A-Z List of countries by continent

A-Z List of countries by continent

This is a list of the UN member states, non UN member states, dependent territories/other territories, sovereign countries and non sovereign countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America by alphabetical order regardless of any kind of interest towards specific country, population, gross domestic production or any other fact. Article contains matter from web sites which are maintained by US government and Wikipedia and this article does not count for any kind of copy right violations.

AfricaAsia
EuropeNorth America
OceaniaSouth America

Africa

This is a list of UN member states, non-UN member states, dependent territories and other territories in Africa. In this list there are 54 UN member states including 1 membership withdrawn state and 1 membership suspended state, 2 non-UN member states due to lack of recognition by other countries, 2 dependent territories and 8 other territories.

UN member states

Active membership

  1. Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  2. Angola - Republic of Angola
  3. Benin - Republic of Benin
  4. Botswana - Republic of Botswana
  5. Burkina Faso
  6. Burundi - Republic of Burundi
  7. Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
  8. Cape Verde - Republic of Cabo Verde
  9. Chad - Republic ofChad
  10. Comoros - Union of the Comoros
  11. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  12. Republic of the Congo
  13. Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
  14. Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
  15. Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  16. Eritrea - State of Eritrea
  17. Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  18. Gabon - Gabonese Republic
  19. Gambia - Islamic Republic of the Gambia
  20. Ghana - Republic of Ghana
  21. Guinea - Republic of Guinea
  22. Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  23. Ivory Coast - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
  24. Kenya - Republic of Kenya
  25. Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
  26. Liberia - Republic of Liberia
  27. Libya - State of Libya
  28. Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
  29. Malawi - Republic of Malawi
  30. Mali - Republic of Mali
  31. Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  32. Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
  33. Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
  34. Namibia - Republic of Namibia
  35. Niger - Republic of Niger
  36. Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
  37. Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
  38. São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
  39. Senegal - Republic of Senegal
  40. Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
  41. Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
  42. Somalia - Federal Republic of Somalia
  43. South Africa - Republic of South Africa
  44. South Sudan - Republic of South Sudan
  45. Sudan - Republic of Sudan
  46. Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
  47. Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
  48. Togo - Togolese Republic
  49. Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
  50. Uganda - Republic of Uganda
  51. Zambia - Republic of Zambia
  52. Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

Suspended membership

  1. Central African Republic

Withdrawn membership

  1. Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco

Non UN member states

  1. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  2. Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland

Dependent territories and other territories

Dependent territories

  1. French Southern and Antarctic Lands French overseas territory
  2. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha British overseas territory

Other territories

  1. Canary Islands Spanish autonomous community
  2. Ceuta - Autonomous City of Ceuta Spanish autonomous city
  3. Madeira - Autonomous Region of Madeira Portuguese autonomous region
  4. Mayotte - Department of Mayotte French overseas department
  5. Melilla - Autonomous City of Melilla Spanish autonomous city
  6. Plazas de soberanía Spanish overseas territory
  7. Réunion - Réunion Island French overseas region
  8. Pelagie Islands Italian territory

Asia

This is a list of UN member states, non-UN member states, dependent territories/other territories and entities with special areas of internal sovereignty in Asia. In this list there are 48 UN member states, 6 non-UN member states due to lack of recognition by other countries, 4 dependent territories and other territories and 2 entities as special areas of internal sovereignty.

UN member states

  1. Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  2. Armenia - Republic of Armenia
  3. Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan
  4. Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
  5. Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
  6. Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
  7. Brunei - Brunei Darussalam
  8. Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
  9. China - People's Republic of China
  10. Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
  11. Georgia
  12. India - Republic of India
  13. Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
  14. Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
  15. Iraq - Republic of Iraq
  16. Israel - State of Israel
  17. Japan
  18. Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  19. Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
  20. Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  21. Korea, South - Republic of Korea
  22. Kuwait - State of Kuwait
  23. Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic
  24. Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
  25. Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
  26. Malaysia
  27. Maldives - Republic of Maldives
  28. Mongolia
  29. Myanmar - Republic of the Union of Myanmar
  30. Nepal - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  31. Oman - Sultanate of Oman
  32. Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  33. Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
  34. Qatar - State of Qatar
  35. Russia - Russian Federation
  36. Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  37. Singapore - Republic of Singapore
  38. Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  39. Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
  40. Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
  41. Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
  42. Timor-Leste/East Timor - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  43. Turkey - Republic of Turkey
  44. Turkmenistan
  45. United Arab Emirates
  46. Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan
  47. Vietnam / Viet Nam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  48. Yemen - Republic of Yemen

Non UN member states

  1. Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
  2. Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  3. Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  4. Palestine - State of Palestine
  5. South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia
  6. Taiwan - Republic of China

Dependent territories and other territories

  1. Akrotiri and Dhekelia - The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia British overseas territory
  2. British Indian Ocean Territory British overseas territory
  3. Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island Territory of Australia
  4. Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of Australia

Special areas of internal sovereignty

  1. Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  2. Macau / Macao - Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Europe

This is a list of recognized UN member states and non-UN member states, not recognized non UN member states, dependent territories/other territories and entities with special areas of internal sovereignty in Europe. In this list there are 50 recognized states, 7 non-UN member states due to lack of recognition by other countries (Vatican city is recognized as a sovereign state, but not a UN member state), 6 dependent territories and other territories and 3 entities as special areas of internal sovereignty.

Recognized states

UN member states

  1. Albania - Republic of Albania
  2. Andorra - Principality of Andorra
  3. Armenia - Republic of Armenia
  4. Austria - Republic of Austria
  5. Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan
  6. Belarus - Republic of Belarus
  7. Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  9. Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
  10. Croatia - Republic of Croatia
  11. Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
  12. Czech Republic
  13. Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
  14. Estonia - Republic of Estonia
  15. Finland - Republic of Finland
  16. France - French Republic
  17. Georgia
  18. Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
  19. Greece -Hellenic Republic
  20. Hungary
  21. Iceland - Republic of Iceland
  22. Ireland
  23. Italy - Italian Republic
  24. Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
  25. Latvia - Republic of Latvia
  26. Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
  27. Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
  28. Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  29. Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia
  30. Malta - Republic of Malta
  31. Moldova - Republic of Moldova
  32. Monaco - Principality of Monaco
  33. Montenegro
  34. Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
  35. Norway - Kingdom of Norway
  36. Poland - Republic of Poland
  37. Portugal - Portuguese Republic
  38. Romania
  39. Russia - Russian Federation
  40. San Marino - Republic of San Marino
  41. Serbia - Republic of Serbia
  42. Slovakia - Slovak Republic
  43. Slovenia -Republic of Slovenia
  44. Spain - Kingdom of Spain
  45. Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
  46. Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
  47. Turkey - Republic of Turkey
  48. Ukraine
  49. United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Non UN member state

  1. Vatican City - Vatican City State

Non UN member states

  1. Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
  2. Kosovo - Republic of Kosovo
  3. Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  4. Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  5. South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia
  6. Transnistria / Trans-Dniester - Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

Dependent territories and other territories

  1. Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia British overseas territory
  2. Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark
  3. Gibraltar British overseas territory
  4. Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey Crown Dependency in right of Guernsey
  5. Isle of Man Crown Dependency in right of Man
  6. Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey Crown Dependency in right of Jersey

Special areas of internal sovereignty

  1. Åland - Åland Islands Self-governing area of Finland
  2. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom
  3. Svalbard Special territory of Norway

North America

This is a list of recognized UN member states and non-UN member states, dependent territories and other territories in North America. In this list there are 23 soverign states, 11 dependent territories and 14 other territories.

Sovereign states

  1. Antigua and Barbuda
  2. Bahamas - Commonwealth of The Bahamas
  3. Barbados
  4. Belize
  5. Canada
  6. Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
  7. Cuba - Republic of Cuba
  8. Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
  9. Dominican Republic
  10. El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
  11. Grenada
  12. Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
  13. Haiti - Republic of Haiti
  14. Honduras - Republic of Honduras
  15. Jamaica
  16. Mexico - United Mexican States
  17. Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
  18. Panama - Republic of Panama
  19. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  20. Saint Lucia
  21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  22. Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  23. United States - United States of America

Non-sovereign territories

Dependent territories

  1. Anguilla British Overseas Territory
  2. Bajo Nuevo Bank Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America
  3. Bermuda - Bermuda Islands British Overseas Territory
  4. British Virgin Islands - Virgin Islands British Overseas Territory
  5. Cayman Islands British Overseas Territory
  6. Montserrat British Overseas Territory
  7. Navassa Island Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States
  8. Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Unincorporated territory (U.S. Commonwealth)
  9. Serranilla Bank Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States
  10. Turks and Caicos Islands British Overseas Territory
  11. United States Virgin Islands Unincorporated organized Territory of the United States

Other territories

  1. Aruba Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  2. Bonaire Special municipality of the Netherlands
  3. Clipperton Island Overseas Possession of France
  4. Curaçao Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  5. Greenland Constituent Country of the Kingdom of Denmark
  6. Guadeloupe Department and region of France
  7. Martinique Department and region of France
  8. Saba Special municipality of the Netherlands
  9. Saint Barthélemy Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy French Overseas Collectivity
  10. Saint Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin French Overseas Collectivity
  11. Saint Pierre and Miquelon Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon French Overseas Collectivity
  12. San Andrés and Providencia Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Department of Colombia
  13. Sint Eustatius Special municipality of the Netherlands
  14. Sint Maarten Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Oceania

This is a list of UN member states, non-UN member states, dependent territories/other territories and entities with special areas of internal sovereignty in Oceania. In this list there are 14 UN member states, 2 non-UN member states, 25 dependent territories and other territories.

UN member states

  1. Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
  2. Federated States of Micronesia
  3. Fiji - Republic of Fiji
  4. Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
  5. Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
  6. Nauru - Republic of Nauru
  7. New Zealand
  8. Palau - Republic of Palau
  9. Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  10. Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
  11. Solomon Islands
  12. Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
  13. Tuvalu
  14. Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu

Non UN member states

  1. Cook Islands Self-governing in free association with New Zealand
  2. Niue Self-governing in free association with New Zealand

Non-sovereign territories

  1. American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa Insular area of the United States
  2. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Territory of Australia
  3. Baker Island United States Minor Outlying Island
  4. Coral Sea Islands - Coral Sea Islands Territory Territory of Australia
  5. Easter Island Special territory of Chile
  6. French Polynesia - Overseas Lands of French Polynesia Overseas country of France
  7. Guam - Territory of Guam Insular area of the United States
  8. Hawaii - State of Hawaii State of the United States
  9. Howland Island United States Minor Outlying Island
  10. Jarvis Island United States Minor Outlying Island
  11. ohnston Atoll United States Minor Outlying Island
  12. Juan Fernández Islands Special territory of Chile
  13. Kingman Reef United States Minor Outlying Island
  14. Midway Islands United States Minor Outlying Island
  15. New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies Sui generis collectivity of France
  16. Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island Self-governing integral Territory of Australia
  17. Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Insular area of the United States
  18. Ogasawara Village Part of Ogasawara Village in Tokyo, Japan
  19. Palmyra Atol United States Minor Outlying Island
  20. Papua - Papua Province Province of Indonesia
  21. Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn Group of Islands British overseas territory
  22. Tokelau Dependent territory of New Zealand
  23. Wake Island United States Minor Outlying Island
  24. Wallis and Futuna - Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands Overseas collectivity of France
  25. West Papua - West Papua Province Province of Indonesia

South America

This is a list of sovereign states, non-sovereign states member states and dependent territories/other territories in South America. In this list there are 14 sovereign states, 2 non-sovereign states, 25 dependent territories and other territories.

Sovereign territories

  1. Argentina - Argentine Republic
  2. Bolivia - Plurinational State of Bolivia
  3. Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
  4. Chile - Republic of Chile
  5. Colombia - Republic of Colombia
  6. Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
  7. Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  8. Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
  9. Peru - Republic of Peru
  10. Suriname - Republic of Suriname
  11. Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  12. Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Non-sovereign territories

  1. Falkland Islands British overseas territory
  2. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands British overseas territory

Dependent territories and other territories

  1. French Guiana French overseas region