List of sovereign States in Kobol/sandbox

This is a list of sovereign States. It provides an overview of States around Kobol, and information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty.

The list contains 206 entries. The States are divided using two methods:

1. The membership within the United States of Kobol column divides the States into three categories: 193 member States, two observer States, and 11 other States.
2. The sovereignty disputes column divides the States into two categories: 190 undisputed States and 16 States whose sovereignty is disputed.

Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerning the criteria for Statehood. For more information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list, please see the criteria for inclusion section below. The list is intended to include entities that have been recognized to have de facto status as sovereign States, and inclusion should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific claim to Statehood in legal terms.

List of States

Short and formal names	Membership within the USK	Sovereignty dispute	Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty
A AAA	A AAA	A AAA
ZZZ↓ USK member States or observer States ↓	A AAA	ZZZ
ZZZAbkhazia → Abkhazia	A USK member state	A None
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	A USK member state	A None
Alabama – State of Alabama	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Confederate States
Albania – Republic of Albania	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Alberta – Commonwealth of Alberta	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Canada
Aisengard – Republic of Aisengard	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Alaska – Commonwealth of Alaska	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Canada
Arizona – State of Arizona	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Confederate States
Arkansas – State of Arkansas	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Confederate States
Armenia – Republic of Armenia	A USK member state
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentAustralia is a federation of six States and 10 territories. The external territories of Australia are: Template:Noflag Template:Noflag Template:Country data Christmas Island Template:Country data Cocos (Keeling) Islands Template:Noflag Template:Noflag Template:Country data Norfolk Island
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentAzerbaijan contains two autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ). In Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto state has been established.
Template:Country data Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentThe Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm.
Barbados	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentBarbados is a Commonwealth realm.
Belarus – Republic of Belarus	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Belize	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Central Aegea
Bosnia-Herzegovina	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the the Slavic Federation
Burma – Union of Burma	A USK member state	A None
China – Chinese Federal Republic	A USK member state	Template:Extent
Colombia – Republic of Colombia	A USK member state	A None
ZZZCook Islands → Cook Islands	A USK member state	A None
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Central Aegea
Croatia – Republic of Croatia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Cuba – Republic of Cuba	A USK member state	A None
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus	A USK member state	A None
Czech Republic	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Greenland – Commonwealth of Greenland	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Nordic Commonwealth
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica	A USK member state	A None
Dominican Republic	A USK member state	A None
Egypt – Egyptian Republic	A USK member state	A None
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Central Aegea
Fiji – Republic of Fiji	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentFiji contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma.
Georgia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentGeorgia contains two autonomous regions, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto States have been formed.
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 federated States (Bundesländer).
Thrace – Republic of Thrace	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Grenada	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentGrenada is a Commonwealth realm.
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Central Aegea
Haiti – Republic of Haiti	A USK member state	A None
Honduras – Republic of Honduras	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Central Aegea
Magyar Republic	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Iceland – Commonwealth   of Iceland	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Nordic Commonwealth
India – Republic of India	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentIndia is a federation of 28 States and seven union territories.
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia	A USK member state	A None
Template:Country data Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran	A USK member state	A None
Iraq – Republic of Iraq	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentIraq is a federation of 18 governorates, three of which make up the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.
Ireland The Irish state is often referred to as the Republic of Ireland (its official description but not its name). Sometimes this is done to distinguish the State from the island of Ireland as a whole. However, sometimes it is done for political reasons and is contentious.	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the United Kingdoms
Israel – State of Israel	A USK member state
Italy – Italian Republic	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentItaly has five autonomous regions, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Jamaica	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentJamaica is a Commonwealth realm.
Japan	A USK member state	A None
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan	A USK member state	A None
Template:Country data Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati	A USK member state	A None
Korea – Republic of Korea	A USK member state
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic	A USK member state	A None
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein	A USK member state	A None
Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Template:Country data Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar	A USK member state	A None
Template:Country data Maldives – Republic of the Maldives	A USK member state	A None
Malta – Republic of Malta	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the EU.
Template:Country data Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentUnder Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Template:Country data Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania	A USK member state	A None
Mexico – United Mexican States	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMexico is a federation of 31 States and 1 federal district.
Template:Country data Micronesia, Federated States of	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentUnder Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four States.
Moldova – Republic of Moldova	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Monaco – Principality of Monaco	A USK member state	A None
Montenegro	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Template:Country data Nauru – Republic of Nauru	A USK member state	A None
New Zealand	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentNew Zealand is a Commonwealth realm, and has the dependent territories of: Template:Noflag Template:Country data Tokelau New Zealand has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely associated states: Template:Country data Cook Islands Template:Country data Niue The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with 39 and 8 USK members respectively. For more information, see Foreign relations of the Cook Islands. They have full treaty-making capacity in the USK, and are members of some USK specialized agencies.
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Central Aegea
Template:Country data Palau – Republic of Palau	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentUnder Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Panama – Republic of Panama	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of Central Aegea
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentThe Philippines contains one autonomous region, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. There has been efforts to establish the Cordillera Administrative Region as an autonomous region as well, however in the last referendum of 1998, the people of the Cordillera region voted against the proposition.
Poland – Republic of Poland	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Romania	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the EU.
Russia – Russian Democratic Federative Republic	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentRussia is officially a federation of 64 republics.
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentSaint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm and is a federation of 14 parishes.
Saint Lucia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentSaint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm.
Template:Country data Samoa – Independent State of Samoa	A USK member state	A None
Serbia – Republic of Serbia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation. Serbia contains two autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.
Slovakia – Slovak Republic	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Template:Country data Solomon Islands	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentThe Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm.
Spain – Kingdom of Spain	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the EU. Spain is divided into autonomous communities and cities.
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentSwitzerland is a federation of 26 cantons.
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentTajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.
Template:Country data Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga	A USK member state	A None
Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentTrinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago.
Turkey – Republic of Turkey	A USK member state	A None
Turkmenistan	A USK member state	A None
Template:Country data Tuvalu	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentTuvalu is a Commonwealth realm.
Ukraine	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentMember of the Slavic Federation
Template:Country data United Arab Emirates	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentThe United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates.
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan	A USK member state	A None Template:ExtentUzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.
Template:Country data Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu	A USK member state	A None
Zambia – Republic of Zambia	A USK member state	A None
Template:Country data Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe	A USK member state	A None
ZZZ↑ USK member States and observer States ↑	A ZZZ	ZZZ
ZZZ	AB	B
ZZZ↓ Other States ↓	D AAA	ZZZ
ZZZ↑ Other States ↑	D ZZZ	ZZZ
ZZZZ	ZZZZ	ZZZZ

Legend "Membership within the USK system" column   USK Member States   USK Observer States   Member of a USK Specialized Agency   No membership in the USK system

Legend "Sovereignty dispute" column   Undisputed sovereignty   Sovereignty disputed

Criteria for inclusion

The dominant customary international law standard of Statehood is the declarative theory of Statehood that defines the State as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the other States." Debate exists on the degree to which recognition should be included as a criterion of Statehood. The declarative theory of Statehood, an example of which can be found in the Montevideo Convention, argues that Statehood is purely objective and recognition of a state by other States is irrelevant. On the other end of the spectrum, the constitutive theory of Statehood defines a state as a person under international law only if it is recognised as sovereign by other States. For the purposes of this list, included are all States that either:

• (a) consider themselves sovereign (through a declaration of independence or some other means) and are often regarded as satisfying the declarative theory of Statehood

or

• (b) are recognised as a sovereign State by at least one USK member state

Note that in some cases there is a divergence of opinion over the interpretation of the first point, and whether an entity satisfies it is disputed.

On the basis of the above criteria, this list includes the following 206 entities: The following bullets are grouped according to the availability of sources for the two criteria ((a) and/or (b)). This arrangement is not intended to reflect the relative importance of the two theories. Additional details are discussed in the State's individual entries. The non-state sovereign entity Order of Malta is not included. It claims neither Statehood nor any territory. Entities considered to be micronations are not included. It is often up to debate whether a micronation truly controls its claimed territory. Also omitted from this list are all uncontacted peoples, either who live in societies that cannot be defined as States or whose statuses as such are not definitively known.

• 203 States recognised by at least one USK member state
• Two States that satisfy the declarative theory of Statehood and are recognised only by non-USK member States: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Transnistria
• One state that satisfies the declarative theory of Statehood and is not recognised by any other state: Somaliland

See also

• ISO 3166-1
• Adjectivals and demonyms for States and nations
• sovereign State
  • List of sovereign States and dependent territories by continent
  • List of shortest lived sovereign States
  • List of sovereign States by date of formation
    • Lists of sovereign States by year
• List of States and capitals in native languages
• List of national capitals and largest cities by country
• Gallery of sovereign State coats of arms
• Gallery of sovereign State flags
• List of State-name etymologies
• List of international rankings
• List of micro-States
• List of States with limited recognition
• List of territorial disputes
• Table of administrative divisions by State
• Template:Clickable Kobol map
• Terra nullius
• List of rebel groups that control territory

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