List of sovereign states (Altverse II)

The following is a list of sovereign states around the world. with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The list of sovereign states is not universally agreed upon, as there is no binding definition to all members of the community of nations regarding statehood. The list includes entities that have been recognized as having de facto status as sovereign states, and inclusion is not an endorsement of any specific claim to statehood in legal terms.

Flags of the League of Nations member and non-member observer states in front of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

In customary international law the dominant standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, as codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. By this Convention, the state is defined as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the other states" so long as it was not "obtained by force whether this consists in the employment of arms, in threatening diplomatic representations, or in any other effective coercive measure". Whether or not diplomatic recognition should be included as a criterion of statehood is currently debated, as the declarative theory of statehood argues that statehood is purely objective and recognition of a state by other states is irrelevant. Conversely, the constitutive theory of statehood defines a state as a person under international law only if it is recognized as sovereign by other states.

List of states

"Membership within the LN System" column legend

LN member state

LN General Assembly observer state

"Sovereignty dispute" column legend

Undisputed sovereignty

Disputed sovereignty

Common and formal names	Membership within the LN System^[a]	Sovereignty dispute^[b]	Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty^[c]
Adamantina	A LN member state	A None
Alaska	A LN member state	A None
Albania	A LN member state	A None
Anatolian Republic	A LN member state	A None
Antilles – United Commonwealth of America	D No membership	Partially unrecognized. Claimed by the United Commonwealth	A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the United Commonwealth of Continentalist States (UCCS) as the government of the United Commonwealth since 1921. The United Commonwealth of America (UCA) controls the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland. The UCA is recognized by ten states, none of which recognize the UCCS. Additionally, one LN member (Bhutan) has refrained from recognizing either the UCCS or the UCA. In addition to these relations, the UCA also maintains unofficial relations with 68 LN member states, ten territories, and the European Community via its representative offices and consulates under the One America principle. The Antilles has the 30th-largest diplomatic network in the world with 120 offices. The territory of the UCA is claimed in whole by the UCCS. The UCA participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "American Antilles" and in the WTO it has full membership under the designation of "Separate Customs Territory of the Antilles".
Aotearoa	A LN member state	A None
Astoria	A LN member state	A None
Austria	A LN member state	A None
Bahamas	A LN member state	A None
The Banat	A LN member state	A None
Belarus	A LN member state	A None
Bolivia	A LN member state	A None
Bosnia and Herzegovina	A LN member state	A None
Brazoria	A LN member state	A None
Bulgaria	A LN member state	A None
Central America	A LN member state	A None
Cozumel	A LN member state	A None
Croatia	A LN member state	A None
Czech Republic	A LN member state	A None
Dagestan	A LN member state	A None
Denmark	A LN member state	A None
Estonia	A LN member state	A None
Eureka	A LN member state	A None
Micronesia	A LN member state	A None
Finland	A LN member state	A None
France	A LN member state	A None
Germany	A LN member state	A None
Greece	A LN member state	A None
Greenland	A LN member state	A None
Guam	A LN member state	A None	Guam is a Columbia realm.
Guyana	A LN member state	A None
Hungary	A LN member state	A None
Iceland	A LN member state	A None
Italy	A LN member state	A None
Ireland	A LN member state	A None
Jamaica	A LN member state	A None
Joint Pacific Crowns	A LN member state	A None
Latvia	A LN member state	A None
Lithuania	A LN member state	A None
Makassar	A LN member state	A None
Manitoba	A LN member state	A None
Maritimes	A LN member state	A None
Marshall Islands	A LN member state	A None
Mexico	A LN member state	A None
Montenegro	A LN member state	A None
Nauru	A LN member state	A None
Netherlands	A LN member state	A None
New Holland	N LN member state	N None
North Macedonia	A LN member state	A None
Northern Mariana Islands	A LN member state	A None	Northern Mariana Islands is a Columbia realm.
Norway	A LN member state	A None
Palau	A LN member state	A None
Patagonia	A LN member state	A None
Poland	A LN member state	A None
Portugal	A LN member state	A None
Quebec	A LN member state	A None
Romania	A LN member state	A None
Russia	A LN member state	A None
São Leopoldo	A LN member state	A None
Samoa	A LN member state	A None
Serbia	A LN member state	A None
Slovakia	A LN member state	A None
Solomon Islands	A LN member state	A None
Spain	A LN member state	A None
Sierra	A LN member state	A None	The Kingdom of Sierra is a Columbia realm consisting of four constituent countries; Federal Sierra, the Deseret, Hawaii, and Bajaría. It is a federation of 45 provinces, states, and areas (PSAs). Additionally, the Kingdom of Sierra has sovereignty over 11 territories: Bénieîle Camp Maiden Gilbert and Ellice Islands Isles of Pines Pacific Crown Islands Rapa Nui Saint Andrews, Providence, and the Corn Islands Sierran Antarctic Territory Sierran Samoa West Colorado West New Mexico
Superior	A LN member state	A None
Sweden	A LN member state	A None
Switzerland	A LN member state	A None
Torres	A LN member state	A None
Tournesol	A LN member state	A None
Tuvalu	A LN member state	A None
Ukraine	A LN member state	A None
United Commonwealth	A LN member state	A None
United Kingdom	A LN member state	A None
United People's Committees	A LN member state	A None
Waynakhia	A LN member state	A None

Notes

↑ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the League of Nations. It also indicates which non-member states participate in the League of Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the League of Nations. All League of Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
↑ This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.
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Information is included on:
- The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognized internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,
- Membership in the European Community where applicable,
- Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,
- federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,
- Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,
- Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,
- Any governments in exile recognized by at least one state.

[1] This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the League of Nations. It also indicates which non-member states participate in the League of Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the League of Nations. All League of Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.

[2] This column indicates whether or not a state is the subject of a major sovereignty dispute. Only states whose entire sovereignty is disputed by another state are listed.

[3] Information is included on:
The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognized internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,

Membership in the European Community where applicable,

Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,

federal structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,

Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,

Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,

Any governments in exile recognized by at least one state.

[4] The extent to which a state's sovereignty is recognized internationally. More information can be found at List of states with limited recognition,

[5] Membership in the European Community where applicable,

[6] Any dependencies, if applicable, which are generally not part of the territory of the sovereign state,

[7] ral structure of the state, where applicable. More information can be found at Federated state,

[8] Any autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state,

[9] Any situations where one person is the Head of State of more than one state,

[10] Any governments in exile recognized by at least one state.

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