List Of Sovereign States In The 2020S

A

  Afghanistan

• Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto ruling government since 15 August 2021)

• Ashmore and Cartier Islands
• Australian Antarctic Territory (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
•   Christmas Island
•   Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Coral Sea Islands
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
•   Norfolk Island

B

C

•   Hong Kong
•   Macau

The People's Republic of China claimed Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, Pratas Island and the Vereker Banks, and Itu Aba, all of which were governed by the Republic of China. It also claimed the Paracel Islands (disputed by the Republic of China and Vietnam), the Spratly Islands (disputed by the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei), and South Tibet (controlled by India). The People's Republic of China administered Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract, which were within the disputed region of Kashmir.

D

•   Greenland
•   Faroe Islands

E

F

•   Åland

• Clipperton Island
•   French Polynesia
•   French Southern and Antarctic Lands (including a claim to Adélie Land which was suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.)
•   New Caledonia
•   Saint-Barthélemy
• Saint Martin
•   Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands (district of Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean):
  • Bassas da India (disputed by Madagascar)
  • Europa Island (disputed by Madagascar)
  • Glorioso Islands (disputed by Madagascar and Comoros)
  • Juan de Nova Island (disputed by Madagascar)
  • Tromelin Island (disputed by Mauritius)
•   Wallis and Futuna

France also claimed Banc du Geyser (disputed by Madagascar and the Comoros).

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

•   Aruba
•   Netherlands
•   Curaçao
•   Sint Maarten

It also had sovereignty over one non-autonomous region (consisting of three special municipalities that are part of the Netherlands):

•   Caribbean Netherlands

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, excluding Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Caribbean Netherlands, was a member of the EU.

•   Cook Islands
•   Niue

It also had sovereignty over two dependent territories:

• Ross Dependency (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
•   Tokelau

The government of Tokelau claimed Swains Island, part of American Samoa (an unincorporated territory of the United States). New Zealand did not recognize this claim.

• Bouvet Island
• Peter I Island (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
• Queen Maud Land (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)

O

P

Q

R

S

•   Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
• al-Shabaab
•   Galmudug
•   Himan and Heeb
•   Jubaland/Azania
•   Puntland

There were also areas of the country that at various times had no effective government at all, or which were ruled by local clans. In addition, one state, Somaliland, had declared and established de facto independence from Somalia.

T

U

•   Anguilla
•   Bermuda
•   British Antarctic Territory (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
•   British Indian Ocean Territory (disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
•   British Virgin Islands
•   Cayman Islands
•   Falkland Islands (disputed by Argentina)
•   Gibraltar (disputed by Spain)
•   Montserrat
•   Pitcairn Islands
•   Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
•   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (disputed by Argentina)
• Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
•   Turks and Caicos Islands

In addition, the British Monarch (not the United Kingdom) had direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:

•   Guernsey, with two dependencies:
  •   Alderney
  •   Sark
•   Isle of Man
•   Jersey

•   American Samoa (including Swains Island, which was disputed by Tokelau)
•   Guam
•   Northern Mariana Islands
•   Puerto Rico
•   United States Virgin Islands

It also had sovereignty over eight uninhabited unincorporated territories, which are sometimes designated for statistical purposes as the United States Minor Outlying Islands:

• Baker Island
• Howland Island
• Jarvis Island
• Johnston Atoll
• Kingman Reef
• Midway Atoll
• Navassa Island (claims by Haiti)
• Wake Island (claims by the Marshall Islands)

The United States claimed Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank. Its claim to Serranilla was disputed by Colombia and Nicaragua and its claim to Bajo Nuevo was disputed by Colombia, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. Some government sources stated that these two areas were unincorporated territories of the United States.

V

Y

• The Islamist, Iranian-backed Houthi movement
• The socialist, UAE-backed Southern Movement

Z