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Contents:	Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Occupied states Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Condominiums - Denmark - France - International - League of Nations - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - United Kingdom - United Nations - United States Notes

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

[edit] A

Afghanistan - Republic of Afghanistan
Albania - Socialist People's Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - People's Republic of Angola
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria

[edit] B

The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Benin - People's Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Bulgaria - People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burma - Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Burundi - Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

Cameroon - United Republic of Cameroon
Canada - Dominion of Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Empire - Central African Empire
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - State of Comoros
Congo - People's Republic of Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

[edit] D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti (from June 27)
Dominican Republic

[edit] E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia - Socialist Ethiopia

[edit] F

Fiji - Dominion of Fiji
Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

[edit] G

Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Germany, East - German Democratic Republic
Germany, West - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hungary - People's Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Imperial State of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
Ivory Coast - Republic of Ivory Coast

[edit] J

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Kampuchea - Democratic Kampuchea
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait

[edit] L

Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya
- Libyan Arab Republic (to March 2)
- Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (from March 2)
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - People's Republic of Mozambique

[edit] N

Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

[edit] O

Oman - Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - People's Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

[edit] Q

Qatar - State of Qatar

[edit] R

Romania - Socialist Republic of Romania
Rwanda - Rwandan Republic

[edit] S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Spain - Spanish State
Sri Lanka - Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

[edit] T

Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey

[edit] U

Uganda - Republic of Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

[edit] V

Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

[edit] W

Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa

[edit] Y

Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

[edit] Z

Zaire - Republic of Zaire
Zambia - Republic of Zambia

[edit] Occupied states

Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania

[edit] Other states

Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana (from December 6)
- South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.
Rhodesia - Republic of Rhodesia
- De facto independent state. Claimed by the United Kingdom as the colony of Southern Rhodesia. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Rwenzururu - Kingdom of Rwenzururu
- De facto independent state. Claimed by Uganda. Not recognized as sovereign by any other state.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- De facto independent state recognized by several UN member states. Claimed in part by Morocco as the Southern Provinces and by Mauritania as Tiris al-Gharbiyya. Its government resided in exile in Algeria.
Taiwan - Republic of China^[1]
- De facto independent state; de jure the Republic of China, a polity regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also governed part of the Spratly Islands and had not renounced claims over mainland China and Mongolia. The territory of the Republic of China was claimed by the People's Republic of China.
Transkei - Republic of Transkei
- South African bantustan. Nominally independent but only recognized by South Africa.

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)^[2]
Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
Coral Sea Islands - Coral Sea Islands Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)

[edit] Condominiums

Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium)

[edit] Denmark

Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)

[edit] France

Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Afars and Issas - French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (to June 21, Overseas territory)
French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)^[2]
Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
Mayotte - Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Territorial collectivity)
New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (Overseas territory)
Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)

[edit] International

West Berlin (Occupied territory governed by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

[edit] League of Nations Mandates

South-West Africa (administered by South Africa)

[edit] Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)

[edit] New Zealand

Cook Islands (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Niue (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)^[2]
Tokelau (Dependent territory)

[edit] Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)^[2]
Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)^[2]

[edit] Portugal

Macau (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration)

[edit] United Kingdom

Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single colony)
Antigua and Barbuda (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Belize (Self-governing crown colony)
Bermuda (Self-governing crown colony)
British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited colony)^[2]
British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited colony)
British Virgin Islands (Crown colony)
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam (Protectorate)
Cayman Islands (Crown colony)
[[File:|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Dominica (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Ellice Islands (Crown colony)
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Gilbert Islands (Crown colony)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong (Crown colony)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Crown colony)
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Crown colony)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Saint Lucia (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Self-governing state in free association with the United Kingdom)
Solomon Islands (Self-governing protectorate)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Crown colony)

[edit] United Nations Trust Territories

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)

[edit] United States

American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)
Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Palmyra Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

[edit] Notes

^ The Republic of China did not officially refer to itself as Taiwan.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Including an Antarctic claim, neither recognized nor disputed under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.

[0] The Republic of China did not officially refer to itself as Taiwan.

[ANT-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Including an Antarctic claim, neither recognized nor disputed under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.

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