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This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. For the League of Nations, see Member states of the League of Nations. 193 United Nations member states 2 UN General Assembly observer states (the Holy See [a] and the State of Palestine) 2 eligible non-member states (the Cook Islands and Niue) 17 non-self-governing territories ...
It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations. [7] [8] Sudan – Republic of the Sudan UN member state None Sudan is a federation of 18 states. The Abyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ...
The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]
Local government in the United States varies widely by state; some entities cross county and other boundaries. The US Census in 2012 counted 19,522 municipalities, 16,364 townships , 37,203 special districts, and 12,884 independent school districts which have active governments. [ 45 ]
United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) Western New Guinea: 1962–1963 Indonesia: United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) Cambodia: 1992–1993 Cambodia: United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia: 1996–1998 ...
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This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories. All 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two observer states are given a rank ...