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Short and formal names	Membership within the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_System" title="United Nations System">UN System</a>	Sovereignty dispute	Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty
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ZZZ↓ <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member states</a> or <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">observer states</a> ↓	A AAA	ZZZ
ZZZAbkhazia → <a href="#Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	A <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member state</a>	A None
<a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> – Republic of Albania	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Andorra" title="Andorra">Andorra</a> – Principality of Andorra	A UN member state	A None	Andorra is a <a href="/wiki/Diarchy" title="Diarchy">co-principality</a> in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">French president</a> and the bishop of the Roman Catholic <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Urgell" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell">diocese of Urgell</a>, who himself is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> – Republic of Angola	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a>	A UN member state	A None	Antigua and Barbuda is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> with 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Barbuda" title="Barbuda">Barbuda</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> – Argentine Republic	A UN member state	A None	Argentina is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Argentina" title="Provinces of Argentina">23 provinces and 1 autonomous city</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> – Republic of Armenia	A UN member state	Not recognized by <a href="#Pakistan">Pakistan</a>	See <a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Armenia–Pakistan relations">Armenia–Pakistan relations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" title="Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> – Commonwealth of Australia	A UN member state	A None	Australia is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">six states and 10 territories</a>. The external territories of Australia are: <a href="/wiki/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands" title="Ashmore and Cartier Islands">Ashmore and Cartier Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Antarctic_Territory" title="Australian Antarctic Territory">Australian Antarctic Territory</a> <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island" title="Christmas Island">Christmas Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands" title="Cocos (Keeling) Islands">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea_Islands_Territory" title="Coral Sea Islands Territory" class="mw-redirect">Coral Sea Islands Territory</a> <a href="/wiki/Heard_Island_and_McDonald_Islands" title="Heard Island and McDonald Islands">Heard Island and McDonald Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Island" title="Norfolk Island">Norfolk Island</a>
<a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> – Republic of Austria	A UN member state	A None	Member of the European Union. Austria is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Austria" title="States of Austria">nine states</a> (Bundesländer).
<a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> – Republic of Azerbaijan	A UN member state	A None	Azerbaijan contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Nakhchivan_Autonomous_Republic" title="Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic">Nakhchivan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh" title="Nagorno-Karabakh">Nagorno-Karabakh</a> (Dağlıq Qarabağ). In <a href="#Nagorno-Karabakh">Nagorno-Karabakh</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">a de facto state</a> has been established.
<a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">Bahamas, The</a> – Commonwealth of the Bahamas	A UN member state	A None	The Bahamas is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> – Kingdom of Bahrain	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> – People's Republic of Bangladesh	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a>	A UN member state	A None	Barbados is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a> – Republic of Belarus	A UN member state	A None	Belarus forms the <a href="/wiki/Union_State" title="Union State">Union State</a> jointly with <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> – Kingdom of Belgium	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Belgium is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> divided into <a href="/wiki/Communities,_regions_and_language_areas_of_Belgium" title="Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium">linguistic communities and regions</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a>	A UN member state	A None	Belize is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Benin" title="Benin">Benin</a> – Republic of Benin	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a> – Kingdom of Bhutan	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a> – Plurinational State of Bolivia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>	A UN member state	A None	Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of two constituent units: <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> <a href="/wiki/Republika_Srpska" title="Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a> and <a href="/wiki/Br%C4%8Dko_District" title="Brčko District">Brčko District</a>, a self-governing administrative unit.
<a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a> – Republic of Botswana	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> – Federative Republic of Brazil	A UN member state	A None	Brazil is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Brazil" title="States of Brazil">26 states and 1 federal district</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a> – Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> – Republic of Bulgaria	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a>	A UN member state	A None
Burma → <a href="#Myanmar">Myanmar</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a> – Republic of Burundi	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a> – Kingdom of Cambodia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a> – Republic of Cameroon	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>	A UN member state	A None	Canada is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Canadian_federalism" title="Canadian federalism">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">10 provinces and three territories</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a> – Republic of Cabo Verde	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a> – Republic of Chad	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> – Republic of Chile	A UN member state	A None	Chile has two "special territories" in the <a href="/wiki/Valpara%C3%ADso_Region" title="Valparaíso Region">Valparaíso Region</a>: <a href="/wiki/Easter_Island" title="Easter Island">Easter Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Fern%C3%A1ndez_Islands" title="Juan Fernández Islands">Juan Fernández Islands</a>
<a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> – People's Republic of China	A UN member state	<a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_China#Countries_not_recognizing_the_People.27s_Republic_of_China" title="Foreign relations of China">Partially unrecognized</a>. B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	The People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Guangxi" title="Guangxi">Guangxi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolia" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ningxia" title="Ningxia">Ningxia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xinjiang" title="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tibet_Autonomous_Region" title="Tibet Autonomous Region">Tibet</a>. Additionally, it has sovereignty over the <a href="/wiki/Special_Administrative_Region_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">Special Administrative Regions</a> of: <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a> China is not recognised by <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="Foreign relations of the Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">21</a> UN member states and the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>, which instead recognise <a href="#Taiwan">Taiwan</a> (the Republic of China). China claims, but does not control, <a href="#Taiwan">Taiwan</a> which is governed by a rival administration. China controls part of the territory of <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a>, which is disputed by <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.
China, Republic of → <a href="#Taiwan">Taiwan</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a> – Republic of Colombia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> – Union of the Comoros	A UN member state	A None	Comoros is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Comoros#Autonomous_islands" title="Politics of Comoros" class="mw-redirect">3 islands</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Congo, Republic of the</a>	A UN member state	A None
ZZZCook Islands → <a href="#Cook_Islands">Cook Islands</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a> – Republic of Costa Rica	A UN member state	A None
Côte d'Ivoire → <a href="#Ivory_Coast">Ivory Coast</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> – Republic of Croatia	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> – Republic of Cuba	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> – Republic of Cyprus	A UN member state	Not recognized by <a href="#Turkey">Turkey</a>	Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of <a href="#Northern_Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a>. See <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Cyprus" title="Foreign relations of Cyprus">Foreign relations of Cyprus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cyprus_dispute" title="Cyprus dispute">Cyprus dispute</a>. <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> refers to the Republic of Cyprus government as "The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus".
<a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea → <a href="#Korea_North">Korea, North</a>	A UN member state	A None
Democratic Republic of the Congo → <a href="#Congo.2C_Democratic_Republic_of_the">Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> – Kingdom of Denmark	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. The <a href="/wiki/Danish_Realm" title="Danish Realm">Danish Realm</a> includes two self-governing territories: <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a> (Føroyar/Færøerne) <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> (Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland) The designation "Denmark" can refer either to one of the Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
<a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a> – Republic of Djibouti	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a> – Commonwealth of Dominica	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a> – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> – Republic of Ecuador	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> – Arab Republic of Egypt	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a> – Republic of El Salvador	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> – Republic of Equatorial Guinea	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a> – State of Eritrea	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> – Republic of Estonia	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	A UN member state	A None	Ethiopia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ethiopia" title="Regions of Ethiopia">nine regions and two chartered cities</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>	A UN member state	A None	Under <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the <a href="#United_States">United States</a>. The Federated States of Micronesia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of four states.
<a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> – Republic of Fiji	A UN member state	A None	Fiji contains 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Rotuma" title="Rotuma">Rotuma</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> – Republic of Finland	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. <a href="/wiki/%C3%85land_Islands" title="Åland Islands">Åland</a> is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.
<a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> – French Republic	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. France contains five overseas regions/departments: <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a>, and <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>. France also includes the overseas territories of: <a href="/wiki/Clipperton_Island" title="Clipperton Island">Clipperton Island</a> <a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a> <a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a> <a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a> <a href="/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands" title="French Southern and Antarctic Lands">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a>
<a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> – Gabonese Republic	A UN member state	A None
Gambia <a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">Gambia, The</a> – Islamic Republic of the Gambia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>	A UN member state	A None	Georgia contains two autonomous republics, <a href="/wiki/Adjara" title="Adjara">Adjara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>. In <a href="#Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> and <a href="#South_Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>, de facto states have been formed.
<a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> – Federal Republic of Germany	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Germany is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">16 federated states</a> (Länder).
<a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> – Republic of Ghana	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> – Hellenic Republic	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Athos" title="Mount Athos">Mount Athos</a> 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.
<a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a>	A UN member state	A None	Grenada is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a> – Republic of Guatemala	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a> – Republic of Guinea	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> – Republic of Guinea-Bissau	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a> – Co-operative Republic of Guyana	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> – Republic of Haiti	A UN member state	A None
Holy See → <a href="#Vatican_City">Vatican City</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a> – Republic of Honduras	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> – Republic of India	A UN member state	A None	India is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" title="States and territories of India" class="mw-redirect">29 states and seven union territories</a>. India claims the entire territory of <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a> as one of its states, but only exercises control over part of it, while the rest is controlled by the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">People's Republic of China</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> – Republic of Indonesia	A UN member state	A None	Indonesia has <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Indonesia" title="Provinces of Indonesia">five provinces</a> with official special autonomy status: <a href="/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta SCR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yogyakarta_Special_Region" title="Yogyakarta Special Region" class="mw-redirect">Yogyakarta SR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papua_(province)" title="Papua (province)">Papua</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Papua_(province)" title="West Papua (province)">West Papua</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> – Islamic Republic of Iran	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> – Republic of Iraq	A UN member state	A None	Iraq is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Iraq" title="Governorates of Iraq">18 governorates</a>, three of which make up the autonomous <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Kurdistan" title="Iraqi Kurdistan">Iraqi Kurdistan</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> – State of Israel	A UN member state	<a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Israel" title="International recognition of Israel">Partially unrecognized</a>	Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by <a href="#Palestine">Palestine</a>. Israel annexed <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_Law" title="Jerusalem Law">East Jerusalem</a>, an annexation not recognised by the international community. Israel maintains <a href="/wiki/West_Bank_Areas_in_the_Oslo_II_Accord" title="West Bank Areas in the Oslo II Accord">varying levels of control</a> over the rest of the <a href="/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank">West Bank</a>, and although Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>, following its <a href="/wiki/Israel%27s_unilateral_disengagement_plan" title="Israel's unilateral disengagement plan" class="mw-redirect">unilateral disengagement</a>, it is still considered by some to be the occupying power under international law. Israel is not recognised as a state by <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Israel" title="International recognition of Israel">32 UN members</a> (including most Arab states) and by the <a href="/wiki/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">SADR</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> – Italian Republic	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Aosta_Valley" title="Aosta Valley">Aosta Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Friuli-Venezia_Giulia" title="Friuli-Venezia Giulia">Friuli-Venezia Giulia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sardinia" title="Sardinia">Sardinia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trentino-Alto_Adige/S%C3%BCdtirol" title="Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol">Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast" title="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a> – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>	A UN member state	A None	Jamaica is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a> – Republic of Kazakhstan	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> – Republic of Kenya	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a> – Republic of Kiribati	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">Korea, North</a> – Democratic People's Republic of Korea	A UN member state	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	North Korea is not recognised by two UN members: <a href="#Japan">Japan</a> and South Korea.
<a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">Korea, South</a> – Republic of Korea	A UN member state	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	South Korea contains 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Jeju-do" title="Jeju-do" class="mw-redirect">Jeju-do</a>. South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.
ZZZKosovo → <a href="#Kosovo">Kosovo</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a> – State of Kuwait	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> – Kyrgyz Republic	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> – Lao People's Democratic Republic	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> – Republic of Latvia	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> – Lebanese Republic	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho">Lesotho</a> – Kingdom of Lesotho	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a> – Republic of Liberia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> – State of Libya	A UN member state	A None	Libya has one self-declared autonomous region: <a href="/wiki/Cyrenaica" title="Cyrenaica">Cyrenaica</a>
<a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> – Principality of Liechtenstein	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> – Republic of Lithuania	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia" title="Republic of Macedonia">Macedonia</a> – Republic of Macedonia	A UN member state	A None	Because of the <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_naming_dispute" title="Macedonia naming dispute">Macedonia naming dispute</a>, the country is referred to by the UN and a number of states and international organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
<a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> – Republic of Madagascar	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> – Republic of Malawi	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>	A UN member state	A None	Malaysia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Malaysia" title="States of Malaysia" class="mw-redirect">13 states and three federal territories</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> – Republic of Maldives	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a> – Republic of Mali	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> – Republic of Malta	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> – Republic of the Marshall Islands	A UN member state	A None	Under <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the <a href="#United_States">United States</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a> – Islamic Republic of Mauritania	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a> – Republic of Mauritius	A UN member state	A None	Mauritius has an autonomous island, <a href="/wiki/Rodrigues" title="Rodrigues">Rodrigues</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> – United Mexican States	A UN member state	A None	Mexico is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Political_divisions_of_Mexico" title="Political divisions of Mexico" class="mw-redirect">31 states and 1 federal district</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a> – Republic of Moldova	A UN member state	A None	Moldova has the autonomous regions of <a href="/wiki/Gagauzia" title="Gagauzia">Gagauzia</a> and <a href="#Transnistria">Transnistria</a>, the latter of which has established a de facto state.
<a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a> – Principality of Monaco	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> – Kingdom of Morocco	A UN member state	A None	Morocco claims sovereignty over <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> and controls most of it, which is disputed by the <a href="#SADR">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a> – Republic of Mozambique	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> – Republic of the Union of Myanmar	A UN member state	A None
ZZZNagorno-Karabakh → <a href="#Nagorno-Karabakh">Nagorno-Karabakh</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a> – Republic of Namibia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> – Republic of Nauru	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	A UN member state	A None	Nepal is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> composed of <a href="/wiki/Zones_of_Nepal" title="Zones of Nepal" class="mw-redirect">14 zones</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Netherlands</a> – Kingdom of the Netherlands	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four constituent countries: <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">The Netherlands</a> <a href="/wiki/Aruba" title="Aruba">Aruba</a> <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao">Curaçao</a> <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> The monarch and his ministers form the government of the kingdom as well as the government of its constituent country, the Netherlands. Following the dissolution of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles" title="Netherlands Antilles">Netherlands Antilles</a> in 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have become constituent countries, which, alongside Aruba, enjoy considerable autonomy. The other three islands (<a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saba" title="Saba">Saba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a>) became <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands" title="Caribbean Netherlands">special municipalities</a> of the constituent country of the Netherlands. The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to one of the Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law applies only to parts within Europe.
<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>	A UN member state	A None	New Zealand is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>, and has the dependent territories of: <a href="/wiki/Ross_Dependency" title="Ross Dependency">Ross Dependency</a> <a href="/wiki/Tokelau" title="Tokelau">Tokelau</a> New Zealand has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">associated states</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</a> The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Foreign relations of the Cook Islands">with 41</a> and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niue" title="Foreign relations of Niue">with 17</a> UN members respectively. They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN, and are members of some <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> – Republic of Nicaragua	A UN member state	A None	Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_Aut%C3%B3noma_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico_Sur" title="Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur" class="mw-redirect">Atlántico Sur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_Aut%C3%B3noma_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico_Norte" title="Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte" class="mw-redirect">Atlántico Norte</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a> – Republic of Niger	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> – Federal Republic of Nigeria	A UN member state	A None	Nigeria is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">36 states and 1 federal territory</a>.
ZZZNiue → <a href="#Niue">Niue</a>	A UN member state	A None
ZZZNorthern Cyprus → <a href="#Northern_Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a>	A UN member state	A None
North Korea → <a href="#Korea_North">Korea, North</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> – Kingdom of Norway	A UN member state	A None	<a href="/wiki/Svalbard" title="Svalbard">Svalbard</a> is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the <a href="/wiki/Svalbard_Treaty" title="Svalbard Treaty">Svalbard Treaty</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jan_Mayen" title="Jan Mayen">Jan Mayen</a> is an island that is an integral part of Norway, although <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated</a>. Norway has the dependent territories of: <a href="/wiki/Bouvet_Island" title="Bouvet Island">Bouvet Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Peter_I_Island" title="Peter I Island">Peter I Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Queen_Maud_Land" title="Queen Maud Land">Queen Maud Land</a>
<a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> – Sultanate of Oman	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> – Islamic Republic of Pakistan	A UN member state	A None	Pakistan is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan" title="Subdivisions of Pakistan" class="mw-redirect">four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions</a>. Pakistan disputes the entire territory of <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a> with <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, and part of it with the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">People's Republic of China</a>. It exercises control over <a href="/wiki/Pakistan-administered_Kashmir" title="Pakistan-administered Kashmir" class="mw-redirect">certain portions</a> of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it, instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper: <a href="/wiki/Azad_Kashmir" title="Azad Kashmir">Azad Kashmir</a> <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" title="Gilgit–Baltistan" class="mw-redirect">Gilgit–Baltistan</a> Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government. These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfill the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defence) are performed by Pakistan on their behalf.
<a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a> – Republic of Palau	A UN member state	A None	Under <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the <a href="#United_States">United States</a>.
<a href="/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine">Palestine</a> – State of Palestine	A <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">UN observer state</a>; member of one <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agency</a>	<a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="International recognition of the State of Palestine">Partially unrecognized</a>. B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	The declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="International recognition of the State of Palestine">136</a> states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on much of the territory that it proclaimed. The <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" title="Palestinian National Authority">Palestinian National Authority</a> is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Oslo_Accords" title="Oslo Accords">Oslo Accords</a> that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_territories" title="Palestinian territories">Palestinian territories</a>. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the <a href="/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization" title="Palestine Liberation Organization">Palestine Liberation Organization</a>. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, and an observer state in the UN.
<a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> – Republic of Panama	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> – Independent State of Papua New Guinea	A UN member state	A None	Papua New Guinea is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> with 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Region_of_Bougainville" title="Autonomous Region of Bougainville">Bougainville</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a> – Republic of Paraguay	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> – Republic of Peru	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> – Republic of the Philippines	A UN member state	A None	The Philippines contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Region_in_Muslim_Mindanao" title="Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao">Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> – Republic of Poland	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> – Portuguese Republic	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madeira" title="Madeira">Madeira</a>.
Pridnestrovie → <a href="#Transnistria">Transnistria</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> – State of Qatar	A UN member state	A None
Republic of Korea → <a href="#Korea_South">Korea, South</a>	A UN member state	A None
Republic of the Congo → <a href="#Congo.2C_Republic_of_the">Congo, Republic of the</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> – Russian Federation	A UN member state	A None	Russia is officially a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of 85 <a href="/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia" title="Federal subjects of Russia">federal subjects</a> (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics. Russia also forms the <a href="/wiki/Union_State" title="Union State">Union State</a> jointly with <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a> – Republic of Rwanda	A UN member state	A None
ZZZSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic → <a href="#SADR">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a> – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis	A UN member state	A None	Saint Kitts and Nevis is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> and is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Parishes_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis" class="mw-redirect">14 parishes</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia" title="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a>	A UN member state	A None	Saint Lucia is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>	A UN member state	A None	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a> – Independent State of Samoa	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a> – Republic of San Marino	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a> – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe	A UN member state	A None	São Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province, <a href="/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Príncipe">Príncipe</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a> – Republic of Senegal	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> – Republic of Serbia	A UN member state	A None	Serbia contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Vojvodina" title="Vojvodina">Vojvodina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_and_Metohija" title="Kosovo and Metohija" class="mw-redirect">Kosovo and Metohija</a>. The latter is under the de facto control of the <a href="#Kosovo">Republic of Kosovo</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a> – Republic of Seychelles	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a> – Republic of Sierra Leone	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> – Republic of Singapore	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> – Slovak Republic	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> – Republic of Slovenia	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a>	A UN member state	A None	The Solomon Islands is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> – Federal Republic of Somalia	A UN member state	A None	Somalia is presently divided with the official <a href="/wiki/Federal_Government_of_Somalia" title="Federal Government of Somalia">Federal Government of Somalia</a> (FGS) controlling only part of the country. <a href="/wiki/Puntland" title="Puntland">Puntland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Galmudug" title="Galmudug">Galmudug</a> have declared themselves as autonomous regions of Somalia (a claim that the FGS does not recognise), while <a href="#Somaliland">Somaliland</a> has formed an unrecognised de facto state.
ZZZSomaliland → <a href="#Somaliland">Somaliland</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> – Republic of South Africa	A UN member state	A None
South Korea → <a href="#Korea_South">Korea, South</a>	A UN member state	A None
ZZZSouth Ossetia → <a href="#South_Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a> – Republic of South Sudan	A UN member state	A None	South Sudan is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_South_Sudan" title="States of South Sudan">10 states</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> – Kingdom of Spain	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Spain is divided into <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain" title="Autonomous communities of Spain">17 autonomous communities and 2 special autonomous cities</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	A UN member state	A None	Formerly known as <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Ceylon" title="Dominion of Ceylon">Ceylon</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> – Republic of the Sudan	A UN member state	A None	Sudan is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Sudan" title="States of Sudan">17 states</a>. Disputes <a href="/wiki/Abyei" title="Abyei">Abyei</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kafia_Kingi" title="Kafia Kingi">Kafia Kingi</a> with <a href="#South_Sudan">South Sudan</a>.
ZZZSudan, South → <a href="#South_Sudan">South Sudan</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a> – Republic of Suriname	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Swaziland" title="Swaziland">Swaziland</a> – Kingdom of Swaziland	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> – Kingdom of Sweden	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
<a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> – Swiss Confederation	A UN member state	A None	Switzerland is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland" title="Cantons of Switzerland">26 cantons</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> – Syrian Arab Republic	A UN member state	A None	The <a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_for_Syrian_Revolutionary_and_Opposition_Forces" title="National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces">Syrian National Coalition</a>, which is <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Syrian_National_Coalition" title="International recognition of the Syrian National Coalition" class="mw-redirect">recognized</a> as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Interim_Government" title="Syrian Interim Government">interim government</a> to rule rebel controlled territory during the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" title="Syrian civil war" class="mw-redirect">Syrian civil war</a>. Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: <a href="/wiki/Rojava" title="Rojava">Syrian Kurdistan</a>
ZZZTaiwan (Republic of China) → <a href="#Taiwan">Taiwan</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> – Republic of Tajikistan	A UN member state	A None	Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Gorno-Badakhshan_Autonomous_Province" title="Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province" class="mw-redirect">Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> – United Republic of Tanzania	A UN member state	A None	Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> – Kingdom of Thailand	A UN member state	A None
Timor-Leste → <a href="#East_Timor">East Timor</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a> – Togolese Republic	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a> – Kingdom of Tonga	A UN member state	A None
ZZZTransnistria → <a href="#Transnistria">Transnistria</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a> – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	A UN member state	A None	Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Tobago" title="Tobago">Tobago</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a> – Republic of Tunisia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> – Republic of Turkey	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a>	A UN member state	A None	Tuvalu is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> – Republic of Uganda	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>	A UN member state	A None	The United Arab Emirates is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Emirates of the United Arab Emirates">seven emirates</a>.
<a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	A UN member state	A None	Member of the EU. The United Kingdom is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> consisting of <a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">four constituent countries</a>: <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>. The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories: <a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a> <a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a> <a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> <a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a> <a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Antarctic_Territory" title="British Antarctic Territory">British Antarctic Territory</a> The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies: <a href="/wiki/Guernsey" title="Guernsey">Guernsey</a>, with three dependencies: <a href="/wiki/Alderney" title="Alderney">Alderney</a> <a href="/wiki/Herm" title="Herm">Herm</a> <a href="/wiki/Sark" title="Sark">Sark</a> <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> <a href="/wiki/Jersey" title="Jersey">Jersey</a>
<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> – United States of America	A UN member state	A None	The United States is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Political_divisions_of_the_United_States" title="Political divisions of the United States">50 states and 1 federal district</a>. The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths: <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a> <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a> It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories: <a href="/wiki/Baker_Island" title="Baker Island">Baker Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Howland_Island" title="Howland Island">Howland Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Island" title="Jarvis Island">Jarvis Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Johnston_Atoll" title="Johnston Atoll">Johnston Atoll</a> <a href="/wiki/Kingman_Reef" title="Kingman Reef">Kingman Reef</a> <a href="/wiki/Midway_Atoll" title="Midway Atoll">Midway Atoll</a> <a href="/wiki/Navassa_Island" title="Navassa Island">Navassa Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a> It also has sovereignty over the following incorporated territories: <a href="/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll" title="Palmyra Atoll">Palmyra Atoll</a> Three sovereign states have become <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">associated states</a> of the United States under the <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> – Republic of the Marshall Islands <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Micronesia</a> – Federated States of Micronesia <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a> – Republic of Palau It also disputes sovereignty over the following territories: <a href="/wiki/Bajo_Nuevo_Bank" title="Bajo Nuevo Bank">Bajo Nuevo Bank</a> <a href="/wiki/Serranilla_Bank" title="Serranilla Bank">Serranilla Bank</a>
<a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> – Oriental Republic of Uruguay	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> – Republic of Uzbekistan	A UN member state	A None	Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Karakalpakstan" title="Karakalpakstan">Karakalpakstan</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a> – Republic of Vanuatu	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> – Vatican City State	A <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">UN observer state</a> under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a> and the <a href="/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" title="International Atomic Energy Agency">IAEA</a>	A None	Administered by the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Holy_See" title="International recognition of the Holy See" class="mw-redirect">180 states</a>. The Holy See is a member of the <a href="/wiki/IAEA" title="IAEA" class="mw-redirect">IAEA</a>, <a href="/wiki/ITU" title="ITU" class="mw-redirect">ITU</a>, <a href="/wiki/UPU" title="UPU" class="mw-redirect">UPU</a>, and <a href="/wiki/WIPO" title="WIPO" class="mw-redirect">WIPO</a> and a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State") and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Holy_See#Participation_in_international_organizations" title="Foreign relations of the Holy See">multiple other UN System organizations</a>. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City.
<a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	A UN member state	A None	Venezuela is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Venezuela" title="States of Venezuela">23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> – Socialist Republic of Vietnam	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> – Republic of Yemen	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a> – Republic of Zambia	A UN member state	A None
<a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> – Republic of Zimbabwe	A UN member state	A None
ZZZ↑ <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member states</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">observer states</a> ↑	A ZZZ	ZZZ
ZZZ	AB	B
ZZZ↓ Other states ↓	D AAA	ZZZ
<a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> – Republic of Abkhazia	D No membership	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	<a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">Recognised by</a> Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Autonomous_Republic_of_Abkhazia" title="Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia">Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a>	D Member of eight <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>	A None (See <a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook_Islands_and_Niue" title="Political status of the Cook Islands and Niue">political status</a>)	A state in <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">free association</a> with <a href="#N">New Zealand</a>, the Cook Islands maintains <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Foreign relations of the Cook Islands">diplomatic relations with 44  states</a>. The Cook Islands is a member of <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">multiple UN agencies</a> with full treaty making capacity. It shares a <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">head of state</a> with New Zealand as well as having <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law" title="New Zealand nationality law">shared citizenship</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> – Republic of Kosovo	D Member of two <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	Pursuant to <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244">United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244</a>, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo" title="United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo">United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo</a> in 1999. Kosovo <a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">declared independence in 2008</a>, and it has <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">received diplomatic recognition from 108 UN member states</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China" title="Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">Republic of China</a>. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" title="International Monetary Fund">International Monetary Fund</a> and the <a href="/wiki/World_Bank_Group" title="World Bank Group">World Bank Group</a>. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in <a href="/wiki/North_Kosovo" title="North Kosovo">North Kosovo</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic" title="Nagorno-Karabakh Republic">Nagorno-Karabakh</a> – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	D No membership	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	A de facto independent state, <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Nagorno-Karabakh" title="Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh">recognised only by</a> <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a>. Claimed in whole by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</a>	D Member of five <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>	A None (See <a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook_Islands_and_Niue" title="Political status of the Cook Islands and Niue">political status</a>)	A state in <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">free association</a> with <a href="#N">New Zealand</a>, Niue maintains <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niue" title="Foreign relations of Niue">diplomatic relations with 19  states</a>. Niue is a member of <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">multiple UN agencies</a> with full treaty making capacity. It shares a <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">head of state</a> with New Zealand as well as having <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law" title="New Zealand nationality law">shared citizenship</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Northern_Cyprus" title="Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a> – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	D No membership	Claimed by <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a>	<a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus">Recognised only by</a> <a href="#Turkey">Turkey</a>. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation" title="Organisation of Islamic Cooperation">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Economic_Cooperation_Organization" title="Economic Cooperation Organization">Economic Cooperation Organization</a>. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a>	D No membership	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	Recognised at some stage by <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="International recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">84 UN member states</a>, 37 of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 <a href="/wiki/Asian-African_Conference" title="Asian-African Conference" class="mw-redirect">Asian-African Conference</a>. The territories under its control, the so-called <a href="/wiki/Free_Zone_(region)" title="Free Zone (region)">Free Zone</a>, are claimed in whole by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> as part of its <a href="/wiki/Southern_Provinces" title="Southern Provinces">Southern Provinces</a>. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> to the west of the <a href="/wiki/Wall_(Western_Sahara)" title="Wall (Western Sahara)" class="mw-redirect">Moroccan Wall</a> controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in <a href="/wiki/Tindouf" title="Tindouf">Tindouf</a>, <a href="#Algeria">Algeria</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a> – Republic of Somaliland	D No membership	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	A de facto independent state, <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somaliland" title="Foreign relations of Somaliland">not diplomatically recognised by</a> any other state, claimed in whole by the <a href="#Somalia">Federal Republic of Somalia</a>.
<a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> – Republic of South Ossetia	D No membership	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	A de facto independent state, <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">recognised by</a> Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Administrative_Entity_of_South_Ossetia" title="Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia" class="mw-redirect">Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> – Republic of China	D<a href="/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations" title="China and the United Nations">Former UN member</a> (as Republic of China, 1945-1971) Observer in one <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agency</a> under the name "<a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei">Chinese Taipei</a>"	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	A state competing for recognition with the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">People's Republic of China</a> as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China controls the island of <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and parts of the <a href="/wiki/Spratly_Islands" title="Spratly Islands">Spratly Islands</a>, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland</a>. The Republic of China is recognised by <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="International recognition of the Republic of China" class="mw-redirect">21</a> UN member states and the Holy See as of 2013. The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan#Relation_with_International_organizations" title="Foreign relations of Taiwan">participates in international organizations</a> under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "<a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei">Chinese Taipei</a>" and in the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">WTO</a> it has full membership. The Republic of China was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">security council</a>. See <a href="/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations" title="China and the United Nations">China and the United Nations</a>.
<a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a> – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic	D No membership	B Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a>	A de facto independent state, <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Transnistria" title="Foreign relations of Transnistria">recognised only by</a> Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Transnistria_autonomous_territorial_unit_with_special_legal_status" title="Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status">Transnistria autonomous territorial unit</a>.
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