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  2. List of countries and territories by the United Nations ...

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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 ...

  3. Member states of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 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 ...

  4. United Nations geoscheme - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  5. United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and countries, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for coordinating the actions of member states. [2]

  6. List of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...

  7. List of administrative divisions by country - Wikipedia

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    2 autonomous territorial units: Gagauzia and Left Bank of the Dniester (claimed but administered as the unrecognized independent country of Transnistria) 10 municipalities 50 cities [citation needed] 60+ city localities [citation needed] 660+ villages (Romanian: sate) [citation needed] 880+ village localities [citation needed] Monaco: Unitary

  8. List of territories governed by the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories - Wikipedia

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    List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom; List of countries that have used postal orders; List of countries that prohibit camouflage clothing; List of countries with IKEA stores; List of countries with United Nations Associations; List of African writers by country; List of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar ...