< CountryRevision as of 07:48, 13 March 2007 by imported>Ian Cundell
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
| Name | Capital | Currency | Population |
|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani | 29,863,000 |
| Albania | Tirana | Lek | 3,581,655 |
| Algeria | | | |
| Andorra | | | |
| Angola | | | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | | | |
| Argentina | | | |
| Armenia | | | |
| Australia | Canberra | | |
| Austria | | | |
| Azerbaijan | | | |
| Bahamas | | | |
| Bahrain | | | |
| Bangladesh | | | |
| Barbados | | | |
| Belarus | | | |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Euro |
10,419,000 |
| Belize | | | |
| Benin | | | |
| Bhutan | | | |
| Bolivia | | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | | |
| Botswana | | | |
| Brazil |
Brasilia |
| |
| Brunei Darussalam | | | |
| Bulgaria | | | |
| Burkina Faso | | | |
| Burundi | | | |
| Cambodia | | | |
| Cameroon | | | |
| Canada | | | |
| Cape Verde | | | |
| Central African Republic | | | |
| Chad | | | |
| Chile | | | |
| China, People's Republic of... |
Beijing |
Renminbi |
1,315,844,000 |
| Colombia | | | |
| Comoros | | | |
| Congo, Republic of the... | | | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the... | | | |
| Costa Rica | | | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | | | |
| Croatia | | | |
| Cuba | | | |
| Cyprus | | | |
| Czech Republic | | | |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
| |
| Djibouti | | | |
| Dominica | | | |
| Dominican Republic | | | |
| Ecuador | | | |
| Egypt |
|
| |
| El Salvador | | | |
| Equatorial Guinea | | | |
| Eritrea | | | |
| Estonia | | | |
| Ethiopia | | | |
| Fiji | | | |
| Finland | | | |
| France |
Paris |
| |
| Gabon | | | |
| Gambia | | | |
| Georgia | | | |
| Germany | | | |
| Ghana | | | |
| Greece | | | |
| Grenada | | | |
| Guatemala | | | |
| Guinea | | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | | | |
| Guyana | | | |
| Haiti | | | |
| Honduras | | | |
| Hungary | | | |
| Iceland | | | |
| India | | | |
| Indonesia | | | |
| Iran | Tehran | | |
| Iraq | Baghdad | | |
| Ireland | Dublin | | |
| Israel | | | |
| Italy |
Rome |
| |
| Jamaica | Kingston | | |
| Japan | Tokyo | | |
| Jordan | | | |
| Kazakhstan | | | |
| Kenya | | | |
| Kiribati | | | |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of... | | | |
| Korea, Republic of... | | | |
| Kuwait | | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | |
| Laos | | | |
| Latvia | | | |
| Lebaqnon | | | |
| Lesotho | | | |
| Liberia | | | |
| Libya | | | |
| Liechtenstein | | | |
| Lithuania | | | |
| Luxembourg | | | |
| Madagascar | | | |
| Malawi | | | |
| Malaysia | | | |
| Maldives | | | |
| Mali | | | |
| Malta | | | |
| Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of... | | | |
| Marshall Islands | | | |
| Mauritania | | | |
| Mauritius | | | |
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
| |
| 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 | Warsaw | | |
| Portugal | Lisbon | | |
| Qatar | | | |
| Romania | | | |
| Russia |
Moscow |
Ruble |
142,400,000 |
| 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 | Dodoma | | |
| Thailand | | | |
| Timor-Leste | | | |
| Togo | | | |
| Tonga | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | |
| Tunisia | | | |
| Turkey | | | |
| Turkmenistan | | | |
| Tuvalu | | | |
| Uganda | | | |
| Ukraine | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | | | |
| United Kingdom |
London |
| |
| United States |
Washington DC |
| |
| Uruguay | | | |
| Uzbekistan | | | |
| Vanuatu | | | |
| Venezuela | | | |
| Viet Nam | | | |
| Yemen | | | |
| Zambia | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | | |
Non-member observer state
- Holy See (Vatican)
Entity maintaining permanent observer
- Palestine
Notes and References
- http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml