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List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia

List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia

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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia, along with other areas of special political status.

Eurasia is a continent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia. It is divided from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez. Some states such as Malta are traditionally part of Eurasia, however they lie on the African tectonic plate. It is separated from Australasia somewhere in the Malay Archipelago, and is usually considered as including Indonesia and East Timor (Timor-Leste).

Some areas are associated with Eurasian states, being part of them or dependent upon them, but are not physically in it. Examples are the Danish territory of Greenland, the French overseas areas, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and most of the British overseas territories.

Sovereign states

United Nations Member States

The following is a list of internationally recognised sovereign states that are members of the United Nations.

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United Nations General Assembly non-member observer states

Non-member sovereign states are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion. The petition is then evaluated by the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). For example, Switzerland was a UNGA non-member observer state from 1948 to 2002, until becoming a full member of the UN on September 10, 2002. Currently, there are two non-member observer states, namely the Holy See and the State of Palestine. They are both referred to as "non-member States having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters".

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States with limited recognition

The following entities are not UN member states and have limited or no recognition. However, they are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood.

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Dependent territories

The following entities are territories in Eurasia that remain outside the controlling state's integral area.

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Special areas of internal sovereignty

The following entities are an integral part of their controlling state but have a political arrangement which was decided by an agreement with another state.

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See also

  1. [s 1]
    International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
  2. [s 2]
    International recognition of Kosovo
  3. [s 3]
    Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus
  4. [s 4]
    International recognition of Transnistria

Notes

  1. [n 1]
    Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
  2. [n 2]
    Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
  3. [n 3]
    The terms Republic of Ireland and Poblacht na hÉireann are not official long names and are used only as a legal description meant to differentiate the state from the island.
  4. [n 4]
    These countries are city-states.
  5. [n 5]
    Netherlands is the name for the largest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the short name for the Kingdom
  6. [n 6]
    Refers to the sovereign entity encompassing the countries the Netherlands (comprising the European Netherlands and the Caribbean Netherlands), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
  7. [n 7]
    The United Kingdom (UK) consists of the constituent countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and controls the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain (often shortened to Britain), which is sometimes used synonymously with the United Kingdom.
  8. [n 8]
    Debate exists as to whether Australian territories are integral areas of Australia of not

References

  1. [1]
    China is the short form name used internationally
  2. [2]
    "Republic of Ireland Act, 1948". No. 22/1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  3. [3]
    "An tAcht Phoblacht na hÉireann, 1948". Uimhir 22 de 1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  4. [4]
    United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands
  5. [5]
    "Holy See (Vatican City)". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  6. [6]
    Taiwan: Republic of China is the name recognised as official by the Taipei authorities. Taiwan is the name used by governments which broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei after the UN resolution of October 1971. The name Chinese Taipei is used for sporting events and membership of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and reputedly for Taiwan's application to the WTO as the short form of Independent Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. It competes as Chinese Taipei in sports.
  7. [7]
    "Jan Mayen". World Fact Book. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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