The States of the World 1. 2. 3. 4.

Afganistan Islamic Republic of Afganistan * 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 (Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell, who himself is appointed by the Holy See) 5. Angola Republic of Angola * UN member state 6. Antigua and Barbuda * UN member state (Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm whit 1 autonomous region, Barbuda) 7. Argentina Argentine Republic * UN member state (Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom. Argentina claims Argentine Antarctica as part of its national territory, officially a department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands, which overlaps with the claims of the UK and Chile) 8. Armenia Republic of Armenia * UN member state [not recognised by Pakistan] 9. Australia Commonwealth of Australia * UN member state (Australia is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of 6 states and 10 territories. The external territories of Australia are: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island) 10. Austria Republic of Austria * UN member state (Member of EU. Austria is a federation of 9 states) 11. Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan * UN member state (Azerbaijan contains 2 autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh. In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established.) 12. Bahamas, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas * UN member state 13. Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain * UN member state 14. Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh * UN member state 15. Barbados * UN member state (Commonwealth realm) 16. Belarus Republic of Belarus * UN member state 17. Belgium Kingdom of Belgium * UN member state (Member of the EU. Belgium is a federation divided into linguistic communities and regions) 18. Belize * UN member state (Commonwealth realm) 19. Benin Republic of Benin * UN member state 20. Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan * UN member state 21. Bolivia Plurinational State of Bolivia * UN member state 22. Bosnia and Herzegovina * UN member state (Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of 2 constituent units: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska and Brcko District, a self-governing administrative unit) 23. Botswana Republic of Botswana * UN member state 24. Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil * UN member state (Brazil is a federation of 26 states and 1 federal district) 25. Brunei State of Brunei, Abode of Peace * UN member state (Brunei claims sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands) 26. Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria * UN member state (Member of EU) 27. Burkina Faso * UN member state 28. Burma Republic of the Union of Myanmar * UN member state 29. Burundi Republic of Burundi * UN member state 30. Cambodia Republic of Cambodia * UN member state

31. Cameroon Republic of Cameroon * UN member state 32. Canada * UN member state (Canada is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories) 33. Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde * UN member state 34. Central African Republic * UN member state 35. Chad Republic of Chad * UN member state 36. Chile Republic of Chile * UN member state (Easter Island and the Juan Fernandez Islands are special territories of Chile in the Valparaiso Region. Chile claims part of Antarctica as a commune in its Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena Region. Its claim overlaps with those of the UK and Argentina. 37. China People's Republic of China * UN member state [Claimed by the Republic of China] (The People`s Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet. Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of: Hong Kong and Macau. China is not recognised by 22 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise Taiwan (the Republic of China). China claims, but does not control, the de facto independent Taiwan, and the Indiancontrolled South Tibet. India claims the Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin. China has some control over the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands. 38. Colombia Republic of Colombia * UN member state (The Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serrenilla Bank are under various claims by Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, and the United States.) 39. Comoros Union of the Comoros * UN member state (Comoros is a federation of 3 islands, and claims Mayotte, part of France, as a fourth. Comoros also disputes French sovereignty over Banc du Geyser. 40. Congo, Democratic Republic of the * UN member state 41. Congo, Republic of the * UN member state 42. Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica * UN member state 43. Cote d`Ivoire Republic of Cote d`Ivoire (Ivory Coast) * UN member state 44. Croatia Republic of Croatia * UN member state (Member of the EU) 45. Cuba Republic of Cuba * UN member state 46. Cyprus Republic of Cyprus * UN member state [Not recognised by Turkey and Northern Cyprus] (Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northen Cyprus. Turkey refers to the Republic of Cyprus government as The Greek Cypriot Administration of South Cyprus. 47. Czech Republic * UN member state (Member of the EU) 48. Denmark Kingdom of Denmark * UN member state (Member of the EU. The Danish Realm also includes two self-governing territories: Faroe Islands and Greenland) 49. Djibouti Republic of Djibouti * UN member state 50. Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica * UN member state 51. Dominican Republic * UN member state 52. East Timor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste * UN member state 53. Ecuador Republic of Ecuador * UN member state 54. Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt * UN member state 55. El Salvador Republic of El Salvador * UN member state 56. Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea * UN member state 57. Eritrea State of Eritrea * UN member state 58. Estonia Republic of Estonia * UN member state (Member of the EU) 59. Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia * UN member state (Ethiopia is a federation of 9 regions and 2 chartered cities) 60. Fiji Republic of Fiji * UN member state (Fiji Contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.) 61. Finland Republic of Finland * UN member state (Member of the EU. Aland is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.

62. France France Republic * UN member state (Member of the EU. France contains 5 overseas regions/departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion. France also includes the overseas territories of: Clipperton Island, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Includes the Antarctic claim of Adelie Land). French sovereignty over Banc du Geyser, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Mayotte, and Tromelin Island is disputed in part by Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and the Comoros) 63. Gabon Gabonese Republic * UN member state 64. Gambia, The Republic of the Gambia * UN member state 65. Georgia * UN member state (Georgia contains 2 autonomous regions, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed) 66. Germany Federal Republic of Germany * UN member state (Member of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 federated states) 67. Ghana Republic of Ghana * UN member state 68. Greece Hellenic Republic * UN member state ( Member of the EU. Mount Athos is autonomous part of Greece that is jointly governed by the multinational Holy Community on the mountain and a civil governor appointed by the Greek government) 69. Grenada * UN member state (Grenada is a Commonwealth realm) 70. Guatemala Republic of Guatemala * UN member state 71. Guinea Republic of Guinea* UN member state 72. Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau* UN member state 73. Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana * UN member state (All land west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela) 74. Haiti Republic of Haiti * UN member state 75. Honduras Republic of Honduras * UN member state 76. Hungary * UN member state (Member of the EU) 77. Iceland Republic of Iceland * UN member state 78. India Republic of India * UN member state ( India is a federation of 28 states and 7 union territories. Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh is disputed by the Peoples Republic of China. India claims sovereignty over the whole Kashmir, but administers only part of it as the federated state of Iammu and Kashmir) 79. Indonesia Republic of Indonesia * UN member state (Indonesia has 5 provinces with official special autonomy status: Aceh, Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, Papua, and West Papua) 80. Iran Islamic Republic of Iran * UN member state 81. Iraq Republic of Iraq * UN member state (Iraq is a federation of 18 governorates, 3 of which make up the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan) 82. Ireland * UN member state (Member of the EU. The Constitution of Ireland asserts the aspiration towards creating a united Ireland by peaceful means) 83. Israel State of Israel * UN member state [Not recognised by 33 states] (In 1967, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Israel annexed East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. These areas are not internationally-recognised as being part of Israel. Between 1982 and 2000, Israel occupied part of southern Lebanon, in what was known as the Security Zone. Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt as part of the IsraelEgypt Peace Treaty. Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, but is still considered the occupying power under international law. Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 UN members (including most Arab states) and by the SADR.) 84. Italy Italian Republic * UN member state (Member of the EU. Italy has 5 autonomous regiosn, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto

Adige/Sudtirol) 85.