|
Nations
of the World
Nation |
Official
Name |
Location
|
Area |
Capital
City |
Government |
Head/Chief
of State |
Head
of Gov't |
Currency |
Afghanistan

|
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Southern Asia, bordering Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, Pakistan,
Iran and Turkmenistan |
249,347 sq mi,
645,807 sq km |
Kabul |
Islamic
republic |
President |
President |
Afghani |
Albania
|
Republic of Albania |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Greece and Mediterranean Sea |
11,082 sq mi,
28,703 sq km |
Tirana |
Unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house |
President |
Prime minister |
Lek |
Algeria

|
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria |
Northern Africa, bordering Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia, Libya,
Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara and Morocco |
919,595 sq mi,
2,381,741 sq km |
Algiers |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Algerian dinar |
Andorra
|
Principality of Andorra |
South-western Europe, between France and Spain |
179 sq mi,
464 sq km |
Andorra la Vella |
Parliamentary co-principality |
President of France and bishop of Urgell |
Chief executive |
Euro |
Angola

|
Republic of Angola |
Southern Africa, bordering
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia and the Atlantic
Ocean |
481,354 sq mi,
1,246,700 sq km |
Luanda |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Kwanza |
Antigua and Barbuda*

|
Antigua and Barbuda |
Eastern Caribbean Sea |
171 sq mi,
442 sq km |
Saint John's |
Constitutional
monarchy |
British Monarch |
Prime minister |
East Caribbean dollar |
Argentina
|
Argentine Republic |
Southern South America, bordering Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil,
Uruguay, South Atlantic Ocean and Chile |
1,073,519 sq mi,
2,780,403 sq km |
Buenos Aires |
Federal republic |
President |
President |
Argentine peso |
Armenia

|
Republic of
Armenia |
South-western Asia, bordering Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and
Turkey |
11,484 sq mi,
29,743 sq km |
Yerevan |
Unitary multi
party republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Dram |
Australia*

|
Commonwealth of Australia |
Oceania, between Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean |
2,969,978 sq mi,
7,692,208 sq km |
Canberra |
Federal parliamentary democracy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Australian dollar |
Austria
|
Republic of Austria |
Central Europe, bordering Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,
Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany |
32,383 sq mi,
83,871 sq km |
Vienna |
Federal republic |
President |
Chancellor |
Euro |
Azerbaijan
|
Republic of
Azerbaijan |
Eastern Transcaucasia, bordering Russia, Caspian Sea, Iran,
Turkey, Armenia and Georgia |
33,400 sq mi,
86,600 sq km |
Baku |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Manat |
Bahamas*
|
Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
Chain of islands in Caribbean Sea, southeast of Florida |
5,382 sq mi,
13,939 sq km |
Nassau |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Bahamian dollar |
Bahrain

|
Kingdom of
Bahrain |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi
Arabia |
278 sq mi,
720 sq km |
Manama |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
Prime minister |
Bahrain dinar |
Bangladesh
|
People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
South Asia, bordering India, Myanmar and Bay of Bengal |
56,977 sq mi,
147,570 sq km |
Dhaka |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Taka |
Barbados*
|
Barbados |
Caribbean Sea, northeast of Venezuela |
166 sq mi,
430 sq km |
Bridgetown |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Barbados dollar |
Belarus
|
Republic of Belarus |
Eastern Europe, bordering Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and
Lithuania |
80,153 sq mi,
207,595 sq km |
Minsk |
Republic |
President |
President |
Belarusian ruble |
Belgium
|
Kingdom of Belgium |
Western Europe, bordering The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg,
France and North Sea |
11,787 sq mi,
30,528 sq km |
Brussels |
Federal Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Belize*
|
Belize |
Central America, bordering Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Guatemala |
8,867 sq mi,
22,965 sq km |
Belmopan |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Belize dollar |
Benin
|
Republic of
Benin |
Western Africa, bordering Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Atlantic
Ocean and Togo |
43,484 sq mi,
112,622 sq km |
Porto-Novo |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Bhutan
|
Kingdom of Bhutan |
Southern Asia, bordering China and India |
14,824 sq mi,
38,394 sq km |
Thimphu |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
Prime minister |
Ngultrum |
Bolivia
|
Republic of Bolivia |
Central South America, bordering Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina,
Chile and Peru |
424,164 sq mi,
1,098,581 sq km |
La Paz |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Boliviano |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro
and Adriatic Sea |
19,772 sq mi,
51,209 sq km |
Sarajevo |
Federal multiparty republic |
Tripartite president |
Prime minister |
Marka |
Botswana
|
Republic of Botswana |
Southern Africa, bordering Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa |
224,848 sq mi,
582,356 sq km |
Gaborone |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Pula |
Brazil
|
Federative Republic of Brazil |
Eastern South America, bordering Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname,
French Guiana, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and
Colombia |
3,287,612 sq mi,
8,514,877 sq km |
Brasilia |
Multiparty federal republic |
President |
President |
Real |
Brunei
|
State of Brunei, Abode of Peace |
South-eastern Asia, bordering South China Sea and Malaysia |
2,226 sq mi,
5,765 sq km |
Bandar Seri
Begawan |
Monarchy |
Sultan |
Sultan |
Brunei dollar |
Bulgaria
|
Republic of Bulgaria |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Romania, Black Sea, Turkey,
Greece, Macedonia and Serbia |
42,858.1 sq mi,
111,002 sq km |
Sofia |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Lev |
Burkina Faso
|
Burkina Faso |
Western Africa, bordering Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana and
Côte d’Ivoire |
103,456 sq mi,
267,950 sq km |
Ouagadougou |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Burundi
|
Republic of Burundi |
Central Africa, bordering Rwanda, Tanzania, Lake Tanganyika
and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
10,740 sq mi,
27,816 sq km |
Bujumbura |
Republic |
President |
President |
Burundi franc |
Cambodia
|
Kingdom of Cambodia |
South-eastern Asia, bordering Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Gulf
of Thailand |
69,898 sq mi,
181,035 sq km |
Phnom Penh |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
Prime minister |
Riel |
Cameroon
|
Republic of Cameroon |
Western Africa, bordering Chad, Central African Republic, Republic
of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Bight of Biafra and
Nigeria |
183,569 sq mi,
475,442 sq km |
Yaoundé |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Canada*
|
Canada |
Northern North America, bordering Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic
Ocean, USA and North Pacific Ocean |
3,855,103 sq mi,
9,984,670 sq km |
Ottawa |
Federal multiparty parliamentary State |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Canadian dollar |
Cape Verde
|
Republic of
Cape Verde |
Off the coast of western Africa; 10 islands in North Atlantic
Ocean |
1,557 sq mi,
4,033 sq km |
Praia |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Escudo |
Central African Republic
|
Central African Republic |
Central Africa, bordering Chad, The Sudan, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Republic of the Congo and Cameroon |
240,324 sq mi,
622,436 sq km |
Bangui |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Chad
|
Republic of Chad |
Central Africa, bordering Libya, The Sudan, Central African
Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria and
Niger |
495,755 sq mi,
1,284,000 sq km |
N'Djamena |
Unitary republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Chile
|
Republic of Chile |
Southern South America, bordering Peru, Bolivia, Argentina,
South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean |
291,930 sq mi,
756,096 sq km |
Santiago |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Chilean peso |
China
|
People’s Republic of China |
Eastern Asia, bordering Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Yellow
Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar,
India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
and Kazakhstan |
3,696,100 sq mi,
9,572,900 sq km |
Beijing |
Single-party
people's republic |
President |
Premier |
Yuan |
Colombia
|
Republic of
Colombia |
Northern South America, bordering Caribbean Sea, Venezuela,
Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean and Panama |
440,762 sq mi,
1,141,568 sq km |
Bogotá |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Colombian peso |
Comoros
|
Union of the Comoros |
Western Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and
Mozambique |
719 sq mi,
1,862 sq km |
Moroni |
Republic |
President |
President |
Comorian franc |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Central Africa, bordering Central African Republic, The Sudan,
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, South Atlantic
Ocean and Republic of the Congo |
905,355 sq mi,
2,344,858 sq km |
Kinshasa |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Congolese franc |
Republic of the Congo
|
Republic of the Congo |
West-central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Atlantic Ocean
and Gabon |
132,047 sq mi,
342,000 sq km |
Brazzaville |
Republic |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Costa Rica
|
Republic of
Costa Rica |
Central America, bordering Nicaragua, Caribbean Sea, Panama
and North Pacific Ocean |
19,730 sq mi,
51,100 sq km |
San José |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Costa Rican colón |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire |
Western Africa, bordering Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Atlantic
Ocean, Liberia and Guinea |
123,863 sq mi,
320,803 sq km |
Abidjan |
Transitional regime |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Croatia
|
Republic of Croatia |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro,
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Adriatic Sea |
21,851 sq mi,
56,594 sq km |
Zagreb |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Kuna |
Cuba
|
Republic of Cuba |
Island southeast of Florida, between North Atlantic Ocean and
Caribbean Sea |
42,804 sq mi,
110,861 sq km |
Havana |
Unitary socialist
republic |
President |
President |
Cuban peso |
Cyprus

|
Republic of Cyprus |
Middle
East, island in Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey |
2,276 sq
mi,
5, 896 sq km |
Lefkosia
(Nicosia) |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Euro |
Northern
Cyprus
|
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
Portion of the island of Cyprus recognised only by Turkey |
1,295 sq mi,
3,355 sq km |
Northern
Nicosia |
Republic |
President |
President |
New Turkish lira |
Czech Republic

|
Czech Republic |
Central Europe, bordering Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria |
30,450 sq mi,
78,866 sq km |
Prague |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Koruna |
Denmark
|
Kingdom of Denmark |
Northern Europe, bordering North Sea, Baltic Sea and Germany |
16,640 sq mi,
43,098 sq km
(excluding Faroe
Islands and
Greenland) |
Copenhagen |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Danish krone |
Djibouti
|
Republic of Djibouti |
Eastern Africa, bordering Eritrea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somalia
and Ethiopia |
8,950 sq mi,
23,200 sq km |
Djibouti |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Djibouti franc |
Dominica
|
Commonwealth of Dominica |
Island in southern Caribbean Sea, south of Guadeloupe, north
of Martinique |
290 sq mi,
750 sq km |
Roseau |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
East Caribbean dollar |
Dominican Republic
|
Dominican Republic |
Eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, bordered by
North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Haiti |
18,792 sq mi,
48,671 sq km |
Santo Domingo |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Dominican peso |
East Timor
|
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
Southeast Asia, eastern end of island of Timor plus exclave
on western end, bordering Timor Sea and Indonesia |
5,760 sq mi,
14,919 sq km |
Dili |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
US dollar |
Ecuador
|
Republic of
Ecuador |
North-western South
America, bordering Colombia, Peru and Pacific Ocean |
105,037 sq mi,
272,045 sq km |
Quito |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
US dollar |
Egypt
|
Arab Republic of Egypt |
Northern Africa, bordering Mediterranean Sea, Gaza Strip, Israel,
Red Sea, The Sudan and Libya |
385,229 sq mi,
997,739 sq km |
Cairo |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Egyptian pound |
El Salvador
|
Republic of
El Salvador |
Central America, bordering Guatemala, Honduras and North Pacific
Ocean |
8,124 sq mi,
21,041 sq km |
San Salvador |
Republic |
President |
President |
US dollar/colón |
Equatorial Guinea
|
Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
Western Africa, mainland portion bordering Cameroon, Gabon and
Bight of Biafra |
10,831 sq mi,
28,051 sq km |
Malabo |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Eritrea
|
State of Eritrea |
Horn of Africa, bordering The Sudan, Red Sea, Djibouti and Ethiopia |
46,774 sq mi,
121,144 sq km |
Asmara |
Transitional regime |
President |
President |
Nafka |
Estonia
|
Republic of Estonia |
Eastern Europe, bordering Gulf of Finland, Russia, Latvia, Gulf
of Riga and Baltic Sea |
17,462 sq mi,
45,227 sq km |
Tallinn |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Kroon |
Ethiopia
|
Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia |
Horn of Africa, bordering Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya
and The Sudan |
435,186 sq mi,
1,127,127 sq km |
Addis Ababa |
Federal republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Birr |
Fiji
|
Republic of the Fiji Islands |
Archipelago in South Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and New Zealand |
7,055 sq mi,
18,272 sq km |
Suva |
Military regime |
President |
Prime minister |
Fijian dollar |
Finland
|
Republic of Finland |
Northern Europe, bordering Norway, Russia, Gulf of Finland,
Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden |
130,559 sq mi,
338,145 sq km
(including inland
water area) |
Helsinki |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
France
|
French Republic |
Western Europe, bordering North Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, Luxembourg,
Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Spain and Andorra |
210,026 sq mi,
543,965 sq km |
Paris |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Gabon
|
Gabonese Republic |
Western Africa, bordering Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, South
Atlantic Ocean and Equatorial Guinea |
103,347 sq mi,
267,667 sq km |
Libreville |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Gambia
|
The Republic of The Gambia |
Western Africa, bordering Senegal and North Atlantic Ocean |
4,127 sq mi,
10,689 sq km
(including inland
water area) |
Banjul |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Dalasi |
Georgia
|
Georgia |
Caucasus region of south-western Asia, bordering Russia, Azerbaijan,
Armenia, Turkey and Black Sea |
27,086 sq mi,
70,152 sq km |
Tbilisi |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Georgian lari |
Germany
|
Federal
Republic of Germany |
Central Europe, bordering Denmark, Baltic Sea, Poland, Czech
Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium,
The Netherlands and North Sea |
137,856 sq mi,
357,046 sq km |
Berlin |
Federal multiparty republic |
President |
chancellor |
Euro |
Ghana
|
Republic of Ghana |
Western Africa, bordering Burkina Faso, Togo, Atlantic Ocean
and Côte d’Ivoire |
92,098 sq mi,
238,533 sq km |
Accra |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Cedi |
Greece
|
Hellenic Republic |
Southern Europe, bordering Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey
and Mediterranean Sea |
50,949 sq mi,
131,957 sq km |
Athens |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Grenada*
|
Grenada |
Island between Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad
and Tobago |
133 sq mi,
344 sq km |
Saint George's |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
East Caribbean dollar |
Guatemala

|
Republic of
Guatemala |
Central America, bordering Mexico, Belize, Caribbean Sea, Honduras,
El Salvador and Pacific Ocean |
42,130 sq mi,
109,117 sq km |
Guatemala City |
Republic |
President |
President |
Quetzal |
Guinea
|
Republic of
Guinea |
Western Africa, bordering Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte
d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra
Leone and North Atlantic Ocean |
94,918 sq mi,
245,836 sq km |
Conakry |
military regime |
President |
President |
Guinean franc |
Guinea-Bissau
|
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
Western Africa, bordering Senegal, Guinea and North Atlantic
Ocean |
13,948 sq mi,
36,125 sq km |
Bissau |
Republic |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Guyana
|
Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
Northern South America, bordering North Atlantic
Ocean, Suriname, Brazil and Venezuela |
83,012 sq mi,
214,999 sq km |
Georgetown |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Guyanese dollar |
Haiti
|
Republic of Haiti |
Western third of island of Hispaniola, bordered by North Atlantic
Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Dominican Republic |
10,695 sq mi,
27,700 sq km |
Port-au-Prince |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Gourde |
Honduras
|
Republic of
Honduras |
Central America, bordering Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua, North Pacific
Ocean, El Salvador and Guatemala |
43,433
sq mi,
112,492 sq km |
Tegucigalpa |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Lempira |
Hungary
|
Republic of Hungary |
Central Europe, bordering Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia,
Croatia, Slovenia and Austria |
35,919 sq mi,
93,030 sq km |
Budapest |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Forint |
Iceland
|
Republic of Iceland |
Northern Europe, island between Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea
and North Atlantic Ocean |
39,741 sq mi,
102,928 sq km |
Reykjavik |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Króna |
India
|
Republic of India |
Southern Asia, bordering Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar,
Bangladesh and Indian Ocean |
1,222,559 sq mi,
3,166,414 sq km |
New Delhi |
Multiparty federal republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Indian rupee |
Indonesia
|
Republic of Indonesia |
Archipelago in southeast Asia, bordering Malaysia, Pacific Ocean,
Papua New Guinea and Indian Ocean |
718,289 sq mi,
1,860,360 sq km |
Jakarta |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Indonesian rupiah |
Iran
|
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Middle East, bordering Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan
and Armenia |
628,789 sq mi,
1,628,554 sq km |
Tehran |
Unitary Islamic
republic |
President |
President |
Iranian rial |
Iraq
|
Republic of
Iraq |
Middle East, bordering Turkey, Iran, Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Saudi
Arabia, Jordan and Syria |
167,618 sq mi,
434,128 sq km |
Baghdad |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Iraqi dinar |
Ireland
|
Ireland |
Western Europe, bordering UK (Northern Ireland), Irish Sea,
Celtic Sea and North Atlantic Ocean |
27,133 sq mi,
70,273 sq km |
Dublin |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Israel
|
State of Israel |
Middle East, bordering Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, West Bank, Egypt,
Gaza Strip and Mediterranean Sea |
8,357 sq mi,
21,643 sq km
(excludes West
Bank and Gaza
Strip) |
Jerusalem
(de facto) |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
New Israeli shekel |
Italy
|
Italian Republic |
Southern Europe, bordering Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Mediterranean
Sea and France |
116,346 sq mi,
301,336 sq km |
Rome |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Jamaica*
|
Jamaica |
Island in Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba |
4,244 sq mi,
10,991 sq km |
Kingston |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Jamaican dollar |
Japan
|
Japan |
Eastern Asia, island chain between North Pacific Ocean and Sea
of Japan |
145,898 sq mi,
377,873 sq km |
Tokyo |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Yen |
Jordan
|
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Middle East, bordering Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Aqaba,
Israel and Palestine |
34,277 sq mi,
88,778 sq km |
Amman |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
King |
Jordanian dinar |
Kazakhstan
|
Republic of
Kazakhstan |
Central Asia, bordering Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
Aral Sea, Turkmenistan and Caspian Sea |
1,052,100 sq mi,
2,724,900 sq km |
Astana |
Unitary republic |
President |
President |
Tenge |
Kenya
|
Republic of Kenya |
Eastern Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Indian Ocean, Tanzania,
Uganda and The Sudan |
224,961 sq mi,
582,646 sq km |
Nairobi |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Kenya shilling |
Kiribati
|
Republic of Kiribati |
Western Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaiian Islands |
312.9 sq mi,
810.5 sq km |
Bairiki |
Unitary republic |
President |
President |
Australian dollar |
Kosovo
|
Republic of Kosovo |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Serbia, Macedonia, Albania and
Montenegro |
4,212 sq mi,
10,908 sq km |
Pristina |
Multiparty transitional republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Kuwait
|
State of Kuwait |
Middle East, bordering Iraq, Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia |
6,880 sq mi,
17,818 sq km |
Kuwait (city) |
Constitutional monarchy |
Emir |
Emir |
Kuwaiti dinar |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kyrgyz Republic |
Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan |
76,641 sq mi,
198,500 sq km |
Bishkek |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Som |
Laos
|
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
South-eastern Asia, bordering China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
and Myanmar |
91,429 sq mi,
236,800 sq km |
Vientiane |
Unitary single-party people's republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Kip |
Latvia
|
Republic of Latvia |
Eastern Europe, bordering Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania
and Baltic Sea |
24,938 sq mi,
64,589 sq km |
Riga |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Lats |
Lebanon
|
Lebanese Republic |
Middle East, bordering Syria, Israel and Mediterranean Sea |
4,016 sq mi,
10,400 sq km |
Beirut |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Lebanese pound |
Lesotho
|
Kingdom of Lesotho |
Southern Africa, surrounded by South Africa |
11,720 sq mi,
30,355 sq km |
Maseru |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
President |
Loti |
Liberia
|
Republic of Liberia |
Western Africa, bordering Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire,
North Atlantic Ocean and Sierra Leone |
37,743 sq mi,
97,754 sq km |
Monrovia |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Liberian dollar |
Libya
|
Socialist People’s
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Northern Africa, bordering Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, The Sudan,
Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia |
679,362 sq mi,
1,759,540 sq km |
Tripoli |
Authoritarian state |
De facto leader; secretary of the General People's Congress |
Secretary of the General People’s Committee |
Libyan dinar |
Liechtenstein
|
Principality
of Liechtenstein |
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
62.0 sq mi,
160.5 sq km |
Vaduz |
Constitutional monarchy |
Prince |
Prime minister |
Swiss franc |
Lithuania
|
Republic of
Lithuania |
Eastern Europe, bordering Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia and
Baltic Sea |
25,212 sq mi,
65,300 sq km |
Vilnius |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Litas |
Luxembourg
|
Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg |
Western Europe, bordering Belgium, Germany and France |
999 sq mi,
2,586 sq km |
Luxembourg |
Constitutional monarchy |
Grand duke |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Macedonia
|
Republic of Macedonia |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece
and Albania |
9,928 sq mi,
25,713 sq km |
Skopje |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Denar |
Madagascar
|
Republic of
Madagascar |
Island in Indian Ocean, east of the mainland of southern Africa |
226,662 sq mi,
587,051 sq km |
Antananarivo |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Ariary |
Malawi
|
Republic of Malawi |
South-eastern Africa, bordering Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia |
45,747 sq mi,
118,484 sq km |
Lilongwe |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Malawian kwacha |
Malaysia
|
Malaysia |
South-eastern Asia, on Malay Peninsula and northern third of
Borneo, bordering Thailand, South China Sea, Brunei and Indonesia |
127,366 sq mi,
329,876 sq km |
Kuala Lumpur |
Federal constitutional monarchy |
Paramount ruler (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) |
Prime minister |
Ringgit |
Maldives
|
Republic of Maldives |
Islands in Indian Ocean, south of India |
115 sq mi,
298 sq km |
Male |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Rufiyaa |
Mali
|
Republic of Mali |
Western Africa, bordering Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte
d’Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania |
482,077 sq mi,
1,248,574 sq km |
Bamako |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
CFA franc |
Malta
|
Republic of Malta |
Islands in Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily |
121.9 sq mi,
315.6 sq km |
Valletta |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Marshall Islands
|
Republic of the
Marshall Islands |
Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in North Pacific Ocean, halfway
between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea |
70.05 sq mi,
181.43 sq km |
Majuro |
Unitary republic |
President |
President |
US dollar |
Mauritania
|
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
Northern Africa, bordering Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, Senegal
and North Atlantic Ocean |
398,000 sq mi,
1,030,700 sq km |
Nouakchott |
Military junta |
President |
Prime minister |
Ouguiya |
Mauritius
|
Republic of Mauritius |
Island in Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
788 sq mi,
2,040 sq km |
Port Louis |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Mauritian rupee |
Mexico
|
United Mexican States |
Middle America, bordering USA, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea,
Belize, Guatemala and North Pacific Ocean |
758,450 sq mi,
1,964,375 sq km |
Mexico City |
Federal republic |
President |
President |
Mexican peso |
Federated States of Micronesia
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
Oceania, island group in North Pacific Ocean,
northeast of New Guinea |
270.8 sq mi,
701.4 sq km |
Palikir |
Federal non-party republic in free association with the USA |
President |
President |
US dollar |
Moldova
|
Republica Moldova |
Eastern Europe, bordering Ukraine and Romania |
13,067 sq mi,
33,843 sq km |
Chisinau |
Unitary parliamentary republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Moldovan leu |
Monaco
|
Principality of
Monaco |
Western Europe, bordering Mediterranean Sea and France |
0.76 sq mi,
1.97 sq km |
none |
Constitutional monarchy |
Prince |
Minister of state |
Euro |
Mongolia
|
Mongolia |
North-central Asia, bordering Russia and China |
603,930 sq mi,
1,564,160 sq km |
Ulaanbaatar |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Tugrik |
Montenegro
|
Republic
of Montenegro |
South-eastern
Europe, bordering Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo,
Albania and Mediterranean Sea |
5,333
sq mi,
13,812 sq km |
Podgorica |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Morocco
|
Kingdom of Morocco |
Northern Africa, bordering Mediterranean Sea, Ceuta and Melilla
(Spain), Algeria, Mauritania and North Atlantic Ocean |
274,461 sq mi,
710,850 sq km
(includes Western
Sahara) |
Rabat |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
King |
Moroccan dirham |
Mozambique
|
Republic of Mozambique |
Southern Africa, bordering Tanzania, Indian Ocean, South Africa,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi |
308,642 sq mi,
799,379 sq km |
Maputo |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Metical |
Myanmar
|
Union of Myanmar |
South-eastern Asia, bordering China, Laos, Thailand, Andaman
Sea, Bay of Bengal Bangladesh and India |
261,228 sq mi,
676,577 sq km |
Naypyidaw |
Parliamentary government |
President |
President |
Myanmar kyat |
Namibia
|
Republic of Namibia |
South-western Africa, bordering Angola, Zambia, Botswana, South
Africa and Atlantic Ocean |
318,193 sq mi,
824,116 sq km |
Windhoek |
Republic |
President |
President |
Namibian dollar |
Nauru
|
Republic of Nauru |
Western Pacific Ocean, near the equator, east of Papua New Guinea |
8.2 sq mi,
21.2 sq km |
Yaren District
(unofficial) |
Republic |
President |
President |
Nauruan dollar |
Nepal
|
Federal Democratic Republic of
Nepal |
South-central Asia, bordering China and India |
56,827 sq mi,
147,181 sq km |
Kathmandu |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Nepalese rupee |
Netherlands
|
Kingdom of The Netherlands |
North-western Europe, bordering North Sea, Germany and Belgium |
16,034 sq mi,
41,528 sq km |
Amsterdam |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Euro |
New Zealand*
|
New Zealand |
Between South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea, southeast of Australia |
104,515 sq mi,
270,692 sq km. |
Wellington |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
New Zealand dollar |
Nicaragua
|
Republic of
Nicaragua |
Central America, bordering Honduras, Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica
and North Pacific Ocean |
50,337 sq mi,
130,373 sq km |
Managua |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Córdoba |
Niger
|
Republic of
Niger |
Western Africa, bordering Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria,
Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali |
459,286 sq mi,
1,189,546 sq km |
Niamey |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Nigeria
|
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
Western Africa, bordering Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea
and Benin |
356,669 sq mi,
923,768 sq km |
Abuja |
Federal republic |
President |
President |
Naira |
North Korea
|
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
Eastern Asia, bordering China, Russia, Sea of Japan, South Korea
and Yellow Sea |
47,399 sq mi,
122,762 sq km |
P'yongyang |
Unitary single-party republic |
Chairman of the National Defence Commission |
Chairman of the National Defence Commission |
North Korean won |
Norway
|
Kingdom of Norway |
Northern Europe, bordering Barents Sea, Russia, Finland, Sweden,
North Sea and Norwegian Sea |
148,726 sq mi,
385,199 sq km |
Oslo |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Norwegian krone |
Oman
|
Sultanate of Oman |
Middle East, bordering Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Yemen, Saudi
Arabia and UAE |
119,500 sq mi,
309,500 sq km |
Muscat |
Monarchy |
Sultan/Prime minister |
Sultan/Prime minister |
Omani rial |
Pakistan
|
Islamic
Republic of Pakistan |
Southern Asia, bordering China, India, Arabian
Sea, Iran and Afghanistan |
307,374 sq mi,
796,096 sq km
(excludes Jammu
and Kashmir) |
Islamabad |
Federal republic |
President |
President |
Pakistani rupee |
Palau
|
Republic of Palau |
Island group in North Pacific Ocean, east of Philippines |
188 sq mi,
488 sq km |
Melekeok |
Republic |
President |
President |
US dollar |
Panama
|
Republic of
Panama |
Central America, bordering Caribbean Sea, Colombia, North Pacific
Ocean and Costa Rica |
28,973 sq mi,
75,040 sq km |
Panama City |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Balboa |
Papua New Guinea*
|
Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
Group of islands, including eastern half of New Guinea island;
in South Pacific Ocean near Equator, bordering Indonesia and
to north of Australia |
178,704 sq mi,
462,840 sq km |
Port Moresby |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Kina |
Paraguay

|
Republic of Paraguay |
Central South America, bordering Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia |
157,048 sq mi,
406,752 sq km |
Asunción |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Guaraní |
Peru
|
Republic of Peru |
Western South America, bordering Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil,
Bolivia, Chile and South Pacific Ocean |
496,218 sq mi,
1,285,198 sq km |
Lima |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Nuevo sol |
Philippines
|
Republic of the Philippines |
South-eastern Asia, archipelago between Philippine Sea and South
China Sea, east of Vietnam |
122,121 sq mi,
316,294 sq km |
Manila |
Unitary republic |
President |
President |
Philippine piso |
Poland
|
Republic of
Poland |
Central Europe, bordering Baltic Sea, Russia Lithuania, Belarus,
Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany |
120,726 sq mi,
312,679 sq km |
Warsaw |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Zloty |
Portugal
|
Portuguese Republic |
South-western Europe, bordering Spain and North Atlantic Ocean |
35,556 sq mi,
92,090 sq km |
Lisbon |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Qatar
|
State of Qatar |
Middle East, bordering Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia |
4,184 sq mi,
10,836 sq km |
Doha |
Constitutional
emirate |
Emir |
Emir |
Riyal |
Romania
|
Romania |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Ukraine, Moldova, Black Sea,
Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary |
92,043 sq mi,
238,391 sq km |
Bucharest |
Unitary republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Romanian leu |
Russia
|
Russian Federation |
Eastern Europe and northern Asia, bordering Arctic Ocean, Pacific
Ocean, North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Black Sea, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia,
Finland and Norway |
6,592,800 sq mi,
17,075,400 sq km |
Moskva |
Federal multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Ruble |
Rwanda
|
Republic of Rwanda |
East-central Africa, bordering Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
10,185 sq mi,
26,379 sq km |
Kigali |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Rwandan franc |
Saint Kitts and Nevis*
|
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Islands in Caribbean Sea, between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and
Tobago |
104.0 sq mi,
269.4 sq km |
Basseterre |
Federated
constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
East Caribbean dollar |
Saint Lucia*
|
Saint Lucia |
Island between Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north
of Trinidad and Tobago |
238 sq mi,
617 sq km |
Castries |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
East Caribbean dollar |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Islands in Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
150.3 sq mi,
389.3 sq km. |
Kingstown |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
East Caribbean dollar |
Samoa
|
Independent State of Samoa |
Group of islands in South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between
Hawaii and New Zealand |
1,093 sq mi,
2,831 sq km |
Apia |
Parliamentary democracy/
constitutional monarchy |
Head of state |
Prime minister |
Tala |
San Marino
|
Republic of
San Marino |
Southern Europe, surrounded by Italy |
23.63 sq mi,
61.20 sq km |
San Marino |
Unitary multiparty republic |
Two captains-regent |
Two captains-regent |
Euro |
São Tomé and
Príncipe
|
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and
Príncipe |
Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator west of
Gabon |
386 sq mi,
1,001 sq km |
Sao Tome |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Dobra |
Saudi Arabia
|
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, bordering Iraq, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Qatar, UAE,
Oman, Yemen, Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba and Jordan |
830,000 sq mi,
2,149,690 sq km |
Riyadh |
Monarchy |
King |
King |
Saudi riyal |
Senegal
|
Republic of
Senegal |
Western Africa, bordering Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
North Atlantic Ocean and The Gambia |
75,955 sq mi,
197,021 sq km |
Dakar |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Serbia
|
Republic of Serbia |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia,
Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Hungary |
29, 913 sq mi,
77,474 sq km |
Belgrade |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Serbian dinar |
Seychelles
|
Republic of
Seychelles |
Group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar |
176 sq mi,
455 sq km |
Victoria |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Seychelles rupee |
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of Sierra Leone |
Western Africa, bordering Guinea, Liberia and North Atlantic
Ocean |
27,699 sq mi,
71,740 sq km |
Freetown |
Republic |
President |
President |
Leone |
Singapore
|
Republic of Singapore |
South-eastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
271.8 sq mi,
704.0 sq km |
Singapore |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Singapore dollar |
Slovakia
|
Slovak Republic |
Central Europe, bordering Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria
and Czech Republic |
18,933 sq mi,
49,035 sq km |
Bratislava |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Slovenia
|
Republic of Slovenia |
South-eastern Europe, bordering Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Adriatic
Sea and Italy |
7,827 sq mi,
20,273 sq km |
Ljubljana |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Solomon Islands*
|
Solomon Islands |
South-western Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea |
10,954 sq mi,
28,370 sq km |
Honiara |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Solomon Islands dollar |
Somalia
|
Somalia |
Eastern Africa, bordering Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean,
Kenya and Ethiopia |
246,000 sq mi,
637,000 sq km |
Mogadishu |
Transitional, parliamentary federal government |
President (transitional) |
President (transitional), Prime minister |
Somali shilling |
South Africa
|
Republic of South Africa |
Southern Africa, bordering Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique,
Swaziland and southern Atlantic and western Indian oceans; surrounding
Lesotho |
470,693 sq mi,
1,219,090 sq km |
de facto capitals: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial),
Cape Town (legislative) |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Rand |
South Korea
|
Republic of Korea |
Northeast Asia, bordering North Korea, Sea of
Japan and Yellow Sea |
38,486 sq mi,
99,678 sq km |
Seoul |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
South Korean won |
South Sudan
|
Republic of South Sudan |
South of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia |
248, 776 sq mi,
644,329 sq km |
Juba |
Republic |
President |
President |
South Sudanese pound |
Spain
|
Kingdom of Spain |
South-western Europe, bordering France, Andorra, Mediterranean
Sea, Gibraltar, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal and Morocco |
194,845 sq mi,
504,645 sq km |
Madrid |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
Prime minister |
Euro |
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
Lanka |
Island in northern Indian Ocean, southeast of India |
25,332 sq mi,
65,610 sq km |
Colombo |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Sri Lankan rupee |
Sudan
|
Republic of the
Sudan |
North-eastern Africa, bordering Egypt, Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African
Republic,
Chad and Libya |
967,499 sq mi,
2,505,810 sq km |
Khartoum (executive), Omdurman (legislative) |
Military-backed
interim regime |
President |
President |
Sudanese dinar |
Suriname
|
Republic of Suriname |
Northern South America, bordering North Atlantic Ocean, French
Guiana, Brazil and Guyana |
63,251 sq mi,
163,820 sq km |
Paramaribo |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Surinamese dollar |
Swaziland
|
Kingdom of
Swaziland |
Southern Africa, bordering South Africa and Mozambique |
6,704 sq mi,
17,364 sq km |
Mbabane (administrative and judicial); Lozitha and Ludzidzini
(royal); Lobamba (legislative) |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
King |
Lilangeni |
Sweden
|
Kingdom of
Sweden |
Northern Europe, bordering Finland, Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic
Sea and Norway |
173,860 sq mi,
450,295 sq km |
Stockholm |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Swedish krona |
Switzerland
|
Swiss Confederation |
Central Europe, bordering Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy
and France |
15,940 sq mi,
41,284 sq km |
Bern (administrative); Lausanne (judicial) |
Federal state |
President |
President |
Swiss franc |
Syria
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
Middle East, bordering
Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon and Mediterranean Sea |
71,498 sq mi,
185,180 sq km |
Damascus |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Syrian pound |
Tajikistan
|
Republic of Tajikistan |
Central Asia, bordering Kyrgyzstan, China,
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan |
55,300 sq mi,
143,100 sq km |
Dushanbe |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Somoni |
Tanzania
|
United Republic of Tanzania |
Eastern Africa, bordering Kenya, Indian Ocean, Mozambique, Malawi,
Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and
Uganda |
364,901 sq mi,
945,090 sq km |
Dodoma |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Tanzanian shilling |
Thailand

|
Kingdom of
Thailand |
South-eastern Asia, bordering Laos, Cambodia, Gulf of Thailand,
Malaysia and Myanmar |
198,117 sq mi,
513,120 sq km |
Bangkok |
Constitutional monarchy |
King |
Prime minister |
Baht |
Togo
|
Togolese Republic |
Western Africa, bordering Burkina Faso, Benin, Atlantic Ocean
and Ghana |
21,925 sq mi,
56,785 sq km |
Lomé |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
CFA franc |
Tonga
|
Kingdom of Tonga |
Archipelago in South Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and New Zealand |
289.5 sq mi,
749.9 sq km |
Nuku'alofa |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Pa'anga |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
Islands northeast of
Venezuela, between North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea |
1,990 sq mi,
5,155 sq km |
Port of Spain |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Trinidad and Tobago dollar |
Tunisia
|
Tunisian
Republic |
Northern Africa, bordering Mediterranean Sea, Libya and Algeria |
63,170 sq mi,
163,610 sq km |
Tunis |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Tunisian dinar |
Turkey
|
Republic of
Turkey |
South-western Asia and
south-eastern Europe, bordering Black Sea, Georgia, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Mediterranean Sea, Greece
and Bulgaria |
302,535 sq mi,
783,562 sq km |
Ankara |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
New Turkish lira |
Turkmenistan
|
Turkmenistan |
Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan,
Iran and Caspian Sea |
188,500 sq mi,
488,100 sq km |
Ashgabat |
Unitary single-party republic |
President |
President |
Manat |
Tuvalu*
|
Tuvalu |
Western Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea near the Equator |
9.90 sq mi,
25.63 sq km |
Vaiaku |
Constitutional monarchy |
British monarch |
Prime minister |
Australian dollar |
Uganda
|
Republic of Uganda |
Eastern Africa, bordering The Sudan, Kenya, Lake Victoria, Tanzania,
Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
93,263 sq mi,
241,551 sq km |
Kampala |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Ugandan shilling |
Ukraine
|
Ukraine |
Eastern Europe, bordering Belarus, Russia, Black Sea, Romania,
Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland |
233,062 sq mi,
603,628 sq km |
Kiev |
Unitary multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Hryvnia |
United Arab Emirates
|
United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, bordering Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Oman and
Saudi Arabia |
32,280 sq mi,
83,600 sq km |
Abu Dhabi |
Federation of emirates |
President |
Prime minister |
UAE dirham |
United Kingdom
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Western Europe, bordering North Sea, English Channel, Celtic
Sea, Irish Sea and Ireland |
93,628 sq mi,
242,495 sq km |
London |
Constitutional monarchy |
Monarch |
Prime minister |
Pound sterling |
United States of America
|
United States of America |
North America, bordering Canada, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,
Mexico, Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean; Hawaii island group
in Pacific Ocean |
3,676,486 sq mi,
9,522,055 sq km |
Washington, DC |
Federal republic |
President |
President |
US dollar |
Uruguay
|
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
Southern South America, bordering Brazil, South Atlantic Ocean
and Argentina |
68,679 sq mi,
177,879 sq km |
Montevideo |
Republic |
President |
President |
Uruguayan peso |
Uzbekistan
|
Republic of
Uzbekistan |
Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan |
172,700 sq mi,
447,400 sq km |
Tashkent |
Republic |
President |
President |
sum |
Vanuatu
|
Republic of Vanuatu |
Island group in Oceania,
between the South Pacific Ocean and Coral Sea |
4,707 sq mi,
12,190 sq km |
Port-Vila |
Republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Vatu |
Vatican
|
State of the Vatican City |
Southern Europe, within commune of Rome, Italy |
0.17 sq mi,
0.44 sq km |
Vatican |
Ecclesiastical |
Pope |
Secretary of state |
Euro |
Venezuela
|
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
Northern South America, bordering Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic
Ocean, Guyana, Brazil and Colombia |
353,841 sq mi,
916,445 sq km |
Caracas |
Federal multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Bolívar fuerte |
Vietnam
|
Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
South-eastern Asia, bordering China, Gulf of Tonkin, South China
Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos |
127,882 sq mi,
331,212 sq km |
Hanoi |
Socialist republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Dong |
Yemen
|
Republic
of Yemen |
Middle East, bordering Oman, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Red
Sea and Saudi Arabia |
203,891 sq mi,
528,076 sq km |
Sanaa |
Multiparty republic |
President |
Prime minister |
Yemeni rial |
Zambia
|
Republic of Zambia |
Southern Africa, bordering Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,
Botswana, Namibia, Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
290,585 sq mi,
752,612 sq km |
Lusaka |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Zambian kwacha |
Zimbabwe
|
Republic of Zimbabwe |
Southern Africa, bordering Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana,
Namibia and Zambia |
150,872 sq mi,
390,757 sq km |
Harare |
Multiparty republic |
President |
President |
Zimbabwean dollar |
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Notes
* commonwealth realm
Sources
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook
2013. New York : Skyhorse Pub., 2013.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc., 2009.
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