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This is an alphabetically ordered list of the countries of the world. ... homelands for the country's Black African (classified by the government as Bantu) ... listofcountries Sections Article IntroductionABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVYZ AdditionalInfo Contributors ArticleHistory Home Politics,Law&Government Politics&PoliticalSystems listofcountries Print print Print Pleaseselectwhichsectionsyouwouldliketoprint: TableOfContents Cite verifiedCite Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetofollowcitationstylerules,theremaybesomediscrepancies. Pleaserefertotheappropriatestylemanualorothersourcesifyouhaveanyquestions. SelectCitationStyle MLA APA ChicagoManualofStyle CopyCitation Share Share Sharetosocialmedia Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-countries-1993160 More GiveFeedback Feedback Corrections?Updates?Omissions?Letusknowifyouhavesuggestionstoimprovethisarticle(requireslogin). FeedbackType Selectatype(Required) FactualCorrection Spelling/GrammarCorrection LinkCorrection AdditionalInformation Other YourFeedback SubmitFeedback Thankyouforyourfeedback Oureditorswillreviewwhatyou’vesubmittedanddeterminewhethertorevisethearticle. JoinBritannica'sPublishingPartnerProgramandourcommunityofexpertstogainaglobalaudienceforyourwork! ExternalWebsites By TheEditorsofEncyclopaediaBritannica | ViewEditHistory Thisisanalphabeticallyorderedlistofthecountriesoftheworld.(Seealsogeographyandgovernment.) A AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntiguaandBarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijan B TheBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosniaandHerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkinaFasoBurundi C CaboVerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentralAfricanRepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,RepublicoftheCostaRicaCôted’IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechRepublic D DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominicanRepublic E EastTimor(Timor-Leste)EcuadorEgyptElSalvadorEquatorialGuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopia F FijiFinlandFrance G GabonTheGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyana H HaitiHondurasHungary I IcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItaly J JamaicaJapanJordan K KazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea,NorthKorea,SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstan L LaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourg M MadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshallIslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia,FederatedStatesofMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar(Burma) N NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNewZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorthMacedoniaNorway O Oman P PakistanPalauPanamaPapuaNewGuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugal Q Qatar R RomaniaRussiaRwanda S SaintKittsandNevisSaintLuciaSaintVincentandtheGrenadinesSamoaSanMarinoSaoTomeandPrincipeSaudiArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierraLeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomonIslandsSomaliaSouthAfricaSpainSriLankaSudanSudan,SouthSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyria T TaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidadandTobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvalu U UgandaUkraineUnitedArabEmiratesUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesUruguayUzbekistan V VanuatuVaticanCityVenezuelaVietnam Y Yemen Z ZambiaZimbabweTheEditorsofEncyclopaediaBritannica ThisarticlewasmostrecentlyrevisedandupdatedbyAdamAugustyn. LearnMoreintheserelatedBritannicaarticles: geography geography,thestudyofthediverseenvironments,places,andspacesofEarth’ssurfaceandtheirinteractions.Itseekstoanswerthequestionsofwhythingsareastheyare,wheretheyare.Themodernacademicdisciplineofgeographyisrootedinancientpractice,concernedwiththecharacteristicsofplaces,in… government government,thepoliticalsystembywhichacountryorcommunityisadministeredandregulated.Mostofthekeywordscommonlyusedtodescribegovernments—wordssuchasmonarchy,oligarchy,anddemocracy—areofGreekorRomanorigin.Theyhavebeencurrentformorethan2,000yearsandhavenotyetexhaustedtheirusefulness.… Afghanistan Afghanistan,landlockedmultiethniccountrylocatedintheheartofsouth-centralAsia.LyingalongimportanttraderoutesconnectingsouthernandeasternAsiatoEuropeandtheMiddleEast,Afghanistanhaslongbeenaprizesoughtbyempirebuilders,andformillenniagreatarmieshaveattemptedtosubdueit,leavingtracesof… Historyatyourfingertips SignupheretoseewhathappenedOnThisDay,everydayinyourinbox! Emailaddress Bysigningup,youagreetoourPrivacyNotice. Thankyouforsubscribing! BeonthelookoutforyourBritannicanewslettertogettrustedstoriesdeliveredrighttoyourinbox.