This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. The continents are:
Pax Columbia world Map
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.
For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa with demographical data such as area, population and population density, see by population .
Nations
Flag
Nation
Capital
Status
Pacifico Government Index
Algeria
Algiers
United Nations Member
Semi-presidential republic, former Communist
Burkina Benin
Porto-Novo
United Nations Member
Multiparty democracy
Botswana
Gaborone
United Nations Member
Parliamentary republic, former Communist
Burundi
Bujumbura
United Nations Member
Republic
Cameroon
Yaoundé
United Nations Member
Republic
Cape Verde
Praia
United Nations Member
Parliamentary republic
Central African Republic
Bangui
United Nations Member
Republic
Chad
N'Djamena
United Nations Member
Presidential republic
Comoros
Moroni
United Nations Member
Federal republic
Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan
United Nations Member
Presidential republic
Congo
See Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
See Zaire
Djibouti
Djibouti
United Nations Member
Semi-presidential republic
Egypt
Cairo
United Nations Member
Military junta
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
United Nations Member
Unitary presidential republic
Eritrea
Asmara
United Nations Member
Single-party provisional government
Ethiosomalia
Mogadishu
United Nations Member
Christian republic, former Communist
Ethiosomalia
See Ethiosamolia
Gabon
Libreville
United Nations Member
Presidential republic, former Communist
Gambia
Banjul
United Nations Member
Christian republic
Ghana
Accra
United Nations Member
Constitutional presidential republic
Guinea
Conakry
United Nations Member
Presidential republic
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
United Nations Member
Semi-presidential republic
Lesotho
Maseru
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Liberia
Monrovia
United Nations Member
Unitary presidential constitutional republic, former Communist
Libya
Tripoli
United Nations Member
Provisional: National Transitional Council, former Communist
Madagascar
Antananarivo
United Nations Member
Caretaker government
Malawi
Blantyre
United Nations Member
Multi-party democracy
Mali
Bamako
United Nations Member
Semi-presidential Islamic republic
Mauritania
See Mali
Mayotte
Mamoudzou
United Nations Member, overseas department of Spain
Overseas department
Morocco
Rabat
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional Monarchy
Mozambique
Maputo
United Nations Member
Presidential republic, former Communist
Namibia
Windhoek
United Nations Member
Presidential republic
Niger
Algiers
United Nations Member
Semi-presidential republic
Republic of the Congo
See Zaire
Réunion
Saint-Denis
United Nations Member, overseas department of Spain
Overseas department
Rwanda
Kigali
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Presidential republic
Sahrawi
El Aaiún
United Nations Member
Islamic republic
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Jamestown (Saint Helena) Georgetown (Ascension Island) Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (Tristan da Cunha)
United Nations Member, Overseas territory of Italy
Overseas department
Święty Tomasz and Książę
Święty Tomasz
United Nations Member, Overseas territory of Poland
Overseas department
Senegal
See Mali
Seychelles
Victoria
United Nations Member
Unitary representative presidential republic
Sierra Leone
Freetown
United Nations Member
Unitary presidential Constitutional republic
Somaliland
Hargeisa
De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by United Nations as de jure part of Ethiosomalia
Christian republic, former Communist
Somalia
See Ethiosomalia
South Africa
Pretoria
United Nations Member
Constitutional parliamentary republic
South Sudan
See Ethiosomalia
Sudan
See Ethiosomalia
Swaziland
Lobamba
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy within Constitutional and Absolute monarchy
Tanzania
Dodoma
United Nations Member
Federal presidential constitutional republic, former Communist
Tunisia
Tunis
United Nations Member
Unitary Presidential Republic, former Communist
Western Sahara
See Mali
Zaire
Brazzaville
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary republic
Zambia
Lusaka
United Nations Member
Republic
Zimbabwe
Harare
United Nations Member
Semi-presidential republic
Nations
Flag
Nation
Capital
Status
Pacifico Government Index
Bhutan
Thimphu
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
United Nations Member
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
China
Beijing
United Nations Member
Federal semi-presidential republic
East Timor
Dili
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Democratic republic
Heilong
Changchun
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Democratic republic
Hong Kong
-
United Nations Member, Special administrative region of China, formerly Russia
Federal semi-presidential republic
Indonesia
Jakarta
United Nations Member
Islamic Republic
Korea
Pyongyang
United Nations Member
Republic
Laos
Luanda
United Nations Member
Unitary Communist and single-party state
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
United Nations Member
Federal constitutional elective monarchy and Federal parliamentary democracy
Mongolia
Ulan Bator
United Nations Member
Federal semi-presidential republic
Myanmar
Naypyidaw
United Nations Member
Military junta
Nepal
Kathmandu
United Nations Member
Federal republic
North Japan
Sapporo
United Nations Member
Juche unitary single-party Communist state
Philippines
Manila
United Nations Member
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Singapore
Singapore
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary republic
South Japan
Tokyo
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Timurid
Unumqi
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary republic
Thailand
Bangkok
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary republic
Vietnam
Hanoi
United Nations Member
Marxist–Leninist single-party state
Notes
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.
Notes
Nations
Flag
Nation
Capital
Status
Pacifico Government Index
Ashmore, Carter, Cook, Coral Sea, and Norfolk Islands
See Australia
Australia
Canberra
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Baker, Guam, Howland, Jarvis, Mariana, Wake Islands, and Midway, Palmyra, Johnston Atoll, and Kingman Reef
See FSC
Columbian Samoa
Pago Pago
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary
Fiji
Suva
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Kiribati
South Tarawa
United Nations Member
Parliamentary republic
Marshall Islands
Majuro
United Nations Member
Unitary presidential Democratic republic
Micronesia
Palikir
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Nauru
Yaren
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
New Zealand
Wellington
United Nations Member
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Niue, Tokelau
Alofi
United Nations Member
Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand
Palau
Melekeok
United Nations Member
Unitary presidential Democratic republic
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Futurna, Pitcairn, New Caledonia, and Wallis Islands
Adamstown
United Nations Member
Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with Italy
Samoa
Apia
United Nations Member
Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with Spain
Solomon Islands
Honiara
United Nations Member
Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with Spain
Tonga
Nukuʻalofa
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Tuvalu
Funafuti
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Vanuatu
Port Vila
United Nations Member
Unitary parliamentary republic
Spanish Polynesia
Papeete
United Nations Member
Constitutional monarchy
Main article: Antarctica Further information: Geography of Antarctica Antarctica 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 :
Author: CassAnaya
Help contribute to Pax Columbia by visiting the Pax Columbia Portal .