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The following list shows all currently maintained countries grouped by continent, assuming a seven-continent model. In case a country is transcontinental (i.e., spanning multiple continents), the country is grouped with the continent where the majority of its landmass is located.

In case a country has seen one or multiple political transformations over time (e.g., the Kingdom of Nepal becoming the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal), former governance structures are included on the current country's page.

Africa
Algeria

Algeria

Angola

Angola

Botswana

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Chad

Chad

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Djibouti

Egypt

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gabon

Gambia

Gambia

Ghana

Ghana

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Kenya

Lesotho

Lesotho

Liberia

Liberia

Madagascar

Madagascar

Malawi

Malawi

Mali

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mauritius

Morocco

Morocco

Mozambique

Mozambique

Namibia

Namibia

Niger

Niger

Nigeria

Nigeria

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

Seychelles

Seychelles

Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Tanzania

Uganda

Uganda

Union of the Comoros

Union of the Comoros

Zambia

Zambia

Asia
Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Armenia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Bhutan

Brunei

Brunei

Cambodia

Cambodia

China

China

Georgia

Georgia

India

India

Indonesia

Indonesia

Iran

Iran

Iraq

Iraq

Israel

Israel

Japan

Japan

Jordan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Laos

Lebanon

Lebanon

Malaysia

Malaysia

Mongolia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Myanmar

Nepal

Nepal

North Korea

North Korea

Oman

Oman

Pakistan

Pakistan

Palestine

Palestine

Qatar

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Singapore

South Korea

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Syria

Syria

Taiwan

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Thailand

The Maldives

The Maldives

The Philippines

The Philippines

Timor Leste

Timor Leste

Turkey

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Vietnam

Yemen

Yemen

Europe
Albania

Albania

Andorra

Andorra

Austria

Austria

Belarus

Belarus

Belgium

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Croatia

Croatia

Cyprus

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Denmark

Denmark

Estonia

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Finland

Finland

France

France

Germany

Germany

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Greece

Greece

Hungary

Hungary

Iceland

Iceland

Ireland

Ireland

Isle of Man

Isle of Man

Italy

Italy

Jersey

Jersey

Kosovo

Kosovo

Latvia

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Malta

Malta

Moldova

Moldova

Monaco

Monaco

Montenegro

Montenegro

Netherlands

Netherlands

North Macedonia

North Macedonia

Norway

Norway

Poland

Poland

Portugal

Portugal

Romania

Romania

Russia

Russia

San Marino

San Marino

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

SFR Yugoslavia

SFR Yugoslavia

Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Slovenia

Spain

Spain

Sweden

Sweden

Switzerland

Switzerland

Ukraine

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Vatican

Vatican

North America
Anguilla

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Aruba

Aruba

Bahamas

Bahamas

Barbados

Barbados

Belize

Belize

Bermuda

Bermuda

Canada

Canada

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Cuba

Cuba

Curaçao

Curaçao

Dominica

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

El Salvador

Greenland

Greenland

Grenada

Grenada

Guatemala

Guatemala

Haiti

Haiti

Honduras

Honduras

Jamaica

Jamaica

Mexico

Mexico

Montserrat

Montserrat

Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Panama

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Martin

St. Martin

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

United States

United States

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

Oceania
Australia

Australia

Fiji

Fiji

Kiribati

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Micronesia

Nauru

Nauru

New Zealand

New Zealand

Palau

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tonga

Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu

South America
Argentina

Argentina

Bolivia

Bolivia

Brazil

Brazil

Chile

Chile

Colombia

Colombia

Ecuador

Ecuador

Guyana

Guyana

Paraguay

Paraguay

Peru

Peru

Suriname

Suriname

Uruguay

Uruguay

Venezuela

Venezuela

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