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|'''{{flag|Bhutan}}'''||[[Thimphu]] | |'''{{flag|Bhutan}}'''||[[Thimphu]] | ||
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− | |''{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}''<ref>The British Indian Ocean Territory is sometimes considered an African territory, since it was historically part of Mauritius.</ref> ([[British overseas territory|overseas territory of the United Kingdom]]) | + | |''{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}''<ref>The British Indian Ocean Territory is sometimes considered an African territory, since it was historically part of Mauritius.</ref>||([[British overseas territory|overseas territory of the United Kingdom]]) |
|'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''||[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] | |'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''||[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] | ||
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|'''{{flag|China, Republic of}}''' (commonly known as '''Taiwan''')||[[Taipei]] | |'''{{flag|China, Republic of}}''' (commonly known as '''Taiwan''')||[[Taipei]] | ||
− | |''{{flag|Christmas Island}}''<ref name="australia">Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are sometimes considered Oceanian territories, since they are dependent territories of Australia.</ref> (overseas territory of Australia) | + | |''{{flag|Christmas Island}}''<ref name="australia">Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are sometimes considered Oceanian territories, since they are dependent territories of Australia.</ref>||(overseas territory of Australia) |
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− | |''{{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}''<ref name="australia" /> (overseas territory of Australia) | + | |''{{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}''<ref name="australia" />||(overseas territory of Australia) |
|'''{{flag|Cyprus}}'''<ref name="europe" />||[[Nicosia]] | |'''{{flag|Cyprus}}'''<ref name="europe" />||[[Nicosia]] | ||
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|'''{{flag|Georgia}}'''<ref name="europe" />||[[Tbilisi]] | |'''{{flag|Georgia}}'''<ref name="europe" />||[[Tbilisi]] | ||
− | |''{{flag|Hong Kong}}'' ([[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|special administrative region of the People's Republic of China]]) | + | |''{{flag|Hong Kong}}''||([[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|special administrative region of the People's Republic of China]]) |
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|'''{{flag|India}}'''||[[New Delhi]] | |'''{{flag|India}}'''||[[New Delhi]] | ||
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|'''{{flag|Lebanon}}'''||[[Beirut]] | |'''{{flag|Lebanon}}'''||[[Beirut]] | ||
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− | |''{{flag|Macau}}'' ([[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|special administrative region of the People's Republic of China]]) | + | |''{{flag|Macau}}''||([[special administrative region (People's Republic of China)|special administrative region of the People's Republic of China]]) |
|'''{{flag|Malaysia}}'''||[[Kuala Lumpur]] ([[seat of government]] at [[Putrajaya]]) | |'''{{flag|Malaysia}}'''||[[Kuala Lumpur]] ([[seat of government]] at [[Putrajaya]]) | ||
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|'''{{flag|Pakistan}}'''||[[Islamabad]] | |'''{{flag|Pakistan}}'''||[[Islamabad]] | ||
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− | | '''''{{flag|Palestinian territories}}''''' (collectively the territories of the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]]) | + | | '''''{{flag|Palestinian territories}}'''''||(collectively the territories of the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]]) |
|'''{{flag|Philippines}}'''||[[Manila]] | |'''{{flag|Philippines}}'''||[[Manila]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:52, 18 November 2008
This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according to the United Nations Statistics Division[1], displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This list contains:
- Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of:
- The member states of the United Nations (UN).
- A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City.
- States not recognized by the UN, but recognized by or maintaining de facto international relations with many UN members: the Republic of China and Kosovo.
- Territories de facto not independent, but recognized by many UN members as entitled to sovereignty (country names in bold italics): the Palestinian territories and Western Sahara.
- Dependent territories, including the overseas departments of France and the special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (country names in italics).
Africa
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Algiers | ![]() |
Luanda |
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Porto-Novo (seat of government at Cotonou) | ![]() |
Gaborone |
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Ouagadougou | ![]() |
Bujumbura |
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Yaoundé | ![]() |
Praia |
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Bangui | ![]() |
N'Djamena |
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Moroni | ![]() |
Kinshasa |
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Brazzaville | ![]() |
Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan) |
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Djibouti | ![]() |
Cairo |
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Malabo | ![]() |
Asmara |
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Addis Ababa | ![]() |
Libreville |
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Banjul | ![]() |
Accra |
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Conakry | ![]() |
Bissau |
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Nairobi | ![]() |
Maseru |
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Monrovia | ![]() |
Tripoli |
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Antananarivo | ![]() |
Lilongwe |
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Bamako | ![]() |
Nouakchott |
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Port Louis | ![]() |
Mamoudzou |
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Rabat | ![]() |
Maputo |
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Windhoek | ![]() |
Niamey |
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Abuja | ![]() |
Saint-Denis |
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Kigali | ![]() |
Jamestown |
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São Tomé | ![]() |
Dakar |
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Victoria | ![]() |
Freetown |
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Mogadishu | ![]() |
Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) |
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Khartoum | ![]() |
Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative) |
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Dodoma (seat of government at Dar es Salaam) | ![]() |
Lomé |
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Tunis | ![]() |
Kampala |
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El Aaiún (unofficial) | ![]() |
Lusaka |
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Harare |
Eurasia
Asia
Country | Capitol | Country | Capitol |
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Kabul | ![]() |
Yerevan |
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Baku | ![]() |
Manama |
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Dhaka | ![]() |
Thimphu |
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(overseas territory of the United Kingdom) | ![]() |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
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Phnom Penh | ![]() |
Beijing |
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Taipei | ![]() |
(overseas territory of Australia) |
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Nicosia |
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Tbilisi | ![]() |
(special administrative region of the People's Republic of China) |
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New Delhi | ![]() |
Jakarta |
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Tehran | ![]() |
Baghdad |
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Jerusalem | ![]() |
Tokyo |
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Amman | ![]() |
Astana |
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Pyongyang | ![]() |
Seoul |
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Kuwait City | ![]() |
Bishkek |
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Vientiane | ![]() |
Beirut |
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(special administrative region of the People's Republic of China) | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur (seat of government at Putrajaya) |
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Malé | ![]() |
Ulaanbaatar |
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Naypyidaw | ![]() |
Kathmandu |
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Muscat | ![]() |
Islamabad |
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Manila |
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Doha | ![]() |
Riyadh |
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Singapore[5] | ![]() |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte |
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Damascus | ![]() |
Dushanbe |
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Bangkok | ![]() |
Dili |
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Ankara | ![]() |
Ashgabat |
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Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
Tashkent |
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Hanoi | ![]() |
Sana'a |
Europe
Americas
North America
Country | Capitol | Country | Capitol |
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The Valley | ![]() |
Saint John's |
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Oranjestad | ![]() |
Nassau |
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Bridgetown | ![]() |
Belmopan |
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Hamilton | ![]() |
Road Town |
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Ottawa | ![]() |
George Town |
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San José | ![]() |
Havana |
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Roseau | ![]() |
Santo Domingo |
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San Salvador | ![]() |
Nuuk |
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Saint George's | ![]() |
Basse-Terre |
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Guatemala City | ![]() |
Port-au-Prince |
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Tegucigalpa | ![]() |
Kingston |
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Fort-de-France | ![]() |
Mexico City |
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Plymouth (seat of government at Brades) | ![]() | |
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Willemstad | ![]() |
Managua |
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Panama City | ![]() |
San Juan |
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Gustavia | ![]() |
Basseterre |
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Castries | ![]() |
Marigot |
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Saint-Pierre | ![]() |
Kingstown |
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Port of Spain | ![]() |
Cockburn Town |
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Washington, D.C. | ![]() |
Charlotte Amalie |
South America
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Buenos Aires | ![]() |
Sucre (seat of government at La Paz) |
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Brasília | ![]() |
Santiago |
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Bogotá | ![]() |
Quito |
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Stanley | ![]() |
Cayenne |
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Georgetown | ![]() |
Asunción |
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Lima | ![]() |
Paramaribo |
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Montevideo | ![]() |
Caracas |
Oceania
Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including those in the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Country | Capitol | Country | Capitol |
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Pago Pago (seat of government at Fagatogo) | ![]() |
Canberra |
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Avarua | |
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Suva | ![]() |
Papeete |
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Hagåtña | ![]() |
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South Tarawa | |
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Majuro | ![]() |
Palikir |
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Nouméa | ![]() |
Wellington |
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Alofi | ![]() |
Kingston |
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Saipan | ![]() |
Melekeok |
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Port Moresby | |
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Adamstown | ![]() |
Apia |
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Honiara | ![]() |
no official capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre) |
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Nukuʻalofa | ![]() |
Funafuti |
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Port Vila | ![]() |
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Mata-Utu |
Antarctica
Antarctica, including all territorial claims by sovereign states, is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, which defines it as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S. Several dependent territories include sub-Antarctic islands north of 60°S.
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overseas territory of Norway | ![]() |
overseas territory of France |
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overseas territory of Australia | ![]() |
overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
Notes
- ↑ Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey are classified as Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. However, they are often considered European countries, since their territories are either partly in Europe or in the vicinity of Europe (for the geographical boundaries between Asia and Europe, see here), and they have close political and historical ties with Europe (e.g., they are members of the Council of Europe).
- ↑ The British Indian Ocean Territory is sometimes considered an African territory, since it was historically part of Mauritius.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are sometimes considered Oceanian territories, since they are dependent territories of Australia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 This country is a city-state.
- ↑ Russia is generally considered a European country more than an Asian country, even though most of its territory is in Asia, since most of its population and also its capital are in Europe, and it has close political and historical ties with Europe. Among the federal districts of Russia, four are in Europe (Central, Southern, Northwestern and Volga), while three are in Asia (Far Eastern, Siberian and Urals).
- ↑ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is sometimes considered a South American territory, since it is administered from the Falkland Islands.
External links
- UN List of Territories
- CIA – The World Factbook
- U.S. Department of State: Background notes
- European Commission: List of countries, territories and currencies
- Statoids
- World Gazetteer
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