A-Z List of sovereign states

This web page consists of all countries which are divided under few categories as a full list of all states which are working as a separate entity, UN member/observer states, member/observer of UN specialized agency, countries with no membership, countries disputed(states with limited recognition)/undisputed sovereignty, dependent territory and micro nations in alphabetical order.

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List of all states which are members of UN specialized agency Member of UN specialized agency Cook Islands Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo Niue Observer of UN specialized agency Palestine – State of Palestine Taiwan Vatican City – Vatican City State List of countries with no UN membership Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia Transnistria – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic List of countries with disputed sovereignty Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia Claimed by Georgia Armenia – Republic of Armenia It does not recognize by Pakistan Cook Islands Free association with New Zealand China – People's Republic of China It does not recognize by 21 UN member states due to its territorial disputes over Hong Kong, Taiwan Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus It does not recognize by Turkey Israel – State of Israel It does not recognize by 32 UN member states (Majority were Arab countries) Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo Claimed by Serbia Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea Claimed by South Korea Korea, South – Republic of Korea Claimed by North Korea Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Claimed by Azerbaijan Niue Free association with New Zealand Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Claimed by Morocco Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland Claimed by Somalia South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia Claimed by Georgia Taiwan – Republic of China Claimed by People's Republic of China Transnistria – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Claimed by Moldova List of all dependent territories Dependent territories are states do not not posses as a sovereign states. These states are controlled by other countries. New Zealand In free association Cook Islands Niue Territory Tokelau Ross Dependency Norway Bouvet Island Peter I Island Queen Maud Land United kingdom Overseas territories (inhabited) Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Turks and Caicos Islands Overseas territories (uninhabited) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands British Antarctic Territory Sovereign Base Areas Akrotiri and Dhekelia Crown dependencies Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man United States Unincorporated Organized territories (inhabited) Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Unincorporated Unorganized territories (inhabited) American Samoa Wake Island Unincorporated Unorganized territories (inhabited) Baker Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Islands Navassa Island Incorporated Unorganized territory (uninhabited) Palmyra Atoll List of microstates Microstates also called as ministates are states which are smaller in size and in population, but have separate governing body. Worlds smallest country is Vatican. Vatican is 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in size. Monaco is the second smallest country in the world with its 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) size. But it has one of world's highest population density of 15103. There are 25 states which are smaller less than 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi). Sovereign countries which are smaller in size Vatican City ------ 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) Monaco ------ 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) Nauru ------ 21 km2 (8 sq mi) Tuvalu ------ 26 km2 (10 sq mi) San Marino ------ 61 km2 (24 sq mi) Liechtenstein ------ 160 km2 (62 sq mi) Marshall Islands ------ 181 km2 (70 sq mi) Saint Kitts and Nevis ------ 261 km2 (101 sq mi) Maldives ------ 298 km2 (115 sq mi) Malta ------ 316 km2 (122 sq mi) Grenada ------ 344 km2 (133 sq mi) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ------ 389 km2 (150 sq mi) Barbados ------ 430 km2 (166 sq mi) Antigua and Barbuda ------ 443 km2 (171 sq mi) Seychelles ------ 455 km2 (176 sq mi) Palau ------ 459 km2 (177 sq mi) Andorra ------ 468 km2 (181 sq mi) Saint Lucia ------ 616 km2 (238 sq mi) Micronesia, Federated States of ------ 702 km2 (271 sq mi) Singapore ------ 714 km2 (276 sq mi) Tonga ------ 747 km2 (288 sq mi) Dominica ------ 751 km2 (290 sq mi) Bahrain ------ 765 km2 (295 sq mi) Kiribati ------ 811 km2 (313 sq mi) São Tomé and Príncipe ------ 964 km2 (372 sq mi) Sovereign countries which are smaller in population Vatican City ------ 842 Nauru ------ 9,488 Tuvalu ------ 10,782 Palau ------ 21,186 Monaco ------ 30,508 San Marino ------ 32,742 Liechtenstein ------ 37,313 Saint Kitts and Nevis ------ 51,538 Marshall Islands ------ 70,983 Dominica ------ 73,449 Andorra ------ 85,458 Antigua and Barbuda ------ 91,295 Seychelles ------ 91,650 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ------ 102,918 Kiribati ------ 104,488 Micronesia, Federated States of ------ 105,681 Tonga ------ 106,440 Grenada ------ 110,152 Saint Lucia ------ 163,362 São Tomé and Príncipe ------ 190,428 Samoa ------ 196,628 Vanuatu ------ 266,937 Barbados ------ 289,680 Iceland ------ 317,351 Bahamas ------ 321,834 Belize ------ 340,844 Maldives ------ 393,595 Malta ------ 412,655 Brunei ------ 422,675

List of all states which are working as a separate entity Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Albania – Republic of Albania Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Andorra – Principality of Andorra Angola – Republic of Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina – Argentine Republic Armenia – Republic of Armenia Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Austria – Republic of Austria Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of the Bahamas Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh Barbados Belarus – Republic of Belarus Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Belize Benin – Republic of Benin Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana – Republic of Botswana Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil Brunei – Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi – Republic of Burundi Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon Canada Cape Verde – Republic of Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad – Republic of Chad Chile – Republic of Chile China – People's Republic of China Colombia – Republic of Colombia Comoros – Union of the Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Croatia – Republic of Croatia Cuba – Republic of Cuba Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea Eritrea – State of Eritrea Estonia – Republic of Estonia Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Fiji – Republic of Fiji Finland – Republic of Finland France – French Republic Gabon – Gabonese Republic Gambia, The – Islamic Republic of the Gambia Georgia Germany – Federal Republic of Germany Ghana – Republic of Ghana Greece – Hellenic Republic Grenada Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Guinea – Republic of Guinea Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana Haiti – Republic of Haiti Honduras – Republic of Honduras Hungary Iceland India – Republic of India Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq – Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel – State of Israel Italy – Italian Republic Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Jamaica Japan Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan Kenya – Republic of Kenya Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korea, South – Republic of Korea Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo Kuwait – State of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia – Republic of Latvia Lebanon – Lebanese Republic Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho Liberia – Republic of Liberia Libya – State of Libya Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar Malawi – Republic of Malawi Malaysia Maldives – Republic of Maldives Mali – Republic of Mali Malta – Republic of Malta Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius Mexico – United Mexican States Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia Moldova – Republic of Moldova Monaco – Principality of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique Myanmar – Republic of the Union of Myanmar Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Namibia – Republic of Namibia Nauru – Republic of Nauru Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Niger – Republic of Niger Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria Niue Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Norway – Kingdom of Norway Oman – Sultanate of Oman Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Palau – Republic of Palau Palestine – State of Palestine Panama – Republic of Panama Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay Peru – Republic of Peru Philippines – Republic of the Philippines Poland – Republic of Poland Portugal – Portuguese Republic Qatar – State of Qatar Romania Russia – Russian Federation Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa – Independent State of Samoa San Marino – Republic of San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Senegal – Republic of Senegal Serbia – Republic of Serbia Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone Singapore – Republic of Singapore Slovakia – Slovak Republic Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland South Africa – Republic of South Africa South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan Spain – Kingdom of Spain Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sudan – Republic of the Sudan Suriname – Republic of Suriname Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Switzerland – Swiss Confederation Syria – Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand Togo – Togolese Republic Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga Transnistria – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia Turkey – Republic of Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda – Republic of Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States – United States of America Uruguay – Oriental Republic of Uruguay Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu Vatican City – Vatican City State Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam Yemen – Republic of Yemen Zambia – Republic of Zambia Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

List of all UN member/observer states UN observer states Palestine – State of Palestine Vatican City – Vatican City State UN member states Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Albania – Republic of Albania Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Andorra – Principality of Andorra Angola – Republic of Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina – Argentine Republic Armenia – Republic of Armenia Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Austria – Republic of Austria Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of the Bahamas Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh Barbados Belarus – Republic of Belarus Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium Belize Benin – Republic of Benin Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana – Republic of Botswana Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil Brunei – Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi – Republic of Burundi Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon Canada Cape Verde – Republic of Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad – Republic of Chad Chile – Republic of Chile China – People's Republic of China Colombia – Republic of Colombia Comoros – Union of the Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica Croatia – Republic of Croatia Cuba – Republic of Cuba Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea Eritrea – State of Eritrea Estonia – Republic of Estonia Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Fiji – Republic of Fiji Finland – Republic of Finland France – French Republic Gabon – Gabonese Republic Gambia, The – Islamic Republic of the Gambia Georgia Germany – Federal Republic of Germany Ghana – Republic of Ghana Greece – Hellenic Republic Grenada Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala Guinea – Republic of Guinea Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana Haiti – Republic of Haiti Honduras – Republic of Honduras Hungary Iceland India – Republic of India Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq – Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel – State of Israel Italy – Italian Republic Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Jamaica Japan Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan Kenya – Republic of Kenya Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korea, South – Republic of Korea Kuwait – State of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia – Republic of Latvia Lebanon – Lebanese Republic Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho Liberia – Republic of Liberia Libya – State of Libya Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar Malawi – Republic of Malawi Malaysia Maldives – Republic of Maldives Mali – Republic of Mali Malta – Republic of Malta Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius Mexico – United Mexican States Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia Moldova – Republic of Moldova Monaco – Principality of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique Myanmar – Republic of the Union of Myanmar Namibia – Republic of Namibia Nauru – Republic of Nauru Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua Niger – Republic of Niger Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria Norway – Kingdom of Norway Oman – Sultanate of Oman Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Palau – Republic of Palau Panama – Republic of Panama Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay Peru – Republic of Peru Philippines – Republic of the Philippines Poland – Republic of Poland Portugal – Portuguese Republic Qatar – State of Qatar Romania Russia – Russian Federation Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa – Independent State of Samoa San Marino – Republic of San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Senegal – Republic of Senegal Serbia – Republic of Serbia Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone Singapore – Republic of Singapore Slovakia – Slovak Republic Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia South Africa – Republic of South Africa South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan Spain – Kingdom of Spain Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sudan – Republic of the Sudan Suriname – Republic of Suriname Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Switzerland – Swiss Confederation Syria – Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand Togo – Togolese Republic Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia Turkey – Republic of Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda – Republic of Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States – United States of America Uruguay – Oriental Republic of Uruguay Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam Yemen – Republic of Yemen Zambia – Republic of Zambia Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

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