Update 2024: There are currently 195 sovereign countries recognized worldwide, of which 193 are UN member states and 2 are observer states (Palestine and the Vatican).
All data is updated for 2024 with the latest population figures from the United Nations and the World Bank.

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Area: 652,225 km²
Population: ~41.1 million (2023)
Languages: Dari, Pashto
Currency: Afghani (AFN)
Location: Central Asia

Official Name: Republic of Albania
Capital: Tirana
Area: 28,748 km²
Population: ~2.8 million (2023)
Languages: Albanian
Currency: Lek (ALL)
Location: Southern Europe

Official Name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Capital: Algiers
Area: 2,381,741 km²
Population: ~45.6 million (2023)
Languages: Arabic, Tamazight
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
Location: North Africa
Note: The largest African and Arab country by area.

Official Name: Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Area: 468 km²
Population: ~79,800 (2023)
Languages: Catalan
Currency: Euro (€)
Location: Southwestern Europe

Official Name: Republic of Angola
Capital: Luanda
Area: 1,246,700 km²
Population: ~36.7 million (2023)
Languages: Portuguese
Currency: Kwanza (AOA)
Location: Southern Africa

Official Name: Antigua and Barbuda
Capital: Saint John's
Area: 442 km²
Population: ~94,300 (2023)
Languages: English
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Location: Caribbean

Official Name: Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Area: 2,780,400 km²
Population: ~45.8 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Argentine Peso (ARS)
Location: South America

Official Name: Republic of Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
Area: 29,743 km²
Population: ~2.8 million (2023)
Languages: Armenian
Currency: Dram (AMD)
Location: South Caucasus

Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Area: 7,692,024 km²
Population: ~26.4 million (2023)
Languages: English
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Location: Oceania

Official Name: Republic of Austria
Capital: Vienna
Area: 83,879 km²
Population: ~9.0 million (2023)
Languages: German
Currency: Euro (€)
Location: Central Europe

Official Name: Republic of Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Area: 86,600 km²
Population: ~10.4 million (2023)
Languages: Azerbaijani
Currency: Manat (AZN)
Location: South Caucasus

Official Name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Capital: Nassau
Area: 13,878 km²
Population: ~412,600 (2023)
Languages: English
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
Location: Caribbean

Official Name: Kingdom of Bahrain
Capital: Manama
Area: 765 km²
Population: ~1.5 million (2023)
Languages: Arabic
Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Location: Arabian Gulf

Official Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Area: 148,460 km²
Population: ~173 million (2023)
Languages: Bengali
Currency: Taka (BDT)
Location: South Asia

Official Name: Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown
Area: 430 km²
Population: ~282,000 (2023)
Languages: English
Currency: Barbadian Dollar (BBD)
Location: Caribbean

Official Name: Republic of Belarus
Capital: Minsk
Area: 207,595 km²
Population: ~9.2 million (2023)
Languages: Belarusian, Russian
Currency: Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
Location: Eastern Europe

Official Name: Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Area: 30,528 km²
Population: ~11.7 million (2023)
Languages: Dutch, French, German
Currency: Euro (€)
Location: Western Europe

Official Name: Belize
Capital: Belmopan
Area: 22,966 km²
Population: ~410,800 (2023)
Languages: English
Currency: Belize Dollar (BZD)
Location: Central America

Official Name: Republic of Benin
Capital: Porto-Novo
Area: 112,622 km²
Population: ~13.7 million (2023)
Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Location: West Africa

Official Name: Kingdom of Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Area: 38,394 km²
Population: ~787,400 (2023)
Languages: Dzongkha
Currency: Ngultrum (BTN)
Location: South Asia

Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre
Area: 1,098,581 km²
Population: ~12.4 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Currency: Boliviano (BOB)
Location: South America

Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital: Sarajevo
Area: 51,197 km²
Population: ~3.2 million (2023)
Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Currency: Bosnian Mark (BAM)
Location: Southeastern Europe

Official Name: Republic of Botswana
Capital: Gaborone
Area: 581,730 km²
Population: ~2.7 million (2023)
Languages: English, Tswana
Currency: Botswana Pula (BWP)
Location: Southern Africa

Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital: Brasília
Area: 8,515,767 km²
Population: ~216.4 million (2023)
Languages: Portuguese
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)
Location: South America

Official Name: Brunei Darussalam
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Area: 5,765 km²
Population: ~452,500 (2023)
Languages: Malay
Currency: Brunei Dollar (BND)
Location: Southeast Asia

Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
Area: 110,879 km²
Population: ~6.7 million (2023)
Languages: Bulgarian
Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
Location: Southeastern Europe

Official Name: Burkina Faso
Capital: Ouagadougou
Area: 274,200 km²
Population: ~23.3 million (2023)
Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Location: West Africa

Official Name: Republic of Burundi
Capital: Bujumbura
Area: 27,830 km²
Population: ~13.2 million (2023)
Languages: Kirundi, French
Currency: Burundian Franc (BIF)
Location: East Africa

Official Name: Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Area: 181,035 km²
Population: ~16.9 million (2023)
Languages: Khmer
Currency: Cambodian Riel (KHR)
Location: Southeast Asia

Official Name: Republic of Cameroon
Capital: Yaoundé
Area: 475,442 km²
Population: ~28.6 million (2023)
Languages: English, French
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Location: Central Africa

Official Name: Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Area: 9,984,670 km²
Population: ~38.8 million (2023)
Languages: English, French
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Location: North America

Official Name: Republic of Cabo Verde
Capital: Praia
Area: 4,033 km²
Population: ~598,700 (2023)
Languages: Portuguese
Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
Location: Atlantic Islands

Official Name: Central African Republic
Capital: Bangui
Area: 622,984 km²
Population: ~5.7 million (2023)
Languages: French, Sango
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Location: Central Africa

Official Name: Republic of Chad
Capital: N'Djamena
Area: 1,284,000 km²
Population: ~18.5 million (2023)
Languages: French, Arabic
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Location: Central Africa

Official Name: Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago
Area: 756,102 km²
Population: ~19.6 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)
Location: South America

Official Name: People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Area: 9,596,961 km²
Population: ~1.43 billion (2023)
Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)
Location: East Asia

Official Name: Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Area: 1,141,748 km²
Population: ~52.1 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Location: South America

Official Name: Union of the Comoros
Capital: Moroni
Area: 2,235 km²
Population: ~852,100 (2023)
Languages: Comorian, Arabic, French
Currency: Comorian Franc (KMF)
Location: Indian Ocean

Official Name: Republic of the Congo
Capital: Brazzaville
Area: 342,000 km²
Population: ~6.0 million (2023)
Languages: French
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Location: Central Africa

Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital: Kinshasa
Area: 2,344,858 km²
Population: ~102.3 million (2023)
Languages: French
Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF)
Location: Central Africa

Official Name: Republic of Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Area: 51,100 km²
Population: ~5.2 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Location: Central America

Official Name: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Area: 322,463 km²
Population: ~28.9 million (2023)
Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Location: West Africa

Official Name: Republic of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
Area: 56,594 km²
Population: ~4.0 million (2023)
Languages: Croatian
Currency: Euro (€)
Location: Southeastern Europe

Official Name: Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Area: 109,884 km²
Population: ~11.2 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Cuban Peso (CUP)
Location: Caribbean

Official Name: Republic of Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia
Area: 9,251 km²
Population: ~1.3 million (2023)
Languages: Greek, Turkish
Currency: Euro (€)
Location: Mediterranean

Official Name: Czech Republic
Capital: Prague
Area: 78,867 km²
Population: ~10.5 million (2023)
Languages: Czech
Currency: Czech Koruna (CZK)
Location: Central Europe

Official Name: Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Area: 42,933 km²
Population: ~5.9 million (2023)
Languages: Danish
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)
Location: Northern Europe

Official Name: Republic of Djibouti
Capital: Djibouti City
Area: 23,200 km²
Population: ~1.1 million (2023)
Languages: Arabic, French
Currency: Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
Location: East Africa

Official Name: Commonwealth of Dominica
Capital: Roseau
Area: 751 km²
Population: ~73,000 (2023)
Languages: English
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Location: Caribbean

Official Name: Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Area: 48,671 km²
Population: ~11.3 million (2023)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)
Location: Caribbean
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Data updated January 2024 | Sources: United Nations, World Bank, CIA World Factbook
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