List of sovereign states in 2008

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Sovereign states by year: List of sovereign states in 2007 – Events of 2008 – List of sovereign states in 2009

Contents:	Internationally recognized sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Other states Notes

Sovereign states in 2008

[edit] Internationally recognized sovereign states

192 member states of the United Nations and Vatican City.

[edit] A

Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Albania - Republic of Albania
Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Angola - Republic of Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina - Argentine Republic
Armenia - Republic of Armenia
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
Austria - Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan

[edit] B

The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus - Republic of Belarus
Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin - Republic of Benin
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana - Republic of Botswana
Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi - Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad - Republic of Chad
Chile - Republic of Chile
China - People's Republic of China
Colombia - Republic of Colombia
Comoros - Union of the Comoros
Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia - Republic of Croatia
Cuba - Republic of Cuba
Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic

[edit] D

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic

[edit] E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea - State of Eritrea
Estonia - Republic of Estonia
Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

[edit] F

Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
Finland - Republic of Finland
France - French Republic

[edit] G

Gabon - Gabonese Republic
The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
Georgia
Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana - Republic of Ghana
Greece - Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Guinea - Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Hungary - Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland
India - Republic of India
Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq - Republic of Iraq
Ireland - Republic of Ireland
Israel - State of Israel
Italy - Italian Republic

[edit] J

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya - Republic of Kenya
Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea, South - Republic of Korea
Kuwait - State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic

[edit] L

Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia - Republic of Latvia
Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia - Republic of Liberia
Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia^[1]
Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
Malawi - Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives - Republic of Maldives
Mali - Republic of Mali
Malta - Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
Mexico - United Mexican States
Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova - Republic of Moldova
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar

[edit] N

Namibia - Republic of Namibia
Nauru - Republic of Nauru
Nepal
- State of Nepal (to May 28)
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (from May 28)
Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
Niger - Republic of Niger
Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway - Kingdom of Norway

[edit] O

Oman - Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau - Republic of Palau
Panama - Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
Peru - Republic of Peru
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Poland - Republic of Poland
Portugal - Portuguese Republic

[edit] Q

Qatar - State of Qatar

[edit] R

Romania
Russia - Russian Federation
Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda

[edit] S

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal - Republic of Senegal
Serbia - Republic of Serbia
Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore - Republic of Singapore
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia - Somali Republic
South Africa - Republic of South Africa
Spain - Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
Suriname - Republic of Suriname
Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

[edit] T

Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Timor-Leste - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste^[2]
Togo - Togolese Republic
Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
Turkey - Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

[edit] U

Uganda - Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States - United States of America
Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan

[edit] V

Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

[edit] Y

Yemen - Republic of Yemen

[edit] Z

Zambia - Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] Other states

Non-member states of the United Nations.

Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
Kosovo - Republic of Kosovo (from February 17)
Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Palestine
Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic^[3]
Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland
South Ossetia - Republic of South Ossetia
Taiwan - Republic of China^[4]
Transnistria - Transnistrian Moldovan Republic

[edit] Notes

^ referred to in the United Nations as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
^ Also known in English as "East Timor"
^ Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.
^ See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.

[0] referred to in the United Nations as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

[1] Also known in English as "East Timor"

[2] Claims to be the legitimate government of Western Sahara. See Legal status of Western Sahara.

[3] See Political status of Taiwan and Legal status of Taiwan for details.

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