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APPENDIX
Political map of the world

This map depicts the political boundaries
of the world’s nations. There are currently
196 independent countries in the world—
a marked increase from the 82 that existed
in 1950. With the trend toward greater
fragmentation, most recently with the
creation of Southern Sudan in July 2011,
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this figure is likely to increase. The largest
Franz Josef Land
country in the world is the Russian SVALBARD
(to Norway)
Federation, which covers 6,592,800 square Novaya Zemlya
JAN MAYEN
miles (17,075,400 sq km), while the smallest (to Norway)
is the Vatican City, covering 0.17 square miles
(0.44 sq km). Under the Antarctic Treaty of ICELAND
FAEROE ISLANDS
1959, no countries are permitted territorial (to Denmark) SWEDEN FINLAND
NORWAY RUSSIAN FEDE
claims in Antarctica. EST. Eur opean
ISLE OF MAN RUSS. LAT. Asiatic R
(to UK) DENMARK FED. LITH. Russia
UNITED
KINGDOM
IRELAND NETH. POLAND BELA.
BELG. GERMANY SLVK.
CHANNEL ISLANDS CZ.REP. UKRAINE
(to UK) LUX. LIECH. KAZAKHST AN
FRANCE AUT. HUNG. MOLD. MON
SWITZ. SLVN. ROM.
ABBREVIATIONS ANDORRA MONACO S.M. CRO. SERBIA KOSOVO
VAT. CITY B.&H. BULG. GEORGIA UZBEK.
MON.
Azores ALB. ARMENIA AZERB. KYRG.
AFGH. Afghanistan (to Portugal) PORT. SPAIN ITALY MACED. TURKEY AZ. TURKMEN. TAJ.
ALB. Albania GIBRALTAR (to UK) GREECE SYRIA C H I
Madeira
AUT. Austria (to Portugal) TUNISIA MALTA CYPRUS LEBANON IRAN AFGH.
IRAQ
ISRAEL
AZ. OR AZERB. Azerbaijan Canary Islands MOROCCO JORDAN KUWAIT PAKISTAN NEPAL BHUTAN
B. & H. Bosnia & Herzegovina (to Spain) ALGERIA LIBYA EGYPT BAHRAIN
WESTERN SAHARA
QATAR
BELG. Belgium (disputed) SAUDI U.A.E. BANGLADESH LAOS
BELO. Belorussia MAURITANIA ARABIA OMAN INDIA MYANMAR
(BURMA)
CAPE
BOTS. Botswana VERDE MALI NIGER ERITREA THA
BULG. Bulgaria GAMBIA SENEGAL CHAD SUDAN YEMEN Socotra Laccadive Andaman
(to Yemen)
Islands
Islands
FASO
CAMB. Cambodia GUINEA-BISSAU GUINEA BURKINA NIGERIA DJIBOUTI (to India) (to India)
C.A.R. Central African Republic SIERRA LEONE BENIN C.A.R. SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA SRI LANKA
SUDAN
Nicobar
Islands
CRO. Croatia LIBERIA CAMEROON (July 2011) SOMALIA (to India)
CÔTE D’IVOIRE EQ. GUINEA MALDIVES
CZ. REP. Czech Republic (IVORY COAST) GHANA UGANDA KENYA SINGAPORE
TOGO
DOM. REP. Dominican Republic SAO TOME & PRINCIPE GABON CONGO DEM.REP. RWANDA
BURUNDI
EST. Estonia Cabinda CONGO TANZANIA BRITISH INDIAN
(to UK)
HUNG. Hungary ASCENSION ISLAND (to Angola) SEYCHELLES OCEAN TERRITORY CHRISTMAS ISLA
(to Austr
KYRG. Kyrgyzstan (to St Helena) ANGOLA MALAWI COMOROS Agalega Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
(to Mauritius)
LAT. Latvia ST HELENA ZAMBIA MAYOTTE (to France) (to Australia)
(to UK)
LIECH. Liechtenstein ZIMB. MOZAMBIQUE MADAGASCAR
LITH. Lithuania NAMIBIA MAURITIUS
BOTS. REUNION (to France)
LUX. Luxemburg SWAZILAND
MACED. Macedonia ATLANTIC LESOTHO I N D I A N
MOLD. Moldavia OCEAN SOUTH O C E A N
MON. Montenegro AFRICA
NETH. Netherlands TRISTAN DA CUNHA
PORT. Portugal (to St Helena)
Gough Island
ROM. Romania (to Tristan da Cunha)
RUSS. FED. Russian Federation Prince Edward Islands & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
FRENCH SOUTHERN
SLVK. Slovakia (to South Africa) (to France)
SLVN. Slovenia
HEARD & MCDONALD ISLANDS
S.M. San Marino (to Australia)
SWITZ. Switzerland
TAJ. Tajikistan
THAI. Thailand
TURKMEN. Turkmenistan
U.A.E. United Arab Emirates
UZBEK. Uzbekistan A N T A R C
VAT. CITY Vatican City
ZIMB. Zimbabwe
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