List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe

  European states

  Most commonly accepted extent of European territory of transcontinental states

The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political. Fifty six sovereign states, six of which have limited recognition, are listed with territory in Europe and/or membership in international European organisations. There are eight areas that are not integral parts of a European state or have special political status.

Definition of Europe as a continent

Main articles: Europe and Boundaries between continents

Under the commonly used geographic definition, the border between Asia and Europe stretches along the Ural Mountains, Ural River, and Caspian Sea in the east, the Greater Caucasus range and the Black Sea, with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles, in the south. Based on that division, transcontinental states Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey have territory both in Europe and Asia.

The island of Cyprus in West Asia is proximate to Anatolia (or Asia Minor) and is on the Anatolian Plate but is often considered part of Europe as a current member of the European Union (EU). Armenia is entirely in West Asia also but is a member of certain European organisations. Sometimes Israel is considered as part of geopolitical Europe as well.

Although the Mediterranean Sea provides a clearer divide between Africa and Europe, some traditionally European islands such as Malta , Sicily, Pantelleria and the Pelagian Islands are located on the African continental plate. The island of Iceland is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, straddling the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate.

Some territories geographically outside Europe have strong connections with European states. Greenland has socio-political connections with Europe and is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but closer to the continent of North America and usually grouped with it although often referred to as a European state.

Other territories are part of European countries but are geographically located in other continents, such as the French overseas departments, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the coast of Africa, and the Dutch Caribbean territories of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

Political map of Europe and surrounding region

Sovereign states

A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest. According to the Montevideo convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.

Recognized states

There are 50 internationally recognized sovereign states with territory located within the common definition of Europe and/or membership in international European organisations, of which 44 have their capital city within Europe. All except the Vatican City are members of the United Nations (UN), and all except Belarus, Kazakhstan and Vatican City are members of the Council of Europe. 28 of these countries have also been member states of the EU since 2013, which means they are highly integrated with each other and share their sovereignty with EU institutions.

Each entry in the list below has a map of its location in Europe. Territory in Europe is shown in dark-green; territory not geographically in Europe is shown in a lighter shade of green. The lightest shade of green represents states in the EU and is shown on the maps of all territories within the EU.

*	= Member of the EU

Flag	Map	English short and formal names	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area
		Albania Republic of Albania	Albanian: Shqipëri / Shqipëria — Republika e Shqipërisë	Tirana Albanian: Tiranë	3,020,209	28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi)
		Andorra Principality of Andorra	Catalan: Andorra — Principat d'Andorra	Andorra la Vella Catalan: Andora la Vella	85,458	468 km2 (181 sq mi)
		Armenia Republic of Armenia	Armenian: Հայաստան — Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hayastan — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun)	Yerevan Armenian: Երևան (Yerevan)	3,060,631	29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi)
		Austria* Republic of Austria	German: Österreich — Republik Österreich	Vienna German: Wien	8,223,062	83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi)
		Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası	Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı	9,686,210	86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi)
		Belarus Republic of Belarus	Belarusian: Беларусь — Рэспубліка Беларусь Russian: Беларусь — Республика Беларусь (Bielarus' — Respublika Belaruś)	Minsk Belarusian: Мінск (Minsk)	9,608,058	207,600 km2 (80,155 sq mi)
		Belgium* Kingdom of Belgium	German: Belgien — Königreich Belgien French: Belgique — Royaume de Belgique Dutch: België — Koninkrijk België	Brussels German: Brüssel French: Bruxelles Dutch: Brussel	11,239,755	30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi)
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina Bosnian, Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина	Sarajevo Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Sarajevo Bosnian, Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево	3,871,643	51,197 km2 (19,767 sq mi)
		Bulgaria* Republic of Bulgaria	Bulgarian: България — Република България (Bǎlgarija — Republika Bǎlgarija)	Sofia Bulgarian: София (Sofia)	6,924,716	110,879 km2 (42,811 sq mi)
		Croatia* Republic of Croatia	Croatian: Hrvatska — Republika Hrvatska	Zagreb Croatian: Zagreb	4,470,534	56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi)
		Cyprus* Republic of Cyprus	Greek: Κύπρος — Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kýpros — Kypriakí Dimokratí) Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti	Nicosia Greek: Λευκωσία (Lefkosia) Turkish: Lefkoşa	1,172,458	9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi)
		Czech Republic*	Czech: Česko — Česká republika	Prague Czech: Praha	10,538,275	78,867 km2 (30,451 sq mi)
		Denmark* Kingdom of Denmark	Danish: Danmark — Kongeriget Danmark	Copenhagen Danish: København	5,569,077	43,094 km2 (16,639 sq mi)
		Estonia* Republic of Estonia	Estonian: Eesti — Eesti Vabariik	Tallinn Estonian: Tallinn	1,257,921	45,228 km2 (17,463 sq mi)
		Finland* Republic of Finland	Finnish: Suomi — Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Finland — Republiken Finland	Helsinki Finnish: Helsinki Swedish: Helsingfors	5,268,799	338,145 km2 (130,559 sq mi)
		France* French Republic	French: France — République française	Paris French: Paris	66,259,012	643,427 km2 (248,429 sq mi)
		Georgia	Georgian: საქართველო (Sak'art'velo)	Tbilisi / T'bilisi Georgian: თბილისი (T'bilisi)	4,935,880	69,700 km2 (26,911 sq mi)
		Germany* Federal Republic of Germany	German: Deutschland — Bundesrepublik Deutschland	Berlin German: Berlin	80,996,685	357,022 km2 (137,847 sq mi)
		Greece* Hellenic Republic	Greek: Ελλάς — Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Ellás — Elliniki Dimokratia)	Athens Greek: Αθήνα (Athína)	10,816,286	131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi)
		Hungary*	Hungarian: Magyarország	Budapest Hungarian: Budapest	9,919,128	93,028 km2 (35,918 sq mi)
		Iceland Republic of Iceland	Icelandic: Ísland — Lýðveldið Ísland	Reykjavík Icelandic: Reykjavík	317,351	103,000 km2 (39,769 sq mi)
		Ireland*	English: Ireland Irish: Éire	Dublin English: Dublin Irish: Baile Átha Cliath	4,832,765	70,273 km2 (27,133 sq mi)
		Italy* Italian Republic	Italian: Italia — Repubblica Italianacode: it is deprecated	Rome Italian: Romacode: it is deprecated	61,680,122	301,340 km2 (116,348 sq mi)
		Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan	Kazakh: Қазақстан — Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy) Russian: Казахстан — Республика Казахстан (Kazahstan — Respublika Kazahstan)	Astana Kazakh: Астана Russian: Астана (Astana)	17,948,816	2,724,900 km2 (1,052,090 sq mi)
		Latvia* Republic of Latvia	Latvian: Latvija — Latvijas Republika	Riga Latvian: Rīga	2,165,165	64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi)
		Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein	German: Liechtenstein — Fürstentum Liechtenstein	Vaduz German: Vaduz	37,313	160 km2 (62 sq mi)
		Lithuania* Republic of Lithuania	Lithuanian: Lietuva — Lietuvos Respublika	Vilnius Lithuanian: Vilnius	2,943,472	65,300 km2 (25,212 sq mi)
		Luxembourg* Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	German: Luxemburg — Großherzogtum Luxemburg French: Luxembourg — Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg	Luxembourg German: Luxemburg French: Luxembourg Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg	520,672	2,586 km2 (998 sq mi)
		Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia	Macedonian: Македонија — Република Македонија (Makedonija — Republika Makedonija)	Skopje Macedonian: Скопје (Skopje)	2,091,719	25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi)
		Malta* Republic of Malta	English: Malta — Republic of Malta Maltese: Malta — Repubblika ta' Malta	Valletta English: Valletta Maltese: Valletta	412,655	316 km2 (122 sq mi)
		Moldova Republic of Moldova	Romanian: Moldova — Republica Moldova	Chișinău Romanian: Chișinău	3,583,288	33,851 km2 (13,070 sq mi)
		Monaco Principality of Monaco	French: Monaco — Principauté de Monaco	Monaco French: Monaco	30,508	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
		Montenegro	Montenegrin: Црна Гора (Crna Gora)	Podgorica Montenegrin: Подгорица (Podgorica)	650,036	13,812 km2 (5,333 sq mi)
		Netherlands* Kingdom of the Netherlands	Dutch: Nederland — Koninkrijk der Nederlanden	Amsterdam (capital) The Hague (seat of government) Dutch: Amsterdam Dutch: 's-Gravenhage / Den Haag	16,877,351	41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi)
		Norway Kingdom of Norway	Bokmål: Norge — Kongeriket Norge Nynorsk: Noreg — Kongeriket Noreg	Oslo Bokmål: Oslo	5,147,792	323,802 km2 (125,021 sq mi)
		Poland* Republic of Poland	Polish: Polska — Rzeczpospolita Polska	Warsaw Polish: Warszawa	38,346,279	312,685 km2 (120,728 sq mi)
		Portugal* Portuguese Republic	Portuguese: Portugal — República Portuguesa	Lisbon Portuguese: Lisboa	10,427,301	92,090 km2 (35,556 sq mi)
		Romania*	Romanian: România	Bucharest Romanian: București	21,729,871	238,391 km2 (92,043 sq mi)
		Russia Russian Federation	Russian: Росси́я — Российская Федерация (Rossija — Rossijskaja Federacija)	Moscow Russian: Москва (Moskva)	146,267,288	17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi)
		San Marino Republic of San Marino	Italian: San Marino — Repubblica di San Marinocode: it is deprecated	San Marino Italian: San Marinocode: it is deprecated	32,742	61 km2 (24 sq mi)
		Serbia Republic of Serbia	Serbian: Србија — Република Србија, Srbija – Republika Srbija	Belgrade Serbian: Београд, Beograd	7,209,764	88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi)
		Slovakia* Slovak Republic	Slovak: Slovensko — Slovenská republika	Bratislava Slovak: Bratislava	5,443,583	49,035 km2 (18,933 sq mi)
		Slovenia* Republic of Slovenia	Slovene: Slovenija — Republika Slovenija	Ljubljana Slovene: Ljubljana	1,988,292	20,273 km2 (7,827 sq mi)
		Spain* Kingdom of Spain	Spanish: Reino de España Catalan: Regne d'Espanya Basque: Espainiako Erresuma	Madrid Spanish: Madrid	47,737,941	505,370 km2 (195,124 sq mi)
		Sweden* Kingdom of Sweden	Swedish: Sverige — Konungariket Sverige	Stockholm Swedish: Stockholm	9,723,809	450,295 km2 (173,860 sq mi)
		Switzerland Swiss Confederation	German: Schweiz — Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft French: Suisse — Confédération Suisse Italian: Svizzera — Confederazione Svizzeracode: it is deprecated Romansh: Svizra — Confederaziun svizra	Bern / Berne German: Bern French: Berne Italian: Bernacode: it is deprecated	8,061,516	41,277 km2 (15,937 sq mi)
		Turkey Republic of Turkey	Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti	Ankara Turkish: Ankara	76,667,864	783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)
		Ukraine	Ukrainian: Украïна (Ukraina)	Kiev Ukrainian: Київ (Kyiv)	44,291,413	603,550 km2 (233,032 sq mi)
		United Kingdom* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	English: United Kingdom — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	London English: London	63,742,977	243,610 km2 (94,058 sq mi)
		Vatican City Vatican City State Holy See	Italian: Città del Vaticano — Stato della Città del Vaticanocode: it is deprecated Latin: Sancta Sedes	Vatican City Italian: Città del Vaticanocode: it is deprecated	842	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)

States with limited recognition

The following six entities in Europe have partial diplomatic recognition by one or more UN member states (and therefore are defined as states by the constitutive theory of statehood) or have no diplomatic recognition by any UN member state but are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood and are recognised by one or more Non-UN member states. None are members of the UN, Council of Europe or EU.

Flag	Map	English short and formal names	Status	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area
		Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia	Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia. Recognised by four UN states.	Abkhaz: Аҧсны (Apsny) Russian: Абха́зия (Abhazia)	Sukhumi Abkhaz: Аҟəа (Akwa) Russian: Сухуми	250,000	8,660 km2 (3,344 sq mi)
		Kosovo Republic of Kosovo	Recognised by 108 UN member states; Serbia does not recognise the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, and considers it an autonomous province.	Albanian: Kosova / Kosovë — Republika e Kosovës Serbian: Косово — Република Косово, Kosovo – Republika Kosovo	Pristina Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë Serbian: Приштина, Priština	1,836,529	10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)
		Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	Claimed as part of Azerbaijan. De facto independent state, recognised by 3 non-UN states.	Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ — Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն (Lernayin Gharabaghi — Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun)	Stepanakert Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ (Khankendi)	141,400	7,000 km2 (2,703 sq mi)
		Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised by Turkey.	Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti	Nicosia Turkish: Lefkoşa	294,906	3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi)
		Transnistria / Trans-Dniester Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic	Claimed as a territorial unit of Moldova. De facto independent state, recognised by 3 non-UN states.	Moldovan: Нистрянэ — Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ (Transnistria — Republica Moldovenească Nistreană) Russian: Приднестрóвье — Приднестрóвская Молдáвская Респýблика (Pridnestrov'ye — Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika) Ukrainian: Придністров'я — Придністровська Молдавська Республіка (Prydnistrov'ya — Pridnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika)	Tiraspol Moldovan: Тираспол Russian: Тирáсполь Ukrainian: Тирасполь	530,000	3,500 km2 (1,351 sq mi)
		South Ossetia Republic of South Ossetia	Claimed as part of Georgia. Recognised by four UN states.	Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон — Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон (Khussar Iryston — Respublikæ Khussar Iryston) Russian: Южная Осетия — Республика Южная Осетия (Yuzhnaya Osetiya — Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya)	Tskhinvali Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба (Chreba)	70,000	3,900 km2 (1,506 sq mi)

Dependent territories

The following seven European entities are dependent territories.

*	= Part of the EU, although there may be special arrangements

Flag	Map	English short and formal names	Legal status	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area
		Greenland	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of Denmark	Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland	Nuuk	55,984	2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi)
		Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	British overseas territory	English: Akrotiri and Dhekelia — Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Episkopi Cantonment English: Episkopi Cantonment	15,700	254 km2 (98 sq mi)
		Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands	Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark	Faroese: Føroyar Danish: Færøerne	Tórshavn Faroese: Tórshavn Danish: Thorshavn	49,947	1,393 km2 (538 sq mi)
		Gibraltar*	British overseas territory	English: Gibraltar	Gibraltar English: Gibraltar	29,185	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
		Guernsey Bailiwick of Guernsey	Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom	English: Guernsey — Bailiwick of Guernsey French: Guernesey — Bailliage de Guernesey Guernésiais: Guernesey — Bailliage de Guernesey	Saint Peter Port English: Saint Peter Port French: Saint Pierre Port Guernésiais: Saint Pierre Port	65,849	78 km2 (30 sq mi)
		Isle of Man	Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom	English: Isle of Man Manx: Mannin — Ellan Vannin	Douglas English: Douglas Manx: Doolish	86,866	572 km2 (221 sq mi)
		Jersey Bailiwick of Jersey	Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom	English: Jersey — Bailiwick of Jersey French: Jèrri — Bailliage de Jèrri Jèrriais: Jèrri — Bailliage de Jèrri	Saint Helier English: Saint Helier French: Saint-Hélier Jèrriais: Saint Hélyi	96,513	118 km2 (46 sq mi)

Special areas of internal sovereignty

The following places are considered integral parts of their controlling state, but have a political arrangement which was decided through an international agreement.

*	= Part of the EU, although there may be special arrangements

Flag	Map	English short and formal names	Legal status	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area
		Åland* Åland Islands	Self-governing area of Finland, significant autonomy as the result of the Åland crisis	Swedish: Åland — Landskapet Åland	Mariehamn Swedish: Mariehamn	27,500	6,787 km2 (2,620 sq mi)
		Northern Ireland*	Part of the United Kingdom, devolved government determined by the Good Friday Agreement	Northern Ireland	Belfast	1,810,863	14,130 km2 (5,456 sq mi)
		Svalbard	Special territory of Norway, determined by the Svalbard Treaty	Bokmål: Svalbard	Longyearbyen Bokmål: Longyearbyen	2,019	62,045 km2 (23,956 sq mi)

See also

• Lists of European countries:
  • by date of formation
  • by GDP
    • by GDP per capita
    • by GDP PPP
  • by geographic area
• International organisations in Europe
• List of former sovereign states in Europe
• Predecessors of sovereign states in Europe
• Timeline of European nations
• Geopolitical divisions of Europe