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imported>John Kenney (→Member States of the United Nations: Why long form names for some countries and not others? I'd say only to use long forms when there's disambiguation issues.) |
imported>Derek Harkness (Revert because these are all the official names as per the UN. Saying Russia instead of Russian Federation is akin to saying England when you mean the whole UK.) |
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# [[India]] | # [[India]] | ||
# [[Indonesia]] | # [[Indonesia]] | ||
# [[Iran]] | # [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran, Islamic Republic of]] | ||
# [[Iraq]] | # [[Iraq]] | ||
# [[Ireland]] | # [[Ireland]] | ||
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# [[Kuwait]] | # [[Kuwait]] | ||
# [[Kyrgyzstan]] | # [[Kyrgyzstan]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Lao People's Democratic Republic]] | ||
# [[Latvia]] | # [[Latvia]] | ||
# [[Lebaqnon]] | # [[Lebaqnon]] | ||
# [[Lesotho]] | # [[Lesotho]] | ||
# [[Liberia]] | # [[Liberia]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] | ||
# [[Liechtenstein]] | # [[Liechtenstein]] | ||
# [[Lithuania]] | # [[Lithuania]] | ||
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# [[Qatar]] | # [[Qatar]] | ||
# [[Romania]] | # [[Romania]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Russian Federation]] | ||
# [[Rwanda]] | # [[Rwanda]] | ||
# [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | # [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | ||
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# [[Syrian Arab Republic]] | # [[Syrian Arab Republic]] | ||
# [[Tajikistan]] | # [[Tajikistan]] | ||
# [[Tanzania]] | # [[United Republic of Tanzania|Tanzania, United Republic of...]] | ||
# [[Thailand]] | # [[Thailand]] | ||
# [[Timor-Leste]] | # [[Timor-Leste]] | ||
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# [[Ukraine]] | # [[Ukraine]] | ||
# [[United Arab Emirates]] | # [[United Arab Emirates]] | ||
# [[United Kingdom]] | # [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] | ||
# [[United States]] | # [[United States of America]] | ||
# [[Uruguay]] | # [[Uruguay]] | ||
# [[Uzbekistan]] | # [[Uzbekistan]] | ||
# [[Vanuatu]] | # [[Vanuatu]] | ||
# [[Venezuela]] | # [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of...]] | ||
# [[Viet Nam]] | # [[Viet Nam]] | ||
# [[Yemen]] | # [[Yemen]] | ||
Revision as of 03:04, 12 March 2007
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 (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) that, for example, compete in many sports separately at international level.
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.
In this list we have stuck to the internationally recognised, United Nations represented, entities. We will deal with constituent or controversial countries within relevant articles.
Member States of the United Nations
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China, People's Republic of...
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Republic of the...
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the...
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of...
- Korea, Republic of...
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebaqnon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of...
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia, Federated States of...
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of...
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of...
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Non-member observer state
- Holy See (Vatican)