The following is a list of the 197 states that are internationally recognized by the majority of other states. They are organized by continent.
Africa
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Republic of Angola
- Republic of Benin
- Republic of Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Republic of Burundi
- Republic of Cameroon
- Republic of Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Republic of Chad
- Union of the Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
- Republic of Djibouti
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- State of Eritrea
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Republic of The Gambia
- Republic of Ghana
- Republic of Guinea
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Republic of Kenya
- Kingdom of Lesotho
- Republic of Liberia
- Republic of Libya
- Republic of Madagascar
- Republic of Malawi
- Republic of Mali
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Republic of Mauritius
- Kingdom of Morocco
- Republic of Mozambique
- Republic of Namibia
- Republic of Niger
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Republic of Rwanda
- Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Republic of Senegal
- Republic of Seychelles
- Republic of Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Republic of South Africa
- Republic of South Sudan
- Republic of Sudan
- Kingdom of Swaziland
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Republic of Uganda
- Republic of Zambia
- Republic of Zimbabwe
Asia
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Republic of Armenia
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- State of Brunei, Abode of Peace
- Kingdom of Cambodia
- People's Republic of China
- Georgia
- Republic of India
- Republic of Indonesia
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Republic of Iraq
- State of Israel
- State of Japan
- The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- State of Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Republic of Maldives
- Mongolia
- Republic of The Union of Myanmar
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Sultanate of Oman
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Republic of the Philippines
- State of Qatar
- Russia
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Republic of Singapore
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Republic of Tajikistan
- Kingdom of Thailand
- Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Republic of Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Republic of Uzbekistan
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Republic of Yemen
Australia and Oceania
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Republic of Kiribati
- Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Republic of Nauru
- New Zealand
- Republic of Palau
- State of Papua New Guinea
- State of Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Kingdom of Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Republic of Vanuatu
Europe
- Republic of Albania
- Principality of Andorra
- Republic of Armenia
- Republic of Austria
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Republic of Belarus
- Kingdom of Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republic of Bulgaria
- Republic of Croatia
- Republic of Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Republic of Estonia
- Republic of Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Hellenic Republic (Greece)
- Republic of Hungary
- Republic of Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Republic of Latvia
- Principality of Liechtenstein
- Republic of Lithuania
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of Malta
- Republic of Moldova
- Principality of Monaco
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Kingdom of Norway
- Republic of Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Republic of San Marino
- Republic of Serbia
- Slovakia
- Republic of Slovenia
- Kingdom of Spain
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- State of Vatican City
North America
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Republic of Costa Rica
- Republic of Cuba
- Commonwealth of Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Republic of El Salvador
- Grenada
- Republic of Guatemala
- Republic of Haiti
- Republic of Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Republic of Nicaragua
- Republic of Panama
- Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America