Countries of the world

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 September 2026

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

nationcont.population, 2026area, km2date independentdate UN membernotes
AfghanistanAS45,047,000652,23019191946 
AlbaniaEU2,751,00028,74819121955 
AlgeriaAF48,028,0002,381,74119621962 
AndorraEU83,75046812781993 
AngolaAF40,215,0001,246,70019751976 
Antigua and BarbudaNA94,630442.619811981 
ArgentinaSA46,004,0002,777,81518161945 
ArmeniaAS2,931,00029,74319911992 
AustraliaAU27,227,0007,741,22019011945 
AustriaEU9,107,00083,87118041955 
AzerbaijanAS10,455,00086,60019911992 
BahamasNA404,60013,86419731973 
BahrainAS1,676,00076019711971 
BangladeshAS177,818,000143,99819711974 
BarbadosNA282,70043019661966 
BelarusEU8,937,000207,60019911945 
BelgiumEU11,775,00030,52818301945 
BelizeNA428,60022,96619811981 
BeninAF15,170,000112,62219601960 
BhutanAS802,20038,39419491971 
BoliviaSA12,749,0001,098,58118251945 
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEU3,114,00051,19719921992 
BotswanaAF2,603,000581,73019661966 
BrazilSA213,563,0008,514,87718221945 
BruneiAS469,8005,76519841984 
BulgariaEU6,668,000110,911.519081955 
Burkina FasoAF24,602,000274,12219601960 
Burma (Myanmar)AS55,185,000676,57819481948 
BurundiAF14,729,00027,83419621962 
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)AF529,6004,03319751975 
CambodiaAS18,051,000181,03519531955 
CameroonAF30,641,000475,44019601960 
CanadaNA40,468,0009,093,50718671945 
Central African RepublicAF5,699,000622,98419601960 
ChadAF21,560,0001,283,99219601960 
ChileSA19,946,000756,10218101945 
China, PRAS1,412,914,0009,596,96119491971 
China, Republic of (Taiwan)AS23,011,00035,989 1945-1971 
ColombiaSA53,936,0001,138,91418101945 
ComorosAF899,0002,23519751975 
Congo, DRAF116,452,0002,344,85819601960 
Congo, Republic ofAF6,638,000342,00019601960 
Costa RicaNA5,175,00050,89818211945 
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)AF33,494,000322,46319601960 
CroatiaEU3,822,00056,59419911992 
CubaNA10,893,000110,86019021945 
CyprusAS999,0005,64319601960figures without Turkish Cyprus, Akrotiri, Dhekelia
Czech Republic (Czechia)EU10,528,00078,86719181993 
DenmarkEU6,024,00043,094 1945 
DjiboutiAF1,199,00023,20019771977 
DominicaNA65,51072819781978 
Dominican RepublicNA11,610,00048,44218441945 
EcuadorSA18,445,000283,56118221945 
EgyptAF120,101,0001,000,25819221945 
El SalvadorNA6,391,00021,04118211945 
Equatorial GuineaAF1,984,00028,05119681968 
EritreaAF3,683,000101,00019931993 
EstoniaEU1,331,00045,22819911991 
EswatiniAF1,270,00017,36419681968 
EthiopiaAF138,902,0001,104,300 1945 
FijiOC937,30018,27419701970 
FinlandEU5,622,000336,56519171955figures without Aland Islands
FranceEU66,746,000554,625 1945figures without overseas depts.
GabonAF2,647,000267,66719601960 
GambiaAF2,884,00011,29519651965 
GeorgiaAS3,805,00057,40019911992figures without Abkhazia, South Ossentia
GermanyEU83,644,000357,02218151973 
GhanaAF35,698,000238,53319571957 
GreeceEU9,897,000131,957 1945 
GrenadaNA117,40034419741974 
GuatemalaNA18,968,000108,88918211945 
GuineaAF15,442,000245,85719581958 
Guinea-BissauAF2,298,00036,12519741974 
GuyanaSA840,900214,96919661966 
HaitiNA12,038,00027,75018041945 
Holy See (Vatican City)EU5100.43991929  
HondurasNA11,185,000112,08818211945 
HungaryEU9,586,00093,028 1955 
IcelandEU402,300102,82819441946 
IndiaAS1,476,626,0003,287,26319471945 
IndonesiaAS287,887,0001,904,56919451950 
IranAS93,168,0001,648,19519211945 
IraqAS48,007,000438,31719321945 
IrelandEU5,357,00070,27319211955 
IsraelAS9,648,00021,93719481949 
ItalyEU58,926,000301,245 1955 
JamaicaNA2,833,00010,99119621962 
JapanAS122,428,000364,545.24 1956 
JordanAS11,590,00089,34219461955 
KazakhstanAS21,084,0002,724,90019911992 
KenyaAF58,636,000580,36719631963 
KiribatiOC138,40081119791999 
Korea, DPR (North Korea)AS26,634,000120,53819481991 
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)AS51,600,00099,72019451991 
KosovoEU1,667,00010,8872008  
KuwaitAS5,103,00017,81819611963 
KyrgyzstanAS7,400,000199,95119911992 
LaosAS7,974,000236,79719491955 
LatviaEU1,836,00064,58919911991 
LebanonAS5,897,00010,23019431945 
LesothoAF2,389,00030,35519661966 
LiberiaAF5,854,000111,36918471945 
LibyaAF7,540,0001,759,54019511955 
LiechtensteinEU40,37016017191990 
LithuaniaEU2,797,00065,30019911991 
LuxembourgEU687,4002,58618391945 
MadagascarAF33,522,000587,04119601960 
MalawiAF22,786,000118,48419641964 
MalaysiaAS36,385,000329,84719571957 
MaldivesAS531,50029819651965 
MaliAF25,932,0001,240,19219601960 
MaltaEU549,00031619641964 
Marshall IslandsOC35,080180.8819911991 
MauritaniaAF5,461,0001,030,70019601961 
MauritiusAF1,265,0002,04019681968 
MexicoNA132,998,0001,964,37518101945 
MicronesiaOC114,200701.3419901991 
MoldovaEU2,600,00029,68819911992figures without Transnistria
MonacoEU38,0901.918611993 
MongoliaAS3,557,0001,564,11619211961 
MontenegroEU626,20013,81220062006 
MoroccoAF39,372,800716,55019561956figures including Western Sahara
MozambiqueAF36,640,000799,38019751975 
NamibiaAF3,153,000824,29219901990 
Naoero (Nauru)OC12,10021.319681999 
NepalAS29,629,000147,18117691955 
NetherlandsEU18,449,00041,160.615791945figures without overseas depts.
New ZealandOC5,287,000268,70419071945 
NicaraguaNA7,097,000130,37018211945 
NigerAF28,815,0001,267,00019601960 
NigeriaAF242,432,000923,76819601960 
North MacedoniaEU1,804,00025,71319911993 
NorwayEU5,653,000304,07319051945figures without Svalbard and Jan Mayen
OmanAS5,671,000309,50017441971 
PakistanAS259,300,000796,09519471947 
PalauOC17,610493.8119941994 
PanamaNA4,626,00075,42019031945 
Papua New GuineaOC10,948,000462,84019751975 
ParaguaySA7,095,000406,75218111945 
PeruSA34,922,0001,285,21618211945 
PhilippinesAS117,724,000299,67019461945 
PolandEU37,843,000312,685 1945 
PortugalEU10,395,00092,09019101955 
QatarAS3,174,00011,58619711971 
RomaniaEU18,801,000238,39118811955 
RussiaAS143,394,00016,376,870 1945 
RwandaAF14,890,00026,33819621962 
Saint Kitts and NevisNA46,99026119831983 
Saint LuciaNA180,50061619791979 
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNA99,24038919791980 
SamoaOC220,5002,83119621976 
San MarinoEU33,61061.193011992 
Sao Tome and PrincipeAF245,00096419751975 
Saudi ArabiaAS35,166,0002,149,67719271945 
SenegalAF19,367,000176,72219601960 
SerbiaEU6,642,00077,47418782000 
SeychellesAF135,00045519761976 
Sierra LeoneAF8,997,00071,74019611961 
SingaporeAS5,906,000719.219651965 
SlovakiaEU5,451,00049,03519931993 
SloveniaEU2,115,00020,27319911992 
Solomon IslandsOC858,30028,89619781978 
SomaliaAF13,683,000461,53719601960figures without Somaliland
South AfricaAF65,453,0001,219,09019101945 
South SudanAF12,436,000644,32920112011 
SpainEU47,851,000505,37014921955 
Sri LankaAS23,348,00065,61019481955 
SudanAF53,283,0001,861,48419561956 
SurinameSA645,300163,82019751975 
SwedenEU10,701,000450,29515231946 
SwitzerlandEU9,008,00041,27712912002 
SyriaAS26,472,000185,18019461945 
TajikistanAS10,979,000143,10019911992 
TanzaniaAF72,564,000945,05019611961 
ThailandAS71,560,000510,89013501946 
Timor-LesteAS1,437,00014,87420022002 
TogoAF9,931,00056,78519601960 
TongaOC103,30074719701999 
Trinidad and TobagoNA1,513,0005,12819621962 
TunisiaAF12,415,000163,61019561956 
TurkeyAS87,926,000783,56219231945 
TurkmenistanAS7,737,000488,10019911992 
TuvaluOC9,3602619782000 
UgandaAF52,761,000241,03819621962 
UkraineEU39,536,000577,45019911945figures without Crimea but including occupied Donbas
United Arab EmiratesAS11,575,00083,60019711971 
United KingdomEU69,932,000243,610 1945 
United StatesNA349,035,0009,147,59317761945 
UruguaySA3,383,000176,21518281945 
UzbekistanAS37,724,000447,40019911992 
VanuatuOC342,60012,18919801981 
VenezuelaSA28,634,000912,05018811945 
VietnamAS102,177,000331,21019451977 
YemenAS42,962,000527,96819181947 
ZambiaAF22,522,000752,61819641964 
ZimbabweAF17,274,000390,75719801980 

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