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*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Saudi Arabia]]''' – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | *{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Saudi Arabia]]''' – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
*{{flagicon|Senegal}} '''[[Senegal]]''' – Republic of Senegal | *{{flagicon|Senegal}} '''[[Senegal]]''' – Republic of Senegal | ||
| − | *{{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Serbia]]''' – Republic of Serbia | + | *{{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Serbia]]''' – Republic of Serbia |
*{{flagicon|Seychelles}} '''[[Seychelles]]''' – Republic of Seychelles | *{{flagicon|Seychelles}} '''[[Seychelles]]''' – Republic of Seychelles | ||
*{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} '''[[Sierra Leone]]''' – Republic of Sierra Leone | *{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} '''[[Sierra Leone]]''' – Republic of Sierra Leone | ||
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*{{flagicon|Slovenia}} '''[[Slovenia]]''' – Republic of Slovenia | *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} '''[[Slovenia]]''' – Republic of Slovenia | ||
*{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} '''[[Solomon Islands]]''' | *{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} '''[[Solomon Islands]]''' | ||
| − | *{{flagicon|Somalia}} '''[[Somalia]]''' | + | *{{flagicon|Somalia}} '''[[Somalia]]''' |
| − | *{{flagicon|Somaliland}} '''''[[Somaliland]]''''' – Republic of Somaliland | + | *{{flagicon|Somaliland}} '''''[[Somaliland]]''''' – Republic of Somaliland |
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[South Africa]]''' – Republic of South Africa | *{{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[South Africa]]''' – Republic of South Africa | ||
**''See [[#K|Korea (Republic of)]] for South Korea'' | **''See [[#K|Korea (Republic of)]] for South Korea'' | ||
| − | *{{flagicon|South Ossetia}} '''''[[South Ossetia]]''''' – Republic of South Ossetia | + | *{{flagicon|South Ossetia}} '''''[[South Ossetia]]''''' – Republic of South Ossetia |
*{{flagicon|South Sudan}} ''' [[South Sudan]]''' - Republic of South Sudan | *{{flagicon|South Sudan}} ''' [[South Sudan]]''' - Republic of South Sudan | ||
*{{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Spain]]''' – Kingdom of Spain | *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Spain]]''' – Kingdom of Spain | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 23 September 2012
List of countries
A
- Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia<ref name="ABK" />
- Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
- Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
- Albania – Republic of Albania
- Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US overseas territory)
- Andorra – Principality of Andorra
- Angola – Republic of Angola
- Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina – Argentine Republic<ref>Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.</ref>
- Armenia – Republic of Armenia
- Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
- Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
- Austria – Republic of Austria
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan<ref>See also Nagorno-Karabakh.</ref>
B
- Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus – Republic of Belarus
- Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
- Belize
- Benin – Republic of Benin
- Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
- Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
- Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana – Republic of Botswana
- Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
- Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- See Myanmar for Burma<ref name="names" />
- Burundi – Republic of Burundi
C
- Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
- Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
- Canada. Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.</ref>
- Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Central African Republic<ref>The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.</ref>
- Chad – Republic of Chad
- Chile – Republic of Chile
- China (People's Republic of) – People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China is sometimes rendered as Mainland China in the relationship with its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as its relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan.
- China (Republic of) – Republic of China. The Republic of China (ROC) is popularly referred to as Taiwan by the international community.
- Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
- Colombia – Republic of Colombia
- Comoros – Union of the Comoros
- Congo (Democratic Republic of) – Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo.
- Congo (Republic of) – Republic of the Congo. It is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire<ref name="names" />
- Croatia – Republic of Croatia
- Cuba – Republic of Cuba
- Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus<ref>See also Northern Cyprus.</ref>
- Czech Republic
D
- Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
- See Akrotiri and Dhekelia for Dhekelia
- Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
- Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
- Dominican Republic
E
- See Timor-Leste for East Timor<ref name="names" />
- Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
- Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
- El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea – State of Eritrea
- Estonia – Republic of Estonia
- Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
F
- Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)<ref>Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.</ref>
- Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Finland – Republic of Finland
- France – French Republic
- French Polynesia (French overseas community)
G
- Gabon – Gabonese Republic
- Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
- Georgia<ref>See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.</ref>
- Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
- Ghana – Republic of Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
- Greece – Hellenic Republic
- Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Grenada
- Guam – Territory of Guam (US overseas territory)
- Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
- Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)<ref>The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.</ref>
- Guinea – Republic of Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
H
- Haiti – Republic of Haiti
- Honduras – Republic of Honduras
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty). Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
- Hungary – Republic of Hungary
I
- Iceland – Republic of Iceland
- India – Republic of India
- Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
- Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
- Iraq – Republic of Iraq
- Ireland<ref>Ireland is commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.</ref>
- Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
- Israel – State of Israel
- Italy – Italian Republic
- See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast<ref name="names" />
J
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
- Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
K
- Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
- Kenya – Republic of Kenya
- Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
- Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) – Democratic People's Republic of Korea<ref>The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.</ref>
- Korea (Republic of) – Republic of Korea<ref>The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.</ref>
- Kosovo – Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (Autonomous province of Serbia under UN protectorate)<ref name>Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia currently administered by the Provisional Institution of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission.</ref>
- Kuwait – State of Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic<ref>Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.</ref>
L
- Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia – Republic of Latvia
- Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
- Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
- Liberia – Republic of Liberia
- Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
- Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
M
- Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)
- Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia
- Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
- Malawi – Republic of Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives – Republic of Maldives
- Mali – Republic of Mali
- Malta – Republic of Malta
- Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
- Mayotte (French overseas community)
- Mexico – United Mexican States
- Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
- Moldova – Republic of Moldova. See also Pridnestrovie.
- Monaco – Principality of Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
- Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco. See also Western Sahara.
- Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
- Myanmar – Union of Myanmar
N
- Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic<ref name="NK" />
- Namibia – Republic of Namibia
- Nauru – Republic of Nauru
- Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
- Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands <ref>Legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.</ref>
- Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- New Caledonia (French community sui generis)
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
- Niger – Republic of Niger
- Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
- See Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) for North Korea
- Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
- Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus<ref name="NC" />
- Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US overseas commonwealth)
- Norway – Kingdom of Norway
O
- Oman – Sultanate of Oman
P
- Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Palau – Republic of Palau
- Palestine – State of Palestine<ref>The State of Palestine in the Palestinian territories is currently recognized by the Holy See and 93 UN member states. It has never been admitted as a full UN member (only granted with a permanent observer status) but is a member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The State claims the whole Palestinian territories but only exercises de facto control over part of the territories administered through its shadow organ, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). It is further supported by other countries according the PNA a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing the State as sovereign.</ref>
- Panama – Republic of Panama
- Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
- Peru – Republic of Peru
- Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Poland – Republic of Poland
- Portugal – Portuguese Republic
- Pridnestrovie – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic<ref name="PRID" /><ref name="names" />
- Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth)
Q
- Qatar – State of Qatar
R
S
- Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas community)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
- San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Senegal – Republic of Senegal
- Serbia – Republic of Serbia
- Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
- Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
- Singapore – Republic of Singapore
- Slovakia – Slovak Republic
- Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland
- South Africa – Republic of South Africa
- See Korea (Republic of) for South Korea
- South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia
- South Sudan - Republic of South Sudan
- Spain – Kingdom of Spain
- Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
- Suriname – Republic of Suriname
- Svalbard (Territory of Norway)<ref>Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.</ref>
- Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
- Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
- Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
T
- See China (Republic of) for the country that is commonly referred to as Taiwan
- Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
- Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania.
- Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
- Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Togo – Togolese Republic
- Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
- Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
- See Pridnestrovie for Transnistria<ref name="names" />
- Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
- Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
- Turkey – Republic of Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Tuvalu
U
- Uganda – Republic of Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States – United States of America
- Uruguay – Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
V
- Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
- Vatican City – State of the Vatican City<ref>Vatican City is administered by a Governor appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City concurrently.</ref>
- Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory)
W
- Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas community)
- Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic<ref>The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara is currently recognized by 46 UN member states. It has never been admitted to the UN but is a member of the African Union. It claims the whole territory of Western Sahara but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, while a large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated into Morocco.</ref>
Y
- Yemen – Republic of Yemen
Z
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