The following is a list of sovereign states in the Americas. All 35 are members of the United Nations and the Organization of American States.
| Flag | English short name | English long name | Capital | Domestic long names | Independence | ISO 3 letter Alpha Code |
|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda[1] | Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | {{lang-en|Antigua and Barbuda}} | 1981 | ATG |
| Argentina[2][3] | Argentine Republic
| Buenos Aires | {{lang-es|República Argentina}}
| 1816 | ARG |
| Bahamas[1] | Commonwealth of The Bahamas | Nassau | {{lang-en|Commonwealth of The Bahamas}} | 1973 | BHS |
| Barbados[1] | Barbados | Bridgetown | {{lang-en|Barbados}} | 1966 | BRB |
| Belize[1] | Belize | Belmopan | {{lang-en|Belize}}{{Clear}}{{lang-es|Belice}} | 1981 | BLZ |
| Bolivia[4] | Plurinational State of Bolivia
| La Paz & Sucre {{ref label|Note1|B|B}} | {{lang-es|Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia}}
{{lang-qu|Buliwya Mamallaqta}}
{{lang-ay|Wuliwya Suyu}}
{{lang-gn|Tetã Volívia}} | 1825 | BOL |
| Brazil[3] | Federative Republic of Brazil
| Brasília | {{lang-pt|República Federativa do Brasil}} | 1822 | BRA |
| Canada[5] | Canada | Ottawa | {{lang-en|Canada}}{{Clear}}{{lang-fr|Canada}} | 1931 | CAN |
| Chile[2][6] | Republic of Chile
| Santiago{{ref label|Note1|C|C}} | {{lang-es|República de Chile}} | 1818 | CHL |
| Colombia[4] | Republic of Colombia
| Bogotá | {{lang-es|República de Colombia}} | 1810 | COL |
| Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica
| San José | {{lang-es|República de Costa Rica}} | 1821 | CRI |
| Cuba | Republic of Cuba
| Havana | {{lang-es|República de Cuba}} | 1902 | CUB |
| Dominica[1] | Commonwealth of Dominica | Roseau | {{lang-en|Commonwealth of Dominica}} | 1978 | DMA |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic
| Santo Domingo | {{lang-es|República Dominicana}} | 1844 | DOM |
| Ecuador[4][6] | Republic of Ecuador
| Quito | {{lang-es|República del Ecuador}} | 1822 | ECU |
| El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador
| San Salvador | {{lang-es|República de El Salvador}} | 1821 | SLV |
| Grenada[1] | Grenada | St. George's | {{lang-en|Grenada}} | 1974 | GRD |
| Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala
| Guatemala City | {{lang-es|República de Guatemala}} | 1821 | GTM |
| Guyana[1] | Co-operative Republic of Guyana | Georgetown | {{lang-en|Co-operative Republic of Guyana}} | 1966 | GUY |
| Haiti[1] | Republic of Haiti | Port-au-Prince | {{lang-fr|République d'Haïti}} | 1804 | HTI |
| Honduras | Republic of Honduras
| Tegucigalpa | {{lang-es|República de Honduras}} | 1821 | HND |
| Jamaica[1] | Jamaica | Kingston | {{lang-en|Jamaica}} | 1962 | JAM |
| Mexico | United Mexican States | Mexico City | {{lang-es|Estados Unidos Mexicanos}} | 1810 | MEX |
| Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua | Managua | {{lang-es|República de Nicaragua}} | 1821 | NIC |
| Panama | Republic of Panama | Panama City | {{lang-es|República de Panamá}} | 1903 | PAN |
| Paraguay[3] | Republic of Paraguay | Asunción | {{lang-es|República del Paraguay}}{{Clear}}{{lang-gn|Tetã Paraguái}} | 1811 | PRY |
| Peru[4] | Republic of Peru | Lima | {{lang-es|República del Perú}}
{{lang-qu|Piruw Republika}}
{{lang-ay|Piruw Suyu}} | 1821 | PER |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis[1] | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | {{lang-en|Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | 1983 | KNA |
| Saint Lucia[1] | Saint Lucia | Castries | {{lang-en|Saint Lucia}} | 1979 | LCA |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[1] | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | {{lang-en|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | 1979 | VCT |
| Suriname[1] | Republic of Suriname | Paramaribo | {{lang-nl|Republiek Suriname}} | 1975 | SUR |
| Trinidad and Tobago[1] | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | {{lang-en|Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}} | 1962 | TTO |
| United States[5][6] | United States of America | Washington, D.C. | {{lang-en|United States of America}} | 1776 | USA |
| Uruguay[3] | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Montevideo | {{lang-es|República Oriental del Uruguay}} | 1828 | URY |
| Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Caracas | {{lang-es|República Bolivariana de Venezuela}} | 1811 | VEN |
The 25 territories on this list are not sovereign states. This includes dependent territories of Pan-American countries listed above, or are territories that are either part of or subject to a European country.
| Flag | English short name | English long name | Political status | Capital | Domestic short names |
|---|
| {{flagicon|Anguilla|size=80px}} | Anguilla | Anguilla | Territory of the United Kingdom | The Valley | {{lang-en|Anguilla}} |
| {{flagicon|Aruba|size=80px}} | Aruba | Aruba | Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Oranjestad | {{lang-nl|Aruba}} |
| {{flagicon|Bermuda|size=80px}} | Bermuda | Bermuda Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom | Hamilton | {{lang-en|Bermuda}}{{Clear}}{{lang-pt|Bermudas}} |
| {{flagicon|Bonaire|size=80px}} | Bonaire | Bonaire | Special municipality of the Netherlands[7] | Kralendijk | {{lang-nl|Bonaire}}{{Clear}}Papiamento: Boneiru |
| {{flagicon|British Virgin Islands|size=80px}} | British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom | Road Town | {{lang-en|British Virgin Islands}} |
| {{flagicon|Cayman Islands|size=80px}} | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom | George Town | {{lang-en|Cayman Islands}} |
| {{flagicon|France|size=80px}} | Clipperton Island[8] | Clipperton Island | French government possession | Uninhabited | {{lang-fr|Île de la Passion}} |
| {{flagicon|Curaçao|size=80px}} | Curaçao | Curaçao | Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Willemstad | {{lang-nl|Curaçao}}{{Clear}}Papiamento: Kòrsou |
| {{flagicon|Falkland Islands|size=80px}} | Falkland Islands[9] | Falkland Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom | Stanley | {{lang-en|Falkland Islands}} |
| {{flagicon|French Guiana|size=80px}} | French Guiana | French Guiana | Overseas department of France[10] | Cayenne | {{lang-fr|Guyane française}} |
| {{flagicon|Greenland|size=80px}} | Greenland | Greenland | Country of the Kingdom of Denmark | Nuuk | {{lang-kl|Kalaallit Nunaat}}{{Clear}}{{lang-da|Grønland}} |
| {{flagicon|Guadeloupe|official|size=80px}} | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Overseas department of France[10] | Basse-Terre | {{lang-fr|Guadeloupe}} |
| {{flagicon|Martinique|local|size=80px}} | Martinique | Martinique | Overseas department of France[10] | Fort-de-France | {{lang-fr|Martinique}} |
| {{flagicon|Montserrat|size=80px}} | Montserrat[1] | Montserrat | Territory of the United Kingdom | Plymouth | {{lang-en|Montserrat}} |
| {{flagicon|US|size=80px}} {{flagicon|Haiti|size=80px}} | Navassa Island[11] | Navassa Island | United States Minor Outlying Islands{{Clear}}Haiti | Uninhabited | {{lang-en|Navassa Island}}{{Clear}}{{lang-fr|L'île de la Navasse}} |
| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico|size=80px}} | Puerto Rico | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | Unincorporated commonwealth of the United States | San Juan | {{lang-es|Puerto Rico}}{{Clear}}{{lang-en|Puerto Rico}} |
| {{flagicon|Saba|size=80px}} | Saba | Saba | Special municipality of the Netherlands[7] | The Bottom | {{lang-nl|Saba}} |
| {{flagicon|Saint Barthélemy|local|size=80px}} | Saint Barthélemy | Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy | Overseas collectivity of France | Gustavia | {{lang-fr|Saint-Barthélemy}} |
| {{flagicon|France|size=80px}} | Saint Martin | Collectivity of Saint Martin | Overseas collectivity of France | Marigot | {{lang-fr|Saint-Martin}} |
| {{flagicon|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local|size=80px}} | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas collectivity of France | Saint-Pierre | {{lang-fr|Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon}} |
| {{flagicon|Sint Eustatius|local|size=80px}} | Sint Eustatius | Sint Eustatius | Special municipality of the Netherlands[7] | Oranjestad | {{lang-nl|Sint Eustatius}} |
| {{flagicon|Sint Maarten|local|size=80px}} | Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Philipsburg | {{lang-nl|Sint Maarten}} |
| {{flagicon|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|size=80px}} | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[9] | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom | King Edward Point | {{lang-en|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} |
| {{flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands|size=80px}} | Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom | Cockburn Town | {{lang-en|Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
| {{flagicon|United States Virgin Islands|size=80px}} | United States Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | Unincorporated organized territory of the United States | Charlotte Amalie | {{lang-en|United States Virgin Islands}} |
1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Full member of the Caribbean Community
2. ^1 Claims territory in Antarctica
3. ^1 2 3 Full member of Mercosur
4. ^1 2 3 Full member of the Andean Community
5. ^1 Signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement, source: [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html CIA The World Factbook]
6. ^1 2 Includes Pacific islands usually not considered part of the Americas
7. ^1 2 The Special Municipalities of the Netherlands are fully incorporated parts of the Netherlands.
8. ^Sometimes considered to be part of Oceania.
9. ^1 Claimed by Argentina
10. ^1 2 The Overseas Departments of France are fully incorporated parts of France.
11. ^Claimed by Haiti