Current Nations

This is a list of every nation known to mankind. There are currently about 196 recognized nations. This page also includes partially recognized and unrecognized nations (micronations). As mappers, this list may be beneficial for demonstrating current governments as well as dispersion of nation types and locations. Use this list as you wish.

Europe

 * Albania, Republic of
 * Andorra, Principality of
 * Armenia, Republic of
 * Austria, Republic of
 * Azerbaijan, Republic of
 * Belarus, Republic of
 * Belgium, Kingdom of
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Bulgaria, Republic of
 * Croatia, Republic of
 * Czech Republic
 * Denmark, Kingdom of
 * Estonia, Republic of
 * Finland, Republic of
 * French Republic
 * Georgia, Semi-presedential Republic of
 * Germany, Federal Republic of
 * Greece (Hellenic Republic)
 * Hungary, Democratic Republic of
 * Iceland, Republic of
 * Italy, Republic of
 * Kazakhstan, Republic of
 * Latvia, Republic of
 * Liechtenstein, Pricipality of
 * Lithuania, Republic of
 * Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
 * Macedonia, Republic of
 * Malta, Republic of
 * Moldova, Republic of
 * Monaco, Principality of
 * Montenegro, Parliamentary republic of
 * Netherlands
 * Norway, Kingdom of
 * Poland, Republic of
 * Portuguese Republic
 * Romania
 * Russian Federation
 * San Marino, Republic of
 * Serbia, Republic of
 * Slovak Republic
 * Spain, Kingdom of
 * Sweden, Kingdom of
 * Switzerland (Swiss Confederation)
 * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 * Turkey, Republic of
 * Ukraine
 * Vatican City State

North America

 * Antigua and Barbuda
 * Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
 * Barbados
 * Belize
 * Canada
 * Costa Rica, Republic of
 * Cuba, Republic of
 * Dominica, Commonwealth of
 * Dominican Republic
 * El Salvador, Republic of
 * Grenada
 * Guatemala, Republic of
 * Haiti, Republic of
 * Honduras, Republic of
 * Jamaica
 * Mexico (United Mexican States)
 * Nicaragua, Republic of
 * Panama, Republic of
 * Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of
 * Saint Lucia
 * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 * Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of
 * United States of America (USA)

South America

 * Argentine Republic
 * Bolivia, Plurinational State of
 * Brazil, Federative Repulic of
 * Chile, Republic of
 * Colombia, Repulic of
 * Ecuador, Republic of
 * Guyana, Co-operative Republic of
 * Paraguay, Republic of
 * Peru, Republic of
 * Suriname, Republic of
 * Uruguay, Oriental Republic of
 * Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Oceania

 * Australia, Commonwealth of
 * Federated States of Micronesia
 * Fiji, Republic of
 * Kiribati, Republic of
 * Marshall Islands, Republic of the
 * Nauru, Republic of
 * New Zealand, Constitutional monarchy of
 * Palau, Republic of
 * Papua New Guinea, Independent State of
 * Samoa, Independent State of
 * Solomon Islands
 * Tonga, Kingdom of
 * Tuvalu, Constitutional monarchy of
 * Vanuatu, Republic of

Asia

 * Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
 * Armenia, Republic of
 * Azerbaijan, Republic of
 * Bahrain, Kingdom of
 * Bangladesh, People's Republic of
 * Bhutan, Kingdom of
 * Brunei, Abode of Peace, Nation of (or Brunei Darussalam)
 * Burma (Myanmar, Republic of the Union of)
 * Cambodia, Kingdom of
 * China, People's Republic of
 * Cyprus, Republic of
 * East Timor, Democratic Republic of (Timor-Leste)
 * Georgia,  Republic of
 * India, Republic of
 * Indonesia, Republic of
 * Iran, Islamic Republic of
 * Iraq, Republic of
 * Israel, State of
 * Japan
 * Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
 * Kazakhstan, Republic of
 * Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
 * Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
 * Kuwait, State of
 * Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic)
 * Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic)
 * Lebanese Republic
 * Malaysia, Federation of
 * Maldives, Republic of
 * Mongolia
 * Nepal, Federal Democratic Republic of
 * Oman, Sultanate of
 * Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
 * Philippines, Republic of the
 * Qatar, State of
 * Russian Federation
 * Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
 * Singapore, Republic of
 * Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of
 * Syrian Arab Republic
 * Tajikistan, Republic of
 * Thailand, Kingdom of
 * Turkey, Republic of
 * Turkmenistan
 * United Arab Emirates
 * Uzbekistan, Republic of
 * Vietnam, Socialist Republic of
 * Yemen, Republic of

Africa

 * Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of
 * Angola, Republic of
 * Benin, Republic of
 * Botswana, Republic of
 * Burkina Faso
 * Burundi, Republic of
 * Cameroon, Republic of
 * Cape Verde (Republic of Cabo Verde)
 * Central African Republic
 * Chad, Republic of
 * Comoros, Union of the
 * Congo, Democratic Republic of the
 * Congo, Republic of the
 * Djibouti, Republic of
 * Egypt, Arab Republic of
 * Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
 * Eritrea, State of
 * Eswatini, Kingdom of
 * Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of
 * Gabonese Republic
 * Gambia, Republic of the
 * Ghana, Republic of
 * Guinea, Republic of
 * Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
 * Ivory Coast, Republic of (Côte d'Ivoire)
 * Kenya, Republic of
 * Lesotho, Kingdom of
 * Liberia, Republic of
 * Libya, State of
 * Madagascar, Republic of
 * Malawi, Republic of
 * Mali, Republic of
 * Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
 * Mauritius, Republic of
 * Morocco, Kingdom of
 * Mozambique, Republic of
 * Namibia, Republic of
 * Niger, Republic of
 * Nigeria, Federal Republic of
 * Rwanda, Republic of
 * São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of
 * Senegal, Republic of
 * Seychelles, Republic of
 * Sierra Leone, Republic of
 * Somali Republic
 * South Africa, Republic of
 * South Sudan, Republic of
 * Sudan, Republic of the
 * Tanzania, United Republic of
 * Togolese Republic
 * Tunisian Republic
 * Uganda, Republic of
 * Zambia, Republic of
 * Zimbabwe, Republic of

Antarctica
Under the Antarctic Treaty, Antarctica is politically neutral. However, under the Antarctic Treaty, several nations have claimed certain areas of Antarctica. These nations include (with the land claimed in parentheses):


 * UK (Claimed British Antarctic Territory)
 * Australia (Claimed Australian Antarctic Territory)
 * Norway (Claimed Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land)
 * France (Claimed Adélie Land)
 * Argentina (Claimed Argentine Antarctica)
 * Chile (Claimed Antártica)
 * New Zealand (Claimed Ross Dependency)
 * Uruguay (Unrecognized)
 * Brazil (Unrecognized)
 * American (Unrecognized)

Unrecognized Nations
This section includes nations with limited recognition. (Nations recognized by the United States are maked with an asterisk (*)) Also note that some of these nations are also on the above list of recognized nations. This is not an error. Many countries such as The People's Republic of China, are not recognized by many nations. This makes the official sovereignty of countries with only partial recognition difficult to determine.

Europe

 * Abkhazia, Republic of
 * Armenia, Republic of
 * Crimea, Republic of
 * Kosovo, Republic of
 * Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
 * Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta)
 * Transnistria (Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic)

Americas

 * Lakotah (Republic of) (Not official) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Lakotah)

Asia

 * Abkhazia, Republic of
 * Armenia, Republic of
 * China, People's Republic of
 * Cyprus, Republic of
 * Israel, State of
 * Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
 * Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of
 * Palestine, State of
 * South Ossetia, Republic of
 * Taiwan (Republic of China)
 * Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
 * Wa State
 * Chinland

Africa

 * Somaliland, Republic of
 * Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
 * Barotseland

Oceania
none

Antarctica

 * Brazilian Antarctica

Micronations
Micronations are self-proclaimed nations that are not officially recognized by any other nation. They have no authority, and are usually started by megalomaniacs.

Europe

 * Austenasia, Empire of
 * Copeman Empire
 * Elleore, Kingdom of
 * Filettino
 * Forvik, Sovereign State of
 * Freetown Christiania
 * Frestonia
 * Global Country of World Peace
 * Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića
 * Hay-on-Wye
 * Jamtland, Republic of
 * Kugelmugel, Republik
 * Ladonia, Royal Republic of
 * Lagoan Isles, Grand Duchy of the
 * Leblandia, Empire of
 * Llanrwst
 * Lundy
 * Acting Witan of Mercia (Kingdom of Mercia)
 * Neue Slowenische Kunst
 * Nova Roma
 * Other World Kingdom
 * Perloja, Republic of
 * Peščenica, Republic of
 * Rose Island, Republic of
 * Awezom, Republik of
 * Saugeais, Republic of
 * Repubblica di Sbarre Centrali
 * Sealand, Principality of
 * Seborga, Principality of
 * Talossa, Kingdom of
 * Užupis, Republic of
 * Valtio
 * Wallachia, Kingdom of
 * Wanstonia
 * Waveland
 * Wendland, Free Republic of
 * colne
 * Liberland

North America

 * British West Florida, Dominion of
 * Conch Republic
 * Global Country of World Peace
 * L'Anse-Saint-Joan
 * Molossia, Republic of
 * New Utopia, Principality of
 * North Dumpling, Kingdom of
 * Outer Baldonia, Grand Principality of
 * Redonda, Kingdom of
 * Sangheili Union, Great Socialist/Communist People's
 * Talossa, Kingdom of
 * Vikesland, Kingdom of

South America
none

Oceania

 * Aeturna Lucina, Sovereign State of
 * Aramoana, Idependent State of
 * Atlantium, Empire of
 * Avram, Grand Duchy of
 * Bumbunga, Province of
 * Coral Sea Islands, Gay and Lesbian Islands of the
 * EnenKio, Kingdom of
 * Hutt River, Principality of
 * Marlborough, Principality of
 * Minerva, Republic of
 * Morac-Songhrati-Meads, Republic of
 * Rainbow Creek, Independent State of
 * Russian Empire
 * Whangamomona
 * Wy, Principality of

Asia

 * Akhzivland
 * Naminara Republic
 * Morac-Songhrati-Meads, Republic of

Africa

 * Biffeche, Kingdom of

Antarctica

 * Flandrensis, Grand Duchy of
 * Westarctica, Grand Duchy of

Global

 * Melchizedek, Dominion of (global)
 * World Peace

Internet-based
Extraterrestrial
 * Corumburg, Empire of
 * Lovely, Kingdom of (Internet-based)
 * Wirtland
 * Kekistan


 * Celestia (Nation of Celestial Space)
 * Tycho
 * Voodice