| Common and formal names | Membership within theUN System[c] | Sovereignty dispute[d] | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty[f] |
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 Afghanistan – Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | A UN member state | A None | The ruling Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in power since 2021,has not been recognised by the United Nations or any other state. The defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan remains the recognised government.[5][6] |
 Albania – Republic of Albania | A UN member state | A None | |
 Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | A UN member state | A None | |
 Andorra – Principality of Andorra | A UN member state | A None | Andorra is aco-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly heldex officio by theFrench president and the bishop of the Roman Catholicdiocese of Urgell,[7] who himself is appointed with approval from theHoly See. |
 Angola – Republic of Angola | A UN member state | A None | |
 Antigua and Barbuda | A UN member state | A None | Antigua and Barbuda is aCommonwealth realm[g] with one autonomous region,Barbuda.[8][h] |
 Argentina – Argentine Republic[i] | A UN member state | A None | Argentina is afederation of23 provinces and one autonomous city.[j] |
 Armenia – Republic of Armenia | A UN member state | Not recognised byPakistan | Armenia isnot recognised by Pakistan due tothe dispute overArtsakh.[10][11][12][needs update] |
 Australia – Commonwealth of Australia | A UN member state | A None | Australia is aCommonwealth realm[g] and afederation of bothstates and territories. There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and oneclaimed Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are: |
 Austria – Republic of Austria | A UN member state | A None | Member of theEuropean Union.[e] Austria is afederation ofnine states. |
 Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan[k] | A UN member state | A None | Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region,Nakhchivan.[h] |
 Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas[14] | A UN member state | A None | The Bahamas is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain | A UN member state | A None | |
 Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh | A UN member state | A None | |
 Barbados | A UN member state | A None | |
 Belarus – Republic of Belarus | A UN member state | A None | Many statesrescinded their recognition of PresidentAlexander Lukashenko followingthe disputed 2020 election.Lithuania currently recognisesSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya'sCoordination Council as the legitimate government of Belarus.[15] |
 Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] Belgium is afederation ofthree linguistic communities and three regions. |
 Belize | A UN member state | A None | Belize is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Benin – Republic of Benin | A UN member state | A None | |
 Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan | A UN member state | A None | |
 Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | A UN member state | A None | Bosnia and Herzegovina has two constituententities: andBrčko District, a self-governing administrativedistrict.[16] |
 Botswana – Republic of Botswana | A UN member state | A None | |
 Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil | A UN member state | A None | Brazil is afederation of26 states and one federal district. |
 Brunei – Brunei Darussalam | A UN member state | A None | |
 Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Burkina Faso | A UN member state | A None | |
 Burundi – Republic of Burundi | A UN member state | A None | |
 Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon | A UN member state | A None | |
 Canada[l] | A UN member state | A None | Canada is aCommonwealth realm[g] and afederation of10 provinces and three territories. |
 Cape Verde – Republic of Cabo Verde[m] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Central African Republic | A UN member state | A None | |
 Chad – Republic of Chad | A UN member state | A None | |
 Chile – Republic of Chile | A UN member state | A None | Chile has one special territory,Easter Island.[n] |
 China – People's Republic of China[o] | A UN member state | Partially unrecognised.BClaimed byAfghanistanClaimed byGeorgiaClaimed byNorth Korea Claimed bySerbia Claimed bySomalia Claimed by thePeople's Republic of ChinaClaimed by theRepublic of China Claimed bySouth Korea Claimed byAzerbaijan Claimed by theRepublic of Cyprus Disputed byIsrael Claimed byIndonesia Claimed by theMarshall Islands Claimed byMauritius Claimed byMorocco Claimed byMoldova Claimed byMali Claimed bySpain Claimed byArgentina Claimed byUkraine Claimed byPakistan | China contains five autonomous regions,Guangxi,Inner Mongolia,Ningxia,Tibet, andXinjiang.[h] Additionally, it has sovereignty over twoSpecial Administrative Regions: China claims, but does not control,Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.[p] China is not recognised by11 UN member states andVatican City, which, with the exception ofBhutan, all recognise the Republic of China (Taiwan) instead.[q] |
 Colombia – Republic of Colombia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Comoros – Union of the Comoros | A UN member state | A None | Comoros is afederation ofthree islands.[r] |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the[s] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Congo, Republic of the[t] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica | A UN member state | A None | |
 Croatia – Republic of Croatia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Cuba – Republic of Cuba | A UN member state | A None | |
 Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus | A UN member state | Not recognised byTurkey[19] | Member of the EU.[e] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state ofNorthern Cyprus. Cyprus is not recognised byTurkey due to theCyprus problem, with Turkey recognisingNorthern Cyprus. |
 Czech Republic[u] | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] TheKingdom of Denmark includes two self-governing territories: Themetropolitan territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom.[v] The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, butEU law (in most cases) does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. SeeGreenland and the European Union, andFaroe Islands and the European Union.[20][21] |
 Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti | A UN member state | A None | |
 Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica | A UN member state | A None | |
 Dominican Republic | A UN member state | A None | |
 Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador | A UN member state | A None | |
 Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt | A UN member state | A None | |
 El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador | A UN member state | A None | |
 Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea | A UN member state | A None | |
 Eritrea – State of Eritrea | A UN member state | A None | |
 Estonia – Republic of Estonia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Eswatini – Kingdom of Eswatini[w] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A UN member state | A None | Ethiopia is afederation of12 regions and two chartered cities. |
 Fiji – Republic of Fiji | A UN member state | A None | Fiji contains one autonomous region,Rotuma.[h][22][23] |
 Finland – Republic of Finland | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] Åland is a neutral and demilitarized autonomous region of Finland.[h][x]
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 France – French Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] France contains fiveoverseas regions/departments;French Guiana,Guadeloupe,Martinique,Mayotte, andRéunion. France also includes eightoverseas territories: |
 Gabon – Gabonese Republic | A UN member state | A None | |
 Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia[24] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Georgia | A UN member state | A None | Georgia contains two autonomous republics,Adjara andAbkhazia.[h] InAbkhazia andSouth Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
 Germany – Federal Republic of Germany | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] Germany is afederation of16 states. |
 Ghana – Republic of Ghana | A UN member state | A None | |
 Greece – Hellenic Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] Greece contains one autonomous area,Mount Athos.[25] |
 Grenada | A UN member state | A None | Grenada is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala | A UN member state | A None | |
 Guinea – Republic of Guinea[z] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau | A UN member state | A None | |
 Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana | A UN member state | A None | |
 Haiti – Republic of Haiti | A UN member state | A None | |
 Honduras – Republic of Honduras | A UN member state | A None | |
 Hungary | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Iceland[aa] | A UN member state | A None | |
 India – Republic of India | A UN member state | A None | India is afederation of28 states and eight union territories. |
 Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia | A UN member state | A None | Indonesia has nine autonomousprovinces:Aceh,Jakarta,Central Papua,Highland Papua,Papua,South Papua,Southwest Papua,West Papua, andYogyakarta.[h] |
 Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran | A UN member state | A None | |
 Iraq – Republic of Iraq | A UN member state | A None | Iraq is afederation[r][29] of19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomousKurdistan Region.[h] |
 Ireland[ab] | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Israel – State of Israel | A UN member state | Partially unrecognised | Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed byPalestine. It has annexedEast Jerusalem,[31] an act not recognised by the international community.[32] Israel hasvarying levels of control over the rest of theWest Bank, and although it ended itspermanent civilian or military presence in theGaza Strip, it is still considered to be the occupying power under international law.[33][34][35][36] Israel is not recognised as a state by28 UN members and theSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. ThePalestine Liberation Organization, recognised by a majority of UN member states as the representative of the Palestinian people,recognised Israel in 1993. |
 Italy – Italian Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e]Italy has five autonomous regions:Aosta Valley,Friuli-Venezia Giulia,Sardinia,Sicily andTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.[h] |
 Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire[ac] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Jamaica | A UN member state | A None | Jamaica is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Japan | A UN member state | A None | |
 Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | A UN member state | A None | |
 Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan | A UN member state | A None | |
 Kenya – Republic of Kenya | A UN member state | A None | |
 Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati | A UN member state | A None | |
 Kuwait – State of Kuwait | A UN member state | A None | |
 Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic | A UN member state | A None | |
 Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic | A UN member state | A None | |
 Latvia – Republic of Latvia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon | A UN member state | A None | |
 Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho | A UN member state | A None | |
 Liberia – Republic of Liberia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Libya – State of Libya | A UN member state | A None | |
 Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein | A UN member state | A None | |
 Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar | A UN member state | A None | |
 Malawi – Republic of Malawi | A UN member state | A None | |
 Malaysia | A UN member state | A None | Malaysia is afederation of13 states and three federal territories. |
 Maldives – Republic of Maldives | A UN member state | A None | |
 Mali – Republic of Mali | A UN member state | A None | |
 Malta – Republic of Malta | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands | A UN member state | A None | UnderCompact of Free Association with theUnited States. |
 Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania | A UN member state | A None | |
 Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius | A UN member state | A None | Mauritius has an autonomous island,Rodrigues.[h] |
 Mexico – United Mexican States | A UN member state | A None | Mexico is afederation of31 states and one autonomous city. |
 Micronesia, Federated States of | A UN member state | A None | UnderCompact of Free Association with theUnited States. The Federated States of Micronesia is afederation offour states. |
 Moldova – Republic of Moldova | A UN member state | A None | Moldova has twoautonomous territorial units,Gagauzia and theLeft Bank of the Dniester. The latter and a city,Bender (Tighina), are under thede facto control ofTransnistria. |
 Monaco – Principality of Monaco | A UN member state | A None | |
 Mongolia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Montenegro | A UN member state | A None | |
 Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco | A UN member state | A None | Part of the Moroccan-claimedWestern Sahara is controlled by the partially recognisedSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
 Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique | A UN member state | A None | |
 Myanmar – Republic of the Union of Myanmar[ad] | A UN member state | A None | Wa State is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognised the de facto ruling government of Myanmar, theState Administration Council.[6] |
 Namibia – Republic of Namibia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Nauru – Republic of Nauru | A UN member state | A None | |
 Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | A UN member state | A None | Nepal is afederation composed ofseven provinces. |
 Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] TheKingdom of the Netherlands includes four areas with substantial autonomy: The Metropolitan Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three overseas parts of the Netherlands (Bonaire,Saba andSint Eustatius) arespecial municipalities of the metropolitan Netherlands.[ae] The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, butEU law only wholly applies to parts within Europe. |
 New Zealand | A UN member state | A None | New Zealand is aCommonwealth realm,[g] and has one dependent territory and oneclaimed Antarctic dependent territory: TheNew Zealand Government acts for the entireRealm of New Zealand in all international contexts, which has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freelyassociated states: The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with63 and25 UN members respectively.[37][38] They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,[39] and are members of someUN specialized agencies. |
 Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua | A UN member state | A None | Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions,North Caribbean Coast andSouth Caribbean Coast.[h] |
 Niger – Republic of the Niger | A UN member state | A None | |
 Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria | A UN member state | A None | Nigeria is afederation of36 states and one federal territory. |
 North Korea – Democratic People's Republic of Korea | A UN member state | BClaimed byAfghanistanClaimed byGeorgiaClaimed byNorth Korea Claimed bySerbia Claimed bySomalia Claimed by thePeople's Republic of China Claimed by theRepublic of ChinaClaimed bySouth Korea Claimed byAzerbaijan Claimed by theRepublic of Cyprus Disputed byIsrael Claimed byIndonesia Claimed by theMarshall Islands Claimed byMauritius Claimed byMorocco Claimed byMoldova Claimed byMali Claimed bySpain Claimed byArgentina Claimed byUkraine Claimed byPakistan | North Korea is not recognised by one UN member,South Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government ofKorea.[40] |
 North Macedonia – Republic of North Macedonia[af] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Norway – Kingdom of Norway | A UN member state | A None | Norway has twounincorporated areas in Europe:- Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to theSvalbard Treaty.
- Jan Mayen is an uninhabited island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated.
Norway has onedependent territory and twoclaimed Antarctic dependent territories in theSouthern Hemisphere: |
 Oman – Sultanate of Oman | A UN member state | A None | |
 Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan | A UN member state | A None | Pakistan is afederation offour provinces and one capital territory. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions ofKashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it,[41][42] instead regarding it as a disputed territory.[43][44] The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper: Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government.[45][46][47] These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defense) are performed by Pakistan.[46][48][49] |
 Palau – Republic of Palau | A UN member state | A None | UnderCompact of Free Association with theUnited States. |
 Palestine – State of Palestine | AUN General Assembly observer state; member of twoUN specialized agencies | Partially unrecognised | The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from147 states.[50] The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed.[51] ThePalestinian Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of theOslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within theoccupied Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by thePalestine Liberation Organization.[52] The State of Palestine is a member state ofUNESCO,[53]UNIDO and other international organizations.[54] |
 Panama – Republic of Panama | A UN member state | A None | |
 Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea | A UN member state | A None | Papua New Guinea is aCommonwealth realm[g] with one autonomous region,Bougainville.[h] |
 Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay | A UN member state | A None | |
 Peru – Republic of Peru | A UN member state | A None | |
 Philippines – Republic of the Philippines | A UN member state | A None | The Philippines contains one autonomous region,Bangsamoro.[h] |
 Poland – Republic of Poland | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Portugal – Portuguese Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] Portugal contains two autonomous regions,the Azores andMadeira.[h] |
 Qatar – State of Qatar | A UN member state | A None | |
 Romania | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Russia – Russian Federation | A UN member state | A None | Russia is afederation of 83 internationally recognisedfederal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.[h] |
 Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda | A UN member state | A None | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | A UN member state | A None | Saint Kitts and Nevis is aCommonwealth realm[g] and is afederation[r] of two islands,Saint Kitts andNevis. |
 Saint Lucia | A UN member state | A None | Saint Lucia is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A UN member state | A None | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Samoa – Independent State of Samoa | A UN member state | A None | |
 San Marino – Republic of San Marino | A UN member state | A None | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | A UN member state | A None | São Tomé and Príncipe contains one autonomous province,Príncipe.[h] |
 Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Senegal – Republic of Senegal | A UN member state | A None | |
 Serbia – Republic of Serbia | A UN member state | A None | Serbia contains two autonomous provinces,Vojvodina andKosovo and Metohija.[h] The latter is under the de facto control ofKosovo. |
 Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles | A UN member state | A None | |
 Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone | A UN member state | A None | |
 Singapore – Republic of Singapore | A UN member state | A None | |
 Slovakia – Slovak Republic | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Solomon Islands | A UN member state | A None | Solomon Islands is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia | A UN member state | A None | Somalia is a federation ofsix states. Two,Puntland andGalmudug, have self-declared autonomy, while one,Somaliland, is de facto independent. |
 South Africa – Republic of South Africa | A UN member state | A None | |
 South Korea – Republic of Korea | A UN member state | BClaimed byAfghanistanClaimed byGeorgiaClaimed byNorth Korea Claimed bySerbia Claimed bySomalia Claimed by thePeople's Republic of China Claimed by theRepublic of China Claimed bySouth Korea Claimed byAzerbaijan Claimed by theRepublic of Cyprus Disputed byIsrael Claimed byIndonesia Claimed by theMarshall Islands Claimed byMauritius Claimed byMorocco Claimed byMoldova Claimed byMali Claimed bySpain Claimed byArgentina Claimed byUkraine Claimed byPakistan | South Korea has one autonomous region,Jeju Province.[h][55] South Korea is not recognised byNorth Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government ofKorea. |
 South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan | A UN member state | A None | South Sudan is afederation of10 states and three administrative areas. TheAbyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by theComprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan andSudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations.[56][57] |
 Spain – Kingdom of Spain | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] Spain is divided into17 autonomous communities and two special autonomous cities.[h][ag] |
 Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka[ah] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Sudan – Republic of the Sudan | A UN member state | A None | Sudan is afederation of18 states. TheAbyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by theComprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de jure a condominium ofSouth Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations.[56][57] |
 Suriname – Republic of Suriname | A UN member state | A None | |
 Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden | A UN member state | A None | Member of the EU.[e] |
 Switzerland – Swiss Confederation | A UN member state | A None | Switzerland is afederation of26 cantons. |
 Syria – Syrian Arab Republic | A UN member state | A None | During theSyrian civil war, theSyrian National Coalition (SNC) wasrecognised as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members and established aninterim government to rule rebel-controlled territory. After thefall of the Assad regime, the SNC declared its allegiance to the new government. Syria has one self-declared autonomous region,Rojava. |
 Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan | A UN member state | A None | Tajikistan contains one autonomous region,Gorno-Badakhshan.[h] |
 Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania | A UN member state | A None | Tanzania contains one autonomous region,Zanzibar.[h] |
 Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand | A UN member state | A None | |
 Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[ai] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Togo – Togolese Republic | A UN member state | A None | |
 Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga | A UN member state | A None | |
 Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | A UN member state | A None | Trinidad and Tobago contains one autonomous region,Tobago.[h] |
 Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Turkey – Republic of Türkiye[aj] | A UN member state | A None | |
 Turkmenistan | A UN member state | A None | |
 Tuvalu | A UN member state | A None | Tuvalu is aCommonwealth realm.[g] |
 Uganda – Republic of Uganda | A UN member state | A None | |
 Ukraine | A UN member state | A None | Ukraine contains one autonomous region, theAutonomous Republic of Crimea,[h] which is under the control ofRussia. Seven other areas of Ukraine are under full or partial Russian control, includingDonetsk,Kharkiv,Kherson,Luhansk,Mykolaiv,Zaporizhzhia oblasts andSevastopol. |
 United Arab Emirates | A UN member state | A None | The United Arab Emirates is afederation ofseven emirates. |
 United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | A UN member state | A None | The United Kingdom is aCommonwealth realm[g] consisting offour constituent countries:England,Northern Ireland,Scotland, andWales. The United Kingdom has the following 13overseas territories and oneclaimed Antarctic dependent territory: TheBritish monarch also has direct sovereignty over three self-governingCrown Dependencies: |
 United States – United States of America | A UN member state | A None | The United States is afederation of50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory (Palmyra Atoll). Additionally, thefederal government of the United States has sovereignty over 13unincorporated territories. Of these unincorporated territories, five are inhabited possessions: The United States also has sovereignty over eight uninhabited territories: The United States disputes sovereignty over two territories: Three sovereign states have becomeassociated states of the United States under theCompact of Free Association: |
 Uruguay – Oriental Republic of Uruguay | A UN member state | A None | |
 Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan | A UN member state | A None | Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region,Karakalpakstan.[h] |
 Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu | A UN member state | A None | |
 Vatican City – Vatican City State | AUN General Assembly observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of threeUN specialized agencies | A None | Administered by theHoly See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations to183 states (including 180 UN member states, theCook Islands, theRepublic of China (Taiwan), andPalestine).[58] In addition, theEuropean Union and theSovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of threeUN specialized agencies (ITU,UPU, andWIPO) and theIAEA, as well as being a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State")[52] andmultiple other UN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by thePope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome andex officio sovereign of Vatican City. |
 Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | A UN member state | A None | Venezuela is afederation of23 states,one capital district, and federal dependencies. |
 Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam | A UN member state | A None | |
 Yemen – Republic of Yemen | A UN member state | A None | |
 Zambia – Republic of Zambia | A UN member state | A None | |
 Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe | A UN member state | A None | |
