List of sovereign states in 2006

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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 2006 AD. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.

Contents:	Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Denmark - France - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - United Kingdom - United States See Also - Notes - External Links

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

In 2006, there were 192 (later 193) states which were diplomatically recognized by a majority of sovereign states. United Nations member states are indicated by [UN].

[edit] A

•  Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ^[UN]
•  Albania - Republic of Albania ^[UN]
•  Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ^[UN]
•  Andorra - Principality of Andorra ^[UN]
•  Angola - Republic of Angola ^[UN]
•  Antigua and Barbuda ^[UN]
•  Argentina - Argentine Republic ^[UN]
•  Armenia - Republic of Armenia ^[UN]
•  Australia - Commonwealth of Australia ^[UN]
•  Austria - Republic of Austria ^[UN]
•  Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan ^[UN]

[edit] B

•  The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas ^[UN]
•  Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain ^[UN]
•  Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh ^[UN]
•  Barbados ^[UN]
•  Belarus - Republic of Belarus ^[UN]
•  Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium ^[UN]
•  Belize ^[UN]
•  Benin - Republic of Benin ^[UN]
•  Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan ^[UN]
•  Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia ^[UN]
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina ^[UN]
•  Botswana - Republic of Botswana ^[UN]
•  Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil ^[UN]
•  Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam ^[UN]
•  Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria ^[UN]
•  Burkina Faso ^[UN]
•  Burundi - Republic of Burundi ^[UN]

[edit] C

•  Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia ^[UN]
•  Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon ^[UN]
•  Canada ^[UN]
•  Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde ^[UN]
•  Central African Republic ^[UN]
•  Chad - Republic of Chad ^[UN]
•  Chile - Republic of Chile ^[UN]
•  China - People's Republic of China ^[UN]
•  Colombia - Republic of Colombia ^[UN]
•  Comoros - Union of the Comoros ^[UN]
•  Congo, Democratic Republic of the ^[UN]
•  Congo, Republic of the ^[UN]
•  Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica ^[UN]
•  Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ^[UN]
•  Croatia - Republic of Croatia ^[UN]
•  Cuba - Republic of Cuba ^[UN]
•  Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus ^[UN]
•  Czech Republic ^[UN]

[edit] D

•  Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark ^[UN]
•  Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti ^[UN]
•  Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica ^[UN]
•  Dominican Republic ^[UN]

[edit] E

•  Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador ^[UN]
•  Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt ^[UN]
•  El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador ^[UN]
•  Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea ^[UN]
•  Eritrea - State of Eritrea ^[UN]
•  Estonia - Republic of Estonia ^[UN]
•  Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ^[UN]

[edit] F

•  Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands ^[UN]
•  Finland - Republic of Finland ^[UN]
•  France - French Republic ^[UN]

[edit] G

•  Gabon - Gabonese Republic ^[UN]
•  The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia ^[UN]
•  Georgia ^[UN]
•  Germany - Federal Republic of Germany ^[UN]
•  Ghana - Republic of Ghana ^[UN]
•  Greece - Hellenic Republic ^[UN]
•  Grenada ^[UN]
•  Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala ^[UN]
•  Guinea - Republic of Guinea ^[UN]
•  Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau ^[UN]
•  Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana ^[UN]

[edit] H

•  Haiti - Republic of Haiti ^[UN]
•  Honduras - Republic of Honduras ^[UN]
•  Hungary - Republic of Hungary ^[UN]

[edit] I

•  Iceland - Republic of Iceland ^[UN]
•  India - Republic of India ^[UN]
•  Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia ^[UN]
•  Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran ^[UN]
•  Iraq - Republic of Iraq ^[UN]
•  Ireland - Republic of Ireland ^[UN]
•  Israel - State of Israel ^[UN]
•  Italy - Italian Republic ^[UN]

[edit] J

•  Jamaica ^[UN]
•  Japan ^[UN]
•  Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ^[UN]

[edit] K

•  Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan ^[UN]
•  Kenya - Republic of Kenya ^[UN]
•  Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati ^[UN]
•  Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea ^[UN]
•  Korea, South - Republic of Korea ^[UN]
•  Kuwait - State of Kuwait ^[UN]
•  Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic ^[UN]

[edit] L

•  Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic ^[UN]
•  Latvia - Republic of Latvia ^[UN]
•  Lebanon - Lebanese Republic ^[UN]
•  Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho ^[UN]
•  Liberia - Republic of Liberia ^[UN]
•  Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ^[UN]
•  Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein ^[UN]
•  Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania ^[UN]
•  Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ^[UN]

[edit] M

•  Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia ^[UN][1]
•  Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar ^[UN]
•  Malawi - Republic of Malawi ^[UN]
•  Malaysia ^[UN]
•  Maldives - Republic of Maldives ^[UN]
•  Mali - Republic of Mali ^[UN]
•  Malta - Republic of Malta ^[UN]
•  Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands (In free association with the United States) ^[UN]
•  Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania ^[UN]
•  Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius ^[UN]
•  Mexico - United Mexican States ^[UN]
•  Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia (In free association with the United States) ^[UN]
•  Moldova - Republic of Moldova ^[UN]
•  Monaco - Principality of Monaco ^[UN]
•  Mongolia ^[UN]
•  Montenegro - Republic of Montenegro (from June 3) ^{[UN from June 28]}
•  Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco ^[UN]
•  Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique ^[UN]
•  Myanmar - Union of Myanmar ^[UN]

[edit] N

•  Namibia - Republic of Namibia ^[UN]
•  Nauru - Republic of Nauru ^[UN]
•  Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal ^[UN]
•  Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands ^[UN]
•  New Zealand ^[UN]
•  Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua ^[UN]
•  Niger - Republic of Niger ^[UN]
•  Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria ^[UN]
•  Norway - Kingdom of Norway ^[UN]

[edit] O

•  Oman - Sultanate of Oman ^[UN]

[edit] P

•  Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan ^[UN]
•  Palau - Republic of Palau (In free association with the United States) ^[UN]
•  Panama - Republic of Panama ^[UN]
•  Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea ^[UN]
•  Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay ^[UN]
•  Peru - Republic of Peru ^[UN]
•  Philippines - Republic of the Philippines ^[UN]
•  Poland - Republic of Poland ^[UN]
•  Portugal - Portuguese Republic ^[UN]

[edit] Q

•  Qatar - State of Qatar ^[UN]

[edit] R

•  Romania ^[UN]
•  Russia - Russian Federation ^[UN]
•  Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda ^[UN]

[edit] S

•  Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ^[UN]
•  Saint Lucia ^[UN]
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^[UN]
•  Samoa - Independent State of Samoa ^[UN]
•  San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino ^[UN]
•  São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ^[UN]
•  Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ^[UN]
•  Senegal - Republic of Senegal ^[UN]
•  Serbia - Republic of Serbia (from June 5) ^[UN]
•  Serbia and Montenegro - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (to June 5) ^[UN]
•  Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles ^[UN]
•  Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone ^[UN]
•  Singapore - Republic of Singapore ^[UN]
•  Slovakia - Slovak Republic ^[UN]
•  Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia ^[UN]
•  Solomon Islands ^[UN]
•  Somalia ^[UN]
•  South Africa - Republic of South Africa ^[UN]
•  Spain - Kingdom of Spain ^[UN]
•  Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ^[UN]
•  Sudan - Republic of the Sudan ^[UN]
•  Suriname - Republic of Suriname ^[UN]
•  Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland ^[UN]
•  Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden ^[UN]
•  Switzerland - Swiss Confederation ^[UN]
•  Syria - Syrian Arab Republic ^[UN]

[edit] T

•  Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan ^[UN]
•  Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania ^[UN]
•  Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand ^[UN]
•  Timor-Leste - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ^[UN][2]
•  Togo - Togolese Republic ^[UN]
•  Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga ^[UN]
•  Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ^[UN]
•  Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia ^[UN]
•  Turkey - Republic of Turkey ^[UN]
•  Turkmenistan ^[UN]
•  Tuvalu ^[UN]

[edit] U

•  Uganda - Republic of Uganda ^[UN]
•  Ukraine ^[UN]
•  United Arab Emirates ^[UN]
•  United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^[UN]
•  United States - United States of America ^[UN]
•  Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay ^[UN]
•  Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan ^[UN]

[edit] V

•  Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu ^[UN]
•  Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
•  Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ^[UN]
•  Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam ^[UN]

[edit] Y

•  Yemen - Republic of Yemen ^[UN]

[edit] Z

•  Zambia - Republic of Zambia ^[UN]
•  Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe ^[UN]

[edit] Other states

In 2006, there were nine states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.

•  Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
  • De facto independent state. Claimed by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. Recognized by South Ossetia and Transnistria (from November 17).
•  Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  • De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Azerbaijan.
•  Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • De facto independent state. Recognised only by Turkey. Claimed by Cyprus.
•  Palestine
  • The Palestinian territories were partially controlled by Israel and partially under control of the Palestinian National Authority, a self governing entity which had diplomatic relations with several UN member states. The Palestinian Liberation Organization was an observer at the UN.
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • De facto independent state recognized by several UN member states. The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, were claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claimed the part of the Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resided in exile in Algeria.
•  Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland
  • De facto independent state. Not recognized by any other state. Claimed by Somalia.
•  South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia
  • De facto independent state. Claimed by Georgia. Recognized by Abkhazia and Transnistria (from November 17).
•  Taiwan - Republic of China^[3]
  • De facto independent state; de jure the Republic of China, a polity regarded by the People's Republic of China to be its defunct (and no longer legitimate) predecessor state. In addition to Taiwan, the Republic of China also governed part of the Spratly Islands and had not renounced claims over mainland China and Mongolia. The territory of the Republic of China was claimed by the People's Republic of China.
•  Transnistria - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic
  • De facto independent state. Recognized only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia (from November 17). Claimed by Moldova.

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

• Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
• Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)^[4]
•  Christmas Island - Territory of Christmas Island (External territory)
•  Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (External territory)
• Coral Sea Islands - Coral Sea Islands Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited external territory)
•  Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)

[edit] Denmark

•  Faroe Islands (Autonomous province)
•  Greenland (Autonomous province)

[edit] France

• Bassas da India (Uninhabited possession)
• Clipperton Island (Uninhabited possession)
• Europa Island (Uninhabited possession)
•  French Polynesia (Overseas country)
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Uninhabited overseas territory)^[4]
• Glorioso Islands (Uninhabited possession)
• Juan de Nova Island (Uninhabited possession)
•  Mayotte - Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (Overseas collectivity)
•  New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity)
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas collectivity)
• Tromelin Island (Uninhabited possession)
•  Wallis and Futuna - Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Overseas collectivity)

[edit] Netherlands

•  Aruba (Overseas country)
•  Netherlands Antilles (Oversea