| Short name (English)
| Official name (English)
| Short name (native government language)
|
| Abkhazia1
| Republic of Abkhazia
| Abkhazian: Aṗsny / Аҧсны
Russian: Abchazija / Абхазия
Georgian: Aṗẖazeṭis / აფხაზეთის
|
| Afghanistan
| Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
| Pushtu: Afġānistān / افغانستان
Dari: Afġānestān / افغانستان
|
| Albania
| Republic of Albania
| Albanian: Shqipëria
|
| Algeria
| People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
| Arabic: Al-Jazā'ir / الجمهورية الجزائرية
|
| Andorra
| Principality of Andorra
| Catalan: Andorra
|
| Angola
| Republic of Angola
| Portugese: Angola
|
| Antigua and Barbuda4
| Antigua and Barbuda
| English: Antigua and Barbuda
|
| Argentina3
| Argentine Nation
| Spanish: Argentina
|
| Armenia
| Republic of Armenia
| Armenian: Hayastan / Հայաստան
|
| Australia3
| Commonwealth of Austria
| English: Australia
|
| Austria4
| Republic of Austria
| German: Österreich
|
| Azerbaijan1, 4
| Republic of Azerbaijan
| Azeri: Azərbaycan
|
| The Bahamas
| Commonwealth of the Bahamas
| English: The Bahamas
|
| Bahrain
| Kingdom of Bahrain
| Arabic: al-Baḥrayn / مملكة
|
| Bangladesh
| People's Republic of Bangladesh
| Bengali: Banglādeś / বাংলাদেশ
|
| Barbados
| Barbados
| English: Barbados
|
| Belarus
| Republic of Belarus
| Belarusian: Belarus' / Белару́сь
Russian: Belorussija / Белору́ссия
|
| Belgium
| Kingdom of Belgium
| Dutch: België
French: Belgique
German: Belgien
|
| Belize
| Belize
| '"English: Belize
|
| Benin
| Republic of Benin
| French: Bénin
|
| Bhutan
| Kingdom of Bhutan
| Jonghka: Druk Yul
|
| Bolivia
| Republic of Bolivia
| Spanish: Bolivia
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina4
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Serbian and Croatian: idem
|
| Botswana
| Republic of Botswana
| Tswana: Botswana
English: Botswana
|
| Brazil3
| Federative Republic of Brazil
| Portuguese: Brasil
|
| Brunei
| Brunei Darussalam
| Malay: Brunei
|
| Bulgaria
| Republic of Bulgaria
| Bulgarian: Bălgarija / България
|
| Burkina Faso
| Burkina Faso
| French: Burkina Faso
|
| Burundi
| Republic of Burundi
| Kirundi: Uburundi
French: Burundi
|
| Cambodia
| Kingdom of Cambodia
| Cambodian: Kampuchea / កម្ពុជា
|
| Cameroon
| Republic of Cameroon
| French: Cameroun
English: Cameroon
|
| Canada3
| Canada
| English: Canada
French: Canada
|
| Cape Verde
| Republic of Cape Verde
| Portugese: Cabo Verde
|
| Central African Republic
| Central African Republic
| French: République Centrafricaine
Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
|
| Chad
| Republic of Chad
| French: Tchad
Arabic: Tašād / تشاد
|
| Chile
| Republic of Chile
| Spanish: Chile
|
| China4
| People's Republic of China
| Chinese: Zhōngguó / 中國
|
| Colombia
| Republic of Colombia
| Spanish: Colombia
|
| Comoros3
| Union of the Comoros
| French: Comores
Comorian: Komori
Arabic: Qumur / الاتحاد
|
| Congo-Kinshasa
| Democratic Republic of Congo
| French: Congo
|
| Congo-Brazzaville
| Republic of Congo
| French: Congo
|
| Costa Rica
| Republic of Costa Rica
| Spanish: Costa Rica
|
| Côte d'Ivoire11
| Republic of Côte d'Ivore
| French: Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Croatia
| Republic of Croatia
| '"Croatian: Hrvatska
|
| Cuba
| Republic of Cuba
| Spanish: Cuba
|
| Cyprus1
| Republic of Cyprus
| Greek: Kypros / Κυπρος
Turkish: Kıbrıs
|
| Czech Republic13
| Czech Republic
| Czech: Česko
|
| Denmark2
| Kingdom of Denmark
| Danish: Danmark
|
| Djibouti
| Republic of Djibouti
| French:Djibouti
Arabic: Jibuti / جيبوتي
|
| Dominica
| Commonwealth of Dominica
| English: Dominica
|
| Dominican Republic
| Dominican Republic
| Spanish: Republica Dominicana
|
| East Timor
| Democratic Republic of East Timor
| Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e
Portuguese: Timor-Leste
|
| Ecuador
| Republic of Ecuador
| Spanish: Ecuador
|
| Egypt
| Arab Republic of Egypt
| Arabic: al-Mişr / مصر
|
| El Salvador
| Republic of El Salvador
| Spanish: El Salvador
|
| Equatorial Guinea
| Republic of Equatorial Guinea
| Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial
|
| Eritrea
| Eritrea
| Tigrinya: Ertra - ኤርትራ
Irītriyā /Arabic: إريتريا
|
| Estonia
| Republic of Estonia
| Estonian: Eesti
|
| Ethiopia3
| Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
| Amharic: Ityop'ia / ኢትዮጵያ
|
| Fiji4
| Republic of the Fiji Islands
| English: Fiji
Fijian: Viti
|
| Finland4
| Republic of Finland
| Finnish: Suomi
Swedish: Finland
|
| France2
| French Republic
| French: France
|
| Gabon
| Gabonese Republic
| French: Gabon
|
| The Gambia
| Republic of the Gambia
| English: The Gambia
|
| Georgia1,4
| Georgia
| Georgian: Sak'art'velo / საქართველო
|
| Germany3
| Federal Republic of Germany
| German: Deutschland
|
| Ghana
| Republic of Ghana
| English: Ghana
|
| Greece4
| Greek Republic
| Greek:'Ellas / 'Eλλας
|
| Grenada4
| Grenada
| English: Grenada
|
| Guatemala
| Republic of Guatemala
| Spanish: Guatemala
|
| Guinea
| Republic of Guinea
| French: Guinée
|
| Guinea-Bissau
| Republic of Guinea-Bissau
| Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau
|
| Guyana
| Co-operative Republic of Guyana
| English: Guyana
|
| Haiti
| Republic of Haiti
| French: Haïti
Haitian Creole: Ayiti
|
| Honduras
| Republic of Honduras
| Spanish: Honduras
|
| Hungary
| Republic of Hungary
| Hungarian: Magyarország
|
| Iceland
| Republic of Iceland
| Icelandic: Ísland
|
| India3
| Republic of India
| Hindi: Bharat / भारत
English: India
|
| Indonesia
| Republic of Indonesia
| Indonesian: Indonesia
|
| Iran
| Islamic Republic of Iran
| Farsi: Irân / جمهور
|
| Iraq
| Republic of Iraq
| Arabic: Al-'Iraq / الجمهورية
Kurdish: ʿÎraq / عیراق
|
| Ireland
| Republic of Ireland
| English: Ireland
Irish: Éire
|
| Israel
| State of Israel
| Hebrew: Yisra'el / ישראל
Arabic: Isra'il / اسرائيل
|
| Italy
| Italian Republic
| Italian: Italia
|
| Jamaica
| Jamaica
| English: Jamaica
|
| Japan
| Japan
| Japanese: Nihon-koku / 日本国
|
| Jordan
| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
| Arabic: Al-'Urdun / الأردنّيّة
|
| Kazakhstan
| Republic of Kazakhstan
| Kazakh: Qazaqstan / Қазақстан
Russian: Kazachstan / Казахстан
|
| Kenya
| Republic of Kenya
| English: Kenya
Swahili: Kenya
|
| Kiribati
| Republic of Kiribati
| Kiribati: Kiribati
English: Kiribati
|
| Korea (North)
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea
| Korean: Chosŏn / 조선
|
| Korea (South)
| Republic of Korea
| Korean: Hanguk / 대한
|
| Kuwait
| State of Kuwait
| Arabic: Al-Kuwayt / الكويت
|
| Kyrgyzstan
| Kyrgyz Republic
| Kyrgyz: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан
Russian: Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстан
|
| Laos
| Lao People's Democratic Republic
| Laotian: Lao / ນລາວ
|
| Latvia
| Republic of Latvia
| Latvian: Latvija
|
| Lebanon
| Republic of Lebanon
| Arabic: Lubnān / الجمهوريّة
|
| Lesotho
| Kingdom of Lesotho
| English: Lesotho
Sotho: Lesotho
|
| Liberia
| Republic of Liberia
| English: Liberia
|
| Libya
| Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
| Arabic: Lībiyā / الليبية
|
| Liechtenstein
| Principality of Liechtenstein
| German: Liechtenstein
|
| Lithuania
| Republic of Lithuania
| Lithuanian: Lietuva
|
| Luxembourg
| Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
| Luxembourgian: Lëtzebuerg
French: Luxembourg
German: Luxemburg
|
| Macedonia5
| Republic of Macedonia
| Macedonian: Makedonija / Македонија
Albanian: Maqedoni
|
| Madagascar
| Republic of Madagascar
| Malagasy: Madagasikara
French: Madagascar
|
| Malawi
| Republic of Malawi
| English: Malawi
Chewa: Malaŵi
|
| Malaysia3
| Federation of Malaysia
| Malay: Malaysia
|
| Maldives
| Republic of Maldives
| Divehi: Divehi Rājje / ގުޖޭއްރާ ޔާއްރިހޫމްޖު
|
| Mali
| Republic of Mali
| French: Mali
|
| Malta
| Republic of Malta
| Maltese: Malta
|
| Marshall Islands
| Republic of the Marshall Islands
| English: Marshall Islands
|
| Mauritania
| Islamic Republic of Mauritania
| Arabic: Muritaniyah / الجمهورية
French: Mauritanie
|
| Mauritius
| Republic of Mauritius
| ENglish: Mauritius
French: Maurice
|
| Mexico3
| United Mexican States
| Spanish: México
|
| Micronesia3
| Federated States of Micronesia
| English: Micronesia
|
| Moldova1,4
| Republic of Moldova
| Romanian/Moldovan: Moldova
Russian: Moldova / Молдова
|
| Monaco
| Principality of Monaco
| French: Monaco
|
| Mongolia
| Mongolia
| Mongolian: Mongol Uls / Монгол Улс
|
| Morocco6
| Kingdom of Morocco
| Arabic: al-Maġrib / المملكة
|
| Mozambique
| Republic of Mozambique
| Portuguese: Moçambique
|
| Myanmar12
| Union of Myanmar
| Burmese: Myanma
|
| Nagorno-Karabakh1
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
| Armenian: Lernayin Gharabagh / Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ
|
| Namibia
| Republic of Namibia
| English: Namibia
|
| Nauru
| Nauru
| Nauran: Naoero
English: Nauru
|
| Nepal
| Kingdom of Nepal
| Nepali: Nepāl / नेपाल
|
| Netherlands2
| Kingdom of the Netherlands
| Dutch: Nederland
|
| New Zealand2
| New Zealand
| English: New Zealand
Maori: Aotearoa
|
| Nicaragua
| Republic of Nicaragua
| Spanish: Nicaragua
|
| Niger
| Republic of Niger
| French: Niger
|
| Nigeria3
| Federal Republic of Nigeria
| English: Nigeria
|
| Northern Cyprus1
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
| Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs
|
| Norway2
| Kingdom of Norway
| Norwegian: Norge
|
| Oman
| Sultanate of Oman
| Arabic: Umān / سلطنة
|
| Pakistan
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan
| Urdu: Pākistān / پاکستان
|
| Palau
| Republic of Palau
| Palauan: Belau
English: Palau
|
| Palestine7
| State of Palestine
| Arabic: Filastīn / فلسطين
|
| Panama
| Republic of Panama
| Spanish: Panamá
|
| Papua New Guinea
| Papua New Guinea
| English: Papua New Guinea
|
| Paraguay
| Republic of Paraguay
| Spanish: Paraguay
Guarani: Paraguái
|
| Peru
| Republic of Peru
| Spanish: Perú
|
| Philippines
| Republic of the Philippines
| Pilipino: Pilipinas
English: Philippines
|
| Poland
| Republic of Poland
| Polish: Polska
|
| Portugal4
| Portuguese Republic
| Portuguese: Portugal
|
| Qatar
| State of Qatar
| Arabic: Qatar / دولة
|
| Romania
| Romania
| Romanian: România
|
| Russia3
| Russian Federation
| Russian: Rossija / Россия
|
| Rwanda
| Republic of Rwanda
| Rwandese: Urwanda
French: Rwanda
|
| Sahara6 (Western)
| Democratic Arab Republic of Sahara
| Arabic: Al-Sahrāwīyâ / العربية
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis4
| Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
| English: Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
| Saint Lucia
| Saint Lucia
| English: Saint Lucia
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
| Samoa
| Independent State of Samoa
| English: Samoa
Samoan: Samoa
|
| San Marino
| Italian: Most Serene Republic of San Marino
| San Marino
|
| São Tomé and Príncipe4
| Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
| Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe
|
| Saudi Arabia
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| Arabic: Al-Arabiyah as Sa'udiyah / المملكة العربيّة
|
| Senegal
| Republic of Senegal
| French: Sénégal
|
| Serbia and Montenegro3,4,8
| State Community of Serbia and Montenegro
| Serbian: Srbija i Crna Gora / Србија и Црна Гора
|
| Seychelles
| Republic of Seychelles
| English: Seychelles
French: Seychelles
Seselwa: Sesel
|
| Sierra Leone
| Republic of Sierra Leone
| English: Sierra Leone
|
| Singapore
| Republic of Singapore
| Malay: Singapura
Chinese: Xinjiapo / 新加坡
Tamil: Čiṅkappūr / சிங்கப்பூர்
English: Singapore
|
| Slovakia
| Slovak Republic
| Slovak: Slovensko
|
| Slovenia
| Republic of Slovenia
| Slovenian: Slovenija
|
| Solomon Islands
| Solomon Islands
| English: Solomon Islands
|
| Somalia1,10
| Somalia
| Somalian: Soomaaliya
|
| Somaliland1
| Republic of Somaliland
| Somalian: Somaliland
|
| South Africa
| Republic of South Africa
| English: South Africa
Afrikaans: Suid Afrika
Xhosa: Mzantsi Afrika
Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika etc.
|
| South Ossetia1
| Republic of South Ossetia
| Ossetian: Xussar Iryston / Хуссар Ирыстон
Russian: Južnaja Osetia / Южная Осетия
|
| Spain3
| Kingdom of Spain
| Spanish: España
Basque: Espainia
Catalan: Espanya
Galician: España
|
| Sri Lanka
| Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
| Sinhala: Sri Lanka
Tamil: Llankai / இலங்கை
|
| Sudan
| Republic of the Sudan
| Arabic: As-Sudan / جمهورية
|
| Suriname
| Republic of Suriname
| Dutch: Suriname
|
| Swaziland
| Kingdom of Swaziland
| English: Swaziland
Swazi: eSwatini
|
| Sweden
| Kingdom of Sweden
| Swedish: Sverige
|
| Switzerland3
| Swiss Confederation
| German: Schweiz
French: Suisse
Italian: Svizzera
Raeto-Romance: Svizra
|
| Syria
| Syrian Arab Republic
| Arabic: Suriyah / الجمهوريّة
|
| Taiwan1
| Republic of China
| Chinese: Táiwān / 台湾 (official: JhongHuá MínGuó / 中華民國)
|
| Tajikistan4
| Republic of Tajikistan
| Tajik: Tojikistan / Тоҷикистон
|
| Tanzania
| United Republic of Tanzania
| Swahili: Tanzania
English: Tanzania
|
| Thailand
| Kingdom of Thailand
| Thai: Prathēt Thai / ราชอาณาจักรไทย
|
| Togo
| Togolese Republic
| French: Togo
|
| Tonga
| Kingdom of Tonga
| Tongan: Tonga
English: Tonga
|
| Transnistria1
| Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
| Russian: Pridnestrovje / пpиднecтpoвe
Romanian/Moldovan: Stînga Nistrului
|
| Trinidad and Tobago4
| Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
| English: Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Tunisia
| Republic of Tunisia
| Arabic: Tūnis / الجمهر
|
| Turkey
| Republic of Turkey
| Turkish: Türkiye
|
| Turkmenistan
| Turkmenistan
| Turkmen: Türkmenistan
|
| Tuvalu
| Tuvalu
| Tuvaluan: Tuvalu
English: Tuvalu
|
| Uganda
| Republic of Uganda
| ENglish: Uganda
|
| Ukraine4
| Ukraine
| Ukrainian: Ukrajina / Україна
|
| United Arab Emirates3
| United Arab Emirates
| Arabic: Al-Imarat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah / الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة
|
| United Kingdom2,3
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| English: United Kingdom
|
| United States2,3
| United States of America
| English: United States
|
| Uruguay
| Eastern Republic of Uruguay
| Spanish: Uruguay
|
| Uzbekistan4
| Republic of Uzbekistan
| Uzbek: O'zbekiston
|
| Vanuatu
| Republic of Vanuatu
| Bislama: Vanuatu
English: Vanuatu
French: Vanuatu
|
| Vatican City
| State of the City of the Vatican
| Italian: Città del Vaticano (Holy See9 )
|
| Venezuela 3
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
| Spanish: Venezuela
|
| Vietnam
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam
| Vietnamese: Việt Nam
|
| Yemen
| Republic of Yemen
| Arabic: Al-Yaman / الجمهوريّة
|
| Zambia
| Republic of Zambia
| English: Zambia
|
| Zimbabwe
| Republic of Zimbabwe
| English: Zimbabwe
|
The list above includes some unrecognized states. Some would argue that entities like Sealand and Seborga are unrecognized states too, others would argue that these entities don;t fullfil the Montevideo criteria.
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