ස්වෛරී රාජ්‍ය ලැයිස්තුව


ජාත්‍යන්තරව පිළිගැනුනු ස්වෛරී රාජ්‍යයන් 

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!width=60%|Name in English and the official languages of the state
!width=40%|Information on the extent of the sovereignty<ref>Information is included on
 the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source: the website of the UN).
 the reason a non-de jure state is listed. More information can be found at the list of unrecognized countries.
 the overseas dependencies. Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at the List of dependent countries.
 the federal structures if applicable. Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.
 the autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state. Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see List of autonomous areas by country.
 disputed territories
 separatist governments in exile. </ref>
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Abkhazia  Other states
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
 Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت 
 Persian: افغانستان - جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Albania
 Albanian: Shqipëria - Republika e Shqipërise
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
 Arabic: الجزائر - الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Principality of Andorra
 Catalan: Andorra - Principat d’Andorra
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Angola
 Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola
Widely recognized member of the UN. A separatist government in exile claims independence for Cabinda

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|valign=top| - Antigua and Barbuda
 English - Antigua and Barbuda
Widely recognized member of the UN. Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth Realm and has a division (dependency), Barbuda, with an autonomous status.
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|valign=top| - Argentine Republic
 Spanish: Argentina - República Argentina
Widely recognized member of the UN. Argentina is a federation divided in provinces and one federal district. Argentina also claims sovereignty over the British overseas territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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|valign=top| - Republic of Armenia
 Armenian: Հայաստան - Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Commonwealth of Australia
 English: Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Widely recognized member of the UN. Australia is a Commonwealth Realm and a federation of states and territories. Australia has sovereignty over:
 
 
 
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 Coral Sea Islands
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia claims sovereignty over parts of Antarctica as:
 Australian Antarctic Territory
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|valign=top| - Republic of Austria
 German: Österreich - Republik Österreich
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Austria is a federation divided in states (Bundesländer).
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|valign=top| - Republic of Azerbaijan
 Azeri: Azərbaycan - Azərbaycan Respublikası
Widely recognized member of the UN. Azerbaijan has one autonomous republic, , and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ,). In Nagorno Karabakh a de facto country in the de jure territory of Azerbaijan has been established.
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|valign=top| - Commonwealth of The Bahamas
 English: The Bahamas - Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Bahamas is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Bahrain
 Arabic: البحرين - مملكة البحرين  
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - People's Republic of Bangladesh
 Bengali: বাংলাদেশ -  গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 English: Barbados
Widely recognized member of the UN. Barbados is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Belarus
 Belarusian: Беларусь - Рэспубліка Беларусь
 Russian: Белоруссия - Республика Беларусь
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Belgium
 Dutch: België - Koninkrijk België
 French: Belgique - Royaume de Belgique
 German: Belgien - Königreich Belgien
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Belgium is a federation divided in linguistic communities and regions.
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 English: Belize
Widely recognized member of the UN. Belize is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Benin
 French: Bénin - République du Bénin
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Bhutan
 Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ - འབྲུག་ རྒྱལ་ཁབ་
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Bolivia
 Spanish: Bolivia - República de Bolivia
 Quechua: Bulibiya - Bulibiya Mama Llaqta
 Aymara: Wuliwya - Wuliwya Suyu
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bosnian and Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina
 Serbian: Босна и Херцеговина / Bosna i Hercegovina
Widely recognized member of the UN. As a result of the Dayton Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two constituent entities, the  and the .
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|valign=top| - Republic of Botswana
 Tswana: Botswana - Lefatshe la Botswana
 English: Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Federative Republic of Brazil
 Portuguese: Brasil - República Federativa do Brasil
Widely recognized member of the UN. Brasil is a federation divided in 	states and one federal district.
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|valign=top| - Negara Brunei Darussalam
 Malay: Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam
Widely recognized member of the UN. Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Bulgaria
 Bulgarian: България - Република България
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Burkina Faso
 French: Burkina Faso
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Union of Myanmar (Burma)
 Burmese: ဴမန္မာ — 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Burundi
 Kirundi: Uburundi - Republika y'Uburundi
 French: Burundi - République du Burundi
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Cambodia
 Cambodian: កម្ពុជា - ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cameroon
 French: Cameroun - République du Cameroun
 English: Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 English and French: Canada
Widely recognized member of the UN. Canada is a Commonwealth Realm and a federation divided into provinces and territories.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cape Verde
 Portuguese: Cabo Verde - República de Cabo Verde
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 French: République Centrafricaine
 Sangho: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Chad
 French: Tchad - République du Tchad
 Arabic: تشاد  - جمهوريّة تشاد 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Chile
 Spanish: Chile - República de Chile
Widely recognized member of the UN. Easter Island is an integral part of Chile.
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|valign=top| - People's Republic of China
 Chinese: 中国 - 中华人民共和国
Widely recognized member of the UN. Commonly known as චීනය, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has five autonomous regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet.
Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of
  (special administrative region of Hong Kong)
  (special administrative region of Macau)
It claims sovereignty over the territories of:
 Taiwan and associated islands, which are governed by the Republic of China (which claims sovereignty over the whole of China),
 The Paracel Islands (disputed by the ROC and Vietnam),
 The Spratly Islands (disputed by the ROC, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei),
 Part of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of Jammu and Kashmir.
Tibet and East Turkestan (Xinjiang) have separatist governments in exile.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Colombia
 Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Union of the Comoros
 Komori: Komori - Udzima wa Komori
 French: Comores - Union des Comores
 Arabic: القمر   - اتحاد القمر
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Comoros is a federation with autonomous islands. The Comoros dispute the French sovereignty over Mayotte and the Glorioso Islands.
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|valign=top| - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)
 French: Congo - République Démocratique du Congo
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
 French: Congo - République du Congo
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Costa Rica
 Spanish: Costa Rica - República de Costa Rica
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
 French: Côte d'Ivoire - République de Côte d'Ivoire
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Croatia
 Croatian: Hrvatska - Republika Hrvatska
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cuba
 Spanish: Cuba - República de Cuba
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay is as the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Cyprus
 Greek: Κυπρος - Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
 Turkish: Kıbrıs - Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. See Northern Cyprus for the de facto state in the de jure territory of Cyprus.
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 Czech: Česko - Česká republika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Denmark
 Danish: Danmark - Kongeriget Danmark
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
The Kingdom of Denmark includes also two autonomous countries. For more information, see Rigsfællesskabet.
  (Føroyar/Færøerne)
  (Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland)
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|valign=top| - Republic of Djibouti
 French: Djibouti - République de Djibouti
 Arabic: جيبوتي - جمهورية جيبوتي
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Commonwealth of Dominica
 English: Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 Spanish: República Dominicana
Widely recognized member of the UN and OAS.
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|valign=top| - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
 Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e - Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e
 Portuguese: Timor-Leste - República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Ecuador
 Spanish: Ecuador - República del Ecuador
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Arab Republic of Egypt
 Arabic: مصر  - جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of El Salvador
 Spanish: El Salvador - República de El Salvador
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
 Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial - Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - State of Eritrea
 Tigrinya: ኤርትራ - ሃግሬ ኤርትራ
 Arabic: إرتريا - دولة إرتريا 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Estonia
 Estonian: Eesti - Eesti Vabariik
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
 Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ - የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
Widely recognized member of the UN. Ethiopia is a federation divided in regions and chartered cities.

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|valign=top| - Republic of the Fiji Islands
 Fijian: Viti - Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti
 English: Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
 Hindustani: फ़िजी / فِجی  - फ़िजी गणराज्य / فِجی رپبلک

Widely recognized member of the UN. Fiji has an autonomous region (dependency), Rotuma.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Finland
 Finnish: Suomi - Suomen Tasavalta
 Swedish: Finland - Republiken Finland
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.  is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.
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|valign=top| - French Republic
 French: France - République française
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. The French overseas regions/departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion) are legally part of France and France possesses the uninhabited Clipperton Island. The French sovereignty includes also the overseas territories of
  (Polynésie française)
  (disputed by Comoros)
  (Nouvelle-Calédonie)
 
  (Saint-Martin)
  (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)
  (Wallis-et-Futuna)
  (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, uninhabited). It includes the Antarctic claim of Adélie Land. 
The French sovereignty over Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova is disputed by Madagascar, over Glorioso Islands by Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Comoros, and over Tromelin by Mauritius and the Seychelles.
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|valign=top| - Gabonese Republic
 French: Gabon - République Gabonaise
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of The Gambia
 English: The Gambia - Republic of The Gambia
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 Georgian: საქართველოWidely recognized member of the UN. Georgia has three divisions with an autonomous status, ,  and . Both in Abkhazia and South Ossetia de facto states inside the de jure territory of Georgia have been formed.
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|valign=top| - Federal Republic of Germany
 German: Deutschland - Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Germany is a federation divided in states (Länder).
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|valign=top| - Republic of Ghana
 English: Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Hellenic Republic
 Greek: Ελλάδα - Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| English: Grenada
Widely recognized member of the UN. Grenada is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Guatemala
 Spanish: Guatemala - República de Guatemala
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Guinea
 French: Guinée - République de Guinée
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
 Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau - República da Guiné-Bissau
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
 English: Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Haiti
 French: Haïti - République d'Haïti
 Haitian Creole: Ayiti - Repiblik dAyiti
Widely recognized member of the UN. Haiti claims the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Honduras
 Spanish: Honduras - República de Honduras
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Hungary
 Hungarian: Magyarország - Magyar Köztársaság
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Iceland
 Icelandic: Ísland - Lýðveldið Ísland
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of India
 Hindi: भारत - भारत गणराज्य 
 English: India - Republic of India
Widely recognized member of the UN. India is a federation divided in states and union territories. The Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the People's Republic of China. India claims sovereignty over and administers part of Kashmir.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Indonesia
 Indonesian: Indonesia - Republik Indonesia
Widely recognized member of the UN. Indonesia has four provinces with special status, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Yogyakarta Special Region, Papua, and Jakarta Special Capital Region. Separatist governments in exile claim independence for the Republic of the South Moluccas, the Republic of West Papua, and the Sultanate of Nangroe Aceh Darusalam
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Iran
 Persian: ایران -  جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Widely recognized member of the UN. Divided into provinces and counties
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|valign=top| - Republic of Iraq
 Arabic: العراق -  جمهورية العراق 
 Kurdish: عێراق - كۆماری عێراق 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Iraq's constitution labels the country as a federation divided in regions, governorates and the capital district. At present the only region is Iraqi Kurdistan.
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|valign=top| - Ireland
 Irish: Éire
 English: Ireland
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - State of Israel
 Hebrew: ישראל - מדינת ישראל
 Arabic: اسرائيل - دولة اسرائيل 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Israel occupies the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. It has supervision over the partially occupied Palestinian territories. These occupations are internationally not recognized. See for more information also Palestine.

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|valign=top| - Italian Republic
 Italian: Italia - Repubblica Italiana
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Italy has autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
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 English: Jamaica
Widely recognized member of the UN. Jamaica is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - State of Japan
 Japanese: 日本 - 日本国
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
 Arabic: الاردن - المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Kazakhstan
 Kazakh: Қазақстан - Қазақстан Республикасы 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Kenya
 English: Kenya - Republic of Kenya
 Swahili: Kenya - Jamhuri ya Kenya
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Kiribati
 Gilbertese: Kiribati - Ribaberikin Kiribati
 English: Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
 Korean: 조선 - 조선민주주의인민공화국
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Korea (South Korea)
 Korean: 한국 - 대한민국 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Kosovo  Other states
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|valign=top| - State of Kuwait
 Arabic: الكويت - دولة الكويت 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kyrgyz Republic
 Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан - Кыргыз Республикасы 
 Russian: Кыргызстан - Кыргызская республика 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Lao People's Democratic Republic
 Laotian: ນລາວ - ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ  
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Latvia
 Latvian: Latvija - Latvijas Republika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Lebanon
 Arabic: لبنان - الجمهوريّة البنانيّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Lesotho
 English: Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
 Sotho: Lesotho - Mmuso wa Lesotho
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Liberia
 English: Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| -  Socialist People's Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya
 Arabic: ليبيا - الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى  
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Principality of Liechtenstein
 German: Liechtenstein - Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Lithuania
 Lithuanian: Lietuva - Lietuvos Respublika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
 Luxembourgian: Lëtzebuerg - Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
 French: Luxembourg - Grand-Duché du Luxembourg
 German: Luxemburg - Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia
 Macedonian: Македонија - Република Македонија 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Madagascar
 Malagasy: Madagasikara - Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
 French: Madagascar - République de Madagascar
Widely recognized member of the UN. Madagascar claims the French possessions of the Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Malawi
 English: Malawi - Republic of Malawi
 Chewa: Malaŵi - Mfuko la Malaŵi
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| Malay: Malaysia
Widely recognized member of the UN. Malaysia is a federation divided in states and federal territories. Malaysia claims part of the Spratly Islands.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Maldives
 Divehi: ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު - ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖ 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Mali
 French: Mali - République du Mali
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Malta
 Maltese: Malta - Repubblika ta' Malta
 English: Malta - Republic of Malta
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Marshall Islands
 Marshallese: Aorōkin M̧ajeļ - Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
 English: Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Marshall Islands claim the United States territory of Wake Island.
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
 Arabic: موريتانيا - الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية  
 French: Mauritanie - République Islamique de la Mauritanie
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Mauritius
 English: Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
 French: Maurice - République de Maurice
Widely recognized member of the UN. Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues. Mauritius claims the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French island of Tromelin.
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|valign=top| - United Mexican States
 Spanish: México - Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Widely recognized member of the UN. Mexico is a federation divided into states and one federal district.
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|valign=top| - Federated States of Micronesia
 English: Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States. Micronesia is a federation divided into states.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Moldova
 Moldovan: Moldova - Republica Moldova
Widely recognized member of the UN. Moldova has an autonomous region, Gagauzia. See Transnistria for the de facto state inside the de jure territory of Moldova.
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|valign=top| - Principality of Monaco
 French: Monaco - Principauté de Monaco
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| Mongolian: Монгол Улс 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| Montenegrin: Црна Гора - Црна Гора 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Morocco
 Arabic: المغرب - المملكة المغربية 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Morocco claims sovereignty over the Western Sahara and controls most of it, which is disputed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputes the Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Mozambique
 Portuguese: Moçambique - República de Moçambique
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|නගෝර්නෝ-කරබාක්   අනෙකුත් රාජ්‍යයන්
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|valign=top| - Republic of Namibia
 English: Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Nauru
 Nauruan: Naoero - Republik Naoero
 English: Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
 Nepali: नेपाल 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| නෙදර්ලන්තය - Kingdom of the Netherlands 
 Dutch: Nederland - Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Legally the Netherlands refers to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of one European country:
 

and the two overseas (associated) countries:
 
  (Nederlandse Antillen)
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|valign=top| English: New Zealand
 Māori: Aotearoa
Widely recognized member of the UN. New Zealand is a Commonwealth Realm and has responsibilities for the two free associated states of:
 . The Cook Islands have received some diplomatic recognition
 . Niue only has diplomatic relations with New Zealand.

The dependent territory of:

 
New Zealand also claims sovereignty over parts of Antarctica as: 
 Ross Dependency   
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|valign=top| - Republic of Nicaragua
 Spanish: Nicaragua - República de Nicaragua
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Niger
 French: Niger - République du Niger
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Federal Republic of Nigeria
 English: Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Widely recognized member of the UN. Nigeria is a federation divided in states and one federal district.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Northern Cyprus  Other states|-
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|North Korea  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Norway
 Norwegian: Norge - Kongeriket Norge / Noreg - Kongeriket Noreg
Widely recognized member of the UN. Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty. The overseas uninhabited possessions of Bouvet Island and Jan Mayen are integral parts of Norway. The Norwegian claim of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) as part of Norway is suspended.
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|valign=top| - Sultanate of Oman
 Arabic: عُمان - سلطنة عُمان 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
 Urdu: پاکستان - اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان 
 English: Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Widely recognized member of the UN. Pakistan is a federation divided in provinces and territories. Pakistan claims sovereignty over and occupies part of Kashmir.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Palau
 Paluan: Belau - Beluu er a Belau
 English: Palau - Republic of Palau
Widely recognized member of the UN under Compact of Free Association with the United States.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|The Palestinian territories  Other states|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of Panama
 Spanish: Panamá - República de Panamá
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
 English: Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
 Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini - Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
Widely recognized member of the UN. Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth Realm and has an autonomous province, Bougainville Province.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Paraguay
 Spanish: Paraguay - República del Paraguay
 Guarani: Paraguái - Têta Paraguái
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Peru
 Spanish: Perú - República del Perú
 Quechua: Piruw - Piruw Mama Llaqta
 Aymara: Piruw - Piruw Suyu
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Philippines
 Filipino: Pilipinas - Republika ng Pilipinas
 English: Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Philippines has an autonomous region, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Philippines claim the Spratly Islands.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Poland
 Polish: Polska - Rzeczpospolita Polska
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Portuguese Republic
 Portuguese: Portugal - República Portuguesa
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Portugal has two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira. Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga.
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|valign=top| - State of Qatar
 Arabic: قطر - دولة قطر 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| Romanian: România
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Russian Federation
 Russian: Россия - Российская Федерация 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Russia is a federationWhether or not the Russian Federation is a genuine federation is a matter of dispute. See: Russian Federation section.</ref> divided in Subjects of Russia (oblasts, republics, autonomous okrugs, krays, and federal cities).Several of the federal subjects are autonomous republics:
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
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|valign=top| - Republic of Rwanda
 KinyaRwanda: Rwanda - Repubulika y'u Rwanda
 French: Rwanda - République du Rwanda
 English: Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
 English: Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Widely recognized member of the UN. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth Realm and is a federation of the islands.
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|valign=top|
 English: Saint Lucia
Widely recognized member of the UN. Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top|
 English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Widely recognized member of the UN. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - Independent State of Samoa
 Samoan: Sāmoa - Mālo Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa
 English: Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of San Marino
 Italian: San Marino - Repubblica di San Marino
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
 Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
Widely recognized member of the UN. São Tomé and Príncipe has an autonomous province, Príncipe.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 Arabic: السعودية - المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN.

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|valign=top| - Republic of Senegal
 French: Sénégal - République du Sénégal
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Serbia
 Serbian: Србија - Република Србија 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Serbia has two autonomous provinces, Kosovo and Metohija and Vojvodina.  The Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija is currently administered by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government under the supervision of EULEX. In Kosovo a de facto country in the de jure territory of Serbia has been established and remains partially recognised.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Seychelles
 English: Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
 French: Seychelles - République des Seychelles
 Seselwa: Sesel - Repiblik Sesel
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Seychelles claim the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French Glorioso Islands and Tromelin.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Sierra Leone
 English: Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Singapore
 English: Singapore - Republic of Singapore
 Malay: Singapura - Republik Singapura
 Chinese: 新加坡 - 新加坡共和国 
 Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் - சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Slovak Republic
 Slovak: Slovensko - Slovenská republika
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Slovenia
 Slovenian: Slovenija - Republika Slovenija
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top|
 English: Solomon Islands
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| -  Republic of Somalia
 Somali: Soomaaliya - Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya
 Arabic: الصومال - جمهورية الصومال  
Widely recognized member of the UN. Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government. Somalia disputed the Yemenite sovereignty over Socotra. See Somaliland for the de facto country inside the de jure territory of Somalia.
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|valign=top| - Republic of South Africa
 English: South Africa - Republic of South Africa
 Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika - Republiek van Suid-Afrika
 Xhosa: Mzantsi Afrika - IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
 Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika - IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
 Ndbele: Sewula Afrika - IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika
 North Sotho: Afrika-Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa
 Sotho: Afrika Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
 Tswana: Aforika Borwa - Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
 Swazi: Ningizimu Afrika - IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
 Venda: Afurika Tshipembe - Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe
 Tsonga: Afrika Dzonga - Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga

Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|South Korea  Korea, Republic of
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|South Ossetia  Other states|-
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Spain
 Spanish: España - Reino de España
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. Spain is divided in autonomous communities and cities./> The sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas is disputed by Morocco. The sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga is disputed by පෘතුගාලය. Spain disputes the British sovereignty over Gibraltar.
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|valign=top| - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

 Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාව - ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය 
 Tamil: இலங்கை - இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Tamil Eelam has a separatist government that controls part of Sri Lanka.(see source). It strives after an independent country but has not yet declared independence.
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|valign=top| - Republic of the Sudan
 Arabic: السودان - جمهورية السودان 
 English: Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Widely recognized member of the UN. Sudan is a federation divided in states and it has one autonomous region, Southern Sudan, formed out of the Southern Sudanese states.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Suriname
 Dutch: Suriname - Republiek Suriname
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Swaziland
 English: Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
 Swazi: eSwatini - Umbuso weSwatini
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Sweden
 Swedish: Sverige - Konungariket Sverige
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU.
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|valign=top| - Swiss Confederation
 German: Schweiz - Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
 French: Suisse - Confédération Suisse
 Italian: Svizzera - Confederazione Svizzera
 Raeto-Romance: Svizra - Confederaziun Svizra
Widely recognized member of the UN. Switzerland is a federation divided in cantons.
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|valign=top| - Syrian Arab Republic
 Arabic: سورية - الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة 
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Golan is occupied by Israel. Syria disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|China, Republic of (commonly known as "Taiwan")  Other states
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|valign=top| - Republic of Tajikistan
 Tajik: Тоҷикистон - Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
Widely recognized member of the UN. Tajikistan has an autonomous province, Gorno-Badakhshan.
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|valign=top| - United Republic of Tanzania
 Swahili: Tanzania - Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
Widely recognized member of the UN. Tanzania is a federacy with an autonomous status for Zanzibar.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Thailand
 Thai: ประเทศไทย - ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Timor-Leste  East Timor
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|valign=top| - Togolese Republic
 French: Togo - République Togolaise
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Kingdom of Tonga
 Tongan: Tonga - Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
 English: Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top colspan=2 style="font-size: 90%;"|Transnistria  Other states|-
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|valign=top| - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
 English: Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Widely recognized member of the UN. Trinidad and Tobago has an autonomous island, Tobago.
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|valign=top| - Tunisian Republic
 Arabic: تونس - الجمهورية التونسية 
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Turkey
 Turkish: Türkiye - Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Turkish sovereignty over the Hatay Province is disputed by Syria
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|valign=top|
 Turkmenian: Türkmenistan
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top|
 Tuvaluan and English: Tuvalu
Widely recognized member of the UN. Tuvalu is a Commonwealth Realm.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Uganda
 English: Uganda - Republic of Uganda
 Swahili: Uganda - Jamhuri ya Uganda
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top|
 Ukrainian: Україна 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Ukraine has an autonomous republic, .
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|valign=top| - United Arab Emirates
 Arabic: الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة 
Widely recognized member of the UN. The United Arab Emirates is a federation divided into emirates.
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|valign=top| - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 English: United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 Welsh: Teyrnas Gyfunol Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
Widely recognized member of the UN and the EU. The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth Realm comprising four  countries/ home nations.
 
 
 
 Northern Ireland‎
The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories:
  Akrotiri and Dhekelia
 
 
  (claimed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
 
 
  (claimed by Argentina)
  (claimed by Spain)
 
 
  (with its dependencies of Ascension Island and )
  (claimed by Argentina)
 
  (disputed)
The British Crown has sovereignty over
  (with the dependencies of ,  and )
 
 
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 English: United States of America
Widely recognized member of the UN. The United States is a federation divided in states, a federal district, and one territory. The United States has sovereignty over the following (inhabited) territories and commonwealths
 
 
 
 
 
Besides these, there are uninhabited territories in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island (disputed by the Marshall Islands) as well as Navassa Island (disputed by Haiti). Of these only Palmyra Atoll is fully incorporated and considered a part of the US. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay is as the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba.
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 Spanish: Uruguay - República Oriental del Uruguay
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Uzbekistan
 Uzbek: Ўзбекистон - Ўзбекистон Республикаси 
Widely recognized member of the UN. Uzbekistan has an autonomous republic, .
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|valign=top| - Republic of Vanuatu
 Bislama: Vanuatu - Ripablik blong Vanuatu
 English: Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
 French: Vanuatu - République du Vanuatu
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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|valign=top| - State of the Vatican City
 Latin: Civitas Vaticana - Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
 Italian: Città del Vaticano - Stato della Città del Vaticano
Widely recognized country.The Holy See, a sovereign entity recognized by 176 countries, administers the territory of Vatican City; the Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN. Vatican City's foreign relations are handled by the Holy See. Vatican City is administered by a President of the Government appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See, and therefore ex officio sovereign of Vatican City.
The Holy See also administers a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy.
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|valign=top| - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
 Spanish: Venezuela - República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Widely recognized member of the UN. Venezuela is a federation divided in states, one federal dependency and one federal district.
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|valign=top| - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
 Vietnamese: Việt Nam - Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Widely recognized member of the UN. Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Yemen
 Arabic: اليمن - الجمهوريّة اليمنية 
Widely recognized member of the UN. The Yemenite sovereignty over Socotra is disputed by Somalia.
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|valign=top| - Republic of Zambia
 English: Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 English: Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe
Widely recognized member of the UN.
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 අනෙකුත් රාජ්‍යයන් 

This annex lists states that claim sovereignty and have control over (part of) its claimed territory, but due to disputes over their legitimacy, do not have normal diplomatic relations with the majority of sovereign states. Entities considered to be micronations are not included.

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 Abkhazian: Аҧсны - Аҧснытәи Республика
 Russian: Абхазия - Республика Абхазия
De facto independent state only recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
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 Albanian: Kosovës - Republika e Kosovës
 Serbian: Косово - Република Косово 
De facto independent state that is recognised by  UN member states and by the Republic of China. Party to the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as part of its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. In turn, the Republic of Kosovo claims the part of Kosovo controlled by the Republic of Serbia and still administered by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
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|valign=top| - නගෝර්නෝ-කරබාක් ජනරජය
 Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ - Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն
De facto independent state that has not been diplomatically recognized by any other state. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Azerbaijan.<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh] (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
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|valign=top| - උතුරු සයිප්‍රස තුර්කි සමූහාණ්ඩුව
 Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs - Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
De facto independent state that is recognised only by Turkey. It was accepted as an observer state of the Organization of the Islamic Conference under the name of the Turkish Cypriot State since 1979. In addition, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan (the sovereign state that Nakhichevan belongs to) has not followed suit. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.
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 Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон - Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон
 Russian: Южная Осетия - Республика Южная Осетия
De facto independent state only recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.
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 Chinese: 臺灣 / 台灣 - 中華民國 
De facto independent state; de jure the Republic of China, a polity regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also governs part of the Spratly Islands and has not renounced claims over the territory of the PRC and Mongolia. . The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China participates in a number of non-UN international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, International Olympic Committee and others under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei.
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 Russian: Приднестровье: Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
 Ukrainian: Придністров'я: Придністровська Молдавська Республіка
 Moldovan: Нистря: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ
De facto independent state, recognized only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Moldova as the Territorial Unit of Transnistria.<ref>'See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester] (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref>
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 Arabic'': الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية 
De facto independent state recognized by 46 other states. It is a member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, are claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Marocco. Its government resides in exile in Algeria.
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මෙයද බලන්න

ආශ්‍රිත

General references 
  (2004). United Nations Cartographic Section.  Retrieved 17 January 2006.
 Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations (2006). United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 18 October 2006.
 Countries and currencies (2006). European Commission. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
 The World Factbook (2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
 ISO 3166 country code list (2006) ISO 3166-1 Retrieved 18 October 2006
 How many countries are there in the world? an article by David Madore on this unanswerable question
 Average Latitude & Longitude of Countries

Footnotes