Countries of the world

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 4 July 2023

See this page and notes below table regarding regions of disputed status.

nationcont.population, 2023area, km2date independentdate UN membernotes
AfghanistanAS39,232,000652,23019191946 
AlbaniaEU3,102,00028,74819121955 
AlgeriaAF44,758,0002,381,74119621962 
AndorraEU85,47046812781993 
AngolaAF35,981,0001,246,70019751976 
Antigua and BarbudaNA101,500442.619811981 
ArgentinaSA46,622,0002,777,81518161945 
ArmeniaAS2,989,00029,74319911992 
AustraliaAU26,461,0007,741,22019011945 
AustriaEU8,941,00083,87118041955 
AzerbaijanAS10,274,00075,14219911992figures without Nargorno-Karabakh
BahamasNA358,50013,86419731973 
BahrainAS1,554,00076019711971 
BangladeshAS167,184,000143,99819711974 
BarbadosNA303,40043019661966 
BelarusEU9,384,000207,60019911945 
BelgiumEU11,914,00030,52818301945 
BelizeNA419,10022,96619811981 
BeninAF14,220,000112,62219601960 
BhutanAS876,20038,39419491971 
BoliviaSA12,186,0001,098,58118251945 
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEU3,808,00051,19719921992 
BotswanaAF2,418,000581,73019661966 
BrazilSA218,690,0008,514,87718221945 
BruneiAS485,0005,76519841984 
BulgariaEU6,828,000110,911.519081955 
Burkina FasoAF22,489,000274,12219601960 
BurmaAS57,970,000676,57819481948 
BurundiAF13,163,00027,83419621962 
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)AF603,9004,03319751975 
CambodiaAS16,891,000181,03519531955 
CameroonAF30,136,000475,44019601960 
CanadaNA38,517,0009,093,50718671945 
Central African RepublicAF5,552,000622,98419601960 
ChadAF18,523,0001,283,99219601960 
ChileSA18,549,000756,10218101945 
China, PRAS1,413,143,0009,596,96119491971 
China, Republic of (Taiwan)AS23,589,00035,989 1945-1971 
ColombiaSA49,336,0001,138,91418101945 
ComorosAF888,4002,23519751975 
Congo, DRAF111,860,0002,344,85819601960 
Congo, Republic ofAF5,677,000342,00019601960 
Costa RicaNA5,257,00050,89818211945 
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)AF29,345,000322,46319601960 
CroatiaEU4,169,00056,59419911992 
CubaNA10,986,000110,86019021945 
CyprusAS925,3005,64319601960figures without Turkish Cyprus, Akrotiri, Dhekelia
Czech Republic (Czechia)EU10,706,00078,86719181993 
DenmarkEU5,947,00043,094 1945 
DjiboutiAF976,10023,20019771977 
DominicaNA74,66072819781978 
Dominican RepublicNA10,791,00048,44218441945 
EcuadorSA17,483,000283,56118221945 
EgyptAF109,547,0001,000,25819221945 
El SalvadorNA6,602,00021,04118211945 
Equatorial GuineaAF1,738,00028,05119681968 
EritreaAF6,275,000101,00019931993 
EstoniaEU1,203,00045,22819911991 
EswatiniAF1,130,00017,36419681968 
EthiopiaAF116,463,0001,104,300 1945 
FijiOC947,80018,27419701970 
FinlandEU5,585,000336,56519171955figures without Aland Islands
FranceEU66,275,000554,625 1945figures without overseas depts.
GabonAF2,397,000267,66719601960 
GambiaAF2,469,00011,29519651965 
GeorgiaAS4,635,00057,40019911992figures without Abkhazia, South Ossentia
GermanyEU84,220,000357,02218151973 
GhanaAF33,846,000238,53319571957 
GreeceEU10,498,000131,957 1945 
GrenadaNA114,30034419741974 
GuatemalaNA17,981,000108,88918211945 
GuineaAF13,607,000245,85719581958 
Guinea-BissauAF2,079,00036,12519741974 
GuyanaSA791,700214,96919661966 
HaitiNA11,470,00027,75018041945 
Holy See (Vatican City)EU1,0000.43991929  
HondurasNA9,571,000112,08818211945 
HungaryEU9,670,00093,028 1955 
IcelandEU360,900102,82819441946 
IndiaAS1,399,180,0003,287,26319471945 
IndonesiaAS279,476,0001,904,56919451950 
IranAS87,591,0001,648,19519211945 
IraqAS41,266,000438,31719321945 
IrelandEU5,324,00070,27319211955 
IsraelAS9,043,00021,93719481949 
ItalyEU61,022,000301,245 1955 
JamaicaNA2,821,00010,99119621962 
JapanAS123,719,000364,545.24 1956 
JordanAS11,087,00089,34219461955 
KazakhstanAS19,543,0002,724,90019911992 
KenyaAF57,052,000580,36719631963 
KiribatiOC115,40081119791999 
Korea, DPR (North Korea)AS26,072,000120,53819481991 
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)AS51,967,00099,72019451991 
KosovoEU1,964,00010,8872008  
KuwaitAS3,104,00017,81819611963 
KyrgyzstanAS6,123,000199,95119911992 
LaosAS7,852,000236,79719491955 
LatviaEU1,822,00064,58919911991 
LebanonAS5,331,00010,23019431945 
LesothoAF2,211,00030,35519661966 
LiberiaAF5,506,000111,36918471945 
LibyaAF7,253,0001,759,54019511955 
LiechtensteinEU39,99016017191990 
LithuaniaEU2,656,00065,30019911991 
LuxembourgEU660,9002,58618391945 
MadagascarAF28,812,000587,04119601960 
MalawiAF21,280,000118,48419641964 
MalaysiaAS34,220,000329,84719571957 
MaldivesAS389,60029819651965 
MaliAF21,360,0001,240,19219601960 
MaltaEU467,10031619641964 
Marshall IslandsOC80,970180.8819911991 
MauritaniaAF4,245,0001,030,70019601961 
MauritiusAF1,309,0002,04019681968 
MexicoNA129,876,0001,964,37518101945 
MicronesiaOC100,300701.3419901991 
MoldovaEU2,890,00029,68819911992figures without Transnistria
MonacoEU31,6001.918611993 
MongoliaAS3,255,0001,564,11619211961 
MontenegroEU602,40013,81220062006 
MoroccoAF37,067,000716,55019561956figures including Western Sahara
MozambiqueAF32,514,000799,38019751975 
NamibiaAF2,777,000824,29219901990 
NauruOC9,85021.319681999 
NepalAS30,899,000147,18117691955 
NetherlandsEU17,464,00041,160.615791945figures without overseas depts.
New ZealandOC5,110,000268,70419071945 
NicaraguaNA6,360,000130,37018211945 
NigerAF25,397,0001,267,00019601960 
NigeriaAF230,843,000923,76819601960 
North MacedoniaEU2,133,00025,71319911993 
NorwayEU5,598,000304,07319051945figures without Svalbard and Jan Mayen
OmanAS3,833,000309,50017441971 
PakistanAS247,654,000796,09519471947 
PalauOC21,780493.8119941994 
PanamaNA4,404,00075,42019031945 
Papua New GuineaOC9,819,000462,84019751975 
ParaguaySA7,440,000406,75218111945 
PeruSA32,440,0001,285,21618211945 
PhilippinesAS116,434,000299,67019461945 
PolandEU37,992,000312,685 1945 
PortugalEU10,223,00092,09019101955 
QatarAS2,532,00011,58619711971 
RomaniaEU18,326,000238,39118811955 
RussiaAS141,699,00016,376,870 1945 
RwandaAF13,401,00026,33819621962 
Saint Kitts and NevisNA54,82026119831983 
Saint LuciaNA167,60061619791979 
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNA100,80038919791980 
SamoaOC207,5002,83119621976 
San MarinoEU34,89061.193011992 
Sao Tome and PrincipeAF220,40096419751975 
Saudi ArabiaAS35,940,0002,149,67719271945 
SenegalAF18,385,000176,72219601960 
SerbiaEU6,693,00077,47418782000 
SeychellesAF97,62045519761976 
Sierra LeoneAF8,908,00071,74019611961 
SingaporeAS5,975,000719.219651965 
SlovakiaEU5,425,00049,03519931993 
SloveniaEU2,100,00020,27319911992 
Solomon IslandsOC714,80028,89619781978 
SomaliaAF12,694,000637,65719601960 
South AfricaAF58,048,0001,219,09019101945 
South SudanAF12,118,000644,32920112011 
SpainEU47,223,000505,37014921955 
Sri LankaAS23,326,00065,61019481955 
SudanAF49,198,0001,861,48419561956 
SurinameSA639,800163,82019751975 
SwedenEU10,536,000450,29515231946 
SwitzerlandEU8,564,00041,27712912002 
SyriaAS22,934,000185,18019461945 
TajikistanAS9,246,000143,10019911992 
TanzaniaAF65,643,000945,05019611961 
ThailandAS69,795,000510,89013501946 
Timor-LesteAS1,476,00014,87420022002 
TogoAF8,704,00056,78519601960 
TongaOC105,20074719701999 
Trinidad and TobagoNA1,407,0005,12819621962 
TunisiaAF11,976,000163,61019561956 
TurkeyAS83,593,000783,56219231945 
TurkmenistanAS5,691,000488,10019911992 
TuvaluOC11,6402619782000 
UgandaAF47,730,000241,03819621962 
UkraineEU40,890,000577,45019911945figures without Crimea but including occupied Donbas
United Arab EmiratesAS9,973,00083,60019711971 
United KingdomEU68,138,000243,610 1945 
United StatesNA339,665,0009,147,59317761945 
UruguaySA3,416,000176,21518281945 
UzbekistanAS31,361,000447,40019911992 
VanuatuOC313,00012,18919801981 
VenezuelaSA30,518,000912,05018811945 
VietnamAS104,799,000331,21019451977 
YemenAS31,566,000527,96819181947 
ZambiaAF20,216,000752,61819641964 
ZimbabweAF15,419,000390,75719801980 

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