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The following is a comprehensive list of the world's sovereign states. Information included encompasses full name, capital(s), national language(s), name in native language(s), demonym(s), country code, and content(s).

  • Flag – The flag used is equal to the flag in the infobox of the country's article, usually the primary state flag of the country.
  • Name – The article title for the country currently used, with disambiguation omitted.
  • Full name – The country's long-form name in English, taken from the lead of the country's article. If the long-form name is the same as the name in the "name" category, it is written in italics.
  • Capital(s) – The country's capital city or cities, with explanation in brackets if necessary. "None" stated if there is no capital.
  • National language(s) – The official language(s) or national language(s) of the country, with recongised minority or regional languages omitted.
  • Name in native language(s) – The country's short-form name as written in the language(s) from the above category, in the order of languages listed. If the language uses a non-latin alphabet, a romanisation is written below in (italics in brackets). If the country uses multiple alphabets, they are seperated by rows. Six common languages are colour coded. The respective language colour is used when one of the below languages is a more popular spoken one of the country.
English Spanish French Arabic Portuguese Russian
  • Demonym(s) – The term used to describe someone from the country in the English language.
  • Code – The ISO 3166 Alpha-2 code of the country.
  • Continent(s) – The continent(s) that the country is considered to be in. If the country's continent is varied between sources, the continents are marked in italics. The continents used follow the 7-continent system comprising Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. Except Antarctica, which is completely omitted from this list.
– Continents marked with † signify countries with overseas territories in other continents.
  • Map – The map used as the main image of the country's article.

Sovereign states

Flag Country Full name Capital(s) National language(s) Name in native language(s) Demonym(s) Code Continent(s) Map
Afghanistan Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Kabul Pashto · Dari افغانستان
(Afġānistān · Afġānestān)
Afghan · Afghanistani AF Asia
Albania Albania Republic of Albania Tirana Albanian Shqipëri · Shqipëria Albanian AL Europe
Algeria Algeria People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Algiers Arabic الجزائر‎
(al-Jazāʾir)
Algerian DZ Africa
Andorra Andorra Principality of Andorra Andorra la Vella Catalan Andorra Andorran AD Europe
Angola Angola Republic of Angola Luanda Portuguese Angola Angolan AO Africa
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda St. John's English Antigua and Barbuda Antiguan · Burbudan AG North America
Argentina Argentina Argentine Republic Buenos Aires Spanish Argentina Argentine · Argentinian · Argentinean AR South America
Armenia Armenia Republic of Armenia Yerevan Armenian Հայաստան
(Hayastan)
Armenian AM Asia
Australia Australia Commonwealth of Australia Canberra English Australia Australian · Aussie AU Oceania
Austria Austria Republic of Austria Vienna German Österreich Austrian AT Europe
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani Azərbaycan Azerbaijani AZ Asia
Europe
The Bahamas Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas Nassau English Bahamas Bahamian BS North America
Bahrain Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain Manama Arabic البحرين‎
(al-Baḥrayn)
Bahraini BH Asia
Bangladesh Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka Bengali বাংলাদেশ‎
(Bangladesh)
Bangladeshi BD Asia
Barbados Barbados Barbados Bridgetown English Barbados Barbadian · Bajan BB North America
Belarus Belarus Republic of Belarus Minsk Belarusian · Russian Беларусь
(Belarus')
Belarusian BY Europe
Belgium Belgium Kingdom of Belgium Brussels Dutch · French · German België · Belgique · Belgien Belgian BE Europe
Belize Belize Belize Belmopan English Belize Belizean BZ North America
Benin Benin Republic of Benin Porto-Novo French Bénin Beninese BJ Africa
Bhutan Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan Thimphu Dzongkha འབྲུག་ཡུལ་
(Druk Yul)
Bhutanese BT Asia
Bolivia Bolivia Plurinational State of Bolivia Sucre (constitutional)
La Paz (de facto)
Spanish Bolivia Bolivian BO South America
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Bosnian · Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina
Боснa и Херцеговина
(Bosna i Hertsegovina)
Bosnian BA Europe
Botswana Botswana Republic of Botswana Gaborone English · Setswana Botswana Batswana (plural) · Motswana (singlular) BW Africa
Brazil Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil Brasília Portuguese Brasil Brazilian BR South America
Brunei Brunei Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace Bandar Seri Begawan Malay Brunei Bruneian BN Asia
Bulgaria Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian България
(Bǎlgariya)
Bulgarian BG Europe
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Ouagadougou French Burkina Faso Burkinabé · Burkinabè · Burkinese BF Africa
Burundi Burundi Republic of Burundi Gitega Kirundi · French · English Burundi Burundian BI Africa
Cambodia Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia Phnom Penh Khmer · English · French កម្ពុជា · Cambodge · Cambodia
(Kampuciə)
Cambodian · Khmer KH Asia
Cameroon Cameroon Republic of Cameroon Yaoundé French · English Cameroun · Cameroon Cameroonian CM Africa
Canada Canada Canada Ottawa English · French Canada Canadian CA North America
Cape Verde Cape Verde Republic of Cabo Verde Praia Portuguese Cabo Verde Cape Verdean · Cabo Verdean CV Africa
Central African Republic Central African Republic Central African Republic Bangui French · Sango République centrafricaine
Centrafrique
Central African CF Africa
Chad Chad Republic of Chad N'Djamena French · Arabic Tchad · تشاد‎
(Tshād)
Chadian TD Africa
Chile Chile Republic of Chile Santiago Spanish Chile Chilean CL South America
China China People's Republic of China Beijing Standard Chinese 中国
(Zhōngguó)
Chinese CN Asia
Colombia Colombia Republic of Colombia Bogotá Spanish Colombia Colombian CO South America
Comoros Comoros Union of the Comoros Moroni Comorian · Arabic · French Komori · جزر القمر · Comores
(Qumur / Qamar)
Comorian KM Africa
Costa Rica Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica San José Spanish Costa Rica Costa Rican · Tico(a) CR North America
Croatia Croatia Republic of Croatia Zagreb Croatian Hrvatska Croatian HR Europe
Cuba Cuba Republic of Cuba Havana Spanish Cuba Cuban CU North America
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus Nicosia Greek · Turkish Κύπρος · Kıbrıs Cypriot CY Asia
Europe
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Prague Czech Česká republika Czech CZ Europe
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa French République démocratique du Congo Congolese CD Africa
Denmark Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Copenhagen Danish Danmark Danish DK Europe
Djibouti Djibouti Republic of Djibouti Djibouti Arabic · French · Somali جيبوتي · Djibouti · Jabuuti
(Jībūtī)
Djiboutian DJ Africa
Dominica Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica Roseau English Dominica Dominican DM North America
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Spanish República Dominicana Dominican · Quisqueyan DO North America
East Timor East Timor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Dili Portuguese · Tetum Timor-Leste · Timór Lorosa'e East Timorese · Timorese TL Oceania
Ecuador Ecuador Republic of Ecuador Quito Spanish Ecuador Ecuadorian EC South America
Egypt Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt Cairo Arabic مِصر
(Miṣr)
Egyptian EG Africa
Asia
El Salvador El Salvador Republic of El Salvador San Salvador Spanish El Salvador Salvadoran SV North America
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea Malabo Spanish · French · Portuguese Guinea Ecuatorial · Guinée équatoriale · Guiné Equatorial Equatorial Guinean · Equatoguinean GQ Africa
United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland London English United Kingdom British · Briton GB Europe