List of sovereign states

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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.

In order to be listed here as a de facto independent country, Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933 is followed, which means that the entity 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. Also, the entity doesn't accept that the state de jure comprises part of the territory of another country. 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) and the (longer) 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. It corresponds to:

193 countries, including:
- 191 United Nations member states
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Vatican City (Holy See)
Six de-facto independent countries (Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Transnistria)
Two entities recognized by many countries but de-facto not independent, Palestine and Western Sahara.

Not listed below are various disputed territories which fall into neither of the last two categories, including Jubaland, Puntland, Cabinda, Kosovo, Kurdistan (Iraq), and Kurdistan (Turkey).

Table of contents

1 The sovereign states

1.1 A
1.2 B
1.3 C
1.4 D
1.5 E
1.6 F
1.7 G
1.8 H
1.9 I
1.10 J - K
1.11 L
1.12 M
1.13 N - O
1.14 P
1.15 Q - R
1.16 S
1.17 T
1.18 U
1.19 V - Z

2 Notes
3 Other listings
4 Related topics

The sovereign states

A

Abkhazia¹ — Republic of Abkhazia

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

;Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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

;Albania — Republic of Albania

Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise

;Algeria — People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

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

;Andorra — Principality of Andorra

Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra

;Angola — Republic of Angola

Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola

;Antigua and Barbuda⁴

English: Antigua and Barbuda

;Argentina³ — Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic

Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina

;Armenia — Republic of Armenia

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

;Australia³ — Commonwealth of Australia

English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia

;Austria⁴ — Republic of Austria

German: Österreich — Republik Österreich

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

Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası

B

;The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas

English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas

;Bahrain — Kingdom of Bahrain

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

;Bangladesh — People's Republic of Bangladesh

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

;Barbados

English: Barbados

;Belarus — Republic of Belarus

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

;Belgium — Kingdom of Belgium

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

;Belize

English: Belize

;Benin — Republic of Benin

French: Bénin — République du Bénin

;Bhutan — Kingdom of Bhutan

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

;Bolivia — Republic of Bolivia

Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia

;Bosnia and Herzegovina⁴

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

;Botswana — Republic of Botswana

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

;Brazil³ — Federative Republic of Brazil

Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil

;Brunei — State of Brunei Darussalam

Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam

;Bulgaria — Republic of Bulgaria

Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България - Republika Bălgarija / Република България

;Burkina Faso

French: Burkina Faso

;Burundi — Republic of Burundi

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

C

;Cambodia — Kingdom of Cambodia

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

;Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon

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

;Canada³ — Canada

English: Canada
French: Canada

;Cape Verde — Republic of Cape Verde

Portugese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde

;Central African Republic — Central African Republic

French: République Centrafricaine
Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka

;Chad — Republic of Chad

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

;Chile — Republic of Chile

Spanish: Chile — República de Chile

;China (PRC)⁴ — People's Republic of China

Chinese: Zhōngguó / 中国 — Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó / 中华人民共和国

;Colombia — Republic of Colombia

Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia

;Comoros ³ — Union of the Comoros

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

;Congo-Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of Congo

French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo

;Congo-Brazzaville — Republic of Congo

French: Congo — République du Congo

;Costa Rica — Republic of Costa Rica

Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica

;Côte d'Ivoire;¹⁰ — Republic of Côte d'Ivore

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

;Croatia — Republic of Croatia

Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska

;Cuba — Republic of Cuba

Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba

;Cyprus — Republic of Cyprus

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

;Czech Republic — Czech Republic

Czech: Česko — Česká republika

D

;Denmark² — Kingdom of Denmark

Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark

;Djibouti — Republic of Djibouti

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

;Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica

English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica

;Dominican Republic

Spanish: República Dominicana

E

;East Timor — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

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

;Ecuador — Republic of Ecuador

Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador

;Egypt — Arab Republic of Egypt

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

;El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador

Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador

;Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial

;Eritrea — State of Eritrea

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

;Estonia — Republic of Estonia

Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik

;Ethiopia ³ — Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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

F

;Fiji ⁴ — Republic of the Fiji Islands

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

;Finland⁴ — Republic of Finland

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

;France² — French Republic

French: France — République Française

G

;Gabon — Gabonese Republic

French: Gabon — République Gabonaise

;The Gambia''' — Republic of the Gambia

English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia

;Georgia^1,4

Georgian: Sakartvelo / საქართველო — Resp'ublik'a Sakartvelos / რესპუბლიკა საქართველოს

;Germany ³ — Federal Republic of Germany

German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland

;Ghana — Republic of Ghana

English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana

;Greece⁴ — Hellenic Republic

Greek:Ellás / Ελλάδα — Ellinikí Dimokratía / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

;Grenada⁴

English: Grenada

;Guatemala — Republic of Guatemala

Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala

;Guinea — Republic of Guinea

French: Guinée — République de Guinée

;Guinea-Bissau — Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau — Repùblica da Guiné-Bissau

;Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana

English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

;Haiti — Republic of Haiti

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

;Honduras — Republic of Honduras

Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras

;Hungary — Republic of Hungary

Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság

I

;Iceland — Republic of Iceland

Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland

;India³ — Republic of India

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

;Indonesia — Republic of Indonesia

Bahasa Indonesia: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia

;Iran — Islamic Republic of Iran

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

;Iraq''' — Republic of Iraq

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

;Ireland

Irish: Éire;
Official description: Republic of Ireland

;Israel — State of Israel

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

;Italy — Italian Republic

Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana

J - K

;Jamaica — Jamaica

English: Jamaica

;Japan — Japan

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

;Jordan — Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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

;Kazakhstan — Republic of Kazakhstan

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

;Kenya — Republic of Kenya

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

;Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati

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

;Korea' (North)'' — Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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

;Korea' (South)'' — Republic of Korea

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

;Kuwait — State of Kuwait

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

;Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Republic

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

L

;Laos — Lao People's Democratic Republic

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

;Latvia — Republic of Latvia

Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika

;Lebanon — Republic of Lebanon

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

;Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho

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

;Liberia — Republic of Liberia

English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia

;Libya — Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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

German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein

;Lithuania — Republic of Lithuania

Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika

;Luxembourg — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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

M

;Macedonia (FYROM)⁵ — Republic of Macedonia

Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија — Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија
Albanian (not a national language): Maqedoni

;Madagascar — Republic of Madagascar

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

;Malawi — Republic of Malawi

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

;Malaysia³ — Federation of Malaysia

Malay: Malaysia — Persekutuan Malaysia

;Maldives — Republic of Maldives

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

;Mali — Republic of Mali

French: Mali — République de Mali

;Malta — Republic of Malta

Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta

;Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands

English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands

;Mauritania — Islamic Republic of Mauritania

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

;Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius

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

;Mexico³ — United Mexican States

Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos

;Micronesia³ — Federated States of Micronesia

English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia

;Moldova^1,4 — Republic of Moldova

Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova

;Monaco — Principality of Monaco

French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco

;Mongolia'''

Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс

;Morocco⁶ — Kingdom of Morocco

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

;Mozambique — Republic of Mozambique

Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique

;Myanmar¹¹ — Union of Myanmar

Burmese: Myanma / ဴမန္မာ — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw / ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္

N - O

Nagorno-Karabakh¹ — Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Armenian: Lernayin Gharabagh / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ

;Namibia — Republic of Namibia

English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia

;Nauru — Republic of Nauru

Nauran: Naoero — Republik Naoero
English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru

;Nepal — Kingdom of Nepal

Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल — Nepal Adhirajya / नेपाल अधिराज्य

;Netherlands² — Kingdom of the Netherlands

Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

;New Zealand²

English: New Zealand
Maori: Aotearoa

;Nicaragua — Republic of Nicaragua

Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua

;Niger — Republic of Niger

French: Niger — République du Niger

;Nigeria³ — Federal Republic of Nigeria

English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria

Northern Cyprus¹ — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

;Norway² — Kingdom of Norway

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

;Oman — Sultanate of Oman

Arabic: ʿUmmān / عمان — Saltanat Uman / سلطنة عُمان

P

;Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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

;Palau — Republic of Palau

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

Palestine⁷ — State of Palestine

Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين — Daulat Filastin / دولةفلسطين

;Panama — Republic of Panama

Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá

;Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea

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

;Paraguay — Republic of Paraguay

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

;Peru — Republic of Peru

Spanish: Perú — República del Perú

;Philippines — Republic of the Philippines

Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas
English: Philippines — Republic of the Philippines

;Poland — Republic of Poland

Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska

;Portugal⁴ — Portuguese Republic

Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa

Q - R

;Qatar — State of Qatar

Arabic: Qaṭar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر

;Romania'''

Romanian: România

;Russia³ — Russian Federation

Russian: Rossija / Россия — Rossijskaja Federacija / Российская Федерация

;Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda

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

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

;Saint Lucia''' —

English: Saint Lucia

;Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'''

English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

;Samoa — Independent State of Samoa

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

;San Marino — Most Serene Republic of San Marino

Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino

;São Tomé and Príncipe;⁴ — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

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

;Saudi Arabia — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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

;Senegal — Republic of Senegal

French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal

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

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

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

;Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone

English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone

;Singapore — Republic of Singapore

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

Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská Republika

;Slovenia — Republic of Slovenia

Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija

;Solomon Islands'''

English: Solomon Islands

;Somalia^1,9

Somalian: Soomaaliya

Somaliland¹ -— Republic of Somaliland

Somalian: Somaliland

;South Africa — Republic of South Africa

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

South Ossetia¹ — Republic of South Ossetia

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

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

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

;Sudan — Republic of the Sudan

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

;Suriname — Republic of Suriname

Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname

;Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland

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

;Sweden — Kingdom of Sweden

Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige

;Switzerland³ — Swiss Confederation

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

;Syria — Syrian Arab Republic

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

T

;Taiwan (ROC)¹ — Republic of China

Chinese: Táiwān / 台灣 — JhongHuá MínGuó / 中華民國

;Tajikistan⁴ — Republic of Tajikistan

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

;Tanzania — United Republic of Tanzania

Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

;Thailand — Kingdom of Thailand

Thai: Prathēt Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย — Ratcha Anachak Thai

;Togo — Togolese Republic

French: Togo — République Togolaise

;Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga

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

Transnistria¹ — Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic

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

;Trinidad and Tobago⁴ — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

;Tunisia — Republic of Tunisia

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

;Turkey — Republic of Turkey

Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

;Turkmenistan'''

Turkmen: Türkmenistan

;Tuvalu'''

Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
English: Tuvalu

U

;Uganda — Republic of Uganda

English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda

;Ukraine⁴

Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна

;United Arab Emirates³

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

;United Kingdom^2,3 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

English: United Kingdom — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

;United States^2,3 — United States of America

English: United States — United States of America

;Uruguay — Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay

;Uzbekistan⁴ - Republic of Uzbekistan

Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi

V - Z

;Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu

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

;Vatican City''' (Holy See) — State of the Vatican City

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

;Venezuela''' ³ — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela

;Vietnam — Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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

Western Sahara⁶ - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic

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

;Yemen — Republic of Yemen

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

;Zambia — Republic of Zambia

English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia

;Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe

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: see Politics of Western Sahara
⁷: Palestine: "State of Palestine" was declared in 1988 and is as of 2004 is recognized by 93 countries. The international status of Palestine is further supported, short of further present recognition as a state, by non-recognizing countries' according the (at least closely associated) Palestinian Authority a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing a State of Palestine. See also: proposals for a Palestinian state and Palestinian territories. Gaza Strip, West Bank, Israel include country articles about areas proposed for inclusion in various versions of a future more widely recognized state.
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)

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