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List of states
Name in English, and the official, national, and other important languages of the state [Note 1] | Membership within the UN System [Note 2] | Sovereignty dispute [Note 3] | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty [Note 5] |
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UN member state | None | Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell, who himself is appointed by the Holy See. |
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UN member state | None | Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] with 1 autonomous region, Barbuda.[Note 7][2] |
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UN member state | None | Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom.[3] Argentina claims Argentine Antarctica as part of its national territory, officially a department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands, which overlaps with the claims of the UK and Chile.[Note 9][4] |
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UN member state | None | Armenia is not recognised by one UN member: Pakistan.[5][6] |
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UN member state | None | Australia is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] and a federation of 6 states and 10 territories. The external territories of Australia are: |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Austria is a federation of 9 states (Bundesländer). |
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UN member state | None | Azerbaijan contains 2 autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ).[Note 7] In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established (see Nagorno-Karabakh). |
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UN member state | None | The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Barbados is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Belgium is a federation divided into linguistic communities and regions. |
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UN member state | None | Belize is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of 2 constituent units: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.[Note 11] |
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UN member state | None | Brazil is a federation of 26 states and 1 federal district. |
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UN member state | None | Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands.[Note 12] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Canada is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] and a federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories. |
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UN member state | None | Easter Island and the Juan Fernández Islands are "special territories" of Chile in the Valparaíso Region. Chile claims part of Antarctica as a commune in its Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Its claim overlaps with those of the UK and Argentina.[Note 9] |
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UN member state | Republic of China | Claimed by theThe People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet.[Note 7] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:
It also claims:
Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of Jammu and Kashmir.[Note 20] As of 2011[update], the PRC was not recognised by 22 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise the ROC.[Note 21] |
China, Republic of (Taiwan) → Taiwan | |||
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UN member state | None | Colombia's department of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is the subject of a territorial dispute with Nicaragua.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Comoros is a federation of 3 islands, and claims Mayotte, currently[update] part of France, as a fourth.[Note 22][12] Comoros also disputes French sovereignty over the Glorioso Islands and Banc du Geyser.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus is not recognised by one UN member: Turkey.[Note 24] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4]
The Kingdom of Denmark also includes two self-governing countries.[Note 26]
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Ethiopia is a federation of 9 regions and 2 chartered cities. |
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UN member state | None | Fiji contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.[Note 7][14][15] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] French overseas regions/departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion) are full, integral parts of France.
The French Republic also includes the overseas territories of:
Clipperton Island is a possession of the government. French sovereignty over Banc du Geyser, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Mayotte, and Tromelin Island is disputed in part by Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and the Comoros.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Georgia contains 2 autonomous regions, Adjara and Abkhazia.[Note 7] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Germany is a federation of 16 federated states (Länder). |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Mount Athos 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.[16] |
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UN member state | None | Grenada is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | A substantial part of Guyana, from the west of the Essequibo River, is claimed by Venezuela. |
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UN member state | None | Haiti claims the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa Island.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | India is a federation of 28 states and 7 union territories. Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the People's Republic of China.[3] India claims sovereignty over the whole of Kashmir, but administers only part of it as the federated state of Jammu and Kashmir.[Note 20] |
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UN member state | None | Indonesia has 3 provinces with official special autonomy status: Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Papua, and West Papua.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | Iraq is a federation[Note 22][19] of 18 governorates, 3 of which make up the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4]
The Constitution of Ireland asserts the aspiration towards creating a United Ireland by peaceful means. |
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UN member state | None | Israel annexed East Jerusalem, and occupies the Golan Heights[20] and parts of the West Bank. These areas are not internationally-recognised as being part of Israel.[3] Israel no longer has a permanent military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, but is still arguably considered the occupying power under international law.[21][22][23][24][25] As of 2011[update] Israel was not recognised as a state by 20 members of the UN.[Note 30] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Italy has 5 autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.[Note 7] |
Ivory Coast → Côte d'Ivoire | |||
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UN member state | None | Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Japan disputes Russian administration of the Kuril Islands.
Japan disputes South Korean administration of Dokdo. |
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UN member state | South Korea | Claimed byNorth Korea is not recognised by two UN members: Japan and South Korea.[Note 32][26] |
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UN member state | North Korea | Claimed bySouth Korea contains 1 autonomous region, Jeju-do.[Note 7][27] South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.[Note 32] |
Kosovo | Kosovo →|||
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | The former government of Muammar Gaddafi, which claims to be the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people, still has some international recognition. (see 2011 Libyan civil war, Foreign relations of the National Transitional Council) |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Because of the Macedonia naming dispute, the country is referred to by the UN and a number of states and international organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". |
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UN member state | None | Madagascar claims the French territories of Banc du Geyser, Juan de Nova Island, and the Glorioso Islands.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories. Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands.[Note 12] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Marshall Islands claim the U.S. territory of Wake Island.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues.[Note 7] Mauritius claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of Tromelin.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Mexico is a federation of 31 states and 1 federal district. |
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UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of 4 states. |
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UN member state | None | Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto state. |
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UN member state | None | Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputes Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla and the "Plazas de soberanía".[3] |
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Myanmar → Burma | |||
Nagorno-Karabakh | Nagorno-Karabakh →|||
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UN member state | None | Nepal is a federation composed of 14 zones. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four constituent countries:
The monarch and her ministers form the government of the kingdom as well as the government of the country the Netherlands. Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have become constituent countries, which, alongside Aruba, enjoy considerable autonomy. The other three islands (Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius) became special municipalities of the Netherlands. The designation "Netherlands" can refer to either 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 the Netherlands proper. |
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UN member state | None | New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] and has responsibilities for (but has no sovereignty over) two freely associated states:
Cook Islands and Niue are recognized by number of states. They established diplomatic relatations with 31 and 6 UN members respectively.[31][32][33] Cook Islands and Niue are sovereign subjects of international law. UN recognized the full treaty-making capacity of the Cook Islands in 1992 and that of Niue in 1994.[34] Cook Islands and Niue are members of UN specialized agencies without any specifications or limitations. Cook Islands is member of FAO, ICAO, IFAD, IMO, UNESCO, WHO, WMO and Niue is member of FAO, IFAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO. New Zealand also has the dependent territories of: The Tokelauan government claims sovereignty over Swains Island, part of American Samoa, a territory of the United States.[35] New Zealand does not recognize the Tokelauan claim.[36] |
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UN member state | None | Nicaragua contains 2 autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory. |
Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus →|||
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UN member state | None | Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Spitsbergen Treaty.
Bouvet Island is a dependent territory of Norway. Norway also claims Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land as dependent territories of Norway, as part of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory.[Note 9] |
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UN member state | None | Pakistan is a federation of 4 provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions. Pakistan disputes Indian sovereignty over Kashmir. It exercises control over some areas, but does not explicitly claim any part of it,[37][38] instead regarding it as a disputed territory.[39][40] The portions that it controls are divided into two polities, administered separately from Pakistan proper:[Note 20] |
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UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
Palestine | Palestine →|||
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UN member state | None | Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] with 1 autonomous region, Bougainville.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | The Philippines contains two autonomous regions, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao[Note 7] and the Cordillera Administrative Region.[42] The Philippines administers Scarborough Shoal and some of the Spratly Islands,[Note 12] and claims sovereignty over the Macclesfield Bank and Sabah, which as of 2011[update] was part of Malaysia.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Portugal contains 2 autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira.[Note 7] Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga.[3] |
Pridnestrovie → Transnistria | |||
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Russia is officially a federation of 83 federal subjects (oblasts, republics, autonomous okrugs, krays, and federal cities). Several of the federal subjects are republics acting as ethnic autonomies.[Note 7] Sovereignty over the Kuril Islands is disputed by Japan. |
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic →|||
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UN member state | None | Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] and is a federation [Note 22] of 14 parishes. |
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UN member state | None | Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | São Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province, Príncipe.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | Serbia contains 2 autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.[Note 7] Most of the latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo. |
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UN member state | None | Seychelles claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Somalia is presently divided with its official government (TFG) controlling only part of the country. Puntland and Galmudug have declared themselves as autonomous regions of Somalia (a claim that the TFG does not recognise),[44][need quotation to verify] while Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state. |
Somaliland | Somaliland →|||
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South Ossetia | South Ossetia →|||
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UN member state | None | Disputes Abyei with the Republic of the Sudan. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] Spain is divided into autonomous communities and cities.[Note 7] Sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas is disputed by Morocco. Sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga is disputed by Portugal. Spain calls for sovereignty over Gibraltar.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Formerly known as Ceylon. |
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UN member state | None | Sudan is a federation of 15 states. Disputes Abyei with South Sudan. |
South Sudan | Sudan, South →|||
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] |
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UN member state | None | Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons. |
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UN member state | None | Israel occupies the Golan Heights.[20] Syria disputed[clarification needed] the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province.[3] |
Taiwan | Taiwan (Republic of China) →|||
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UN member state | None | Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region, Zanzibar.[Note 7] |
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Transnistria | Transnistria →|||
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UN member state | None | Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm.[Note 6] |
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UN member state | None | Ukraine contains 1 autonomous region, Crimea.[Note 7] |
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UN member state | None | The United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 emirates. |
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UN member state | None | Member of the EU.[Note 4] The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm[Note 6] consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories:
The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies: |
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UN member state | None | The United States is a federation of 50 states, 1 federal district, and the incorporated territory of Palmyra Atoll. The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths:
In addition, there are uninhabited possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Navassa Island (disputed by Haiti), and Wake Island (disputed by the Marshall Islands). According to some sources, the United States also claims Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank as territories.[3] |
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UN member state | None | Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.[Note 7] |
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Vatican City | Vatican City →|||
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UN member state | None | Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies. |
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UN member state | None | Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracel[Note 19] and Spratly Islands.[Note 12] |
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UN observer state and member of one or more related agencies | None | Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to 178 states. The Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN in the category of "Non-member State"[49] and a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. The Holy See also administers a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy). |
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