Country/Catalogs

What is, and is not, a country can be a source of controversy.

For the purposes of this directory, a "country" is a nation state recognised by international law, typically through representation at the United Nations. Be aware, however, that some nation states are comprised of countries that may be only culturally recognised or may have formal recognition only within that nation state. The most notable example of this would be the United Kingdom, which is comprised of four widely recognised countries.

By contrast, Northern Cyprus, although to all practical purposes an independent country, has no legal recognition, with United Nations recognition reserved for the Republic of Cyprus.

For the purposes of this list stick to the internationally recognised, United Nations represented, entity, dealing with constituent or controversial countries within the relevant article.

Countries

1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Andorra
5. Angola
6. Antigua and Barbuda
7. Argentina
8. Armenia
9. Australia
10. Austria
11. Azerbaijan
12. Bahamas
13. Bahrain
14. Bangladesh
15. Barbados
16. Belarus
17. Belgium
18. Belize
19. Benin
20. Bhutan
21. Bolivia
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina
23. Botswana
24. Brazil
25. Brunei Darussalam
26. Bulgaria
27. Burkina Faso
28. Burundi
29. Cambodia
30. Cameroon
31. Canada
32. Cape Verde
33. Central African Republic
34. Chad
35. Chile
36. China, People's Republic of...
37. Colombia
38. Comoros
39. Congo, Republic of the...
40. Congo, Democratic Republic of the...
41. Costa Rica
42. Côte d'Ivoire
43. Croatia
44. Cuba
45. Cyprus
46. Czech Republic
47. Denmark
48. Djibouti
49. Dominica
50. Dominican Republic
51. Ecuador
52. Egypt
53. El Salvador
54. Equatorial Guinea
55. Eritrea
56. Estonia
57. Ethiopia
58. Fiji
59. Finland
60. France
61. Gabon
62. Gambia
63. Georgia
64. Germany
65. Ghana
66. Greece
67. Grenada
68. Guatemala
69. Guinea
70. Guinea-Bissau
71. Guyana
72. Haiti
73. Honduras
74. Hungary
75. Iceland
76. India
77. Indonesia
78. Iran, Islamic Republic of
79. Iraq
80. Ireland
81. Israel
82. Italy
83. Jamaica
84. Japan
85. Jordan
86. Kazakhstan
87. Kenya
88. Kiribati
89. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of...
90. Korea, Republic of...
91. Kuwait
92. Kyrgyzstan
93. Lao People's Democratic Republic
94. Latvia
95. Lebaqnon
96. Lesotho
97. Liberia
98. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
99. Liechtenstein
100. Lithuania
101. Luxembourg
102. Mexico
103. Niger
104. Nigeria
105. North Korea
106. Pakistan
107. Poland
108. Portugal
109. Russia
110. Rwanda
111. Saudi Arabia
112. South Africa
113. South Korea
114. Spain
115. Thailand
116. Turkey
117. United Kingdom
118. United States of America
119. Vatican City (The sole UN observer state)
120. Vanuatu
121. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of...
122. Viet Nam
123. Yemen
124. Zambia
125. Zimbabwe