Recognised territories (XTR/RS)

The EXT/RS list is a list of foreign territories that are officially recognised by the Department of Exterior Affairs.

Macronations

The following states are recognised by the definition of a macronation, an internationally and widely recognised state.

Member States of the United Nations

• Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
• Republic of Albania
• People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 
• Principality of Andorra
• Republic of Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda 
• Republic of Argentina 
• Republic of Armenia 
• Commonwealth of Australia 
• Republic of Austria
• Republic of Azerbaijan 
• Commonwealth of the Bahamas 
• Kingdom of Bahrain
• People’s Republic of Bangladesh 
• Barbados
• Republic of Belarus
• Kingdom of Belgium
• Belize
• Republic of Benin
• Kingdom of Bhutan 
• Plurinational State of Bolivia 
• Bosnia and Herzegovina 
• Republic of Botswana 
• Federative Republic of Brazil 
• Negara Brunei Darussalam 
• Republic of Bulgaria 
• Burkina Faso
• Republic of Burundi 
• Kingdom of Cambodia 
• Republic of Cameroon 
• Canada
• Republic of Cabo Verde 
• Central African Republic 
• Republic of Chad
• Republic of Chile
• People’s Republic of China [1]
• Republic of Colombia
• Union of the Comoros 
• Republic of the Congo 
• Republic of Costa Rica 
• Republic of Côte d’Ivoire 
• Republic of Croatia 
• Republic of Cuba
• Republic of Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
• Democratic Republic of the Congo 
• Kingdom of Denmark
• Republic of Djibouti
• Commonwealth of Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Republic of Ecuador
• Arab Republic of Egypt
• Republic of El Salvador
• Republic of Equatorial Guinea
• State of Eritrea
• Republic of Estonia
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 
• Republic of Fiji
• Republic of Finland
• Republic of France
• Gabonese Republic (Gabon)
• Islamic Republic of the Gambia
• Georgia
• Federal Republic of Germany
• Republic of Ghana
• Hellenic Republic (Greece)
• Grenada
• Republic of Guatemala
• Republic of Guinea
• Republic of Guinea-Bissau
• Republic of Guyana
• Republic of Haiti
• Republic of Honduras
• Hungary
• Republic of Iceland
• Republic of India
• Republic of Indonesia
• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Republic of Iraq
• Ireland
• Republic of Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• Republic of Kazakhstan
• Republic of Kenya
• Republic of Kiribati
• State of Kuwait
• Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)
• Lao People’s Democratic Republic 
• Republic of Latvia
• Republic of Lebanon
• Kingdom of Lesotho
• Republic of Liberia
• Libya
• Principality of Liechtenstein
• Republic of Lithuania
• Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
• Republic of Madagascar
• Republic of Malawi
• Malaysia
• Republic of Maldives
• Republic of Mali
• Republic of Malta
• Republic of the Marshall Islands 
• Islamic Republic of Mauritania 
• Republic of Mauritius
• United Mexican States (Mexico) 
• Federated States of Micronesia 
• Principality of Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Kingdom of Morocco
• Republic of Mozambique
• Republic of the Union of Myanmar 
• Republic of Namibia
• Republic of Nauru
• Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 
• Kingdom of the Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Republic of Nicaragua
• Republic of the Niger
• Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Kingdom of Norway
• Sultanate of Oman
• Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Republic of Palau
• Republic of Panama
• Independent State of Papua New Guinea 
• Republic of Paraguay
• Republic of Peru
• Republic of the Philippines
• Republic of Poland
• Republic of Portugal
• State of Qatar
• Republic of Korea
• Republic of Moldova
• Romania
• Russian Federation [3]
• Republic of Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Independent State of Samoa
• Republic of San Marino
• Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe 
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Republic of Senegal
• Republic of Serbia [4]
• Republic of Seychelles
• Republic of Sierra Leone
• Republic of Singapore
• Slovak Republic
• Republic of Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Federal Republic of Somalia
• Republic of South Africa
• Republic of South Sudan
• Kingdom of Spain
• Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 
• Republic of the Sudan
• Republic of Suriname
• Kingdom of Swaziland
• Kingdom of Sweden
• Swiss Confederation
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Republic of Tajikistan
• Kingdom of Thailand
• The former Yugoslav 
• Republic of Macedonia 
• Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• Republic of Togo
• Kingdom of Tonga
• Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Republic of Tunisia
• Republic of Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Republic of Uganda
• Ukraine [3]
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
• United Republic of Tanzania
• United States of America
• Oriental Republic of Uruguay
• Republic of Uzbekistan
• Republic of Vanuatu
• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
• Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 
• Republic of Yemen
• Republic of Zambia 
• Republic of Zimbabwe

Other macronations

• Republic of China (Taiwan) [1]
• State of Palestine [2]
• Republic of Kosovo [4]
• Vatican City State

Micronations

The following states are recognised by the definition of a micronation, a self-declared state that is not internationally/widely recognised.

Member states of the Global Oceanic Cooperation Organization

• United Kingdoms of Derovia [5]
• Republic of Dostykstan [5]
• Oligarch State of Curnon [5]
• Republic of Nilux [5]

Member states of the Cupertino Alliance

• Federal Republic of Aarland [5]
• Republic of Avalonia [5]
• Berry Empire [5]
• Elmwycke [5]
• High Kingdom of Mediolaurentia [5]
• Free Nation of New Athens [5]
• Kingdom of Pibocip [5]
• Empire of Saspearian [5]
• United Sea Bass Islands [5]
• Soyuzist Republic of Azameen [5]
• Republic of Surdam [5]
• Kingdom of West Sayville [5]
• Kingdom of Baustralia [5]
• Empire of Levinia [5]
• New Rubix Republic [5]
• Kingdom of Mayursia [5]

Other micronations

• Iron Republic [5]
• Forestria [5]
• Principality of Sealand [5]
• Republic of Molossia [5]
• Kingdom of Blazdonia [5]
• Federative Nikolovist Republic of Lesia-Karduna [5]
• Federal Republic of Forestia [5]
• Grand Republic of Cycoldia [5]
• Republic of Ikerlàndia [5]
• Republic of Ruskajista [5]
• Federal Republic of Mabreunia [5]
• Free Republic of Liberland [5]
• Free Republic of Verdis [5]
• Federal Republic of Turisa [5]
• Sprinske Empire [5]
• Griftinian Imperial Federation [5]
• Second Commonwealth of Australis [5]
• Myeonghan Realm [5]

Notes

1	The People’s Republic of China’s claim of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is not recognised as the People’s Republic of China. The Republic of China (Taiwan) is recognised as the Republic of China (Taiwan).
2	The land of the State of Palestine is recognised as being the territories of the formerly recognised State of Israel including the ‘international zone in Jerusalem’, the ‘West Bank’ and ‘Gaza’.
3	The Russian Federation’s claims of ‘Crimea’, ‘Donetsk’, ‘Kherson’, ‘Luhansk’ and ‘Zaporizhzhia’ are not recognised. ‘Crimea’, ‘Donetsk’, ‘Kherson’, ‘Luhansk’ and ‘Zaporizhzhia’ are recognised as Ukraine.
4	The Republic of Serbia’s claim of the Republic of Kosovo is not recognised as the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo is recognised as the Republic of Kosovo.
5	The territorial claims of entities that are considered micronations override the recognition of any entities that are considered macronations.