This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both '' Internationally Recognized '' and '' Generally Unrecognized '' '''independent State s''', inhabited ''' Dependent Territories ''', as well as '''areas of special Sovereignty '''. It covers all areas under the jurisdiction of the listed countries, namely Territory , Territorial Waters (including internal waters and contiguous zone), Exclusive Economic Zone , Continental Shelf and Airspace . For a list of independent states only, see the '' List Of Sovereign States ''.
The names of Countries in the list are given in English and include both the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan ) and the (longer) official names (e.g. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan). The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute.
Entities included in this article
On this list are 243 entities considered to be countries. This corresponds to:
- 191 Member States of the United Nations (UN).
- 1 UN recognized non-member state governed by the ''.
- 1 non UN state, recognized only by a handful of states after its Loss Of UN Membership in late 1971, and currently with ''de facto'' international relations with most states, the '' Republic Of China '' (popularly referred to as Taiwan).
- 8 States Not Recognized By The UN and not recognized by a significant portion of its individual member-states:
- --- 1 non-UN recognized state, diplomatically recognized by only , 2006 ). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17 , 2006 .
- --- 5 '' 2005 ). BBC News. Retrieved January 17 , 2006 .; all recognized by no states.
- --- 2 entities recognized by many countries as sovereign, but not ''de facto'' independent; namely '' Palestine '' and '' Western Sahara ''.
- 37 inhabited Dependent Territories :
- ---3 Overseas Territories of Australia ('' Christmas Island '', '' Cocos (Keeling) Islands '' and '' Norfolk Island '')
- ---2 overseas countries in the Kingdom Of Denmark ('' Greenland '' and '' Faroe Islands '')
- ---5 dependent territories of France:
--1 '' Sui Generis '' (unique) Dependency of France ('' New Caledonia '')
--4 Overseas Collectivities of France ('' Mayotte '', '' French Polynesia '', '' Saint Pierre And Miquelon '' and '' Wallis And Futuna '')
- ---2 overseas countries in the Kingdom Of The Netherlands ('' Aruba '' and '' Netherlands Antilles '')
- ---3 dependent territories of New Zealand :
--2 states in Free Association with New Zealand ('' Cook Islands '' and '' Niue '')
--1 New Zealand overseas territory ('' Tokelau '')
- ---17 dependent territories of the United Kingdom :
--3 British Crown Dependencies ('' Guernsey '', '' Jersey '' and the '' Isle Of Man '')
--12 Overseas Territories of the United Kingdom ('' Anguilla '', '' Bermuda '', '' British Virgin Islands '', '' Cayman Islands '', '' Falkland Islands '', '' Gibraltar '', '' Montserrat '', '' Pitcairn Islands '', '' Saint Helena '' its dependencies '' Ascension Island '' and '' Tristan Da Cunha '' and the '' Turks And Caicos Islands '')
--2 Sovereign Base Areas on the island of Cyprus ('' Akrotiri '' and '' Dhekelia '')
- ---5 Unincorporated Territories of the United States (US) ('' American Samoa '', '' Guam '', '' Northern Mariana Islands '', '' Puerto Rico '' and '' U.S. Virgin Islands '')
- 4 Special Entities Recognized By International Treaty Or Agreement ('' Åland '' in Finland , '' Svalbard '' in Norway , as well as the Special Administrative Region s of '' Hong Kong '' and '' Macau '' in the People's Republic Of China )''
- 1 UN Protectorate inside the ''de jure'' territory of a sovereign state ('' Kosovo '' in Serbia And Montenegro under UN Interim Civilian Administration ).
In the Annex , an outline is given on the entities not included in this list.
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