“List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia, along with other areas of special political status.

Eurasia is a continent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia. It is divided from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez. Some states such as Malta are traditionally part of Eurasia, however they lie on the African tectonic plate. It is separated from Australasia (Oceania) somewhere in the Malay archipelago, and is usually considered as including Indonesia and Timor-Leste (East Timor).

Some areas are associated with Eurasian states, being part of them or dependent upon them, but are not physically in it. Examples are the Danish territory of Greenland, French overseas departments, some British Overseas Territories, and the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

Sovereign states

United Nations Member States

The following is a list of internationally recognized sovereign states and are members of the United Nations.^[1]

United Nations Observer States

Non-member sovereign states are free to submit a petition to join as a full member at their discretion. The petition is then evaluated by the United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly.^[13] For example, Switzerland was a permanent observer state from 1948 to 2002, until becoming a full member on September 10, 2002. Currently, there are two observer non-member states: the Holy See and Palestine. They are both permanent observers, described as "Non-member States having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters".^[14]

States with limited recognition

The following entities are not UN member states and have limited or no recognition. However, they are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood.

Dependent territories

The following places are territories in Eurasia that remain outside the controlling states integral area

Special areas of internal sovereignty

The following places are {{Citation needed span|text=integral|date=February 2012}} parts of their controlling state, but have a political arrangement which was decided by agreements with other states

See also

1. ^https://www.un.org/en/members/
2. ^¹²³⁴⁵Part of Transcaucasian Region, which is a border between Europe and Asia.
3. ^China is the short form name used internationally
4. ^Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
5. ^¹The 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.
6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1948/en/act/pub/0022/index.html |title= Republic of Ireland Act, 1948|year= 1948|work= No. 22/1948|accessdate=2008-12-16}}
7. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1948/ga/act/pub/0022/index.html |title= An tAcht Phoblacht na hÉireann, 1948|year= 1948|work= Uimhir 22 de 1948|accessdate=2008-12-16}}
8. ^¹These countries are city-states.
9. ^Netherlands is the name for the largest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the short name for the Kingdom
10. ^[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nl.html#Govt United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands]
11. ^Refers to the sovereign entity encompassing the countries the Netherlands (comprising the territory in Europe and 3 islands in the Caribbean), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
12. ^¹²³The 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.
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/members/about.shtml |title=About UN Membership |publisher=United Nations |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613092224/http://www.un.org/en/members/about.shtml |archivedate=2010-06-13 |df= }}
14. ^[https://www.un.org/members/nonmembers.shtml UN site on Permanent Missions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209033633/http://www.un.org/members/nonmembers.shtml |date=2007-02-09 }}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html |title=Holy See (Vatican City) |publisher=Cia.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-02-24}}
16. ^¹International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
17. ^International recognition of Kosovo
18. ^Foreign relations of Artsakh
19. ^Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus
20. ^Taiwan: Republic of China is the name recognised as official by the Taipei authorities; Taiwan is the name used by governments which broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei after the UN resolution of October 1971; the name Chinese Taipei is used for sporting events and membership of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), and reputedly for Taiwan’s application to the WTO as the short form of Independent Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. It competes as Chinese Taipei in sports.
21. ^International recognition of Transnistria
22. ^¹Debate exists as to whether Australian territories are integral areas of Australia of not
23. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jn.html |title=Jan Mayen |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |work=World Fact Book |accessdate=4 March 2012 |archivedate=4 March 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/65uDGPlGS?url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jn.html |deadurl=no |df= }}