In this annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in that list. This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ...
Sovereign entities without territorial possessions, all permanent observers of the United Nations:
Holy See, a unique sovereign entity under international law vis-à-vis Vatican City with the Pope as the head of both, maintaining diplomatic/official relations with over 170 states/entities and participating in various international organizations either in its own capacity or on behalf of Vatican City.
Mount Athos (Regime of Aghion Oros or Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain), a monastic republic in Greece politically self-governed by the international Holy Community of the Orthodox Church residing there and spiritually under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch in accordance with the constitution of Greece.
Entities considered integral part of other countries:
Guantanamo Bay, a territory of Cuba under the permanent control (with no claim of sovereignty) of the United States which pays rent under terms of treaties with Cuba.
Demilitarized or neutral zones between two warring countries (the two sides of the demarcation line in the zones are considered parts of the respective warring countries, with the exception of the neutral ground between Gibraltar and Spain which does not belong to either country.
Among these countries, a special place is occupied by the countries of Southern Europe, which had been the chief source of migrant workers during the sixties and seventies and have now in their turn begun to attract foreign workers.
In the first place, in the traditional immigration countries, the policy of closing the frontiers has resulted not in a halt to migrations but in a modification of the composition of flows, with a reduction in the number of active persons and an increase in the population of residents who are dependants of foreign workers.
The situation prevailing in countries with an immigration past, which is rapidly becoming the situation of the new immigration countries, is that the majority of regular and irregular flows of workers cannot be reduced, as they correspond to structural shortages of labour.
This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty.
The names of countries in the list are given in English and include both an English version of the short official names (e.g.
In the Annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in this list.
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