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Since South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, there are now 195 independent sovereign nations in the world (not including the disputed but de facto independent Taiwan), plus some 60 dependent areas, and several disputed territories, like Kosovo.

193 sovereign states are members of the United Nations and are equally represented in the UN General Assembly.
Two non-member countries have permanent observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

Below is a list of countries and areas of the world in alphabetical order, with official names and alternative designations. The list contains English and French country names as well as the local names of the countries.

Links will lead you to the respective One World - Nations Online country information and internet resources page.

Each country profile provides links to official web sites of a nation/territory, information on geography, maps, the national flag, history, culture, tourist destinations, its population and languages, the capital and the largest cities, education, economy, newspapers, and much more.

A
	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	Afghanestan	South-Central Asia
	Albania	Albanie	Shqiperia	Balkan Peninsula
	Algeria	Algérie	Al Jaza'ir	Northern Africa
	American Samoa	Samoa Américaines	American Samoa	Polynesia, Oceania
	Andorra	Andorre	Andorra	Southern Europe
	Angola	Angola	Angola	Central Africa
	Anguilla	Anguilla	Anguilla	Leeward Islands, Caribbean
	Antarctica	Antarctique	Antarctica	Antarctica
	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua-et-Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	Leeward Islands, Caribbean
	Argentina	Argentine	Argentina	Southern South America
	Armenia	Arménie	Hayastan	Western Asia
	Aruba	Aruba	Aruba	Leeward Islands, Caribbean
	Australia	Australie	Australia	Australia/Oceania
	Austria	Autriche	Österreich	Western Europe
	Azerbaijan	Azerbaïdjan	Azarbaycan	Caucasus, Western Asia
B
	Bahamas	Bahamas	Bahamas	Caribbean
	Bahrain	Bahreïn	Al Bahrayn	Arabian Peninsula, Middle East
	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	South-Central Asia
	Barbados	Barbade	Barbados	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Belarus	Bélarus	Byelarus	Eastern Europe
	Belgium	Belgique	Belgique, Belgie	Western Europe
	Belize	Belize	Belize	Central America
	Benin	Bénin	Benin	West Africa
	Bermuda	Bermudes	Bermuda	North America
	Bhutan	Bhoutan	Bhutan	South-Central Asia
	Bolivia	Bolivie	Bolivia	Central South America
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnie-Herzégovine	Bosna i Hercegovina	Southern Europe
	Botswana	Botswana	Botswana	Southern Africa
	Brazil	Brésil	Brasil	Central Eastern South America
	Brunei Darussalam	Brunéi Darussalam	Negara Brunei Darussalam	Southeast Asia
	Bulgaria	Bulgarie	Bulgaria	Balkan, Eastern Europe
	Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	West Africa
	Burundi	Burundi	Burundi	Eastern Africa, African Great Lakes
C
	Cambodia	Cambodge	Kampuchea	South-East Asia
	Cameroon	Cameroun	Cameroon, Cameroun	Central Africa
	Canada	Canada	Canada	North North America
	Cape Verde	Cap-Vert	Cabo Verde	West Africa
	Cayman Islands	Îles Caïmans	Cayman Islands	Greater Antilles, Caribbean
	Central African Republic	Centrafricaine, République	Republique Centrafricaine	Central Africa
	Chad	Tchad	Tchad	Central Africa
	Chile	Chili	Chile	Western South America
	China	Chine	Zhong Guo	Eastern Asia
	Christmas Island	Île Christmas	Christmas Island	Southeast Asia
	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Îles Cocos (Keeling)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	South-East Asia, Australia
	Colombia	Colombie	Colombia	North West South America
	Comoros	Comores	Komori	Eastern Africa
	Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)	Congo, La République Démocratique du	République Démocratique du Congo	Central Africa
	Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville)	République du Congo	République du Congo	Central Africa
	Cook Islands	Îles Cook	Kūki 'Āirani	Polynesia, Oceania
	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Central America
	Côte D'ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Côte D'ivoire	Cote d'Ivoire	West Africa
	Croatia	Croatie	Hrvatska	Balkan Peninsula, Southern Europe
	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Greater Antilles, Caribbean
	Cyprus	Chypre	Kibris, Kypros	Mediterranean, Western Asia
	Czech Republic	République Tchèque	Ceska Republika	Eastern Europe

D
	Denmark	Danemark	Danmark	Northern Europe
	Djibouti	Djibouti	Jabuuti, Gabuuti	Eastern Africa
	Dominica	Dominique	Dominica (Ouaitocoubouli)	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Dominican Republic	Dominicaine, République	República Dominicana	Greater Antilles, Caribbean
E
	East Timor (Timor-Leste)	Timor-Leste (Timor Oriental)	Timór Loro Sa’e	South-East Asia
	Ecuador	Équateur	Ecuador	North West South America
	Egypt	Égypte	Misr	Africa, Middle East
	El Salvador	El Salvador	El Salvador	Central America
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinée Équatoriale	Guinea Ecuatorial	Central Africa
	Eritrea	Érythrée	Hagärä Ertra, Tigrinya	Eastern Africa
	Estonia	Estonie	Eesti Vabariik	Northern Europe
	Ethiopia	Éthiopie	Ityop'iya	Eastern Africa
F
	Falkland Islands	Falkland, Îles (Malvinas)	Islas Malvinas	Southern South America
	Faroe Islands	Îles Féroé	Føroyar	Northern Europe
	Fiji	Fidji	Matanitu ko Viti	Melanesia, Oceania
	Finland	Finlande	Suomi	Northern Europe
	France	France	France	Western Europe
	French Guiana	Guyane Française	Guyane	Northern South America
	French Polynesia	Polynésie Française	Polynésie Française	Polynesia, Oceania
	French Southern Territories	Terres Australes Françaises	Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises	Southern Indian Ocean
G
	Gabon	Gabon	Gabon	Central Africa
	The Gambia	Gambie	The Gambia	West Africa
	Georgia	Géorgie	Sakartvelo	Caucasus
	Germany	Allemagne	Deutschland	Western Europe
	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	West Africa
	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Southern Europe
	Greece	Grèce	Ellas or Ellada	Southern Europe
	Greenland	Groenland	Kalaallit Nunaat	North America
	Grenada	Grenade	Grenada	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe (Gwadloup)	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Guam	Guam	Guåhan	Micronesia, Oceania
	Guatemala	Guatemala	Guatemala	Central America
	Guinea	Guinée	Guinée	West Africa
	Guinea-Bissau	Guinée-Bissau	Guiné-Bissau	West Africa
	Guyana	Guyana	Guyana	North Eastern South America

H
	Haiti	Haïti	Haiti	Greater Antilles, Caribbean
	Holy See	Saint-Siège (État de la Cité du Vatican)	Status Civitatis Vaticanæ	Southern Europe within Italy
	Honduras	Honduras	Honduras	Central America
	Hong Kong	Hong-Kong	Xianggang	Eastern Asia
	Hungary	Hongrie	Magyarorszag	Eastern Europe
I
	Iceland	Islande	Ísland	Northern Europe
	India	Inde	Bhārat	South-Central Asia
	Indonesia	Indonésie	Indonesia	Maritime South-East Asia
	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	République Islamique d' Iran	Īrān	South-Central Asia
	Iraq	Iraq	al-ʿIrāq	Middle East, Western Asia
	Ireland	Irlande	Éire	Northern Europe
	Israel	Israël	Jisra'el	Middle East, Western Asia
	Italy	Italie	Italia	Southern Europe
	Ivory Coast	Côte D'ivoire	Cote d'Ivoire	West Africa
J
	Jamaica	Jamaïque	Jamaica	Greater Antilles, Caribbean
	Japan	Japon	Nihon or Nippon	Eastern Asia
	Jordan	Jordanie	al-Urdunn	Middle East, Western Asia
K
	Kazakhstan	Kazakstan	Qazaqstan	Central Asia
	Kenya	Kenya	Kenya	Eastern Africa
	Kiribati	Kiribati	Ribaberiki Kiribati	Micronesia, Oceania
	Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North Korea)	Corée, République Populaire Démocratique de (Corée du Nord)	Chosŏn	Eastern Asia
	Korea, Republic of (South Korea)	Corée, République de (Corée du Sud)	Hanguk or Namhan	Eastern Asia
	Kosovo	Kosovo	Albanian: : Kosova ou Kosovë, Serbian: Kosovo, Косово	Southern Europe
	Kuwait	Koweït	Al Kuwayt	Middle East, Western Asia
	Kyrgyzstan	Kirghizistan	Kyrgysstan	Central Asia
L
	Lao, People's Democratic Republic	Lao, République Démocratique Populaire	Lao	South-East Asia
	Latvia	Lettonie	Latvija	Northern Europe
	Lebanon	Liban	Lubnan	Middle East, Western Asia
	Lesotho	Lesotho	Lesotho	Southern Africa
	Liberia	Libéria	Liberia	West Africa
	Libya	Libye	Libiyah	Northern Africa
	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	Western Europe
	Lithuania	Lituanie	Lietuva	Northern Europe
	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourg, Letzebuerg	Western Europe
M
	Macau	Macao	Aomen	Eastern Asia
	Madagascar	Madagascar	Madagasikara	Eastern Africa
	Malawi	Malawi	Malaŵi	Eastern Africa
	Malaysia	Malaisie	Malaysia	Southeast Asia
	Maldives	Maldives	Dhivehi Raajje	South-Central Asia
	Mali	Mali	Mali	West Africa
	Malta	Malte	Malta	Southern Europe
	Marshall Islands	Îles Marshall	Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ	Micronesia, Oceania
	Martinique	Martinique	Martinique	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Mauritania	Mauritanie	Muritaniyah	West Africa
	Mauritius	Île Maurice	Mauritius	Eastern Africa
	Mayotte	Mayotte	Mayotte	Eastern Africa
	Mexico	Mexique	Estados Unidos Mexicanos	North America
	Micronesia, Federal States of	États Fédérés de Micronésie	Micronesia	Micronesia, Oceania
	Moldova, Republic of	Moldova, République de	Moldova	Eastern Europe
	Monaco	Monaco	Monaco	Southern Europe
	Mongolia	Mongolie	Mongol Uls	Eastern Asia
	Montenegro	Monténégro	Crna Gora	Southern Europe
	Montserrat	Montserrat	Montserrat	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Morocco	Maroc	Al Maghrib	Northern Africa
	Mozambique	Mozambique	Mocambique	Eastern Africa
	Myanmar, Burma	Myanmar, Birmanie	Myăma	Southeast Asia

N
	Namibia	Namibie	Namibia	Southern Africa
	Nauru	Nauru	Nauru	Micronesia, Oceania
	Nepal	Népal	Nepal	South-Central Asia
	Netherlands	Pays-Bas	Nederland/Holland	Western Europe
	Netherlands Antilles	Antilles Néerlandaises	Nederlandse Antillen	Caribbean
	New Caledonia	Nouvelle-Calédonie	Nouvelle-Calédonie	Melanesia, Oceania
	New Zealand	Nouvelle-Zélande	Aotearoa	Oceania; Australia
	Nicaragua	Nicaragua	Nicaragua	Central America
	Niger	Niger	Niger	West Africa
	Nigeria	Nigéria	Nigeria	West Africa
	Niue	Nioué	Niue	Polynesia, Oceania
	North Macedonia	Macédoine du Nord	Severna Makedonija	Balkan Peninsula, Southern Europe
	Northern Mariana Islands	Îles Mariannes du Nord	Northern Mariana Islands	Micronesia, Oceania
	Norway	Norvège	Norge, Noreg	Northern Europe
O
	Oman	Oman	Saltanat Uman	Middle East
P
	Pakistan	Pakistan	Pakistan	South-Central Asia
	Palau	Palaos	Belau	Micronesia, Oceania
	Palestinian territories	Autorité Nationale Palestinienne	Filastin	Middle East, Western Asia
	Panama	Panama	Panama	Central America
	Papua New Guinea	Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée	Papua Niu Gini	Maritime Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Oceania
	Paraguay	Paraguay	Paraguay	Central South America
	Peru	Pérou	Peru	Western South America
	Philippines	Philippines	Pilipinas	Southeast Asia
	Pitcairn Island	Pitcairn	Pitcairn Island	Polynesia, Oceania
	Poland	Pologne	Polska	Eastern Europe
	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Southern Europe
	Puerto Rico	Porto Rico	Puerto Rico	Greater Antilles, Caribbean
Q
	Qatar	Qatar	Dawlat Qatar	Arabian Peninsula, Middle East
R
	Reunion Island	Ile de la Réunion	Ile de la Réunion	Eastern Africa
	Romania	Roumanie	Romania	Eastern Europe
	Russian Federation	Russie, Fédération de	Rossiya	Eastern Europe - Northern Asia
	Rwanda	Rwanda	Rwanda	Eastern Africa, African Great Lakes
S
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis		Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Saint Lucia	Sainte-Lucie	Saint Lucia	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines		Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Samoa	Samoa	Samoa	Polynesia, Oceania
	San Marino	Saint-Marin	San Marino	Southern Europe within Italy
	Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tomé-et-Principe	São Tomé e Príncipe	Central Africa
	Saudi Arabia	Arabie Saoudite	Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah	Arabian Peninsula, Middle East
	Senegal	Sénégal	Senegal	West Africa
	Serbia	Serbie	Srbija	Southern Europe
	Seychelles	Seychelles	Seychelles	Eastern Africa
	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	West Africa
	Singapore	Singapour	Singapore	Southeast Asia
	Slovakia (Slovak Republic)	Slovaquie	Slovensko	Eastern Europe
	Slovenia	Slovénie	Slovenija	Southern Europe
	Solomon Islands	Salomon, Îles	Solomon Islands	Melanesia, Oceania
	Somalia	Somalie	Soomaaliya	Eastern Africa
	South Africa	Afrique du Sud	South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika,	Southern Africa
	South Sudan	Soudan du Sud	South Sudan	East-Central Africa
	Spain	Espagne	España	Southern Europe
	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	South-Central Asia
	Sudan	Soudan	As-Sudan	Northern Africa
	Suriname	Suriname	Suriname	North-Eastern South America
	Swaziland (Eswatini)	Swaziland	Eswatini	Southern Africa
	Sweden	Suède	Sverige	Northern Europe
	Switzerland	Suisse	Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian)	Western Europe
	Syria, Syrian Arab Republic	Syrienne, République Arabe	Suriyah	Middle East, Western Asia

T
	Taiwan (Republic of China)	Taïwan, Province de Chine	T'ai-wan	Eastern Asia
	Tajikistan	Tadjikistan	Tojikiston	Central Asia
	Tanzania; officially the United Republic of Tanzania	Tanzanie, République-Unie de	Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania	Eastern Africa
	Thailand	Thaïlande	Prathet Thai	South-East Asia
	Tibet	Tibet	Bod	South-Central Asia
	Timor-Leste (East Timor)	Timor-Leste (Timor Oriental)	Timór Loro Sa’e	Maritime South-East Asia
	Togo	Togo	Republique Togolaise	West Africa
	Tokelau	Tokelau	Tokelau	Oceania/Australia
	Tonga	Tonga	Tonga	Polynesia, Oceania
	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinité-et-Tobago	Trinidad, Tobago	Northern South America, Caribbean
	Tunisia	Tunisie	Tunis	Northern Africa
	Turkey	Turquie	Turkiye	Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
	Turkmenistan	Turkménistan	Turkmenistan	Central Asia
	Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks et Caïques, Îles	Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean, parts of the Bahamas island chain.
	Tuvalu	Tuvalu	Tuvalu	Polynesia, Oceania
U
	Uganda	Ouganda	Uganda	Eastern Africa
	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukrayina	Eastern Europe
	United Arab Emirates	Émirats Arabes Unis	Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah	Arabian Peninsula, Middle East
	United Kingdom	Royaume-Uni	United Kingdom	Northern Europe
	United States	États-Unis	United States	North America
	Uruguay	Uruguay	Republica Oriental del Uruguay	Central East South America
	Uzbekistan	Ouzbékistan	Uzbekiston Respublikasi	Central Asia
V
	Vanuatu	Vanuatu	Vanuatu	Melanesia, Oceania
	Vatican City State (Holy See)	Saint-Siège (État de la Cité du Vatican)	Status Civitatis Vaticanæ	Southern Europe within Italy
	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Northern South America
	Vietnam	Viêt Nam	Việt Nam	South-East Asia
	Virgin Islands (British)	Îles Vierges Britanniques		Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	Îles Vierges des États-Unis	Virgin Islands	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
W
	Wallis and Futuna Islands	Wallis et Futuna	Wallis et Futuna	Polynesia, Oceania
	Western Sahara	Sahara Occidental	Aṣ-Ṣaḥrā’ al-Gharbīyah	Northern Africa
Y
	Yemen	Yémen	Al Yaman	Arabian Peninsula, Middle East
Z
	Zambia	Zambie	Zambia	Eastern Africa
	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Eastern Africa