User:David Kernow/Sandbox/List of countries by continent

This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their national flags and capitals. It contains: However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.
 * Sovereign states (country names in bold), including:
 * The member states of the United Nations (UN)
 * A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City
 * A state not recognized by the UN and most of its members, but currently with de facto international relations with most countries: The Republic of China
 * Two entities de facto not independent but recognized by many countries as sovereign (country names in bold italics): The Palestinian territories and Western Sahara
 * Dependent territories, including overseas departments of France (country names in italics)
 * Special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (country names in italics)

For a detailed discussion of how the world is divided into continents, see continent.

South America

 * 🇦🇷 argentina || Buenos Aires
 * 🇧🇴 bolivia || Sucre (seat of government at La Paz)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil || Brasília
 * 🇨🇱 chile || Santiago
 * 🇨🇴 colombia || Bogotá
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador || Quito
 *  undefined (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) || Stanley
 * 🇬🇫 french guiana (overseas department of France) || Cayenne
 * 🇬🇾 guyana || Georgetown
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay || Asunción
 * 🇵🇪 peru || Lima
 * 🇸🇷 suriname || Paramaribo
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay || Montevideo
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela || Caracas

Oceania
Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a geographical continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands. Note that some islands located within the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean are not considered parts of Oceania (e.g., Japan).


 * 🇦🇸 american samoa (insular area of the United States) || Pago Pago
 * 🇦🇺 australia || Canberra
 * 🇺🇸 Baker Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇨🇰 cook islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) || Avarua
 * 🇫🇯 fiji || Suva
 * 🇵🇫 french polynesia (overseas territory of France) || Papeete
 * 🇬🇺 guam (insular area of the United States) || Hagåtña
 * 🇺🇸 Howland Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇺🇸 Jarvis Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇺🇸 Johnston Atoll (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇺🇸 Kingman Reef (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇰🇮 kiribati || South Tarawa
 * 🇲🇭 marshall islands || Majuro
 *  undefined || Palikir
 * 🇺🇸 Midway Atoll (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇳🇷 nauru || no official capital (seat of government at Yaren)
 * 🇳🇨 new caledonia (overseas territory of France) || Nouméa
 * 🇳🇿 new zealand || Wellington
 * 🇳🇺 niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) || Alofi
 * 🇳🇫 norfolk island (overseas territory of Australia) || Kingston
 * 🇲🇵 northern mariana islands (insular area of the United States) || Saipan
 * 🇵🇼 palau || Koror
 * 🇺🇸 Palmyra Atoll (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇵🇬 papua new guinea || Port Moresby
 *  undefined (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) || Adamstown
 * 🇼🇸 samoa || Apia
 * 🇸🇧 solomon islands || Honiara
 * 🇹🇰 tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) || no capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
 * 🇹🇴 tonga || Nukualofa
 * 🇹🇻 tuvalu || Funafuti
 * 🇻🇺 vanuatu || Port Vila
 * 🇺🇸 Wake Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇼🇫 wallis and futuna (overseas territory of France) || Mata-Utu

Antarctica
Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic islands north of 60°S include:


 * 🇳🇴 Bouvet Island (overseas territory of Norway)
 * 🇹🇫 french southern territories (overseas territory of France)
 * 🇦🇺 Heard Island and McDonald Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
 *  undefined (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

Information by country

 * https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
 * http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
 * http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
 * http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/

Geographical regions

 * United Nations Statistics Division || Country and Region Codes