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The following is a list of independent states. As of 2017, there are 145 nation-states recognised by the international community. 

Africa[]

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This list does not include colonial territories that remain part of other countries, i.e., French dominion over Senegal and Djibouti, UFIT rule over the Rif (although it does include the Spanish exile nation in Ifni), Italy in Libya and Tunis, and Portugal in Cape Verde and Madeira. The "native nations" recognised by the African Council (which divides the two platformist Free States of the Sahara) are:

Nation Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Flag of Angola (2003 proposal) Republic of Angola Luanda Portuguese Presidential Republic 12,590 0.645 23 million
Ashanti Empire Flag Ashanti Empire Kumasi Ashanti (Akan) Parliamentary monarchy 15,700 0.670 11 million
Berber flag Azawagh Naâma Berber Marxian state 12,500 0.631 Ten million
Flag of Congo Free State Technate of the Lower Congo Léopoldville French Technate, corporate oligarchy 1700 0.351 Two million
Flag of Malawi Benin-Oyo State Edo, Lagos Yoruba, Edo Dual Boulangist State 9000 0.582 32.7 million
Dahomey flag 1889 Kingdom of Dahomey Abomey Fon, Gbe Parliamentary monarchy 17,000 0.652 Seven million
Flag of Darfur Realm of Darfur Al-Fashir Arab, Fur Single-party Islamic republic 9500 0.585 5.7 million
Flag of Uganda 1962 East African Federation Zanzibar English, "General Bantu" Parliamentary federal monarchy 19,000 0.792 202 million
Flag of Egypt (1922–1958) Federal Republic of Egypt Cairo Arabic Semi-Presidential Republic 43,750 0.890 103 million
Flag of the Tigray Region Eritrean State Massawa Tigray, Arabic, Somali Boulangist directorate 7310 0.522 17.5 million
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974) Ethiopian Empire Addis Ababa Ge'ez Parliamentary monarchy 10,005 0.577 42.5 million
Flag of Fezzan Fezzan Free State Sabha Arabic, berber Confederalist state 10,200 0.610 442,000
Flag of Gabon Gabonese Republic Libreville French Parliamentary republic 20,700 0.684 1.475 million
Flag of Senegal The Gambia Banjul Mandinke, English Presidential republic 6500 0.512 2.4 million
Flag of Ghana Republic of the Gold Coast Accra English, regional Marxian State 11,000 0.622 13 million
Flag of Spain Kingdom of Spain Tenerife, Las Fuentes Spanish Parliamentary monarchy 30,000 0.850 3.772 million
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan French Presidential Republic 7000 0.57 23.919 million
Flag of Cameroon Republic of Kamerun Yaoundé German, Fang Parliamentary republic 13,000 0.673 16.5 million
Bornu flag Kanem-Bornu Empire Yerwa Kanuri, Hausa Semi-constitutional monarchy 13,000 0.642 11 million
Flag of Egypt (1922–1958) Khordofan State Al-Ubayyid Arabic Protectorate 9100 0.575 4.155 million
Flag of Deutsch-Kamerun Republic of Kongo Mbandaka/Wilhelmstadt German, Lingala Presidential republic 16,500 0.683 8.42 million
Flag of Liberia Republic of Liberia Monrovia English Presidential republic, segregationist state 50,000 0.864 23 million
Flag of Cabinda Province Loango Federation Cabinda Kikongo Federal republic 20,000 0.800 668,000
Flag of Katanga Republic of Luba-Lunda Lubumbashi French Parliamentary Republic 19,000 0.670 18 million
Flag of Madagascar Kingdom of Madagascar Tananarive Malagasy Parliamentary monarchy 10,000 0.590 23 million
Flag of Egypt (1922–1958) Republic of Makuria Khaortum Arabic Protectorate 9400 0.585 22 million
Flag of Mali 1959-1961 Mali Republic Bamako Mandinke Parliamentary republic 15,100 0.664 13.01 million
Bandeira da FNLA Republic of Matebia Lusaka/Porto Real Portuguese Presidential republic 14,000 0.635 Eight million
Flag of Mauritania Mauritanian Islamic Republic Nouakchott Arabic Presidential republic, segregationist state 8000 0.567 Four million
Flag of Morocco Kingdom of Morocco Casablanca Arabic, Berber, French Parliamentary monarchy 15,000 0.612 34 million
Flag of Mozambique (1974-1975) Moçambique Maputo Portuguese Marxian state 9500 0.616 34.2 million
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970) Republic of Nobatia Juba English Presidential republic 13,500 0.656 12.34 million
Flag of the Central African Republic Ouadai Abeche Sango, Maban Transitional state 4500 0.439 15.2 million
Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia Republic of Pintonia Ribeira Portuguese Presidential republic 15,500 0.665 5.2 million
Flag of Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone Freetown English Provisional republic 6500 0.556 6.19 million
Flag of Libya (1977-2011) Sokoto Caliphate Sokoto Caliphate Hausa, Fula Theocratic parliamentary monarchy 12,500 0.615 60 million
Flag of Somalia United Xeer of  Somaliland Mogadishu Somali Confederal kritarchy 10,500 0.587 7.4 million
Flag of Casamance Songhai Republic Timbuktu Songhai Presidential republic 14,500 0.705 18.7 million
South Africa Flag IFF South African Union Cape Town English, local Federal parliamentary monarchy 27,000 0.832 63.45 million
Flag of Fezzan Tibesti Free State Bardaï Arabic, Tobou Confederalist state 10,200 0.610 382,000

Asia[]

State Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Alawite State Alawite State Antakaya Arabic Semi-presidential republic 31,000 0.879 2.6 million
Flag of Aceh Aceh Darussalam Aceh Acehnese Theocratic absolute monarchy 10,400 0.643 5.1 million
Flag of the Federation of South Arabia Aden Federation Aden Arabic, South Arabic languages Federal parliamentary monarchy 18,900 0.773 15.2 million
Flag of Afghanistan (1919–1921) Emirate of Afghanistan Kabul Pashto Semi-constitutional monarchy 12,000 0.676 27.6 million
Democratic Avesta Sublime State of Aryanam Rhaga (Tehran) Farsi; local Persian languages recognised Federal parliamentary monarchy 42,500 0.881 115.4 million
Flag of Assyria Assyrian People's Republic Ninwe Syriac Syndical council republic 40,900 0.891 59 million
Flag of Dayak Besar Republic of Borneo Samarinda Malay (interethnic) Federal semi-presidential republic 14,250 0.681 14.5 million
Flag of Brunei 1906-1959 Brunei Darussalam Brunei Town Malay Absolute monarchy 37,000 0.866 1.11 million
Flag of Cambodia under French protection Kingdom of Cambodia Oudong Khmer Parliamentary monarchy 12,500 0.750 14.2 million
ChinaFlagIFF United States of China Nanjing (legislative), Beijing (executive) Classical Chinese (at federal level) Presidential federal republic 55,700 0.849 891.75 million
Flag of Hong Kong Dominion of China Hong Kong Cantonese, Hlai Parliamentary monarchy 32,500 0.899 13.2 million
Flag of the Republic of China (1912-1928) Gvangjish State Nanning Zhuang Parliamentary republic 11,110 0.658 43 million
India IFF Flag Indic Federation Bombay English (at federal level) Federal parliamentary monarchy 29,400 0.810 1.17025 billion
Black flag Islamic State Mecca Arabic Theocratic semi-constitutional monarchy 48,500 0.835 78 million
Flag of Druze Jabal Druze State Souaida Arabic Semi-theocratic parliamentary republic 30,000 0.867 1.65 million
Flag of Japan Empire of Japan Tokyo Japanese Parliamentary Monarchy 75,000 0.919 354.3 million
Flag of West Java (Celestial Ascendance) Java Federation Batavia Javanese, Betawi Federal presidential republic 19,500 0.609 142 million
Flag of Israel State of Judea Jerusalem Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino Parliamentary republic 82,019 0.939 14.46 million
Jammu-Kashmir-flag Principality of Kashmir Srinagar Kashmiri Princely state 9,900 0.600 17.2 million
Flag of Kingdom of Kurdistan (1922-1924) Democratic Federal System of Kordestan Amed Kurdish languages Democratic Confederalist State 27,200 0.844 24.5 million
Flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Republic of Korea Gyeongju Korean Consociationalist republic 50,000 0.878 173 million
Flag of Laos (1952-1975) Lan Xang Hom Khao Louangphabang Lao Semi-absolute monarchy 10,000 0.690 Six million
File:Kataeb Flag.jpg Republic of Lebanon Tripoli "Lebanese" Parliamentary Republic 33,000 0.870 6.25 million
Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946) Federated Malay States Kuala Lumpur Malay Federal parliamentary Monarchy 24,500 0.829 22 million
Flag of Muscat Sultanate of Oman Muscat Arabic Semi-constitutional monarchy 29,100 0.785 3.8 million
Flag of the Tagalog people Republic of the Philippines Malolos Spanish, Tagalog Parliamentary republic 17,900 0.777 97.4 million
Flag of Pontus Pontus Autonomy Trebizond Greek Parliamentary single-party state 22,200 0.827 11.24 million
Civil Ensign of Singapore Riau Technate Singapore English, Malay, Chinese Technate/oligarchical rule 67,000 0.945 16.5 million
Flag of Sarawak Kingdom of Sarawak Kuching English Parliamentary monarchy 28,900 0.900 Two million
Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu Sultanate of Sulu Palawan Arabic, Tausug Semi-constitutional monarchy 12,500 0.687 800,000
Flag of South Sumatra Sumatran Republic Palembang Malay Federal Republic 9300 0.699 48.3 million
Embassador Flag of Thailand Thailand Bangkok Thai Parliamentary monarchy 19,900 0.727 63.249 million
Flag of Tibet Tibet Lhasa Tibetan Theocratic monarchy/Lama rule 8700 0.668 7.8 million
Flag of Turkey Turkey Konya Turkish Presidential republic 12,000 0.800 72 million
Flag of South Vietnam Kingdom of Vietnam Saigon Vietnamese Parliamentary monarchy 9000 0.711 87 million
Flag State of Yunnan (TNE) Republic of Yunnan Kunming Chinese, 25 minority languages Parliamentary republic 11,200 0.664 44.25 million


Europe[]

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The following are states officially recognised by the Concert of Europe as member-states, and thus fully recognised by the international community.

State Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Flag of Albania Kingdom of Albania Tirana Albanian Parliamentary Monarchy 22,310 0.845 4.115 million
Flag of Andorra Principality of Andorra Andorra La Vella Catalan Parliamentary triarchy 43,500 0.9 87,000
Flag of Belgium Kingdom of Belgium Brussels Walloon, Flemish Federal parliamentary monarchy 47,500 0.921 9.5 million
Flag of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian Semi-constitutional monarchy 27,000 0.851 5.35 million
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechoslovak Federal Republic Prague Czech, Slovak Federal parliamentary republic 34,000 0.882 12.15 million
Flag of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Copenhagen Danish Parliamentary monarchy 48,000 0.932 5.2 million
Flag of Eurasia (Proposal) Eurasian Union Saint Petersburg None (de jure) Confederal parliamentary monarchy 34,750 0.885 514 million
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Republic Tórshavn Faroese Parliamentary republic 37,000 0.912 53,000
Flag of France French Republic Paris French (regional languages recognised) Parliamentary diarchy 57,300 0.913 78 million
Flag of Germany German Empire Frankfurt German Parliamentary federal monarchy 50,310 0.922 197.35 million
Flag of Greece (1822-1978) Kingdom of Greece Constantinople Greek Parliamentary monarchy 28,215 0.877 17.42 million
File:-Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg.png Kingdom of Hungary Budapest Hungarian Parliamentary monarchy 35,200 0.893 14.12 million
Hvítbláinn Republic of Iceland Reikiavik Icelandic Semi-direct democracy 47,300 0.923 197,000
Flag of Italy Italian Federation Rome Italian Parliamentary federal monarchy 32,500 0.862 76.3 million
StarryPlough Kingdom of Ireland Dublin English, Irish Parliamentary Monarchy 42,000 0.912 6.317 million
Flag of Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein Vaduz German Parliamentary Monarchy 112,000 0.93 37,000
Flag of Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg Louxembourgish Parliamentary Monarchy 113,000 0.901 573,000
Flag of Malta Republic of Malta Valletta Maltese Presidential Republic 33,000 0.842 75,000
Flag of Montenegro Principality of Montenegro Cetinje Montenegrin, Serbian Parliamentary Monarchy 20,100 0.810 715,000
Flag of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands Amsterdam, The Hague Dutch Parliamentary Monarchy 48,500 0.929 15.42 million
Flag of Norway Kingdom of Norway Oslo Norwegian Parliamentary Monarchy 70,300 0.944 5.115 million
Flag of Poland Polish Republic Warsaw Polish Parliamentary Republic 33,000 0.870 35.715 million
Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania Bucharest Romanian Parliamentary Monarchy 25,000 0.840 15.21 million
Flag of San Marino Republic of San Marino Dogana Italian Parliamentary Republic 39,000 0.890 32,000
Flag of Serbia (1882-1918) Kingdom of Serbia Belgrade Serbian Parliamentary Monarchy 24,100 0.820 7.4 million
Flag of Sweden Kingdom of Sweden Stockholm Swedish Parliamentary Monarchy 49,100 0.924 9.01 million
Flag of Switzerland Swiss Confederation Bern German, French, Italian, Romansch Federal directorial republic with elements of direct democracy 58,000 0.935 Eight million
Flag of the Second Spanish Republic (plain) Union of Free Iberian Territories Madrid Spanish, minority languages co-official Confederalist/platformist confederation 36,000 0.887 48 million
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors) United Kingdom of Great Britain London English Parliamentary federal monarchy 42,000 0.911 76 million
Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Zagreb Slovene, Croat, Serbian Confederal Republic 26,500 0.856 10.2 million

There's another two countries that aren't usually recognised as European States due to their non-membership of the Concert of Europe:

State Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Flag of Moresnet Republic of Amikejo Kelmis Esperanto Direct democracy 49,200 0.925 15,230
Flag of the Papal States (1808-1870) Holy See Vatican City Latin Papal rule n/av n/av c. 1000


North America[]

Nation Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Flag of the West Indies Federation Antillean Federation Kingston English, creole Federal parliamentary monarchy 12,590 0.723 25 million
Native Sons of Canada Flag Kingdom of Canada Ottawa English, French Federal parliamentary monarchy 29,930 0.920 53 million
Flag of Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica San José Spanish Consociationalist State 15,000 0.799 Five million
Flag of Cuba Free Cuba Havana Spanish Consociationalist State 12,340 0.777 15 million
1st Proposal by Sven Tito Achen Republic of Greenland Nuuk Inuit Presidential republic 9000 0.884 56,900
Flag of Guatemala State of Guatemala Guatemala Spanish, K'i'che Transitional state 9700 0.691 13 million
Flag of the Three Guarantees Plurinational State of Mexico Mexico City Spanish, native languages Federal parliamentary republic 14,000 0.752 112 million
Newfoundland Tricolour Dominion of Newfoundland St John's English Parliamentary monarchy 33,000 0.929 650,000
US flag with 49 stars by Hellerick United States of America Washington, D.C. none at federal level Federal presidential republic 43,400 0.871 475,013,886
Flag of Nicaragua United Provinces of Central America Managua Spanish Marxian state 9700 0.701 22 million
Flag of the Republic of Yucatan Yucatan Confederation Chan Santa Cruz Maya languages Tribal confederalist union 12,900 0.756 Seven million

Oceania[]

Nation Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Central Australia IFF Central Australian Commonwealth Adelaide English Parliamentary monarchy 20,400 0.831 2.2 million
Flag of South Moluccas Maluku Union Sofifi Dutch (interethnic) Federal parliamentary republic 16,100 0.801 1.9 million
Flag of New South Wales Commonwealth of New South Wales Sydney English Parliamentary monarchy 40,100 0.925 2.54 million
NZ flag design Silver Fern (Black, White & Red) by Kyle Lockwood New Zealand Auckland English, Maori Parliamentary monarchy 38,700 0.917 4.75 million
IFF Polynesia Flag Pacific Union Viti Levu English, German, French (at federal level) Confederal parliamentary triarchy 9300 0.701 Ten million
Morning Star flag Papua Republic Humboldt Bay English, German, Dutch Presidential republic 9100 0.699 11 million
QueenslandSeparationFlag State of Queensland Brisbane English Parliamentary monarchy 37,500 0.914 1.75 million
Flag of Sulawesi Sulawesi Federation People's Town English Marxian state 12,300 0.739 19.5 million
Flag of East Java and Nusantara Sunda Confederation Denpasar Dutch (at federal level) Confederal parliamentary republic 13,000 0.750 31 million
Ausflag 2000 a Commonwealth of Victoria Melbourne English Parliamentary monarchy 42,000 0.930 6.05 million
Westralia-flag Commonwealth of Westralia Perth English Parliamentary monarchy 35,950 0.907 2.5 million

South America[]

Nation Capital Official Language(s) Form of Government GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) Human Development Index Population
Flag of Argentina Argentine Republic Buenos Aires Spanish Presidential Republic 28,000 0.858 41 million
Flag of Brazil United Brazilian States Rio de Janeiro Portuguese Federal one-party state 30,000 0.882 215 million
Flag of Chile Republic of Chile Santiago de Chile Spanish Presidential republic 29,000 0.884 19 million
Flag of New Granada (proposal) Democratic People's Republic of Colombia Ciudad Popular de Bogotá Spanish Marxian state 8900 0.701 30.22 million
Flag of New Granada United States of Colombia Medellín Spanish, local languages recognised Confederal semi-presidential republic 31,000 0.888 22.8 million
Flag of the Republic of Independent Guyana (1887-1904) Republic of Counani Macapá French, Portuguese Presidential republic 10,400 0.661 430,000
Flag of Ecuador Republic of Ecuador Quito Spanish Presidential republic 23,000 0.830 14 million
Flag of Guyana People's Republic of Guyana People's Town English Marxian state 17,000 0.792 2.9 million
Flag of Paraguay Multicultural State of Paraguay Paraguay Guaraní Marxian state 10,200 0.733 6.25 million
Flag of Peru Republic of Perú Lima Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Semi-presidential republic 25,000 0.857 29.3 million
Flag of Suriname Surinamean State Par'bo Sranan Togo Semi-presidential republic/One party state 11,500 0.674 512,000
Banner of the Qulla Suyu United Ayllu Sucre Commune (de facto) None Syndical/tribal confederalist state 21,000 0.801 13.5 million
Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte People's Republic of Venezuela Caracas Spanish Marxian state 20,000 0.755 27.4 million


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