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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, the French overseas areas, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and most of the British overseas territories.
Sovereign states[edit]
United Nations Member States[edit]
The following is a list of internationally recognised sovereign states that are members of the United Nations.
| Flag | Coat of Arms / National Emblem | Map | English short name | English long name | Domestic short name | Domestic long name | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Afqānestān | Kabul Pashto and Persian: کابل Kābol |
 |  |  | 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 Հանրապետություն Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun | Yerevan Armenian: Երևան / Երեւան Yerevan | |||
| 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: البحرين Al Baḩrayn | Arabic: مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al Baḩrayn | Manama Arabic: المنامة Al Manāmah | |||
| Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh | Bengali: বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh | Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh | Dhaka Bengali: ঢাকা Dhaka | |||
| Belarus | Republic of Belarus | Belarusian: Беларусь Bielaruś Russian: Беларусь Belarus' | Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь Respublika Bielaruś Russian: Республика Беларусь Respublika Belarus | Minsk Belarusian: Мінск Minsk Russian: Минск Minsk | |||
| 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: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ Druk Yul | Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ Druk Gyal Khap | Thimphu Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ Thimphu | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: BiH, Bosna Serbian Cyrillic: БиХ, Босна BiH, Bosna | Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина Bosna i Hercegovina | Sarajevo Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Latin: Sarajevo Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево Sarajevo | |||
| Brunei | State of Brunei, Abode of Peace | Malay: بروني دارالسلام Brunei Darussalam | Malay: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام Negara Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan بندر سري بڬاوان Bandar Seri Begawan | |||
| Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria | Bulgarian: България Bulgaria | Bulgarian: Република България Republika Bulgaria | Sofia Bulgarian: София Sofia | |||
| Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Khmer: កម្ពុជា Kâmpŭchéa | Khmer: រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា Preăh Réachéa Nachâk Kâmpŭchéa | Phnom Penh ភ្នំពេញ Phnum Pɨñ | |||
| China[1] | People's Republic of China | Simplified Chinese: 中国 Zhōngguó Traditional Chinese: 中國 Zhōngguó | Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó | Beijing Chinese: 北京 Beìjíng | |||
| Croatia | Republic of Croatia | Croatian: Hrvatska | Croatian: Republika Hrvatska | Zagreb Croatian: Zagreb | |||
| Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus | Greek: Κύπρος Kýpros Turkish: Kıbrıs | Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakí Dimokratía Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti | Nicosia Greek: Λευκωσία Lefkosía 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 | |||
| East Timor | Democratic Republic of East Timor | Portuguese: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste | Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste | Dili Portuguese: Díli | |||
| Estonia | Republic of Estonia | Estonian: Eesti | Estonian: Eesti Vabariik | Tallinn Estonian: 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 French: Paris | |||
| Georgia[n 1] | Georgia | Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo | Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo | Tbilisi Georgian: თბილისი Tbilisi | |||
| Germany | Federal Republic of Germany | German: Deutschland | German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland | Berlin German: Berlin | |||
| Greece | Hellenic Republic | Greek: Ελλάδα / Ελλάς Elláda / Ellás | Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellinikí Dimokratía | Athens Greek: Αθήνα Athína | |||
| Hungary | Hungary | Hungarian: Magyarország | Hungarian: Magyarország | Budapest Hungarian: Budapest | |||
| Iceland | Republic of Iceland | Icelandic: Ísland | Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland | Reykjavík Icelandic: Reykjavík | |||
| India | Republic of India | Hindi: भारत Bhārat | Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya | New Delhi Hindi: नई दिल्ली Nai Dilli | |||
| Indonesia[n 2] | Republic of Indonesia | Indonesian: Indonesia | Indonesian: Republik Indonesia | Jakarta Indonesian: Jakarta | |||
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Persian: ايران Irān | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān | Tehran Persian: تهران Tehrān | |||
| Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Arabic: العراق Al 'Irāq Kurdish: عێراق Êraq | Arabic: جمهورية العراق Jumhūrīyat al 'Irāq Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق Komarî Êraq | Baghdad Arabic: بَغْدَاد Baghdād | |||
| Ireland | Republic of Ireland[n 3][2] | Irish: Éire | Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann[n 3][3] | Dublin Irish: Baile Átha Cliath | |||
| Israel | State of Israel | Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל Yisrā'el Arabic: اسرائيل Isrā'īl | Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל Medīnat Yisrā'el Arabic: دولة اسرائيل Dawlat Isrā'īl | Jerusalem (not internationally recognised) Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim Arabic: القدس Al Quds | |||
| 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 Japanese: 東京 Tokyo | |||
| Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Arabic: الأردنية Al 'Urdunn | Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه Al Mamlakah al 'Urdunniyah al Hāshimīyah | Amman Arabic: عَمّان 'Ammān | |||
| Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan | Kazakh: Қазақстан Kazakh Qazaqstan Russian: Казахстан Russian Kazakhstan | Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Qazaqstan Respublïkası Russian: Республика Казахстан | Nur-Sultan Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан Nur-Sultan Russian: Нур-Султан Nur-Sultan | |||
| Korea, North | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk | Pyongyang Korean: 평양 Pyongyang | ||||
| Korea, South | Republic of Korea | Korean: 대한민국 Daehan Minguk | Seoul Korean: 서울 Seoul | ||||
| Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Arabic: الكويت Al Kuwayt | Arabic: دولة الكويت Dawlat al Kuwayt | Kuwait City Arabic: مدينة الكويت Madīnat al Kuwayt | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы Kırgız Respublikası Russian: Кыргызская Республика Kyrgyzskaya Respublika | Bishkek Kyrgyz and Russian: Бишкек Bishkek | ||||
| Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Lao: ລາວ Lāo | Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lāo | Vientiane Lao: ວຽງຈັນ Vientiane | |||
| Latvia | Republic of Latvia | Latvian: Latvija | Latvian: Latvijas Republika | Riga Latvian: Rīga | |||
| Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Arabic: اللبنان Al Lubnān French: Liban | Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah French: République libanaise | Beirut Arabic: بيروت Bayrūt | |||
| Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein | German: Liechtenstein | German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein | Vaduz German: Vaduz | |||
| Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania | Lithuanian: Lietuva | Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika | Vilnius Lithuanian: 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 | |||
| Malaysia | Malaysia | Malay: Malaysia Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà | Malay: Malaysia Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚 MǎláixīyàTraditional Chinese: 馬來西亞 Mǎláixīyà | Kuala Lumpur Malay: Kuala Lumpur Chinese: 吉隆坡 Jílóngpō | |||
| Maldives | Republic of Maldives | Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ Dhivehi Raajje | Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa | Malé Dhivehi: މާލެ Male | |||
| Malta | Republic of Malta | Maltese: Malta | Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta | Valletta Maltese: Il-Belt Valletta | |||
| Moldova | Republic of Moldova | Romanian: Moldova | Romanian: Republica Moldova | Chișinău Romanian: Chișinău | |||
| Monaco | Principality of Monaco | French and Italian: Monaco Monégasque: Múnegu Occitan: Mónegue | French: Principauté de Monaco Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu Occitan: Principat de Mónegue Italian: Principato di Monaco | Monaco[n 4] French and Italian: Monaco Monégasque: Múnegu Occitan: Mónegue | |||
| Mongolia | Mongolia | Mongolian: Монгол улс and Mongol uls | Mongolian: Монгол улс and Mongol uls | Ulaanbaatar Mongolian: Улаанбаатар and Ulaanbaatar | |||
| Montenegro | Montenegro | Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора Crna Gora | Montenegrin Latin: Crna Gora Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црна Гора Crna Gora | Podgorica Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица Podgorica | |||
| Myanmar (Burma) | Republic of the Union of Myanmar | Burmese: Myan-ma | Burmese: Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw | Naypyidaw Burmese: Naypyidaw | |||
| Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Nepali:नेपाल Nepāl | Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl | Kathmandu काठमाडौँ Kathmandu | |||
| Netherlands[n 5][4] | Kingdom of the Netherlands[n 6] | Dutch: Nederland | Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | Amsterdam (capital) Dutch: Amsterdam The Hague (seat of government) Dutch: 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag) | |||
| North Macedonia | Republic of North Macedonia | Macedonian: Северна Македонија Severna Makedonija | Macedonian: Република Северна Македонија Republika Severna Makedonija | Skopje Macedonian: Скопје Skopje | |||
| Norway | Kingdom of Norway | Bokmål: Norge Nynorsk: Noreg | Bokmål: Kongeriket Norge Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noreg | Oslo Bokmål and Nynorsk: Oslo | |||
| Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Arabic: عُمان ʻUmān | Arabic: سلطنة عُمان Salțanat ʻUmān | Muscat Arabic: مَسْقَط Masqaț | |||
| Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Urdu: پاکستان Pākistān | Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān | Islamabad Urdu: پاکستان Islāmābād | |||
| Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Filipino: Pilipinas | Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas | Manila Filipino: Maynilà | |||
| 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: قطر Qațar | Arabic: دولة قطر Dawlat Qațar | Doha Arabic: الدوحة Ad Dawḩah | |||
| Romania | Romania | Romanian: România | Romanian: România | Bucharest Romanian: București | |||
| Russia | Russian Federation | Russian: Россия Rossiya | Russian: Российская Федерация Rossiyskaya Federatsiya | Moscow Russian: Москва 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: العربية السعودية Al ʻArabīyah as Suʻūdīyah | Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية Al Mamlakah al ʻArabīyah as Suʻūdīyah | Riyadh Arabic: الرياض Ar Riyāḑ | |||
| Serbia | Republic of Serbia | Serbian Cyrillic: Србија Serbian Latin: Srbija | Serbian Cyrillic: Република Србија Serbian Latin: Republika Srbija | Belgrade Serbian Cyrillic: Београд Serbian Latin: Beograd | |||
| Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō Malay: Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் Ciṅkappūr | Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó Malay: Republik Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu | Singapore Simplified Chinese: 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō Malay: Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் Ciṅkappūr | |||
| Slovakia | Slovak Republic | Slovak: Slovensko | Slovak: Slovenská republika | Bratislava Slovak: Bratislava | |||
| Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia | Slovene: Slovenija | Slovene: Republika Slovenija | Ljubljana Slovene: Ljubljana | |||
| Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Spanish: España | Spanish: Reino de España | Madrid Spanish: Madrid | |||
| Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ Śrī Laṁkāva Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai | Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී සමාජවාදී ජනරජය Śrī Laṁkāvē Prajātantravādī Samājavādī Janarajaya Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Cōcalica Kuṭiyaracu | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ Śrī Jayavardhanapura Kōṭṭē ஸ்ரீ ஜெயவர்தனபுர கோட்டே Srī Jeyavartaṉapura Kōṭṭē | |||
| Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | Swedish: Sverige | Swedish: Konungariket Sverige | Stockholm Swedish: 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 Bernese German: Bärn German: Bern French: Berne Italian: Berna Romansh: Berna | |||
| Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Arabic: السورية As Sūrīyah | Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية Al Jumhūrīyah al ʿArabīyah as Sūrīyah | Damascus Arabic: دِمَشْق Dimashq | |||
| Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Tajik: Тоҷикистон Tojikiston | Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Jumhurii Tojikiston | Dushanbe Tajik: Душанбе Dushanbe | |||
| Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Thai: ประเทศไทย Prathed Thai | Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai | Bangkok Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |||
| Turkey | Republic of Turkey | Turkish: Türkiye | Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Ankara Turkish: Ankara | |||
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Ashgabat Turkmen: Aşgabat | |||
| Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukrainian: Україна Ukraina | Ukrainian: Україна Ukraina | Kyiv Ukrainian: Київ Kyiv | |||
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة Al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah | Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah | Abu Dhabi Arabic: أَبُو ظَبْيٍ Abū Ḏẖabī | |||
| United Kingdom[n 7] | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | English: 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 Uzbek: Toshkent | |||
| Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Vietnamese: Việt Nam | Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | Hanoi Vietnamese: Hà Nội | |||
| Yemen | Republic of Yemen | Arabic: اليمن Al Yaman | Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah | Sanaa Arabic: صَنْعَاء Şanʿāʾ |
United Nations Observer States[edit]
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. 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".
| Flag | Coat of Arms / National Emblem | 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: فلسـطين Filasțīn | Arabic: دولة فلسـطين Dawlat Filasțīn | Ramallah (de facto) Jerusalem (de jure) | |||
| Vatican City Holy See | State of the Vatican City | Observer state at the United Nations | Italian: Città del Vaticano Latin: Sancta Sedes[5] | Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano | Vatican City Italian: Città del Vaticano Latin: Sancta Sedes |
States with limited recognition[edit]
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 | Coat of Arms / National Emblem | Map | 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] | Abkhazian: Аԥсны Apsny Georgian: აფხაზეთი Abkhazeti / Apkhazeti | Abkhazian: Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра Apsny Ahwyntkarra Russian: Республика Абхазия Respublika Abhaziya | Sukhumi Abkhazian: Аҟəа Akwa Georgian: სოხუმი Sokhumi | ||||
| Artsakh[n 1] | Republic of Artsakh | De jure part of Azerbaijan[s 2] | Armenian: Արցախ Artsakh | Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետություն Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yun | Stepanakert Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ Step'anakert Azerbaijani: Xankəndi | |||
| Kosovo | Republic of Kosovo | De jure part of Serbia[s 3] | Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë Serbian Cyrillic: Косово Kosovo | Albanian: Republika e Kosovës Serbian Cyrillic: Република Косово | Pristina Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë Serbian Cyrillic: Приштина Priština | |||
| Northern Cyprus | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | De jure part of Cyprus[s 4] | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti | North Nicosia Turkish: Kuzey Lefkoşa | |||
| South Ossetia[n 1] | De jure part of Georgia[s 1] | Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон Khussar Iryston Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთი Samkhret Oseti | Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон Республика Khussar Iryston Respublika Russian: Республика Южная Осетия Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya | Tskhinvali Ossetian: Цхинвал / Чъреба Tskhinval / Chreba Georgian: ცხინვალი Tskhinvali Russian: Цхинвал / Цхинвали Tskhinval / Tskhinvali | ||||
| Taiwan[6] | 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 Traditional Chinese: 臺北 Táiběi | |||
| Transnistria | Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | De jure part of Moldova[s 5] | Romanian: Transnistria Russian: Приднестрoвье Pridnestrov'ye Ukrainian: Придністрoв'я Prydnistrovia | Romanian: Republica Moldovenească Nistreană Russian: Приднестрoвская Молдaвская Республика Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська Республіка | Tiraspol Romanian: Tiraspol Russian and Ukrainian: Тирасполь Tiraspol' |
Dependent territories[edit]
The following entities are territories in Eurasia that remain outside the controlling state's integral area.
| Flag | Map | 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 | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Episkopi Cantonment | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | British overseas territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia | ||
| Christmas Island[n 8] | Territory of Christmas Island | External territory of Australia | Christmas Island | Territory of Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | ||
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands[n 8] | Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands | External territory of Australia | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 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 | Gibraltar | ||||
| Guernsey[n 7] | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom | English: Guernsey Guernésiais: Guernesey | English: Bailiwick of Guernsey 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 | English: Mann Manx: Mannin | English: Isle of Man Manx: Ellan Vannin | Douglas English: Douglas Manx: Doolish | |||
| Jersey[n 7] | Bailiwick of Jersey | Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom | English: Jersey Jèrriais: Jèrri | English: Bailiwick of Jersey Jèrriais: Bailliage de Jersey | Saint Helier English: Saint Helier Jèrriais: Saint-Hélyi |
Special areas of internal sovereignty[edit]
The following entities are an integral part of their controlling state but have a political arrangement which was decided by an agreement with another state.
| Flag | Map | English short name | English long name | Legal status | Domestic short name | Domestic long name | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland | Åland Region | Autonomous region of Finland | Swedish: Åland Finnish: Ahvenanmaa | Swedish: Landskapet Åland Finnish: Ahvenanmaan maakunta | Mariehamn Swedish: Mariehamn Finnish: Maarianhamina | ||
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Special administrative region of China | Chinese: 香港 | Chinese: 香港特别行政區 | Admiralty Chinese: 金鐘 | ||
| Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen | Territory of Norway administered by the county governor of Nordland with some authority delegated to the station commander of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces.[7] | Norwegian: Jan Mayen | Norwegian: Jan Mayen | Olonkinbyen Norwegian: Olonkinbyen | ||
| Macau | Macau Special Administrative Region | Special administrative region of China | Chinese: 澳門 Àomén | Chinese: 澳门特别行政区 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū | Nam Van Chinese: 南灣 | ||
| Svalbard | Svalbard | Special territory of Norway | Norwegian: Svalbard | Norwegian: Svalbard | Longyearbyen Norwegian: Longyearbyen |
See also[edit]
- ^ a b International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
- ^ Foreign relations of Artsakh
- ^ International recognition of Kosovo
- ^ Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus
- ^ International recognition of Transnistria
- List of Asian countries and territories
- List of European countries and territories
- List of countries and territories in the Americas
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Debate exists as to whether Australian territories are integral areas of Australia of not
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ "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. Retrieved 4 March 2012.