List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia

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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia, along with other areas of special political status.

Eurasia is a continent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia. It is divided from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez. Some states such as Malta are traditionally part of Eurasia, however they lie on the African tectonic plate. It is separated from Australasia (Oceania) somewhere in the Malay archipelago, and is usually considered as including Indonesia and Timor-Leste (East Timor).

Some areas are associated with Eurasian states, being part of them or dependent upon them, but are not physically in it. Examples are the Danish territory of Greenland, the French overseas areas, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and most of the British overseas territories.

Sovereign states[]

United Nations Member States[]

The following is a list of internationally recognised sovereign states that are members of the United Nations.

Flag Coat of Arms / National Emblem Map English short name English long name Domestic short name Domestic long name Capital
Flag of Afghanistan
Emblem of Afghanistan
LocationAfghanistan.svg Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت
Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat
Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Afqānestān
Kabul
Pashto and Persian: کابل Kābol
Flag of Albania
Emblem of the Republic of Albania
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Albania Republic of Albania Albanian: Shqipëria Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë Tirana
Albanian: Tiranë
Flag of Andorra
Coat of arms of Andorra
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Andorra Principality of Andorra Andorra Catalan: Principat d'Andorra
French: Principauté d'Andorre
Spanish: Principado de Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Catalan: Andorra la Vella
French: Andorre-la-Vieille
Spanish: Andorra la Vieja
Flag of Armenia
Coat of arms of Armenia
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Armenia[n 1] Republic of Armenia Armenian: Հայաստան/Հայք
Armenian Transliteration: Hayastan / Hayq
Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
Yerevan
Armenian: Երևան / Երեւան Yerevan
Flag of Austria
Coat of arms of Austria
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Austria Republic of Austria German: Österreich German: Republik Österreich Vienna
German: Wien
Flag of Azerbaijan
National emblem of Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan[n 1] Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Baku
Azerbaijani: Bakı
Flag of Bahrain
Coat of arms of Bahrain
Map of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain Arabic: البحرينAl Baḩrayn Arabic: مملكة البحرينMamlakat al Baḩrayn Manama
Arabic: المنامة
Al Manāmah
Flag of Bangladesh
National Emblem of Bangladesh
LocationBangladesh.svg Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh Bengali: বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh Dhaka
Bengali: ঢাকা Dhaka
Flag of Belarus
National emblem of Belarus
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Belarus Republic of Belarus Belarusian: Беларусь Bielaruś
Russian: Беларусь Belarus'
Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь Respublika Bielaruś
Russian: Республика Беларусь
Respublika Belarus
Minsk
Belarusian: Мінск Minsk
Russian: Минск Minsk
Flag of Belgium
Coat of arms of Belgium
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Belgium Kingdom of Belgium Dutch: België
French: Belgique
German: Belgien
Dutch: Koninkrijk België
French: Royaume de Belgique
German: Königreich Belgien
Brussels
Dutch: Brussel
French: Bruxelles
German: Brüssel
Flag of Bhutan
Emblem of Bhutan
LocationBhutan.svg Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ Druk Yul Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ Druk Gyal Khap Thimphu
Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ Thimphu
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: BiH, Bosna
Serbian Cyrillic: БиХ, Босна BiH, Bosna
Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin:
Bosna i Hercegovina
Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина
Bosna i Hercegovina
Sarajevo
Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: Sarajevo
Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево Sarajevo
Flag of Brunei
Emblem of Brunei
LocationBrunei.png Brunei State of Brunei, Abode of Peace Malay: بروني دارالسلام
Brunei Darussalam
Malay: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام
Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan
بندر سري بڬاوان
Bandar Seri Begawan
Flag of Bulgaria
Coat of arms of Bulgaria
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Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria Bulgarian: България Bulgaria Bulgarian: Република България Republika Bulgaria Sofia
Bulgarian: София Sofia
Flag of Cambodia
Royal arms of Cambodia
LocationCambodia.svg Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer: កម្ពុជា Kâmpŭchéa Khmer: រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា Preăh Réachéa Nachâk Kâmpŭchéa Phnom Penh
ភ្នំពេញ Phnum Pɨñ
Flag of China
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
LocationPRChina.svg China[1] People's Republic of China Simplified Chinese: 中国 Zhōngguó
Traditional Chinese: 中國 Zhōngguó
Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Beijing
Chinese: 北京 Beìjíng
Flag of Croatia
Coat of arms of Croatia
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Croatia Republic of Croatia Croatian: Hrvatska Croatian: Republika Hrvatska Zagreb
Croatian: Zagreb
Flag of Cyprus
Coat of arms of Cyprus
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Cyprus Republic of Cyprus Greek: Κύπρος Kýpros
Turkish: Kıbrıs
Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Kypriakí Dimokratía

Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti

Nicosia
Greek: Λευκωσία Lefkosía
Turkish: Lefkoşa
Flag of the Czech Republic
Coat of arms of the Czech Republic
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Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech: Česko Czech: Česká republika Prague
Czech: Praha
Flag of Denmark
Coat of arms of Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark (orthographic projection).svg
Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Danish: Danmark Danish: Kongeriget Danmark Copenhagen
Danish: København
Flag of East Timor
Coat of arms of East Timor
LocationEastTimor.svg East Timor Democratic Republic of East Timor Portuguese: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste Dili
Portuguese: Díli
Flag of Egypt
Coat of arms of Egypt
LocationEgypt.svg
Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt Arabic: مصرMişr Arabic: جمهورية مصر العربية
Jumhūrīyat Mişr al ʿArabīyah
Cairo
Arabic: لقاهرةAl Qāhirah
Flag of Estonia
Coat of arms of Estonia
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Estonia Republic of Estonia Estonian: Eesti Estonian: Eesti Vabariik Tallinn
Estonian: Tallinn
Flag of Finland
Coat of arms of Finland
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Finland Republic of Finland Finnish: Suomi
Swedish: Finland
Finnish: Suomen tasavalta
Swedish: Republiken Finland
Helsinki
Finnish: Helsinki
Swedish: Helsingfors
Flag of France
National emblem of France
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France French Republic French: France French: République française Paris
French: Paris
Flag of Georgia
Coat of arms of Georgia (country)
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Georgia[n 1] Georgia Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo Tbilisi
Georgian: თბილისი Tbilisi
Flag of Germany
Coat of arms of Germanyy
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Germany Federal Republic of Germany German: Deutschland German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland Berlin
German: Berlin
Flag of Greece
Coat of arms of Greece
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Greece Hellenic Republic Greek: Ελλάδα / Ελλάς
Elláda / Ellás
Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Ellinikí Dimokratía
Athens
Greek: Αθήνα
Athína
Flag of Hungary
Coat of arms of Hungary
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Hungary Hungary Hungarian: Magyarország Hungarian: Magyarország Budapest
Hungarian: Budapest
Flag of Iceland
Coat of arms of Iceland
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Iceland Republic of Iceland Icelandic: Ísland Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland Reykjavík
Icelandic: Reykjavík
Flag of India
State Emblem of India
LocationIndia.svg India Republic of India Hindi: भारत Bhārat Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya New Delhi
Hindi: नई दिल्ली Nai Dilli
Flag of Indonesia
National emblem of Indonesia
LocationIndonesia.svg Indonesia[n 2] Republic of Indonesia Indonesian: Indonesia Indonesian: Republik Indonesia Jakarta
Indonesian: Jakarta
Flag of Iran
Emblem of Iran
LocationIran.svg Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Persian: ايران Irān Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران
Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān
Tehran
Persian: تهران Tehrān
Flag of Iraq
Coat of arms of Iraq
LocationIraq.svg Iraq Republic of Iraq Arabic: العراقAl 'Irāq Kurdish: عێراق Êraq Arabic: جمهورية العراقJumhūrīyat al 'Irāq

Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق Komarî Êraq

Baghdad
Arabic: بَغْدَادBaghdād
Flag of Ireland
Coat of arms of Ireland
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Ireland Republic of Ireland[n 3][2] Irish: Éire Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann[n 3][3] Dublin
Irish: Baile Átha Cliath
Flag of Israel
Emblem of Israel
LocationIsrael.svg Israel State of Israel Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵלYisrā'el
Arabic: اسرائيلIsrā'īl
Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵלMedīnat Yisrā'el

Arabic: دولة اسرائيلDawlat Isrā'īl

Jerusalem (not internationally recognised)
Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִםYerushalayim
Arabic: القدسAl Quds
Flag of Italy
Emblem of Italy
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Italy Italian Republic Italian: Italia Italian: Repubblica Italiana Rome
Italian: Roma
Flag of Japan
Imperial Seal of Japan
LocationJapan.png Japan Japan Japanese: 日本国
Nippon-koku / Nihon-koku
Japanese: 日本国 Nippon-koku / Nihon-koku Tokyo
Japanese: 東京 Tokyo
Flag of Jordan
Coat of arms of Jordan
LocationJordan.svg Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Arabic: الأردنيةAl 'Urdunn Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميهAl Mamlakah al 'Urdunniyah al Hāshimīyah Amman
Arabic: عَمّان'Ammān
Flag of Kazakhstan
Emblem of Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan.png Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh: Қазақстан
Kazakh Qazaqstan
Russian: Казахстан
Russian Kazakhstan
Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы
Qazaqstan Respublïkası

Russian: Республика Казахстан
Respublika Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan
Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан Nur-Sultan
Russian: Нур-Султан Nur-Sultan
Flag of North Korea
Emblem of North Korea
Locator map of North Korea.svg Korea, North Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국
Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk
Pyongyang
Korean: 평양 Pyongyang
Flag of South Korea
Emblem of South Korea
Locator map of South Korea.svg Korea, South Republic of Korea Korean: 대한민국 Daehan Minguk Seoul
Korean: 서울 Seoul
Flag of Kuwait
Emblem of Kuwait
LocationKuwait.png Kuwait State of Kuwait Arabic: الكويتAl Kuwayt Arabic: دولة الكويتDawlat al Kuwayt Kuwait City
Arabic: مدينة الكويتMadīnat al Kuwayt
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Emblem of Kyrgyzstan
LocationKyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы
Kırgız Respublikası
Russian: Кыргызская Республика
Kyrgyzskaya Respublika
Bishkek
Kyrgyz and Russian: Бишкек Bishkek
Flag of Laos
Emblem of Laos
LocationLaos.svg Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao: ລາວ Lāo Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lāo
Vientiane
Lao: ວຽງຈັນ Vientiane
Flag of Latvia
Coat of arms of Latvia
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Latvia Republic of Latvia Latvian: Latvija Latvian: Latvijas Republika Riga
Latvian: Rīga
Flag of Lebanon
Coat of arms of Lebanon
LocationLebanon.svg Lebanon Lebanese Republic Arabic: اللبنانAl Lubnān
French: Liban
Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانيةAl Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah
French: République libanaise
Beirut
Arabic: بيروتBayrūt
Flag of Liechtenstein
Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
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Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein German: Liechtenstein German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein Vaduz
German: Vaduz
Flag of Lithuania
Coat of arms of Lithuania
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Lithuania Republic of Lithuania Lithuanian: Lietuva Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika Vilnius
Lithuanian: Vilnius
Flag of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of Luxembourg
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Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg
French: Luxembourg
German: Luxemburg
Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg
French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Luxembourg City
Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg
French: Ville de Luxembourg
German: Luxemburg Stadt
Flag of Malaysia
Coat of arms of Malaysia
LocationMalaysia.png Malaysia Malaysia Malay: Malaysia

Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà
Traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞 Mǎláixīyà

Malay: Malaysia

Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà Traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞 Mǎláixīyà

Kuala Lumpur
Malay: Kuala Lumpur
Chinese: 吉隆坡 Jílóngpō
Flag of the Maldives
Emblem of Maldives
LocationMaldives.png Maldives Republic of Maldives Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ
Dhivehi Raajje
Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ
Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
Malé
Dhivehi: މާލެ Male
Flag of Malta
Coat of arms of Malta
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Malta Republic of Malta Maltese: Malta Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta Valletta
Maltese: Il-Belt Valletta
Flag of Moldova
oat of arms of Moldova
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Moldova Republic of Moldova Romanian: Moldova Romanian: Republica Moldova Chișinău
Romanian: Chișinău
Flag of Monaco
Coat of arms of Monaco
Europe map monaco.png
Monaco Principality of Monaco French and Italian: Monaco
Monégasque: Múnegu
Occitan: Mónegue
French: Principauté de Monaco
Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu
Occitan: Principat de Mónegue
Italian: Principato di Monaco
Monaco[n 4]
French and Italian: Monaco
Monégasque: Múnegu
Occitan: Mónegue
Flag of Mongolia
Emblem of Mongolia
LocationMongolia.png Mongolia Mongolia Mongolian: Монгол улс and Monggol ulus.svg Mongol uls Mongolian: Монгол улс and Monggol ulus.svg Mongol uls Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian: Улаанбаатар and Ulaghanbaghatur.svg Ulaanbaatar
Flag of Montenegro
Coat of arms of Montenegroo
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Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора Crna Gora
Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора Crna Gora
Podgorica
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица Podgorica
Flag of Myanmar
State Seal of Myanmar
LocationMyanmar.svg Myanmar (Burma) Republic of the Union of Myanmar Burmese: Myan-ma Burmese: Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw Naypyidaw
Burmese: Naypyidaw
Flag of Nepal
Emblem of Nepal
LocationNepal.svg Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Nepali:नेपाल Nepāl Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल
Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl
Kathmandu
Nepali: काठमाडौँ Kathmandu
Flag of the Netherlands
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
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Netherlands[n 5][4] Kingdom of the Netherlands[n 6] Dutch: Nederland Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Amsterdam (capital)
Dutch: Amsterdam
The Hague (seat of government)
Dutch: 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
Flag of North Macedonia
National emblem of North Macedonia
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North Macedonia Republic of North Macedonia Macedonian: Северна Македонија
Severna Makedonija
Macedonian: Република Северна Македон��ја
Republika Severna Makedonija
Skopje
Macedonian: Скопје Skopje
Flag of Norway
Coat of arms of Norway
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Norway Kingdom of Norway Bokmål: Norge
Nynorsk: Noreg
Bokmål: Kongeriket Norge
Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noreg
Oslo
Bokmål and Nynorsk: Oslo
Flag of Oman
National emblem of Oman
LocationOman.png Oman Sultanate of Oman Arabic: عُمانʻUmān Arabic: سلطنة عُمانSalțanat ʻUmān Muscat
Arabic: مَسْقَطMasqaț
Flag of Pakistan
State emblem of Pakistan
LocationPakistan.svg Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu: پاکستان Pākistān Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان
Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān
Islamabad
Urdu: پاکستان Islāmābād
Flag of the Philippines
Coat of arms of the Philippines
LocationPhilippines.png Philippines Republic of the Philippines Filipino: Pilipinas Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas Manila
Filipino: Maynilà
Flag of Poland
Coat of arms of Poland
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Poland Republic of Poland Polish: Polska Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska Warsaw
Polish: Warszawa
Flag of Portugal
Coat of arms of Portugal
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Portugal Portuguese Republic Portuguese: Portugal Portuguese: República Portuguesa Lisbon
Portuguese: Lisboa
Flag of Qatar
Coat of arms of Qatar
LocationQatar.png Qatar State of Qatar Arabic: قطرQațar Arabic: دولة قطرDawlat Qațar Doha
Arabic: الدوحةAd Dawḩah
Flag of Romania
Coat of arms of Romania
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Romania Romania Romanian: România Romanian: România Bucharest
Romanian: București
Flag of Russia
Coat of arms of Russia
Location of Russia.svg Russia Russian Federation Russian: Россия Rossiya Russian: Российская Федерация
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Moscow
Russian: Москва Moskva
Flag of San Marino
Coat of arms of San Marino
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San Marino Republic of San Marino Italian: San Marino Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino City of San Marino
Italian: Città di San Marino[n 4]
Flag of Saudi Arabia
Emblem of Saudi Arabia
LocationSaudiArabia.svg Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arabic: العربية السعودية
Al ʻArabīyah as Suʻūdīyah
Arabic: المملكة العربية السعوديةAl Mamlakah al ʻArabīyah as Suʻūdīyah Riyadh
Arabic: الرياضAr Riyāḑ
Flag of Serbia
Coat of arms of Serbia
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Serbia Republic of Serbia Serbian Cyrillic: Србија
Serbian Latin: Srbija
Serbian Cyrillic: Република Србија
Serbian Latin: Republika Srbija
Belgrade
Serbian Cyrillic: Београд
Serbian Latin: Beograd
Flag of Singapore
Coat of arms of Singapore
LocationSingapore.png Singapore Republic of Singapore Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō
Malay: Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் Ciṅkappūr
Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国
Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó
Malay: Republik Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu
Singapore
Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō
Malay: Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் Ciṅkappūr
Flag of Slovakia
Coat of arms of Slovakia
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Slovakia Slovak Republic Slovak: Slovensko Slovak: Slovenská republika Bratislava
Slovak: Bratislava
Flag of Slovenia
Coat of arms of Slovenia
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Slovenia Republic of Slovenia Slovene: Slovenija Slovene: Republika Slovenija Ljubljana
Slovene: Ljubljana
Flag of Spain
Coat of arms of Spain
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Spain Kingdom of Spain Spanish: España Spanish: Reino de España Madrid
Spanish: Madrid
Flag of Sri Lanka
Emblem of Sri Lanka
LocationSriLanka.png Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ
Śrī Laṁkāva
Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai
Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී සමාජවාදී ජනරජය Śrī Laṁkāvē Prajātantravādī Samājavādī Janarajaya
Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Cōcalica Kuṭiyaracu
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ
Śrī Jayavardhanapura Kōṭṭē
ஸ்ரீ ஜெயவர்தனபுர கோட்டே Srī Jeyavartaṉapura Kōṭṭē
Flag of Sweden
Coat of arms of Sweden
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Sweden Kingdom of Sweden Swedish: Sverige Swedish: Konungariket Sverige Stockholm
Swedish: Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland
Coat of arms of Switzerland
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Switzerland Swiss Confederation Latin: Helvetica
German: Schweiz
French: Suisse
Italian: Svizzera
Romansh: Svizra
Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica
German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
French: Confédération suisse
Italian: Confederazione Svizzera
Romansh: Confederaziun svizra
Bern or Berne
Bernese German: Bärn
German: Bern
French: Berne
Italian: Berna
Romansh: Berna
Flag of Syria
Coat of arms of Syria
LocationSyria.svg Syria Syrian Arab Republic Arabic: السوريةAs Sūrīyah Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السوريةAl Jumhūrīyah al ʿArabīyah as Sūrīyah Damascus
Arabic: دِمَشْقDimashq
Flag of Tajikistan
Emblem of Tajikistan
LocationTajikistan.svg Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan Tajik: Тоҷикистон Tojikiston Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Jumhurii Tojikiston Dushanbe
Tajik: Душанбе Dushanbe
Flag of Thailand
Emblem of Thailand
LocationThailand.svg Thailand Kingdom of Thailand Thai: ประเทศไทย
Prathed Thai
Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai Bangkok
Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Flag of Turkey
National emblem of Turkey
LocationTurkey.svg Turkey Republic of Turkey Turkish: Türkiye Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ankara
Turkish: Ankara
Flag of Turkmenistan
Emblem of Turkmenistan
LocationTurkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turkmen: Türkmenistan Turkmen: Türkmenistan Ashgabat
Turkmen: Aşgabat
Flag of Ukraine
Coat of arms of Ukraine
Europe map ukraine.png
Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian: Україна Ukraina Ukrainian: Україна Ukraina Kyiv
Ukrainian: Київ Kyiv
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
Emblem of the United Arab Emirates
LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah
Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah
Abu Dhabi
Arabic: أَبُو ظَبْيٍAbū Ḏẖabī
Flag of the United Kingdom
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Europe map uk.png
United Kingdom[n 7] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath
Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann
Scots: Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland
Cornish: An Rywvaneth Unys a Vreten Veur hag Iwerdhon Glédh
London
Flag of Uzbekistan
Emblem of Uzbekistan
LocationUzbekistan.png Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbek: O'zbekiston Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasi Tashkent
Uzbek: Toshkent
Flag of Vietnam
Emblem of Vietnam
Vietnam in its region.svg Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnamese: Việt Nam Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam Hanoi
Vietnamese: Hà Nội
Flag of Yemen
nEmblem of Yemen
LocationYemen.png Yemen Republic of Yemen Arabic: اليمنAl Yaman Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية
Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah
Sanaa
Arabic: صَنْعَاءŞanʿāʾ

United Nations Observer States[]

Non-member sovereign states are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion. The petition is then evaluated by the United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly. For example, Switzerland was a permanent observer state from 1948 to 2002, until becoming a full member on September 10, 2002. Currently, there are two observer non-member states: the Holy See and Palestine. They are both permanent observers, described as "Non-member States having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters".

Flag Coat of Arms / National Emblem Map English short name English long name Legal status Domestic short name Domestic long name Capital
Flag of Palestine
Coat of arms of Palestine
LocationPalestine.svg Palestine State of Palestine Observer state at the United Nations Arabic: فلسـطين Filasțīn Arabic: دولة فلسـطين Dawlat Filasțīn Ramallah (de facto)
Jerusalem (de jure)
Flag of the Vatican City
Coats of arms of the Holy See and Vatican City
Map showing Vatican City in Europe
Vatican City

Holy See
State of the Vatican City Observer state at the United Nations Italian: Città del Vaticano
Latin: Sancta Sedes[5]
Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano Vatican City
Italian: Città del Vaticano
Latin: Sancta Sedes

States with limited recognition[]

The following entities are not UN member states and have limited or no recognition. However, they are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood.

Flag Coat of Arms / National Emblem Map English short name English long name Legal status Domestic short name Domestic long name Capital
Flag of Abkhazia
Emblem and logo of Abkhazia
Location of Abkhazia in Europe2.png
Abkhazia[n 1] De jure part of Georgia[s 1] Abkhazian: Аԥсны Apsny

Georgian: აფხაზეთი Abkhazeti / Apkhazeti
Russian: Абхазия Abhaziya

Abkhazian: Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра
Apsny Ahwyntkarra
Russian: Республика Абхазия
Respublika Abhaziya
Sukhumi
Abkhazian: Аҟəа Akwa

Georgian: სოხუმი Sokhumi
Russian: Сухуми Sukhumi

Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh
Coat of arms of the Republic of Artsakh
Location Artsakh en.png
Artsakh[n 1] Republic of Artsakh De jure part of Azerbaijan[s 2] Armenian: Արցախ Artsakh Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետություն
Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yun
Stepanakert
Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ Step'anakert

Azerbaijani: Xankəndi

Flag of Kosovo
Emblem of Kosovo
Kosovo in Balkans.png
Kosovo Republic of Kosovo De jure part of Serbia[s 3] Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë

Serbian Cyrillic: Косово Kosovo

Albanian: Republika e Kosovës

Serbian Cyrillic: Република Косово
Republika Kosovo

Pristina
Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë

Serbian Cyrillic: Приштина Priština

Flag of Northern Cyprus
Coat of arms of Northern Cyprus
TRNC location.svg
Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus De jure part of Cyprus[s 4] Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti North Nicosia
Turkish: Kuzey Lefkoşa
Flag of South Ossetia
Coat of arms of Ossetia
Location of South Ossetia in Europe2.png
South Ossetia[n 1] De jure part of Georgia[s 1] Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон Khussar Iryston

Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთი Samkhret Oseti
Russian: Южная Осетия Yuzhnaya Osetiya

Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон Республика Khussar Iryston Respublika
Russian: ��еспублика Южная Осетия Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya
Tskhinvali
Ossetian: Цхинвал / Чъреба Tskhinval / Chreba
Georgian: ცხინვალი Tskhinvali
Russian: Цхинвал / Цхинвали Tskhinval / Tskhinvali
Flag of the Republic of China
Emblem of Taiwan
LocationTaiwan.svg Taiwan[6] Republic of China See Legal Status of Taiwan Traditional Chinese:
臺灣 / 台灣 Táiwān
Taiwanese: 臺灣 / 台灣
Tâi-oân
Traditional Chinese: 中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó
Taiwanese: 中華民國 Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok
Taipei
Traditional Chinese: 臺北 Táiběi
Flag of Transnistria
Coat of arms of Transnistria
Transnistria-map-3.png
Transnistria Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic De jure part of Moldova[s 5] Romanian: Transnistria
Russian: Приднестрoвье Pridnestrov'ye
Ukrainian: Придністрoв'я Prydnistrovia
Romanian: Republica Moldovenească Nistreană
Russian: Приднестрoвская Молдaвская Республика
Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika

Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська Республіка
Prydnistrovska Moldavska Respublika

Tiraspol
Romanian: Tiraspol
Russian and Ukrainian: Тирасполь Tiraspol'

Dependent territories[]

The following entities are territories in Eurasia that remain outside the controlling state's integral area.

Flag Map English short name English long name Legal status Domestic short name Domestic long name Capital
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Cyprus SBAsInRed.png
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia British overseas territory Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Episkopi Cantonment
Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg
board
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British overseas territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia
Flag of Christmas Island.svg
Christmasisland.png
Christmas Island[n 8] Territory of Christmas Island External territory of Australia Christmas Island Territory of Christmas Island Flying Fish Cove
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg
Keelingislands.png
Cocos (Keeling) Islands[n 8] Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands External territory of Australia Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands West Island
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
LocationFaroeIslands.png
Faroe Islands Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark Faroese: Føroyar
Danish: Færøerne
Tórshavn
Faroese: Tórshavn
Danish: Thorshavn
Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Location Gibraltar EU.png
Gibraltar British overseas territory Gibraltar Gibraltar
Flag of Guernsey.svg
Uk map guernsey.png
Guernsey[n 7] Bailiwick of Guernsey Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom English: Guernsey Guernésiais: Guernesey English: Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernésiais: Bailliage de Guernesey Saint Peter Port
Guernésiais: Saint-Pierre Port
Flag of the Isle of Mann.svg
Uk map isle of man.png
Isle of Man[n 7] Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom English: Mann
Manx: Mannin
English: Isle of Man
Manx: Ellan Vannin
Douglas
English: Douglas Manx: Doolish
Flag of Jersey.svg
Uk map jersey.png
Jersey[n 7] Bailiwick of Jersey Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom English: Jersey
Jèrriais: Jèrri
English: Bailiwick of Jersey
Jèrriais: Bailliage de Jersey
Saint Helier
English: Saint Helier
Jèrriais: Saint-Hélyi

Special areas of internal sovereignty[]

The following entities are an integral part of their controlling state but have a political arrangement which was decided by an agreement with another state.

Flag Map English short name English long name Legal status Domestic short name Domestic long name Capital
Flag of Åland.svg
LocationÅland.svg
Åland Åland Region Autonomous region of Finland Swedish: Åland
Finnish: Ahvenanmaa
Swedish: Landskapet Åland
Finnish: Ahvenanmaan maakunta
Mariehamn
Swedish: Mariehamn
Finnish: Maarianhamina
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
LocationHongKong.png Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Special administrative region of China Chinese:
香港
Chinese:
香港特别行政區
Admiralty
Chinese: 金鐘
Flag of Norway.svg
Jan Mayen in Nordland, Norway and Europe.png
Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Territory of Norway administered by the county governor of Nordland
with some authority delegated to the station commander of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces.[7]
Norwegian: Jan Mayen Norwegian: Jan Mayen Olonkinbyen
Norwegian: Olonkinbyen
Flag of Macau.svg
LocationMacau.png Macau Macau Special Administrative Region Special administrative region of China Chinese:
澳門 Àomén
Chinese:
澳门特别行政区 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū
Nam Van
Chinese: 南灣
Flag of Norway.svg
Europe-Svalbard.svg
Svalbard Svalbard Special territory of Norway Norwegian: Svalbard Norwegian: Svalbard Longyearbyen
Norwegian: Longyearbyen

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
  2. ^ Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b The terms Republic of Ireland and Poblacht na hÉireann are not official long names and are used only as a legal description meant to differentiate the state from the island.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b These countries are city-states.
  5. ^ Netherlands is the name for the largest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the short name for the Kingdom
  6. ^ Refers to the sovereign entity encompassing the countries the Netherlands (comprising the territory in Europe and 3 islands in the Caribbean), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d The United Kingdom (UK) consists of the constituent countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and controls the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain (often shortened to Britain), which is sometimes used synonymously with the United Kingdom.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Debate exists as to whether Australian territories are integral areas of Australia of not

References[]

  1. ^ China is the short form name used internationally
  2. ^ "Republic of Ireland Act, 1948". No. 22/1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  3. ^ "An tAcht Phoblacht na hÉireann, 1948". Uimhir 22 de 1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  4. ^ United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands
  5. ^ "Holy See (Vatican City)". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  6. ^ Taiwan: Republic of China is the name recognised as official by the Taipei authorities. Taiwan is the name used by governments which broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei after the UN resolution of October 1971. The name Chinese Taipei is used for sporting events and membership of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and reputedly for Taiwan's application to the WTO as the short form of Independent Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. It competes as Chinese Taipei in sports.
  7. ^ "Jan Mayen". World Fact Book. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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