslandsÅland was demilitarised by the Treaty of Paris (1856)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.
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'French languageFrench': France – République française
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU. The French overseas regions/departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion) are legally part of France and France possesses the uninhabited Clipperton Island. French sovereignty also includes the overseas territories of:
'(Polynésie française)'
(disputed by Comoros)
'(Nouvelle-Calédonie)'

'(Saint-Martin)'
'(Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)'
'(Wallis-et-Futuna)'
'(Terres australes et antarctiques françaises', uninhabited). It includes the Antarctic claim of Adélie Land.
French sovereignty over Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island is disputed by Madagascar, over Glorioso Islands by Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Comoros, and over Tromelin Island by Mauritius and the Seychelles.
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'French languageFrench': Gabon – République Gabonaise
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'English languageEnglish': The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Georgian languageGeorgian': საქართველო"
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Georgia has two divisions with autonomous statuses:


In Other statesAbkhazia and Other statesSouth Ossetia (a former autonomous entity) 'de facto' states inside the 'de jure' territory of Georgia have been formed.
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'German languageGerman': Deutschland – Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU. Germany is a federation divided into States of Germanystates (Länder).
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'English languageEnglish': Ghana – Republic of Ghana
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Greek languageGreek': Ελλάδα – Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU. 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 Patriarch of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarchate.
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'English languageEnglish': Grenada
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Grenada is a Commonwealth realm.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Guatemala
'Spanish languageSpanish': Guatemala – República de Guatemala
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Guinea
'French languageFrench': Guinée – République de Guinée
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Portuguese languagePortuguese': Guiné-Bissau – República da Guiné-Bissau
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'English languageEnglish': Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'French languageFrench': Haïti – République d'Haïti
'Haitian Creole languageHaitian Creole': Ayiti – Repiblik dAyiti
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Haiti claims the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa Island.
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'Spanish languageSpanish': Honduras – República de Honduras
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Hungarian languageHungarian': Magyarország – Magyar Köztársaság
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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'Icelandic languageIcelandic': Ísland – Lýðveldið Ísland
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Hindi': भारत – भारत गणराज्य
'English languageEnglish': India – Republic of India
'Assamese languageAssamese': ভাৰত - ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য
'Bengali languageBengali': ভারত - ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র
'Bhojpuri languageBhojpuri': भारत - भारत गणराज्य
'Gujarati languageGujarati': ભારત - ભારતીય પ્રજાસત્તાક
'Kannada languageKannada' : ಭಾರತ - ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ
'Kashmiri languageKashmiri': ہِندوستان
'Konkani languageKonkani': भारत - भारत गणराज्य
'Malayalam languageMalayalam': ഭാരതം - ഭാരത ഗണരാജ്യം
'Meitei languageMeitei Manipuri': ভারত - ভারত গণরাজ্য
'Marathi languageMarathi': भारत - भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक
'Nepali languageNepali': भारत - भारत गणराज्य
'Oriya languageOriya': ଭାରତ - ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ଯ
'Punjabi languagePunjabi': ਭਾਰਤ - ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ
'Sanskrit': भारतम् - भारत गणराज्यम्
'Sindhi languageSindhi': भारत गणराज्य, ڀارت، - هندستانڀارت، भारत ڀارت،
'Tamil languageTamil': இந்தியா - இந்தியக் குடியரசு
'Telugu languageTelugu': భారత్ - భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము
'Urdu': جمہوریہ بھارت - جمہوریہ بھارت
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. India is a federation divided into States and territories of Indiastates and union territories. The Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the CPeople's Republic of China. India claims sovereignty over all of Jammu and Kashmir and administers part of Kashmir.The sovereignty over Kashmir is disputed by India and Pakistan, smaller parts are disputed by the People's Republic of China (and the Republic of China). 'De facto' Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan and China. See the List of territorial disputes.
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'Indonesian languageIndonesian': Indonesia – Republik Indonesia
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Indonesia has five provinces with special status, AcehNanggroe Aceh Darussalam, YogyakartaYogyakarta Special Region, Papua (province)Papua, West Papua (province)West Papua, and JakartaJakarta Special Capital Region. Separatist governments in exile claim independence for the South MoluccasRepublic of the South Moluccas and the Republic of West Papua.See List of active autonomist and secessionist movements.
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valigntop"" – Islamic Republic of Iran
'Persian languagePersian': ایران – جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Divided into provinces and countycounties
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valigntop"" – Republic of Iraq
'Arabic languageArabic ': العراق – جمهورية العراق
'Kurdish languageKurdish': عێراق – كۆماری عێراق
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Iraq's constitution labels the country as a federationSource: divided into regions, governorates and the capital district. At present the only region is Iraqi Kurdistan.
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valigntop""Republic of IrelandIreland is often referred to as the 'Republic of Ireland' (its official 'description' but not its 'name'). Sometimes this is done to distinguish Ireland from Irelandisland of Ireland as a whole. However, sometimes it is done for Names of the Irish statepolitical reasons and is contentious.
'Irish languageIrish': Éire
'English languageEnglish': Ireland
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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valigntop"" – State of Israel
'Hebrew languageHebrew': ישראל – מדינת ישראל
'Arabic languageArabic': اسرائيل – دولة اسرائيل
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN (Not recognized as a state by Foreign_relations_of_IsraelDiplomatic_relations20 countries).Israel is currently not recognized as a state by 20 countries, see Foreign_relations_of_IsraelDiplomatic_relationsForeign relations of Israel: No recognition or diplomatic relations. Israel occupies East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank. These areas are not internationally recognized as being part of Israel. Israel no longer has a permanent military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its Israel's unilateral disengagement planunilateral disengagement but is still the occupying power under International law, though this status is disputed., BBC Newswatch, accessed, 8 April 2009.Dore Gold, , Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Vol. 5, No. 3, August 26, 2005., Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Vol. 7, No. 29 28 January 2008., Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel), January 22, 2008., University of Virginia School of Law, November 17, 2005. Human Rights Watch. October 29, 2004

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valigntop"" – Italian Republic
'Italian languageItalian': Italia – Repubblica Italiana
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU. Italy has 5 autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
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'English languageEnglish': Jamaica
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm.
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'Japanese languageJapanese': 日本 – 日本国 See Names of Japan for more detail.
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
'Arabic languageArabic': الاردن – المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Kazakhstan
'Kazakh languageKazakh': Қазақстан Республикасы/Qazaqstan Respwblïkası
'Russian languageRussian: Республика Казахстан/Respublika Kazakhstan
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Kenya
'English languageEnglish': Kenya – Republic of Kenya
'Swahili languageSwahili': Kenya – Jamhuri ya Kenya
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Kiribati
'Gilbertese languageGilbertese': Kiribati – Ribaberikin Kiribati
'English languageEnglish': Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Democratic People's Republic of Korea
'Korean languageKorean': 조선 – 조선민주주의인민공화국
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. North Korea is not recognized by four UN members: Japan, France, Estonia and South Korea.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Korea
'Korean languageKorean': 한국 – 대한민국
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. South Korea is not recognized by one UN member, North Korea.
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valigntop"" – State of Kuwait
'Arabic languageArabic': الكويت – دولة الكويت
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Kyrgyz Republic
'Kyrgyz languageKyrgyz': Кыргызстан – Кыргыз Республикасы
'Russian languageRussian': Кыргызстан – Кыргызская республика
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Lao People's Democratic Republic
'Lao languageLao': ນລາວ – ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Latvia
'Latvian languageLatvian': Latvija – Latvijas Republika
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Lebanon
'Arabic languageArabic': لبنان – الجمهوريّة اللبنانيّة
'French languageFrench': République libanaise
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Kingdom of Lesotho
'English languageEnglish': Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
'Sotho languageSotho': Lesotho – Mmuso wa Lesotho
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Liberia
'English languageEnglish': Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
'Arabic languageArabic': ليبيا – الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Principality of Liechtenstein
'German languageGerman': Liechtenstein – Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Lithuania
'Lithuanian languageLithuanian': Lietuva – Lietuvos Respublika
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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valigntop"" – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
'Luxembourgish languageLuxembourgish': Lëtzebuerg – Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
'French languageFrench': Luxembourg – Grand-Duché du Luxembourg
'German languageGerman': Luxemburg – Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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valigntop""Though the sovereignty of the Republic of Macedonia is not disputed, Greece disputes its name. Therefore, the republic is referred to by the UN and a number of countries and international organizations as 'Macedonia naming disputethe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'. – Republic of Macedonia
'Macedonian languageMacedonian':Some argue that Albanian is the second official language, others argue that Albanian is not used as a second official language. See also Macedonian language naming dispute. Македонија – Република Македонија
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN, provisionally referred to by many international organisations and some countries as the 'former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia', see Macedonia naming dispute.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Madagascar
'Malagasy languageMalagasy': Madagasikara – Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
'French languageFrench': Madagascar – Republique de Madagascar
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Madagascar claims the French possessions of the Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova Island.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Malawi
'English languageEnglish': Malawi – Republic of Malawi
'Chichewa languageChewa': Malaŵi – Mfuko la Malaŵi
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" - Federation of Malaysia
'English languageEnglish': Malaysia - Federation of Malaysia
'Malay languageMalay': Malaysia - Persekutuan Malaysia
'Chinese languageChinese': 马来西亚 - Mă Lái Xī Yà
'Tamil languageTamil': மலேசியா

Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Malaysia is a federation divided into States of Malaysiastates and federal territories. Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands.
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'Dhivehi languageDhivehi': ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Mali
'French languageFrench': Mali – République du Mali
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Malta
'Maltese languageMaltese': Malta – Repubblika ta' Malta
'English languageEnglish': Malta – Republic of Malta
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN and the European UnionEU.
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valigntop"" – Republic of the Marshall Islands
'Marshallese languageMarshallese': Aorōkin M̧ajeļ – Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
'English languageEnglish': Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Marshall Islands claim the United States territory of Wake Island.
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valigntop"" – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
'Arabic languageArabic': موريتانيا – الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
'French languageFrench': Mauritanie – République Islamique de la Mauritanie
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Mauritius
'English languageEnglish': Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
'French languageFrench': Île Maurice – République de Maurice
'Mauritian Creole': Moris - Repbilik Moris
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues. Mauritius claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of Tromelin IslandTromelin.
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valigntop"" – United Mexican States
'Spanish languageSpanish': México – Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. Mexico is a federation divided into 31 Political divisions of Mexicostates and one federal district.
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valigntop"" – Federated States of Micronesia
'English languageEnglish': Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN under Compact of Free Association with the United States. Micronesia is a federation divided into states.
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valigntop"" – Republic of Moldova
'Romanian languageRomanianMoldovan languageMoldovan is often considered to be the same language as Romanian, see Moldovan language.': Moldova – Republica Moldova
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN. See TTransnistria for the 'de facto' state inside the 'de jure' territory of Moldova.
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valigntop"" – Principality of Monaco
'French languageFrench': Monaco – Principauté de Monaco
'Monégasque dialectMonegasque': Múnegu – Principatu de Múnegu
'Italian languageItalian': Monaco - Principato di Monaco
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Mongolian languageMongolian': Монгол Улс
Widely recognized member of the United NationsUN.
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'Montenegrin languageMontenegrin': Црна Гора
Widely recognized member of