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This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.

Contents:	Criteria for inclusion - List of states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - Notes - Other listings

Criteria for inclusion

This list derives its definition of a sovereign state from Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933. According to the Convention, a sovereign state should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, (c) government, and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. In the case of the inclusion of a de facto independent state, a note explains the reason for its inclusion.

The notes include information on:

• The reason why a non-de jure state is listed (also listed at the de jure state) ¹
• The overseas dependencies ²
• The federal structures if applicable ³
• The autonomous entities inside the territory of the sovereign state ⁴

The names are given in English and in the official language(s) of the state.

• The names in English are the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) followed by the (long) official name (e.g. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan).
• The names in the native languages are the short and official names in the official language(s). If needed, they have been transliterated into Romanized characters, but original scripts (such as Cyrillic or Chinese characters) are included. When possible, the romanization preferred by the country has been used.

The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute. Entities considered to be micronations that are internationally not recognized are not included.

There are 201 entities on this list. The breakdown into categories is as follows:

• 191 United Nations member states
• 1 United Nations non-member observer state (the Vatican City)
• 1 state, recognized prior to 1972 by a majority of states, recognized after 1972 by only twenty-some states, and currently with de facto international relations with most states, the Republic of China (Taiwan).
• 6 de-facto independent states with no diplomatic recognition (Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey), Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria). Most lists of sovereign states exclude these entities.
• 2 entities recognized by many states but not de-facto independent, Palestine and Western Sahara. Most lists of sovereign states exclude these entities.

Not listed below are various disputed territories which fall into neither of the last two categories, including Jubaland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro), Kurdistan (Iraq), Kurdistan (Turkey) and numerous others. For a more inclusive list that includes dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty, see list of countries.

List of states

A

 Abkhazia¹ — Republic of Abkhazia ^Flag (disputed)

• Abkhazian: Aṗsny / Аҧсны
• Russian: Abchazija / Абхазия
• Georgian: Aṗẖazeṭi / აფხაზეთი

 Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ^Flag

• Persian (Dari-Persian): Afġānestān / افغانستان — Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan / دولت اسلامی افغانستان
• Pushtu: Afġānistān / افغانستان

 Albania — Republic of Albania ^Flag

• Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise

 Algeria — People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Jazā'ir / الجمهورية الجزائرية — Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-Dīmuqrāţīyah ash-Sha’bīyah / الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية

 Andorra — Principality of Andorra ^Flag

• Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra

 Angola — Republic of Angola ^Flag

• Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola

 Antigua and Barbuda^{4 Flag}

• English: Antigua and Barbuda

 Argentina³ — Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic ^Flag

• Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina

 Armenia — Republic of Armenia ^Flag

• Armenian: Hayastan / Հայաստան — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun / Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն<

 Australia³ — Commonwealth of Australia ^Flag

• English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia

 Austria³ — Republic of Austria ^Flag

• German: Österreich — Republik Österreich

 Azerbaijan^{1, 4} — Republic of Azerbaijan ^Flag

• Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası

B

 Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas ^{Flag of}

• English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas

 Bahrain — Kingdom of Bahrain ^Flag

• Arabic: al-Baḥrayn / بحرين - Mamlakat al Bahrayn / مملكة البحرين

 Bangladesh — People's Republic of Bangladesh ^Flag

• Bengali: Banglādeś / বাংলাদেশ — Gana Prajātantrī Bānglādesh - গণ প্রজাতঁত্রী বাংলাদেশ

 Barbados ^Flag

• English: Barbados

 Belarus — Republic of Belarus ^Flag

• Belarusian: Bjelarúś / Белару́сь — Respublika Biełaruś / Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь
• Russian: Bjelorússija / Белору́ссия

 Belgium — Kingdom of Belgium ^Flag

• Dutch: België — Koninkrijk België
• French: Belgique — Royaume de Belgique
• German: Belgien — Königreich Belgien

 Belize ^Flag

• English: Belize

 Benin — Republic of Benin ^Flag

• French: Bénin — République du Bénin

 Bhutan — Kingdom of Bhutan ^Flag

• Dzongkha: Druk Yul / འབྲུག་ཡུལ — Druk Gyal Khab

 Bolivia — Republic of Bolivia ^Flag

• Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia

 Bosnia and Herzegovina^{4 Flag}

• Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina
• Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
• Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina

 Botswana — Republic of Botswana ^Flag

• Tswana: Botswana — Lefatshe la Botswana
• English: Botswana — Republic of Botswana

 Brazil³ — Federative Republic of Brazil ^Flag

• Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil

 Brunei — State of Brunei Darussalam ^Flag

• Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam

 Bulgaria — Republic of Bulgaria ^Flag

• Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България - Republika Bălgarija / Република България

 Burkina Faso ^Flag

• French: Burkina Faso

 Burundi — Republic of Burundi ^Flag

• Kirundi: Uburundi — Republika y'Uburundi
• French: Burundi — République du Burundi

C

 Cambodia — Kingdom of Cambodia ^Flag

• Cambodian: Kampuchea / កម្ពុជា — Preah Reachea Nachakr Kampuchea / ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា

 Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon ^Flag

• French: Cameroun — République du Cameroun
• English: Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon

 Canada^{3 13} — Canada ^Flag

• English: Canada
• French: Canada

 Cape Verde — Republic of Cape Verde ^Flag

• Portuguese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde

 Central African Republic — Central African Republic ^{Flag of}

• French: République Centrafricaine
• Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka

 Chad — Republic of Chad ^Flag

• French: Tchad — République du Tchad
• Arabic: Tašād / تشاد — Jumhuriyat Tašād /جمهوريّة تشاد

 Chile — Republic of Chile ^Flag

• Spanish: Chile — República de Chile

 People's Republic of China⁴ — People's Republic of China ^Flag

• Chinese: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó / 中华人民共和国

 Colombia — Republic of Colombia ^Flag

• Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia

 Comoros ³ — Union of the Comoros ^Flag

• French: Comores — Union des Comores
• Comorian: Komori — Udzima wa Komori
• Arabic: Qumur / قمر — الاتحاد القمر

Congo-Brazzaville — Republic of Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République du Congo

 Costa Rica — Republic of Costa Rica ^Flag

• Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica

 Côte d'Ivoire¹⁰ — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ^{Flag of}

• French: Côte d'Ivoire — République de Côte d'Ivoire

 Croatia — Republic of Croatia ^Flag

• Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska

 Cuba — Republic of Cuba ^Flag

• Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba

 Cyprus — Republic of Cyprus ^Flag

• Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος — Kypriaki Dimokratia / Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
• Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti

 Czech Republic — Czech Republic ^{Flag of}

• Czech: Česko — Česká republika

D

Congo-Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo

 Denmark² — Kingdom of Denmark ^Flag

• Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark

 Djibouti — Republic of Djibouti ^Flag

• French:Djibouti — République de Djibouti
• Arabic: Jibuti / جيبوتي — Jumhuriyaa Jibuti / جمهورية جيبوتي

 Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica ^Flag

• English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica

 Dominican Republic ^{Flag of}

• Spanish: República Dominicana

E

East Timor — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ^Flag

• Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e
• Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste

 Ecuador — Republic of Ecuador ^Flag

• Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador

 Egypt — Arab Republic of Egypt ^Flag

• Arabic: Mişr / مصر — Jumhuriyat Mişr al-Arabiyah / جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة

 El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador ^Flag

• Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador

 Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Equatorial Guinea ^Flag

• Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial

 Eritrea — State of Eritrea ^Flag

• Tigrinya: Ertra / ኤርትራ — Hagere Ertra
• Arabic: Irītriyā / إريتريا

 Estonia — Republic of Estonia ^Flag

• Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik

 Ethiopia ³ — Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ^Flag

• Amharic: Ityop'iya / ኢትዮጵያ — Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik / የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ

F

 Fiji ⁴ — Republic of the Fiji Islands ^Flag

• English: Fiji — Republic of the Fiji Islands
• Fijian: Viti — Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti

 Finland⁴ — Republic of Finland ^Flag

• Finnish: Suomi — Suomen tasavalta
• Swedish: Finland — Republiken Finland

 France² — French Republic ^Flag

• French: France — République Française

G

 Gabon — Gabonese Republic ^Flag

• French: Gabon — République Gabonaise

 Gambia — Republic of the Gambia ^Flag

• English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia

 Georgia^{1,4 Flag}

• Georgian: Sak’art’velo / საქართველო

 Germany ³ — Federal Republic of Germany ^Flag

• German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland

 Ghana — Republic of Ghana ^Flag

• English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana

 Greece⁴ — Hellenic Republic ^Flag

• Greek:Ellás / Ελλάδα — Ellinikí Dimokratía / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

 Grenada^{4 Flag}

• English: Grenada

 Guatemala — Republic of Guatemala ^Flag

• Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala

 Guinea — Republic of Guinea ^Flag

• French: Guinée — République de Guinée

 Guinea-Bissau — Republic of Guinea-Bissau ^Flag

• Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau — Repùblica da Guiné-Bissau

 Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana ^Flag

• English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

 Haiti — Republic of Haiti ^Flag

• French: Haïti — République d'Haïti
• Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik Dayiti

 Honduras — Republic of Honduras ^Flag

• Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras

 Hungary — Republic of Hungary ^Flag

• Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság

I

 Iceland — Republic of Iceland ^Flag

• Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland

 India³ — Republic of India ^Flag

• Hindi: Bharat / भारत — Bhārat Ganarājya / भारत गणराज्य
• English: India — Republic of India

 Indonesia — Republic of Indonesia ^Flag

• Bahasa Indonesia: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia

 Iran — Islamic Republic of Iran ^Flag

• Persian: Īrān / ایران — Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Īrān — جمهوری اسلامی ایران

 Iraq — Republic of Iraq ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-ʿĪrāq / العراق — Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah / الجمهورية العراقية
• Kurdish: ʿIraq / Komara Iraqê / عیراق

Ireland — Republic of Ireland ^Flag

• Irish: Éire - Poblacht na hÉireann
• English: Ireland - Republic of Ireland

 Israel — State of Israel ^Flag

• Hebrew: Yisra'el / ישראל — Medinat Yisra'el / מדינת ישראל
• Arabic: Isra'il / اسرائيل — Daulat Isra'il / دولة اسرائيل

 Italy — Italian Republic ^Flag

• Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana

J

 Jamaica ^Flag

• English: Jamaica

 Japan ^Flag

• Japanese: Nihon / 日本 — Nihon-koku / 日本国

 Jordan — Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Urdun / الاردن — Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah / المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة

K

 Kazakhstan — Republic of Kazakhstan ^Flag

• Kazakh: Qazaqstan / Қазақстан — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy / Қазақстан Республикасы
• Russian: Kazachstan / Казахстан — Respublika Kazachstan / Республика Казахстан

 Kenya — Republic of Kenya ^Flag

• English: Kenya — Republic of Kenya
• Swahili: Kenya — Jamhuri ya Kenya

 Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati ^Flag

• Kiribati: Kiribati — Ribaberikin Kiribati
• English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati

(North) Korea — Democratic People's Republic of Korea ^Flag

• Korean: Chosŏn / 조선 — Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk / 조선민주주의인민공화국

(South) Korea — Republic of Korea ^Flag

• Korean: Hanguk / 한국; - Daehan Minguk / 대한 민국

 Kuwait — State of Kuwait ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Kuwayt / الكويت — Dawlat al Kuwayt / دولة الكويت

 Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Republic ^Flag

• Kyrgyz: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyz Respublikasy / Кыргыз Республикасы
• Russian: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyzskaya respublika - Кыргызская республика

L

 Laos — Lao People's Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Laotian: Lao / ນລາວ — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao / ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ

 Latvia — Republic of Latvia ^Flag

• Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika

 Lebanon — Republic of Lebanon ^Flag

• Arabic: Lubnān / لبنان — Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah / الجمهوريّة البنانيّة

 Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho ^Flag

• English: Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho
• Sotho: Lesotho — Mmuso wa Lesotho

 Liberia — Republic of Liberia ^Flag

• English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia

 Libya — Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ^Flag

• Arabic: Lībiyah / ليبية — al-Jamāhīrīyah al-‘Arabīya al-Lībīyah ash-Sha‘bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-Uzma / الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى

 Liechtenstein — Principality of Liechtenstein ^Flag

• German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein

 Lithuania — Republic of Lithuania ^Flag

• Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika

 Luxembourg — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg ^Flag

• Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg — Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
• French: Luxembourg — Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
• German: Luxemburg — Großherzogtum Luxemburg

M

Macedonia ⁵ — Republic of Macedonia ^Flag

• Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија — Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија
• Albanian: Maqedoni

 Madagascar — Republic of Madagascar ^Flag

• Malagasy: Madagasikara — Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
• French: Madagascar — Republique de Madagascar

 Malawi — Republic of Malawi ^Flag

• English: Malawi — Republic of Malawi
• Chewa: Malaŵi — Mfuko la Malaŵi

 Malaysia³ — Federation of Malaysia ^Flag

• Malay: Malaysia — Persekutuan Malaysia

 Maldives — Republic of Maldives ^Flag

• Divehi: Divehi Rājje / ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު — Divehi Rājje ge Jumhuriyyā / ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު

 Mali — Republic of Mali ^Flag

• French: Mali — République de Mali

 Malta — Republic of Malta ^Flag

• Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta

 Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands

 Mauritania — Islamic Republic of Mauritania ^Flag

• Arabic: Mūrītāniyyah / موريتانية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Mūrītāniyah / الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
• French: Mauritanie — République Islamique de la Mauritanie

 Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius ^Flag

• English: Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius
• French: Maurice — République de Maurice

 Mexico³ — United Mexican States ^Flag

• Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Micronesia³ — Federated States of Micronesia ^Flag

• English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia

 Moldova^1,4 — Republic of Moldova ^Flag

• Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova

 Monaco — Principality of Monaco ^Flag

• French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco

 Mongolia ^Flag

• Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс

 Morocco⁶ — Kingdom of Morocco ^Flag

• Arabic: al-Maġrib / مغرب — Al Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah / المملكة المغربية

 Mozambique — Republic of Mozambique ^Flag

• Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique

 Myanmar¹¹ — Union of Myanmar ^Flag

• Burmese: Myanma / ဴမန္မာ — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw / ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္

N

Nagorno-Karabakh¹ — Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ^Flag

• Armenian: Lernayin Gharabagh / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ

 Namibia — Republic of Namibia ^Flag

• English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia

 Nauru — Republic of Nauru ^Flag

• Nauruan: Naoero — Republik Naoero
• English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru

 Nepal — Kingdom of Nepal ^Flag

• Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल — Nepal Adhirajya / नेपाल अधिराज्य

 Netherlands² — Kingdom of the Netherlands ^Flag

• Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
• Frisian : Nederlân — Keninkryk fan Nederlân

 New Zealand^{2 Flag}

• English: New Zealand or Aotearoa
• Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni or Nu Tirani

 Nicaragua — Republic of Nicaragua ^Flag

• Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua

 Niger — Republic of Niger ^Flag

• French: Niger — République du Niger

 Nigeria³ — Federal Republic of Nigeria ^Flag

• English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria

Northern Cyprus¹ — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ^Flag

• Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

 Norway² — Kingdom of Norway ^Flag

• Norwegian (bokmål): Norge — Kongeriket Norge
• Norwegian (nynorsk): Noreg — Kongeriket Noreg

O

 Oman — Sultanate of Oman ^Flag

• Arabic: ʿUmmān / عمان — Saltanat Uman / سلطنة عُمان

P

 Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan ^Flag

• Urdu: Pākistān / پاکستان — Islami Jamhuria Pākistān / اسلامی جمہوریت پاکستان

 Palau — Republic of Palau ^Flag

• Palauan: Belau — Beluu er a Belau
• English: Palau — Republic of Palau

Palestine⁷ — Palestinian Authority^Flag

• Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين — Daulat Filastin / دولةفلسطين

 Panama — Republic of Panama ^Flag

• Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá

 Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea ^Flag

• English: Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea

 Paraguay — Republic of Paraguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Paraguay — República del Paraguay
• Guarani: Paraguái — Têta Paraguái

 Peru — Republic of Peru ^Flag

• Spanish: Perú — República del Perú

 Philippines — Republic of the Philippines ^{Flag of}

• Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas

 Poland — Republic of Poland ^Flag

• Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska

 Portugal⁴ — Portuguese Republic ^Flag

• Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa

Q

 Qatar — State of Qatar ^Flag

• Arabic: Qaṭar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر

R

 Romania ^Flag

• Romanian: România

 Russia³ — Russian Federation ^Flag

• Russian: Rossija / Россия — Rossijskaja Federacija / Российская Федерация

 Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda ^Flag

• Rwandese: Rwanda — Repubulika y'u Rwanda
• French: Rwanda — République du Rwanda
• English: Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda

S

 Saint Kitts and Nevis⁴ — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ^Flag

• English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

 Saint Lucia ^Flag

• English: Saint Lucia

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^Flag

• English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 Samoa — Independent State of Samoa ^Flag

• English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa
• Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa

 San Marino — Most Serene Republic of San Marino ^Flag

• Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino

 São Tomé and Príncipe⁴ — Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe ^Flag

• Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe

 Saudi Arabia — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-ʿArabiyyah as-Saʿūdiyyah / العربية السعودية — Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah / المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة

 Senegal — Republic of Senegal ^Flag

• French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal

 Serbia and Montenegro^3,4,8 — State Community of Serbia and Montenegro ^Flag

• Serbian: Srbija i Crna Gora / Србија и Црна Гора — Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora / Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора

 Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles ^{Flag of}

• English: Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles
• French: Seychelles — République des Seychelles
• Seselwa: Sesel — Repiblik Sesel

 Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone ^Flag

• English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone

 Singapore — Republic of Singapore ^Flag

• Malay: Singapura — Republik Singapura
• Chinese: Xinjiapo / 新加坡 — Xīnjīapō Gònghéguó / 新加坡共和国
• Tamil: Čiṅkappūr / சிங்கப்பூர் — Cingkappūr Kudiyarasu / சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
• English: Singapore — Republic of Singapore

 Slovakia — Slovak Republic ^Flag

• Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská Republika

 Slovenia — Republic of Slovenia ^Flag

• Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija

 Solomon Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Solomon Islands

 Somalia^{1,9 Flag}

• Somalian: Soomaaliya

 Somaliland¹ -— Republic of Somaliland ^Flag

• Somalian: Somaliland

 South Africa — Republic of South Africa ^Flag

• Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika — Republiek van Suid-Afrika
• English: South Africa — Republic of South Africa
• Xhosa: Mzantsi Afrika — IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
• Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika — IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika

 South Ossetia¹ — Republic of South Ossetia ^Flag (disputed)

• Ossetian: Xussar Iryston / Хуссар Ирыстон — Respublikae Xussar Iryston / Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон
• Russian: Južnaja Osetia / Южная Осетия — Respublika Južnaja Osetija/ Республика Южная Осетия

 Spain³ — Kingdom of Spain ^Flag

• Spanish: España — Reino de España
• Basque: Espainia — Espainiako Erresuma
• Catalan: Espanya — Regne d'Espanya
• Galician: España — Reino de España

 Sri Lanka — Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ^Flag

• Sinhala: Sri Lanka — Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya
• Tamil: Llankai / இலங்கை — Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu

 Sudan — Republic of the Sudan ^Flag

• Arabic: As-Sūdān / السودان — Jumhuriyat as-Sudan / جمهورية السودان

 Suriname — Republic of Suriname ^Flag

• Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname

 Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland ^Flag

• English: Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland
• Swazi: eSwatini — Umbuso weSwatini

 Sweden — Kingdom of Sweden ^Flag

• Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige

 Switzerland³ — Swiss Confederation ^Flag

• German: Schweiz — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
• French: Suisse — Confédération suisse
• Italian: Svizzera — Confederazione Svizzera
• Raeto-Romance: Svizra — Confederaziun Svizra

 Syria — Syrian Arab Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Sūriyyah / سورية — Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Suriyah / الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة

T

Republic of China (frequently known as Taiwan)¹² — Republic of China^Flag

• Chinese: JhongHuá MínGuó / 中華民國 — (Táiwān / 台灣)

 Tajikistan⁴ — Republic of Tajikistan ^Flag

• Persian (Tajiki-Persian): Tojikistan / Тоҷикистон — Jumhurii Tojikiston

 Tanzania — United Republic of Tanzania ^Flag

• Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

 Thailand — Kingdom of Thailand ^Flag

• Thai: Prathēt Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย — Ratcha Anachak Thai

 Togo — Togolese Republic ^Flag

• French: Togo — République Togolaise

 Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga ^Flag

• Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
• English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga

Transnistria ¹ — Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic ^Flag

• Russian: Pridnestrovie / Приднестровье - Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
• Romanian/Moldovan (unofficial): Stînga Nistrului - Republica Moldovenească Nistreană / Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ

 Trinidad and Tobago⁴ — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ^Flag

• English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

 Tunisia — Republic of Tunisia ^Flag

• Arabic: Tūnis / تونس — Al Jumhuriyya at-Tūsiyya / الجمهرية التونسية

 Turkey — Republic of Turkey ^Flag

• Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

 Turkmenistan ^Flag

• Turkmen: Türkmenistan

 Tuvalu ^Flag

• Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
• English: Tuvalu

U

 Uganda — Republic of Uganda ^Flag

• English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda

 Ukraine^{4 Flag of}

• Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна
• Russian: Ukraina / Украина

 United Arab Emirates^{3 Flag of}

• Arabic: Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah / الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة

 United Kingdom² — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^{Flag of}

• English: United Kingdom — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Welsh: Y Deyrnas Unedig — Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
• Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte — An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath
• Irish: An Ríocht Aontaithe — Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Tuaisceart na hÉireann

 United States^2,3 — United States of America ^{Flag of}

• English: United States — United States of America

 Uruguay — Eastern Republic of Uruguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay

 Uzbekistan⁴ - Republic of Uzbekistan ^Flag

• Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi

V

 Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu ^Flag

• Bislama: Vanuatu — Ripablik blong Vanuatu
• English: Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu
• French: Vanuatu — République du Vanuatu

 Vatican City — State of the Vatican City ^{Flag of}

• Latin: Civitas Vaticana — Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
• Italian: Città del Vaticano — Stato della Città del Vaticano

 Venezuela ³ — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ^Flag

• Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela

 Vietnam — Socialist Republic of Vietnam ^Flag

• Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam

W

 Western Sahara⁶ - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Saḥrāwiyyah / صحراوية — Al-Jumhūrīyâ al-Arabīyâ as-Sahrāwīyâ ad-Dīmuqrātīyâ / الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية

X

Y

 Yemen — Republic of Yemen ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Yaman / اليمن — Al-Jumhuriyah al-Yamaniyah / الجمهوريّة اليمنية

Z

 Zambia — Republic of Zambia ^Flag

• English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia

 Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe ^Flag

• English: Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe

Notes

• ¹: This list includes de facto independent countries. More information can be found at the list of unrecognized countries.
• ²: Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at the List of dependent countries.
• ³: Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.
• ⁴: Some sovereign states have autonomous entities as part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at the list of autonomous entities.
• ⁵: The Republic of Macedonia is known also as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, see Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia.
• ⁶: Western Sahara is claimed and largely under the occupation of Morocco. See politics of Western Sahara.
• ⁷: Palestine: The State of Palestine was declared in 1988 and as of 2004 is recognized by 93 countries, and the Palestinian Authority is in fact in most matters autonomous, but Israel retains ultimate de facto sovereignty and exercises it routinely in matters such as interterritorial trade. See also: proposals for a Palestinian state and Palestinian territories.
• ⁸: Kosovo (Kosova - Kosovo i Metohija / Косово и Метохија), a Serbian autonomous province, is under UN administration since 1999.
• ⁹: Somalia is a country that currently only exists in a de jure capacity.
• ¹⁰: Also known as Ivory Coast (which was formerly its official name).
• ¹¹: Also known as Burma (which was formerly its official name).
• ¹²: Taiwan: see political status of Taiwan.
• ¹³: The legal name for Canada is the sole word; a sanctioned, though disused, name is Dominion of Canada (which includes its official title); see: Canada's name, Dominion.

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