This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 2003 AD. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.
[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states
In 2003, there were 192 states which were diplomatically recognized by a majority of sovereign states. United Nations member states are indicated by [UN].
Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands [UN]
Finland - Republic of Finland [UN]
France - French Republic [UN]
Haiti - Republic of Haiti [UN]
Honduras - Republic of Honduras [UN]
Hungary - Republic of Hungary [UN]
Iceland - Republic of Iceland [UN]
India - Republic of India [UN]
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia [UN]
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran [UN]
Iraq - Republic of Iraq [UN]
Ireland - Republic of Ireland [UN]
Israel - State of Israel [UN]
Italy - Italian Republic [UN]
Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic [UN]
Latvia - Republic of Latvia [UN]
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic [UN]
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho [UN]
Liberia - Republic of Liberia [UN]
Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [UN]
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein [UN]
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania [UN]
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg [UN]
Oman - Sultanate of Oman [UN]
Qatar - State of Qatar [UN]
Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu [UN]
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City [UN]
Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [UN]
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam [UN]
[edit] Other states
In 2003, there were nine states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.
Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia 
Kosovo - United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo 
Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic - De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Azerbaijan.
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - De facto independent state. Recognised only by Turkey. Claimed by Cyprus.
Palestine 
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - De facto independent state recognized by several UN member states. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, were claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claimed the part of the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resided in exile in Algeria.
Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland - De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Somalia.
South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia - De facto independent state. Claimed by Georgia. Not recognized by any other state.
Taiwan - Republic of China[3] - 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.
Transnistria - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic - De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Moldova.
[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit] Australia
[edit] Denmark
[edit] France
[edit] Netherlands
[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
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] United States
[edit] See also
- ^ Referred to in the United Nations as the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
- ^ Also known in English as "East Timor"
- ^ The Republic of China did not officially refer to itself as Taiwan, instead calling itself the "Republic of China" or (occasionally) the "Republic of China (Taiwan)". In international contexts, the state was sometimes known as "Chinese Taipei".
- ^ 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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