Update 2024: This page contains countries from the letter S to the letter Z.
All data is updated for 2024 with the latest population figures from the United Nations and the World Bank.

Official Name: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capital: Basseterre
Area: 261 km²
Population: ~50,000 (2024)
Languages: English, Creole
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Location: Caribbean
Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

Official Name: Saint Lucia
Capital: Castries
Area: 616 km²
Population: ~165,000 (2024)
Languages: English, Creole
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Location: Caribbean
Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

Official Name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Capital: Kingstown
Area: 389 km²
Population: ~120,000 (2024)
Languages: English, Creole
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Location: Caribbean
Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

Official Name: Independent State of Samoa
Capital: Apia
Area: 2,831 km²
Population: ~187,000 (2024)
Languages: Samoan, English
Currency: Samoan Tala (WST)
Location: South Pacific Ocean
Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San Marino
Area: 61 km²
Population: ~31,000 (2024)
Languages: Italian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Location: Southern Europe
Organizations: UN

Official Name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Capital: São Tomé
Area: 964 km²
Population: ~158,000 (2024)
Languages: Portuguese, Creole
Currency: Dobra (STN)
Location: Off the coast of West Africa
Organizations: UN

Official Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Area: 2,150,000 km²
Population: ~36 million (2024)
Languages: Arabic
Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Location: Middle East
Organizations: UN, Arab League, OPEC
Note: Has the second largest oil reserves in the world.

Official Name: Republic of Senegal
Capital: Dakar
Area: 196,722 km²
Population: ~17 million (2024)
Languages: French, Wolof
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Location: West Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union

Official Name: Republic of Serbia
Capital: Belgrade
Area: 77,474 km²
Population: ~6.7 million (2024)
Languages: Serbian
Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Location: Southeastern Europe
Organizations: UN

Official Name: Republic of Seychelles
Capital: Victoria
Area: 455 km²
Population: ~100,000 (2024)
Languages: English, French, Creole
Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR)
Location: Indian Ocean
Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of Sierra Leone
Capital: Freetown
Area: 71,740 km²
Population: ~8.6 million (2024)
Languages: English, Creole
Currency: Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL)
Location: West Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of Singapore
Capital: Singapore
Area: 728 km²
Population: ~5.9 million (2024)
Languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil
Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Location: Southeast Asia
Organizations: UN, ASEAN, Commonwealth
Note: One of the world's leading financial centers.

Official Name: Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava
Area: 49,035 km²
Population: ~5.4 million (2024)
Languages: Slovak
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Location: Central Europe
Organizations: UN, EU, NATO

Official Name: Republic of Slovenia
Capital: Ljubljana
Area: 20,273 km²
Population: ~2.1 million (2024)
Languages: Slovenian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Location: Central Europe
Organizations: UN, EU, NATO

Official Name: Solomon Islands
Capital: Honiara
Area: 28,370 km²
Population: ~740,000 (2024)
Languages: English, local languages
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)
Location: South Pacific Ocean
Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

Official Name: Federal Republic of Somalia
Capital: Mogadishu
Area: 637,657 km²
Population: ~18 million (2024)
Languages: Somali, Arabic
Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)
Location: East Africa
Organizations: UN, Arab League, African Union

Official Name: Republic of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Area: 1,219,090 km²
Population: ~60 million (2024)
Languages: 11 official languages (English, Afrikaans, Zulu, etc.)
Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)
Location: Southern Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union, BRICS, Commonwealth
Note: The most industrialized country in Africa.

Official Name: Republic of Korea
Capital: Seoul
Area: 100,363 km²
Population: ~51 million (2024)
Languages: Korean
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)
Location: East Asia
Organizations: UN, OECD, G20
Note: The fourth largest economy in Asia.

Official Name: Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Area: 505,990 km²
Population: ~48 million (2024)
Languages: Spanish (Catalan, Galician, Basque are co-official)
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Location: Southwestern Europe
Organizations: UN, EU, NATO

Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative)
Area: 65,610 km²
Population: ~22 million (2024)
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Location: South Asia
Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of the Sudan
Capital: Khartoum
Area: 1,886,068 km²
Population: ~49 million (2024)
Languages: Arabic, English
Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)
Location: Northeast Africa
Organizations: UN, Arab League, African Union

Official Name: Republic of Suriname
Capital: Paramaribo
Area: 163,820 km²
Population: ~623,000 (2024)
Languages: Dutch
Currency: Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
Location: South America
Organizations: UN

Official Name: Kingdom of Eswatini
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
Area: 17,364 km²
Population: ~1.2 million (2024)
Languages: English, Swazi
Currency: Lilangeni (SZL), South African Rand (ZAR)
Location: Southern Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

Official Name: Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Area: 450,295 km²
Population: ~10.5 million (2024)
Languages: Swedish
Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK)
Location: Northern Europe
Organizations: UN, EU

Official Name: Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern
Area: 41,285 km²
Population: ~8.8 million (2024)
Languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
Location: Central Europe
Organizations: UN
Note: A neutral country famous for banking and watches.

Official Name: Syrian Arab Republic
Capital: Damascus
Area: 185,180 km²
Population: ~22 million (2024)
Languages: Arabic
Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)
Location: Middle East
Organizations: UN, Arab League

Official Name: Republic of China
Capital: Taipei
Area: 36,197 km²
Population: ~23.6 million (2024)
Languages: Mandarin
Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Location: East Asia
Organizations: WTO

Official Name: Republic of Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe
Area: 143,100 km²
Population: ~10 million (2024)
Languages: Tajik, Russian
Currency: Tajik Somoni (TJS)
Location: Central Asia
Organizations: UN, OIC

Official Name: United Republic of Tanzania
Capital: Dodoma
Area: 947,300 km²
Population: ~67 million (2024)
Languages: Swahili, English
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Location: East Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth
Note: Home to the highest peak in Africa (Mount Kilimanjaro).

Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Area: 513,120 km²
Population: ~71 million (2024)
Languages: Thai
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)
Location: Southeast Asia
Organizations: UN, ASEAN

Official Name: Togolese Republic
Capital: Lomé
Area: 56,785 km²
Population: ~9 million (2024)
Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Location: West Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union

Official Name: Kingdom of Tonga
Capital: Nuku'alofa
Area: 748 km²
Population: ~107,000 (2024)
Languages: Tongan, English
Currency: Tongan Pa'anga (TOP)
Location: South Pacific Ocean
Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Port of Spain
Area: 5,131 km²
Population: ~1.5 million (2024)
Languages: English
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)
Location: Caribbean
Organizations: UN, CARICOM, Commonwealth

Official Name: Tunisian Republic
Capital: Tunis
Area: 163,610 km²
Population: ~12.5 million (2024)
Languages: Arabic
Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
Location: North Africa
Organizations: UN, Arab League, African Union

Official Name: Republic of Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Area: 783,562 km²
Population: ~86 million (2024)
Languages: Turkish
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
Location: Eurasia
Organizations: UN, NATO
Note: Bridges the continents of Europe and Asia.

Official Name: Republic of Turkmenistan
Capital: Ashgabat
Area: 488,100 km²
Population: ~6.5 million (2024)
Languages: Turkmen, Russian
Currency: Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)
Location: Central Asia
Organizations: UN, OIC

Official Name: Tuvalu
Capital: Funafuti
Area: 26 km²
Population: ~11,000 (2024)
Languages: Tuvaluan, English
Currency: Tuvaluan Dollar, Australian Dollar (AUD)
Location: South Pacific Ocean
Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Area: 241,038 km²
Population: ~49 million (2024)
Languages: English, Swahili
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
Location: East Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

Official Name: Ukraine
Capital: Kyiv
Area: 603,628 km²
Population: ~36 million (2024)
Languages: Ukrainian
Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
Location: Eastern Europe
Organizations: UN

Official Name: United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Area: 83,600 km²
Population: ~10.2 million (2024)
Languages: Arabic
Currency: UAE Dirham (AED)
Location: Middle East
Organizations: UN, Arab League, OPEC
Note: A federation of 7 emirates.

Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital: London
Area: 243,610 km²
Population: ~68 million (2024)
Languages: English
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
Location: Northwestern Europe
Organizations: UN, NATO, G7, Commonwealth

Official Name: United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Area: 9,833,517 km²
Population: ~341 million (2024)
Languages: English (no official language at federal level)
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Location: North America
Organizations: UN, NATO, G7
Note: The largest economy in the world.

Official Name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Area: 176,215 km²
Population: ~3.5 million (2024)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
Location: South America
Organizations: UN

Official Name: Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Area: 448,978 km²
Population: ~36 million (2024)
Languages: Uzbek
Currency: Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
Location: Central Asia
Organizations: UN, OIC

Official Name: Republic of Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
Area: 12,189 km²
Population: ~340,000 (2024)
Languages: English, French, Bislama
Currency: Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
Location: South Pacific Ocean
Organizations: UN, Commonwealth

Official Name: Vatican City State
Capital: Vatican City
Area: 0.49 km²
Population: ~800 (2024)
Languages: Italian, Latin
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Location: Within Rome, Italy
Note: The smallest country in the world and headquarters of the Catholic Church.

Official Name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Area: 916,445 km²
Population: ~28 million (2024)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VES)
Location: South America
Organizations: UN, OPEC

Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Area: 331,212 km²
Population: ~99 million (2024)
Languages: Vietnamese
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
Location: Southeast Asia
Organizations: UN, ASEAN

Official Name: Republic of Yemen
Capital: Sana'a
Area: 527,968 km²
Population: ~34 million (2024)
Languages: Arabic
Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)
Location: Middle East
Organizations: UN, Arab League

Official Name: Republic of Zambia
Capital: Lusaka
Area: 752,618 km²
Population: ~20 million (2024)
Languages: English
Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
Location: South-Central Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union, Commonwealth

Official Name: Republic of Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare
Area: 390,757 km²
Population: ~16 million (2024)
Languages: English, Shona, Ndebele
Currency: Zimbabwe Gold (ZWL)
Location: Southern Africa
Organizations: UN, African Union
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Data updated January 2024 | Sources: United Nations, World Bank, CIA World Factbook
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