List of sovereign states in 2004
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Internationally recognized sovereign states
A
Abkhazia – Republic of Abkzhazia (unrecognized, de facto independent state)
- Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (to 26 January) – UN member State
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (from 26 January) – UN member State
Albania – Republic of Albania, UN member State Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, UN member State Andorra – Principality of Andorra, UN member State Angola – Republic of Angola, UN member State Antigua and Barbuda – UN member State Argentina – Argentine Republic, UN member State Armenia – Republic of Armenia, UN member State Australia – Commonwealth of Australia, UN member State Austria – Republic of Austria, UN member State Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan, UN member State
B
The Bahamas – Commonwealth of the Bahamas, UN member State Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain, UN member State Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh, UN member State Barbados – UN member State Belarus – Republic of Belarus, UN member State Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium, UN member State Belize – UN member State Benin – Republic of Benin, UN member State Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan, UN member State Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia, UN member State Bosnia and Herzegovina – UN member State Botswana – Republic of Botswana, UN member State Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil, UN member State Brunei – State of Brunei, Abode of Peace, UN member State Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria, UN member State Burkina Faso – UN member State
Burma
Burundi – Republic of Burundi, UN member State
C
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia, UN member State Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon, UN member State Canada – UN member State Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde, UN member state Central African Republic – UN member State Chad – Republic of Chad, UN member State Chile – Republic of Chile, UN member State China, People's Republic of – UN member State China, Republic of (partially recognized de facto independent state) Colombia – Republic of Colombia, UN member State Comoros – Union of Comoros, UN member State Republic of the Congo – UN member State Democratic Republic of the Congo – UN member State Cook Islands (A state in free association with New Zealand) Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica, UN member State Croatia – Republic of Croatia, UN member State
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba – Republic of Cuba, UN member State Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus, UN member State Czech Republic – UN member State
D
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark, UN member State Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti, UN member State Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica, UN member State Dominican Republic – UN member State
E
East Timor
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador, UN member State Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt, UN member State El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador, UN member State Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea, UN member State Eritrea – State of Eritrea, UN member State Estonia – Republic of Estonia, UN member State Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, UN member State
F
G
Gabon – Gabonese Republic, UN member State The Gambia – Republic of the Gambia, UN member State → Georgia – UN member State Germany – Federal Republic of Germany, UN member State Ghana – Republic of Ghana, UN member State Greece – Hellenic Republic, UN member State Grenada – UN member State Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala, UN member State Guinea – Republic of Guinea, UN member State Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau, UN member State Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana, UN member State
H
Haiti – Republic of Haiti, UN member State
Holy See
I
Iceland – Republic of Iceland, UN member State India – Republic of India, UN member State Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia, UN member State Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran, UN member state → Iraq – Republic of Iraq, UN member state Ireland – Republic of Ireland, UN member State Israel – State of Israel, UN member State (was not recognized by 21 UN member States) Italy – Italian Republic, UN member State Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, UN member State
J
K
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan, UN member State Kenya – Republic of Kenya, UN member State Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati, UN member State North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea, UN member state (was not recognized by 4 UN member states) South Korea – Republic of Korea, UN member state (was not recognized by North Korea) Kuwait – State of Kuwait, UN member State Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic, UN member State
L
Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic, UN member State Latvia – Republic of Latvia, UN member State Lebanon – Lebanese Republic, UN member State Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho, UN member State Liberia – Republic of Liberia, UN member State Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, UN member State Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein, UN member State → Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania, UN member State Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, UN member State
M
Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia, UN member State Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar, UN member State Malawi – Republic of Malawi, UN member state Malaysia – UN member State Maldives – Republic of Maldives, UN member State Mali – Republic of Mali, UN member State Malta – Republic of Malta, UN member State Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands (A state under Compact of Free Association with the United States), UN member State Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania, UN member State Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius, UN member State Mexico – United Mexican States, UN member State Federated States of Micronesia (A state under Compact of Free Association with the United States) – UN member State Moldova – Republic of Moldova, UN member state Monaco – Principality of Monaco, UN member State Mongolia – UN member State Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco, UN member State Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique, UN member State Myanmar – Union of Myanmar, UN member State
N
Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto independent state) Namibia – Republic of Namibia, UN member State Nauru – Republic of Nauru, UN member State Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal, UN member State Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands, UN member State New Zealand – UN member State Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua, UN member State Niger – Republic of Niger, UN member State Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria, UN member State Niue (A state in free association with New Zealand) Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (partially recognized de facto independent state) Norway – Kingdom of Norway, UN member State
O
Oman – Sultanate of Oman, UN member State
P
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan, UN member state Palau – Republic of Palau (A state under Compact of Free Association with the United States), UN member State Palestine – Palestinian National Authority (Disputed region consisting of three occupied territories: the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem) Panama – Republic of Panama, UN member State Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea, UN member State Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay, UN member State Peru – Republic of Peru, UN member State Philippines – Republic of the Philippines, UN member State Poland – Republic of Poland, UN member State Portugal – Portuguese Republic, UN member state
Q
Qatar – State of Qatar, UN member State
R
S
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Partially recognized de facto independent state) Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, UN member State Saint Lucia – UN member State Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – UN member State Samoa – Independent State of Samoa, UN member State San Marino – Republic of San Marino, UN member State São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, UN member State Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UN member State Senegal – Republic of Senegal, UN member State Serbia and Montenegro – State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, UN member State Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles, UN member State Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone, UN member State Singapore – Republic of Singapore, UN member State Slovakia – Slovak Republic, UN member State Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia, UN member State Solomon Islands – UN member State Somalia – Somali Republic, UN member State Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland (De facto independent state) South Africa – Republic of South Africa, UN member State South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia (de facto independent state) Spain – Kingdom of Spain, UN member State Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, UN member State Sudan – Republic of the Sudan, UN member State Suriname – Republic of Suriname, UN member State Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland, UN member State Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden, UN member State Switzerland – Swiss Confederation, Permanent observer at UN Syria – Syrian Arab Republic, UN member State
T
Taiwan
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan, UN member State Tamil Eelam (unrecognized de facto self-governing entity) Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania, UN member State Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand, UN member State Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, UN member State Togo – Togolese Republic, UN member State Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga, UN member State Transnistria – Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (de facto independent state) Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, UN member State Tunisia – Tunisian Republic, UN member State Turkey – Republic of Turkey, UN member State Turkmenistan – UN member State Tuvalu – UN member State
U
Ukraine– UN member State Uganda – Republic of Uganda, UN member State United Arab Emirates – UN member State United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UN member State United States – United States of America, UN member State Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay, UN member State Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan, UN member State
V
Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu, UN member State Vatican City – Vatican City State, Permanent observer at UN Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, UN member State Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam, UN member State
Y
Yemen – Republic of Yemen, UN member State
Z
Non-sovereign territories
Australia
Ashmore and Cartier Islands – The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory) Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory) Christmas Island – The Territory of Christmas Island (External territory) Cocos (Keeling) Islands – The Territory of the Cocos Islands (External territory) Coral Sea Islands – The Coral Sea Islands Territory (Uninhabited external territory) Heard Island and McDonald Islands – Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory) Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
China
Denmark
Faroe Islands (Constituent country) Greenland (Constituent country)
Finland
Åland (Neutral and demilitarised region)
France
French Polynesia (Overseas territory), with Clipperton Island French Southern and Antarctic Lands – The Territory of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Overseas territory) Mayotte (Overseas territory) - New Caledonia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas territory) - Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (Overseas territory), consisting of five uninhabited possessions:
- Bassas da India (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Europa Island (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Glorioso Islands (Disputed by Madagascar, Comoros and the Seychelles)
- Juan de Nova Island (Disputed by Madagascar)
- Tromelin Island (Disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
Wallis and Futuna – The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna (Overseas territory)
Greece
Mount Athos (Autonomous monastic state)
Netherlands
Aruba (Autonomous country) Netherlands Antilles (Autonomous country)
New Zealand
- Ross Dependency (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
Tokelau
Norway
- Bouvet Island
- Peter I Island (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- Queen Maud Land (Suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
United Kingdom
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Overseas territory)
Anguilla (Overseas territory) Bermuda (Overseas territory) British Antarctic Territory (Overseas territory suspended under the Antarctic Treaty) British Indian Ocean Territory (Overseas territory disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles) British Virgin Islands (Overseas territory) Cayman Islands (Overseas territory) Falkland Islands (Overseas territory disputed by Argentina) Gibraltar (Overseas territory) Montserrat (Overseas territory) Pitcairn Islands (Overseas territory) Saint Helena (Overseas territory), with two dependencies: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Overseas territory disputed by Argentina) Turks and Caicos Islands (Overseas territory) Guernsey – The Bailiwick of Guernsney (Crown dependency), with three dependencies: Isle of Man (Crown dependency) Jersey – The Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
United States
American Samoa (Insular area including Swains Island, disputed by Tokelau) Guam (Insular area) Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (Insular area) Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Insular area) United States Virgin Islands – Virgin Islands of the United States (Insular area) - Baker Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Howland Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Jarvis Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Kingman Reef (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited unincorporated territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by Haiti)
- Wake Island (Uninhabited unincorporated territory claimed by the Marshall Islands)
Other states
Antarctica as a whole had no government and no permanent population. Seven states claimed portions of Antarctica and five of these had reciprocally recognised one another's claims.[1] These claims, which were regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, were neither recognised nor disputed by any other signatory state.[2] The European Union was a sui generis supranational organisation which had 12 (later 15) member states. The member states had transferred a measure of their legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU, and as such the EU had some elements of sovereignty, without generally being considered a sovereign state. The European Union did not claim to be a sovereign state and had only limited capacity for relations with other states. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty and a United Nations observer. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome.[3] The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions." [4] Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
References
- ↑ Rogan-Finnemore, Michelle (2005), "What Bioprospecting Means for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean", in Von Tigerstrom, Barbara, International Law Issues in the South Pacific, Ashgate Publishing, p. 204, ISBN 0-7546-4419-7 "Australia, New Zealand, France, Norway and the United Kingdom reciprocally recognize the validity of each other's claims."
- ↑ CIA – the World Factbook – Antarctica – accessed 19 January 2008
- ↑ Bilateral relations with countries Archived 2015-12-03 at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved 2011-12-22
- ↑ Chapter General of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (1998-01-12). Constitutional Charter and Code of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, promulgated 27 June 1961, revised by the Extraordinary Chapter General 28–30 April 1997, Article 3 "Sovereignty," Paragraph 1 (PDF). Rome: Tipografia Arte della Stampa. p. 11.
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