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Since South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, there are now 195 independent sovereign states in the world (including disputed but defacto independent Taiwan), plus about 60dependent areas, and five disputed territories, like Kosovo.

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Countries: A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|Y|Z

A

English NameFrench NameLocal NameRegion

AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanestanSouth-Central Asia

AlbaniaAlbanieShqiperiaSouthern Europe

AlgeriaAlgrieAl Jaza'irNorthern Africa

American SamoaSamoa AmricainesAmerican SamoaPolynesia, Oceania

AndorraAndorreAndorraSouthern Europe

AngolaAngolaAngolaCentral Africa

AnguillaAnguillaAnguillaLeeward Islands, Caribbean

AntarcticaAntarctiqueAntarcticaAntarctica

Antigua and BarbudaAntigua-et-BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaLeeward Islands, Caribbean

ArgentinaArgentineArgentinaSouthern South America

ArmeniaArmnieHayastanWestern Asia

ArubaArubaArubaLeeward Islands, Caribbean

AustraliaAustralieAustraliaAustralia/Oceania

AustriaAutrichesterreichWestern Europe

AzerbaijanAzerbadjanAzarbaycanCaucasus, Western Asia

B

BahamasBahamasBahamasCaribbean

BahrainBahrenAl BahraynArabian Peninsula, Middle East

BangladeshBangladeshBangladeshSouth-Central Asia

BarbadosBarbadeBarbadosLesser Antilles, Caribbean

BelarusBlarusByelarusEastern Europe

BelgiumBelgiqueBelgique/BelgieWestern Europe

BelizeBelizeBelizeCentral America

BeninBninBeninWest Africa

BermudaBermudesBermudaNorth America

BhutanBhoutanBhutanSouth-Central Asia

BoliviaBolivieBoliviaCentral South America

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnie-HerzgovineBosna i HercegovinaSouthern Europe

BotswanaBotswanaBotswanaSouthern Africa

BrazilBrsilBrasilCentral Eastern South America

Brunei DarussalamBruni DarussalamNegara Brunei DarussalamSoutheast Asia

BulgariaBulgarieBulgariaBalkan, Eastern Europe

Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina FasoWest Africa

BurundiBurundiBurundiEastern Africa, African Great Lakes

C

CambodiaCambodgeKampucheaSouth-East Asia

CameroonCamerounCameroonCentral Africa

CanadaCanadaCanadaNorth North America

Cape VerdeCap-VertCabo VerdeWest Africa

Cayman IslandsCamanes, lesCayman IslandsGreater Antilles, Caribbean

Central African RepublicCentrafricaine, RpubliqueRepublique CentrafricaineCentral Africa

ChadTchadTchadCentral Africa

ChileChiliChileWestern South America

ChinaChineZhong GuoEastern Asia

Christmas Islandle ChristmasChristmas IslandSoutheast Asia

Cocos (Keeling) Islandsles Cocos (Keeling)Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSouth-East Asia, Australia

ColombiaColombieColombiaNorth West South America

ComorosComoresComoresEastern Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo(Kinshasa)Congo, La Rpublique Dmocratique duRpublique Dmocratique du CongoCentral Africa

Congo, Republic of(Brazzaville)Rpublique du CongoRpublique du CongoCentral Africa

Cook Islandsles CookCook IslandsPolynesia, Oceania

Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta RicaCentral America

Ivory CoastCte D'ivoireCote d'IvoireWest Africa

CroatiaCroatieHrvatskaSouthern Europe

CubaCubaCubaGreater Antilles, Caribbean

CyprusChypreKibris, KyprosMediterranean, Western Asia

Czech RepublicRpublique TchqueCeska RepublikaEastern Europe

English NameFrench NameLocal NameRegion

D

DenmarkDanemarkDanmarkNorthern Europe

DjiboutiDjiboutiDjiboutiEastern Africa

DominicaDominiqueDominicaLesser Antilles, Caribbean

Dominican RepublicDominicaine, RpubliqueDominicana, RepublicaGreater Antilles, Caribbean

E

East Timor(Timor-Leste)Timor-Leste (Timor Oriental)TimorSouth-East Asia

EcuadorquateurEcuadorNorth West South America

EgyptgypteMisrAfrica, Middle East

El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl SalvadorCentral America

Equatorial GuineaGuine quatorialeGuinea EcuatorialCentral Africa

EritrearythreHagere ErtraEastern Africa

EstoniaEstonieEesti VabariikNorthern Europe

EthiopiathiopieItyop'iyaEastern Africa

F

Falkland IslandsFalkland, les (Malvinas)Islas MalvinasSouthern South America

Faroe Islandsles FroForoyarNorthern Europe

FijiFidjiFijiMelanesia, Oceania

FinlandFinlandeSuomen TasavaltaNorthern Europe

FranceFranceFranceWestern Europe

French GuianaGuyane FranaiseGuyaneNorthern South America

French PolynesiaPolynsie FranaisePolynsie FranaisePolynesia, Oceania

French Southern TerritoriesTerres Australes FranaisesTerres Australes et Antarctiques FranaisesSouthern South America, Antarctic

G

GabonGabonGabonCentral Africa

GambiaGambieThe GambiaWest Africa

GeorgiaGorgieSak'art'veloWestern Asia

GermanyAllemagneDeutschlandWestern Europe

GhanaGhanaGhanaWest Africa

GibraltarGibraltarGibraltarSouthern Europe

Great BritainGrande-BretagneGreat BritainNorthern Europe

GreeceGrceEllas or ElladaSouthern Europe

GreenlandGroenlandKalaallit NunaatNorth America

GrenadaGrenadeGrenadaLesser Antilles, Caribbean

GuadeloupeGuadeloupeGuadeloupeLesser Antilles, Caribbean

GuamGuamGuamMicronesia, Oceania

GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemalaCentral America

GuineaGuineeGuineeWest Africa

Guinea-BissauGuine-BissauGuine-BissauWest Africa

GuyanaGuyanaGuyanaNorth Eastern South America

H

English NameFrench NameLocal NameRegion

HaitiHatiHaitiGreater Antilles, Caribbean

Holy SeeSaint-Sige (tat de la Cit du Vatican)Status Civitatis VaticanSouthern Europe within Italy

HondurasHondurasHondurasCentral America

Hong KongHong-KongXianggangEastern Asia

HungaryHongrieMagyarorszagEastern Europe

I

IcelandIslandeLyoveldio IslandNorthern Europe

IndiaIndeBharatSouth-Central Asia

IndonesiaIndonsieIndonesiaMaritime South-East Asia

Iran (Islamic Republic of)Rpublique Islamique d' IranIranSouth-Central Asia

IraqIraqIraqMiddle East, Western Asia

IrelandIrlandeireNorthern Europe

IsraelIsralYisra'elMiddle East, Western Asia

ItalyItalieItaliaSouthern Europe

J

JamaicaJamaqueJamaicaGreater Antilles, Caribbean

JapanJaponNipponEastern Asia

JordanJordanieAl UrdunMiddle East, Western Asia

K

KazakhstanKazakstanQazaqstanCentral Asia

KenyaKenyaKenyaEastern Africa

KiribatiKiribatiKiribati, KiribasMicronesia, Oceania

Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North Korea)Core, Rpublique Populaire Dmocratique deChosonEastern Asia

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)Core, Rpublique deHan-gukEastern Asia

KosovoKosovoAlbanian: : Kosova ou Kosov,Serbian: Kosovo, Southern Europe

KuwaitKowetAl KuwaytMiddle East, Western Asia

KyrgyzstanKirghizistanKyrgyz RespublikasyCentral Asia

L

Lao, People's Democratic RepublicLao, Rpublique Dmocratique PopulaireLaoSouth-East Asia

LatviaLettonieLatvijaNorthern Europe

LebanonLibanLubnanMiddle East, Western Asia

LesothoLesothoLesothoSouthern Africa

LiberiaLibriaLiberiaWest Africa

LibyaLibyeLibiyahNorthern Africa

LiechtensteinLiechtensteinLiechtensteinWestern Europe

LithuaniaLituanieLietuvaNorthern Europe

LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg, LetzebuergWestern Europe

M

MacauMacaoAomenEastern Asia

Macedonia, Rep. ofMacdoine, l'ex-Rpublique Yougoslave deMakedonijaSouthern Europe

MadagascarMadagascarMadagascarEastern Africa

MalawiMalawiMalawiEastern Africa

MalaysiaMalaisieMalaysiaSoutheast Asia

MaldivesMaldivesDhivehi RaajjeSouth-Central Asia

MaliMaliMaliWest Africa

MaltaMalteMaltaSouthern Europe

Marshall Islandsles MarshallMarshall IslandsMicronesia, Oceania

MartiniqueMartiniqueMartiniqueLesser Antilles, Caribbean

MauritaniaMauritanieMuritaniyahWest Africa

Mauritiusle MauriceMauritiusEastern Africa

MayotteMayotteMayotteEastern Africa

MexicoMexiqueEstados Unidos MexicanosNorth America

Micronesia, Federal States oftats Fdrs de MicronsieMicronesiaMicronesia, Oceania

Moldova, Republic ofMoldova, Rpublique deMoldovaEastern Europe

MonacoMonacoMonacoSouthern Europe

MongoliaMongolieMongol UlsEastern Asia

MontenegroMontngroCrna GoraSouthern Europe

MontserratMontserratMontserratLesser Antilles, Caribbean

MoroccoMarocAl MaghribNorthern Africa

MozambiqueMozambiqueMocambiqueEastern Africa

Myanmar, BurmaMyanmar, BirmanieMyanma NaingngandawSoutheast Asia

N

English NameFrench NameLocal NameRegion

NamibiaNamibieNamibiaSouthern Africa

NauruNauruNauruMicronesia, Oceania

NepalNpalNepalSouth-Central Asia

NetherlandsPays-BasNederland/HollandWestern Europe

Netherlands AntillesAntilles NerlandaisesNederlandse AntillenCaribbean

New CaledoniaNouvelle-CaldonieNouvelle-CaldonieMelanesia, Oceania

New ZealandNouvelle-ZlandeAotearoaOceania; Australia

NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaraguaCentral America

NigerNigerNigerWest Africa

NigeriaNigriaNigeriaWest Africa

NiueNiouNiuePolynesia, Oceania

Northern Mariana Islandsles Mariannes du NordNorthern Mariana IslandsMicronesia, Oceania

NorwayNorvgeNorgeNorthern Europe

O

OmanOmanSaltanat UmanMiddle East

P

PakistanPakistanPakistanSouth-Central Asia

PalauPalaosBelauMicronesia, Oceania

Palestinian territoriesAutorit Nationale PalestinienneFilastinMiddle East, Western Asia

PanamaPanamaPanamaCentral America

Papua New GuineaPapouasie-Nouvelle-GuinePapua Niu GiniMaritime Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Oceania

ParaguayParaguayParaguayCentral South America

PeruProuPeruWestern South America

PhilippinesPhilippinesPilipinasSoutheast Asia

Pitcairn IslandPitcairnPitcairn IslandPolynesia, Oceania

PolandPolognePolskaEastern Europe

PortugalPortugalPortugalSouthern Europe

Puerto RicoPorto RicoPuerto RicoGreater Antilles, Caribbean

Q

QatarQatarDawlat QatarArabian Peninsula, Middle East

R

Reunion IslandIle de la RunionIle de la RunionEastern Africa

RomaniaRoumanieRomaniaEastern Europe

Russian FederationRussie, Fdration deRossiyaEastern Europe - Northern Asia

RwandaRwandaRwandaEastern Africa, African Great Lakes

S

Saint Kitts and NevisSaint-Kitts-et-NevisLesser Antilles, Caribbean

Saint LuciaSainte-LucieSaint LuciaLesser Antilles, Caribbean

Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint-Vincent-et-les GrenadinesLesser Antilles, Caribbean

SamoaSamoaSamoaPolynesia, Oceania

San MarinoSaint-MarinSan MarinoSouthern Europe within Italy

Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tom-et-PrincipeSao Tome e PrincipeCentral Africa

Saudi ArabiaArabie SaouditeAl Arabiyah as SuudiyahArabian Peninsula, Middle East

SenegalSngalSenegalWest Africa

SerbiaSerbieSrbijaSouthern Europe

SeychellesSeychellesSeychellesEastern Africa

Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra LeoneWest Africa

SingaporeSingapourSingaporeSoutheast Asia

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)SlovaquieSlovenskoEastern Europe

SloveniaSlovnieSlovenijaSouthern Europe

Solomon IslandsSalomon, lesSolomon IslandsMelanesia, Oceania

SomaliaSomalieSomaliaEastern Africa

South AfricaAfrique du SudSouth AfricaSouthern Africa

South SudanSoudan du SudSouth SudanEast-Central Africa

SpainEspagneEspaaSouthern Europe

Sri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSouth-Central Asia

SudanSoudanAs-SudanNorthern Africa

SurinameSurinameSurinameNorth-Eastern South America

SwazilandSwazilandSwazilandSouthern Africa

SwedenSudeSverigeNorthern Europe

SwitzerlandSuisseSchweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian)Western Europe

Syria, Syrian Arab RepublicSyrienne, Rpublique ArabeSuriyahMiddle East, Western Asia

T

English NameFrench NameLocal NameRegion

Taiwan(Republic of China)Tawan, Province de ChineT'ai-wanEastern Asia

TajikistanTadjikistanJumhurii TojikistonCentral Asia

Tanzania; officially the United Republic of TanzaniaTanzanie, Rpublique-Unie deJamhuri ya Muungano wa TanzaniaEastern Africa

ThailandThalandePrathet ThaiSouth-East Asia

TibetTibetBodSouth-Central Asia

Timor-Leste(East Timor)Timor-Leste (Timor Oriental)TimorMaritime South-East Asia

TogoTogoRepublique TogolaiseWest Africa

TokelauTokelauTokelauOceania/Australia

TongaTongaTongaPolynesia, Oceania

Trinidad and TobagoTrinit-et-TobagoTrinidad, TobagoNorthern South America, Caribbean

TunisiaTunisieTunisNorthern Africa

TurkeyTurquieTurkiyeSoutheastern Europe, Western Asia

TurkmenistanTurkmnistanTurkmenistanCentral Asia

Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks et Caques, lesTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean, parts of the Bahamas island chain.

TuvaluTuvaluTuvaluPolynesia, Oceania

U

UgandaxOugandaUgandaEastern Africa

UkraineUkraineUkrayinaEastern Europe

United Arab Emiratesmirats Arabes UnisAl Imarat al Arabiyah al MuttahidahArabian Peninsula, Middle East

United KingdomRoyaume-UniUnited KingdomNorthern Europe

United Statestats-UnisUnited StatesNorth America

UruguayUruguayRepublica Oriental del UruguayCentral East South America

UzbekistanOuzbkistanUzbekiston RespublikasiCentral Asia

V

VanuatuVanuatuVanuatuMelanesia, Oceania

Vatican City State (Holy See)Saint-Sige (tat de la Cit du Vatican)Status Civitatis VaticanSouthern Europe within Italy

VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuelaNorthern South America

VietnamVit NamViet NamSouth-East Asia

Virgin Islands (British)les Vierges BritanniquesLesser Antilles, Caribbean

Virgin Islands (U.S.)les Vierges des tats-UnisVirgin IslandsLesser Antilles, Caribbean

W

Wallis and Futuna IslandsWallis et FutunaWallis et FutunaPolynesia, Oceania

Western SaharaSahara OccidentalA-ar al-GharbyahNorthern Africa

Y

YemenYmenAl YamanArabian Peninsula, Middle East

Z

ZambiaZambieZambiaEastern Africa

ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabweEastern Africa

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