How Many Countries in the World

196 countries = 193 UN Member Countries with 2 Observer Countries (Palestine and Vatican City) + Taiwan

Sovereign Countries in the World

Membership within the United Nations (UN) system divides the 206 listed countries into 3 categories: 193 UN member countries, 2 observer states (Palestine and Vatican City), and 11 other countries.

S.N.Recognised Countries in the WorldCapitalPopulationCurrencyDialing Code2015 GDP (PPP) in Millions2015 Nominal GDP - $ Millions2015 GDP (PPP) per CapitaArea (km2)Area (sq mi)
1AfghanistanKabul26,849,000Afghani+93$62,790$20,840$2,000652,864251,827
2AlbaniaTirana3,020,209Lek+355$32,440$11,590$11,90028,74811,100
3AlgeriaAlgiers33,333,267Dinar+213$570,600$175,100$14,4002,381,740919,595
4AndorraAndorra la Vella85,458Euro+376$3,163$4,800$37,200468181
5AngolaLuanda16,941,000Kwanza+244$185,200$102,000$7,6001,246,700481,354
6Antigua and BarbudaSt. John's89,000East Caribbean dollar+1 268$2,096$1,285$23,700440170
7ArgentinaBuenos Aires43,131,966Peso+54$964,300$578,700$22,4002,780,4001,073,518
8ArmeniaYerevan3,060,631Dram+374$25,220$10,610$8,40029,74311,484
9AustraliaCanberra23,923,600Australian Dollar+61$1,489,000$1,241,000$65,4007,741,2202,988,902
10AustriaVienna8,223,062Euro+43$403,800$372,600$47,50083,87132,383
11AzerbaijanBaku9,686,210Manat+994$174,300$63,980$18,70086,60033,436
12BahamasNassau379,000Bahamian dollar+1 242$9,231$8,884$25,60013,8785,358
13BahrainManama1,781,000Bahraini dinar+973$64,900$30,910$51,200765295.37
14BangladeshDhaka158,762,000Taka+880$577,000$202,300$3,600147,57056,977
15BarbadosBridgetown283,000Barbadian dollar+1 246$4,658$4,451$16,700439166
16BelarusMinsk9,608,058Belarusian ruble+375$168,200$62,020$17,800207,60080,155
17BelgiumBrussels11,239,755Euro+32$494,600$458,700$44,10030,52811,787
18BelizeBelmopan369,000Belize dollar+501$3,071$1,763$8,60022,9668,867
19BeninPorto-Novo8,439,000CFA franc+229$21,160$7,701$2,000112,62243,484
20BhutanThimphu760,000Bhutanese ngultrum+975$6,383$2,209$8,20038,39414,824
21BoliviaSucre10,027,254Boliviano+591$73880$33,540$6,5001,098,581424,164
22Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo3,871,643Convertible mark+387$39,460$15,570$10,20051,19719,767
23BotswanaGaborone1,839,833Pula+267$37,160$13,090$17,700581,726224,606
24BrazilBrasília204,893,000Real+55$3,166,000$1,800,000$15,8008,514,8773,287,612
25BruneiBandar Seri Begawan421,000Brunei dollar+673$32,900$11,640$79,7005,7652,226
26BulgariaSofia6,924,716Lev+359$132,600$47,170$18,400110,87942,811
27Burkina FasoOuagadougou13,228,000CFA franc+226$31,180$11,320$1,800274,000105,792
28BurundiBujumbura7,548,000Burundian franc+257$7,883$2,970$90027,83010,745
29CambodiaPhnom Penh15,040,000Riel+855$54,035$17,814$3,477181,03569,898
30CameroonYaoundé17,795,000CFA franc+237$72,110$28,520$3,200475,442183,569
31CanadaOttawa35,819,000Canadian dollar+1$1,628,000$1,573,000$45,9009,984,6703,854,085
32Cape VerdePraia420,979Cape Verdean escudo+238$3,479$1,641$6,7004,0331,557
33Central African RepublicBangui4,216,666CFA franc+236$3,052$1,624$600622,984240,535
34ChadN'Djamena10,146,000CFA franc+235$32,000$11,690$2,8001,284,000495,755
35ChileSantiago18,006,407Peso+56$424,300$240,000$23,800756,102291,933
36China (PRC)Beijing1,370,793,000Renminbi (yuan)+86$19,510,000$11,380,000$14,3009,596,9613,705,407
37ColombiaBogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá48,347,000Peso+57$665,000$274,200$14,0001,138,910439,736
38ComorosMoroni798,000Comorian franc+269$1,214$589$1,6002,235863
39Costa RicaSan José35,819,000Costa Rican colón+506$74,090$51,620$15,50051,10019,653
40CroatiaZagreb4,470,534Kuna+385$90,330$48,930$21,30056,59421,851
41CubaHavana11,252,000Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso+53$128,500$77,150$10,200109,88442,426
42CyprusNicosia1,172,458Euro+357$27,910$19,380$31,0009,2513,572
43Czech RepublicPrague10,538,275Czech koruna+420$331,400$182,500$31,50078,86730,451
44Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa75,507,308Congolese franc+243$63,270$39,060$8002,344,858905,355
45DenmarkCopenhagen5,569,077Danish krone+45$257,100$291,000$45,80043,09416,639
46DjiboutiDjibouti City906,000Djiboutian franc+253$3,093$1,743$3,30023,2008,958
47DominicaRoseau71,000East Caribbean dollar+1 767$820.1$538$11,600750290
48Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo9,980,000Dominican Peso+1 809, +1 829, +1 849$147,600$66,580$14,90048,44218,704
49EcuadorQuito16,346,700United States dollar+593$181,800$98,930$11,300283,561109,484
50EgyptCairo84,550,000Egyptian pound+20$996,000$286,400$11,5001,001,449386,662
51El SalvadorSan Salvador6,460,000United States dollar+503$52,880$25,650$8,30021,0418,124
52Equatoria`l GuineaMalabo504,000CFA Franc+240$25,940$10,030$33,30028,05110,831
53EritreaAsmara5,880,000Nakfa+291$7,938$4,256$1,200117,60045,406
54EstoniaTallinn1,257,921Euro+372$37,880$22,930$28,70045,22817,463
55EthiopiaAddis Ababa85,237,338Birr+251$159,200$57,560$1,7001,104,300426,373
56Federated States of MicronesiaPalikir135,869United States Dollar+691$310$307$3,000702271
57FijiSuva890,057Fijian Dollar+679$7,798$4,526$8,80018,2747,056
58FinlandHelsinki5,268,799Euro+358$224,700$230,700$41,200338,145130,559
59FranceParis66,259,012Euro, CFP franc+33$2,647,000$2,423,000$41,400643,427248,429
60GabonLibreville1,384,000CFA franc+241$34,410$13,800$21,700267,668103,347
61GambiaBanjul1,517,000Gambian dalasi+220$3,269$761$1,70010,3804,008
62GeorgiaTbilisi / T'bilisi4,935,880Lari+995$35,370$13,750$9,50069,70026,911
63GermanyBerlin80,996,685Euro+49$3,842,000$3,371,000$47,400357,022137,847
64GhanaAccra23,000,000Ghana cedi+233$113,300$37,680$4,300238,53492,098
65GreeceAthens10,816,286Euro+30$281,600$193,000$25,600131,95750,949
66GrenadaSt. George's104,000East Caribbean dollar+1 473$1,385$957$13,000348.5132.8
67GuatemalaGuatemala City16,176,000Guatemalan quetzal+502$125,600$63,220$7,900108,88942,042
68GuineaConakry10,057,975CFA Franc+240$15,280$6,733$1,300245,85794,926
69Guinea-BissauBissau1,586,000CFA franc+245$2,677$1,035$1,50036,12513,948
70GuyanaGeorgetown747,884Guyanese dollar+592$5,770$3,203$7,200214,96983,000
71HaitiPort-au-Prince10,994,000Haitian gourde+509$19,020$8,797$1,80027,75010,714
72HondurasTegucigalpa8,950,000Honduran lempira+504$41,000$19,940$5,000112,49243,278
73HungaryBudapest9,919,128Forint+36$257,000$118,500$26,00093,02835,918
74IcelandReykjavík317,351Icelandic króna+354$15,010$16,740$46,600103,00039,769
75IndiaNew Delhi1,299,499,000Indian rupee+91$8,027,000$2,183,000$6,3003,287,5901,269,346
76IndonesiaJakarta255,462,000Rupiah+62$2,839,000$872,600$11,3001,904,569735,358
77IranTehran78,778,000Rial+98$1,382,000$396,900$17,8001,648,195636,372
78IraqBaghdad36,575,000Iraqi dinar+964$531,400$165,100$15,500437,072169,234
79IrelandDublin4,832,765Euro+353$250,300$227,500$54,30070,27327,133
80IsraelJerusalem (proclaimed)8,372,000New Shekel+972$281,800$298,900$34,30022,0728,522
81ItalyRome61,680,122Euro+39$2,174,000$1,819,000$35,800301,340116,348
82Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Yamoussoukro17,654,843CFA franc+225$78,330$31,270$3,400322,460124,503
83JamaicaKingston2,729,000Jamaican dollar+1 876$24,600$13,820$8,80010,9914,244
84JapanTokyo126,891,000Yen+81$4,658,000$4,127,000$38,200377,944145,925
85JordanAmman6,837,000Jordanian dinar+962$82,990$38,210$12,40089,34235,637
86KazakhstanAstana17,948,816Tenge+7-6xx, +7-7xx$430,500$195,000$24,7002,724,9001,052,090
87KenyaNairobi34,707,817Kenyan shilling+254$143,100$63,120$3,300580,367224,081
88KiribatiTarawa101,998Australian Dollar, Kiribati Dollar+686$169.8$164$2,200811313
89KuwaitKuwait City4,161,000Kuwaiti dinar+965$288,800$123,200$72,20017,8206,880
90KyrgyzstanBishkek5,943,000Som+996$19,810$7,158$3,400199,95177,181
91LaosVientiane6,802,000Kip+856$37,500$12,550$5,400236,80091,428.99
92LatviaRiga2,165,165Euro+371$49,890$27,820$24,50064,58924,938
93LebanonBeirut4,288,000Lebanese pound+961$83,860$54,400$18,60010,4524,036
94LesothoMaseru2,067,000Lesotho loti+266$5,777$2,035$3,00030,35511,720
95LiberiaMonrovia4,128,572Liberian dollar+231$3,780$2,015$900111,36943,000
96LibyaTripoli6,036,914Dinar+218$92,870$29,720$15,1001,759,540679,362
97LiechtensteinVaduz37,313Swiss franc+423$3,200$5,113$89,40016062
98LithuaniaVilnius2,943,472Euro+370$82,140$41,780$28,00065,30025,212
99LuxembourgLuxembourg City520,672Euro+352$56,580$57,930$102,9002,586998
100MacedoniaSkopje2,091,719Macedonian denar+389$28,890$10,090$14,00025,7139,928
101MadagascarAntananarivo18,606,000Malagasy ariary+261$35,560$9,514$1,500587,041226,658
102MalawiLilongwe12,884,000Kwacha+265$20,560$6,388$1,200118,48445,747
103MalaysiaKuala Lumpur31,032,000Ringgit+60$813,500$313,500$26,600329,847127,355
104MaldivesMalé345,000Maldivian rufiyaa+960$4,732$3,031$13,600298115
105MaliBamako13,518,000CFA franc+223$29,150$10,950$1,8001,240,192478,841
106MaltaValletta412,655Euro+356$14,750$9,190$34,700316122
107Marshall IslandsMajuro73,630United States Dollar+692$186.9$195$3,40018170
108MauritaniaNouakchott3,069,000Ouguiya+222$16,430$4,677$4,5001,030,700397,955
109MauritiusPort Louis1,219,220Mauritian rupee+230$24,510$11,570$19,5002,040788
110MexicoMexico City121,006,000Mexican Peso+52$2,220,000$1,161,000$18,5001,972,550761,606
111MoldovaChișinău3,583,288Moldovan leu+373$17,770$6,188$5,00033,85113,070
112MonacoMonaco30,508Euro+377$6,790$6,063$78,70020.8
113MongoliaUlaanbaatar3,029,000Tögrög+976$36,430$12,410$12,5001,566,000603,909
114MontenegroPodgorica650,036Euro+382$9,829$3,985$15,70013,8125,333
115MoroccoRabat35,757,175Moroccan dirham+212$274,500$103,100$8,300446,550172,414
116MozambiqueMaputo20,366,795Mozambican metical+258$33,730$16,990$1,300801,590309,496
117Myanmar (Burma)Naypyidaw52,280,000Kyat+95$267,700$65,780$5,200676,578261,227
118NamibiaWindhoek2,031,000Namibian dollar+264$24,840$12,860$11,300825,418318,696
119NauruNo official Capital12,329Australian dollar+674$150.8$150.8$14,800218
120NepalKathmandu28,038,000Nepalese rupee+977$70,080$21,360$2,500147,18156,827
121NetherlandsAmsterdam(capital)16,877,351Euro, US dollar, NA guilder, Aruban florin+31$831,400$750,800$49,30041,54316,040
122New ZealandWellington4,570,038New Zealand Dollar+64$166,000$170,600$36,400267,710103,363
123NicaraguaManagua6,514,000Nicaraguan córdoba+505$31,180$12,320$5,000130,37550,193
124NigerNiamey13,957,000CFA franc+227$18,960$7,119$1,1001,267,000489,191
125NigeriaAbuja174,507,539Naira+234$1,105,000$493,000$6,400923,768356,669
126North KoreaP'yŏngyang25,863,000North Korean won+850$40,000$28,000$1,800120,54046,528
127NorwayOslo5,147,792Norwegian krone+47$352,800$397,600$68,400323,802125,021
128OmanMuscat4,181,000Rial+968$171,700$60,180$46,200309,501119,498
129PakistanIslamabad191,785,000Pakistani Rupee+92$930,800$247,800$4,900803,940310,403
130PalauNgerulmud21,032United States Dollar+680$262.6$261$14,800459177
131PalestineJerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah4,225,710Israeli Shekel+970$12,700$12,700$1,4006,2202,402
132PanamaPanama City3,764,000Panamanian balboa, United States dollar+507$82,180$47,470$20,90074,177.328,640
133Papua New GuineaPort Moresby6,310,129Papua New Guinean kina+675$19,220$18,000$2,800462,840178,704
134ParaguayAsunción7,003,406Guaraní+595$60150$29,070$8,800406,752157,048
135PeruLima31,151,643Nuevo sol+51$385400$179900$12,3001,285,216496,225
136PhilippinesManila102,965,000Philippine Peso+63$742,200$299,300$7,500300,000115,831
137PolandWarsaw38,346,279Polish złoty+48$1,003,000$481,200$26,400312,685120,728
138PortugalLisbon10,427,301Euro+351$288,600$197,500$27,80092,09035,556
139QatarDoha2,113,000Riyal+974$324,200$192,100$145,00011,5864,467.6
140Republic of the CongoBrazzaville4,012,809CFA franc+242$28,920$8,871$6,800342,000132,047
141RomaniaBucharest21,729,871Romanian leu+40$411,100$174,900$20,600238,39192,043
142RussiaMoscow146,267,288Russian ruble+7$3,471,000$1,236,000$23,70017,098,2426,601,668
143RwandaKigali7,600,000Rwandan franc+250$20,320$8,468$1,80026,79810,347
144Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre46,000East Caribbean dollar+1 869$1,358$889$22,800261104
145Saint LuciaCastries172,000East Caribbean dollar+1 758$2,032$1,438$12,000617238.23
146Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown110,000East Caribbean dollar+1 784 $1,211$765$11,000389150
147SamoaApia194,320Samoan tālā+685$1,033$867$5,4002,8311,093
148San MarinoSan Marino32,742Euro+378$1,952$1,543$62,1006124
149São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé183,176Dobra+239$663.7$326$3,400964372
150Saudi ArabiaRiyadh31,521,000Saudi riyal+966$1,681,000$665,500$54,6002,149,690830,000
151SenegalDakar11,658,000CFA franc+221$36,300$13,990$2,500196,72375,955
152SerbiaBelgrade7,209,764Serbian dinar+381$97,270$36,560$13,60088,36134,116
153SeychellesVictoria80,654Seychellois rupee+248$2,533$1,375$27,000451174
154Sierra LeoneFreetown6,144,562Leone+232$9,833$4,266$1,60071,74027,699
155SingaporeSingapore City5,541,000Singapore dollar+65$468,900$294,000$85,700719.1278
156SlovakiaBratislava5,443,583Euro+421$159,600$86,200$29,50049,03518,933
157SloveniaLjubljana1,988,292Euro+386$63,600$42,740$30,90020,2737,827
158Solomon IslandsHoniara584,578Solomon Islands dollar+677$1,205$2,000$28,89628,89611,157
159SomaliaMogadishu9,832,017Somali shilling+252$4,431$5,800$400637,657246,201
160South AfricaBloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)52,981,991South African rand+27$724,000$317,300$13,4001,221,037471,445
161South KoreaSeoul50,617,000South Korean won+82$1,849,000$1,393,000$36,700100,21038,691
162South SudanJuba8,260,490South Sudanese pound+211$22,460$12,880$2,000644,329248,777
163SpainMadrid47,737,941Euro+34$1,636,000$1,221,000$35,200505,370195,124
164Sri LankaSri Jayawardenapura Kotte20,869,000Sri Lankan rupee+94$232,500$79,520$11,20065,61025,332
165SudanKhartoum36,787,012Sudanese pound+249$167,400$84,330$4,5001,861,484718,723
166SurinameParamaribo541,638Surinamese dollar+597$9,211$5,050$16,700163,82063,251
167SwazilandLobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)1,032,000Lilangeni+268$10,870$4,305$9,80017,3646,704
168SwedenStockholm9,723,809Swedish krona+46$467,400$483,700$48,000450,295173,860
169SwitzerlandBern / Berne8,061,516Swiss franc+41$482,700$677,000$59,30041,27715,937
170SyriaDamascus23,270,000Syrian pound+963$55,800$24,600$5,100185,18071,479
171TajikistanDushanbe8,451,000Somoni+992$23,300$8,045$2,800143,10055,251
172TanzaniaDodoma44,929,002Tanzanian shilling+255$138,300$46,190$3,000945,203364,945
173ThailandBangkok68,387,000Baht+66$1,107,000$373,500$16,100513,120198,115
174Timor-Leste (East Timor)Dili1,245,000US Dollar+670$7,101$4,231$5,80015,4105,743
175TogoLomé7,154,237CFA franc+228$10,820$4,152$1,50056,78521,925
176TongaNukuʻalofa106,146Tongan paʻanga+676$520.5$443$5,100747288
177Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain1,357,000Trinidad and Tobago dollar+1 868$44,320$27,670$32,8005,1311,981
178TunisiaTunis10,102,000Tunisian dinar+216$127,200$44,270$11,600163,61063,170
179TurkeyAnkara78,214,000Turkish lira+90$1,576,000$722,200$20,500783,562302,535
180TurkmenistanAshgabat4,902,000Turkmen new manat+993$90,290$44,360$15,600491,210188,456
181TuvaluFunafuti11,146Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar+688$36.58$34$3,4002610
182UgandaKampala27,616,000Ugandan shilling+256$79,750$24,940$2,100236,04091,136
183UkraineKiev44,291,413Ukrainian hryvnia+380$334,200$90,140$8,000603,550233,032
184United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi8,933,000UAE dirham+971$641,900$339,100$67,00083,60032,278
185United KingdomLondon63,742,977Pound sterling+44$2,660,000$2,865,000$41,200243,61094,058
186United StatesWashington, D.C.321,234,000United States dollar+1$17,970,000$17,970,000$56,3009,857,3063,805,927
187UruguayMontevideo3,404,189Uruguayan peso+598$72,360$56,800$21,800176,21568,037
188UzbekistanTashkent31,283,000Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi)+998$185,800$65,950$6,100448,978172,742
189VanuatuPort Vila256,155Vanuatu vatu+678$675.9$771$2,60012,1894,706
190Vatican CityVatican City842Euro+379   0.440.17
191VenezuelaCaracas30,620,404Bolívar fuerte+58$491,600$131900$16,100912,050352,144
192VietnamHanoi91,812,000đồng+84$551,300$198,800$6,100332,698128,565
193YemenSana'a26,745,000Yemeni rial+967$75,520$34,930$2,800528,076203,796
194ZambiaLusaka14,668,000Zambian kwacha+260$64,650$24,470$4,300752,614290,586
195ZimbabweHarare13,010,000US dollar+263$27,920$13,910$2,100390,757150,872

Countries with Limited Recognition

Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries

S.N.CountryStatusCapitalCurremcyDialing CodeGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP nominal in MillionsGDP per capitaPopulationArea (km2)Area (sq mi))
1AbkhaziaClaimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.Sukhumi / SukhumAbkhazian apsar, Russian ruble+7 840, +7 940, +995 44 $500 250,0008,6603,344
2Cook IslandsSelf-governing in free association with New ZealandAvaruaNew Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar+682$244.10$244.10$12,30020,81123691
3KosovoRecognized or acclaimed by 108 UN member countries.PristinaEuro+381$17,630$6,309$9,5701,836,52910,8874,203
4Nagorno-KarabakhClaimed as part ofAzerbaijan. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by 3 non-UN states.StepanakertArmenian dram, Nagorno-Karabakh dram+374 47 / 97$411.7 $2,780141,4007,0002,703
5NiueSelf-governing in free association with New ZealandAlofiNew Zealand dollar+683$10.01$10.01$5,8002,134260100
6Northern CyprusRecognized by Turkey. Claimed as part of the Cyprus.NicosiaTurkish lira+90 392 $4,273$15,302294,9063,3551,295
7Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicClaimed as the southernmost provinces of Morocco. Recognized by the African Union and 84 UN members as the representative government of Western Sahara.El Aaiún(proclaimed)Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta+212   266,000267,405103,246
8SomalilandState within the Federal regions of Somalia.Recognized by no UN member.HargeisaSomaliland shilling+252$3,200 $5774,000,000137,60053,128
9South OssetiaClaimed as part of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.TskhinvaliRussian ruble+995 34$15 $25070,0003,9001,506
10TaiwanClaimed as a province of ChinaTaipeiNew Taiwan dollar+886$1,114,000$518,800$47,50023,071,77935,98013,892
11TransnistriaClaimed as a administrative division of Moldova. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by three non-UN countries.TiraspolTransnistrian ruble+373$799 $1,500530,0003,5001,351

Non-Sovereign Territories

Non-Sovereign Dependent Territories in the World

S.N.Dependent TerritoriesStatusCapitalCurremcyDialing CodePopulationGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP Nominal in MillionsGDP per capitaArea (km2)Area (sq mi))
1Akrotiri and DhekeliaBritish overseas territoryEpiskopi CantonmentEuro+3577,700 Cypriots, 8,000 British military personnel and their families   25498
2American SamoaInsular area of the United StatesPago PagoUnited States dollar+1 68457,345$711$748.60$13,00019976.8
3AnguillaBritish Overseas TerritoryThe ValleyEast Caribbean dollar+1 264 13,037$175.40$175.40$122009135
4Ashmore and Cartier IslandsTerritory of AustraliaUninhabitedLocal currency (ABC) Uninhabited   52
5Bajo Nuevo BankUnincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America, uninhabited, disputed by 3 other nations.N/AN/AN/A0   14556
6Baker IslandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   2.10.81
7BermudaBritish Overseas TerritoryHamiltonBermudian dollar+1 44164,237$5,198$5,198$85,70053.220.6
8British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish overseas territory United States Dollar, Pound sterling+2463,000   54,40021,004
9British Virgin IslandsBritish Overseas TerritoryRoad TownUnited States dollar+1 28428,054$500$1,095$42,30015359
10Cayman IslandsBritish Overseas TerritoryGeorge TownCayman Islands dollar+1 34558,238$2,507$2,250$43,800264102
11Christmas IslandTerritory of AustraliaFlying Fish CoveAustralian dollar +61 8 91642,072   13552
12Clipperton IslandFrench state private propertyUninhabitedEuro Uninhabited   62.3
13Cocos (Keeling) IslandsTerritory of AustraliaWest Island / BantamAustralian dollar +61596   145
14Coral Sea IslandsTerritory of AustraliaUninhabited  4   31
15Easter IslandSpecial territory of ChileHanga RoaChilean Peso+565,761   163.663.2
16Falkland IslandsBritish overseas territoryStanleyFalkland Islands pound+5003,140$164.50$164.50$55,40012,1734,700
17Faroe Islands / Faeroe IslandsConstituent country of DenmarkTórshavnFaroese króna, Danish krone+29849,947$1,471$2,320$30,5001,393538
18French PolynesiaOverseas country of FrancePapeeteCFP Franc +689294,935$7,150$7,150$26,1004,1671,609
19French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench overseas territorySaint-PierreEuro+33, +262140 estimate   38.615
20GibraltarBritish overseas territoryGibraltarGibraltar pound+35029,185$1,850$1,850$43,0006.52.5
21GuamInsular area of the United StatesHagåtña / AgañaUnited States Dollar+1-671161,785$4,882$4,600$30,500541.3209
22GuernseyCrown Dependency of the Crown in Right of the UK.Saint Peter PortPound sterling+4465,849$3,451$2,742$52,3007830
23HawaiiState of the United StatesHonoluluUnited States dollar+1 808, +1 650, +1 2091,419,561$78,110$79,595$46,03428,31110,931
24Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region of ChinaHong KongHong Kong dollar+8527,298,600$414,500$307,800$57,0001,104426
25Howland IslandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   1.621.05
26Isle of ManCrown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.DouglasPound sterling+4486,866$6,298$4,076$53,800572221
27Jarvis IslandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   4.51.75
28JerseyCrown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.Saint HelierPound sterling+4496,513$5,771$5,771$57,00011846
29Johnston AtollUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   2.671.03
30Juan Fernández IslandsSpecial territory of ChileSan Juan BautistaChilean Peso+56900   99.638.5
31Kingman ReefUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   7629
32Macau / MacaoSpecial Administrative Region of ChinaMacau / MacaoMacanese pataca+853642,900$51,680$51,680$88,70028.210.9
33Midway IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar+1 80860   6.22.4
34MontserratBritish Overseas TerritoryPlymouthEast Caribbean dollar+1 6644,922$43.78 $8,50010239
35Navassa IslandUnincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by HaitiN/AUnited States dollarN/AUninhabited   5.42
36New CaledoniaSui generiscollectivity of FranceNouméaCFP Franc+687268,767$11,100$11,100$38,80018,5767,172
37Norfolk IslandSelf-governing integralTerritory of AustraliaKingstonAustralian Dollar+672 32,210   34.613.3
38Northern Mariana IslandsInsular area of the United StatesSaipanUnited States Dollar+1 67053,855$682$1,232$13,300475.3183.5
39Ogasawara VillagePart of Ogasawara Village inTokyo, JapanŌmura (大村)Yen+81 32,871   104.4140.31
40Palmyra AtollUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar+14 - 20   124.6
41PapuaProvince of IndonesiaJayapuraIndonesian Rupiah+62 93,486,432$7,958 $2,941.53319,036.05123,180.51
42Pitcairn IslandsBritish overseas territoryAdamstownNew Zealand dollar+6456 $1.477 4718.1
43Puerto RicoUnincorporated territory(U.S. Commonwealth)San JuanUnited States dollar+1 787 / 9393,548,397$61,460$61,460$28,5009,1043,515
44Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaBritish overseas territoryJamestownSaint Helena pound, Pound sterling+2905,661$31.10 $7,800420162
45Serranilla BankUnincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by Honduras, Nicaragua and United States.N/AN/AN/AN/A   1,200463.32
46South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsBritish overseas territoryKing Edward PointPound sterling+500no indigenous inhabitants   3,9031,507
47TokelauDependent territory of New ZealandEach Atoll has its own administrative centreNew Zealand dollar+6901,431$1.50 $1,000103.86
48Turks and Caicos IslandsBritish Overseas TerritoryCockburn TownUnited States dollar+1 64931,618$632 $29,100616.3238
49United States Virgin IslandsUnincorporated organized Territory of the United StatesCharlotte AmalieUnited States dollar+1 340 106,405$3,792$5,075$36,100346.36133.73
50Wake IslandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar+1 808150   7.12.73
51Wallis and FutunaOverseas collectivity of FranceMata-UtuCFP Franc+68115,585$60 $3,800142.4255
52West PapuaProvince of IndonesiaManokwariPapuan, Dutch Guilder, Indonesian Rupiah+62 9877,437$3,771 $1,888.15140,375.6254,199.33

Other Areas in the World

S.N.Other AreasStatusCapitalCurremcyDialing CodePopulationGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP Nominal in MillionsGDP per capitaArea (km2)Area (sq mi))
1ÅlandSelf-governing or autonomous area of Finland, significant autonomy as the result of crisis in Åland.MariehamnEuro+35827,500$1,563 $55,8296,7872,620
2ArubaConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsOranjestadAruban florin+297110,000$2,516$2,516$28,924178.9169.08
3BonaireSpecial municipality of the NetherlandsKralendijkUnited States dollar+599 7 $386 $21,500294114
4Canary IslandsSpanish autonomous communitySanta Cruz and Las PalmasEuro+342,205,247 $54,737$25,5127,4472,875
5CeutaSpanish autonomous cityCeutaEuro+34 95276,861 $2,194$28,3722811
6CuraçaoConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsWillemstadNetherlands Antillean guilder+599 9157,000$3,128$5,600$22,619444171.4
7French GuianaFrench overseas regionCayenneEuro+594250,109$4,900 $19,82883,53432,253
8GreenlandConstituent Country of the Kingdom of DenmarkNuukDanish krone+29956,000$2,173$2,160$38,4002,166,086836,109
9GuadeloupeDepartment and region of FranceBasse-TerreEuro+590405,000$10,300 $25,4791,628629
10MadeiraPortuguese autonomous regionFunchalEuro(+351) 291 XXX XXX267,785 $5,750$23,226828320
11MartiniqueDepartment and region of FranceFort-de-FranceEuro+596383,000$10,700 $27,6881,128436
12MayotteFrench overseas departmentMamoudzouEuro+262186,452 $2,400$10,891374144
13MelillaSpanish autonomous cityMelillaEuro+34 95272,000 $2,037$26,915208
14Northern IrelandPart of the UK, devolved government decided by the Good Friday Agreement.BelfastPound Sterling+441,810,863$45,288$49,330$24,76014,1305,456
15Pelagie IslandsItalian territoryLampedusa e LinosaEuro+396,304   21.48
16Plazas de soberaníaSpanish overseas territoryN/AEuro+3474     
17RéunionFrench overseas regionSaint-DenisEuro+262793,000 $22,200$26,3692,512970
18SabaSpecial municipality of the NetherlandsThe BottomUnited States dollar+599 4 $45 $23,600135
19Saint BarthélemyFrench Overseas CollectivityGustaviaEuro+59010,000 $255$37,000259.5
20Saint MartinFrench Overseas CollectivityMarigotEuro+59036,000$561.50$561.50$19,3008734
21Saint Pierre and MiquelonFrench Overseas CollectivitySaint-PierreEuro+5086,000$215.30$215.30$34,90024293
22San Andrés and ProvidenciaDepartment of ColombiaSan AndrésColombian peso+57 $664$461$8,98852.520.3
23Sint EustatiusSpecial municipality of the NetherlandsOranjestadUnited States dollar+599 3 $104 $26,400218
24Sint MaartenConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsPhilipsburgNetherlands Antillean guilder+1 72139,000$365.80$304,100$66,8003413.1
25SvalbardSpecial territory of Norway, decided by the Svalbard Treaty.LongyearbyenNorwegian krone+472,019   62,04523,956

Territorial Claims in Antarctica

Official Claims of Territories in Antarctica

S.N.Territory in AntarcticaStatusClaimantDateCapitalCurrencyDialing CodePopulationClaim limitsArea (km2)Area (sq mi))
1Adélie LandDistrict of the French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrance1924Dumont d'Urville StationaEuro+262 262 00 233 (winter), 80 (summer)142°2'E to 136°11'E432,000166,796
2Argentine AntarcticaDepartment of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands ProvinceArgentina1942Handled by the province of Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia. 0054 + 02901 Esperanza and Marambio Stations: 0054 + 02964469 (2010 Census)25°W to 74°W1,461,597564,326
3Australian Antarctic TerritoryExternal dependent territory of AustraliaAustralia1933Davis StationAustralian Dollar+672 1xless than 1,000160°E to 142°2'E, 136°11'E to 44°38'E5,896,5002,276,651
4British Antarctic TerritoryOverseas territory of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom1908Halley BasePound sterling 250 (summer)20°W to 80°W1,709,400660,000
5Chilean Antarctic TerritoryCommune of Antártica ChilenaChile1940Villa Las EstrellasChilean Peso56 + 61115 (2012 Census)53°W to 90°W1,250,257482,727
6Peter I IslandDependency of NorwayNorway1929 Norwegian krone uninhabited68°50'S 90°35'W15459
7Queen Maud LandDependency of NorwayNorway1939OsloNorwegian krone maximum average of 40, Six are occupied year-round44°38'E to 20°W2,700,0001,042,476
8Ross DependencyDependency of New ZealandNew Zealand1923Scott BaseNew Zealand Dollar+64 240910-80 (Scott Base) 200-1,000 (McMurdo Station) 85-200 (South Pole Station) 0-90 (Zucchelli Station)150°W to 160°E450,000174,000

Overlapping Claims in Antarctica

S.N.ClaimantsClaim Limits
1Argentina, United Kingdom25°W to 53°W
2Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom53°W to 74°W
3Chile, United Kingdom74°W to 80°W

Unclaimed Territory in Antarctica

S.N.RegionUnclaimed limitsCurrencyPopulationArea (km2)Area (sq mi))
1Marie Byrd Land90°W to 150°WPenguino20 to 30 People1,610,000620,000