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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 Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Denmark - France - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - United Kingdom - United States Notes

Sovereign states in 1997

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

[edit] A

Afghanistan (Disputed between two governments)
- Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Islamic State of Afghanistan
Albania - Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - Republic of Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Armenia - Republic of Armenia
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan

[edit] B

The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus - Republic of Belarus
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin - Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi - Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
Congo (to May 17), Congo, Republic of the (from May 17) - Republic of the Congo
For Congo, Democratic Republic of, see Zaire
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia - Republic of Croatia
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic

[edit] D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
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
Eritrea - State of Eritrea
Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

[edit] F

Fiji - Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji
Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

[edit] G

Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Georgia
Germany - 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 - Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] J

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic

[edit] L

Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia^[1]
Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova - Republic of Moldova
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar

[edit] N

Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
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
Palau - Republic of Palau
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Republic of Peru
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

[edit] Q

Qatar - State of Qatar

[edit] R

Romania
Russia - Russian Federation
Rwanda - Rwandan Republic

[edit] S

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
For Samoa, see Western Samoa
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
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - 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

Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
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
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

[edit] U

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

[edit] V

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

[edit] W

Western Samoa (to July 4), Samoa (from July 4)
- Independent State of Western Samoa (to July 4)
- Independent State of Samoa (from July 4)

[edit] Y

Yemen - Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

[edit] Z

Zaire (to May 17), Congo, Democratic Republic of (from May 17)
- Republic of Zaire (to May 17)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (from May 17)

Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] Other states

Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
Anjouan - State of Anjouan (from August 3)
Bougainville - Republic of Bougainville (to October)
Chechnya - Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
East Slavonia - United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
Mohéli - Democratic Republic of Mohéli (from August 11)
Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Palestine
Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic^[2]
Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland
South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia
Taiwan - Republic of China^[3]
Transnistria - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)^[4]
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] Denmark

Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
Greenland (Autonomous province)

[edit] France

Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)^[4]
Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
Mayotte - Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Territorial collectivity)
New Caledonia - Overseas Collectivity of New Caledonia (Overseas collectivity)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity)
Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)

[edit] Netherlands

Aruba (Overseas country)
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)^[4]
Tokelau (Dependent territory)

[edit] Norway

Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)^[4]
Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)^[4]

[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 dependent territory)
Anguilla (Dependent territory)
Bermuda (Self-governing dependent territory)
British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited dependent territory)^[4]
British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited dependent territory)
British Virgin Islands (Dependent territory)
Cayman Islands (Dependent territory)
Falkland Islands (Dependent territory)
Gibraltar (Dependent territory)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong - Hong Kong (to July 1, Dependent territory)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Dependent territory)
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Dependent territory)
Saint Helena (Dependent territory with two dependencies)
- Ascension Island
- Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Dependent territory)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Dependent territory)

[edit] United States

American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (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)
Northern Mariana Islands (Territory)
Palmyra Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)

[edit] Notes

^ referred to in the United Nations as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
^ Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.
^ See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Including an Antarctic claim, neither recognized nor disputed under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.

[0] referred to in the United Nations as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

[1] Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.

[2] See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.

[ANT-3] ^ ^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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