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[edit] States
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- The Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- People's Republic of China
- Republic of China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Republic of Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Viet Nam
- Western Sahara (SADR)
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
[edit] Dependecies
[edit] Australia
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands - External territory of Australia
- Christmas Island - External territory of Australia
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands - External territory of Australia
- Coral Sea Islands - External territory of Australia
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands - External territory of Australia
- Norfolk Island - External territory of Australia
[edit] Denmark
- Faroe Islands - Autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark, with autonomy
- Greenland - Autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark, with home rule
[edit] Finland
[edit] France
- French Polynesia - Pays d'outre-mer ("overseas country"), includes Clipperton Island
- French Southern Territories - Territoire d'outre-mer ("overseas territory"), includes Bassas da India, Europa, Glorieuses, Juan da Nova, and Tromelin
- Mayotte - Collectivité d'outre-mer ("overseas community")
- New Caledonia - Collectivité sui generis
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - Collectivité d'outre-mer ("overseas community")
- Wallis and Futuna - Collectivité d'outre-mer ("overseas community")
[edit] Netherlands
- Aruba - centralized unitary state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles - decentralized unitary state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
[edit] New Zealand
- Cook Islands - self-governing in free association within the Realm of New Zealand
- Niue - self-governing in free association within the Realm of New Zealand
- Tokelau - self-administering territory within the Realm of New Zealand
[edit] Norway
- Bouvet Island - uninhabited island, national possession of the Kingdom of Norway
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen - national possession of the Kingdom of Norway by international treaty
[edit] United Kingdom and Template:BCD
- Anguilla - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Bermuda - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- British Indian Ocean Territory - overseas territory of the United Kingdom, uninhabited island
- British Virgin Islands - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Cayman Islands - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Falkland Islands - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Gibraltar - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Guernsey - Crown dependency, a Channel Island bailiwick, property of the British monarchy
- Isle of Man - Crown dependency
- Jersey - Crown dependency, a Channel Island bailiwick, property of the British monarchy
- Montserrat - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Pitcairn Islands - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- Saint Helena - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - overseas territory of the United Kingdom, uninhabited island
- Sovereign Air Base - Akrotiri and Dhekelia, surrounded on and perforated by Cyprus as the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Turks and Caicos Islands - overseas territory of the United Kingdom
[edit] United States
- American Samoa - unorganized, unincorporated insular area
- Northern Mariana Islands - organized, unincorporated Commonwealth insular area
- Guam - organized, unincorporated insular area
- Puerto Rico - organized, unincorporated Commonwealth insular area
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:
- Baker Island - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Howland Island - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Jarvis Island - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Johnston Atoll - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Kingman Reef - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Midway Atoll - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Navassa Island - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Palmyra Atoll - unorganized, incorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- Wake Island - unorganized, unincorporated insular area, uninhabited island
- United States Virgin Islands - organized, unincorporated insular area
[edit] Special administrative divisions
[edit] People's Republic of China
[edit] France
- French Guiana - département d'outre-mer ("overseas department")
- Guadeloupe - département d'outre-mer ("overseas department")
- Martinique - département d'outre-mer ("overseas department")
- Réunion - département d'outre-mer ("overseas department")
[edit] Greece
- Mount Athos - or Regime of Aghion Oros, ruled by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Eastern Orthodox Church
[edit] North Korea
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Serbia
- Kosovo - autonomous province of Serbia, under United Nations administration
[edit] Spain
- Canary Islands - autonomous community
- Ceuta - plaza mayore de soberanía
- Melilla - plaza mayore de soberanía
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] United States
[edit] International entities
[edit] Disputed territories
[edit] Between states with mutual recognition
- Abu Musa: Iran and United Arab Emirates
- Aksai Chin: People's Republic of China and India
- Most of Arunachal Pradesh: People's Republic of China and India
- Atacama corridor: Bolivia and Chile
- Badme: Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Islands): Colombia, Jamaica, United States
- Bakassi: Nigeria and Cameroon
- Bagys and Turkestan (village): Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
- Banaba Island: Fiji and Kiribati
- Bassas da India, Europa Island, and Juan de Nova islands: France and Madagascar
- Beaufort Sea: Canada and United States
- Southern half of Belize: Belize and Guatemala
- Brazilera Island : Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
- Cabinda: Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ceuta, Melilla, and other plazas de soberanía: Morocco and Spain
- Chagos Archipelago: Mauritius, Seychelles, and United Kingdom
- Chirac pastures: Algeria and Morocco
- Conejo Island: El Salvador and Honduras
- Corisco area : Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
- Dixon Entrance: Canada and United States
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Argentina and United Kingdom
- Ferdinandea: France, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom
- French Guiana west of the Marouini River: France and Suriname
- Gavdos: Greece and Turkey
- Gibraltar: Spain and United Kingdom
- Glorioso Islands: France, Madagascar, and Seychelles
- Golan Heights: Israel and Syria
- Greater and Lesser Tunbs: Iran and United Arab Emirates
- Guyana east of the Upper Courantyne River: Guyana and Suriname
- Guyana west of the Essequibo River (Guayana Esequiba): Guyana and Venezuela
- Hala'ib Triangle: Egypt and Sudan
- Hans Island: Canada and Denmark
- Hatay Province/İskenderun: Syria and Turkey
- Ilemi Triangle: Kenya and Sudan
- Imia/Kardak: Greece and Turkey
- Isla Aves (Bird Island): Dominica and Venezuela
- Ivangorod: Estonia and Russia
- Junagadh: India and Pakistan
- Kalipani region: India and Nepal
- Kangawane Swazi homelands: South Africa and Swaziland
- Karki, Jarvikhk and Nakhichevan: Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Kashmir: India and Pakistan
- Kasikili/Sedudu: Botswana and Namibia
- Klek peninsula: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia
- Korea: North Korea and South Korea
- Lower Kuril Islands: Japan and Russia
- Lachin corridor: Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Liancourt Rocks: Japan, North Korea, and South Korea
- Ligitan and Sipadan: Malaysia and Philippines
- Lunchinda-Pweto province: Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
- Machias Seal Island: Canada and United States
- Matthew and Hunter Islands: France and Vanuatu
- Mayotte: Comoros and France
- Mbane Island: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
- Minerva Reef: Fiji and Tonga
- Navassa Island: Haiti and United States
- North Rock: Canada and United States
- Northwest Niger (about 25,000 square km): Libya and Niger
- Northwest Passage: Canada and United States
- Ogadēn: Ethiopia and Somalia
- Olivenza: Portugal and Spain
- Qarah and Umm Al Maradim: Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
- Quatern Island : Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
- Palau Batek/Fatu Sinai: Indonesia and Timor-Leste
- Paracel Islands: People's Republic of China, Republic of China, and Viet Nam (ROC unrecognized by other parties)
- Pedra Branca: Malaysia and Singapore
- Piran Bay: Croatia and Slovenia
- Plati: Greece and Turkey
- Pytalovsky District of the Pskov Oblast/Abrene region: Latvia and Russia
- Río San Juan: Costa Rica and Nicaragua
- Rockall: Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, and United Kingdom
- Sabah (North Borneo): Malaysia and Philippines
- San Andrés and Providencia: Colombia, Honduras, and Nicaragua
- Sapodilla Cays: Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras
- Scarborough Shoal: People's Republic of China, Republic of China, and Philippines (ROC unrecognized by other parties)
- Senkaku Islands: People's Republic of China, Republic of China, and Japan (ROC unrecognized by other parties)
- Serranilla Bank : Colombia, Nicaragua, United States
- Shebaa Farms: Israel and Lebanon
- Sir Creek: India and Pakistan
- Snake Island: Romania and Ukraine
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Argentina and United Kingdom
- Southeast Algeria: Algeria and Libya
- Spratly Islands: Brazil, People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Malaysia, Philippines, and Viet Nam (ROC unrecognized by other parties)
- Strait of Juan de Fuca: Canada and United States
- Swains Island: Tokelau and United States
- Talpatty Island and Purbasha Island: Bangladesh and India
- Tromelin: France, Mauritius, and Madagascar
- Van Province, Kars: Armenia and Turkey
- Vozrozhdeniya Island (Aral Sea): Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
- Yenga (border town): Guinea and Sierra Leone
[edit] Disputes within states
- Brazil - Ceará and Piauí
- Canada - Southern edge of Labrador: Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
- United States - Black Hills: United States government and the Lakota Nation
[edit] Disputes involving entities without mutual recognition
- Mainland China (China proper, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Macau, Manchuria, Tibet, and Xinjiang): People's Republic of China and Republic of China
- East Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, and West Bank: Israel and the Palestinian National Authority
- Mongolia: Republic of China and Mongolia
- Puntland: Various warlords within Somalia
- Northern and eastern Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka and Tamil Eelam
- Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Pratas, and various other islands: People's Republic of China and Republic of China
- Tannu Uriankhai: Republic of China, Mongolia, and Russia
- Western Sahara: Morocco and Western Sahara (SADR)/Polisario Front
[edit] Unrecognized countries
- Abkhazia - Georgia
- Nagorno-Karabakh - Azerbaijan
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - Cyprus
- Palestine - Israel (under military occupation)
- Somaliland - Somalia
- South Ossetia - Georgia
- Transnistria - Moldova
[edit] Extraterritorial regions
[edit] Terra nullius
- Antarctica - Due to the Antarctic Treaty System, all claims to Antarctic territories are suspended. These include:
- Argentina - Tierra del Fuego, Antárctica y Islas del Atlántico Sur
- Australia - Australian Antarctic Territory
- Brazil - Antártica Brasileira
- France - Adélie Land
- Chile - Antártica Chilena Province
- Norway - Dronning Maud Land & Peter I Island
- New Zealand - Ross Dependency
- United Kingdom - British Antarctic Territory
- The Arctic is regulated by the Arctic Council.
[edit] Neutral territories and no man's land
- Cyprus · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
- Gibraltar ( United Kingdom) · Spain - Isthmus between Gibraltar and Spain
- North Korea · South Korea - Korean Demilitarized Zone
- Saudi Arabia · Yemen - Saudi-Yemen barrier
[edit] International zones
- Embassies, consulates, and military bases
- The General Conference on Weights and Measures' Pavillon de Breteuil in Paris
- Holy See properties within Italy
- ICRC headquarters in Geneva
- International seabed
- International waters
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta headquarters in Rome
- UN holdings, particularly the United Nations headquarters
[edit] Governments in exile
[edit] Governments with some administration
- China's Republic of China, in Taipei, Taiwan. Controls Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Pratas, and various other islands.
- Western Sahara's Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Tindouf, Tindouf Province, Algeria. Controls Free Zone.
[edit] Governments with no administration
- Belarus - Belarusian National Republic in Canada
- Burma - National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, in Rockville, Maryland, United States
- People's Republic of China - Tibet's Government of Tibet in Exile in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Djibouti - Government of Djibouti in Exile
- Equatorial Guinea - Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea in Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Estonia - Republic of Estonia in Exile
- Ethiopia - Crown Council of Ethiopia, in Washington, D.C., United States
- Gabon - Gabonese Government of National Salvation
- Indonesia - Aceh's, Free Aceh Movement in Sweden
- Indonesia - Republik Maluku Selatan, in Netherlands
- Serbia - Republic of Serb-Krajina
- Viet Nam - Government of Free Viet Nam, in Garden Grove, California, United States
[edit] Former states from the 20th and 21st centuries
- East Germany
- Ottoman Empire
- Serbia and Montenegro
- South Viet Nam
- South Yemen
- Soviet Union
- Sweden-Norway
- Tanganyika
- Tibet
- United Arab Republic
- West Germany
- Yugoslavia
- Zanzibar