This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.

Contents:	Criteria for inclusion - List of states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - Notes - Other listings

Criteria for inclusion

This list derives its definition of a sovereign state from Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933. According to the Convention, a sovereign state 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. The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence.

The notes include information on:

• The reason why a non-de jure state is listed (also listed at the de jure state) ^[1]
• The overseas dependencies ^[2]
• The federal structures if applicable ^[3]
• The autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state ^[4]

The names are given in English and in the official language(s) of the state.

• The names in English are the short official names (e.g. Afghanistan) followed by the (long) official name (e.g. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan).
• The names in the native languages are the short and official names in the official language(s). If needed, they have been transliterated into Romanized characters, but original scripts (such as Cyrillic or Chinese characters) are included. When possible, the romanization preferred by the country has been used.

The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute. Entities considered to be micronations that are internationally not recognized are not included.

There are 201 entities on this list. The breakdown into categories is as follows:

• 192 United Nations member states
• One state with general international recognition but not UN membership governed by the Holy See within Rome (a UN permanent observer): the Vatican City.
• One state, not a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 24 UN members as well as the Holy See, and currently with de facto international relations with most states, the Republic of China, popularly referred to as Taiwan and in some cases referred to as Chinese Taipei.

• One state, member of the African Union, recognized by 47 UN members though never itself a UN member, with more than half of its claimed territory under military occupation, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
• One state, not a UN member, recognised only by Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• Five states, neither UN members nor recognised by any states that are, but sovereign according to article 1 of the Montevideo Convention, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Unlisted are the following states that fail to reach the criteria but which customary international law nonetheless might define as states under the Montevideo Convention:

• Two states, in free association with New Zealand and represented in most matters by that country: Niue and the Cook Islands.
• One state, a UN observer member, recognized by 96 other states, but with extraterritorial areas within Rome is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
• One state, member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, recognized by Arab states and some other UN members though never itself a UN member, with no sovereignty over its claimed territories, the State of Palestine in the Palestinian territories.^[5]
• One state, never a UN member, only ever briefly recognised by the Republic of Georgia, with all of its claimed territory under military occupation, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Also not listed below are various disputed territories which cannot be justifiably assigned to the latter category, including Jubaland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia), Kurdistan (Iraq), Kurdistan (Turkey) and numerous others. For a more inclusive list that includes dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty, see list of countries.

List of states

A

 Abkhazia — Republic of Abkhazia ^Flag

• Abkhazian: Apsny / Аҧсны — Apsnytei Respublika / Аҧснытәи Республика
• Russian: Abkhazia / Абха́зия — Respublika Abkhazija / Республика Абхазия
• Georgian: Apxazeti / აფხაზეთი - Afkhazetis Tvitgamotskhadebuli Respublika / აფხაზეთის თვითგამოცხადებული რესპუბლიკა

 Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ^Flag

• Pashto: Afġānistān / افغانستان — Da Afġānistān Islāmī jomhoriyat/ د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت
• Persian (Dari): Afġānestān / افغانستان — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān/جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان

 Albania — Republic of Albania ^Flag

• Albanian: Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërise

 Algeria — People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Jazā'ir / الجزائر — Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-Dīmuqrāţīyah ash-Sha`bīyah / الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية

 Andorra — Principality of Andorra ^Flag

• Catalan: Andorra — Principat d’Andorra

 Angola — Republic of Angola ^Flag

• Portuguese: Angola - República de Angola

 Antigua and Barbuda^{[4] Flag}

• English: Antigua and Barbuda

 Argentina^[3] — Argentine Nation or Argentine Republic ^Flag

• Spanish: Argentina — Nación Argentina or República Argentina

 Armenia — Republic of Armenia ^Flag

• Armenian: Hayastan / Հայաստան — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun / Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն

 Australia^[3] — Commonwealth of Australia ^Flag

• English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia

 Austria^[3] — Republic of Austria ^Flag

• German: Österreich — Republik Österreich

 Azerbaijan^[1][4] — Republic of Azerbaijan ^Flag

• Azeri: Azərbaycan — Azərbaycan Respublikası

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 The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas ^{Flag of}

• English: The Bahamas — Commonwealth of the Bahamas

 Bahrain — Kingdom of Bahrain ^Flag

• Arabic: al-Baḥrayn / البحرين - Mamlakat al-Bahrayn / مملكة البحرين

 Bangladesh — People's Republic of Bangladesh ^Flag

• Bengali: Banglādeś / বাংলাদেশ — Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh - গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ

 Barbados ^Flag

• English: Barbados

 Belarus — Republic of Belarus ^Flag

• Belarusian: Bjelarúś / Белару́сь — Respublika Biełaruś / Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь
• Russian: Bjelorússija / Белору́ссия — Respublika Bjelaruś / Республика Беларусь

 Belgium^[3] — Kingdom of Belgium ^Flag

• Dutch: België — Koninkrijk België
• French: Belgique — Royaume de Belgique
• German: Belgien — Königreich Belgien

 Belize ^Flag

• English: Belize

 Benin — Republic of Benin ^Flag

• French: Bénin — République du Bénin

 Bhutan — Kingdom of Bhutan ^Flag

• Dzongkha: Druk Yul / འབྲུག་ཡུལ — Druk Gyal Khab

 Bolivia — Republic of Bolivia ^Flag

• Spanish: Bolivia — República de Bolivia
• Quechua: Bulibiya — Bulibiya Mama Llaqta
• Aymara: Wuliwya — Wuliwya Suyu

 Bosnia and Herzegovina^{[4] Flag}

• Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina
• Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
• Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina

 Botswana — Republic of Botswana ^Flag

• Tswana: Botswana — Lefatshe la Botswana
• English: Botswana — Republic of Botswana

 Brazil^[3] — Federative Republic of Brazil ^Flag

• Portuguese: Brasil — República Federativa do Brasil

 Brunei — State of Brunei Darussalam ^Flag

• Malay: Brunei Darussalam — Negara Brunei Darussalam

 Bulgaria — Republic of Bulgaria ^Flag

• Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България - Republika Bălgarija / Република България

 Burkina Faso ^Flag

• French: Burkina Faso

 Burundi — Republic of Burundi ^Flag

• Kirundi: Uburundi — Republika y'Uburundi
• French: Burundi — République du Burundi

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 Cambodia — Kingdom of Cambodia ^Flag

• Cambodian: Kampuchea / កម្ពុជា — Preah Reachea Nachakr Kampuchea / ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា

 Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon ^Flag

• French: Cameroun — République du Cameroun
• English: Cameroon — Republic of Cameroon

 Canada^{[3] [6]} — Canada ^Flag

• English: Canada
• French: Canada

 Cape Verde — Republic of Cape Verde ^Flag

• Portuguese: Cabo Verde — República de Cabo Verde

 Central African Republic — Central African Republic ^{Flag of}

• French: République Centrafricaine
• Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka

 Chad — Republic of Chad ^Flag

• French: Tchad — République du Tchad
• Arabic: Tašād / تشاد — Jumhūriyyat Tašād /جمهوريّة تشاد

 Chile — Republic of Chile ^Flag

• Spanish: Chile — República de Chile

 People's Republic of China ^{[4] Flag}

• Chinese: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó / 中华人民共和国

 Republic of China ^Flag

• Chinese: Jhōnghuá Mínguó / 中華民國

 Colombia — Republic of Colombia ^Flag

• Spanish: Colombia - República de Colombia

 Comoros ^[3] — Union of the Comoros ^Flag

• French: Comores — Union des Comores
• Comorian: Komori — Udzima wa Komori
• Arabic: Al-Qumur /القمر — Ittihād al-Qumur / اتحاد القمر

Congo — Republic of the Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République du Congo

Congo — Democratic Republic of the Congo ^{Flag of}

• French: Congo — République Démocratique du Congo

 Costa Rica — Republic of Costa Rica ^Flag

• Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica

 Côte d'Ivoire^[7] — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ^{Flag of}

• French: Côte d'Ivoire — République de Côte d'Ivoire

 Croatia — Republic of Croatia ^Flag

• Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska

 Cuba — Republic of Cuba ^Flag

• Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba

 Cyprus — Republic of Cyprus ^Flag

• Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος — Kypriaki Dimokratia / Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
• Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ^Flag

• Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

 Czech Republic, or Czechia — Czech Republic ^Flag

• Czech: Česko — Česká republika

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 Denmark² — Kingdom of Denmark ^Flag

• Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark

 Djibouti — Republic of Djibouti ^Flag

• French:: Djibouti — République de Djibouti
• Arabic: Jībūtī / جيبوتي — Jumhūrīyat Jībūtī / جمهورية جيبوتي

 Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica ^Flag

• English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica

 Dominican Republic ^{Flag of}

• Spanish: República Dominicana

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East Timor — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ^Flag

• Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e
• Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste

 Ecuador — Republic of Ecuador ^Flag

• Spanish: Ecuador — República del Ecuador

 Egypt — Arab Republic of Egypt ^Flag

• Arabic: Mişr / مصر — Jumhūriyyat Mişr al-`Arabiyyah / جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة

 El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador ^Flag

• Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador

 Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Equatorial Guinea ^Flag

• Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial — Républica de Guinea Ecuatorial

 Eritrea — State of Eritrea ^Flag

• Tigrinya: Ertra / ኤርትራ — Hagere Ertra / ሃግሬ ኤርትራ
• Arabic: Iritriyā / إرتريا — Dawlat Iritriyā / دولة إرتريا

 Estonia — Republic of Estonia ^Flag

• Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik

 Ethiopia^[3] — Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ^Flag

• Amharic: Ityop'iya / ኢትዮጵያ — Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik / የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ

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 Fiji^[4] — Republic of the Fiji Islands ^Flag

• English: Fiji — Republic of the Fiji Islands
• Fijian: Viti — Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti

 Finland^[4] — Republic of Finland ^Flag

• Finnish: Suomi — Suomen tasavalta
• Swedish: Finland — Republiken Finland

 France^[2] — French Republic ^Flag

• French: France — République Française

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 Gabon — Gabonese Republic ^Flag

• French: Gabon — République Gabonaise

 Gambia — Republic of The Gambia ^Flag

• English: The Gambia — Republic of the Gambia

 Georgia^{[4] Flag}

• Georgian: Sak’art’velo / საქართველო

 Germany^[3] — Federal Republic of Germany ^Flag

• German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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 Ghana — Republic of Ghana ^Flag

• English: Ghana — Republic of Ghana

 Greece^[4] — Hellenic Republic ^Flag

• Greek:Ellás / Ελλάδα — Ellinikí Dimokratía / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

 Grenada^{[4] Flag}

• English: Grenada

 Guatemala — Republic of Guatemala ^Flag

• Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala

 Guinea — Republic of Guinea ^Flag

• French: Guinée — République de Guinée

 Guinea-Bissau — Republic of Guinea-Bissau ^Flag

• Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau — Repùblica da Guiné-Bissau

 Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana ^Flag

• English: Guyana — Co-operative Republic of Guyana

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 Haiti — Republic of Haiti ^Flag

• French: Haïti — République d'Haïti
• Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik dAyiti

 Honduras — Republic of Honduras ^Flag

• Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras

 Hungary — Republic of Hungary ^Flag

• Hungarian: Magyarország — Magyar Köztársaság

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 Iceland — Republic of Iceland ^Flag

• Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland

 India^[3] — Republic of India ^Flag

• Hindi: Bhārat / भारत — Bhārat Ganarājya / भारत गणराज्य
• English: India — Republic of India

 Indonesia — Republic of Indonesia ^Flag

• Indonesian: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia

 Iran — Islamic Republic of Iran ^Flag

• Persian: Īrān / ایران — Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān / جمهوری اسلامی ایران

 Iraq — Republic of Iraq ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-ʿIrāq / العراق — Jumhūrīyat Al-`Irāq / جمهورية العراق
• Kurdish: ʿÎraq / عێراق — Komara `Îraqê / كۆماری عێراق

Ireland — Republic of Ireland ^Flag

• Irish: Éire - Poblacht na hÉireann
• English: Ireland - Republic of Ireland

 Israel — State of Israel ^Flag

• Hebrew: Yisra'el / ישראל — Medinat Yisra'el / מדינת ישראל
• Arabic: Isrā'īl / اسرائيل — Dawlat Isrā'īl / دولة اسرائيل

 Italy — Italian Republic ^Flag

• Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italiana

J

 Jamaica ^Flag

• English: Jamaica

 Japan ^Flag

• Japanese: Nihon / 日本 — Nihon-koku / 日本国

 Jordan — Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Urdunn / الاردن — Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyyah al-Hāshimiyyah / المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة

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 Kazakhstan — Republic of Kazakhstan ^Flag

• Kazakh: Qazaqstan / Қазақстан — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy / Қазақстан Республикасы
• Russian: Kazakhstan / Казахстан — Respublika Kazakhstan / Республика Казахстан

 Kenya — Republic of Kenya ^Flag

• English: Kenya — Republic of Kenya
• Swahili: Kenya — Jamhuri ya Kenya

 Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati ^Flag

• Kiribati: Kiribati — Ribaberikin Kiribati
• English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati

North Korea — Democratic People's Republic of Korea ^Flag

• Korean: Chosŏn / 조선 — Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk / 조선민주주의인민공화국

South Korea — Republic of Korea ^Flag

• Korean: Hanguk / 한국 — Daehan Minguk / 대한민국

 Kuwait — State of Kuwait ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Kuwayt / الكويت — Dawlat al-Kuwayt / دولة الكويت

 Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Republic ^Flag

• Kyrgyz: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyz Respublikasy / Кыргыз Республикасы
• Russian: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан — Kyrgyzskaya respublika - Кыргызская республика

L

 Laos — Lao People's Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Laotian: Lao / ນລາວ — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao / ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ

 Latvia — Republic of Latvia ^Flag

• Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika

 Lebanon — Lebanese Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Lubnān / لبنان — Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah / الجمهوريّة البنانيّة

 Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho ^Flag

• English: Lesotho — Kingdom of Lesotho
• Sotho: Lesotho — Mmuso wa Lesotho

 Liberia — Republic of Liberia ^Flag

• English: Liberia — Republic of Liberia

 Libya — Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ^Flag

• Arabic: Lībiyā / ليبيا — al-Jamāhīrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Lībīyah ash-Sha‘bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-`Uzmā / الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى

 Liechtenstein — Principality of Liechtenstein ^Flag

• German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein

 Lithuania — Republic of Lithuania ^Flag

• Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika

 Luxembourg — Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg ^Flag

• Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg — Groussherzogdem Lëtzebuerg
• French: Luxembourg — Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
• German: Luxemburg — Großherzogtum Luxemburg

M

Republic of Macedonia^{[8] Flag}

• Macedonian: Republika Makedonija / Република Македонија

 Madagascar — Republic of Madagascar ^Flag

• Malagasy: Madagasikara — Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
• French: Madagascar — Republique de Madagascar

 Malawi — Republic of Malawi ^Flag

• English: Malawi — Republic of Malawi
• Chewa: Malaŵi — Mfuko la Malaŵi

 Malaysia^{[3] Flag}

• Malay: Malaysia

 Maldives — Republic of Maldives ^Flag

• Divehi: Divehi Rājje / ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު — Divehi Rājje ge Jumhuriyyā / ހިވެދި ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު

 Mali — Republic of Mali ^Flag

• French: Mali — République de Mali

 Malta — Republic of Malta ^Flag

• Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta
• English: Malta — Republic of Malta

 Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands

 Mauritania — Islamic Republic of Mauritania ^Flag

• Arabic: Mūrītāniyā / موريتانيا — Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah / الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
• French: Mauritanie — République Islamique de la Mauritanie

 Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius ^Flag

• English: Mauritius — Republic of Mauritius
• French: Maurice — République de Maurice

 Mexico^[3] — United Mexican States ^Flag

• Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos

 Micronesia^[3] — Federated States of Micronesia ^Flag

• English: Micronesia — Federates States of Micronesia

 Moldova^[1][4] — Republic of Moldova ^Flag

• Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova — Republica Moldova

 Monaco — Principality of Monaco ^Flag

• French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco

 Mongolia ^Flag

• Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс

 Montenegro — Republic of Montenegro ^Flag

• Serbian: Crna Gora / Црна Гора — Republika Crna Gora / Република Црна Гора

 Morocco — Kingdom of Morocco ^Flag

• Arabic: al-Maġrib / المغرب — Al-Mamlakah al-Maġribiyyah / المملكة المغربية

 Mozambique — Republic of Mozambique ^Flag

• Portuguese: Moçambique — República de Moçambique

 Myanmar^[9] — Union of Myanmar ^Flag

• Burmese: Myanma / ဴမန္မာ — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw / ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္

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 Nagorno-Karabakh — Republic of Nagorno Karabakh ^Flag

• Armenian: Leṙnalin Ġarabaġ / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ — Leṙnayin Ġarabaġ Hanrapetowt‘youn / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն
• Azeri: Dağlıq Qarabağ — Dağlıq Qarabağ Respublikası
• Russian: Нагорный Карабах

 Namibia — Republic of Namibia ^Flag

• English: Namibia — Republic of Namibia

 Nauru — Republic of Nauru ^Flag

• Nauruan: Naoero — Republik Naoero
• English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru

 Nepal — Kingdom of Nepal ^Flag

• Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल — Nepāl Adhirājya / नेपाल अधिराज्य

 Netherlands^[2] — Kingdom of the Netherlands ^Flag

• Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
• Frisian : Nederlân — Keninkryk fan Nederlân

 New Zealand^{[2] Flag}

• English: New Zealand
• Maori: Aotearoa, Niu Tireni or Nu Tirani

 Nicaragua — Republic of Nicaragua ^Flag

• Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua

 Niger — Republic of Niger ^Flag

• French: Niger — République du Niger

 Nigeria^[3] — Federal Republic of Nigeria ^Flag

• English: Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria

 Norway^[2] — Kingdom of Norway ^Flag

• Norwegian (bokmål): Norge — Kongeriket Norge
• Norwegian (nynorsk): Noreg — Kongeriket Noreg

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 Oman — Sultanate of Oman ^Flag

• Arabic: ʿUmmān / عُمان — Saltanat `Umān / سلطنة عُمان

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 Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan ^Flag

• Urdu: Pākistān / پاکستان — Islami Jamhuria Pākistān / اسلامی جمہوریت پاکستان

 Palau — Republic of Palau ^Flag

• Palauan: Belau — Beluu er a Belau
• English: Palau — Republic of Palau

 Panama — Republic of Panama ^Flag

• Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá

 Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea ^Flag

• English: Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea
• Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini

 Paraguay — Republic of Paraguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Paraguay — República del Paraguay
• Guarani: Paraguái — Têta Paraguái

 Peru — Republic of Peru ^Flag

• Spanish: Perú — República del Perú
• Quechua: Piruw — Piruw Mama Llaqta
• Aymara: Piruw — Piruw Suyu

 Philippines^[4] — Republic of the Philippines ^{Flag of}

• Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas
• English: Philippines — Republic of the Philippines

 Poland — Republic of Poland ^Flag

• Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska

 Portugal^[4] — Portuguese Republic ^Flag

• Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa

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 Qatar — State of Qatar ^Flag

• Arabic: Qaṭar / قطر — Dawlat Qatar / دولة قطر

R

 Romania ^Flag

• Romanian: România

 Russia^[3] — Russian Federation ^Flag

• Russian: Rossija / Россия — Rossijskaja Federacija / Российская Федерация

 Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda ^Flag

• Rwandese: Rwanda — Repubulika y'u Rwanda
• French: Rwanda — République du Rwanda
• English: Rwanda — Republic of Rwanda

S

 Western Sahara — Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: As-Sahrā' al-Gharbīya / الصحراء الغربية — Al-Jumhūrīya al-`Arabīya as-Sahrāwīya ad-Dīmuqrātīya / الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية

 Saint Kitts and Nevis^[4] — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ^Flag

• English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 Saint Lucia ^Flag

• English: Saint Lucia

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^Flag

• English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 Samoa — Independent State of Samoa ^Flag

• English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa
• Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa

 San Marino — Most Serene Republic of San Marino ^Flag

• Italian: San Marino — Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino

 São Tomé and Príncipe^[4] — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ^Flag

• Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe

 Saudi Arabia — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-ʿArabiyyah as-Saʿūdiyyah / العربية السعودية — Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyyah as-Sa'ūdiyyah / المملكة العربيّة السّعوديّة

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 Senegal — Republic of Senegal ^Flag

• French: Sénégal — République du Sénégal

 Serbia^[3][4] — Republic of Serbia ^Flag

• Serbian: Srbija / Србија — Republika Srbija / Република Србија

 Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles ^{Flag of}

• English: Seychelles — Republic of Seychelles
• French: Seychelles — République des Seychelles
• Seselwa: Sesel — Repiblik Sesel

 Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone ^Flag

• English: Sierra Leone — Republic of Sierra Leone

 Singapore — Republic of Singapore ^Flag

• Malay: Singapura — Republik Singapura
• Chinese: Xinjiapo / 新加坡 — Xīnjīapō Gònghéguó / 新加坡共和国
• Tamil: Čiṅkappūr / சிங்கப்பூர் — Cingkappūr Kudiyarasu / சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
• English: Singapore — Republic of Singapore

 Slovakia — Slovak Republic ^Flag

• Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská republika

 Slovenia — Republic of Slovenia ^Flag

• Slovenian: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija

 Solomon Islands ^{Flag of}

• English: Solomon Islands

 Somalia^{[1][10] Flag}

• Somali: Soomaaliya
• Arabic: As-Sūmāl / الصومال

Somaliland — Republic of Somaliland ^Flag

• Somali: Soomaaliland — Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
• Arabic: Ard as-Sūmāl / ارض الصومال — Jumhūrīyat Ard as-Sūmāl / جمهورية ارض الصومال

 South Africa — Republic of South Africa ^Flag

• Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika — Republiek van Suid-Afrika
• English: South Africa — Republic of South Africa
• Xhosa: Mzantsi Afrika — IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
• Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika — IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika

 South Ossetia — Republic of South Ossetia ^Flag

• Ossetian: Xussar Iryston / Хуссар Ирыстон — Respublikæ Xussar Iryston / Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон
• Russian: Južnaja Osetija / Южная Осетия — Respublika Južnaja Osetija / Республика Южная Осетия
• Georgian: Samkhret Oseti / სამხრეთ ოსეთი — Samkhret Osetis Respublika / სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა

 Spain^[3] — Kingdom of Spain ^Flag

• Spanish: España — Reino de España
• Basque: Espainia — Espainiako Erresuma
• Catalan: Espanya — Regne d'Espanya
• Galician: España — Reino de España

 Sri Lanka — Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ^Flag

• Sinhala: Sri Lanka — Sri Lankā Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya
• Tamil: Llankai / இலங்கை — Illankai Chananaayaka Chosalisa Kudiyarasu

 Sudan — Republic of the Sudan ^Flag

• Arabic: As-Sūdān / السودان — Jumhūrīyat as-Sūdān / جمهورية السودان
• English: The Sudan — Republic of the Sudan

 Suriname — Republic of Suriname ^Flag

• Dutch: Suriname — Republiek Suriname

 Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland ^Flag

• English: Swaziland — Kingdom of Swaziland
• Swazi: eSwatini — Umbuso weSwatini

 Sweden — Kingdom of Sweden ^Flag

• Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige

 Switzerland^[3] — Swiss Confederation ^Flag

• German: Schweiz — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
• French: Suisse — Confédération suisse
• Italian: Svizzera — Confederazione Svizzera
• Raeto-Romance: Svizra — Confederaziun Svizra
• Latin: Helvetia — Confoederatio Helvetica

 Syria — Syrian Arab Republic ^Flag

• Arabic: Sūriyah / سورية — Al-Jumhūriyyah al-'Arabiyyah al-Sūriyyah / الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة

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For the state that is commonly referred to as "Taiwan," please see the Republic of China

 Tajikistan^[4] — Republic of Tajikistan ^Flag

• Persian (Tajiki-Persian): Tojikiston / Тоҷикистон — Jumhurii Tojikiston / Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон

 Tanzania — United Republic of Tanzania ^Flag

• Swahili: Tanzania — Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

 Thailand — Kingdom of Thailand ^Flag

• Thai: Prathēt Thai / ประเทศไทย — Rātcha Anāchak Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย

 Togo — Togolese Republic ^Flag

• French: Togo — République Togolaise

 Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga ^Flag

• Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
• English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga

 Transnistria — Trans-Dniestr Moldovan Republic ^Flag

• Moldovan: Pridnestrovie / Приднестровье — Republica Moldovenească Nistreană / Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ
• Russian: Pridnestrov'e / Приднестровье — Pridnestrovskaja Moldavskaja Respublika / Приднестровская Молдавская Республика
• Ukrainian: Prydnistrov″ja / Придністров'я — Prydnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika / Придністровська Молдавська Республіка

 Trinidad and Tobago^[4] — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ^Flag

• English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

 Tunisia — Republic of Tunisia ^Flag

• Arabic: Tūnis / تونس — Al-Jumhūriyya at-Tūnisiyya / الجمهورية التونسية

 Turkey — Republic of Turkey ^Flag

• Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

 Turkmenistan ^Flag

• Turkmen: Türkmenistan

 Tuvalu ^Flag

• Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
• English: Tuvalu

U

 Uganda — Republic of Uganda ^Flag

• English: Uganda — Republic of Uganda
• Swahili: Uganda — Jamhuri ya Uganda

 Ukraine^{[4] Flag of}

• Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна
• Russian: Ukrajina / Украина

 United Arab Emirates^{[3] Flag of}

• Arabic: Al-Imārāt Al-`Arabiyyah Al-Muttahidah / الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة

 United Kingdom^[2] — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^{Flag of}

• English: United Kingdom — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Welsh: Y Deyrnas Unedig — Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
• Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte — An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath
• Irish: An Ríocht Aontaithe — Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Tuaisceart na hÉireann

 United States^[2][3] — United States of America ^{Flag of}

• English: United States — United States of America

 Uruguay — Eastern Republic of Uruguay ^Flag

• Spanish: Uruguay — República Oriental del Uruguay

 Uzbekistan^[4] — Republic of Uzbekistan ^Flag

• Uzbek: O'zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi

V

 Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu ^Flag

• Bislama: Vanuatu — Ripablik blong Vanuatu
• English: Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu
• French: Vanuatu — République du Vanuatu

 Vatican City — State of the Vatican City ^{Flag of}

• Latin: Civitas Vaticana — Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
• Italian: Città del Vaticano — Stato della Città del Vaticano

 Venezuela^[3] — Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ^Flag

• Spanish: Venezuela — República Bolivariana de Venezuela

 Vietnam — Socialist Republic of Vietnam ^Flag

• Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam

Y

 Yemen — Republic of Yemen ^Flag

• Arabic: Al-Yaman / اليمن — Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah / الجمهوريّة اليمنية

Z

 Zambia — Republic of Zambia ^Flag

• English: Zambia — Republic of Zambia

 Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe ^Flag

• English: Zimbabwe — Republic of Zimbabwe

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