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Entities  Some of the independent states, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and [[government]]s are not independent, and others are not officially recognized by the US Government. "Independent state" refers to a people politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory. "Dependencies" and "areas of special sovereignty" refer to a broad category of political entities that are associated in some way with an independent state. "Country" names used in the table of contents or for page headings are usually the short-form names as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names and may include independent states, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty, or other geographic entities. There are a total of 268 separate geographic entities in The World Factbook that may be categorized as follows:

'''Entities:''' Some of the independent states, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and [[government]]s are not independent, and others are not officially recognized by the US Government.

 

* "Independent state" refers to a people politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory

* "Dependencies" and "areas of special sovereignty" refer to a broad category of political entities that are associated in some way with an independent state

* "Country" names used in the table of contents or for page headings are usually the short-form names as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names and may include independent states, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty, or other geographic entities

 

There are a total of 268 separate geographic entities in The World Factbook that may be categorized as follows:

== INDEPENDENT STATES ==

== INDEPENDENT STATES ==

193 Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, 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, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

193 in number:

* Afghanistan

* Albania

* Algeria

* Andorra

* Angola

* Antigua and Barbuda

* Argentina

* Armenia

* Australia

* Austria

* Azerbaijan

* The Bahamas

* Bahrain

* Bangladesh

* Barbados

* Belarus

* Belgium

* Belize

* Benin

* Bhutan

* Bolivia

* Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Botswana

* Brazil

* Brunei

* Bulgaria

* Burkina Faso

* Burma

* Burundi

* Cambodia

* Cameroon

* Canada

* Cape Verde

* Central African Republic

* Chad

* Chile

* China

* Colombia

* Comoros

* Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Republic of the Congo

* Costa Rica

* Cote d'Ivoire

* Croatia

* Cuba

* Cyprus

* Czech Republic

* Denmark

* Djibouti

* Dominica

* Dominican Republic

* East Timor

* Ecuador

* Egypt

* El Salvador

* Equatorial Guinea

* Eritrea

* Estonia

* Ethiopia

* Fiji

* Finland

* France

* Gabon

* The Gambia

* Georgia

* Germany

* Ghana

* Greece

* Grenada

* Guatemala

* Guinea

* Guinea-Bissau

* Guyana

* Haiti

* Holy See

* Honduras

* Hungary

* Iceland

* India

* Indonesia

* Iran

* Iraq

* Ireland

* Israel

* Italy

* Jamaica

* Japan

* Jordan

* Kazakhstan

* Kenya

* Kiribati

* North Korea

* South Korea

* Kuwait

* Kyrgyzstan

* Laos

* Latvia

* Lebanon

* Lesotho

* Liberia

* Libya

* Liechtenstein

* Lithuania

* Luxembourg

* Macedonia

* Madagascar

* Malawi

* Malaysia

* Maldives

* Mali

* Malta

* Marshall Islands

* Mauritania

* Mauritius

* Mexico

* Federated States of Micronesia

* Moldova

* Monaco

* Mongolia

* Montenegro

* Morocco

* Mozambique

* Namibia

* Nauru

* Nepal

* Netherlands

* NZ

* Nicaragua

* Niger

* Nigeria

* Norway

* Oman

* Pakistan

* Palau

* Panama

* Papua New Guinea

* Paraguay

* Peru

* Philippines

* Poland

* Portugal

* Qatar

* Romania

* Russia

* 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

* Syria

* Tajikistan

* Tanzania

* Thailand

* Togo

* Tonga

* Trinidad and Tobago

* Tunisia

* Turkey

* Turkmenistan

* Tuvalu

* Uganda

* Ukraine

* UAE

* UK

* US

* Uruguay

* Uzbekistan

* Vanuatu

* Venezuela

* Vietnam

* Yemen

* Zambia

* Zimbabwe

== OTHER ==

== OTHER ==