This list of sovereign states provides an overview of states around the world in Central Victory's present era, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The states listed are divided into:
- The membership within the United Nations system column divides the states into three categories: member states, two observer states, and other states.
- The sovereignty dispute column indicates states whose sovereignty is undisputed and states whose sovereignty is disputed.
Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerning the criteria for statehood. The list is intended to include entities that have been recognized to have de facto status as sovereign states, and inclusion should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific claim to statehood in legal terms.
List of states[]
Short and formal names | Membership within the UN System | Sovereignty dispute | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty |
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UN member states or observer states ↓ | ↓|||
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | UN member state | None | |
Albania – Republic of Albania | UN member state | None | |
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | UN member state | None | |
Andorra – Principality of Andorra | UN member state | None | 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 ldiocese of Urgell, who himself is appointed by the Holy See. |
Angola – Republic of Angola | UN member state | None | |
Antigua and Barbuda | UN member state | None | |
Argentina – Argentine Republic | UN member state | None | |
Armenia – Republic of Armenia | UN member state | Not recognized by Pakistan | |
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia | UN member state | None | |
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan | UN member state | None | |
The Bahamas – Commonwealth of the Bahamas | UN member state | None | |
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain | UN member state | None | |
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh | UN member state | None | |
Barbados | UN member state | None | |
Belarus – Belarusian People's Republic | UN member state | None | |
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium | UN member state | None | |
Belize | UN member state | None | |
Benin – Republic of Benin | UN member state | None | |
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan | UN member state | None | |
Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia | UN member state | None | |
Botswana – Republic of Botswana | UN member state | None | |
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil | UN member state | None | |
Bulgaria – Kingdom of Bulgaria | UN member state | None | |
Burkina Faso | UN member state | None | |
Burma – Republic of the Union of Myanmar | UN member state | None | |
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia | UN member state | None | |
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon | UN member state | None | |
China – Republic of China | UN member state | None | |
Colombia – Republic of Colombia | UN member state | None | |
Comoros – Union of the Comoros | UN member state | None | |
Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo | UN member state | None | |
Congo – Republic of the Congo | UN member state | None | |
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica | UN member state | None | |
Cuba – Republic of Cuba | UN member state | None | |
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus | UN member state | Not recognized by Turkey and Northern Cyprus | |
Czechoslovakia – Czech and Slovak Federative Republic | UN member state | None | |
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark | UN member state | None | |
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti | UN member state | None | |
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica | UN member state | None | |
Dominican Republic | UN member state | None | |
East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | UN member state | None | |
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador | UN member state | None | |
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt | UN member state | None | |
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador | UN member state | None | |
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea | UN member state | None | |
Eritrea – State of Eritrea | UN member state | None | |
Estonia – Republic of Estonia | UN member state | None | |
Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire | UN member state | None | |
Fiji – Republic of Fiji | UN member state | None | |
Finland – Kingdom of Finland | UN member state | None | |
France – French Republic | UN member state | None | |
Gabon – Gabonese Republic | UN member state | None | |
The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia | UN member state | None | |
Georgia – Democratic Republic of Georgia | UN member state | None | |
Germany – Republic of Germany (German Reich) | UN member state | None | |
Ghana – Republic of Ghana | UN member state | None | |
Greece – Hellenic Republic | UN member state | None | |
Grenada | UN member state | None | |
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala | UN member state | None | |
Guinea – Republic of Guinea | UN member state | None | |
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau | UN member state | None | |
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana | UN member state | None | |
Haiti – Republic of Haiti | UN member state | None | |
Honduras – Republic of Honduras | UN member state | None | |
Hungary | UN member state | None | |
Iceland – Republic of Iceland | UN member state | None | |
India – Republic of India | UN member state | None | |
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia | UN member state | None | |
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran | UN member state | None | |
Iraq – Republic of Iraq | UN member state | None | |
Ireland – Republic of Ireland | UN member state | None | |
Israel – State of Israel | UN member state | Not recognised by 32 states | |
Italy – Kingdom of Italy | UN member state | None | |
Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | UN member state | None | |
Jamaica | UN member state | None | |
Japan | UN member state | None | |
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | UN member state | None | |
Kenya – Republic of Kenya | UN member state | None | |
Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati | UN member state | None | |
Korea – Republic of Korea | UN member state | None | |
Kuwait – State of Kuwait | UN member state | None | |
Laos – Kingdom of Laos | UN member state | None | |
Latvia – Republic of Latvia | UN member state | None | |
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic | UN member state | None | |
Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho | UN member state | None | |
Liberia – Republic of Liberia | UN member state | None | |
Libya – State of Libya | UN member state | None | |
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein | UN member state | None | |
Lithuania – Kingdom of Lithuania | UN member state | None | |
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | UN member state | None | |
Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar | UN member state | None | |
Malawi – Republic of Malawi | UN member state | None | |
Malaysia | UN member state | None | |
Maldives – Republic of Maldives | UN member state | None | |
Mali – Republic of Mali | UN member state | None | |
Malta – Republic of Malta | UN member state | None | |
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands | UN member state | None | |
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania | UN member state | None | |
Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius | UN member state | None | |
Mexico – United Mexican States | UN member state | None | |
Federated States of Micronesia | UN member state | None | |
Monaco – Principality of Monaco | UN member state | None | |
Mongolia | UN member state | None | |
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco | UN member state | None | |
Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique | UN member state | None | |
Namibia – Republic of Namibia | UN member state | None | |
Nauru – Republic of Nauru | UN member state | None | |
Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | UN member state | None | |
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands | UN member state | None | |
New Zealand | UN member state | None | |
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua | UN member state | None | |
Niger – Republic of Niger | UN member state | None | |
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria | UN member state | None | |
Norway – Kingdom of Norway | UN member state | None | |
Oman – Sultanate of Oman | UN member state | None | |
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan | UN member state | None | |
Palau – Republic of Palau | UN member state | None | |
Palestine – State of Palestine | UN observer state | Disputed by Israel | |
Panama – Republic of Panama | UN member state | None | |
Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea | UN member state | None | |
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay | UN member state | None | |
Peru – Republic of Peru | UN member state | None | |
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines | UN member state | None | |
Poland – Republic of Poland | UN member state | None | |
Portugal – Portuguese Republic | UN member state | None | |
Qatar – State of Qatar | UN member state | None | |
Romania | UN member state | None | |
Russia – Russian Federation | UN member state | None | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | UN member state | None | |
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Legend "Membership within the UN system" column
UN Member states
UN Observer states
Member of a UN Specialized Agency
Observer in a UN Specialized Agency
No membership in the UN system
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Legend "Sovereignty dispute" column
Undisputed sovereignty
Sovereignty disputed
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