List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Afro-Eurasia

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

African Sovereign states

Recognised states

The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations, and all except Morocco are members of the African Union. {{-}}

Name (official name)

Flag

Capital

Currency

Official language(s)

Area (km2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)

Algiers

Algerian dinar

Arabic

2,381,740

33,333,216

7,124

3

Angola (Republic of Angola)

Luanda

Kwanza

Portuguese

1,246,700

15,941,000

2,813

42

Benin
(Republic of Benin)

Porto Novo

West African CFA franc

French

112,622

8,439,000

1,176

24

Botswana (Republic of Botswana)

Gaborone

Pula

English, Setswana

581,726

1,839,833

11,400

46

Burkina Faso
(Burkina Faso)

Ouagadougou

West African CFA franc

French

274,000

13,228,000

1,284

21

Burundi (Republic of Burundi)

Bujumbura

Burundi franc

Kirundi, French

27,830

7,548,000

739

38

Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon)

Yaoundé

Central African CFA franc

French, English

475,442

17,795,000

2,421

26

Cape Verde (Republic of Cape Verde)

Praia

Cape Verdean escudo

Portuguese

4,033

420,979

6,418

14a

Central African Republic (Central African Republic)

Bangui

Central African CFA franc

Sango, French

622,984

4,216,666

1,198

27

Chad (Republic of Chad)

N'Djamena

Central African CFA franc

French, Arabic

1,284,000

10,146,000

1,519

11

Comoros (Union of the Comoros)

Moroni

Comorian franc

Arabic, French, Comorian

2,235

798,000

1,660

43a

Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire)

Yamoussoukro

West African CFA franc

French

322,460

17,654,843

1,600

20

Democratic Republic of Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Kinshasa

Congolese franc

French

2,344,858

71,712,867

774

34

Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)

Djibouti

Djiboutian Franc

Arabic, French

23,200

906,000

2,070

29

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)

Cairo

Egyptian Pound

Arabic

1,001,449

80,335,036

4,836

5

Equatorial Guinea (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)

Malabo

Central African CFA franc

Spanish, French, Portuguese

28,051

504,000

16,312

31

Eritrea
(State of Eritrea)

Asmara

Nakfa

Tigrinya, Arabic, English

117,600

5,880,000

1,000

13

Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)

Addis Ababa

Ethiopian birr

Amharic, English

1,104,300

85,237,338

1,100

28

Gabon (Gabonese Republic)

Libreville

Central African CFA franc

French

267,668

1,384,000

7,055

32

Gambia (Republic of The Gambia)

Banjul

Dalasi

English

10,380

1,517,000

2002

15

Ghana (Republic of Ghana)

Accra

Ghanaian cedi

English

238,534

23,000,000

2,700

22

Guinea (Republic of Guinea)

Conakry

Guinean franc

French

245,857

9,402,000

2,035

17

Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)

Bissau

West African CFA franc

Portuguese

36,125

1,586,000

736

16

Kenya (Republic of Kenya)

Nairobi

Kenyan shilling

Swahili, English

580,367

34,707,817

1,445

36

Lesotho (Kingdom of Lesotho)

Maseru

Loti

Sesotho, English

30,355

1,795,000

2,113

49

Liberia (Republic of Liberia)

Monrovia

Liberian dollar

English

111,369

3,283,000

1,003

19

Libya
(State of Libya)

Tripoli

Libyan dinar

Arabic

1,759,540

6,036,914

12,700

4

Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar)

Antananarivo

Malagasy Ariary

Malagasy, French

587,041

18,606,000

905

44

Malawi (Republic of Malawi)

Lilongwe

Malawian kwacha

English, Chichewa

118,484

12,884,000

596

42

Mali
(Republic of Mali)

Bamako

West African CFA franc

French

1,240,192

13,518,000

1,154

9

Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)

Nouakchott

Mauritanian Ouguiya

Arabic

1,030,700

3,069,000

2,402

8

Mauritius (Republic of Mauritius)

Port Louis

Mauritian rupee

English, French, Mauritian Creole

2,040

1,219,220

13,703

44a

Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco)

Rabat

Moroccan dirham

Arabic, Berber

446,550 (internationally recognized), 710,850 (claimed)

35,757,175

4,600

2

Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique)

Maputo

Mozambican metical

Portuguese

801,590

20,366,795

1,389

43

Namibia (Republic of Namibia)

Windhoek

Namibian dollar

English

825,418

2,031,000

7,478

45

Niger (Republic of Niger)

Niamey

West African CFA franc

French

1,267,000

13,957,000

872

10

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

Abuja

Nigerian naira

English

923,768

154,729,000

1,188

25

Republic of Congo (Republic of Congo)

Brazzaville

Central African CFA franc

French

342,000

4,012,809

3,919

25

Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda)

Kigali

Rwandan franc

Kinyarwanda, French, English

26,798

7,600,000

1,300

37

São Tomé and Príncipe (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe)

São Tomé

São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra

Portuguese

964

183,176

1,266

31a

Senegal (Republic of Senegal)

Dakar

West African CFA franc

French

196,723

11,658,000

1,759

14

Seychelles (Republic of Seychelles)

Victoria

Seychellois rupee

English, French, Seychellois Creole

451

80,654

11,818

39a

Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone)

Freetown

Leone

English

71,740

6,144,562

903

18

Somalia (Somali Republic)

Mogadishu

Somali shilling

Somali, Arabic

637,657

9,832,017

600

30

South Africa (Republic of South Africa)

Bloemfontein, Cape Town, and Pretoria

South African rand

Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu

1,221,037

47,432,000

12,161

48

South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)

Juba

South Sudanese pound

English

644,329

8,260,490

1,546

12

Sudan (Republic of the Sudan)

Khartoum

Sudanese pound

Arabic, English

1,861,484

36,787,012

2,800

12

Swaziland (Kingdom of Swaziland)

Lobamba (royal and legislative)
Mbabane (administrative)

Lilangeni

English, Swati

17,364

1,032,000

5,245

50

Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)

Dodoma

Tanzanian shilling

Swahili, English

945,203

44,929,002

723

39

Togo (Togolese Republic)

Lomé

West African CFA franc

French

56,785

6,100,000

1,700

23

Tunisia (Tunisian Republic)

Tunis

Tunisian dinar

Arabic

163,610

10,102,000

8,800

3

Uganda (Republic of Uganda)

Kampala

Ugandan shilling

English, Swahili

236,040

27,616,000

1,700

35

Zambia (Republic of Zambia)

Lusaka

Zambian kwacha

English

752,614

14,668,000

931

41

Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe)

Harare

United States dollar and South African rand

Shona, Ndebele, English

390,757

13,010,000

2,607

47

Partially recognised and unrecognised states

The following are states that have established themselves in Africa as sovereign states, but remain limited in official recognition. The Sahrawi Republic is a member of the African Union.

Name (official name)

Flag

Capital

Currency

Official languages

Area (km2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

El Aaiún, Bir Lehlou (temporary)

Moroccan dirham

N/A.

267,405

266,000

N/A

7

Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland)

Hargeisa

Somaliland shilling

Somali, English, Arabic

137,600

4,000,000

600

30

Eurasian Sovereign states

Recognized states

The following is a list of internationally recognized sovereign states. All are members of the United Nations except for Vatican City and State of Palestine.

Flag

Location

English short name

English long name

Domestic short name

Domestic long name

Capital |-1
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Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت

Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان

Kabul |-2
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Albania

Republic of Albania

Tirana
|-3
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Andorra

Principality of Andorra

Andorra



Andorra la Vella


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Armenia

Republic of Armenia


Armenian Transliteration: Hayastan/ Hayq

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Yerevan
|-5
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Austria

Republic of Austria

Vienna
|-6
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Azerbaijan

Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku
|-7
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Map_of_Bahrain.svg

Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain

Manama |-8
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Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ

Dhaka |-9
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Belarus

Republic of Belarus

Belarusian and Russian: Беларусь
Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Byelarus



Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Respublika Byelarus

Minsk

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Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium





Brussels


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Bhutan

Kingdom of Bhutan

Dzongkha:

Thimphu |-12
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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian, Serbian Latin, Croatian: BiH, Bosna
Serbian Cyrillic: БиХ, Босна

Bosnian, Serbian Latin, Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina
Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина

Sarajevo
Bosnian, Serbian Latin, Croatian: Sarajevo
Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево |-13
centre|100px|border
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Brunei

State of Brunei, Abode of Peace

Malay: بروني دارالسلام

Bandar Seri Begawan |-14
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Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria


Bulgarian Transliteration: Republika Balgariya

Sofia

Bulgarian Transliteration: Sofiya |-15
centre|100px|border
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Cambodia

Kingdom of Cambodia

Khmer:

Phnom Penh |-16
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China

People's Republic of China

Simplified Chinese: 中国 Traditional Chinese: 中國

Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国 Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國

Beijing |-17
centre|100px|border
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Croatia

Republic of Croatia

Zagreb |-18
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus


Greek Transliteration: Kýpros

Nicosia

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Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Prague
|-20
centre|100px|border
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Denmark

Kingdom of Denmark

Copenhagen
|-22
centre|100px|border
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Estonia

Republic of Estonia

Tallinn |-23
centre|100px|border
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Finland

Republic of Finland



Helsinki

|-24
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France

French Republic

Paris |-25
centre|100px|border
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Georgia

Georgia

Tbilisi
|-26
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Germany

Federal Republic of Germany

Berlin |-27
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Greece

Hellenic Republic


Greek Transliteration: Ellada/ Ellas


Greek Transliteration: Elliniki Dimokratia

Athens

Greek Transliteration: Athina |-28
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Hungary

Hungary

Budapest |-29
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Iceland

Republic of Iceland

Reykjavík
|-30
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India

Republic of India

New Delhi |-31
centre|100px|border
LocationIndonesia.svg

Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia

Jakarta |-32
centre|100px|border
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Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران

Tehran |-33
centre|100px|border
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Iraq

Republic of Iraq

Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق

Baghdad |-34
centre|100px|border
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Ireland

Ireland

Éire

Dublin
|-35
centre|100px|border
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Israel

State of Israel

Jerusalem |-36
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Italy

Italian Republic

Rome
|-37
centre|100px|border
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Japan

Japan

Tokyo |-38
centre|100px|border
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Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Amman |-39
centre|100px|border
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Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan


Kazakh Transliteration: Qazaqstan

Russian Transliteration: Kazakhstán

Astana

|-40
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Korea, North

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Pyongyang |-41
centre|100px|border
Locator_map_of_South_Korea.svg

Korea, South

Republic of Korea

Seoul |-42
centre|100px|border
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Kuwait

State of Kuwait

Kuwait City |-43
centre|100px|border
LocationKyrgyzstan.svg

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы

Bishkek |-44
centre|100px|border
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Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao:ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ

Vientiane |-45
centre|100px|border
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Latvia

Republic of Latvia

Riga
|-46
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Lebanon

Lebanese Republic

Beirut |-47
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

Vaduz |-48
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania

Vilnius |-49
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Luxembourg

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg





Luxembourg City


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Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia


Macedonian Transliteration: Makedonija


Macedonian Transliteration: Republika Makedonija

Skopje
|-51
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Malaysia

Malaysia

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

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

Kuala Lumpur |-52
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Maldives

Republic of Maldives

Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ

Malé |-53
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Malta

Republic of Malta

Valletta
|-54
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Moldova

Republic of Moldova

Chisinau
|-55
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Monaco

Principality of Monaco


Monégasque: Múnegu


Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu

Monaco |-56
centre|100px|border
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Mongolia

Mongolia

,

,

Ulan Bator |-57
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centre|100px|border

Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора

Podgorica
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица |-58
centre|100px|border
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Myanmar (Burma)

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Naypyidaw |-59
centre|100x67px
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Nepal

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Nepali:नेपाल

Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल

Kathmandu |-60
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Amsterdam (capital)
The Hague (seat of government)
|-61
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Norway

Kingdom of Norway



Oslo |-62
centre|100px|border
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Oman

Sultanate of Oman

Muscat |-63
centre|100px|border
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Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان

Islamabad |-64
centre|100px
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Palestine

State of Palestine

Observer state at the United Nations.

Arabic: دولة فلسـطين

Jerusalem (claimed)
Ramallah (de facto) |-65
centre|100px|border
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Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

Filipino: Pilipinas

Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas

Manila |-66
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Poland

Republic of Poland

Warsaw
|-67
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Portugal

Portuguese Republic

Lisbon
|-68
centre|100px|border
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Qatar

State of Qatar

Doha |-69
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Romania

Romania

Bucharest
|-70
centre|100px|border
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Russia

Russian Federation


Russian Transliteration: Rossiya

Moscow

Russian Transliteration: Moskva |-71
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

San Marino

Republic of San Marino

City of San Marino
|-72
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Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh |-73
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Serbia

Republic of Serbia

Serbian Cyrilic: Србија
Serbian Latin: Srbija

Serbian Cyrilic: Република Србија
Serbian Latin: Republika Srbija

Belgrade
Serbian Cyrilic: Београд
Serbian Latin: Beograd |-74
centre|100px|border
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Singapore

Republic of Singapore

Simplified Chinese: 新加坡

Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு

Singapore City |-75
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Slovakia

Slovak Republic

Bratislava |-76
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia

Ljubljana |-77
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Spain

Kingdom of Spain

Madrid |-78
centre|100px|border
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Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sinhalese:
Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு

Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte |-79
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden

Stockholm |-80
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Switzerland

Swiss Confederation









Bern or Berne




Bernese German: Bärn |-81
centre|100px|border
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Syria

Syrian Arab Republic

Damascus |-82
centre|100px|border
LocationTajikistan.svg

Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan

Dushanbe |-83
centre|100px|border
LocationThailand.svg

Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand

Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย

Bangkok |-84
centre|100px|border
LocationTurkey.svg

Turkey

Republic of Turkey

Ankara |-86
centre|100px|border
LocationTurkmenistan.svg

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat |-87
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Ukraine

Ukraine


Ukrainian Transliteration: Ukrayina / Ukraina

Kiev

Ukrainian Transliteration: Kyiv |-88
centre|100px|border
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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi |-89
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland





London |-90
centre|100px|border
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Uzbekistan

Republic of Uzbekistan

Tashkent |-91
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centre|150px|alt=Map showing Vatican City in Europe

Vatican City ----
Holy See

State of the Vatican City





Vatican City |-92
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Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Hanoi |-93
centre|100px|border
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Yemen

Republic of Yemen

San‘a’

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

Map

English short name

English long name

Legal status

Domestic short name

Domestic long name

Capital
centre|100px|border
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Abkhazia

De jure part of Georgia

Sukhumi
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

De jure part of Serbia


Serbian: Косово

Serbian: Република Косово

Pristina
Serbian Cyrilic: Приштина
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

De jure part of Azerbaijan

Stepanakert

''
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

De jure part of Cyprus

Lefkoşa
centre|100px|border
centre|100px|border

South Ossetia

De jure part of Georgia

Tskhinvali

Ossetic Transliteration: Chreba
centre|100px|border

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Taiwan

Republic of China

See Legal Status of Taiwan.

Traditional Chinese: 臺灣/台灣
Taiwanese: 臺灣/台灣 Tâi-oân

Traditional Chinese: 中華民國
Taiwanese: 中華民國 Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok

Taipei
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Transnistria

Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

De jure part of Moldova

Tiraspol

Russian and Ukrainian: Тирáсполь

See also

  • List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa
  • List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia
    • List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe
    • List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia

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