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This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.
In order to be listed here as a de facto independent country, article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933 is followed, which means that entity should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. Additionally the entity doesn't accept that it de jure comprises part of the territory of another country. In the case of the inclusion of a de facto independent state a note explains the reason for its inclusion.
In the notes information is included on the following issues:-
The names are given in English and in the official language(s) of the state
The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute. Entities considered to be microstates that are internationally not recognized are not included.
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| Abkhazia 1 - Republic of Abkhazia |
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| Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
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| Albania - Republic of Albania |
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| Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
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| Andorra - Principality of Andorra |
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| Angola: Republic of Angola |
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| Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the island of Guadeloupe to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, 4 |
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| ArgentinaArgentina is a Spanish-speaking country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in th 3 : Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic |
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| ArmeniaArmenia ( Armenian: ''Hayastan is a landlocked country in southern Transcaucasia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan in the east and Iran and the Naxcivan exclave of Azerbaijan in th: Republic of Armenia |
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| AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count 3 - Commonwealth of Australia |
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| AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the 4 - Republic of Austria |
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| AzerbaijanThe Republic of Azerbaijan ( Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan or #x4D9;јҹ is a country in the Caucasus adjacent to the Caspian Sea that shares borders with Russia in the north, Georgia, Armenia, in the west and Iran in the south. The Nakhchivan Au 1 , 4 - Republic of Azerbaijan |
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| The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
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| BahrainThe Kingdom of Bahrain or Bahrain is a borderless country in the Persian Gulf ( Southwest Asia/ Middle East, Asia). Saudi Arabia is to the west and is connected to Bahrain by a causeway, and Qatar is to the south across the Gulf of Bahrain. History Main a - Kingdom of Bahrain |
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| Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh |
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| Barbados |
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| Belarus - Republic of Belarus |
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| Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium |
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| Belize |
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| Benin - Republic of Benin |
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| Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan |
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| Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 |
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| Botswana - Republic of Botswana |
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| Brazil 3 - Federative Republic of Brazil |
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| Brunei - State if Brunei Darussalam |
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| Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria |
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| Burkina Faso |
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| Burundi - Republic of Burundi |
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| Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia |
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| Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon |
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| Canada 3 - Canada |
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| Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde |
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| Central African Republic - Central African Republic |
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| Chad - Republic of Chad |
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| Chile - Republic of Chile |
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| China (PRC) 4 - People's Republic of China |
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| Colombia - Republic of Colombia |
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| Comoros 3 - Union of the Comoros |
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| Congo-Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Congo-Brazzaville - Republic of Congo |
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| Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica |
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| Côte d'Ivoire 10 - Republic of Côte d'Ivore |
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| Croatia - Republic of Croatia |
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| Cuba - Republic of Cuba |
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| Cyprus 1 - Republic of Cyprus |
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| Czech Republic 12 - Czech Republic |
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| Denmark 2 - Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti |
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| Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica |
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| Dominican Republic |
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| East Timor - Democratic Republic of East Timor |
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| Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador |
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| Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt |
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| El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador |
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| Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
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| Eritrea - State of Eritrea |
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| Estonia - Republic of Estonia |
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| Ethiopia 3 - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
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| Fiji 4 - Republic of the Fiji Islands |
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| Finland 4 - Republic of Finland |
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| France 2 - French Republic |
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| Gabon - Gabonese Republic |
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| The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia |
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| Georgia 1 , 4 |
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| Germany 3 - Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Ghana - Republic of Ghana |
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| Greece 4 - Greek Republic |
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| Grenada 4 |
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| Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala |
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| Guinea - Republic of Guinea |
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| Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
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| Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
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| Haiti - Republic of Haiti |
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| Honduras - Republic of Honduras |
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| Hungary - Republic of Hungary |
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| Iceland - Republic of Iceland |
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| India 3 - Republic of India |
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| Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia |
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| Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Iraq - Republic of Iraq |
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| Ireland, Republic of - Republic of Ireland |
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| Israel - State of Israel |
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| Italy - Italian Republic |
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| Jamaica |
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| Japan - Japan |
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| Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
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| Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan |
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| Kenya - Republic of Kenya |
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| Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati |
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| Korea (North) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Korea (South) - Republic of Korea |
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| Kuwait - State of Kuwait |
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| Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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| Latvia - Republic of Latvia |
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| Lebanon - Republic of Lebanon |
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| Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho |
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| Liberia - Republic of Liberia |
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| Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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| Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein |
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| Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania |
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| Luxembourg - Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg |
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| Macedonia (FYROM) 5 - Republic of Macedonia |
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| Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar |
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| Malawi - Republic of Malawi |
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| Malaysia 3 - Federation of Malaysia |
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| Maldives - Republic of Maldives |
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| Mali - Republic of Mali |
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| Malta - Republic of Malta |
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| Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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| Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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| Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius |
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| Mexico 3 - United Mexican States |
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| Micronesia 3 - Federated States of Micronesia |
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| Moldova 1 , 4 - Republic of Moldova |
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| Monaco - Principality of Monaco |
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| Mongolia |
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| Morocco 6 - Kingdom of Morocco |
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| Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique |
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| Myanmar 11 - Union of Myanmar |
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| Nagorno-Karabakh 1 - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
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| Namibia - Republic of Namibia |
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| Nauru |
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| Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal |
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| Netherlands 2 - Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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| New Zealand 2 |
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| Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua |
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| Niger - Republic of Niger |
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| Nigeria 3 - Federal Republic of Nigeria |
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| Northern Cyprus 1 - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
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| Norway 2 - Kingdom of Norway |
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| Oman - Sultanate of Oman |
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