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Name in English, and the official, national, and other important languages of the state ^[1]	Information on status and recognition of sovereignty ^{[f 2]}	UNSG recognition^{[f 5]}	Dispute^{[f 6]}

Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia Abkhaz: Аҧсны – Аҧсны АҳәынҭқарраApsny – Apsny Akheyntkarra Russian: Aбхазия – Республика АбхазияAbkhaziya – Respublika Abkhaziya	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela and by South Ossetia and Transnistria, both non-members of the UN.^[6]^[7] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.	no	claimed by Georgia
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dari/Persian: افغانستان – جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان Afgānestān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afgānestān Pashto: افغانستان – د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت Afghānistān – Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IMO.	yes	no
Albania – Republic of Albania Albanian: Shqipëria – Republika e Shqipërisë	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations.	yes	no
Armenia – Republic of Armenia Armenian: Հայաստան – Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն --> Hayastan – Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IMO. Armenia is not recognised by: Pakistan.	yes	no

Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas English: The Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IAEA and IFAD. The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.^[8]	yes	no
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain Arabic: البحرين – مملكة البحرين Al Baḩrayn – Mamlakat al Baḩrayn	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IFAD.	yes	no
Burma – Union of Myanmar Burmese: မန္မာ – ပည္ေထာင္စုမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္ Myanma – Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but UNWTO.	yes	no

Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) French: Côte d'Ivoire – République de Côte d'Ivoire	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations.	yes	no
China – People's Republic of China^{[Note 2]} Chinese: 中国 – 中华人民共和国Zhongguo – Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Mongolian: ^{[Note 3]} --> Bügüde Nayiramdaqu Dumdadu Arad Ulus Tibetan: རྒྱ་ནག – ཀྲུང་ཧྭ་མི་དམངས་སྤྱི་མཐུན་རྒྱལ་ཁབ། --> Zhunghua Mimang Jitun Gyalkab Kazakh: جۇڭگو – جۇڭحۋا حالىق رەسپۋبليكاسى --> Juñgo – Juñxwa Xalıq Respwblïkası Korean: 중국 – 중화인민공화국 --> Jungguk – Junghwa Inmin Gonghwaguk Uyghur: جۇڭگو – جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىت --> Junggo – Jungxua Xelq Jumhuriyiti Sino-Vietnamese: 中國 – 中華人民共和國 --> Trung Quốc – Trung Hoa Nhân Dân Cộng Hòa Quốc Zhuang: Cunghgoz – Cunghvaz Yinzminz Gunghozgoz^[9]^[10]	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Commonly known as "China", the People's Republic of China (PRC) has five autonomous regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet.^{[Note 4]} Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of: Hong Kong Macao It also claims: Taiwan and associated islands, Kinmen, Matsu, the Pratas and Itu Aba, which are governed by the Republic of China (which claims sovereignty over the whole of China).^{[Note 5]} The Paracel Islands (disputed).^{[Note 6]} The Spratly Islands (disputed).^{[Note 7]} South Tibet (governed by India as part of Arunachal Pradesh). Aksai Chin, controlled by the PRC, is claimed by India as a part of Jammu and Kashmir.^{[Note 8]}The PRC is currently not recognised by: 22 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise the ROC,^{[Note 9]} and by the ROC itself.	yes	claimed by Taiwan
China, Republic of → Taiwan
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus Greek: Κύπρος – Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία -->Kýpros – Kypriakí Dimokratía Turkish: Kıbrıs – Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Member of the EU.^{[Note 1]} The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus is not recognised by: Turkey and Northern Cyprus.^{[Note 10]}	yes	no

Gabon – Gabonese Republic French: Gabon – République gabonaise	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations.	yes	no
Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia English: The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IAEA.	yes	no

Holy See → Vatican City

Israel – State of Israel Hebrew: ישראל – מדינת ישראל --> Yisra'el – Medinat Yisra'el Arabic: إسرائيل – دولة إسرائيل --> Isrā'īl – Dawlat Isrā'īl	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Israel annexed East Jerusalem, and occupies the Golan Heights^[11] and parts of the West Bank. These areas are not internationally-recognized as being part of Israel.^[12] Israel no longer has a permanent military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement but is still arguably considered the occupying power under International law.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] Israel is currently not recognised as a state by: 22 members of the UN and the Sahrawi Republic.^{[Note 11]}	yes	no
Italy – Italian Republic Italian: Italia – Repubblica Italiana	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Member of the EU member.^[18] Italy has 5 autonomous regions: Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.^[19]	yes	no
Ivory Coast → Côte d'Ivoire

Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korean: 조선 – 조선민주주의인민공화국 Chosŏn – Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but ILO, IMF and WBG. North Korea is not recognised by: Japan and South Korea.^[20]^[21]	yes	claimed by South Korea
Korea, South – Republic of Korea Korean: 한국 – 대한민국 Han’guk – Taehan Min’guk	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. South Korea has one special autonomous province: Jeju-do.^[19]South Korea is not recognised by: North Korea.^[20]	yes	claimed by North Korea
Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo Albanian: Kosova – Republika e Kosovës Serbian: Косово – Република Косово Kosovo – Republika Kosovo	Member of the IMF and WBG. Not a UN member. Hasn't invoked an "All States" clause so far. Recognised by 114 UN member states and by Taiwan (Republic of China). Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo and limited by the functions performed under auspices of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo established by the UNSCR 1244.	no	claimed by Serbia

Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein German: Liechtenstein – Fürstentum Liechtenstein	Member of the UN. Member of ICJ, IAEA, ITU, UPU and WIPO.	yes	no

Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique Portuguese: Moçambique – República de Moçambique	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations.	yes	no
Myanmar → Burma

Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ – Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի ՀանրապետությունLeṙnalin Ġarabaġ – Leṙnayin Ġarabaġi Hanrapetut‘yun	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Recognised only by Transnistria, also a non-member of the UN. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Azerbaijan.^[22]	no	claimed by Azerbaijan
Namibia – Republic of Namibia English: Namibia – Republic of Namibia	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations.	yes	no
New Zealand English: New Zealand Māori: Aotearoa	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but UNWTO. New Zealand shares the Realm of New Zealand, one of the Commonwealth realms,^[8] with the Cook Islands and Niue. New Zealand has the dependent territories of: Ross Dependency ^[23] Tokelau ^[24] The Tokelauan government has claimed sovereignty over Swains Island, part of American Samoa, a territory of the United States, at various times.^[25] New Zealand does not recognize the Tokelauan claim.^[26]	yes	no
North Korea → Korea, North
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs – Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Recognised only by Turkey.^[27] Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.^[28]	no	claimed by Cyprus
Norway – Kingdom of Norway Bokmål: Norge – Kongeriket Norge Nynorsk: Noreg – Kongeriket Noreg	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Spitsbergen Treaty. The overseas uninhabited possessions of Bouvet Island and Jan Mayen are integral parts of Norway. Norway claims Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land as dependent territories of Norway, as part of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory.^[23]	yes	no

Oman – Sultanate of Oman Arabic: عُمان – سلطنة عُمان ʿUmān – Salţanat ʿUmān	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations.	yes	no

Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان – جَمْهُورْيَة إِسْلامِی پَاکِسْتَان Pākistān – Jamhūryat Islāmī Pākistān English: Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Pakistan is a federation ^[29] composed of provinces and territories. Pakistan claims sovereignty over Kashmir (except the parts it has ceded to the People's Republic of China by treaty), and exercises control over parts of it, which have not been incorporated into Pakistan proper. These portions are divided into two polities, each of which is administered separately and possesses a local government of its own:^[30] Azad Kashmir Gilgit-Baltistan	yes	no
Palau – Republic of Palau Palauan: Belau – Beluu er a Belau English: Palau – Republic of Palau	Member of the UN. Member of ICJ, IAEA, FAO, ICAO, IMF, UNESCO, WBG and WHO. A state under Compact of Free Association with the United States.	yes	no
Palestine – State of Palestine^[31] Arabic: دولة فلسطين Dawlat Filastīn	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization.Unilaterally declared in exile in Algiers by the Palestine Liberation Organization and recognized by over 100 countries. The State of Palestine has no control over any permanently populated territory.^{[note 1]} The State of Palestine has no relations with the UN, but the PLO holds UN observer status^[39] as non-state entity and is referred to as "Palestine".^[40] The PLO also established the Palestinian National Authority interim territorial administration as result of the Oslo Accords signed by the PLO itself, Israel, United States and Russia. Currently ultimate control^[41] over all of the claimed territories is still exercised by Israel,^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45]^[46] but it allows the PNA to execute some functions there, depending on special area classification. Following the Fatah–Hamas conflict the PNA retained control over the West Bank, but was expelled from the Gaza Strip by Hamas. Both Palestinian Legislative Council led by Hamas and the PNA government claim to be the legitimate authority, as per the Oslo agreements, over both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Israel hasn't intervened.	no	occupied by Israel
Palestinian National Authority → Palestine
Pridnestrovie → Transnistria

Romania Romanian: România	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. Member of the EU member.^[18]	yes	no

Sahrawi Republic – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية Al-Jumhūrīya al-`Arabīya as-Sahrāwīya ad-Dīmuqrātīya	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Recognized by 81 other states.^[47] The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, are claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. Western Sahara is considered by the UN to be a non-self-governing territory that is entitled to self-determination and independence, but is currently divided between Morocco and the Polisario Front, that has established the Sahrawi Republic.	no	claimed by Morocco
Saint Lucia English: Saint Lucia	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IAEA and UNWTO. Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.^[8]	yes	no
Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland Somali: Soomaaliland – Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland Arabic: ارض الصومال – جمهورية ارض الصومال Ard as-Sūmāl – Jumhūrīyat Ard as-Sūmāl	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Not diplomatically recognized by any other state, claimed in whole by the Somali Republic.^[48]	no	claimed by Somalia
South Korea → Korea, South
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic Arabic: سورية – الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة Sūrīyah – Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations. The Golan Heights are annexed by Israel. Syria disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province.^[12]	yes	no
South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон – Республикæ Хуссар ИрыстонKhussar Iryston – Respublikæ Khussar Iryston Russian: Южная Осетия – Республика Южная ОсетияYuzhnaya Osetiya – Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela and by Abkhazia and Transnistria, both non-members of the UN. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.^[6]	no	claimed by Georgia

Taiwan – Republic of China^[49] Chinese: 中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó ^[50]	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. UN member prior to 25 October 1971. A state competing for recognition with the People's Republic of China as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China is currently recognised by including the Holy See.^[51] The Republic of China controls the island of Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and part of the Spratly Islands,^[52] and has not renounced claims over the territory of the PRC and Mongolia.^[53] The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China.^[54]	no	claimed by PR China
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan Tajik: Тоҷикистон – Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Tojikiston – Jumhurii Tojikiston	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but IMO. Tajikistan also has the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.^[19]	yes	no
Transnistria – Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (Pridnestrovie, Trans-Dniester) Russian: Приднестровье: Приднестровская Молдавская РеспубликаPridnestrovye – Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika Ukrainian: Придністров'я: Придністровська Молдавська РеспублікаPridnistrov'ya – Pridnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika Moldovan: Транснистрия – Република Молдовеняскэ НистрянэTransnistria – Republica Moldovenească Nistreană	Not a member of the UN or another Vienna formula organization. Recognized by Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both non-members of the UN. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Moldova as the Territorial Unit of Transnistria.^[55]	no	claimed by Moldova

United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English: United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann Scots: Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mòire agus Èireann a Tuath Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon ^[56]	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but UNWTO. Member of the EU.^[18] The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm^[8] consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following overseas territories: Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory (disputed by Mauritius and Seychelles)^[12] British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands (disputed by Argentina)^[12] Gibraltar (disputed by Spain) Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (disputed by Argentina)^[12] Turks and Caicos Islands British Antarctic Territory ^[23] (disputed by Argentina and Chile) The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies: Guernsey, with three dependencies: Alderney Herm Sark Isle of Man Jersey	yes	no
United States – United States of America English: United States – United States of America French: États-Unis – États-Unis d'Amérique Hawaiian: ʻAmelika Hui – ‘Amelika Huipū‘ia ^[57] Spanish: Estados Unidos – Estados Unidos de América	Member of the UN. Member of all Vienna formula organizations, but UNIDO and UNWTO. The United States is a federation ^[29] composed of 50 states, 1 federal district, and the incorporated territory of Palmyra Atoll. The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths: American Samoa (including Swains Island, disputed by Tokelau) Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands In addition, there are uninhabited possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Navassa Island (disputed by Haiti), and Wake Island (disputed by the Marshall Islands). According to some sources, the United States also claims Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank as territories.^[12]	yes	no
Vatican City – State of the Vatican City Latin: Civitas Vaticana – Status Civitatis Vaticanæ Italian: Città del Vaticano – Stato della Città del Vaticano French: État de la Cité du Vatican ^[9]	Member of ITU, UPU, WIPO and IAEA. UN observer state.^[39] Administered by the Holy See sovereign entity.^[58]	yes	no
Western Sahara → Sahrawi Republic

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