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| This is a '''list of countries and territories in Europe''' with their English and domestic language long and short names and associated capital cities. | This is a '''list of countries and territories in Europe''' with their English and domestic language long and short names and associated capital cities. | ||
| The divisions between ] and ] occur at the ], ] and ] in the east, the ] and the ] with its outlets, ] and ] in the south. ], ], ] and ] are considered part of both Europe and Asia. ] and ] are entirely in ], but are sociopolitically European countries. | The divisions between ] and ] occur at the ], ] and ] in the east, the ] and the ] with its outlets, ] and ] in the south. ], ], ], ] and ] are considered part of both Europe and Asia. ] and ] are entirely in ], but are sociopolitically European countries. | ||
| ] has sociopolitical connections with Europe and is part of the ], but is located on the continent of ]. | ] has sociopolitical connections with Europe and is part of the ], but is located on the continent of ]. | ||
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| | ]<ref name="europeandasia">] and ] are considered to be geographically in both ] (dark blue) and ] (light blue).</ref> | | ]<ref name="europeandasia">], ] and ] are considered to be geographically in both ] (dark blue) and ] (light blue).</ref> | ||
| | Republic of Kazakhstan | | Republic of Kazakhstan | ||
| | {{lang-kk|Қазақстан}}<br />] ]: ''Qazaqstan''<br />{{lang-ru|Казахстан}}<br />] ]: ''Kazakhstán'' | | {{lang-kk|Қазақстан}}<br />] ]: ''Qazaqstan''<br />{{lang-ru|Казахстан}}<br />] ]: ''Kazakhstán'' | ||
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| | {{lang-la|Confoederatio Helvetica}}<br />{{lang-de|Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft}}<br />{{lang-fr|Confédération suisse}}<br />{{lang-it|Confederazione Svizzera}}<br />{{lang-rm|Confederaziun svizra}} | | {{lang-la|Confoederatio Helvetica}}<br />{{lang-de|Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft}}<br />{{lang-fr|Confédération suisse}}<br />{{lang-it|Confederazione Svizzera}}<br />{{lang-rm|Confederaziun svizra}} | ||
| | ] or Berne<br />{{lang-de|Bern}}<br />{{lang-fr|Berne}}<br />{{lang-it|Berna}}<br />{{lang-rm|Berna}}<br />]: ''Bärn'' | | ] or Berne<br />{{lang-de|Bern}}<br />{{lang-fr|Berne}}<br />{{lang-it|Berna}}<br />{{lang-rm|Berna}}<br />]: ''Bärn'' | ||
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This is a list of countries and territories in Europe with their English and domestic language long and short names and associated capital cities.
The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea with its outlets, Bosporus and Dardanelles in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are considered part of both Europe and Asia. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia, but are sociopolitically European countries.
Greenland has sociopolitical connections with Europe and is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but is located on the continent of North America.
Sovereign states
There are currently 50 internationally recognised sovereign states in (or partially in) Europe.
A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area. A state usually includes the set of institutions that claim the authority to make the rules that govern the exercise of coercive violence for the people of the society in that territory, though its status as a state often depends in part on being recognised by a number of other states as having internal and external sovereignty over it. In sociology, the state is normally identified with these institutions: in Max Weber's influential definition, it is that organisation that has a "monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory," which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police.
Since 2007, 27 of these countries are member states of the European Union, which means they are highly integrated with each other and share their sovereignty with the institutions of the European Union.
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Partially recognised states
The following four geo-political entities in Europe have partial diplomatic recognition by one or more List of United Nations member states and are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood. They are listed as unrecognised until they are recognised by the United Nations.
Non-recognised states
The following two geo-political entities in Europe have no diplomatic recognition by a United Nations member state but are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood. They are listed as unrecognised until they are recognised by the United Nations.
| Flag | Map | English short name | English long name | Legal status | Domestic short name | Domestic long name | Capital |
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Nagorno-Karabakh | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | De jure part of Azerbaijan | Template:Lang-hy Armenian Transliteration: Lernayin Gharabaghi |
Template:Lang-hy Armenian Transliteration: Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun |
Stepanakert Template:Lang-hy Template:Lang-az Azerbaijani Transliteration: Khankendi |
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Transnistria Also: Trans-Dniester or Transdniestria or Pridnestrovie |
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | De jure part of Moldova | Template:Lang-mo Romanian Transliteration: Transnistria Template:Lang-ru Russian Transliteration: Pridnestrov'ye Template:Lang-uk Ukrainian Transliteration: Prydnistrov'ya |
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Romanian Transliteration: Republica Moldovenească Nistreană |
Tiraspol Template:Lang-mo Russian and Ukrainian: Тирáсполь |
Non-sovereign territories
The following seven geo-political entities are dependent territories and autonomous areas in Europe.
Notes
- ^ Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
- Cyprus is in Asia but it has sociopolitical connections with Europe.
- Czechia is the unofficial short name of the Czech Republic, but is not used very often.
- ^ The terms Republic of Ireland and Poblacht na hÉireann are not official long names and are used only as a legal description meant to differentiate the state from the island.
- "Republic of Ireland Act, 1948". No. 22/1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- "An tAcht Phoblacht na hÉireann, 1948". Uimhir 22 de 1948. 1948. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are considered to be geographically in both Europe (dark blue) and Asia (light blue).
- ^ These countries are city-states.
- The Netherlands is also known as Holland, but this is the improper name of the whole country as it refers only to a small region inside the country. See Netherlands (terminology).
- United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands
- ^ The United Kingdom (UK) consists of the constituent countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and controls the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain (often shortened to Britain), which is sometimes used synonymously with the United Kingdom.
- ^ See International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- See International recognition of Kosovo.
- See Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus.
- See Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh.
- See International recognition of Transnistria.
See also
- International organisations in Europe
- Member State of the European Union
- Lists of European countries:
- List of former sovereign states in Europe
- Predecessors of sovereign states in Europe
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