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Following is an alphabetically ordered list of the countries of the world and all but the smallest political dependencies and territories. (See also geography and government.)

A: Afghanistan–Azerbaijan

A
name geographical region
Afghanistan Asia
Albania Europe
Algeria Africa
American Samoa Oceania
Andorra Europe
Angola Africa
Anguilla Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean
Argentina South America
Armenia Asia
Aruba Caribbean
Australia Oceania
Austria Europe
Azerbaijan Asia

B: The Bahamas–Burundi

B
name geographical region
The Bahamas Caribbean
Bahrain Asia
Bangladesh Asia
Barbados Caribbean
Belarus Europe
Belgium Europe
Belize Central America
Benin Africa
Bermuda Caribbean
Bhutan Asia
Bolivia South America
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe
Botswana Africa
Brazil South America
British Virgin Islands Caribbean
Brunei Asia
Bulgaria Europe
Burkina Faso Africa
Burundi Africa

C: Cabo Verde–Czech Republic

C
name geographical region
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) Africa
Cambodia Asia
Cameroon Africa
Canada North America
Cayman Islands Caribbean
Central African Republic Africa
Chad Africa
Chile South America
China Asia
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania
Colombia South America
Comoros Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
Republic of the Congo Africa
Cook Islands Oceania
Costa Rica Central America
Cîte d’Ivoire Africa
Croatia Europe
Cuba Caribbean
Curaçao Caribbean
Cyprus Asia
Czech Republic Europe

D, E, F: Denmark–French Polynesia

D, E, F
name geographical region
Denmark Europe
Djibouti Africa
Dominica Caribbean
Dominican Republic Caribbean
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Asia
Ecuador South America
Egypt Africa
El Salvador Central America
Equatorial Guinea Africa
Eritrea Africa
Estonia Europe
Eswatini (Swaziland) Africa
Ethiopia Africa
Falkland Islands South America
Faroe Islands Europe
Fiji Oceania
Finland Europe
France Europe
French Guiana South America
French Polynesia Oceania

G, H: Gabon–Hungary

G, H
name geographical region
Gabon Africa
The Gambia Africa
Gaza Strip Asia
Georgia Asia
Germany Europe
Ghana Africa
Gibraltar Europe
Greece Europe
Greenland North America
Grenada Caribbean
Guadeloupe Caribbean
Guam Oceania
Guatemala Central America
Guernsey Europe
Guinea Africa
Guinea-Bissau Africa
Guyana South America
Haiti Caribbean
Honduras Central America
Hong Kong Asia
Hungary Europe

I, J, K: Iceland–Kyrgyzstan

I, J, K
name geographical region
Iceland Europe
India Asia
Indonesia Asia
Iran Asia
Iraq Asia
Ireland Europe
Isle of Man Europe
Israel Asia
Italy Europe
Jamaica Caribbean
Japan Asia
Jersey Europe
Jordan Asia
Kazakhstan Asia
Kenya Africa
Kiribati Oceania
North Korea Asia
South Korea Asia
Kosovo Europe
Kuwait Asia
Kyrgyzstan Asia

L, M: Laos–Myanmar

L, M
name geographical region
Laos Asia
Latvia Europe
Lebanon Asia
Lesotho Africa
Liberia Africa
Libya Africa
Liechtenstein Europe
Lithuania Europe
Luxembourg Europe
Macau Asia
Madagascar Africa
Malawi Africa
Malaysia Asia
Maldives Asia
Mali Africa
Malta Europe
Marshall Islands Oceania
Martinique Caribbean
Mauritania Africa
Mauritius Africa
Mayotte Africa
Mexico North America
Micronesia Oceania
Moldova Europe
Monaco Europe
Mongolia Asia
Montenegro Europe
Montserrat Caribbean
Morocco Africa
Mozambique Africa
Myanmar (Burma) Asia

N, O, P, Q: Namibia–Qatar

N, O, P, Q
name geographical region
Namibia Africa
Nauru Oceania
Nepal Asia
Netherlands Europe
New Caledonia Oceania
New Zealand Oceania
Nicaragua Central America
Niger Africa
Nigeria Africa
Niue Oceania
North Macedonia Europe
Northern Mariana Islands Oceania
Norway Europe
Oman Asia
Pakistan Asia
Palau Oceania
Panama Central America
Papua New Guinea Oceania
Paraguay South America
Peru South America
Philippines Asia
Pitcairn Island Oceania
Poland Europe
Portugal Europe
Puerto Rico Caribbean
Qatar Asia

R, S: RĂ©union–Syria

R, S
name geographical region
RĂ©union Africa
Romania Europe
Russia Europe
Rwanda Africa
Saint Helena Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean
Saint Lucia Caribbean
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean
Samoa Oceania
San Marino Europe
Sao Tome and Principe Africa
Saudi Arabia Asia
Senegal Africa
Serbia Europe
Seychelles Africa
Sierra Leone Africa
Singapore Asia
Sint Maarten Caribbean
Slovakia Europe
Slovenia Europe
Solomon Islands Oceania
Somalia Africa
South Africa Africa
Spain Europe
Sri Lanka Asia
South Sudan Africa
Sudan Africa
Suriname South America
Sweden Europe
Switzerland Europe
Syria Asia

T, U, V, W, Y, Z: Taiwan–Zimbabwe

T, U, V, W, Y, Z
name geographical region
Taiwan Asia
Tajikistan Asia
Tanzania Africa
Thailand Asia
Togo Africa
Tokelau Oceania
Tonga Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean
Tunisia Africa
Turkey Asia
Turkmenistan Asia
Tuvalu Oceania
Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean
Uganda Africa
Ukraine Europe
United Arab Emirates Asia
United Kingdom Europe
United States North America
United States Virgin Islands Caribbean
Uruguay South America
Uzbekistan Asia
Vanuatu Oceania
Vatican City Europe
Venezuela South America
Vietnam Asia
Wallis and Futuna Oceania
West Bank Asia
Western Sahara Africa
Yemen Asia
Zambia Africa
Zimbabwe Africa
The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Mindy Johnston.