See Armenia–Pakistan relations and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

• 
   Ashmore and Cartier Islands
  


• 
   Australian Antarctic Territory
  


• 
   Christmas Island
  


• 
   Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  


• 
   Coral Sea Islands Territory
  


• 
   Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  


• 
   Norfolk Island
  

• 
   Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  


• 
   Republika Srpska
  

and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative unit.^[8]

• Guangxi


• Inner Mongolia


• Ningxia


• Xinjiang


• Tibet

Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:

• 
   Hong Kong
  


• 
   Macau
  

China claims, but does not control Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.^[m]

China is not recognised by 19 UN member states and the Holy See, which, with the exception of Bhutan, recognise Taiwan instead.^[n]

China controls part of the territory of Kashmir, which is disputed by India and Pakistan.

• 
   Faroe Islands
  


• 
   Greenland
  

The continental territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom. The designation "Denmark" can refer either to continental Denmark or to the short name for the entire Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.^[13][14] Also see Greenland Treaty.

• 
   Åland is a neutral and demilitarised autonomous region of Finland.^[f][t]

• 
   Clipperton Island
  


• 
   French Polynesia
  


• 
   New Caledonia
  


• 
   Saint Barthélemy
  


• 
   Saint Martin
  


• 
   Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  


• 
   Wallis and Futuna
  


• 
   French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  

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Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 UN members (including most Arab states) nor by the SADR.

• 
   Aosta Valley
  


• 
   Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  


• 
   Sardinia
  


• 
   Sicily
  


• 
   Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
  

• 
  Jejudo^[33]

South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.^[w]

• 
   Aruba
  


• 
   Curaçao
  


• 
   Netherlands
  


• 
   Sint Maarten
  

The continental part of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three other territories (Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius) are special municipalities of the continental Netherlands.

The designation "Netherlands" can refer either to the continental Netherlands or to the short name for the entire Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law applies only to parts within Europe.

• 
   Ross Dependency
  


• 
   Tokelau
  

New Zealand has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely associated states:

• 
   Cook Islands
  


• 
   Niue
  

The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with 46 and 18 UN members respectively.^[35][36][37] They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN,^[38] and are members of some UN specialized agencies.

• 
  Svalbard is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty.


• 
  Jan Mayen is an island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated.

Norway has the dependent territories of:

• Bouvet Island


• Peter I Island


• Queen Maud Land

• 
   Azad Kashmir
  


• 
   Gilgit Baltistan
  

Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government.^[43][44][45] These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfill the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defence) are performed by Pakistan.^[44][46][47]

• The Abyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de-jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by South Sudan.^[52][53]

Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: Rojava.

• 
   Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  


• 
   Anguilla
  


• 
   Bermuda
  


• 
   British Indian Ocean Territory
  


• 
   British Virgin Islands
  


• 
   Cayman Islands
  


• 
   Falkland Islands
  


• 
   Gibraltar
  


• 
   Montserrat
  


• 
   Pitcairn Islands
  


• 
   Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  


• 
   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  


• 
   Turks and Caicos Islands
  


• 
   British Antarctic Territory
  

The British monarch has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:

• 
   Bailiwick of Guernsey
  


• 
   Isle of Man
  


• 
   Bailiwick of Jersey
  

• 
   American Samoa
  


• 
   Guam
  


• 
   Northern Mariana Islands
  


• 
   Puerto Rico
  


• 
   U.S. Virgin Islands
  

It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories:

• Baker Island


• Howland Island


• Jarvis Island


• Johnston Atoll


• Kingman Reef


• Midway Atoll


• Navassa Island


• Wake Island

It also has sovereignty over the following incorporated territories:

• Palmyra Atoll

Three sovereign states have become associated states of the United States under the Compact of Free Association:

• 
   Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands


• 
   Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia


• 
   Palau – Republic of Palau

It also disputes sovereignty over the following territories:

• Bajo Nuevo Bank


• Serranilla Bank

The territory of the ROC is claimed in whole by the PRC.^[m] The ROC participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei" and in the WTO it has full membership. The ROC was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the UN Security Council. See China and the United Nations.