List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas

This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas. The Americas (also known as Pan-America, America or the New World) are the landmasses of North America and South America, collectively sometimes considered a single continent. The Americas are almost entirely located in the Western Hemisphere, with some of the north-west islands of Alaska entering the Eastern Hemisphere. The majority of islands lying in the Atlantic between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia, such as Iceland, are not normally associated with the Americas and are therefore excluded from this list.

Sovereign states

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	English: Antigua and Barbuda	1981	ATG
	Argentina[2][3]	Argentine Republic United Provinces of the River Plate Argentine Confederation	Buenos Aires	Spanish: República Argentina Spanish: Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata Spanish: Confederación Argentina	1816	ARG
	Bahamas[1]	Commonwealth of The Bahamas	Nassau	English: Commonwealth of The Bahamas	1973	BHS
	Barbados[1]	Barbados	Bridgetown	English: Barbados	1966	BRB
	Belize[1]	Belize	Belmopan	English: Belize Spanish: Belice	1981	BLZ
	Bolivia[4]	Plurinational State of Bolivia	La Paz & Sucre ^[B]	Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Quechua: Buliwya Mamallaqta Aymara: Wuliwya Suyu Guarani: Tetã Volívia	1825	BOL
	Brazil[3]	Federative Republic of Brazil	Brasília	Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil	1822	BRA
	Canada[5]	Canada	Ottawa	English: Canada French: Canada	1931	CAN
	Chile[2][6]	Republic of Chile	Santiago^[C]	Spanish: República de Chile	1818	CHL
	Colombia[4]	Republic of Colombia	Bogotá	Spanish: República de Colombia	1810	COL
	Costa Rica	Republic of Costa Rica	San José	Spanish: República de Costa Rica	1821	CRI
	Cuba	Republic of Cuba	Havana	Spanish: República de Cuba	1902	CUB
	Dominica[1]	Commonwealth of Dominica	Roseau	English: Commonwealth of Dominica	1978	DMA
	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Spanish: República Dominicana	1844	DOM
	Ecuador[4][6]	Republic of Ecuador	Quito	Spanish: República del Ecuador	1822	ECU
	El Salvador	Republic of El Salvador	San Salvador	Spanish: República de El Salvador	1821	SLV
	Grenada[1]	Grenada	St. George's	English: Grenada	1974	GRD
	Guatemala	Republic of Guatemala	Guatemala City	Spanish: República de Guatemala	1821	GTM
	Guyana[1]	Co-operative Republic of Guyana	Georgetown	English: Co-operative Republic of Guyana	1966	GUY
	Haiti[1]	Republic of Haiti	Port-au-Prince	French: République d'Haïti	1804	HTI
	Honduras	Republic of Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Spanish: República de Honduras	1821	HND
	Jamaica[1]	Jamaica	Kingston	English: Jamaica	1962	JAM
	Mexico[5]	United Mexican States	Mexico City	Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos	1810	MEX
	Nicaragua	Republic of Nicaragua	Managua	Spanish: República de Nicaragua	1821	NIC
	Panama	Republic of Panama	Panama City	Spanish: República de Panamá	1903	PAN
	Paraguay[3]	Republic of Paraguay	Asunción	Spanish: República del Paraguay Guarani: Tetã Paraguái	1811	PRY
	Peru[4]	Republic of Peru	Lima	Spanish: República del Perú Quechua: Piruw Republika Aymara: Piruw Suyu	1821	PER
	Saint Kitts and Nevis[1]	Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	English: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	1983	KNA
	Saint Lucia[1]	Saint Lucia	Castries	English: Saint Lucia	1979	LCA
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[1]	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1979	VCT
	Suriname[1]	Republic of Suriname	Paramaribo	Dutch: Republiek Suriname	1975	SUR
	Trinidad and Tobago[1]	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	English: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	1962	TTO
	United States[5][6]	United States of America	Washington, D.C.	English: United States of America	1776	USA
	Uruguay[3]	Oriental Republic of Uruguay	Montevideo	Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay	1828	URY
	Venezuela	Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	Caracas	Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela	1811	VEN

Other territories

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
	Anguilla	Anguilla	Territory of the United Kingdom	The Valley	English: Anguilla
	Aruba	Aruba	Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Oranjestad	Dutch: Aruba
	Bermuda	Bermuda Islands	Territory of the United Kingdom	Hamilton	English: Bermuda Portuguese: Bermudas
	Bonaire	Bonaire	Special municipality of the Netherlands[7]	Kralendijk	Dutch: Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru
	British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands	Territory of the United Kingdom	Road Town	English: British Virgin Islands
	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	Territory of the United Kingdom	George Town	English: Cayman Islands
	Clipperton Island[8]	Clipperton Island	French government possession	Uninhabited	French: Île de la Passion
	Curaçao	Curaçao	Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Willemstad	Dutch: Curaçao Papiamento: Kòrsou
	Falkland Islands[9]	Falkland Islands	Territory of the United Kingdom	Stanley	English: Falkland Islands
	French Guiana	French Guiana	Overseas department of France[10]	Cayenne	French: Guyane française
	Greenland	Greenland	Country of the Kingdom of Denmark	Nuuk	Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland
	Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe	Overseas department of France[10]	Basse-Terre	French: Guadeloupe
	Martinique	Martinique	Overseas department of France[10]	Fort-de-France	French: Martinique
	Montserrat[1]	Montserrat	Territory of the United Kingdom	Plymouth	English: Montserrat
	Navassa Island[11]	Navassa Island	United States Minor Outlying Islands	Uninhabited	English: Navassa Island
	Puerto Rico	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	Unincorporated commonwealth of the United States	San Juan	Spanish: Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico
	Saba	Saba	Special municipality of the Netherlands[7]	The Bottom	Dutch: Saba
	Saint Barthélemy	Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy	Overseas collectivity of France	Gustavia	French: Saint-Barthélemy
	Saint Martin	Collectivity of Saint Martin	Overseas collectivity of France	Marigot	French: Saint-Martin
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Overseas collectivity of France	Saint-Pierre	French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
	Sint Eustatius	Sint Eustatius	Special municipality of the Netherlands[7]	Oranjestad	Dutch: Sint Eustatius
	Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Philipsburg	Dutch: Sint Maarten
	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[9]	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Territory of the United Kingdom	King Edward Point	English: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
	Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	Territory of the United Kingdom	Cockburn Town	English: Turks and Caicos Islands
	United States Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Islands	Unincorporated organized territory of the United States	Charlotte Amalie	English: United States Virgin Islands

Notes

1. Full member of the Caribbean Community
2. Claims territory in Antarctica
3. Full member of Mercosur
4. Full member of the Andean Community
5. Signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement, source: CIA The World Factbook
6. Includes Pacific islands usually not considered part of the Americas
7. The Special Municipalities of the Netherlands are fully incorporated parts of the Netherlands.
8. Sometimes considered to be part of Oceania.
9. Claimed by Argentina
10. The Overseas Departments of France are fully incorporated parts of France.
11. Claimed by Haiti

See also

• List of sovereign states