List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia

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, French overseas departments, some British Overseas Territories, and the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

Sovereign states

United Nations Member States

The following is a list of internationally recognized sovereign states and are members of the United Nations.^[1]

English short name	English long name	Domestic short name	Domestic long name	Capital
Afghanistan	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریتDa Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat	Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستانJomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān	Kabul
Albania	Republic of Albania	Albanian: Shqipëria	Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë	Tirana Albanian: Tiranë
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
Armenia^{[n 1]}	Republic of Armenia	Armenian: Հայաստան/ Հայք Armenian Transliteration: Hayastan/ Hayq	Armenian: Հայաստանի ՀանրապետությունHayastani Hanrapetut’yun	Yerevan Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան
Austria	Republic of Austria	German: Österreich	German: Republik Österreich	Vienna German: Wien
Azerbaijan^{[n 1]}	Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan	Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası	Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı
Bahrain	Kingdom of Bahrain		Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎‎Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn	Manama
Bangladesh	People's Republic of Bangladesh		Bangla: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ	Dhaka
Belarus	Republic of Belarus	Belarusian and Russian: Беларусь Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Byelarus	Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь Russian: Республика Беларусь Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Respublika Byelarus	Minsk Belarusian: Мінск Russian: Минск
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
Bhutan	Kingdom of Bhutan	Dzongkha: Brug rGyal-Khab		Thimphu
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
Brunei	State of Brunei, Abode of Peace		Malay: بروني دارالسلامNegara Brunei Darussalam	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria	Republic of Bulgaria	Bulgarian: България	Bulgarian: Република България Bulgarian Transliteration: Republika Balgariya	Sofia Bulgarian: София Bulgarian Transliteration: Sofiya
Cambodia	Kingdom of Cambodia		Khmer: Preăh Réachéa Nachâk Kâmpŭchéa	Phnom Penh
China^[2]	People's Republic of China	Simplified Chinese: 中国 Traditional Chinese: 中國Zhōngguó	Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国 Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó	Beijing Chinese: 北京
Croatia	Republic of Croatia	Croatian: Hrvatska	Croatian: Republika Hrvatska	Zagreb
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus	Greek: Κύπρος Greek Transliteration: Kýpros Turkish: Kıbrıs	Greek: Κυπριακή ΔημοκρατίαKypriakí Dimokratía Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti	Nicosia Greek: Λευκωσία Turkish: Lefkoşa
Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech: Česko	Czech: Česká republika	Prague Czech: Praha
Denmark	Kingdom of Denmark	Danish: Danmark	Danish: Kongeriget Danmark	Copenhagen Danish: København
Estonia	Republic of Estonia	Estonian: Eesti	Estonian: Eesti Vabariik	Tallinn
Finland	Republic of Finland	Finnish: Suomi Swedish: Finland	Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland	Helsinki Finnish: Helsinki Swedish: Helsingfors
France	French Republic	French: France	French: République française	Paris
Georgia^{[n 1]}	Georgia	Georgian: საქართველოSakartvelo		Tbilisi Georgian: თბილისი
Germany	Federal Republic of Germany	German: Deutschland	German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland	Berlin
Greece	Hellenic Republic	Greek: Ελλάδα/ Ελλάς Greek Transliteration: Ellada/ Ellas	Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Greek Transliteration: Elliniki Dimokratia	Athens Greek: Αθήνα Greek Transliteration: Athina
Hungary	Republic of Hungary	Hungarian: Magyarország	Hungarian: Magyar Köztársaság	Budapest
Iceland	Republic of Iceland	Icelandic: Ísland	Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland	Reykjavík Icelandic: Reykjavíkurborg
India	Republic of India		Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya	New Delhi
Indonesia^{[n 2]}	Republic of Indonesia		Indonesian: Republik Indonesia	Jakarta
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran		Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايرانJomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān	Tehran
Iraq	Republic of Iraq		Arabic: جمهورية العراق‎‎Jumhūriyat Al-Irāq Kurdish: كۆماری عێراقKomarî Êraq	Baghdad
Ireland	Republic of Ireland^{[n 3]}^[3]	Irish: Éire	Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann^{[n 3]}^[4]	Dublin Irish: Baile Átha Cliath
Israel	State of Israel		Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל‎‎Medīnat Yisrā'el Arabic: إسرائيل‎‎Dawlat Isrā'īl	Jerusalem
Italy	Italian Republic	Italian: Italia	Italian: Repubblica Italiana	Rome Italian: Roma
Japan	Japan	Japanese: 日本国Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku	Japanese: 日本国Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku	Tokyo
Jordan	The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه‎‎al-'Urdunn		Amman
Kazakhstan	Republic of Kazakhstan	Kazakh: Қазақстан Kazakh Transliteration: Qazaqstan Russian: Казахстан Russian Transliteration: Kazakhstán	Kazakh: Қазақстан РеспубликасыQazaqstan Respublïkası Russian: Республика КазахстанRespublika Kazakhstan	Astana Kazakh: Астана Russian: Астана
Korea, North	Democratic People's Republic of Korea		Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk	Pyongyang
Korea, South	Republic of Korea		Korean: 대한민국Daehan-minguk	Seoul
Kuwait	State of Kuwait		Arabic: دولة الكويت‎‎Dawlat al-Kuwait	Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz Republic		Kyrgyz: Кыргыз РеспубликасыKırgız Respublikası Russian: Кыргызская РеспубликаKyrgyzskaya Respublika	Bishkek
Laos	Lao People's Democratic Republic		Lao:ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວSathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao	Vientiane
Latvia	Republic of Latvia	Latvian: Latvija	Latvian: Latvijas Republika	Riga Latvian: Rīga
Lebanon	Lebanese Republic		Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية‎‎al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah French: République libanaise	Beirut
Liechtenstein	Principality of Liechtenstein	German: Liechtenstein	German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein	Vaduz
Lithuania	Republic of Lithuania	Lithuanian: Lietuva	Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika	Vilnius
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
Macedonia	Republic of Macedonia	Macedonian: Македонија Macedonian Transliteration: Makedonija	Macedonian: Република Македонија Macedonian Transliteration: Republika Makedonija	Skopje Macedonian: Скопје
Malaysia	Malaysia	Malay: مليسيا Simplified Chinese:马来西亚 Traditional Chinese:馬來西亞	Malay: مليسيا Simplified Chinese:马来西亚 Traditional Chinese:馬來西亞	Kuala Lumpur
Maldives	Republic of Maldives		Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާDivehi Rājjey ge Jumhuriyyā	Malé
Malta	Republic of Malta	Maltese: Malta	Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta	Valletta Maltese: Il-Belt Valletta
Moldova	Republic of Moldova	Romanian: Moldova	Romanian: Republica Moldova	Chisinau Romanian: Chişinău
Monaco	Principality of Monaco	French: Monaco Monégasque: Múnegu Occitan: Mónegue Italian: Monaco	French: Principauté de Monaco Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu Occitan: Principat de Mónegue Italian: Principato di Monaco	Monaco^{[n 4]}
Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolian: Монгол улс, Mongol uls	Mongolian: Монгол улс, Mongol uls	Ulan Bator
Montenegro	Montenegro	Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора		Podgorica Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица
Myanmar (Burma)	Republic of the Union of Myanmar		Burmese: Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw	Naypyidaw
Nepal	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	Nepali:नेपालNepāl	Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालSanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl	Kathmandu
Netherlands^{[n 5]}^[5]	Kingdom of the Netherlands^{[n 6]}	Dutch: Nederland	Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden	Amsterdam (capital) The Hague (seat of government) Dutch: 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
Norway	Kingdom of Norway	Bokmål: Norge Nynorsk: Noreg	Bokmål: Kongeriket Norge Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noreg	Oslo
Oman	Sultanate of Oman		Arabic: سلطنة عُمان‎‎Salṭanat ʻUmān	Muscat
Pakistan	Islamic Republic of Pakistan		Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستانIslāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān	Islamabad
Philippines	Republic of the Philippines	Filipino: Pilipinas	Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas	Manila
Poland	Republic of Poland	Polish: Polska	Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska	Warsaw Polish: Warszawa
Portugal	Portuguese Republic	Portuguese: Portugal	Portuguese: República Portuguesa	Lisbon Portuguese: Lisboa
Qatar	State of Qatar		Arabic: دولة قطر‎‎Dawlat Qaṭar	Doha
Romania	Romania	Romanian: România		Bucharest Romanian: Bucureşti
Russia	Russian Federation	Russian: Росси́я Russian Transliteration: Rossiya	Russian: Российская ФедерацияRossiyskaya Federatsiya	Moscow Russian: Москва Russian Transliteration: Moskva
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]}
Saudi Arabia	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia		Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية‎‎al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya	Riyadh
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
Slovakia	Slovak Republic	Slovak: Slovensko	Slovak: Slovenská republika	Bratislava
Singapore	Republic of Singapore	Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Malay: Singapura	Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 Malay: Republik Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு	Singapore City
Slovenia	Republic of Slovenia	Slovene: Slovenija	Slovene: Republika Slovenija	Ljubljana
Spain	Kingdom of Spain	Spanish: España	Spanish: Reino de España	Madrid
Sri Lanka	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka		Sinhalese: Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு	Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Sweden	Kingdom of Sweden	Swedish: Sverige	Swedish: Konungariket Sverige	Stockholm
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 German: Bern French: Berne Italian: Berna Romansh: Berna Bernese German: Bärn
Syria	Syrian Arab Republic		Arabic: جمهورية سوريا العربية‎‎Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah	Damascus
Tajikistan	Republic of Tajikistan	Tajik: ТоҷикистонTojikiston	Tajik: Ҷумҳурии ТоҷикистонJumhurii Tojikiston	Dushanbe
Thailand	Kingdom of Thailand		Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทยRatcha Anachak Thai	Bangkok
Timor-Leste (East Timor)	Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste		Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste	Dili Portuguese: Díli
Turkey	Republic of Turkey	Turkish: Türkiye	Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti	Ankara
Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	Turkmen: Türkmenistan	Turkmen: Türkmenistan	Ashgabat
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎‎Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah	Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎‎Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah	Abu Dhabi
Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukrainian: Україна Ukrainian Transliteration: Ukrayina / Ukraina		Kiev Ukrainian: Київ Ukrainian Transliteration: Kyiv
United Kingdom^{[n 7]}	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
Uzbekistan	Republic of Uzbekistan	Uzbek: O‘zbekiston	Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi	Tashkent
Vietnam	Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Vietnamese: Việt Nam	Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam	Hanoi
Yemen	Republic of Yemen		Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية‎‎Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah	San‘a’

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.^[6] 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".^[7]

Flag	Map	English short name	English long name	Legal status	Domestic short name	Domestic long name	Capital
		Palestine	State of Palestine	Observer state at the United Nations.		Arabic: دولة فلسـطينAs-Sulta Al-Wataniyya Al-Filastīniyya	Jerusalem (claimed) Ramallah (de facto)
		Vatican City Holy See	State of the Vatican City	Observer state at the United Nations.	Italian: Città del Vaticano Latin: Santca Sedes^[8]	Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano Latin: Sancta Sedes	Vatican City

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.

English short name	English long name	Legal status	Domestic short name	Domestic long name	Capital
Abkhazia^{[n 1]}		De jure part of Georgia^{[s 1]}	Abkhaz: АҧсныApsny Georgian: აფხაზეთიApkhazeti/Abkhazeti Russian: Абха́зияAbhazia		Sukhumi Abkhaz: АҟəаAkwa Georgian: სოხუმიSokhumi Russian: Сухуми
Kosovo	Republic of Kosovo	De jure part of Serbia^{[s 2]}	Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë Serbian: КосовоKosovo	Albanian: Republika e Kosovës Serbian: Република КосовоRepublika Kosovo	Pristina Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë Serbian Cyrilic: ПриштинаPriština
Nagorno-Karabakh^{[n 1]}	Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	De jure part of Azerbaijan^{[s 3]}	Armenian: Լեռնային ՂարաբաղLernayin Gharabaghi	Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ ՀանրապետությունLernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun	Stepanakert Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ
Northern Cyprus	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	De jure part of Cyprus^{[s 4]}	Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs	Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti	Lefkoşa
South Ossetia^{[n 1]}		De jure part of Georgia^{[s 1]}	Ossetian: Хуссар ИрыстонKhussar Iryston Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთიSamkhret Oseti Russian: Южная Осетия'Yuzhnaya Osetiya	Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон Республика	Tskhinvali Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба Ossetic Transliteration: Chreba
Taiwan^[9]	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
Transnistria	Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic	De jure part of Moldova^{[s 5]}	Moldovan: НистрянэTransnistria Russian: ПриднестрóвьеPridnestrov'ye Ukrainian: Придністрóв'яPrydnistrov'ya	Moldovan: Република Молдовеняскэ НистрянэRepublica Moldovenească Nistreană Russian: Приднестрóвская Молдáвская РеспýбликаPridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська РеспублікаPridnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika	Tiraspol Moldovan: Тираспол Russian and Ukrainian: Тирáсполь

Dependent territories

The following places are territories in Eurasia that remain outside the controlling states integral area

English short name	English long name	Legal status	Domestic short name	Domestic long name	Capital
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	British overseas territory			Episkopi Cantonment
British Indian Ocean Territory	British Indian Ocean Territory	British overseas territory	English: British Indian Ocean Territory	English: British Indian Ocean Territory	Diego Garcia
Christmas Island^{[n 8]}	Territory of Christmas Island	External territory of Australia	English: Christmas Island	English: Territory of Christmas Island	Flying Fish Cove
Cocos (Keeling) Islands^{[n 8]}	Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands	External territory of Australia	English: Cocos Islands	English: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands	West Island
Faroe Islands		Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark		Faroese: Føroyar Danish: Færøerne	Tórshavn Faroese: Tórshavn Danish: Thorshavn
Gibraltar		British overseas territory			Gibraltar
Guernsey^{[n 7]}	Bailiwick of Guernsey	Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom	Guernésiais: Guernesey	Guernésiais: Bailliage de Guernesey	Saint Peter Port Guernésiais: Saint Pierre Port
Isle of Man^{[n 7]}		Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom	Manx: Mannin	Manx: Ellan Vannin	Douglas Manx: Doolish
Jersey^{[n 7]}	Bailiwick of Jersey	Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom	Jèrriais: Jèrri	Jèrriais: Bailliage de Jersey	Saint Helier Jèrriais: Saint Hélyi

Special areas of internal sovereignty

The following places are integral parts of their controlling state, but have a political arrangement which was decided by agreements with other states

English short name	English long name	Legal status	Domestic short name	Domestic long name	Capital
Åland Islands	Åland Islands	Autonomous area of Finland	Swedish: Åland Finnish: Ahvenanmaa	Swedish: Landskapet Åland Finnish: Ahvenanmaan maakunta	Mariehamn Finnish: Maarianhamina
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	Traditional Chinese: 香港	Traditional Chinese: 香港特別行政區	Hong Kong
Jan Mayen	Jan Mayen	Territory of Norway administrated by the County Governor of Nordland, with some authority delegated to the station commander.^[10]	Norwegian: Jan Mayen	Norwegian: Jan Mayen	Olonkinbyen
Macau	Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China		Chinese: 澳門特別行政區	Macau
Svalbard	Svalbard	Special territory of Norway	Norwegian: Svalbard	Norwegian: Svalbard	Longyearbyen

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
↑ Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
1 2 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.
1 2 These countries are city-states.
↑ Netherlands is the name for the largest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the short name for the Kingdom
↑ 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.
1 2 3 4 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.
1 2 Debate exists as to whether Australian territories are integral areas of Australia of not

References

↑ http://www.un.org/en/members/
↑ China is the short form name used internationally
↑ "Republic of Ireland Act, 1948". No. 22/1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
↑ "An tAcht Phoblacht na hÉireann, 1948". Uimhir 22 de 1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
↑ United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands
↑ "About UN Membership". United Nations.
↑ UN site on Permanent Missions
↑ "Holy See (Vatican City)". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
↑ 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.
↑ "Jan Mayen". World Fact Book. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

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