List of Nations (Pax Columbia)

This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. The continents are:


 * Africa
 * Asia
 * Europe
 * North America
 * Middle East
 * South America
 * Oceania (a geopolitical region which includes the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands)
 * Antarctica

In other models, Asia, the Middle East and Europe can be combined as Eurasia, Asia and the Middle East can be combined into Asia, while North and South America can be combined as the Americas.

There are sovereign states and dependent territories that can be considered to belong to more than one continent, according to geographical, political, or historical criteria.

Africa
For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa with demographical data such as area, population, and population density, see by population.

Asia

 * Notes
 * 1) Russian is classified as a European country by the United Nations Statistics Division. Russia is historically the successor of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, a medieval state of northeastern Europe. The Russian conquest of Northern Asia begins in the late 16th century. Today, most of the territory of Russia is in Asia, but most of its population lives in the European part.

Europe
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey.
 * Notes
 * 1) *Transcontinental countries in Europe and Asia, classified as West Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division:
 * 1) *In West Asia, but a member of the European Union: Cyprus.

Antarctica
Main article: AntarcticaFurther information: Geography of AntarcticaAntarctica is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, which defines it as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S, and has no government and belongs to no country. However, the following territorial claims in Antarctica have been made: Moreover, the following dependent territories are situated in the wider Antarctic Region:
 * Argentina: Argentine Antarctica
 * Australia: Australian Antarctic Territory
 * Denmark: Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land
 * FSC: Antarctic Territory
 * Italy: Adélie Land
 * New Zealand: Ross Dependency
 * (Unclaimed: Marie Byrd Land)