Membership inside the United Nations fitness divides the 206 listed states into three categories: 193 member states, two observer states, and 11 other states.
The sovereignty dispute column indicates states whose sovereignty is undisputed (190 states) and states whose sovereignty is disputed (16 states, out of which there are 6 member states, 1 observer state and 9 other states).
UN member states and observer states Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan UN member state None Albania Republic of Albania UN member state None Algeria People's Democratic Republic of Algeria UN member state None Andorra Principality of Andorra UN member state None Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell, who himself is appointed by the Holy See.
Angola Republic of Angola UN member state None Australia Commonwealth of Australia UN member state None Australia is a Commonwealth realm[Note 4] and a federation of six states and 10 territories.
Austria Republic of Austria UN member state None Member of the European Union. Austria is a federation of nine states (Bundeslander).
Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan UN member state None Azerbaijan contains two autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Dagliq Qarabag).[Note 5] The Republic of Artsakh, a de facto state, has been established in the latter.
Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh UN member state None Belarus Republic of Belarus UN member state None Belarus forms the Union State jointly with Russia.
Belgium Kingdom of Belgium UN member state None Member of the EU. Belgium is a federation divided into linguistic communities and regions.
Benin Republic of Benin[Note 7] UN member state None Bolivia Plurinational State of Bolivia UN member state None Botswana Republic of Botswana UN member state None Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil UN member state None Brazil is a federation of 26 states and 1 federal district.
Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria UN member state None Member of the EU. Burundi Republic of Burundi UN member state None Cameroon Republic of Cameroon UN member state None Canada[Note 9] UN member state None Canada is a Commonwealth realm[Note 4] and a federation of 10 provinces and three territories.
Cape Verde Republic of Cabo Verde UN member state None Central African Republic UN member state None Chad Republic of Chad UN member state None Chile Republic of Chile UN member state None Chile has two "special territories" in the Valparaiso Region: Easter Island and Juan Fernandez Islands Colombia Republic of Colombia UN member state None Congo, Democratic Republic of the[Note 14] UN member state None Congo, Republic of the[Note 15] UN member state None Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica UN member state None Croatia Republic of Croatia UN member state None Member of the EU. Cuba Republic of Cuba UN member state None Cyprus Republic of Cyprus UN member state Not recognized by Turkey Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus.
Czech Republic[Note 16] UN member state None Member of the EU. Denmark Kingdom of Denmark UN member state None Member of the EU. The Kingdom of Denmark includes two self-governing territories: Djibouti Republic of Djibouti UN member state None Dominican Republic UN member state None East Timor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[Note 17] UN member state None Ecuador Republic of Ecuador UN member state None Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt UN member state None El Salvador Republic of El Salvador UN member state None Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea UN member state None Eritrea State of Eritrea UN member state None Estonia Republic of Estonia UN member state None Member of the EU. Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia UN member state None Ethiopia is a federation of nine regions and two chartered cities.
Fiji Republic of Fiji UN member state None Fiji contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.[Note 5] Finland Republic of Finland UN member state None Member of the EU. France French Republic UN member state None Member of the EU. France contains five overseas regions/departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion.
Gabon Gabonese Republic UN member state None Gambia, The Republic of the Gambia UN member state None Georgia UN member state None Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia.[Note 5] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed.
Germany Federal Republic of Germany UN member state None Member of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 federated states (Lander).
Ghana Republic of Ghana UN member state None Greece Hellenic Republic UN member state None Member of the EU. Mount Athos is an autonomous part of Greece that is jointly governed by the multinational "Holy Community" on the mountain and a civil governor appointed by the Greek government. Guatemala Republic of Guatemala UN member state None Guinea Republic of Guinea[Note 19] UN member state None Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau UN member state None Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana UN member state None Haiti Republic of Haiti UN member state None Honduras Republic of Honduras UN member state None Hungary UN member state None Member of the EU. India Republic of India UN member state None India is a federation of 29 states and seven union territories.
Indonesia Republic of Indonesia UN member state None Indonesia has five provinces with official special autonomy status: Aceh, Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, Papua, and West Papua.[Note 5] Iran Islamic Republic of Iran UN member state None Iraq Republic of Iraq UN member state None Iraq is a federation[Note 13] of 18 governorates, three of which make up the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.[Note 5] Ireland[Note 21] UN member state None Member of the EU. Israel State of Israel UN member state Partially unrecognized Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine.
Israel took in East Jerusalem, an annexation not recognised by the global community. Israel maintains varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military existence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, it is still considered by some to be the occupying power under global law. Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 UN members (including most Arab states) nor by the SADR.
Italy Italian Republic UN member state None Member of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol.[Note 5] Ivory Coast Republic of Cote d'Ivoire UN member state None Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan UN member state None Kenya Republic of Kenya UN member state None Kiribati Republic of Kiribati UN member state None Korea, North Democratic People's Republic of Korea UN member state Claimed by South Korea North Korea is not recognised by two UN members: Japan and South Korea.[Note 22] Korea, South Republic of Korea UN member state Claimed by North Korea South Korea contains 1 autonomous region, Jeju-do.[Note 5] South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.[Note 22] Kuwait State of Kuwait UN member state None Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic UN member state None Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic UN member state None Latvia Republic of Latvia UN member state None Member of the EU. Lebanon Lebanese Republic UN member state None Liberia Republic of Liberia UN member state None Libya State of Libya UN member state None Libya has one self-declared autonomous region: Cyrenaica Lithuania Republic of Lithuania UN member state None Member of the EU. Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg UN member state None Member of the EU. Macedonia Republic of Macedonia UN member state None Because of the Macedonia naming dispute, the nation is referred to by the UN and a number of states and global organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
Madagascar Republic of Madagascar UN member state None Malawi Republic of Malawi UN member state None Malaysia UN member state None Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories.
Maldives Republic of Maldives UN member state None Mali Republic of Mali UN member state None Malta Republic of Malta UN member state None Member of the EU. Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands UN member state None Under Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania UN member state None Mauritius Republic of Mauritius UN member state None Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues.[Note 5] Mexico United Mexican States UN member state None Mexico is a federation of 31 states and one autonomous city.
Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia UN member state None Under Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Moldova Republic of Moldova UN member state None Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto state.
Morocco Kingdom of Morocco UN member state None Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Mozambique Republic of Mozambique UN member state None Myanmar Republic of the Union of Myanmar[Note 23] UN member state None Namibia Republic of Namibia UN member state None Nauru Republic of Nauru UN member state None Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal UN member state None Nepal is a federation composed of 14 zones.
Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands UN member state None Member of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands includes four areas with substantial autonomy: Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua UN member state None Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, Atlantico Sur and Atlantico Norte.[Note 5] Niger Republic of Niger UN member state None Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria UN member state None Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory.
Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan UN member state None Pakistan is a federation of four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions.
Palau Republic of Palau UN member state None Under Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Palestine State of Palestine UN observer state; member of one UN specialized agency Partially unrecognized.
In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, and an observer state in the UN.
Panama Republic of Panama UN member state None Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea UN member state None Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm[Note 4] with 1 autonomous region, Bougainville.[Note 5] Paraguay Republic of Paraguay UN member state None Peru Republic of Peru UN member state None Philippines Republic of the Philippines UN member state None The Philippines contains one autonomous region, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.[Note 5] Poland Republic of Poland UN member state None Member of the EU. Portugal Portuguese Republic UN member state None Member of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira.[Note 5] Qatar State of Qatar UN member state None Romania UN member state None Member of the EU. Russia Russian Federation UN member state None Russia is officially a federation of 85 federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast).
Rwanda Republic of Rwanda UN member state None Samoa Independent State of Samoa UN member state None San Marino Republic of San Marino UN member state None Sao Tome and Principe Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe UN member state None Sao Tome and Principe contains 1 autonomous province, Principe.[Note 5] Senegal Republic of Senegal UN member state None Serbia Republic of Serbia UN member state None Serbia contains two autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.[Note 5] The latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo.
Seychelles Republic of Seychelles UN member state None Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone UN member state None Singapore Republic of Singapore UN member state None Slovakia Slovak Republic UN member state None Member of the EU. Slovenia Republic of Slovenia UN member state None Member of the EU. Somalia Federal Republic of Somalia UN member state None Somalia has two self-declared autonomous regions: Puntland and Galmudug, while the territory of Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state.
South Africa Republic of South Africa UN member state None South Sudan Republic of South Sudan UN member state None South Sudan is a federation of 28 states.
Spain Kingdom of Spain UN member state None Member of the EU. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 special autonomous cities.[Note 5] Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka UN member state None Formerly known as Ceylon.
Sudan Republic of the Sudan UN member state None Sudan is a federation of 18 states.
Suriname Republic of Suriname UN member state None Sweden Kingdom of Sweden UN member state None Member of the EU. Syria Syrian Arab Republic UN member state None The Syrian National Coalition, which is recognized as the legitimate representative of the Syrian citizens by 20 UN members, has established an interim government to rule rebel controlled territory amid the Syrian civil war.
Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan UN member state None Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[Note 5] Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania UN member state None Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region, Zanzibar.[Note 5] Togo Togolese Republic UN member state None Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago UN member state None Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago.[Note 5] Tunisia Republic of Tunisia UN member state None Turkey Republic of Turkey UN member state None Uganda Republic of Uganda UN member state None United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UN member state None Member of the EU. The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm[Note 4] consisting of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
United States United States of America UN member state None The United States is a federation of 50 states and 1 federal district.
Uruguay Oriental Republic of Uruguay UN member state None Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan UN member state None Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.[Note 5] Vanuatu Republic of Vanuatu UN member state None Vatican City Vatican City State UN observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three UN specialized agencies and the IAEA None Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to 180 states. The Holy See is a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO and a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State") and multiple other UN System organizations.
Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela UN member state None Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies.
Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam UN member state None Yemen Republic of Yemen UN member state None Zambia Republic of Zambia UN member state None Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe UN member state None UN member states and observer states Kosovo Republic of Kosovo Member of two UN specialized agencies Claimed by Serbia Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has received diplomatic recognition from 111 UN member states and the Republic of China.
Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question.
Taiwan Republic of China[Note 10] Former UN member (as Republic of China, 1945-1971) Observer in one UN specialized agency under the name "Chinese Taipei" Claimed by the People's Republic of China A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the People's Republic of China as the government of China since 1949.
The Republic of China controls the island of Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and parts of the Spratly Islands,[Note 26] and has not renounced claims over its took in territories on the mainland. The Republic of China is recognised by 20 UN member states and the Holy See as of 21 December 2016.
(b) are recognised as a sovereign state by at least one UN member state 203 states recognised by at least one UN member state Two states that satisfy the declarative theory of statehood and are recognised only by non-UN member states: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Transnistria This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations. It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations.
Retrieved 2011-04-17: "...the Palestinian State also meets the traditional criteria under the Montevideo Convention..."; "...the fact that a majority of states have recognised Palestine as a State should easily fulfill the requisite state practice".
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