List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas

Last updated July 25, 2025

This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas . It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese). The Americas are almost entirely located in the Western Hemisphere, with some of the north-west islands of Alaska entering the Eastern Hemisphere. The majority of islands lying in the Atlantic between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia, such as Iceland, are not normally associated with the Americas and are therefore excluded from this list.

Sovereign states

The following is a list of sovereign states in the Americas. All 35 states are members of the United Nations and the Organization of American States.^[1]

English short name	English long name	Capital	Local long name(s)	Year of independence	ISO 3-letter Alpha Code
Antigua and Barbuda ^[2]	Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	English: Antigua and Barbuda	1981	ATG
Argentina ^[3]^[4]	Argentine Republic	Buenos Aires	Spanish : República Argentina	1816	ARG
Bahamas ^[2]	Commonwealth of The Bahamas	Nassau	English: Commonwealth of The Bahamas	1973	BHS
Barbados ^[2]	Barbados	Bridgetown	English: Barbados	1966	BRB
Belize ^[2]	Belize	Belmopan	English: Belize Spanish : Belice	1981	BLZ
Bolivia ^[5]	Plurinational State of Bolivia	La Paz and Sucre ^[B]	Spanish : Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Quechua : Buliwya Mamallaqta Aymara : Wuliwya Suyu Guarani : Tetã Volívia	1825	BOL
Brazil ^[4]	Federative Republic of Brazil	Brasília	Portuguese : República Federativa do Brasil	1822	BRA
Canada ^[6]	Canada	Ottawa	English: Canada French : Canada	1867	CAN
Chile ^[3]^[7]	Republic of Chile	Santiago ^[C]	Spanish : República de Chile	1818	CHL
Colombia ^[5]	Republic of Colombia	Bogotá	Spanish : República de Colombia	1810	COL
Costa Rica	Republic of Costa Rica	San José	Spanish : República de Costa Rica	1821	CRI
Cuba	Republic of Cuba	Havana	Spanish : República de Cuba	1902	CUB
Dominica ^[2]	Commonwealth of Dominica	Roseau	English: Commonwealth of Dominica	1978	DMA
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Spanish : República Dominicana	1844	DOM
Ecuador ^[5]^[7]	Republic of Ecuador	Quito	Spanish : República del Ecuador	1822	ECU
El Salvador	Republic of El Salvador	San Salvador	Spanish : República de El Salvador	1821	SLV
Grenada ^[2]	Grenada	St. George's	English: Grenada	1974	GRD
Guatemala	Republic of Guatemala	Guatemala City	Spanish : República de Guatemala	1821	GTM
Guyana ^[2]	Co-operative Republic of Guyana	Georgetown	English: Co-operative Republic of Guyana	1966	GUY
Haiti ^[2]	Republic of Haiti	Port-au-Prince	French : République d'Haïti	1804	HTI
Honduras	Republic of Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Spanish : República de Honduras	1821	HND
Jamaica ^[2]	Jamaica	Kingston	English: Jamaica	1962	JAM
Mexico ^[6]	United Mexican States	Mexico City	Spanish : Estados Unidos Mexicanos	1821	MEX
Nicaragua	Republic of Nicaragua	Managua	Spanish : República de Nicaragua	1821	NIC
Panama	Republic of Panama	Panama City	Spanish : República de Panamá	1903	PAN
Paraguay ^[4]	Republic of Paraguay	Asunción	Spanish : República del Paraguay Guarani : Tetã Paraguái	1811	PRY
Peru ^[5]	Republic of Peru	Lima	Spanish : República del Perú Quechua : Piruw Republika Aymara : Piruw Suyu	1821	PER
Saint Kitts and Nevis ^[2]	Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	English: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	1983	KNA
Saint Lucia ^[2]	Saint Lucia	Castries	English: Saint Lucia	1979	LCA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^[2]	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1979	VCT
Suriname ^[2]	Republic of Suriname	Paramaribo	Dutch : Republiek Suriname	1975	SUR
Trinidad and Tobago ^[2]	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	English: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	1962	TTO
United States ^[6]^[7]	United States of America	Washington, D.C.	English: United States of America	1776	USA
Uruguay ^[4]	Oriental Republic of Uruguay	Montevideo	Spanish : República Oriental del Uruguay	1828	URY
Venezuela	Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	Caracas	Spanish : República Bolivariana de Venezuela	1811	VEN

Constituent parts of sovereign states

English short name	English long name	Political status	Capital	Local short name(s)
Aruba	Aruba	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Oranjestad	Dutch : Aruba
Bonaire	Bonaire	Special municipality of the country of the Netherlands ^[8]	Kralendijk	Dutch : Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru
Clipperton Island ^[9]	Clipperton Island	Overseas state private property and constituent part of the French Republic	Uninhabited	French : Île de Clipperton
Curaçao	Curaçao	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Willemstad	Dutch : Curaçao Papiamento: Kòrsou
French Guiana	French Guiana	Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic ^[10]	Cayenne	French : Guyane
Greenland	Greenland	Autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark	Nuuk	Greenlandic : Kalaallit Nunaat Danish : Grønland
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe	Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic ^[10]	Basse-Terre	French : Guadeloupe
Martinique	Martinique	Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic ^[10]	Fort-de-France	French : Martinique
Saba	Saba	Special municipality of the country of the Netherlands ^[8]	The Bottom	Dutch : Saba
Saint Barthelemy	Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy	Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic	Gustavia	French : Saint-Barthélemy
Saint Martin	Collectivity of Saint Martin	Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic	Marigot	French : Saint-Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic	Saint-Pierre	French : Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Sint Eustatius	Sint Eustatius	Special municipality of the country of the Netherlands ^[8]	Oranjestad	Dutch : Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Philipsburg	Dutch : Sint Maarten

Dependent territories of sovereign states

English short name	English long name	Political status	Capital	Local short name(s)
Anguilla	Anguilla	British overseas territory	The Valley	English: Anguilla
Bermuda	Bermuda Islands	British overseas territory	Hamilton	English: Bermuda Portuguese : Bermudas
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands	British overseas territory	Road Town	English: British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	British overseas territory	George Town	English: Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands ^[11]	Falkland Islands	British overseas territory	Stanley	English: Falkland Islands Spanish : Islas Malvinas
Montserrat ^[2]	Montserrat	British overseas territory	Brades (de facto) Plymouth (de jure)	English: Montserrat
Navassa Island ^[12]	Navassa Island	Unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States	Uninhabited	English: Navassa Island
Puerto Rico	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	Unincorporated organized territory of the United States	San Juan	Spanish : Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ^[11]	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	British overseas territory	King Edward Point	English: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	British overseas territory	Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)	English: Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Islands	Unincorporated organized territory of the United States	Charlotte Amalie	English: United States Virgin Islands

Notes

↑ The current government of Cuba was excluded from participation in the Organization under a decision adopted by the Eighth Meeting of Consultation in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on 31 January 1962.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Full member of the Caribbean Community.
1 2 Claims territory in Antarctica.
1 2 3 4 Full member of Mercosur.
1 2 3 4 Full member of the Andean Community.
1 2 3 Signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Source: CIA The World Factbook
1 2 3 Includes Pacific islands usually not considered parts of the Americas.
1 2 3 The Special Municipalities of the Netherlands are fully incorporated parts of the Netherlands.
↑ Sometimes considered to be part of Oceania.
1 2 3 The Overseas Departments of France are fully incorporated parts of France.
1 2 Claimed by Argentina.
↑ Claimed by Haiti.

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[1] The current government of Cuba was excluded from participation in the Organization under a decision adopted by the Eighth Meeting of Consultation in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on 31 January 1962.

[CARICOM-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Full member of the Caribbean Community.

[Antarctica-3] 1 2 Claims territory in Antarctica.

[Mercosur-4] 1 2 3 4 Full member of Mercosur.

[Andean-5] 1 2 3 4 Full member of the Andean Community.

[NAFTA-6] 1 2 3 Signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Source: CIA The World Factbook

[Outside_Territory-7] 1 2 3 Includes Pacific islands usually not considered parts of the Americas.

[SM-8] 1 2 3 The Special Municipalities of the Netherlands are fully incorporated parts of the Netherlands.

[9] Sometimes considered to be part of Oceania.

[OD-10] 1 2 3 The Overseas Departments of France are fully incorporated parts of France.

[ARGclaim-11] 1 2 Claimed by Argentina.

[12] Claimed by Haiti.

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List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas

Contents

Sovereign states

Constituent parts of sovereign states

Dependent territories of sovereign states

See also

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