from pprint import pprint
import scrapy
from scrapy.http import Response
from scrapy.exceptions import CloseSpider
from scrapy.selector import Selector


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<th width="130pt" class="headerSort" tabindex="0" role="columnheader button" title="Sort ascending">Membership within the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_System" title="United Nations System">UN System</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[b]</a></sup>
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<th width="130pt" class="headerSort" tabindex="0" role="columnheader button" title="Sort ascending">Sovereignty dispute<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[c]</a></sup>
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<th class="unsortable">Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[e]</a></sup>
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<td style="text-align:center;"><span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
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<td><span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
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<td><span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
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<td style="text-align:center;"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>↓ <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member states</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers#Present_non-member_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">General Assembly observer states</a> ↓
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<td><span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Abkhazia → <a href="#Abkhazia">See Abkhazia listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Afghanistan"></span><b><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member state</a>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The <i>de facto</i> ruling government, the <span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a>, has <a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_the_Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan" title="Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan">not been recognised by any state</a>. The United Nations continues to recognise the <span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Islamic Republic of Afghanistan">Islamic Republic of Afghanistan</a> as the government of Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-akhund2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akhund2-11">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_Seats_Denied_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_Seats_Denied-12">[7]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Albania"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/42px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="700">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Albania
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Algeria"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a></b>&nbsp;– People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Andorra"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Andorra.svg/22px-Flag_of_Andorra.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Andorra.svg/33px-Flag_of_Andorra.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Andorra.svg/43px-Flag_of_Andorra.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Andorra" title="Andorra">Andorra</a></b>&nbsp;– Principality of Andorra
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Andorra is a <a href="/wiki/Coregency#Co-principality" title="Coregency">co-principality</a> in which the office of head of state is jointly held <i>ex officio</i> by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">French president</a> and the bishop of the Roman Catholic <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Urgell" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell">diocese of Urgell</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[8]</a></sup> who himself is appointed with approval from the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Angola"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/23px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/35px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/45px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Angola
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Antigua_and_Barbuda"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Antigua and Barbuda is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a><sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> with one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Barbuda" title="Barbuda">Barbuda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Argentina"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a></b>&nbsp;– Argentine Republic<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[h]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Argentina is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Argentina" title="Provinces of Argentina">23 provinces and one autonomous city</a>.
<p>Argentina's <a href="/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica" title="Territorial claims in Antarctica">claimed</a> Antarctic territory of <i><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Antarctica" title="Argentine Antarctica">Argentine Antarctica</a></i> (<i>Antártida Argentina</i>) is one of five constituent <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Argentina" title="Departments of Argentina">departments</a> of the province <a href="/wiki/Tierra_del_Fuego_Province,_Argentina" title="Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina">Tierra del Fuego</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[10]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Armenia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Armenia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td style="background:#fcc;">Not recognised by <a href="#Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Armenia is <a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Armenia–Pakistan relations">not recognised</a> by Pakistan due to <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" title="Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">the dispute</a> over <a href="#Artsakh">Artsakh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[13]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Artsakh → <a href="#Artsakh" style="">See Artsakh listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Australia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></b>&nbsp;– Commonwealth of Australia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Australia is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a><sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of both <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">states and territories</a>. There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and one <a href="/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica" title="Territorial claims in Antarctica">claimed</a> Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands" title="Ashmore and Cartier Islands">Ashmore and Cartier Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/35px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/46px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island" title="Christmas Island">Christmas Island</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands" title="Cocos (Keeling) Islands">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea_Islands_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Coral Sea Islands Territory">Coral Sea Islands Territory</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Heard_Island_and_McDonald_Islands" title="Heard Island and McDonald Islands">Heard Island and McDonald Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Norfolk_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norfolk_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Norfolk_Island.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norfolk_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Norfolk_Island.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norfolk_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="920" data-file-height="460">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Island" title="Norfolk Island">Norfolk Island</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Australian_Antarctic_Territory" title="Australian Antarctic Territory">Australian Antarctic Territory</a></i></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Austria"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Austria
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> Austria is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Austria" title="States of Austria">nine states</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Azerbaijan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Azerbaijan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Nakhchivan_Autonomous_Republic" title="Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic">Nakhchivan</a> <sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup> The de facto state of <a href="#Artsakh">Artsakh</a> has been established in the southwest of Azerbaijan.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bahamas"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">Bahamas, The</a></b>&nbsp;– Commonwealth of The Bahamas<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[15]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The Bahamas is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bahrain"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="900">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Bahrain
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bangladesh"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></b>&nbsp;– People's Republic of Bangladesh
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Barbados"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/23px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/35px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/45px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Belarus"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/46px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Belarus
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Many states <a href="/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2020_Belarusian_presidential_election_and_protests" title="International reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and protests">rescinded their recognition</a> of President <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko" title="Alexander Lukashenko">Alexander Lukashenko</a> following the disputed <a href="/wiki/2020_Belarusian_presidential_election" title="2020 Belarusian presidential election">2020 election</a>. Lithuania currently recognizes <a href="/wiki/Sviatlana_Tsikhanouskaya" title="Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya">Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Coordination_Council_(Belarus)" title="Coordination Council (Belarus)">Coordination Council</a> as the legitimate government of Belarus.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[16]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Belgium"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Belgium
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> Belgium is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Communities,_regions_and_language_areas_of_Belgium" title="Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium">three linguistic communities and three regions</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Belize"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/46px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Belize is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Benin"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/35px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/45px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Benin" title="Benin">Benin</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Benin
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bhutan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Bhutan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bolivia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Bandera_de_Bolivia_%28Estado%29.svg/22px-Bandera_de_Bolivia_%28Estado%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Bandera_de_Bolivia_%28Estado%29.svg/34px-Bandera_de_Bolivia_%28Estado%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Bandera_de_Bolivia_%28Estado%29.svg/44px-Bandera_de_Bolivia_%28Estado%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="750">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a></b>&nbsp;– Plurinational State of Bolivia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bosnia_and_Herzegovina"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Bosnia and Herzegovina has two constituent <i>entities</i>:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_the_Republika_Srpska.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republika_Srpska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_the_Republika_Srpska.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republika_Srpska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_the_Republika_Srpska.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Republika_Srpska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Republika_Srpska" title="Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li></ul>
<p>and <a href="/wiki/Br%C4%8Dko_District" title="Brčko District">Brčko District</a>, a self-governing administrative <i>district</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stjepanović2015_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stjepanović2015-25">[17]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Botswana"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Botswana
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Brazil"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a></b>&nbsp;– Federative Republic of Brazil
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Brazil is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="States of Brazil">26 states and one federal district</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Brunei"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/23px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/35px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/46px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a></b>&nbsp;– Brunei Darussalam
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Bulgaria"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Bulgaria
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Burkina_Faso"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/35px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/45px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Burma → <a href="#Myanmar">See Myanmar listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Burundi"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/35px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Burundi.svg/46px-Flag_of_Burundi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Burundi
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Cambodia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Cambodia
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Cameroon"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Cameroon
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Canada"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[i]</a></sup>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Canada is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a><sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Canadian_federalism" title="Canadian federalism">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">ten provinces and three territories</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Cape_Verde"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Cabo Verde<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[j]</a></sup>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Central_African_Republic"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Chad"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Chad
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Chile"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Chile
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Chile's <a href="/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica" title="Territorial claims in Antarctica">claimed</a> Antarctic territory of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chilean_Antarctic_Territory" title="Chilean Antarctic Territory">Chilean Antarctic</a></i> (<i>Antártica Chilena</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Communes_of_Chile" title="Communes of Chile">commune</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%A1rtica_Chilena_Province" title="Antártica Chilena Province">Antártica Chilena Province</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Magallanes_Region" title="Magallanes Region">Magallanes Region</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="China"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></b>&nbsp;– People's Republic of China<sup id="cite_ref-ChinaTaiwan_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChinaTaiwan-29">[k]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_China#International_recognition_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China" title="Foreign relations of China">Partially unrecognised</a>. <span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> </span>Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">China contains five autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Guangxi" title="Guangxi">Guangxi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolia" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ningxia" title="Ningxia">Ningxia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tibet_Autonomous_Region" title="Tibet Autonomous Region">Tibet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Xinjiang" title="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup> Additionally, it has sovereignty over the <a href="/wiki/Special_administrative_regions_of_China" title="Special administrative regions of China">Special Administrative Regions</a> of:
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/45px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macao</a></li></ul>
<p>China claims, but does not control <a href="#Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.<sup id="cite_ref-TAI2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAI2-30">[l]</a></sup>
</p><p>China is not recognised by <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_China#Countries_that_have_no_diplomatic_relations_with_the_PRC" title="Foreign relations of China">14</a> UN member states and <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a>, which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise the Republic of China (Taiwan) instead.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[m]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Colombia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Colombia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Comoros"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></b>&nbsp;– Union of the Comoros
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Comoros is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Comoros#Autonomous_islands" title="Politics of the Comoros">three islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-federal_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-federal-33">[n]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Congo,_Democratic_Republic_of_the"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[o]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Congo,_Republic_of_the"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Congo, Republic of the</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[p]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Costa_Rica"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Costa Rica
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Croatia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Croatia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Cuba"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Cuba
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Cyprus"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Cyprus
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td style="background:#fcc;">Not recognised by <a href="#Turkey">Turkey</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[20]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of <a href="#Northern_Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a>.
<p>Cyprus is not recognised by <a href="#Turkey">Turkey</a> due to the <a href="/wiki/Cyprus_dispute" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyprus dispute">Cyprus dispute</a>, with Turkey recognising <a href="#Northern_Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Czech_Republic"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[q]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Denmark"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Denmark_%28state%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Denmark_%28state%29.svg.png" decoding="async" title="no" width="23" height="12" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Denmark_%28state%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Denmark_%28state%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Denmark_%28state%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Denmark_%28state%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1070" data-file-height="560">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Danish_Realm" title="Danish Realm">Denmark, Kingdom of</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Danish_Realm" title="Danish Realm">Kingdom of Denmark</a> includes three areas with substantial autonomy:
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a></li></ul>
<p>The metropolitan territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[r]</a></sup> The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law (in most cases) does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. See <a href="/wiki/Greenland_and_the_European_Union" title="Greenland and the European Union">Greenland and the European Union</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands_and_the_European_Union" title="Faroe Islands and the European Union">Faroe Islands and the European Union</a> for more information.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[22]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Djibouti"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Djibouti.svg/23px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Djibouti.svg/35px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Djibouti.svg/45px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Djibouti
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Dominica"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Dominica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Dominica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Dominica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a></b>&nbsp;– Commonwealth of Dominica
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Dominican_Republic"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Donetsk People's Republic → <a href="#Donetsk_People's_Republic">See Donetsk People's Republic listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="East_Timor"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/35px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/46px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a></b>&nbsp;– Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[s]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Ecuador"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Ecuador
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Egypt"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a></b>&nbsp;– Arab Republic of Egypt
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="El_Salvador"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/35px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/46px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="567">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of El Salvador
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Equatorial_Guinea"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Equatorial Guinea
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Eritrea"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Eritrea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Eritrea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Eritrea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Eritrea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Eritrea.svg/46px-Flag_of_Eritrea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea" style="">Eritrea</a></b>&nbsp;– State of Eritrea
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Estonia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Estonia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Eswatini"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/23px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/35px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/45px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Eswatini" title="Eswatini">Eswatini</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Eswatini<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[t]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Ethiopia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></b>&nbsp;– Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Ethiopia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ethiopia" title="Regions of Ethiopia">nine regions and two chartered cities</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Fiji"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Fiji
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Fiji contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Rotuma" title="Rotuma">Rotuma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[24]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Finland"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Finland
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/23px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/35px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/46px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="340">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a> is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[u]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="France"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></b>&nbsp;– French Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> France contains five <a href="/wiki/Overseas_department_and_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas department and region">overseas regions/departments</a>; <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a>, and <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>. France also includes the <a href="/wiki/Overseas_France" title="Overseas France">overseas territories</a> of:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clipperton_Island" title="Clipperton Island">Clipperton Island</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flags_of_New_Caledonia.svg/43px-Flags_of_New_Caledonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="43" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flags_of_New_Caledonia.svg/64px-Flags_of_New_Caledonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flags_of_New_Caledonia.svg/86px-Flags_of_New_Caledonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1091" data-file-height="308">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands" title="French Southern and Antarctic Lands">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a><sup id="cite_ref-Adélie_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adélie-46">[v]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Gabon"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/20px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/31px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/40px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a></b>&nbsp;– Gabonese Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Gambia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/23px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/35px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg/45px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">Gambia, The</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of The Gambia<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[25]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Georgia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Georgia contains two autonomous republics, <a href="/wiki/Adjara" title="Adjara">Adjara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Autonomous_Republic_of_Abkhazia" title="Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup> In <a href="#Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> and <a href="#South_Ossetia">South Ossetia</a>, <i>de facto</i> states have been formed.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Germany"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></b>&nbsp;– Federal Republic of Germany
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> Germany is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">16 states</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Ghana"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Ghana
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Greece"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></b>&nbsp;– Hellenic Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> Greece contains one autonomous area, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Athos" title="Mount Athos">Mount Athos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[26]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Grenada"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/23px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/35px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/46px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Grenada is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Guatemala"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Guatemala
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Guinea"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Guinea<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[w]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Guinea-Bissau"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Guinea-Bissau
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Guyana"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a></b>&nbsp;– Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Haiti"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Haiti.svg/23px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Haiti.svg/35px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Haiti.svg/46px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Haiti
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Holy See → <a href="#Vatican_City">See Vatican City listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Honduras"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_Honduras.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_Honduras.svg/35px-Flag_of_Honduras.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_Honduras.svg/46px-Flag_of_Honduras.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Honduras
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Hungary"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Iceland"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Republic_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Republic-53">[x]</a></sup> – Republic of Iceland
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="India"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of India
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">India is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">28 states and eight union territories</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Indonesia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Indonesia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Indonesia has five autonomous <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Indonesia" title="Provinces of Indonesia">provinces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papua_(province)" title="Papua (province)">Papua</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Papua_(province)" title="West Papua (province)">West Papua</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special_Region_of_Yogyakarta" title="Special Region of Yogyakarta">Yogyakarta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Iran"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></b>&nbsp;– Islamic Republic of Iran
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Iraq"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Iraq
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Iraq is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a><sup id="cite_ref-federal_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-federal-33">[n]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[30]</a></sup> of <a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Iraq" title="Governorates of Iraq">19 governorates</a>, four of which make up the autonomous <a href="/wiki/Kurdistan_Region" title="Kurdistan Region">Kurdistan Region</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Ireland"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[y]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Israel"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a></b>&nbsp;– State of Israel
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Israel" title="International recognition of Israel">Partially unrecognised</a>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by <a href="#Palestine">Palestine</a>. It has annexed <a href="/wiki/East_Jerusalem" title="East Jerusalem">East Jerusalem</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[32]</a></sup> an act not recognised by the international community.<sup id="cite_ref-dis_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dis-58">[33]</a></sup> Israel has <a href="/wiki/West_Bank_Areas_in_the_Oslo_II_Accord" title="West Bank Areas in the Oslo II Accord">varying levels of control</a> over the rest of the <a href="/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank">West Bank</a>, and although it ended its <a href="/wiki/Israel%27s_unilateral_disengagement_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel's unilateral disengagement plan">permanent civilian or military presence</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>, it is still considered to be the occupying power under international law.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[34]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[35]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[36]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-occ_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-occ-62">[37]</a></sup>
<p>Israel is not recognised as a state by <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Israel" title="International recognition of Israel">28 UN members</a> and the <a href="#SADR">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization" title="Palestine Liberation Organization">Palestine Liberation Organization</a>, recognised by a majority of UN member states as the representative of the Palestinian people, <a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Palestine_Liberation_Organization_letters_of_recognition" title="Israel–Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition">recognised Israel in 1993</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Italy"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></b>&nbsp;– Italian Republic
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> has 5 autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Aosta_Valley" title="Aosta Valley">Aosta Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Friuli-Venezia_Giulia" class="mw-redirect" title="Friuli-Venezia Giulia">Friuli-Venezia Giulia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sardinia" title="Sardinia">Sardinia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trentino-Alto_Adige/S%C3%BCdtirol" title="Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol">Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Ivory_Coast"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/23px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/35px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/45px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast" title="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Côte d'Ivoire<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[z]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Jamaica"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Jamaica is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Japan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Jordan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a></b>&nbsp;– Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Kazakhstan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Kazakhstan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Kenya"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Kenya
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Kiribati"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Kiribati
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Korea_North"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">Korea, North</a></b>&nbsp;– Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">North Korea is not recognised by three UN members, <a href="#France">France</a>, <a href="#Japan">Japan</a>, and <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a>, the last of which claims to be the sole legitimate government of <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[38]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Korea_South"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">Korea, South</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Korea
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a></span>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">South Korea has one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Jeju_Island" title="Jeju Island">Jejudo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[39]</a></sup>
<p>South Korea is not recognised by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a>, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Kuwait"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a></b>&nbsp;– State of Kuwait
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Kyrgyzstan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></b>&nbsp;– Kyrgyz Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Laos"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a></b>&nbsp;– Lao People's Democratic Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Latvia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Latvia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Lebanon"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a></b>&nbsp;– Lebanese Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Lesotho"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Lesotho.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Lesotho.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Lesotho.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho">Lesotho</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Lesotho
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Liberia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Liberia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Libya"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a></b>&nbsp;– State of Libya
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Liechtenstein"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg/23px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg/35px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg/46px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></b>&nbsp;– Principality of Liechtenstein
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Lithuania"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Lithuania
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Luhansk People's Republic → <a href="#Luhansk_People's_Republic">See Luhansk People's Republic listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Luxembourg"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></b>&nbsp;– Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Madagascar"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Madagascar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Madagascar
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Malawi"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Malawi
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Malaysia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></b>&nbsp;
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Malaysia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_and_federal_territories_of_Malaysia" title="States and federal territories of Malaysia">13 states and three federal territories</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Maldives"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Maldives
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Mali"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Mali
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Malta"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Malta
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Marshall_Islands"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of the Marshall Islands
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Under <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the <a href="#United_States">United States</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Mauritania"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a></b>&nbsp;– Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Mauritius"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Mauritius.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Mauritius.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Mauritius.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Mauritius
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Mauritius has an autonomous island, <a href="/wiki/Rodrigues" title="Rodrigues">Rodrigues</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Mexico"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a></b>&nbsp;– United Mexican States
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Mexico is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Political_divisions_of_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Political divisions of Mexico">31 states and one autonomous city</a>.
<p>The <a href="/wiki/Rebel_Zapatista_Autonomous_Municipalities" title="Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities">Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities</a> have de facto autonomy.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Micronesia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Micronesia, Federated States of</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Under <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the <a href="#United_States">United States</a>. The Federated States of Micronesia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia">four states</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Moldova"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/46px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Moldova
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Moldova has the <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_territorial_unit" title="Autonomous territorial unit">autonomous regions</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gagauzia" title="Gagauzia">Gagauzia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Administrative-Territorial_Units_of_the_Left_Bank_of_the_Dniester" title="Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester">Left Bank of the Dniester</a>. The latter and the city of <a href="/wiki/Bender,_Moldova" title="Bender, Moldova">Bender</a> (Tighina), is under the de facto control of <a href="#Transnistria">Transnistria</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Monaco"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/19px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/29px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/38px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a></b>&nbsp;– Principality of Monaco
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Mongolia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Montenegro"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="11" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="709" data-file-height="354">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Morocco"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Morocco
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Part of the Moroccan-claimed <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> is controlled by the partially recognised <a href="#SADR">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Mozambique"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Mozambique
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Myanmar"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of the Union of Myanmar<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[aa]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Wa_State" title="Wa State">Wa State</a> is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognized the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">de facto</i></span> ruling government of Myanmar, the <a href="/wiki/State_Administration_Council" title="State Administration Council">State Administration Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UN_Seats_Denied_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_Seats_Denied-12">[7]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Nagorno-Karabakh → <a href="#Artsakh">See Artsakh listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Namibia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Namibia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Nauru"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Nauru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Nauru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Nauru.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Nauru
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Nepal"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="624">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a></b>&nbsp;– Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Nepal is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> composed of <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Nepal" title="Provinces of Nepal">7 provinces</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Netherlands"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Netherlands, Kingdom of the</a></b>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a> includes four areas with substantial autonomy:
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Aruba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Aruba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Aruba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Aruba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Aruba.svg/45px-Flag_of_Aruba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Aruba" title="Aruba">Aruba</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Cura%C3%A7ao.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cura%C3%A7ao.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Cura%C3%A7ao.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cura%C3%A7ao.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Cura%C3%A7ao.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cura%C3%A7ao.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao">Curaçao</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg/45px-Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a></li></ul>
<p>Metropolitan Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three overseas parts of the Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saba" title="Saba">Saba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a>) are <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands" title="Caribbean Netherlands">special municipalities</a> of metropolitan Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[ab]</a></sup> The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law only wholly applies to parts within Europe.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="New_Zealand"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">New Zealand is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> and has one dependent territory and one <a href="/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica" title="Territorial claims in Antarctica">claimed</a> Antarctic dependent territory:
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_Tokelau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tokelau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_Tokelau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tokelau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Flag_of_Tokelau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tokelau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Tokelau" title="Tokelau">Tokelau</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Ross_Dependency" title="Ross Dependency">Ross Dependency</a></i></li></ul>
<p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Government" title="New Zealand Government">New Zealand Government</a> acts for the entire <a href="/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand" title="Realm of New Zealand">Realm of New Zealand</a> in all international contexts, which has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">associated states</a>:
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/23px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/35px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/46px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</a></li></ul>
<p>The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Foreign relations of the Cook Islands">49</a> and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niue" title="Foreign relations of Niue">18</a> UN members respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[40]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[41]</a></sup> They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,<sup id="cite_ref-untreaty1_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-untreaty1-70">[42]</a></sup> and are members of some <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Nicaragua"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Nicaragua
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_Aut%C3%B3noma_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico_Sur" class="mw-redirect" title="Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur">Atlántico Sur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_Aut%C3%B3noma_del_Atl%C3%A1ntico_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte">Atlántico Norte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Niger"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/18px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/27px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/35px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of the Niger
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Nigeria"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></b>&nbsp;– Federal Republic of Nigeria
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Nigeria is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">36 states and one federal territory</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Niue → <a href="#Niue">See Niue listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>North Korea → <a href="#Korea_North">See Korea, North listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="North_Macedonia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of North Macedonia<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[ac]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Northern Cyprus → <a href="#Northern_Cyprus">See Northern Cyprus listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Norway"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Norway
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Norway has two <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated areas</a> in Europe:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Svalbard" title="Svalbard">Svalbard</a> is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the <a href="/wiki/Svalbard_Treaty" title="Svalbard Treaty">Svalbard Treaty</a>.</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Mayen" title="Jan Mayen">Jan Mayen</a> is an uninhabited island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated.</li></ul>
<p>Norway has one <a href="/wiki/Dependencies_of_Norway" title="Dependencies of Norway">dependent territory</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica" title="Territorial claims in Antarctica">claimed</a> Antarctic dependent territories in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a>:
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bouvet_Island" title="Bouvet Island">Bouvet Island</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_I_Island" title="Peter I Island">Peter I Island</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Maud_Land" title="Queen Maud Land">Queen Maud Land</a></i></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Oman"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a></b>&nbsp;– Sultanate of Oman
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Pakistan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></b>&nbsp;– Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Pakistan is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Subdivisions of Pakistan">four provinces and one capital territory</a>. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions of <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a>, but has not officially annexed any of it,<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[43]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[44]</a></sup> instead regarding it as a disputed territory.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[45]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[46]</a></sup> The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper:
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Azad_Kashmir.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azad_Kashmir.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Azad_Kashmir.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azad_Kashmir.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Azad_Kashmir.svg/45px-Flag_of_Azad_Kashmir.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="432">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Azad_Kashmir" title="Azad Kashmir">Azad Kashmir</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Gilgit-Baltistan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Gilgit-Baltistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Gilgit-Baltistan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Gilgit-Baltistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Gilgit-Baltistan.svg/43px-Flag_of_Gilgit-Baltistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Gilgit-Baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan</a></li></ul>
<p>Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76">[47]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gbtribune.files.wordpress.com_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gbtribune.files.wordpress.com-77">[48]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJ&amp;KHistory_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJ&amp;KHistory-78">[49]</a></sup> These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defence) are performed by Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-gbtribune.files.wordpress.com_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gbtribune.files.wordpress.com-77">[48]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79">[50]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80">[51]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Palau"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Palau
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Under <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the <a href="#United_States">United States</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Palestine"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="216">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine">Palestine</a></b>&nbsp;– State of Palestine
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<td style="background:#ddf;"><span style="display:none">A</span> <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers#Present_non-member_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">UN General Assembly observer state</a>; member of 2 <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="International recognition of the State of Palestine">Partially unrecognised</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="International recognition of the State of Palestine">138</a> states.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81">[52]</a></sup> The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82">[53]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" title="Palestinian National Authority">Palestinian National Authority</a> is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Oslo_Accords" title="Oslo Accords">Oslo Accords</a> that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_territories" title="Palestinian territories">Palestinian territories</a>. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the <a href="/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization" title="Palestine Liberation Organization">Palestine Liberation Organization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-unnms_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unnms-83">[54]</a></sup> The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84">[55]</a></sup> UNIDO and other international organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85">[56]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Panama"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Panama
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Papua_New_Guinea"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/20px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/31px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/40px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></b>&nbsp;– Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Papua New Guinea is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a><sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> with one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Region_of_Bougainville" title="Autonomous Region of Bougainville">Bougainville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Paraguay"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Paraguay
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Peru"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Peru
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Philippines"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of the Philippines
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The Philippines contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro" title="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Poland"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Poland
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Portugal"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a></b>&nbsp;– Portuguese Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> Portugal contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">the Azores</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madeira" title="Madeira">Madeira</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Pridnestrovie → <a href="#Transnistria">See Transnistria listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Qatar"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a></b>&nbsp;– State of Qatar
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Republic of Korea → <a href="#Korea_South">See Korea, South listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Republic of the Congo → <a href="#Congo,_Republic_of_the">See Congo, Republic of the listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Romania"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Russia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></b>&nbsp;– Russian Federation
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Russia is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of 85&nbsp;<a href="/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia" title="Federal subjects of Russia">federal subjects</a> (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Rwanda"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="720">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Rwanda
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic → <a href="#SADR">See Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></b>&nbsp;– Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Saint Kitts and Nevis is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a><sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> and is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a><sup id="cite_ref-federal_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-federal-33">[n]</a></sup> of two islands, <a href="/wiki/St._Kitts" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Kitts">St. Kitts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevis" title="Nevis">Nevis</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Saint_Lucia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia" title="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Saint Lucia is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Samoa"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2880" data-file-height="1440">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a></b>&nbsp;– Independent State of Samoa
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="San_Marino"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/20px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/31px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/40px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of San Marino
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="São_Tomé_and_Príncipe"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></b>&nbsp;– Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">São Tomé and Príncipe contains one autonomous province, <a href="/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Príncipe">Príncipe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Saudi_Arabia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Senegal"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Senegal
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Serbia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="630">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Serbia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Serbia contains two autonomous regions, <a href="/wiki/Vojvodina" title="Vojvodina">Vojvodina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_and_Metohija" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovo and Metohija">Kosovo and Metohija</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup> The latter is under the de facto control of <a href="#Kosovo">Kosovo</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Seychelles"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/23px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/35px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/46px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Seychelles
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Sierra_Leone"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg/45px-Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Sierra Leone
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Singapore"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Singapore
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Slovakia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a></b>&nbsp;– Slovak Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Slovenia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Slovenia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Solomon_Islands"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Solomon Islands is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Somalia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a></b>&nbsp;– Federal Republic of Somalia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Somalia is a federation of <a href="/wiki/States_and_regions_of_Somalia" title="States and regions of Somalia">six states</a>. Two, <a href="/wiki/Puntland" title="Puntland">Puntland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Galmudug" title="Galmudug">Galmudug</a>, have self-declared autonomy, while one, <a href="#Somaliland">Somaliland</a>, is de facto independent.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="South_Africa"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="267">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of South Africa
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="South_Sudan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of South Sudan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">South Sudan is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_South_Sudan" title="States of South Sudan">10 states and three administrative areas</a>.
<ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Abyei" title="Abyei">Abyei Area</a> is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_Peace_Agreement" title="Comprehensive Peace Agreement">Comprehensive Peace Agreement</a> in 2005. It is <i>de jure</i> a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations.<sup id="cite_ref-UNISFA2017_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNISFA2017-86">[57]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AbyeiName_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbyeiName-87">[58]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Spain"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Spain
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup> Spain is divided into <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain" title="Autonomous communities of Spain">17 autonomous communities and two special autonomous cities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Plazas_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Plazas-88">[ad]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Sri_Lanka"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></b>&nbsp;– Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89">[ae]</a></sup>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Sudan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of the Sudan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Sudan is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Sudan" title="States of Sudan">18 states</a>.
<ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Abyei" title="Abyei">Abyei Area</a> is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_Peace_Agreement" title="Comprehensive Peace Agreement">Comprehensive Peace Agreement</a> in 2005. It is <i>de jure</i> a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations.<sup id="cite_ref-UNISFA2017_86-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNISFA2017-86">[57]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AbyeiName_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbyeiName-87">[58]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Suriname"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Suriname.svg/23px-Flag_of_Suriname.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Suriname.svg/35px-Flag_of_Suriname.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Suriname.svg/45px-Flag_of_Suriname.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Suriname
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Sweden"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Sweden
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Member of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-EU_9-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EU-9">[d]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Switzerland"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a></b>&nbsp;– Swiss Confederation
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Switzerland is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland" title="Cantons of Switzerland">26 cantons</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Syria"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a></b>&nbsp;– Syrian Arab Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The <a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_for_Syrian_Revolutionary_and_Opposition_Forces" title="National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces">Syrian National Coalition</a>, which is <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Syrian_National_Coalition" class="mw-redirect" title="International recognition of the Syrian National Coalition">recognised</a> as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Interim_Government" title="Syrian Interim Government">interim government</a> to rule rebel controlled territory during the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" title="Syrian civil war">Syrian civil war</a>.
<p>Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Administration_of_North_and_East_Syria" title="Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria">Rojava</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Tajikistan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Tajikistan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Tajikistan contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Gorno-Badakhshan_Autonomous_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province">Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Tanzania"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></b>&nbsp;– United Republic of Tanzania
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Tanzania contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Thailand"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Thailand
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Timor-Leste → <a href="#East_Timor">See East Timor listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Togo"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Togo.svg/23px-Flag_of_Togo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Togo.svg/35px-Flag_of_Togo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Togo.svg/46px-Flag_of_Togo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a></b>&nbsp;– Togolese Republic
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Tonga"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a></b>&nbsp;– Kingdom of Tonga
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="4"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span><i>Transnistria → <a href="#Transnistria">See Transnistria listing</a></i>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Trinidad_and_Tobago"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/23px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/35px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/46px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Trinidad and Tobago contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Tobago" title="Tobago">Tobago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Tunisia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Tunisia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Turkey"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Türkiye
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Turkmenistan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Turkmenistan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Tuvalu"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Tuvalu is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Uganda"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Uganda
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Ukraine"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Ukraine contains one autonomous region, the <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Republic_of_Crimea" title="Autonomous Republic of Crimea">Autonomous Republic of Crimea</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup> which is under the de facto control of <a href="#Russia">Russia</a>, along with neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Sevastopol" title="Sevastopol">Sevastopol</a>. Parts of the <a href="/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" title="Donetsk Oblast">Donetsk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" title="Luhansk Oblast">Luhansk</a> Oblasts are under the de facto control of <a href="#Donetsk_People's_Republic">Donetsk</a> and <a href="#Luhansk_People's_Republic">Luhansk</a> People's Republics.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="United_Arab_Emirates"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></b>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The United Arab Emirates is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Emirates of the United Arab Emirates">seven emirates</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="United_Kingdom"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></b>&nbsp;– United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The United Kingdom is a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a><sup id="cite_ref-realm_14-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-realm-14">[f]</a></sup> consisting of <a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">four constituent countries</a>; <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>. The United Kingdom has the following 13 <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">overseas territories</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica" title="Territorial claims in Antarctica">claimed</a> Antarctic dependent territory:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/23px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/35px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Anguilla.svg/46px-Flag_of_Anguilla.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_the_Commissioner_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Commissioner_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_the_Commissioner_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Commissioner_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_the_Commissioner_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Commissioner_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Gibraltar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Montserrat.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montserrat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="375">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li>
<li><i><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/British_Antarctic_Territory" title="British Antarctic Territory">British Antarctic Territory</a></i></li></ul>
<p>The <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">British monarch</a> also has direct sovereignty over three self-governing <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a>:
</p>
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey" title="Bailiwick of Guernsey">Guernsey</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Jersey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Jersey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Jersey.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Jersey" title="Jersey">Jersey</a></li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="United_States"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></b>&nbsp;– United States of America
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">The United States is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Political_divisions_of_the_United_States#States_and_their_subdivisions" class="mw-redirect" title="Political divisions of the United States">50 states</a>, one <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">federal district</a>, and one <a href="/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll" title="Palmyra Atoll">incorporated territory</a>. Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal government of the United States</a> has sovereignty over 13 <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_territories" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated territories">unincorporated territories</a>. Of these territories, the following five are inhabited possessions:
<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="440">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/45px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="850">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li></ul>
<p>It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories:
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baker_Island" title="Baker Island">Baker Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Howland_Island" title="Howland Island">Howland Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Island" title="Jarvis Island">Jarvis Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnston_Atoll" title="Johnston Atoll">Johnston Atoll</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kingman_Reef" title="Kingman Reef">Kingman Reef</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Midway_Atoll" title="Midway Atoll">Midway Atoll</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Navassa_Island" title="Navassa Island">Navassa Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a></li></ul>
<p>It also disputes sovereignty over the following two territories:
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<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bajo_Nuevo_Bank" title="Bajo Nuevo Bank">Bajo Nuevo Bank</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Serranilla_Bank" title="Serranilla Bank">Serranilla Bank</a></i></li></ul>
<p>Three sovereign states have become <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">associated states</a> of the United States under the <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a>:
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> – Republic of the Marshall Islands</li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="400">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Micronesia</a> – Federated States of Micronesia</li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a> – Republic of Palau</li></ul>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Uruguay"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="630">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a></b>&nbsp;– Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Uzbekistan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Uzbekistan
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region, <a href="/wiki/Karakalpakstan" title="Karakalpakstan">Karakalpakstan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autonomous_16-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autonomous-16">[g]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Vanuatu"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg/46px-Flag_of_Vanuatu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Vanuatu
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Vatican_City"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg/16px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg/24px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a></b>&nbsp;– Vatican City State
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<td style="background:#ddf;"><span style="display:none">A</span> <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers#Present_non-member_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">UN General Assembly observer state</a> under the designation of "<a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>"; member of three <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Administered by the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>, a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations to <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Holy_See" class="mw-redirect" title="International recognition of the Holy See">183&nbsp;states</a>. This figure consists of 180 UN member states, the Cook Islands, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the State of Palestine.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90">[59]</a></sup> In addition, the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of three <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">ITU</a>, <a href="/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union" title="Universal Postal Union">UPU</a>, and <a href="/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization" title="World Intellectual Property Organization">WIPO</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" title="International Atomic Energy Agency">IAEA</a>, as well as being a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State")<sup id="cite_ref-unnms_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unnms-83">[54]</a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Holy_See#Participation_in_international_organizations" title="Foreign relations of the Holy See">multiple other UN System organizations</a>. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and <i><a href="/wiki/Ex_officio_member" title="Ex officio member">ex officio</a></i> sovereign of Vatican City.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Venezuela"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/45px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a></b>&nbsp;– Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Venezuela is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Venezuela" title="States of Venezuela">23 states</a>, <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Venezuela" title="Administrative divisions of Venezuela">one capital district, and federal dependencies</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Vietnam"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a></b>&nbsp;– Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Yemen"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Yemen
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Zambia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Zambia
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Zimbabwe"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="630">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Zimbabwe
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None
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<td style="text-align:center;"><span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>↑ <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member states</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers#Present_non-member_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">General Assembly observer states</a> ↑
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<td><span style="display:none">A ZZZ</span>
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<td><span style="display:none">D AAA</span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Abkhazia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Abkhazia
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></span>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a><span style="display:none">Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">Recognised by</a> Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, Artsakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria.<sup id="cite_ref-ASOTREC_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASOTREC-91">[60]</a></sup> Claimed in whole by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Autonomous_Republic_of_Abkhazia" title="Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia">Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Artsakh"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flag_of_Artsakh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Artsakh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flag_of_Artsakh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Artsakh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flag_of_Artsakh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Artsakh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Artsakh" title="Republic of Artsakh" style="">Artsakh</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Artsakh<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92">[af]</a></sup>
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A de facto independent state,<sup id="cite_ref-montevideo_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-montevideo-93">[61]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94">[62]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95">[63]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Artsakh" title="Foreign relations of Artsakh">recognised only by</a> <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NKRrecognition_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NKRrecognition-96">[64]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup id="cite_ref-NKRrecognition_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NKRrecognition-96">[64]</a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NKRrecognition_96-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NKRrecognition-96">[64]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-transgovt_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transgovt-97">[65]</a></sup> Claimed in whole by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98">[66]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Cook_Islands"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a></b>
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<td style="background:#e2efda;"><span style="display:none">D</span> Member of eight <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None<br><small>(See <a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook_Islands_and_Niue" title="Political status of the Cook Islands and Niue">political status</a>)</small>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A state in <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">free association</a> with <a href="#New_Zealand">New Zealand</a>, the Cook Islands maintains <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Foreign relations of the Cook Islands">diplomatic relations with&nbsp;52&nbsp;other states</a>. The Cook Islands is a member of <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">multiple UN agencies</a> with full treaty making capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-untreaty1_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-untreaty1-70">[42]</a></sup> It shares a <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">head of state</a> with New Zealand as well as having <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law" title="New Zealand nationality law">shared citizenship</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Donetsk_People's_Republic"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Donetsk_People%27s_Republic" title="Donetsk People's Republic">Donetsk People's Republic</a></b>
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a><span style="display:none"></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic_and_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic" title="International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic">Recognised by</a> Russia, South Ossetia and the Luhansk People's Republic.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-99">[67]</a></sup> Claimed in whole by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" title="Donetsk Oblast">Donetsk Oblast</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Kosovo"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/21px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/32px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/42px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo" style="">Kosovo</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Kosovo
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<td style="background:#e2efda;"><span style="display:none">D</span> Member of two <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Pursuant to <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244">United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244</a>, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo" title="United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo">United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100">[68]</a></sup> Kosovo <a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">declared independence in 2008</a>, and it has <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">received diplomatic recognition from&nbsp;112&nbsp;UN member states</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of China">Republic of China</a>, while 18 states have recognized Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101">[69]</a></sup> Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" title="International Monetary Fund">International Monetary Fund</a> and the <a href="/wiki/World_Bank_Group" title="World Bank Group">World Bank Group</a>. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in <a href="/wiki/North_Kosovo" title="North Kosovo">North Kosovo</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Luhansk_People's_Republic"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Luhansk_People%27s_Republic" title="Luhansk People's Republic">Luhansk People's Republic</a></b>
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a><span style="display:none"></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic_and_the_Luhansk_People%27s_Republic" title="International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic">Recognised by</a> Russia, South Ossetia and the Donetsk People's Republic.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_99-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-99">[67]</a></sup> Claimed in whole by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" title="Luhansk Oblast">Luhansk Oblast</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Niue"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/23px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/35px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Niue.svg/46px-Flag_of_Niue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</a></b>
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<td style="background:#e2efda;"><span style="display:none">D</span> Member of five <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">UN specialized agencies</a>
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<td><span style="display:none">A</span> None<br><small>(See <a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook_Islands_and_Niue" title="Political status of the Cook Islands and Niue">political status</a>)</small>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A state in <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">free association</a> with <a href="#New_Zealand">New Zealand</a>, Niue maintains <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niue" title="Foreign relations of Niue">diplomatic relations with&nbsp;20&nbsp;other states</a>. Niue is a member of <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">multiple UN agencies</a> with full treaty making capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-untreaty1_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-untreaty1-70">[42]</a></sup> It shares a <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">head of state</a> with New Zealand as well as having <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law" title="New Zealand nationality law">shared citizenship</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Northern_Cyprus"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cyprus" title="Northern Cyprus" style="">Northern Cyprus</a></b>&nbsp;– Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> </span>Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a><span style="display:none"> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus">Recognised only by</a> <a href="#Turkey">Turkey</a>. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation" title="Organisation of Islamic Cooperation">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Economic_Cooperation_Organization" title="Economic Cooperation Organization">Economic Cooperation Organization</a>. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102">[70]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="SADR"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic" style="">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></b>
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">Recognised at some stage by <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="International recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">84&nbsp;UN member states</a>, 43 of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> and the Asian–African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 <a href="/wiki/Asian%E2%80%93African_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian–African Conference">Asian–African Conference</a>. The territories under its control, the so-called <a href="/wiki/Free_Zone_(region)" title="Free Zone (region)">Free Zone</a>, are claimed in whole by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> as part of its <a href="/wiki/Southern_Provinces" title="Southern Provinces">Southern Provinces</a>. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> to the west of the <a href="/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall" title="Moroccan Western Sahara Wall">Moroccan Wall</a> controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in <a href="/wiki/Tindouf" title="Tindouf">Tindouf</a>, <a href="#Algeria">Algeria</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Somaliland"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Somaliland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Somaliland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Somaliland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Somaliland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Somaliland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Somaliland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of Somaliland
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A de facto independent state,<sup id="cite_ref-montevideo_93-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-montevideo-93">[61]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FailureofStates_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FailureofStates-103">[71]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AfricaReport_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AfricaReport-104">[72]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PolSomaliland_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolSomaliland-105">[73]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StrangeCase_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrangeCase-106">[74]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somaliland" title="Foreign relations of Somaliland">not diplomatically recognised by</a> any other state, claimed in whole by the <a href="#Somalia">Federal Republic of Somalia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Somalilandprofile_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Somalilandprofile-107">[75]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="South_Ossetia"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Ossetia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia" style="">South Ossetia</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></span>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a><span style="display:none">Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A de facto independent state,<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108">[76]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia" title="International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia">recognised by</a> Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, Abkhazia, Artsakh, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Administration_of_South_Ossetia" title="Provisional Administration of South Ossetia">Provisional Administration of South Ossetia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cnnAbSO_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnAbSO-109">[77]</a></sup>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Taiwan"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a></b>&nbsp;– Republic of China<sup id="cite_ref-ChinaTaiwan_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChinaTaiwan-29">[k]</a></sup>
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership, former membership until 1971
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan" title="Foreign relations of Taiwan">Partially unrecognised</a>. <span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> </span>Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">People's Republic of China</a> (PRC) as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China (ROC) controls the island of <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Taiwan" title="Geography of Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penghu" title="Penghu">Penghu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kinmen" title="Kinmen">Kinmen</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Matsu_Islands" title="Matsu Islands">Matsu Islands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pratas_Island" title="Pratas Island">Pratas Island</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Taiping_Island" title="Taiping Island">Taiping Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zhongzhou_Reef" title="Zhongzhou Reef">Zhongzhou Reef</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Spratly_Islands" title="Spratly Islands">Spratly Islands</a>, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110">[78]</a></sup> The ROC is recognised by <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="International recognition of the Republic of China">13</a> UN member states and the Holy See as of 9 December 2021, none of which recognise the PRC. Additionally, one UN member (<a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>) has <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan#Relations_with_neither_the_ROC_nor_the_PRC" title="Foreign relations of Taiwan">refrained from recognising</a> either the ROC or the PRC.
<p>In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial relations<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111">[79]</a></sup> with 58 UN member states, one <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">self-declared state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a>), three territories (<a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> via its <a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Representative_Office" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office">representative offices and consulates</a> under the <a href="/wiki/One_China" title="One China">One China</a> principle. Taiwan has the 31st-largest diplomatic network in the world with 110 offices.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112">[80]</a></sup>
</p><p>The territory of the ROC is claimed in whole by the PRC.<sup id="cite_ref-TAI2_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAI2-30">[l]</a></sup> The ROC <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan#Relations_with_international_organizations" title="Foreign relations of Taiwan">participates in international organizations</a> under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "<a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei" title="Chinese Taipei">Chinese Taipei</a>" and in the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">WTO</a> it has full membership under the designation of "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu". The ROC was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a>. See <a href="/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations" title="China and the United Nations">China and the United Nations</a>.
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<td style="vertical-align:top;"><span id="Transnistria"></span><b><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Transnistria_%28state%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Transnistria_%28state%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Transnistria_%28state%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Transnistria_%28state%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Transnistria_%28state%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Transnistria_%28state%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">&nbsp;</span><a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a></b>&nbsp;– Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
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<td style="background:LemonChiffon;"><span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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<td style="background:#fcc;"><span style="display:none">BClaimed by <a href="#Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>Claimed by <a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a>Claimed by <a href="#Korea_North">North Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Serbia">Serbia</a> Claimed by <a href="#Somalia">Somalia</a> Claimed by the <a href="#China">People's Republic of China</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Taiwan">Republic of China</a> Claimed by <a href="#Korea_South">South Korea</a> Claimed by <a href="#Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> Claimed by the <a href="#Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> Disputed by <a href="#Israel">Israel</a> Claimed by <a href="#Mauritius">Mauritius</a> Claimed by <a href="#Morocco">Morocco</a> </span>Claimed by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a><span style="display:none"> Claimed by <a href="#Mali">Mali</a> Claimed by <a href="#Spain">Spain</a> Claimed by <a href="#Argentina">Argentina</a> Claimed by <a href="#Ukraine">Ukraine</a></span>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:90%;">A de facto independent state,<sup id="cite_ref-montevideo_93-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-montevideo-93">[61]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Transnistria" title="Foreign relations of Transnistria">recognised only by</a> Abkhazia, Artsakh and South Ossetia.<sup id="cite_ref-ASOTREC_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASOTREC-91">[60]</a></sup> Claimed in whole by <a href="#Moldova">Moldova</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113">[81]</a></sup>
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