List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia

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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia, along with other areas of special political status.

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Eurasia is a continent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia. It is divided from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez. Some states such as Malta are traditionally part of Eurasia, however they lie on the African tectonic plate. It is separated from Australasia somewhere in the Malay Archipelago, and is usually considered as including Indonesia and East Timor (Timor-Leste).

Some areas are associated with Eurasian states, being part of them or dependent upon them, but are not physically in it. Examples are the Danish territory of Greenland, the French overseas areas, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and most of the British overseas territories.

Sovereign states

United Nations Member States

The following is a list of internationally recognised sovereign states that are members of the United Nations.

FlagCoat of Arms / National EmblemMapNameFormal nameDomestic nameDomestic formal nameCapital
Flag of the Taliban.svg
Arms of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg
Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
  • Pashto: فغانستان
    Afġānistān
  • Dari: افغانستان
    Afghānistān
  • Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي امارت
    Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat
  • Dari: امارت اسلامی افغانستان
    Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān
Kabul
Pashto and Dari :
کابل

Kābəl
Flag of Albania.svg
Coat of arms of Albania.svg
Europe map albania.png
Albania Republic of Albania Albanian : Shqipëria Albanian : Republika e Shqipërisë Tirana
Albanian : Tiranë
Flag of Andorra.svg
Coat of arms of Andorra.svg
Europe map andorra.png
Andorra Principality of Andorra Catalan : Andorra
French : Andorre
Spanish : Andorra
Catalan : Principat d'Andorra
French : Principauté d'Andorre
Spanish : Principado de Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Catalan : Andorra la Vella
French : Andorre-la-Vieille
Spanish : Andorra la Vieja
Flag of Armenia.svg
Coat of arms of Armenia.svg
Armenia (orthographic projection).svg Armenia [n 1] Republic of Armenia Armenian : Հայաստան/Հայք
Hayastan / Hayq
Armenian : Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
Yerevan
Armenian : ԵրևանYerevan
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria Bundesadler.svg
Europe map austria.png
Austria Republic of Austria German : Österreich German : Republik Österreich Vienna
German : Wien
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Emblem of Azerbaijan.svg
Azerbaijan orthographic projection.svg Azerbaijan [n 1] Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani : Azərbaycan Azerbaijani : Azərbaycan Respublikası Baku
Azerbaijani : Bakı
Flag of Bahrain.svg
Emblem of Bahrain.svg
Map of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain Arabic : البحرينAl Baḩrayn Arabic : مملكة البحرينMamlakat al Baḩrayn Manama
Arabic : المنامة
Al Manāmah
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
National emblem of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh Bengali: বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh Dhaka
Bengali: ঢাকা Dhaka
Flag of Belarus.svg
Coat of arms of Belarus (2020).svg
Europe map belarus.png
Belarus Republic of Belarus Belarusian : БеларусьBielaruś
Russian : БеларусьBelarus'
Belarusian : Рэспубліка БеларусьRespublika Bielaruś
Russian : Республика Беларусь
Respublika Belarus
Minsk
Belarusian : МінскMinsk
Russian : МинскMinsk
Flag of Belgium.svg
Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg
Europe map belgium.png
Belgium Kingdom of Belgium Dutch : België
French : Belgique
German : Belgien
Dutch : Koninkrijk België
French : Royaume de Belgique
German : Königreich Belgien
Brussels
Dutch : Brussel
French : Bruxelles
German : Brüssel
Flag of Bhutan.svg
Emblem of Bhutan.svg
Bhutan (orthographic projection).svg Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ Druk Yul Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ Druk Gyal Khap Thimphu
Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ Thimphu
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Europe map bosnia.png
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: BiH, Bosna
Serbian Cyrillic: БиХ, Босна BiH, Bosna
Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin:
Bosna i Hercegovina
Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина
Bosna i Hercegovina
Sarajevo
Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: Sarajevo
Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево Sarajevo
Flag of Brunei.svg
Emblem of Brunei.svg
LocationBrunei.png Brunei State of Brunei Darussalam Malay: بروني دارالسلام
Brunei Darussalam
Malay: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام
Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan
Malay: بندر سري بڬاوان
Bandar Seri Begawan
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Coat of arms of Bulgaria.svg
Europe map bulgaria.png
Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria Bulgarian : БългарияBulgaria Bulgarian : Република БългарияRepublika Bulgaria Sofia
Bulgarian : СофияSofia
Flag of Cambodia.svg
Royal arms of Cambodia.svg
Cambodia on the globe (Cambodia centered).svg Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer : កម្ពុជាKâmpŭchéa Khmer : ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាPreăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa Phnom Penh
Khmer : ភ្នំពេញPhnum Pénh
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
CHN orthographic.svg China [1] People's Republic of China Simplified Chinese: 中国 Zhōngguó
Traditional Chinese: 中國 Zhōngguó
Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Beijing
Chinese :北京Beìjíng
Flag of Croatia.svg
Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
Europe map croatia.png
Croatia Republic of Croatia Croatian : Hrvatska Croatian : Republika Hrvatska Zagreb
Croatian : Zagreb
Flag of Cyprus.svg
Coat of arms of Cyprus (2006).svg
Republic of Cyprus (orthographic projection).svg Cyprus Republic of Cyprus Greek : ΚύπροςKýpros
Turkish : Kıbrıs
Greek : Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Kypriakí Dimokratía

Turkish : Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti

Nicosia
Greek : ΛευκωσίαLefkosía
Turkish : Lefkoşa
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg
Europe map czechia.png
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech : Česko Czech : Česká republika Prague
Czech : Praha
Flag of Denmark.svg
National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg
Kingdom of Denmark (orthographic projection).svg
Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Danish : Danmark Danish : Kongeriget Danmark Copenhagen
Danish : København
Flag of East Timor.svg
Coat of arms of East Timor.svg
Timor Leste (orthographic projection).svg East Timor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Portuguese : Timor-Leste Portuguese : República Democrática de Timor-Leste Dili
Portuguese : Díli
Flag of Egypt.svg
Coat of arms of Egypt.svg
Egypt (orthographic projection).svg Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt Arabic : جمهورية مصر العربية Arabic : جمهورية مصر العربية
Al ʻJumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah
Cairo
Arabic : القاهرةal-Qāhirah
Flag of Estonia.svg
Coat of arms of Estonia.svg
Europe map estonia.png
Estonia Republic of Estonia Estonian : Eesti Estonian : Eesti Vabariik Tallinn
Estonian : Tallinn
Flag of Finland.svg
Coat of arms of Finland.svg
Europe map finland.png
Finland Republic of Finland Finnish : Suomi
Swedish : Finland
Finnish : Suomen tasavalta
Swedish : Republiken Finland
Helsinki
Finnish : Helsinki
Swedish : Helsingfors
Flag of France.svg
Coat of arms of the French Republic.svg
Europe map france.png
France French Republic French : France French : République française Paris
French : Paris
Flag of Georgia.svg
Greater coat of arms of Georgia.svg
Georgia (orthographic projection with inset).svg Georgia [n 1] Georgia Georgian :საქართველოSakartvelo Georgian :საქართველოSakartvelo Tbilisi
Georgian :თბილისიTbilisi
Flag of Germany.svg
Coat of arms of Germany.svg
Europe map germany.png
Germany Federal Republic of Germany German : Deutschland German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland Berlin
German : Berlin
Flag of Greece.svg
Coat of arms of Greece.svg
Europe map greece.png
Greece Hellenic Republic Greek : Ελλάδα / Ελλάς
Elláda / Ellás
Greek : Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Ellinikí Dimokratía
Athens
Greek : Αθήνα
Athína
Flag of Hungary.svg
Coat of arms of Hungary.svg
Europe map hungary.png
Hungary Hungary Hungarian : Magyarország Hungarian : Magyarország Budapest
Hungarian : Budapest
Flag of Iceland.svg
Coat of arms of Iceland.svg
Europe map iceland.png
Iceland Iceland Icelandic : Ísland Icelandic : Lýðveldið Ísland Reykjavík
Icelandic : Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg
Emblem of India.svg
India (orthographic projection).svg India Republic of India Hindi : भारतBhārat Hindi : भारत गणराज्यBhārat Gaṇarājya New Delhi
Hindi : नई दिल्लीNai Dilli
Flag of Indonesia.svg
National emblem of Indonesia Garuda Pancasila.svg
Indonesia (orthographic projection).svg Indonesia [n 2] Republic of Indonesia Indonesian : Indonesia Indonesian : Republik Indonesia Jakarta
Indonesian : Jakarta
Flag of Iran.svg
Emblem of Iran (red).svg
Iran (orthographic projection).svg Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Persian: ايران Irān Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران
Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān
Tehran
Persian: تهران Tehrān
Flag of Iraq.svg
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
Iraq (orthographic).svg Iraq Republic of Iraq Arabic : العراقAl 'Irāq
Kurdish: عێراق Êraq
Arabic : جمهورية العراقJumhūriyyat al 'Irāq
Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق Komarî Êraq
Baghdad
Arabic : بَغْدَادBaghdād
Flag of Ireland.svg
Coat of arms of Ireland.svg
Europe map ireland.png
Ireland Ireland [n 3] [2] Irish : Éire Irish : Éire [n 3] [3] Dublin
Irish : Baile Átha Cliath
Flag of Israel.svg
Emblem of Israel.svg
Israel (orthographic projection) with occupied territories.svg Israel State of Israel Hebrew : יִשְרָאֵלYisrā'el
Arabic : اسرائيلIsrā'īl
Hebrew : מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵלMedīnat Yisrā'el
Arabic : دولة اسرائيلDawlat Isrā'īl
Jerusalem (not internationally recognised)
Hebrew : יְרוּשָׁלַיִםYerushalayim
Arabic : القدسAl Quds
Flag of Italy.svg
Emblem of Italy.svg
Europe map italy.png
Italy Italian Republic Italian : Italia Italian : Repubblica Italiana Rome
Italian : Roma
Flag of Japan.svg
Imperial Seal of Japan.svg
Japan (orthographic projection).svg Japan Japan Japanese : 日本国
Nippon-koku / Nihon-koku
Japanese : 日本国Nippon-koku / Nihon-koku Tokyo
Japanese : 東京Tokyo
Flag of Jordan.svg
Coat of arms of Jordan.svg
Jordan (orthographic projection).svg Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Arabic : الأردنيةAl 'urdun Arabic : المملكة الأردنية الهاشميهAl Mamlakah al 'Urduniyyah al Hāshimiyyah Amman
Arabic : عَمّان'Ammān
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Emblem of Kazakhstan latin.svg
Kazakhstan (orthographic projection).svg Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh : Қазақстан
Qazaqstan
Russian : Казахстан
Kazakhstan
Kazakh : Қазақстан Республикасы
Qazaqstan Respublïkası
Russian : Республика Казахстан
Respublika Kazakhstan
Astana
Kazakh : АстанаAstana
Russian : АстанаAstana
Flag of North Korea.svg
Emblem of North Korea.svg
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (orthographic projection).svg Korea, North Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korean : 조선민주주의인민공화국
Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk
Pyongyang
Korean : 평양Pyongyang
Flag of South Korea.svg
Emblem of South Korea.svg
Republic of Korea (orthographic projection).svg Korea, South Republic of Korea Korean : 대한민국Daehan Minguk Seoul
Korean : 서울Seoul
Flag of Kuwait.svg
Emblem of Kuwait.svg
KWT orthographic.svg Kuwait State of Kuwait Arabic : الكويتAl Kuwayt Arabic : دولة الكويتDawlat al Kuwayt Kuwait City
Arabic : مدينة الكويتMadīnat al Kuwayt
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
Emblem of Kyrgyzstan.svg
Kyrgyzstan (orthographic projection).svg Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz adn Russian: Кыргызстан Kırgızstan Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы
Kırgız Respublikası
Russian : Кыргызская Республика
Kyrgyzskaya Respublika
Bishkek
Kyrgyz and Russian : БишкекBishkek
Flag of Laos.svg
Emblem of Laos.svg
Laos (orthographic projection).svg Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao: ລາວ Lāo Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lāo
Vientiane
Lao: ວຽງຈັນ Vientiane
Flag of Latvia.svg
Coat of arms of Latvia.svg
Europe map latvia.png
Latvia Republic of Latvia Latvian : Latvija Latvian : Latvijas Republika Riga
Latvian : Rīga
Flag of Lebanon.svg
Coat of arms of Lebanon.svg
Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg Lebanon Lebanese Republic Arabic : لبنانLubnān
French : Liban
Arabic : الجمهورية اللبنانيةAl Jumhūriyyah al Lubnāniyyah
French : République libanaise
Beirut
Arabic : بيروتBayrūt
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
Coat of arms of Liechtenstein.svg
Europe map liechtenstein.png
Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein German : Liechtenstein German : Fürstentum Liechtenstein Vaduz
German : Vaduz
Flag of Lithuania.svg
Coat of arms of Lithuania.svg
Europe map lithuania.png
Lithuania Republic of Lithuania Lithuanian : Lietuva Lithuanian : Lietuvos Respublika Vilnius
Lithuanian : Vilnius
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Greater coat of arms of the grand-duchy of Luxembourg.svg
Europe map luxembourg.png
Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuerg
French : Luxembourg
German : Luxemburg
Luxembourgish : Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg
French : Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
German : Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Luxembourg City
Luxembourgish : Stad Lëtzebuerg
French : Ville de Luxembourg
German : Luxemburg Stadt
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia (orthographic projection).svg Malaysia Malaysia Malay : Malaysia
Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà
Traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞 Mǎláixīyà
Malay : Malaysia
Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà
Traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞 Mǎláixīyà
Kuala Lumpur
Malay : Kuala Lumpur
Chinese: 吉隆坡 Jílóngpō
Flag of Maldives.svg
Emblem of Maldives.svg
LocationMaldives.png Maldives Republic of Maldives Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ
Dhivehi Raajje
Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ
Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
Malé
Dhivehi: މާލެ Male
Flag of Malta.svg
Coat of arms of Malta.svg
Europe map malta.png
Malta Republic of Malta Maltese : Malta Maltese : Repubblika ta' Malta Valletta
Maltese : Il-Belt Valletta
Flag of Moldova.svg
Coat of arms of Moldova.svg
Europe map moldova.png
Moldova Republic of Moldova Romanian : Moldova Romanian : Republica Moldova Chișinău
Romanian : Chișinău
Flag of Monaco.svg
Coat of arms of Monaco.svg
Europe map monaco.png
Monaco Principality of Monaco French and Italian: Monaco
Monégasque: Múnegu
Occitan : Mónegue
French : Principauté de Monaco
Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu
Occitan : Principat de Mónegue
Italian : Principato di Monaco
Monaco [n 4]
French and Italian: Monaco
Monégasque: Múnegu
Occitan : Mónegue
Flag of Mongolia.svg
State emblem of Mongolia.svg
Mongolia (orthographic projection).svg Mongolia Mongolia Mongolian : Монгол улс and Monggol ulus.svg Mongol uls Mongolian : Монгол улс and Monggol ulus.svg Mongol uls Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian : Улаанбаатар and Ulaghanbaghatur.svg Ulaanbaatar
Flag of Montenegro.svg
Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg
Europe map montenegro.png
Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора Crna Gora
Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора Crna Gora
Podgorica
Montenegrin Latin: Podgorica
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица Podgorica
Flag of Myanmar.svg
State seal of Myanmar.svg
Myanmar (orthographic projection).svg Myanmar Union of Myanmar Burmese : Myan-ma Burmese : Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw Naypyidaw
Burmese : Naypyidaw
Flag of Nepal.svg
Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Nepal (orthographic projection).svg Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Nepali:नेपाल Nepāl Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल
Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl
Kathmandu
Nepali: काठमाडौँ Kathmandu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Royal coat of arms of the Netherlands.svg
Europe map netherlands.png
Netherlands [n 5] [4] Kingdom of the Netherlands [n 6] Dutch : Nederland Dutch : Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Amsterdam (capital)
Dutch : Amsterdam
The Hague (seat of government)
Dutch : 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Coat of arms of North Macedonia.svg
Europe map macedonia.png
North Macedonia Republic of North Macedonia Macedonian : Северна Македонија
Severna Makedonija
Macedonian : Република Северна Македонија
Republika Severna Makedonija
Skopje
Macedonian : СкопјеSkopje
Flag of Norway.svg
Coat of arms of Norway.svg
Europe map norway.png
Norway Kingdom of Norway Bokmål : Norge
Nynorsk : Noreg
Bokmål : Kongeriket Norge
Nynorsk : Kongeriket Noreg
Oslo
Bokmål and Nynorsk : Oslo
Flag of Oman.svg
National emblem of Oman.svg
Oman (better) (orthographic projection).svg Oman Sultanate of Oman Arabic : عُمانʻUmān Arabic : سلطنة عُمانSalțanat ʻUmān Muscat
Arabic : مَسْقَطMasqaț
Flag of Pakistan.svg
State emblem of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan (orthographic projection).svg Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu: پاکستان Pākistān Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان
Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān
Islamabad
Urdu: پاکستان Islāmābād
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Coat of arms of the Philippines.svg
PHL orthographic.svg Philippines Republic of the Philippines Filipino : Pilipinas Filipino : Republika ng Pilipinas Manila
Filipino : Maynila
Flag of Poland.svg
Herb Polski.svg
Europe map poland.png
Poland Republic of Poland Polish : Polska Polish : Rzeczpospolita Polska Warsaw
Polish : Warszawa
Flag of Portugal.svg
Coat of arms of Portugal.svg
Europe map portugal.png
Portugal Portuguese Republic Portuguese : Portugal Portuguese : República Portuguesa Lisbon
Portuguese : Lisboa
Flag of Qatar.svg
Coat of arms of Qatar.svg
QAT orthographic.svg Qatar State of Qatar Arabic : قطرQațar Arabic : دولة قطرDawlat Qațar Doha
Arabic : الدوحةAd Dawḩah
Flag of Romania.svg
Coat of arms of Romania.svg
Europe map romania.png
Romania Romania Romanian : România Romanian : România Bucharest
Romanian : București
Flag of Russia.svg
Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.svg
Location of Russia.svg Russia Russian Federation Russian : РоссияRossiya Russian : Российская Федерация
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Moscow
Russian : МоскваMoskva
Flag of San Marino.svg
Coat of arms of San Marino.svg
Europe map sanmarino.png
San Marino Republic of San Marino Italian : San Marino Italian : Repubblica di San Marino City of San Marino
Italian : Città di San Marino [n 4]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia (orthographic projection).svg Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arabic : العربية السعودية
Al ʻArabiyyah as Suʻūdiyyah
Arabic : المملكة العربية السعوديةAl Mamlakah al ʻArabiyyah as Suʻūdiyyah Riyadh
Arabic : الرياضAr Riyāḑ
Flag of Serbia.svg
Coat of arms of Serbia.svg
Map of Serbia in Europe (2006-2008).png
Serbia Republic of Serbia Serbian Cyrillic: Србија Srbija
Serbian Latin: Srbija
Serbian Cyrillic: Република Србија Republika Srbija
Serbian Latin: Republika Srbija
Belgrade
Serbian Cyrillic: Београд Beograd
Serbian Latin: Beograd
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Coat of arms of Singapore.svg
Singapore on the globe (Southeast Asia centered) zoom.svg Singapore Republic of Singapore Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō
Malay : Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் Ciṅkappūr
Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国
Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó
Malay : Republik Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu
Singapore
Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō
Malay : Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் Ciṅkappūr
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg
Europe map slovakia.png
Slovakia Slovak Republic Slovak : Slovensko Slovak : Slovenská republika Bratislava
Slovak : Bratislava
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Coat of arms of Slovenia.svg
Europe map slovenia.png
Slovenia Republic of Slovenia Slovene : Slovenija Slovene : Republika Slovenija Ljubljana
Slovene : Ljubljana
Flag of Spain.svg
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg
Europe map spain.png
Spain Kingdom of Spain Spanish : España Spanish : Reino de España Madrid
Spanish : Madrid
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka (orthographic projection).svg Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ
Śrī Laṁkāva
Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai
Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී සමාජවාදී ජනරජය Śrī Laṁkāvē Prajātantravādī Samājavādī Janarajaya
Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Cōcalica Kuṭiyaracu
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ
Śrī Jayavardhanapura Kōṭṭē
Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஜெயவர்தனபுர கோட்டே Srī Jeyavartaṉapura Kōṭṭē
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Sweden Kingdom of Sweden Swedish : Sverige Swedish : Konungariket Sverige Stockholm
Swedish : Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland.svg
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Switzerland Swiss Confederation Latin : Helvetica
German : Schweiz
French : Suisse
Italian : Svizzera
Romansh : Svizra
Latin : Confoederatio Helvetica
German : Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
French : Confédération suisse
Italian : Confederazione Svizzera
Romansh : Confederaziun svizra
Bern or Berne
Bernese German: Bärn
German : Bern
French : Berne
Italian : Berna
Romansh : Berna
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Syria (orthographic projection) disputed.svg Syria Syrian Arab Republic Arabic : سوريةSūriyyah or Arabic : سورياSūriyā Arabic : الجمهورية العربية السوريةAl Jumhūriyyah al ʿArabiyyah as Sūriyyah Damascus
Arabic : دِمَشْقDimashq
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Tajikistan (orthographic projection).svg Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan Tajik : ТоҷикистонTojikiston Russian : ТаджикистанTadzhikistan Tajik : Ҷумҳурии ТоҷикистонJumhurii Tojikiston

Russian : Республика ТаджикистанRespublika Tadzhikistan

Dushanbe
Tajik and Russian : ДушанбеDushanbe
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Thailand (orthographic projection).svg Thailand Kingdom of Thailand Thai: ประเทศไทย
Prathed Thai
Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai Bangkok
Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Flag of Turkey.svg
Emblem of Turkey.svg
Turkey (orthographic projection).svg Türkiye Republic of Türkiye Turkish : Türkiye Turkish : Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ankara
Turkish : Ankara
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
Emblem of Turkmenistan.svg
Turkmenistan on the globe (Eurasia centered).svg Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turkmen : TürkmenistanTurkmen: Türkmenistan respublikasy Ashgabat
Turkmen : Aşgabat
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Lesser Coat of Arms of Ukraine.svg
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Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian : УкраїнаUkraina Ukrainian : УкраїнаUkraina Kyiv
Ukrainian : КиївKyiv
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Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg
United Arab Emirates (orthographic projection).svg United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Arabic : الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Al Imārāt al 'Arabiyyah al Muttaḩidah
Arabic : دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat al Imārāt al 'Arabiyyah al Muttaḩidah
Abu Dhabi
Arabic : أَبُو ظَبْيٍAbū Ḏẖabī
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United Kingdom [n 7] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Welsh : Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
Scottish Gaelic : An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath
Irish : Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann
Scots : Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland
Cornish : An Rywvaneth Unys a Vreten Veur hag Iwerdhon Glédh
London
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Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg
Uzbekistan (centered orthographic projection).svg Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbek : O'zbekiston Uzbek : O'zbekiston Respublikasi Tashkent
Uzbek : Toshkent
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Emblem of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam (orthographic projection).svg Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnamese : Việt Nam Vietnamese : Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam Hanoi
Vietnamese : Hà Nội
Flag of Yemen.svg
Emblem of Yemen (2).svg
Yemen (orthographic projection).svg Yemen Republic of Yemen Arabic : اليمنAl Yaman Arabic : الجمهورية اليمنية
Al Jumhūriyyah al Yamaniyyah
Sanaa
Arabic : صَنْعَاءŞanʿāʾ

United Nations General Assembly non-member observer states

Non-member sovereign states are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion. The petition is then evaluated by the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). For example, Switzerland was a UNGA non-member observer state from 1948 to 2002, until becoming a full member of the UN on September 10, 2002. Currently, there are two non-member observer states, namely the Holy See and the State of Palestine. They are both referred to as "non-member States having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters".

FlagCoat of Arms / National EmblemMapEnglish short nameEnglish long nameLegal statusDomestic short nameDomestic long nameCapital
Flag of Palestine.svg
Coat of arms of Palestine (alternative).svg
State of Palestine (orthographic projection).svg Palestine State of PalestineObserver state at the United Nations Arabic: فلسـطين Filasțīn Arabic: دولة فلسـطين Dawlat Filasțīn Ramallah (de facto)
Jerusalem (de jure)
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Vatican City

Holy See
State of the Vatican CityObserver state at the United Nations Italian : Città del Vaticano
Latin : Sancta Sedes [5]
Italian : Stato della Città del Vaticano Vatican City
Italian : Città del Vaticano
Latin : Sancta Sedes

States with limited recognition

The following entities are not UN member states and have limited or no recognition. However, they are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood.

FlagCoat of Arms / National EmblemMapEnglish short nameEnglish long nameLegal statusDomestic short nameDomestic long nameCapital
Flag of Abkhazia.svg
Coat of arms of Abkhazia.svg
Abkhaziaorthographicprojection.svg Abkhazia [n 1] De jure part of Georgia [s 1] Abkhaz : АԥсныApsny

Georgian :აფხაზეთიAbkhazeti / Apkhazeti
Russian : АбхазияAbhaziya

Abkhaz : Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра
Apsny Ahwyntkarra
Russian : Республика Абхазия
Respublika Abhaziya
Sukhumi
Abkhaz : АҟəаAkwa

Georgian :სოხუმიSokhumi
Russian : СухумиSukhumi

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Kosovo Republic of KosovoDe jure part of Serbia [s 2] Albanian : Kosova, Kosovë

Serbian Cyrillic: Косово Kosovo

Albanian : Republika e Kosovës

Serbian Cyrillic: Република Косово
Republika Kosovo

Pristina
Albanian : Prishtina, Prishtinë

Serbian Cyrillic: Приштина Priština

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Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg
Northern Cyprus (orthographic projection).svg Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusDe jure part of Cyprus [s 3] Turkish : Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkish : Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti North Nicosia
Turkish : Kuzey Lefkoşa
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Coat of arms of South Ossetia.svg
SouthOssetiaorthographicprojection.svg South Ossetia [n 1] De jure part of Georgia [s 1] Ossetian : Хуссар ИрыстонKhussar Iryston

Georgian :სამხრეთ ოსეთიSamkhret Oseti
Russian : Южная ОсетияYuzhnaya Osetiya

Ossetian : Хуссар Ирыстон РеспубликаKhussar Iryston Respublika
Russian : Республика Южная ОсетияRespublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya
Tskhinvali
Ossetian : Цхинвал / ЧъребаTskhinval / Chreba
Georgian :ცხინვალიTskhinvali
Russian : Цхинвал / ЦхинвалиTskhinval / Tskhinvali
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National Emblem of the Republic of China.svg
Free Area of the Republic of China (orthographic projection).svg Taiwan [6] Republic of ChinaSee Legal Status of Taiwan Traditional Chinese:
臺灣 / 台灣 Táiwān
Taiwanese: 臺灣 / 台灣
Tâi-oân
Traditional Chinese: 中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó
Taiwanese: 中華民國 Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok
Taipei
Traditional Chinese: 臺北 Táiběi
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Transnistria Pridnestrovian Moldavian RepublicDe jure part of Moldova [s 4] Romanian : Transnistria
Russian : ПриднестрoвьеPridnestrov'ye
Ukrainian : Придністрoв'яPrydnistrovia
Romanian : Republica Moldovenească Nistreană
Russian : Приднестрoвская Молдaвская Республика
Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika

Ukrainian : Придністровська Молдавська Республіка
Prydnistrovska Moldavska Respublika

Tiraspol
Romanian : Tiraspol
Russian and Ukrainian: Тирасполь Tiraspol'

Dependent territories

The following entities are territories in Eurasia that remain outside the controlling state's integral area.

FlagMapEnglish short nameEnglish long nameLegal statusDomestic short nameDomestic long nameCapital
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Cyprus SBAsInRed.png
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia British overseas territory Akrotiri and DhekeliaSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Episkopi Cantonment
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board British Indian Ocean Territory in United Kingdom.svg
board
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British overseas territory British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia
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Christmas Island [n 8] Territory of Christmas Island External territory of Australia Christmas IslandTerritory of Christmas Island Flying Fish Cove
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands [n 8] Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands External territory of Australia Cocos (Keeling) IslandsTerritory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands West Island
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Faroe Islands Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark Faroese : Føroyar
Danish : Færøerne
Tórshavn
Faroese : Tórshavn
Danish : Thorshavn
Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Location Gibraltar EU.png
Gibraltar British overseas territory Gibraltar Gibraltar
Flag of Guernsey.svg
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Guernsey [n 7] Bailiwick of Guernsey Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of GuernseyEnglish: Guernsey
Guernésiais: Guernesey
English: Bailiwick of Guernsey
Guernésiais: Bailliage de Guernesey
Saint Peter Port
Guernésiais: Saint-Pierre Port
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Isle of Man [n 7] Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the Isle of Man English: Mann
Manx : Mannin
English: Isle of Man
Manx : Ellan Vannin
Douglas
Manx : Doolish
Flag of Jersey.svg
Uk map jersey.png
Jersey [n 7] Bailiwick of Jersey Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of JerseyEnglish: Jersey
Jèrriais: Jèrri
English: Bailiwick of Jersey
Jèrriais: Bailliage de Jersey
Saint Helier
Jèrriais: Saint-Hélyi

Special areas of internal sovereignty

The following entities are an integral part of their controlling state but have a political arrangement which was decided by an agreement with another state.

FlagMapEnglish short nameEnglish long nameLegal statusDomestic short nameDomestic long nameCapital
Flag of Aland.svg
LocationAland.svg
Åland Åland RegionAutonomous region of Finland Swedish : Åland
Finnish : Ahvenanmaa
Swedish : Landskapet Åland
Finnish : Ahvenanmaan maakunta
Mariehamn
Swedish : Mariehamn
Finnish : Maarianhamina
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong Location.svg Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Special administrative region of China Chinese:
香港
Chinese:
香港特别行政區
Admiralty
Chinese: 金鐘
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Jan Mayen Jan MayenTerritory of Norway administered by the county governor of Nordland
with some authority delegated to the station commander of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. [7]
Norwegian: Jan Mayen Norwegian: Jan Mayen Olonkinbyen
Norwegian: Olonkinbyen
Flag of Macau.svg
Macau Location.svg Macau Macau Special Administrative Region Special administrative region of China Chinese:
澳門 Àomén
Chinese:
澳門特別行政區 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū
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Europe-Svalbard.svg
Svalbard SvalbardSpecial territory of Norway Norwegian: Svalbard Norwegian: Svalbard Longyearbyen
Norwegian: Longyearbyen

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
  2. Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
  3. 1 2 The terms Republic of Ireland and Poblacht na hÉireann are not official long names and are used only as a legal description meant to differentiate the state from the island.
  4. 1 2 These countries are city-states.
  5. Netherlands is the name for the largest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the short name for the Kingdom
  6. Refers to the sovereign entity encompassing the countries the Netherlands (comprising the European Netherlands and the Caribbean Netherlands), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
  7. 1 2 3 4 The United Kingdom (UK) consists of the constituent countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and controls the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain (often shortened to Britain), which is sometimes used synonymously with the United Kingdom.
  8. 1 2 Debate exists as to whether Australian territories are integral areas of Australia of not

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References

  1. China is the short form name used internationally
  2. "Republic of Ireland Act, 1948". No. 22/1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  3. "An tAcht Phoblacht na hÉireann, 1948". Uimhir 22 de 1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  4. United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands
  5. "Holy See (Vatican City)". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  6. Taiwan: Republic of China is the name recognised as official by the Taipei authorities. Taiwan is the name used by governments which broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei after the UN resolution of October 1971. The name Chinese Taipei is used for sporting events and membership of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and reputedly for Taiwan's application to the WTO as the short form of Independent Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. It competes as Chinese Taipei in sports.
  7. "Jan Mayen". World Fact Book . Central Intelligence Agency . Retrieved 4 March 2012.