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Short and formal names	Membership within the LN	Sovereignty dispute	Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty
A AAA	A AAA	A AAA
ZZZ↓ LN member states or observer states ↓	A AAA	ZZZ
ZZZAbkhazia → Abkhazia	A UN member state	A None
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	A LN member state	A None
Albania – Republic of Albania	A LN member state	A None
Akitsu – Empire of Akitsu	A LN observer state	Gusuku Islands disputed with China
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria	A LN member state	A None
Andorra – Principality of Andorra	A LN member state	A None	Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the Gaulish president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell who himself is appointed by the Holy See.
Angola – Republic of Angola	A LN member state	A None
Antigua and Barbuda	A LN member state	A None
Argentina – Argentine Confederate Union	A LN member state	A None	Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city.
Armenia – Republic of Armenia	A LN member state	Not recognized by Pakistan
Austria – Republic of Austria	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Austria is a federation of nine states (Bundesländer).
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan	A LN member state	A None	Azerbaijan contains two autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ). In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established.
Bahamas, The  – Commonwealth of the Bahamas	A LN member state	A None
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain	A LN member state	A None
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh	A LN member state	A None
Barbados	A LN member state	A None
Belarus – Republic of Belarus	A LN member state	A None
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Belgium is a federation divided into linguistic communities and regions. Since 2014 a de facto state exists in Flanders.
Belize	A LN member state	A None
Benin – Republic of Benin	A LN member state	A None
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan	A LN member state	A None
Bolivia – Plurinational State of Bolivia	A LN member state	A None	Member of the AAU.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	A LN member state	A None	Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federation of two constituent units: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative unit.
Botswana – Republic of Botswana	A LN member state	A None
Brazil – Federative Rpublic of Brazil	A LN member state	A None	None
Britannia – Commonwealth of Britannia	A LN member state	A None	Britannia is a federation with three constituent countries England Scotland Wales Britannia also has the following overseas territories: Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena Island Ascension Island Tristan da Cunha Island Turks and Caicos Islands The British state has direct sovereignty over three self governing dependencies: Isle of Man Jersey Guernsey Britannia also has one autonomous city City of London
Brunei – Brunei Darussalam	A UN member state	A None
Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Since 2015 a de facto state has been established in the eastern portion of the country.
Burkina Faso	A LN member state	A None
Burundi – Republic of Burundi	A LN member state	A None
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia	A LN member state	A None
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon	A LN member state	A None
Canada	A LN member state	A None	Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and three territories as well as the autonomous region of Alaska.
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde	A LN member state	A None
Central African Republic	A LN member state	A None
Chad – Republic of Chad	A LN member state	A None
Chile – Republic of Chile	A LN member state	A None	Easter Island and the Juan Fernández Islands are "special territories" of Chile in the Valparaíso Region. Member of the AAU.
China – People's Republic of China	A LN member state	A None	The People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet. It has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Region of: Hong Kong Macau
Colombia – Republic of Colombia	A LN member state	A None
Commonwealth, United – United Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands	A LN observer state	Not recognised by several LN states. Holds de facto control over Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, whilst the United Socialist Commonwealth holds de jure control of the same regions.
Commonwealth, United Socialist – United Socialist Republic of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands	A LN member state	Not recognized by several LN states. Holds de jure control over Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands
Congo –United Republic of the Congo	A LN member state	A None
ZZZCook Islands → Cook Islands	A LN member state	A None
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica	A LN member state	A None
Côte d'Ivoire → Ivory Coast	A LN member state	A None
Croatia – Republic of Croatia	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Cuba – Republic of Cuba	A LN member state	A None
Czech Republic	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti	A LN member state	A None
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica	A LN member state	A None
Dominican Republic	A LN member state	A None
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador	A LN member state	A None	Member of the AAU
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt	A LN member state	A None
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador	A LN member state	A None
Eritrea – State of Eritrea	A LN member state	A None
Estonia – Republic of Estonia	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	A LN member state	A None	Ethiopia is a federation of nine regions and two chartered cities.
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea	A LN member state	A None
File:PRFflag.png Falklands – Falklandic People's Republic	A UN member state	A None
Fiji – Republic of Fiji	A UN member state	A None	Fiji contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.
Gabon – Gabonese Republic	A LN member state	A None
Gambia Gambia – Republic of the Gambia	A LN member state	A None
Gaul Gaul – Republic of Gaul	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Gaul contains four overseas regions/departments: Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion Gaul also includes the overseas territories of: Clipperton Island Gaulish Polynesia New Caledonia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna
Georgia	A LN member state	A None	Georgia contains two autonomous regions, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed.
Germany – German Reich	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 federated states (Bundesländer).
Ghana – Republic of Ghana	A LN member state	A None
Grenada	A LN member state	A None
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala	A LN member state	A None
Guinea – Republic of Guinea	A LN member state	A None
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau	A LN member state	A None
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana	A LN member state	A None
Haiti – Republic of Haiti	A LN member state	A None
Hani	A LN member state	A None
Holy See → Vatican City	A UN member state	A None
Honduras – Republic of Honduras	A LN member state	A None
Hungary	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
India – Republic of India	A UN member state	A None	India is a federation of 29 states and seven union territories.
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia	A UN member state	A None	Indonesia has five provinces with official special autonomy status:Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, and Papua
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran	A LN member state	A None
Iraq – Kingdom of Iraq	A LN member state	Several northern governorates of Iraq (including Duohuk, Arbil, Kirkuk, Al-Sulaimaniyah and Nineveh) are fully or partly under Kurdish occupation and Kurdistan claims authority over them.	Iraq is a constitutional monarchy.
Ireland – Republic of Ireland	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Israel – State of Israel	A LN member state	Not recognised by 32 states	Israel exerts strong military control over the territory claimed by Palestine. Israel annexed East Jerusalem. Israel maintains varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, it is still considered by most to be the occupying power under international law. Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 LN members (including most Arab states) and by the SADR.
Italy – Italian Republic	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Ivory Coast – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire	A LN member state	A None
Jamaica	A LN member state	A None
Japan – Empire of Japan	A LN member state	A None
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	A LN member state	A None
Kalmar Union – Kalmar Union	A LN member state	A None	The Kalmar Union is the union of the former countries: Denmark Iceland Norway Sweden
Kamenia – Kingdom of Kamenia	A LN member state	A None
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan	A LN member state	A None
Kenya – Republic of Kenya	A LN member state	A None
Kolhar – Federal State of Kolhar	A LN member state	A None	Kolhar is a federation.
ZZZKosovo → Kosovo	A LN member state	A None
Korea – Great Korean Empire	A LN member state	A None
Kurdistan  – Democratic Republic of Kurdistan	A LN member state	Northern half of Cyprus disputed with Hellas. No international recognition of Kurdish sovereignty over Cyprus	Kurdistan is a federation with four autonomous democratic republics. Anatolia Thrace Eastern Iraq Northern Cyprus
Kuwait – State of Kuwait	A LN member state	A None
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic	A LN member state	A None
Lan Na – Kingdom of Lan Na	A LN member state	A None
Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic	A LN member state	A None
Latvia – Republic of Latvia	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic	A LN member state	A None
Liberia – Republic of Liberia	A LN member state	A None
Libya – State of Libya	A LN member state	A None	Libya has one self-declared autonomous region Cyrenaica
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein	A LN member state	A None
Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Malaysia	A UN member state	A None	Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories.
Maldives – Republic of Maldives	A LN member state	A None
Mali – Republic of Mali	A LN member state	A None
Malta – Republic of Malta	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Manchuria – Manchu People's Republic	A LN member state	A None
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands	A LN member state	A None	Under Compact of Free Association with the Kingdom of Sierra
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania	A LN member state	A None
Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius	A LN member state	A None	Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues.
Melanesia – United States of Melanesia	A LN member state	A None
File:Flag of Meskheti.svg Meskheti – Republic of Meskheti	A LN member state	A None
Mexico – Mexican Social Republic	A LN member state	A None
File:Flag of Micronesia.svg Micronesia –Federated States of Micronesia	A LN member state	A None	Under Compact of Free Association with the Kingdom of Sierra. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four states.
Moldova – Republic of Moldova	A LN member state	A None	Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto state.
Monaco – Principality of Monaco	A LN member state	A None
Mongolia	A LN member state	A None
Montenegro	A LN member state	A None
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco	A LN member state	A None	Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara and controls most of it.
Morocha – Morochan People's Republic	A LN member state	A None
Myanmar – Republic of the Union of Myanmar	A LN member state	A None
ZZZNagorno-Karabakh → Nagorno-Karabakh	A UN member state	A None
Namibia – Republic of Namibia	A LN member state	A None
Nauru – Republic of Nauru	A LN member state	A None
Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	A LN member state	A None	Nepal is a federation composed of 14 zones.
Netherlands, The – The Kingdom of the Netherlands	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four constituent countries: Netherlands Aruba Curaçao Sint Maarten The monarch and his ministers form the government of the kingdom as well as the government of its constituent country, the Netherlands. Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten have become constituent countries, which, alongside Aruba, enjoy considerable autonomy. The other three islands (Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius) became special municipalities of the Netherlands. The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to one of the Kingdom's constituent countries or to the short name for the Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law applies only to parts within Europe.
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua	A LN member state	A None	Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte.
Niger – Republic of Niger	A LN member state	A None
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria	A LN member state	A None	Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory.
ZZZNiue → Niue	A LN member state	A None
Nordland – Kingdom of Nordland	A LN member state	A None
Northern Italy – Socialist Republic of Italy	A LN member state	A None	Northern Italy is a federation of 5 autonomous republics.
Oman – Sultanate of Oman	A LN member state	A None
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan	A LN member state	A None	Pakistan is a federation of four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions. Pakistan disputes Indian sovereignty over Kashmir. It exercises control over some areas, but does not explicitly claim any part of it, Azad Kashmir [[Wikipedia:Gilgit–Baltistan|Gilgit–Baltistan]] Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government.
Palau – Republic of Palau	A LN member state	A None	Under Compact of Free Association with the Kingdom of Sierra.
Palestine – State of Palestine	A LN observer state; member of one LN specialized agency	Claimed by Israel	The declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from 135 states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on much of the territory that it proclaimed. The Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization and an observer state in the LN.
Panama – Republic of Panama	A LN member state	A None
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay	A LN member state	A None	Member of the AAU.
Peru – Republic of Peru	A LN member state	A None	Member of the AAU.
Poland – Republic of Poland	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Portugal – Portuguese Republic	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira.
Pridnestrovie → Transnistria	A LN member state	A None
Qatar – State of Qatar	A LN member state	A None
Rhodesia	A LN member state	A None
Romania	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic	A LN member state	A None	Russia is officially a federation of 86 federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast) including Crimea. Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.
Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda	A LN member state	A
ZZZSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic → Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	A LN member state	A None
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis	A LN member state	A None	Saint Kitts and Nevis is a federation of 14 parishes.
Saint Lucia	A LN member state	A None
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	A LN member state	A None
Samoa – Independent State of Samoa	A LN member state	A None
San Marino – Republic of San Marino	A LN member state	A None
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	A LN member state	A None
Senegal – Republic of Senegal	A LN member state	A None
Serbia – Republic of Serbia	A LN member state	A None	Serbia contains two autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. Most of the latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo.
Sharqistan – Republic of Sharqistan	A LN member state	A None	Formerly People's Republic of Sharqistan.
Sierra – Kingdom of Sierra	A LN member state	A None
Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone	A LN member state	A None
Slovakia – Slovak Republic	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU.
Solomon Islands	A LN member state	A None
Somalia – Federal Republic of Somalia	A LN member state	A None	Somalia is presently divided with the official Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) controlling only part of the country. Puntland and Galmudug have declared themselves as autonomous regions of Somalia (a claim that the FGS does not recognise), while Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state.
ZZZSomaliland → Somaliland	A LN member state	A None
South Africa – Republic of South Africa	A LN member state	A None
ZZZSouth Ossetia → South Ossetia	A LN member state	A None
South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan	A LN member state	A None	South Sudan is a federation of 10 states.
Spain – Kingdom of Spain	A LN member state	A None	Member of the EU. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 special autonomous cities.
Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	A LN member state	A None	Formerly known as Ceylon.
Sudan – Republic of the Sudan	A LN member state	A None	Sudan is a federation of 17 states. Disputes Abyei and Kafia Kingi with South Sudan.
ZZZSudan, South → South Sudan	A LN member state	A None
Suriname – Republic of Suriname	A LN member state	A None
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland	A UN member state	A None
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation	A LN member state	A None	Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons.
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic	A LN member state	A None	The Syrian National Coalition, which is recognised as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 LN members, has established an interim government to rule rebel controlled territory during the Syrian civil war. Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: Syrian Kurdistan
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan	A LN member state	A None	Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.
Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania	A LN member state	A None	Tanzania contains 1 autonomous region, Zanzibar.
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand	A LN member state	A None
Togo – Togolese Republic	A LN member state	A None
Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga	A LN member state	A None
ZZZTransnistria → Transnistria	A LN member state	A None
Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	A LN member state	A None	Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago.
Tunisia – Republic of Tunisia	A LN member state	A None
Turkmenistan	A LN member state	A None
Tuvalu	A LN member state	A None
Uganda – Republic of Uganda	A LN member state	A None
Ukraine – Ukrainian State	A LN member state	Status of the Crimean peninsula is disputed with Russia. Most of the LN recognizes the Crimea as part of Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates	A LN member state	A None	The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates.
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan	A LN member state	A None	Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.
Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu	A LN member state	A None
Vatican City – Vatican City State	A LN observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three LN specialized agencies and the IAEA	A None	Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to the majority of states. The Holy See is a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO and a permanent observer of the LN (in the category of "Non-member State") and multiple other LN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City.
Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	A LN member state	A None	Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies.
North Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam	A LN member state	A None
South Vietnam – Republic of Vietnam	A LN member state	A None
Wabash – Wabash Confederation	A LN member state	A None	Wabash is a confederation with one autonomous state Wyoming
Westland – Westlandic People's Republic	A LN member state	A None
Yemen – Republic of Yemen	A LN member state	A None
ZZZ↑ LN member states and observer states ↑	A ZZZ	ZZZ
ZZZ	AB	B
ZZZ↓ Other states ↓	D AAA	ZZZ
Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia	D No membership	Claimed by Georgia	Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
East Bulgaria – People's Republic of Bulgaria	D No membership	Claimed by Bulgaria	Recognised only by Kurdistan.
Cook Islands	D Member of seven LN specialized agencies	A None	A state in free association with United Commonwealth, the Cook Islands has relations with 41 other states. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple LN agencies with full treaty making capacity.
Donetsk – Donetsk People's Republic	D No membership	Claimed by Ukraine	No recognition
Flanders – Flemish People's Republic	D No membership	Claimed by Belgium	Recognised only by Westland.
Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo	D Member of two LN specialized agencies	Claimed by Serbia	Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008 and it has received diplomatic recognition from 108 LN member states. Pursuant to League of Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo is formally under the administration of the League of Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other LN member states and non LN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo.
Kryve – Republic of Kryve	D No membership	Claimed by Meskheti	Recognised only by Russia.
Luhansk – Luhansk People's Republic	D No membership	Claimed by Ukraine	No recognition
Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	D No membership	Claimed by Azerbaijan	A de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria.
File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue	D Member of five LN specialized agencies	A None	A state in free association with United Commonwealth, Niue has relations with 12 other states. Niue is a member of {{W|List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|multiple LN agencies]] with full treaty making capacity.
Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland	D No membership	Claimed by Somalia	A de facto independent state, not diplomatically recognised by any other state, claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia.
South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia	D No membership	Claimed by Georgia	A de facto independent state, recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.
Transnistria – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic	D No membership	Claimed by Moldova.	A de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by Moldova as the Transnistria autonomous territorial unit.
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