List of sovereign states in 1996
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| Contents: | Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Other states Notes |
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[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states
[edit] A
- Afghanistan (Disputed between two governments after September 27)
Albania - Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - Republic of Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Armenia - Republic of Armenia
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan
[edit] B
The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - State of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus - Republic of Belarus
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin - Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi - Republic of Burundi
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[edit] C
Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
Congo - Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia - Republic of Croatia
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic
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[edit] D
Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic
[edit] E
Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea - State of Eritrea
Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
[edit] F
[edit] G
Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Georgia
Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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[edit] H
[edit] I
Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic
[edit] J
[edit] K
Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic
[edit] L
Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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[edit] M
Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia[1]
Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova - Republic of Moldova
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar
[edit] N
Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway
[edit] O
Oman - Sultanate of Oman
[edit] P
Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau - Republic of Palau
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Republic of Peru
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic
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[edit] Q
Qatar - State of Qatar
[edit] R
[edit] S
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
[edit] T
Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
[edit] U
Uganda - Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan
[edit] V
Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
[edit] W
Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa
[edit] Y
Yemen - Republic of Yemen
Yugoslavia - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
[edit] Z
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[edit] Other states
Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
Bougainville - Republic of Bougainville
Chechnya - Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
East Slavonia - United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (from January 15)
Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Palestine
Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[2]
Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland
South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia
Taiwan - Republic of China[3]
Transnistria - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic
[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories
[edit] Australia
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
- Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)[4]
- Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
- Coral Sea Islands - 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)
[edit] Denmark
Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
Greenland (Autonomous province)
[edit] France
Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)- Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
French Polynesia - Territory of French Polynesia (Overseas territory)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)[4]- Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
- Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
Mayotte - Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte (Territorial collectivity)- New Caledonia - Overseas Collectivity of New Caledonia (Overseas collectivity)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity)- Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas territory)
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[edit] Netherlands
Aruba (Overseas country)
Netherlands Antilles (Overseas country)
[edit] New Zealand
Cook Islands (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Niue (Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)- Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)[4]
- Tokelau (Dependent territory)
[edit] Norway
- Bouvet Island (Uninhabited possession)
- Peter I Island (Uninhabited possession)[4]
- Queen Maud Land (Uninhabited possession)[4]
[edit] Portugal
- Macau (Chinese territory under Portuguese administration)
[edit] United Kingdom
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign base areas administrated as a single dependent territory)
Anguilla (Dependent territory)
Bermuda (Self-governing dependent territory)
British Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited dependent territory)[4]
British Indian Ocean Territory (Uninhabited dependent territory)
British Virgin Islands (Dependent territory)
Cayman Islands (Dependent territory)
Falkland Islands (Dependent territory)
Gibraltar (Dependent territory)
Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Crown dependency)
Hong Kong - Hong Kong (Dependent territory)
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (Crown dependency)
Montserrat (Dependent territory)
Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Dependent territory)
Saint Helena (Dependent territory with two dependencies)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Dependent territory)
Turks and Caicos Islands (Dependent territory)
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[edit] United States
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)- Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Guam - Territory of Guam (Territory)- Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
- Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
- Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
- Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Northern Mariana Islands (Territory)- Palmyra Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)- Wake Island (Uninhabited territory)
[edit] Notes
- ^ referred to in the United Nations as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- ^ Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.
- ^ See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.
- ^ a b c d e f Including an Antarctic claim, neither recognized nor disputed under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.
