•	 Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
	•	 Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
	•	 Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Åland - Åland Islands (autonomous province of Finland recognized by international treaty)
	•	 Albania - Republic of Albania
	•	 Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
	•	 American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States)
	•	 Andorra - Principality of Andorra (co-principality with the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio heads of state)
	•	 Angola - Republic of Angola
	•	 Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Antigua and Barbuda (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Argentina - Argentine Republic (federal state, also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation)
	•	 Armenia - Republic of Armenia
	•	 Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
	•	 Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Austria - Republic of Austria (federal state)
	•	 Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan (see also Nagorno-Karabakh)
	•	 Bahamas, The - Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
	•	 Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
	•	 Barbados (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Belarus - Republic of Belarus
	•	 Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (federal state)
	•	 Belize (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Benin - Republic of Benin
	•	 Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
	•	 Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
	•	 Bosnia and Herzegovina (federal state)
	•	 Botswana - Republic of Botswana
	•	 Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil (federal state)
	•	 Brunei - Negara Brunei Darussalam
	•	 Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
	•	 Burkina Faso
	•	See Myanmar for Burma
	•	 Burundi - Republic of Burundi	•	 Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
	•	 Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
	•	 Canada (federal state, Commonwealth Realm, officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada)
	•	 Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
	•	 Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Central African Republic (sometimes also rendered as Central Africa)
	•	 Chad - Republic of Chad
	•	 Chile - Republic of Chile
	•	 China (PRC) - People's Republic of China
	•	See Taiwan (ROC) for the Republic of China 
	•	  Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
	•	  Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
	•	 Colombia - Republic of Colombia
	•	 Comoros - Union of the Comoros (federal state)
	•	 Congo (Brazzaville) - Republic of the Congo
	•	 Congo (Kinshasa) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly and popularly known as Zaire)
	•	 Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
	•	 Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
	•	 Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (formerly and popularly known as Ivory Coast)
	•	 Croatia - Republic of Croatia
	•	 Cuba - Republic of Cuba
	•	 Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus (see also Northern Cyprus)
	•	 Czech Republic (sometimes also rendered as Czechia)	•	 Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
	•	 Dhekelia - Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
	•	 Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
	•	 Dominican Republic (sometimes also rendered as The Dominican)	•	See Timor-Leste for East Timor
	•	 Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
	•	 Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
	•	 El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
	•	 Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
	•	 Eritrea - State of Eritrea
	•	 Estonia - Republic of Estonia
	•	 Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (federal state)	•	 Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by, and a former possession of Argentina named Islas Malvinas)
	•	 Faroe Islands (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
	•	 Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
	•	 Finland - Republic of Finland
	•	 France - French Republic
	•	  French Polynesia (overseas country of France)
	•	 Gabon - Gabonese Republic
	•	 Gambia, The - Republic of The Gambia
	•	 Georgia (see also Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
	•	 Germany - Federal Republic of Germany (federal state)
	•	 Ghana - Republic of Ghana
	•	 Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Greece - Hellenic Republic
	•	 Greenland (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
	•	 Grenada (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Guam - Territory of Guam (unincorporated organized territory of the United States)
	•	 Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
	•	 Guernsey - Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency, including its self-governing dependencies Alderney, Herm and Sark)
	•	 Guinea - Republic of Guinea
	•	 Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
	•	 Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
	•	 Haiti - Republic of Haiti
	•	 Honduras - Republic of Honduras
	•	 Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China)
	•	 Hungary - Republic of Hungary
	•	 Iceland - Republic of Iceland
	•	 India - Republic of India (federal state)
	•	 Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
	•	 Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
	•	 Iraq - Republic of Iraq
	•	 Ireland (also commonly 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)
	•	 Israel - State of Israel
	•	 Italy - Italian Republic
	•	See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast
	•	 Jamaica (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Japan
	•	 Jersey - Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
	•	 Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
	•	 Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
	•	 Kenya - Republic of Kenya
	•	 Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
	•	 Korea (North) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (popularly known as North Korea)
	•	 Korea (South) - Republic of Korea (popularly known as South Korea)
	•	 Kosovo - Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (autonomous province of Serbia and Montenegro under UN interim civilian administration)
	•	 Kuwait - State of Kuwait
	•	 Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic (sometimes also rendered as Kirghizia)
	•	 Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
	•	 Latvia - Republic of Latvia
	•	 Lebanon - Republic of Lebanon
	•	 Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
	•	 Liberia - Republic of Liberia
	•	 Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
	•	 Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
	•	 Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
	•	 Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
	•	 Macau - Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (diplomatically known as Macau, China)
	•	 Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia (referred to by the United Nations and a number of countries and international organizations as The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
	•	 Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
	•	 Malawi - Republic of Malawi
	•	 Malaysia (federal state)
	•	 Maldives - Republic of Maldives
	•	 Mali - Republic of Mali
	•	 Malta - Republic of Malta
	•	 Man, Isle of - Isle of Man (British Crown dependency, also known as Mann)
	•	 Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (US associated state)
	•	 Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
	•	 Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
	•	  Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
	•	 Mexico - United Mexican States (federal state)
	•	 Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (federal state, US associated state)
	•	 Moldova - Republic of Moldova (see also Pridnestrovie)
	•	 Monaco - Principality of Monaco
	•	 Mongolia (sometimes also rendered as Outer Mongolia (together with Tuva) in order to distinguish it from Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China)
	•	 Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (see also Western Sahara)
	•	 Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
	•	 Myanmar - Union of Myanmar (formerly and popularly known as Burma)
	•	 Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto independent state inside Azerbaijan)
	•	 Namibia - Republic of Namibia
	•	 Nauru - Republic of Nauru
	•	 Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
	•	 Netherlands, the - Kingdom of the Netherlands (legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland 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)
	•	 Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
	•	 New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
	•	 New Zealand (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
	•	 Niger - Republic of Niger
	•	 Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria (federal state)
	•	 Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
	•	 Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia)
	•	 Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto independent state inside Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey)
	•	 Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth) in political union with the United States)
	•	 Norway - Kingdom of Norway
	•	 Oman - Sultanate of Oman
	•	 Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
	•	 Palau - Republic of Palau (US associated state)
	•	 Palestine - State of Palestine (currently recognized by over 90 countries and further supported by other countries according the Palestinian National Authority a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing the State as sovereign)
	•	 Panama - Republic of Panama
	•	 Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
	•	 Peru - Republic of Peru
	•	 Philippines, the - Republic of the Philippines
	•	 Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	See Transnistria for Pridnestrovie
	•	 Poland - Republic of Poland
	•	 Portugal - Portuguese Republic
	•	 Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (unincorporated organized territory (commonwealth) associated with the USA
	•	 Qatar - State of Qatar
	•	 Romania
	•	 Russia - Russian Federation (federal state)
	•	 Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
	•	 Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (federal state, Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Saint Lucia (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
	•	 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
	•	 San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
	•	 São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
	•	 Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
	•	 Senegal - Republic of Senegal
	•	 Serbia and Montenegro - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (federal state, its province of Kosovo is under UN interim civilian administration)
	•	 Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
	•	 Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
	•	 Singapore - Republic of Singapore
	•	 Slovakia - Slovak Republic
	•	 Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
	•	 Solomon Islands (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Somalia (the whole country is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile, see also Somaliland)
	•	 Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland (de facto independent state inside Somalia)
	•	 South Africa - Republic of South Africa
	•	 South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)
	•	 Spain - Kingdom of Spain
	•	 Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
	•	 Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
	•	 Suriname - Republic of Suriname
	•	 Svalbard (overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty)
	•	 Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
	•	 Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
	•	 Switzerland - Swiss Confederation (federal state)
	•	 Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
	•	 Taiwan (ROC) - Republic of China (diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei (or other names), regarded by UN as "Taiwan, Province of China", the political status of the ROC and the legal status of the Taiwan Island (and its outlying islands) are in dispute)
	•	 Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
	•	 Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania (federal state)
	•	 Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
	•	 Timor-Leste - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (popularly known as East Timor)
	•	 Togo - Togolese Republic
	•	 Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand)
	•	 Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
	•	 Transnistria - Transnistrian or Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (the Transnistrian government uses as translation Pridnestrovie, de facto independent state inside Moldova)
	•	 Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
	•	 Tristan da Cunha (dependency of Saint Helena, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
	•	 Turkey - Republic of Turkey
	•	 Turkmenistan
	•	 Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Tuvalu (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 Uganda - Republic of Uganda
	•	 Ukraine
	•	 United Arab Emirates (federal state)
	•	 United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Commonwealth Realm)
	•	 United States - United States of America (federal state)
	•	 Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay
	•	 Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan
	•	 Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
	•	 Vatican City - State of the Vatican City (administered by a Pontifical Commission appointed by the Pope who is concurrently the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City)
	•	 Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (federal state)
	•	 Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
	•	 Virgin Islands (British) - British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
	•	 Virgin Islands (U.S.) - United States Virgin Islands (unincorporated organized territory of the United States, popularly known in its abbreviated terms as U.S. Virgin Islands)
	•	  Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
	•	 Western Sahara - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (currently recognized by over 40 countries, the SADR only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall, whereas large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated in Morocco)
[edit]
	•	 Yemen - Republic of Yemen
[edit]
	•	 Zambia - Republic of Zambia
	•	 Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe