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This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. It covers all areas under the jurisdiction of the listed countries, namely territory, territorial waters (including internal waters and contiguous zone), exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, and airspace. For a list of independent states only, see the list of sovereign states.

The names of countries 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).<ref name="names">In some cases the government of a country adopts an official country name in English which is different from the name used conventionally in the Anglophone world. In that case the name preferred by the government is used in the list. This concerns Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast, Macao/Macau, Myanmar/Burma, Pridnestrovie/Transnistria and Timor-Leste/East Timor.</ref> The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute.

Contents:	Included entities - Entities not included 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 Other listings - References - Footnotes - See also

[edit] Entities included in this article

On this list are 243 entities considered to be countries. This corresponds to:

202 sovereign states:
- 192 member states of the United Nations (UN).
- 1 state with general international recognition but not UN membership, governed by the Holy See (a UN permanent observer), the Vatican City.
- 9 states lacking general international recognition, none of which are UN members, that customary international law nonetheless defines as states under the Montevideo Convention:
  - 1 state, no longer a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 23 UN member states and the Holy See (Vatican City), and currently with de facto international relations with many others, the Republic of China (commonly referred to as Taiwan).
  - 1 state, recognized by 43 UN member states but never admitted to the UN itself, with most of its claimed territory under Moroccan de facto administration, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
  - 1 state, recognized by 100 UN member states (including 2 permanent UNSC members: Russia and the People's Republic of China) and the Holy See, the State of Palestine proclaimed in 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization, which is a permanent observer at the United Nations; the State of Palestine claims sovereignty over the Palestinian territories, parts of which are under the partial control of the Palestinian National Authority, an entity established pursuant to agreements between the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel.
  - 6 de facto independent states lacking any significant measure of diplomatic recognition from other states:
    - 1 de facto independent state, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states except Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.<ref name="NC">The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto independent state inside Cyprus, recognized by no UN member states except Turkey. Though without universal diplomatic recognition, it was accepted as an observer state of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in the name of Turkish Cypriot State since 1979. In addition, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan (the sovereign state that Nakhichevan belongs to) has not followed suit. See The World Factbook - Cyprus (10 January, 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref>
    - 5 de facto independent states, namely Abkhazia,<ref name="ABK">Abkhazia is a de facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref> Nagorno-Karabakh,<ref name="NK">Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent state inside Azerbaijan, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref> Pridnestrovie,<ref name="PRID">Pridnestrovie is a de facto independent state inside Moldova, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states, commonly known and referred to by the international community as Transnistria. See Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref> Somaliland,<ref name="SOM">Somaliland is a de facto independent state inside Somalia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref> and South Ossetia,<ref name="SOS">South Ossetia is a de facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: South Ossetia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref> none recognized by any UN member states.
36 inhabited dependent territories:
- 3 external territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island).
- 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands).
- 5 overseas territories of France:<ref>The overseas regions/overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are integral part of France, and therefore not listed.</ref>
  - 1 sui generis (unique) community (New Caledonia).
  - 4 overseas communities:
    - 1 territorial community (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
    - 1 territory (Wallis and Futuna)
    - 1 overseas country (French Polynesia)
    - 1 departmental community (Mayotte)
- 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles).
- 3 dependent territories of New Zealand:
  - 2 states in free association with New Zealand (Cook Islands and Niue).
  - 1 overseas territory (Tokelau).
- 16 dependent territories of the United Kingdom:
  - 3 Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man).
  - 13 overseas territories (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena (and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
- 5 unincorporated territories of the United States:
  - 2 commonwealths (Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico).
  - 2 organized insular territories (Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands).
  - 1 de facto organized insular territory lacking an Organic Act (American Samoa).
5 areas of special sovereignty:
- 4 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, as well as the 2 special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China - Hong Kong and Macau).
- 1 UN-administered territory inside the de jure territory of a sovereign state and under de jure sovereignty of that sovereign state (Kosovo in Serbia under UN interim civilian administration).

In the Annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in this list. This includes distinct political and legal entities which are countries but are considered integral parts of a sovereign state, notably the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the Länder of Germany.

[edit] List of countries

This list is complete and up-to-date as of May 27, 2006.

[edit] A

Image:Flag of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia<ref name="ABK" />
Image:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Aaland.svg Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania – Republic of Albania
Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Image:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Image:Flag of Angola.svg Angola – Republic of Angola
Image:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina – Argentine Republic<ref>Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.</ref>
Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia – Republic of Armenia
Image:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria – Republic of Austria
Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan<ref>See also Nagorno-Karabakh.</ref>

[edit] B

Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus – Republic of Belarus
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Image:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
Image:Flag of Benin.svg Benin – Republic of Benin
Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina<ref>See also entities Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.</ref>
Image:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana – Republic of Botswana
Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
Image:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
- See Myanmar for Burma<ref name="names" />
Image:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi – Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada<ref>Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.</ref>
Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
Image:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic<ref>The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.</ref>
Image:Flag of Chad.svg Chad – Republic of Chad
Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Chile – Republic of Chile
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China, People's Republic of – People's Republic of China<ref>The People's Republic of China is occasionally rendered as mainland China in the relationship with its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao as well as its relations with the Republic of China.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg China, Republic of – Republic of China <ref>The Republic of China (ROC) is a country commonly referred to as Taiwan by the international community. It is also diplomatically occasionally known as Chinese Taipei or other names. The ROC is no longer an UN member since late 1971 and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see also One-China policy and Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China). It is currently recognized by the Holy See and 23 UN member states and with de facto international relations with most others. The political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under the ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the Republic of Taiwan proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence.</ref>
Image:Flag of Christmas Island.svg Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
Image:Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia – Republic of Colombia
Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros – Union of the Comoros
Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Democratic Republic of – Democratic Republic of the Congo<ref>The Democratic Republic of the Congo is formerly and popularly known as Zaire. It is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Republic of – Republic of the Congo<ref>The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire<ref name="names" />
Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia – Republic of Croatia
Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba – Republic of Cuba
Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus<ref>See also Northern Cyprus.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Czech Republic<ref>The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Names of the Czech Republic.</ref>

[edit] D

Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
- See Akrotiri and Dhekelia for Dhekelia
Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
Image:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic

[edit] E

See Timor-Leste for East Timor<ref name="names" />

Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Image:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea – State of Eritrea
Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia – Republic of Estonia
Image:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

[edit] F

Image:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)<ref>Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Faroe Islands (bordered).svg Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland – Republic of Finland
Image:Flag of France.svg France – French Republic
Image:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia (French overseas community)

[edit] G

Image:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon – Gabonese Republic
Image:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
Image:Flag of Georgia (bordered).svg Georgia<ref>See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.</ref>
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana – Republic of Ghana
Image:Flag of Gibraltar (bordered).svg Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece – Hellenic Republic
Image:Flag of Greenland (bordered).svg Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
Image:Flag of Guam.svg Guam – Territory of Guam (US overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Image:Flag of Guernsey (bordered).svg Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)<ref>The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.</ref>
Image:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea – Republic of Guinea
Image:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)<ref>Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is often diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.</ref>
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary – Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland – Republic of Iceland
Image:Flag of India.svg India – Republic of India
Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq – Republic of Iraq
Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Ireland<ref>Ireland is often referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg Israel – State of Israel
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy – Italian Republic
- See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast<ref name="names" />

[edit] J

Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan
Image:Flag of Jersey (bordered).svg Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya – Republic of Kenya
Image:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
Image:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea, Democratic People's Republic of – Democratic People's Republic of Korea<ref>The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.</ref>
Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Korea, Republic of – Republic of Korea<ref>The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.</ref>
Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg Kosovo – Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (Autonomous province of Serbia under UN protectorate)<ref name>Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia currently administered by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission.</ref>
Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait – State of Kuwait
Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic<ref>Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.</ref>

[edit] L

Image:Flag of Laos.svg Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia – Republic of Latvia
Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
Image:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
Image:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Image:Flag of Libya.svg Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Image:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Image:Flag of Macau.svg Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)<ref name="names" /><ref>Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China. </ref>
Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia<ref>Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.</ref>
Image:Flag of Madagascar (bordered).svg Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
Image:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi – Republic of Malawi
Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Image:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives – Republic of Maldives
Image:Flag of Mali.svg Mali – Republic of Mali
Image:Flag of Malta (bordered).svg Malta – Republic of Malta
Image:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
Image:Flag of France.svg Mayotte (French overseas community)
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico – United Mexican States
Image:Flag of Micronesia.svg Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova – Republic of Moldova<ref>See also Pridnestrovie.</ref>
Image:Flag of Monaco (bordered).svg Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
Image:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco<ref>See also Western Sahara.</ref>
Image:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar – Union of Myanmar (also rendered as Burma<ref name="names" />)

[edit] N

Image:Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic<ref name="NK" />
Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia – Republic of Namibia
Image:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru – Republic of Nauru
Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal – State of Nepal
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands<ref>Legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.</ref>
Image:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (bordered).svg Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Image:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Image:Flag of Niger.svg Niger – Republic of Niger
Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Image:Flag of Niue.svg Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
- See Korea, Democratic People's Republic of for North Korea
Image:Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
Image:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus<ref name="NC" />
Image:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US overseas commonwealth)
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway – Kingdom of Norway

[edit] O

Image:Flag of Oman (bordered).svg Oman – Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Image:Flag of Palau.svg Palau – Republic of Palau
Image:Palestinian flag.svg Palestine – State of Palestine<ref>The State of Palestine, which claims sovereignty over the Palestinian territories, is currently recognized by the Holy See and 100 UN member states. It was proclaimed in 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization, which is a permanent observer and a member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The State of Palestine exercises no control over the Palestinian territories; limited control over parts thereof is exercised by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), an entity established pursuant to agreements between the Government of Israel and the PLO.</ref>
Image:Flag of Panama (bordered).svg Panama – Republic of Panama
Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru – Republic of Peru
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
Image:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland – Republic of Poland
Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal – Portuguese Republic
Image:Flag of Transnistria.svg Pridnestrovie – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (also rendered as Transnistria<ref name="names" />)<ref name="PRID" />
Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth)

[edit] T

See China, Republic of for the country that is commonly referred to as Taiwan

Image:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
Image:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (also rendered as East Timor<ref name="names" />)
Image:Flag of Togo.svg Togo – Togolese Republic
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
- See Pridnestrovie for Transnistria<ref name="names" />
Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Image:Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey – Republic of Turkey
Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
Image:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu

[edit] U

Image:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda – Republic of Uganda
Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States – United States of America
Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan

[edit] V

Image:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
Image:Flag of the Vatican City.svg Vatican City – State of the Vatican City<ref>Vatican City is administered by a Governor appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City concurrently.</ref>
Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Image:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
Image:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory)

[edit] W

Image:Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas community)
Image:Flag of Western Sahara.svg Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic<ref>The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara is currently recognized by 45 UN member states. It has never been admitted to the UN but is a member of the African Union. It claims the whole territory of Western Sahara but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, while a large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated into Morocco.</ref>

[edit] Y

Image:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen – Republic of Yemen

[edit] Z

Image:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia – Republic of Zambia
Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] Other listings

Main article: Lists of countries

[edit] References

List of Territories (2004). United Nations Cartographic Section. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations (2006). United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 18 October 2006 .
Countries and currencies (2006). European Commission. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
The World Factbook (2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved