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This is a list of sovereign states, giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty.
This is not a Wikipedia article: This is a workpage, a collection of material and work in progress that may or may not be incorporated into an article. It should not necessarily be considered factual or authoritative. |
"List of nations" redirects here. For other country lists, see Lists of countries and territories. For other national lists, see Lists of nations. For non-sovereign dependencies, see Dependent territory.
The list is divided into three parts. It is arranged alphabetically, and contains 203 entries, as of 2010[update]:
- The United Nation member states section lists all 192 member states of the United Nations.[1]
- The Members of a United Nations specialized agency section lists two states which, while not member states of the UN, are member states of at least one of the UN's specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or are a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice. These are referred to as the Vienna formula organizations.
- The No United Nations membership section lists nine states which are neither member states of the United Nations or any of the Vienna formula organizations listed above.
Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerning the criteria for statehood. For more information on the criteria used to determine the contents and sorting of this list, please see the "criteria for inclusion" section below.