User:Universal Life/List of de facto sovereign states

This is a comprehensive list of de facto sovereign states. It lists all territories of earth, that have an administration with de facto sovereign control over them. All of the countries below are de facto states and those who do not have de jure recognition are listed in italics. De jure recognised states will not be included, unless they also have actual control over the territory.

For the name of the country, the most common English name is used. Continents are classified as: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Non-official and non-national languages are small. Gov't stands for system of government. Area is in km2. Ind. stands for date of independence. Pop. is population and Cur. is currency.