List of Countries: 2009
Here’s a list of all of the world’s countries as of 2009.
A
- Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia
- Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
- Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
- Albania – Republic of Albania
- Algeria – People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
- American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US territory)
- Andorra – Principality of Andorra
- Angola – Republic of Angola
- Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina – Argentine Republic
- Armenia – Republic of Armenia
- Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
- Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
- Austria – Republic of Austria
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan
B
- Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bangladesh – People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus – Republic of Belarus
- Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
- Belize
- Benin – Republic of Benin
- Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
- Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
- Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina[13]
- Botswana – Republic of Botswana
- Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
- Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma – Union of Myanmar
- Burundi – Republic of Burundi
C
- Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
- Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
- Canada[14]
- Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Central African Republic[15]
- Chad – Republic of Chad
- Chile – Republic of Chile
- China – People’s Republic of China[16]
- For “China, Republic of”, see Taiwan
- Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
- Colombia – Republic of Colombia
- Comoros – Union of the Comoros
- Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo[17]
- Congo – Republic of the Congo[18]
- Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire – Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia – Republic of Croatia
- Cuba – Republic of Cuba
- Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus[19]
- Czech Republic[20]
D
- Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
- For “Dhekelia”, see Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
- Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
- Dominican Republic
E
- East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
- Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
- El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea – State of Eritrea
- Estonia – Republic of Estonia
- Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
F
- Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)[21]
- Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Finland – Republic of Finland
- France – French Republic
- French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)
G
- Gabon – Gabonese Republic
- Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
- Georgia[22]
- Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
- Ghana – Republic of Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
- Greece – Hellenic Republic
- Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Grenada
- Guam – Territory of Guam (US organized territory)
- Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
- Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)[23]
- Guinea – Republic of Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana
H
- Haiti – Republic of Haiti
- Honduras – Republic of Honduras
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[24]
- Hungary – Republic of Hungary
I
- Iceland – Republic of Iceland
- India – Republic of India
- Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
- Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
- Iraq – Republic of Iraq
- Ireland – Ireland[25]
- Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
- Israel – State of Israel
- Italy – Italian Republic
- For “Ivory Coast”, see Côte d’Ivoire
J
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
- Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
K
- Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
- Kenya – Republic of Kenya
- Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
- Korea, North – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea[26]
- Korea, South – Republic of Korea[27]
- Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo[3]
- Kuwait – State of Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic[28]
L
- Laos – Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Latvia – Republic of Latvia
- Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
- Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
- Liberia – Republic of Liberia
- Libya – Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
- Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
M
- Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[29]
- Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia[30]
- Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
- Malawi – Republic of Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives – Republic of Maldives
- Mali – Republic of Mali
- Malta – Republic of Malta
- Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
- Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
- Mexico – United Mexican States
- Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
- Moldova – Republic of Moldova[31]
- Monaco – Principality of Monaco
- Mongolia – Republic of Mongolia
- Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
- Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[32]
- Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
- For “Myanmar”, see Burma
N
- Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[6]
- Namibia – Republic of Namibia
- Nauru – Republic of Nauru
- Nepal – State of Nepal
- Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands[33]
- Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
- Niger – Republic of Niger
- Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
- Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[4]
- Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
- For “North Korea”, see Korea, North
- Norway – Kingdom of Norway
O
- Oman – Sultanate of Oman
P
- Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Palau – Republic of Palau
- Palestine – Palestinian Territories[34]
- Panama – Republic of Panama
- Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
- For “People’s Republic of China”, see China
- Peru – Republic of Peru
- Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Poland – Republic of Poland
- Portugal – Portuguese Republic
- For “Pridnestrovie”, see Transnistria
- Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)
Q
- Qatar – State of Qatar
R
S
- Saint Barthélemy – Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity)
- Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin – Collectivity of Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
- San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Senegal – Republic of Senegal
- Serbia – Republic of Serbia[35]
- Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
- Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
- Singapore – Republic of Singapore
- Slovakia – Slovak Republic
- Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia[36]
- Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland[8]
- South Africa – Republic of South Africa
- For “South Korea”, see Korea, South
- South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia[9]
- Spain – Kingdom of Spain
- Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
- Suriname – Republic of Suriname
- Svalbard (Territory of Norway)[37]
- Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
- Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
- Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
T
- Taiwan – Republic of China [38]
- Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
- Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
- Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
- For “Timor-Leste”, see East Timor
- Togo – Togolese Republic
- Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
- Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
- Transnistria – Transnistrian Moldovan Republic[7]
- Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
- Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
- Turkey – Republic of Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Tuvalu
U
- Uganda – Republic of Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States – United States of America
- Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
- Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan
V
- Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
- Vatican City – State of the Vatican City[39]
- Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
- Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)
W
- Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
- Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[40]
Y
- Yemen – Republic of Yemen
Z
- For “Zaire”, see Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Zambia – Republic of Zambia
- Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
