User:ShadowyCabal/Countries

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List of countries[edit]

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  •  Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)
  •  Colombia – Republic of Colombia
  •  Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  •  Honduras – Republic of Honduras
  •  Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

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  •  Norway – Kingdom of Norway
  •  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
  •  Iceland – Republic of Iceland
  •  Finland – Republic of Finland
  •  Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
  • all in one piece

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11th Verse[edit]

  •  Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
  •  Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
  •  Israel – State of Israel
  •  Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Both
  •  Yemen – Republic of Yemen
  •  Kuwait – State of Kuwait
  •  Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain

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  •  Niger – Republic of Niger
  •  Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
  •  Chad – Republic of Chad
  •  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
  •  Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
  •  Benin – Republic of Benin
  •  Gabon – Gabonese Republic

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Commonwealth of Independent States[edit]

Yugoslavia[edit]

Africa[edit]

Europe[edit]

Americas[edit]

Asia[edit]

Territories[edit]

Other[edit]

  •  Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
  •  Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)[38]
  •  Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
  •  Vatican City – State of the Vatican City[39]
  •  Saint Barthélemy – Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity)
  •  Saint Martin – Collectivity of Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
  •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity)
  •  Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
  •  Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
  •  Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
  •  French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)
  •  Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
  •  Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  •  Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[40]
  1. ^ Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada.
  2. ^ Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
  3. ^ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Names of the Czech Republic.
  4. ^ Ireland is often referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.
  5. ^ See also Northern Cyprus.
  6. ^ Legally the Netherlands refers to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
  7. ^ The People's Republic of China is commonly referred to as China. It sometimes called mainland China to distinguish it from the Republic of China. The term mainland China is also used at times to refer to all of the People's Republic of China except for its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.
  8. ^ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
  9. ^ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
  10. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) is a state commonly referred to as Taiwan. It is also diplomatically occasionally known as Chinese Taipei or other names. The ROC is no longer an United Nations member since late 1971 and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see also One-China policy and Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China). It is currently recognized by the Holy See and 23 UN member states and with de facto international relations with most others. The political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under the ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the Republic of Taiwan proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence.
  11. ^ The People's Republic of China is commonly referred to as China. It sometimes called mainland China to distinguish it from the Republic of China. The term mainland China is also used at times to refer to all of the People's Republic of China except for its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.
  12. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) is a state commonly referred to as Taiwan. It is also diplomatically occasionally known as Chinese Taipei or other names. The ROC is no longer an United Nations member since late 1971 and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see also One-China policy and Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China). It is currently recognized by the Holy See and 23 UN member states and with de facto international relations with most others. The political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under the ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the Republic of Taiwan proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence.
  13. ^ See also Western Sahara.
  14. ^ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government
  15. ^ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  16. ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo. It is also often referred to as Zaire, its official name from 1971 to 1997.
  17. ^ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is often diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China.
  18. ^ The Occupied Palestinian Territories are those portions of the former British Mandate of Palestine captured and administered by Jordan and Egypt in the late 1940's, and later by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. They include Gaza Strip and West Bank, both of which are now divded into 3 areas (Area A, Area B, and Area C) and 16 governorates under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority in accordance with the Oslo Accords. The permanent legal and political status of these places are subject to further negotiation between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
  19. ^ See also Nagorno-Karabakh.
  20. ^ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference SOS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  23. ^ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
  24. ^ See also Transnistria.
  25. ^ See also entities Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, as well as District Brčko.
  26. ^ Republic of Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  27. ^ See also Kosovo - under UN administration.
  28. ^ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
  29. ^ Cite error: The named reference SOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  30. ^ Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony which was in 1960s put on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories subject to decolonization. It is claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco which currently rules large portion of it, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) which exercises effective control over the area east of Moroccan Wall. SADR is a member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference. It is currently recognized by 46 UN member states but has never been admitted to UN itself. UN has attempted to hold a referendum through the mission United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and is holding direct talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front (the ruling party of SADR). Despite these attempts, however, the legal and political status of Western Sahara remain unresolved. See also Legal status of Western Sahara.
  31. ^ Kosovo is a de jure autonomous province of Serbia, the formal name of which is "Kosovo and Metohija". It has been under United Nations administration since 1999 under the terms of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 that ended the Kosovo conflict. That resolution reaffirmed the sovereignty of Serbia over Kosovo but required the UN administration to promote the establishment of 'substantial autonomy and self-government' for Kosovo pending a 'final settlement' for negotiation between the parties. See also Constitutional status of Kosovo.
  32. ^ See also Kosovo - under UN administration.
  33. ^ Cite error: The named reference NC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  34. ^ Cite error: The named reference TRANS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  35. ^ Cite error: The named reference NK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  36. ^ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas.
  37. ^ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
  38. ^ The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark.
  39. ^ Vatican City is administered by a Governor appointed by the Pope, with the latter being the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City concurrently.
  40. ^ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is diplomatically known as Macao, China.