User:David Kernow/Sandbox/List of countries by continent
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This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their national flags and capitals. It contains:
- Sovereign states (country names in bold), including:
- The member states of the United Nations (UN)
- A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City
- A state not recognized by the UN and most of its members, but currently with de facto international relations with most countries: The Republic of China
- Two entities de facto not independent but recognized by many countries as sovereign (country names in bold italics): The Palestinian territories and Western Sahara
- Dependent territories, including overseas departments of France (country names in italics)
- Special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (country names in italics)
However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.
For a detailed discussion of how the world is divided into continents, see continent.