Nations of the World

This is a list of the Nations of the World.

See also: List of countries and dependencies by area and population

Key to symbols:
 * ▲ member of the British Commonwealth Realms
 * △ member of the Commonwealth of Nations (but not a Commonwealth Realm)
 * ○ member of the Central European Community
 * ● member of the Commonwealth of Independent States
 * † member of the European Union
 * ‡ member of the Nordic Union
 * ★ member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
 * ☆ member of the Asia-Pacific Treaty Organisation
 * ◎ member of the African Union

= Africa =
 * Alboran Island (Autonomous Community of Spain) † ★
 * Alhucemas Islands (Autonomous Community of Spain) † ★
 * Algeria ◎
 * Angola ◎
 * Ascension Island (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Benin ◎
 * Botswana △ ◎
 * Bouvet Island (Norwegian Dependent Territory) ‡ ★
 * British Indian Ocean Territory (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Burkina Faso ◎
 * Burundi ◎
 * Cameroon △ ◎
 * Canary Islands (Autonomous Community of Spain) † ★
 * Cape Verde ◎
 * Central African Republic ◎
 * Ceuta (Autonomous Community of Spain) † ★
 * Chad ◎
 * Chafarinas Islands (Autonomous Community of Spain) † ★
 * Comoros ◎
 * Congo, Democratic Republic of ◎
 * Congo, Republic of ◎
 * Côte d'Ivoire ◎
 * Djibouti ◎
 * Egypt ◎
 * Equatorial Guinea ◎
 * Eritrea ◎
 * Eswatini △ ◎
 * Ethiopia ◎
 * French Austral Lands (French Overseas Territory) † ★ ☆
 * Gabon △ ◎
 * Gambia ▲ ◎
 * Ghana △ ◎
 * Guinea ◎
 * Guinea-Bissau ◎
 * Heard Island (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Kenya △ ◎
 * Lesotho △ ◎
 * Liberia△ ◎
 * Libya ◎
 * Madagascar △ ◎
 * Madeira (Autonomous Community of Portugal) † ★ ☆
 * Malawi △ ◎
 * Mali ◎
 * Mauritania ◎
 * Mauritius ▲ ◎
 * Mayotte (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * McDonald Islands (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Melilla (Autonomous Community of Spain) † ★
 * Morocco ◎
 * Mozambique ◎
 * Namibia △ ◎
 * Niger ◎
 * Nigeria △ ◎
 * Pantelleria (Italy) † ★
 * Pelagie Islands (Italy) † ★
 * Réunion (French Overseas Department) † ★
 * Rhodesia-Zimbabwe ▲ ◎
 * Rwanda ◎
 * Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ◎
 * St Helena (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * São Tomé e Principe ◎
 * Seychelles △ ◎
 * Sierra Leone △
 * Socotra (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Somalia ◎
 * Somaliland △ ◎
 * South Africa △ ◎
 * South Sudan ◎
 * Sudan ◎
 * Tanzania △ ◎
 * Togo △ ◎
 * Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Tunisia ◎
 * Uganda △ ◎
 * Zambia △ ◎

= Asia =
 * Abkhazia ●
 * Afghanistan
 * Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Armenia ●
 * Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Azerbaijan ●
 * Bahrain
 * Bangladesh △
 * Bhutan
 * Brunei Darussalam △ ☆
 * Cambodia
 * China, People's Republic of
 * China, Republic of ☆
 * Christmas Island (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Cyprus †
 * Georgia ●
 * Hong Kong ▲ ☆
 * India △ ☆
 * Indonesia
 * Iran
 * Iraq
 * Israel
 * Japan ☆
 * Jordan
 * Kazakhstan ●
 * Korea, North
 * Korea, South ☆
 * Kuwait
 * Kyrgyzstan ●
 * Laos
 * Lebanon
 * Macau (Autonomous Community of Portugal) † ★ ☆
 * Malaysia △
 * Maldives △
 * Mongolia
 * Myanmar
 * Nepal
 * Northern Cyprus (recognised only by Turkey)
 * Oman
 * Pakistan △
 * Palestine
 * Philippines ☆
 * Qatar
 * Russia ●
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Singapore △ ☆
 * South Ossetia ●
 * Sri Lanka ▲ ☆
 * Syria
 * Tajikistan ●
 * Thailand ☆
 * Timor Leste ☆
 * Turkey ★
 * Turkmenistan ●
 * United Arab Emirates
 * Utari Mosir (Indigenous Administrative District of British Columbia) ▲ ☆
 * Uzbekistan ●
 * Vietnam
 * Yemen

= Europe =
 * Albania
 * Andorra †
 * Austria †
 * Belgium † ★
 * Bosnia-Herzegovina
 * Bulgaria
 * Croatia
 * Czechia ○ ★
 * Denmark ‡ ★
 * Estonia ‡ ★
 * Faroe Islands (Danish Autonomous Territory) ‡ ★
 * Finland ‡
 * France † ★ ☆
 * Germany † ★
 * Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory)
 * Greece † ★
 * Guernsey (British Crown Dependency) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Hungary ○ ★
 * Iceland ‡ ★
 * Ireland †
 * Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Italy † ★
 * Jan Mayen (Norwegian Territory) ‡ ★
 * Jersey (British Crown Dependency) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Latvia ○ ★
 * Liechtenstein
 * Lithuania ○ ★
 * Luxembourg † ★
 * Macedonia
 * Malta ▲
 * Monaco
 * Netherlands † ★
 * Norway ‡ ★
 * Poland ○
 * Portugal † ★
 * Romania ○
 * Russia ●
 * San Marino
 * Slovakia ○
 * Slovenia ○
 * Spain † ★
 * Svalbard (Norwegian Territory) ‡ ★
 * Sweden ‡
 * Turkey ★
 * Ukraine ●
 * United Kingdom ▲ ☆ ★
 * Vatican City
 * Yugoslavia
 * Åland (Finnish Autonomous Region]] ‡

= North America =
 * Azores (Autonomous Community of Portugal) † ★
 * Belize ▲
 * Bermuda (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * British Columbia ▲ ☆
 * Canada ▲ ★
 * Costa Rica
 * Cuba
 * Dominican Republic
 * El Salvador
 * Greenland (Danish Autonomous Territory) ‡ ★
 * Guadeloupe (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * Guatemala
 * Haiti
 * Honduras
 * Martinique (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * Mexico
 * Netherlands Antilles † ★
 * Nicaragua
 * Panama
 * Puerto Rico (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * St Barthélemy (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * St Martin (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * St Pierre & Miquelon (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * United States ☆ ★
 * US Virgin Islands (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * West Indies ▲ ★

= Oceania =
 * American Samoa (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * Australia ▲ ☆
 * Cook Islands (Associated State of New Zealand) ▲ ☆
 * Coral Sea Islands (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * East Timor ☆
 * Fiji ▲ ☆
 * French Polynesia (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * French Southern Territories (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * Guam (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * Indonesia
 * Kiribati △
 * Marshall Islands (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * Micronesia (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * Nauru △ ☆
 * New Caledonia (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆
 * New Zealand ▲ ☆
 * Niue (Associated State of New Zealand) ▲ ☆
 * Norfolk Island (Australian External Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Northern Mariana Islands (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * Palau (US Associated State) ★ ☆
 * Papua New Guinea ▲ ☆
 * Pitcairn Islands (British Overseas Territory) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Samoa ☆
 * Solomon Islands ▲ ☆
 * Tokelau (New Zealand Dependent Territory) ▲ ☆
 * Tonga
 * Tuvalu ▲ ☆
 * US Minor Outlying Islands (US Dependent Territory) ★ ☆
 * Vanuatu
 * Wallis and Futuna (French Overseas Department) † ★ ☆

= South America =
 * Argentina
 * Bolivia
 * Brazil
 * Chile
 * Colombia
 * Ecuador
 * Falkland Islands ▲ ★ ☆
 * Guyana △
 * Paraguay
 * Peru
 * South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (dependency of the Falkland Islands) ▲ ★ ☆
 * Suriname
 * Uruguay
 * Venezuela