This is a list of sovereign states in the 2010s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019. It contains 208 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 195 widely recognized sovereign states and 14 entities which claim an effective sovereignty but are considered de facto constituents of other powers by the general international community.
Name and capital city | Information on status and recognition of sovereignty | |
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![]() Capital: Sukhumi |
Partially recognized de facto self-governing entity.
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![]() Capital: Kabul |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tirana |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Algiers |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Andorra la Vella |
Widely recognized UN member state. The President of France and Bishop of Urgell were ex officio Co-Princes of Andorra. The defense of Andorra is the responsibility of France and Spain. | |
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![]() Capital: Luanda |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: St. John's |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. Antigua and Barbuda had two dependencies, Barbuda and Redonda. | |
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![]() Capital: Buenos Aires |
Widely recognized UN member state. Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city. [2] It had a claim over Argentine Antarctica, which is suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. It also claims the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, both of which were British overseas territories. | |
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![]() Capital: Yerevan |
Widely recognized UN member state. [3] | |
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![]() Capital: Canberra |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. Australia is a federation of six states and three territories. [4] It had sovereignty over the following external territories: | |
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![]() Capital: Vienna |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Austria is a federation of nine states. [5] | |
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![]() Capital: Gao |
De facto self-governing state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by
Mali.
Debellation by Ansar Dine and MUJAO completed on 12 July 2012. [6] | |
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![]() Capital: Baku |
Widely recognized UN member state. Azerbaijan had one autonomous republic, Nakhchivan. It included the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where a partially recognized breakaway republic had declared independence. | |
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![]() Capital: Nassau |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Manama |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Dhaka |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bridgetown |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Minsk |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Brussels |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Belgium is a federation of three communities and three regions. [7] | |
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![]() Capital: Belmopan |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (seat of government) |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Thimphu |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Sarajevo |
Widely recognized UN member state. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of two constituent entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. | |
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![]() Capital: Gaborone |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Brasília |
Widely recognized UN member state. Brazil is a federation of 26 states and one federal district. [8] | |
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![]() Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan |
Widely recognized UN member state. Brunei claims part of the Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia). | |
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![]() Capital: Sofia |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Ouagadougou |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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Burma → Myanmar | ||
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![]() Capital: Bujumbura |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Phnom Penh |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Yaoundé |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Ottawa |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. Canada is a federation of ten provinces and three territories. [9] | |
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![]() Capital: Praia |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bangui |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: N'Djamena |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Santiago |
Widely recognized UN member state. Chile has two special territories: Easter Island and the Juan Fernández Islands. It had a claim over Chilean Antarctic Territory, which is suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. | |
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![]() Capital: Beijing |
Widely recognized
UN member state.
[10] The People's Republic of China had five autonomous regions:
Guangxi,
Inner Mongolia,
Ningxia,
Xinjiang and
Tibet. Additionally, it had sovereignty over two
special administrative regions:
The People's Republic of China claims Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, the Pratas Islands and Itu Aba, all of which were governed by the Republic of China. It also claims the Paracel Islands (disputed by the Republic of China and Vietnam), the Spratly Islands (disputed by the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei), and South Tibet (controlled by India). The People's Republic of China administered Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract, which were within the disputed region of Kashmir. | |
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![]() Capital: Taipei (seat of government), Nanjing (claims) |
Partially recognized de facto independent state. [10] The Republic of China claims to be the sole legitimate government of China, but only administered Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, the Pratas Islands and Itu Aba. The Republic of China had territorial claims over Mongolia; the Russian republic of Tuva; the Sixty-Four Villages East of the River (administered by Russia); The majority of Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by Tajikistan); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan (administered by Pakistan and part of the disputed Kashmir region); Aksai Chin (administered by the People's Republic of China and part of the disputed Kashmir region); eastern Bhutan; South Tibet (controlled by India); and Kachin State (administered by Myanmar). | |
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![]() Capital: Bogotá |
Widely recognized UN member state. Colombia administered Serranilla Bank and claims Bajo Nuevo Bank (disputed by Nicaragua and the United States) | |
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![]() Capital: Moroni |
Widely recognized UN member state. The Comoros is a federation of three islands autonomous islands: Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan. Comoros also claims sovereignty over the French overseas territories of Mayotte and the Glorioso Islands. Comoros also claims Banc du Geyser (disputed by Madagascar and France). | |
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![]() Capital: Kinshasa |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Brazzaville |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Avarua |
A state in free association with New Zealand, recognized by Japan (from 16 June 2011), Netherlands (from 16 August 2011) and China. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. | |
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![]() Capital: San José |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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Côte d'Ivoire → Ivory Coast | ||
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![]() Capital: Zagreb |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member beginning in July 2013. | |
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![]() Capital: Havana |
Widely recognized UN member state. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay is under the permanent control of the United States. | |
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![]() Capital: Nicosia |
Widely recognized UN member state. [11] EU member. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto independent state of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey. | |
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![]() Capital: Prague |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Copenhagen |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. The Kingdom of Denmark also included two autonomous countries: | |
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![]() Capital: Djibouti |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Roseau |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Santo Domingo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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East Timor → Timor-Leste | ||
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![]() Capital: Quito |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Cairo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: San Salvador |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Malabo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Asmara |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tallinn |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Addis Ababa |
Widely recognized UN member state. Ethiopia is a federation of nine regions and two chartered cities. [12] | |
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Widely recognized UN member state. Fiji had an autonomous dependency, Rotuma. | |
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![]() Capital: Helsinki |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Finland had a neutral and demilitarised region: | |
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![]() Capital: Paris |
Widely recognized
UN member state.
EU member. France includes five (four until March 2011)
overseas departments:
French Guiana,
Guadeloupe,
Martinique,
Mayotte (from 31 March 2011) and
Réunion. It also has sovereignty over the following
overseas territories:
France also claims Banc du Geyser (disputed by Madagascar and the Comoros). | |
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![]() Capital: Libreville |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Banjul |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tbilisi |
Widely recognized UN member state. Georgia had two autonomous republics: Adjara and Abkhazia. The latter republic is home to a de facto independent state. Georgia also included the disputed region of South Ossetia, where a partially recognized breakaway republic had declared independence. | |
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![]() Capital: Berlin |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Germany is a federation of sixteen states. [13] | |
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![]() Capital: Accra |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Athens |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Greece has sovereignty over Mount Athos, an autonomous monastic state that is jointly governed by the multi-national "Holy Community" on the mountain and the Civil Governor appointed by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spiritually under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. | |
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![]() Capital: St. George's |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth Realm. Grenada has one autonomous dependency, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. | |
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![]() Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Conakry |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bissau |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Georgetown |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Port-au-Prince |
Widely recognized UN member state. Haiti claims the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa Island. | |
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Holy See → Vatican City | ||
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![]() Capital: Tegucigalpa |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Reykjavík |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: New Delhi |
Widely recognized UN member state. India is a federation of twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Indian sovereignty over South Tibet is disputed by the People's Republic of China. India administered part of the disputed region of Kashmir as the state of Jammu and Kashmir. [14] | |
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![]() Capital: Jakarta |
Widely recognized UN member state. Indonesia had five special provinces: Aceh, Jakarta, Papua, West Papua, and Yogyakarta. | |
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![]() Capital: Tehran |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Baghdad |
Widely recognized UN member state. Iraq is constitutionally designated as a federation of autonomous regions, but only one region ( Iraqi Kurdistan) had been established. | |
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![]() Capital: Dublin |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Jerusalem |
Widely recognized UN member state. [16] Israel occupies East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank. These areas were not generally recognized as being part of Israel. | |
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![]() Capital: Rome |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Italy had 5 autonomous regions: Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. | |
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![]() Capital: Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (seat of government) |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Kingston |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Tokyo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Amman |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Astana |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Nairobi |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: South Tarawa |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Pyongyang |
Widely recognized UN member state. [18] claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | |
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![]() Capital: Seoul |
Widely recognized UN member state. [19] South Korea had one autonomous region: Jeju-do. claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. | |
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![]() Capital: Pristina |
Partially recognized de facto self-governing entity. [20] claims by Serbia as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija under UN administration | |
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![]() Capital: Kuwait City |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bishkek |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Vientiane |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Riga |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Beirut |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Maseru |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Monrovia |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tripoli (to 27 August 2011) (de jure from 27 August 2011 to 1 September 2011), Sirte (from 1 September 2011 to de facto 20 October 2011, de jure 23 October 2011) |
Widely recognized UN member state (to 16 September 2011). Partially recognized state (from 16 September 2011 to 23 October 2011). Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Libya after the civil war started on 15 February 2011 until de facto 20 October 2011, de jure 23 October 2011. Secured only the southwestern Fezzan and Sirte after the Fezzan campaign (17 July 2011) and 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive (13 August 2011), respectively. By the end of September, Gaddafi held on to Sirte, Bani Walid, and Ghat. Throughout the war, pro-Gaddafi forces generally controlled the western part of the country, minus the Nafusa Mountains and Misrata. On 20 October 2011, Muammar Gaddafi was killed, ending the war, and his regime, simultaneously capturing Sirte. On 23 October 2011, Libya was officially "liberated". | |
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Partially recognized state (to 16 September 2011). Partially recognized UN member state (from 16 September 2011 de facto to 20 October 2011, de jure 23 October 2011) Widely recognized UN member state (from 23 October 2011). Claims to be the sole legitimate government of Libya after the civil war started on 15 February 2011, and ended de facto on 20 October 2011, to de jure 23 October 2011. All but the southwest Fezzan and all of Tripolitania except Sirte, after the Fezzan campaign (17 July 2011) and 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive (13 August 2011), respectively. After many campaigns, as of the end of September, the republic has all but Sirte, Bani Walid, and Ghat. Throughout the war, anti-Gaddafi forces generally controlled the eastern part of the country, plus the Nafusa Mountains and Misrata. On 20 October 2011, Muammar Gaddafi was killed, ending the war, and his regime, simultaneously capturing Sirte, and therefore NTC control the entire country. On 23 October 2011, Libya was officially "liberated". | |
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![]() Capital: Vaduz |
Widely recognized UN member state. The defense of Liechtenstein is the responsibility of Switzerland. | |
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![]() Capital: Vilnius |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Luxembourg |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Skopje |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Antananarivo |
Widely recognized UN member state. Madagascar claims the French possessions of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova Island. It also claims Banc du Geyser (disputed by Comoros and France) | |
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Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (administrative) |
Widely recognized UN member state. Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories. [22] Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei). | |
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![]() Capital: Malé |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bamako |
Widely recognized UN member state. Part of Mali's territory was controlled by the de facto State of Azawad from 6 April 2012 to 12 July 2012. | |
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![]() Capital: Valletta |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Majuro |
Widely recognized UN member state under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Marshall Islands claims the United States territory of Wake Island. | |
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![]() Capital: Nouakchott |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Port Louis |
Widely recognized UN member state. Mauritius had one autonomous dependency: Rodrigues. Mauritius also had two other dependencies: Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos. It claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French territory of Tromelin Island. | |
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![]() Capital: Mexico City |
Widely recognized UN member state. Mexico is a federation of 31 states and one federal district. [23] | |
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![]() Capital: Palikir |
Widely recognized UN member state under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The FSM is a federation of four states. [24] | |
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![]() Capital: Chişinău |
Widely recognized UN member state. Moldova had two autonomous territorial units: Gagauzia and Transnistria. The latter is home to a de facto independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Monaco |
Widely recognized UN member state. The defense of Monaco is the responsibility of France. | |
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![]() Capital: Ulaanbaatar |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Podgorica |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Rabat |
Widely recognized UN member state. Morocco claims sovereignty over and controlled most of the disputed Western Sahara, which is home to the de facto independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputed the Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla, and Peñón de Alhucemas. | |
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![]() Capital: Maputo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Stepanakert |
De facto self-governing entity. Not recognized by any other state. claims by Azerbaijan. | |
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![]() Capital: Windhoek |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Yaren (unofficial) |
Widely recognized UN member state. The defense of Nauru is the responsibility of Australia. | |
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![]() Capital: Kathmandu |
Widely recognized UN member state. Nepal is designated as a federation, but its federal units had not yet been created. | |
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![]() Capital: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government) |
Widely recognized
UN member state. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four (three until October 2010) autonomous countries:
Territory of islands without autonomy (consists of three special municipalities that are part of the Netherlands):
The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Caribbean Netherlands are not. | |
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![]() Capital: Wellington |
Widely recognized
UN member state.
Commonwealth realm. New Zealand had responsibilities for the two free
associated states of:
It also had sovereignty over two dependent territories:
The government of Tokelau claims Swains Island, part of American Samoa (a U.S. dependence). New Zealand does not recognize this claim. | |
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![]() Capital: Managua |
Widely recognized UN member state. Nicaragua had two autonomous regions: Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte and Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur. | |
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![]() Capital: Niamey |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Abuja |
Widely recognized UN member state. Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and one federal territory. [26] | |
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![]() Capital: Alofi |
A state in free association with New Zealand, recognized by China. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity. It had shared citizenship with New Zealand. | |
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![]() Capital: Lefkoşa |
Partially recognized de facto self-governing entity. [27] claims by the Republic of Cyprus. | |
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![]() Capital: Oslo |
Widely recognized
UN member state. Norway had two integral overseas areas:
Jan Mayen and
Svalbard. The latter of area had a special status due to the
Spitsbergen Treaty. Norway had sovereignty over the following dependencies:
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![]() Capital: Muscat, Oman |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Islamabad |
Widely recognized UN member state. Pakistan is a federation of four provinces and four territories. It administers part of the disputed region of Kashmir as the territories of Azad Kashmir and the autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. [28] | |
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![]() Capital: Melekeok |
Widely recognized UN member state under Compact of Free Association with the United States. | |
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![]() Capital: Ramallah (administrative), Gaza City (administrative), Jerusalem (claims) |
Partially recognised de facto self-governing entity. [29] Palestine claims sovereignty over a disputed region consisting of three Israeli-occupied territories: the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. Permanent observer at the United Nations (since 29 November 2012). The Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative body that exercised limited control over parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Gaza is under the control of Hamas. | |
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![]() Capital: Panama City |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Port Morseby |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. Papua New Guinea has one autonomous region: Bougainville. | |
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![]() Capital: Asunción |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Lima |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Manila |
Widely recognized UN member state. The Philippines had one autonomous region: Muslim Mindanao. The Philippines administered Scarborough Shoal, which was disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. It also claims sovereignty over the Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia) and the Malaysian territory of Sabah. | |
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![]() Capital: Warsaw |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Lisbon |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Portugal had two autonomous regions: the Azores and Madeira. Portugal claims the Spanish municipalities of Olivenza and Táliga. | |
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![]() Capital: Doha |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bucharest |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Moscow |
Widely recognized UN member state. Russia is a federation of 21 republics, 46 oblasts, 9 krais, 2 federal cities, 1 autonomous oblast, and 4 autonomous okrugs. [30] | |
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![]() Capital: Kigali |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bir Lehlou (official), Rabouni (seat of government-in-exile), El Aaiún (claims) |
Partially recognized de facto self-governing entity. [31] The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the disputed territory of Western Sahara, most of which is under control of Morocco. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, were claims by Morocco. Its government resided in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. | |
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![]() Capital: Basseterre |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a federation of fourteen parishes within two island. [32] Nevis (which is one of the islands) has autonomy. | |
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![]() Capital: Castries |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Kingstown |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Apia |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: San Marino |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: São Tomé |
Widely recognized UN member state. São Tomé and Príncipe had one autonomous province: Príncipe. | |
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![]() Capital: Riyadh |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Dakar |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Belgrade |
Widely recognized UN member state. Serbia had two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter province is governed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Kosovo is a partially recognized de facto independent republic. | |
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![]() Capital: Victoria |
Widely recognized UN member state. The Seychelles claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French territories of Tromelin Island and the Glorioso Islands. | |
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![]() Capital: Freetown |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Singapore |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Bratislava |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Ljubljana |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Honiara |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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Widely recognized
UN member state. Over the course of the
Somali Civil War, several
autonomous regional governments were established in the de jure territory of Somalia. Although these states did not claim independence from Somalia, they were de facto self-governing:
There were also areas of the country which at various times had no effective government at all or which were ruled by local clans. In addition, there is one state which has declared and established de facto independence from Somalia: Somaliland. | |
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![]() Capital: Hargeisa |
De facto self-governing entity. Not recognized by any other state. claims by Somalia. | |
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![]() Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tskhinvali |
Partially recognized de facto independent state. [33] claims by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia. | |
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![]() Capital: Juba |
Widely recognized UN member state. Disputes Abyei with the Republic of the Sudan. South Sudan is a federation of 10 states. [34] | |
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Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. Spain is divided into seventeen autonomous communities and two autonomous cities. [35] Its sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas is disputed by Morocco. Its sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga is disputed by Portugal. It claims the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. | |
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![]() Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Khartoum |
Widely recognized UN member state. Sudan is a federation of 25 states, ten of which formed South Sudan after 9 July 2011. [36] Disputes Abyei with the Republic of the South Sudan | |
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![]() Capital: Paramaribo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative) |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Stockholm |
Widely recognized UN member state. EU member. | |
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![]() Capital: Bern |
Widely recognized independent state. UN member state. Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons. [37] | |
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![]() Capital: Damascus |
Widely recognized UN member state. Syria included the Golan Heights, which were occupied by Israel. It disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province. Syria is widely viewed as the legitimate authority of Syria. | |
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![]() Capital: Homs (de facto from 23 August 2011) |
Partially recognized state. Recognized by eight UN member states. Syrian National Council claims to be the legitimate authority of Syria. | |
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![]() Capital: Dushanbe |
Widely recognized UN member state. Tajikistan had one autonomous province: Gorno-Badakhshan. | |
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![]() Capital: Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (seat of government) |
Widely recognized UN member state. Tanzania had one autonomous region: Zanzibar. | |
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![]() Capital: Bangkok |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Dili |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Lomé |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Nukuʻalofa |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tiraspol |
Partially recognized de facto self-governing entity. [39] claims by Moldova. | |
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![]() Capital: Port of Spain |
Widely recognized UN member state. Trinidad and Tobago had one autonomous island: Tobago. | |
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![]() Capital: Tunis |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Ankara |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Ashgabat |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Funafuti |
Widely recognized UN member state. Commonwealth realm. | |
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![]() Capital: Kampala |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Kiev |
Widely recognized UN member state. Ukraine had one autonomous republic: Crimea. | |
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![]() Capital: Abu Dhabi |
Widely recognized UN member state. The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. [40] | |
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![]() Capital: London |
Widely recognized
UN member state.
EU member. The United Kingdom is composed of
four countries:
England,
Northern Ireland,
Scotland, and
Wales. It had sovereignty over the following
British overseas territories:
In addition, the British Monarch had direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:
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![]() Capital: Washington, D.C. |
Widely recognized
UN member state. The United States is a
federation of
50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory.
[41] It asserted sovereignty over the following inhabited
insular areas:
It also asserted sovereignty over eight uninhabited unincorporated territories: [42]
The United States claims Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank. Its claim to Serranilla is disputed by Colombia and Nicaragua and its claim to Bajo Nuevo is disputed by Colombia, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. Some government sources stated that these two areas were unincorporated territories of the United States. | |
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![]() Capital: Montevideo |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Tashkent |
Widely recognized UN member state. Uzbekistan had one autonomous republic: Karakalpakstan. | |
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![]() Capital: Port Vila |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Vatican City |
Widely recognized independent state. Vatican City is administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity recognized by a large number of countries and a Permanent observer at the United Nations. The Holy See also administered a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy. The Pope is the ex officio head of state of Vatican City. | |
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![]() Capital: Caracas |
Widely recognized UN member state. Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, one federal dependency, and one federal district. [43] | |
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![]() Capital: Hanoi |
Widely recognized UN member state. Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracel Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China) and Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Brunei, the Philippines, and Malaysia). | |
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![]() Capital: Sana'a |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Lusaka |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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![]() Capital: Harare |
Widely recognized UN member state. | |
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Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:
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