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List of island countries

May 03, 2023

This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.[1] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago, as is the case with Indonesia and the Philippines—these countries consist of thousands of islands. Others consist of a single island, such as Barbados or Nauru, or part of an island, such as Brunei or the Dominican Republic.

Sovereign states and states with limited recognition fully on islands (Australia is regarded a continent): those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue

The list also includes two states in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, as well as two states with limited diplomatic recognition which have de facto control over territories entirely on the islands, Northern Cyprus and Taiwan.[2] In total, 50 island countries and 44 island territories have been included in the lists. Australia is not included as it is considered a continent, although it was historically referred to as an island because of its lack of land borders.[3] Greenland is generally considered as the largest island on Earth and listed among the island territories.

Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands).[4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after China, India, and the United States).

South America is the only inhabited continent without an island country.[n 1]

Sovereign states

UN member states and states with limited recognition

Name ISO code Geographic configuration Geologic location Area (km2)[5] Population [6] Population
density
(per km2) 		Geographical location Establishment/ Independence
UN member states
  Antigua and Barbuda AG
ATG 		Two main islands (Antigua Island and Barbuda Island) Continental shelf 442 97,120 220 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1981 November 1
  Bahamas BS
BHS 		Archipelago Continental shelf 13,939 389,480 28 Atlantic Ocean, Lucayan Archipelago 1973 July 10
  Bahrain BH
BHR 		Archipelago (centered around Bahrain Island) Continental shelf 778 1,641,170 2,109 Persian Gulf 1971 December 10
  Barbados BB
BRB 		One island Continental shelf[n 2] 430 287,020 667 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1966 November 30
  Brunei Darussalam BN
BRN 		Part of a larger island (Borneo) Continental shelf 5,765 433,290 75 Maritime Southeast Asia 1984 January 1
  Cape Verde CV
CPV 		Archipelago Oceanic 4,033 549,930 136 Atlantic Ocean, Macaronesia 1975 July 5
  Comoros KM
COM 		Archipelago Oceanic 1,861 850,890 457 Indian Ocean, Africa, Comoros Islands 1975 July 6
  Cuba CU
CUB 		One main island, and several smaller islands (Isla de la Juventud, etc.) Continental shelf 109,884 11,346,346 103 Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles 1868 October 10

1902 May 20

  Cyprus[n 3] CY
CYP 		Part of a larger island, de jure sovereignty over entire island (Cyprus) Continental shelf 9,251 888,005 96 Mediterranean Sea 1960 August 16
  Dominica DM
DMA 		One island Continental shelf 754 71,810 95 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1978 November 3
  Dominican Republic DO
DOM 		Part of a larger island (Hispaniola), and several smaller islands (Alto Velo, Catalina, Saona, Beata, etc.) Continental shelf 48,671 10,738,960 221 Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles 1821 December 1

1844 February 27

  East Timor TL
TLS 		Part of a larger island (Timor) Oceanic 14,919 1,293,120 87 Maritime Southeast Asia, Lesser Sunda Islands 2002 May 20
  Fiji FJ
FJI 		Archipelago Oceanic 18,274 889,950 49 Pacific Ocean, Melanesia 1970 October 10
  Grenada GD
GRD 		One main island, two dependencies (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) Continental shelf 344 112,000 326 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1974 February 7
  Haiti HT
HTI 		Part of a larger island (Hispaniola), and several smaller islands (Gonâve, Tortuga, Les Cayemites, etc.) Continental shelf 27,750 11,743,017 423 Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles 1804 January 1
  Iceland IS
ISL 		One main island Oceanic[n 4] 102,775 361,310 4 Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Circle 1918 December 1
1944 June 17
  Indonesia ID
IDN 		Archipelago, including parts of larger islands (Borneo, New Guinea, Sebatik, and Timor) Various[n 5] 1,904,569 270,625,570 142 Maritime Southeast Asia, Indian and Pacific oceans 1945 August 17
  Ireland IE
IRL 		Part of a larger island (Ireland), and several smaller islands Continental shelf 70,273 4,977,400 71 Atlantic Ocean, British Isles 1922 December 6
  Jamaica JM
JAM 		One main island, and several small islands (Port Royal Cays, etc.) Continental shelf 10,991 2,734,092 249 Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles 1962 August 6
  Japan JP
JPN 		Archipelago (Japanese Archipelago) Continental shelf 377,976

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 126,264,930 334 Pacific Ocean, East Asia 660 BC February 11 [n 6]
  Kiribati KI
KIR 		Archipelago Oceanic 811 117,610 145 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia 1979 July 12
  Madagascar MG
MDG 		One main island Continental shelf [n 7] 587,041 26,969,310 46 Indian Ocean, Africa 1960 June 26
  Maldives MV
MDV 		Archipelago Oceanic 298 383,976 1,289 Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea 1965 July 26
  Malta MT
MLT 		Two main islands (Malta Island and Gozo) plus other smaller islands Continental shelf 316 502,650 1,591 Mediterranean Sea 1964 September 21
  Marshall Islands[n 8] MH
MHL 		Archipelago Oceanic 181 58,790 325 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia 1979 May 1
  Mauritius MU
MUS 		Archipelago Oceanic 2,040 1,265,710 620 Indian Ocean, Africa, Mascarene Islands 1968 March 12
  Micronesia, Federated States of[n 8] FM
FSM 		Archipelago Oceanic 702 113,810 162 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia 1979 May 10
  Nauru NR
NRU 		One island Oceanic 21 12,580 599 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia 1968 January 31
  New Zealand NZ
NZL 		Two main islands (North Island and South Island) plus other smaller islands Continental shelf [n 9] 270,467 5,125,451 19 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia 1907 September 26
  Palau[n 8] PW
PLW 		Archipelago Oceanic 459 18,010 39 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia 1981 January 1
  Papua New Guinea PG
PNG 		Part of a larger island (New Guinea), and several smaller islands Continental shelf 462,840 8,776,110 19 Pacific Ocean, Melanesia 1975 September 16
  Philippines PH
PHL 		Archipelago Continental shelf 300,000 108,116,620 360 Maritime Southeast Asia 1898 June 12

1946 July 4

  Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
KNA 		Two main islands (Saint Kitts Island and Nevis Island) Continental shelf 261 52,830 202 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1983 September 19
  Saint Lucia LC
LCA 		One main island Continental shelf 616 182,790 297 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1979 February 22
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
VCT 		Archipelago Continental shelf 389 110,590 284 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1979 October 27
  Samoa WS
WSM 		Archipelago Oceanic 2,842 197,100 69 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia 1962 January 1
  São Tomé and Príncipe ST
STP 		Two main islands (São Tomé Island and Príncipe Island) Continental shelf 1,001 215,060 215 Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea, Africa 1975 July 12
  Seychelles SC
SYC 		Archipelago Various[n 10] 455 97,630 215 Indian Ocean, Africa 1976 June 29
  Singapore SG
SGP 		One main island, plus other smaller islands Continental shelf 728 5,703,570 7,831 Maritime Southeast Asia 1965 August 9
  Solomon Islands SB
SLB 		Archipelago Oceanic 28,400 669,820 24 Pacific Ocean, Melanesia 1978 July 7
  Sri Lanka LK
LKA 		One main island, plus other small islands Continental shelf 65,610 21,803,000 332 Indian Ocean, South Asia 1948 February 4
  Tonga TO
TON 		Archipelago Oceanic 748 104,490 140 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia 1970 June 4
  Trinidad and Tobago TT
TTO 		Two main islands (Trinidad Island and Tobago Island) plus other smaller islands Continental shelf 5,131 1,394,970 272 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles 1962 August 31
  Tuvalu TV
TUV 		Archipelago Oceanic 26 11,650 448 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia 1978 October 1
  United Kingdom[n 11][8][discuss] GB or UK
GBR 		One main island, part of second island (Ireland), plus several minor islands Continental shelf 244,820 67,886,004 277 Atlantic Ocean, British Isles 1707 May 1
  Vanuatu VU
VUT 		Archipelago Oceanic 12,189 299,880 25 Pacific Ocean, Melanesia 1980 July 30
States with limited recognition
  Northern Cyprus[n 12] CY
CYP 		Part of a larger island (Cyprus) Continental shelf 3,355 313,626[9] 93 Mediterranean Sea 1974 July 20
  Taiwan[n 13] TW
TWN 		One main island, and several smaller islands Continental shelf 36,193 23,603,121 652 Pacific Ocean, East Asia 1912 January 1

1949 December 7 [n 14]

Associated states

Name ISO code Geographic configuration Geologic location Associated with Area (km2) Population Density
(per km2) 		Geographical location
  Cook Islands[n 15] CK
COK 		Archipelago Oceanic   New Zealand 236 10,777 45.7 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
  Niue[n 15] NU
NIU 		One island Oceanic   New Zealand 260 1,269 4.9 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia

Dependencies and other territories

Name Geographic configuration Geologic location Sovereign state Area (km2) Population Density
(per km2) 		Geographic location
  Åland Archipelago[n 16] Continental shelf   Finland 1,580 28,355 17.9 Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia
  American Samoa[n 17] Archipelago Oceanic   United States 199 54,947 276 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
  Anguilla One main island Continental shelf   United Kingdom 91 15,423 169 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Aruba One main island Continental shelf   Netherlands 180 107,635 598 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Bermuda Archipelago Oceanic   United Kingdom 53.3 62,500 1,170 Atlantic Ocean, North America
  British Indian Ocean Territory Archipelago Oceanic   United Kingdom 60 3,000 50 Indian Ocean
  British Virgin Islands Archipelago Continental shelf   United Kingdom 151 31,148 206 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Caribbean Netherlands Three main islands Continental shelf   Netherlands 127 21,133 166 Caribbean Sea
  Cayman Islands Three islands Continental shelf   United Kingdom 264 52,560 199 Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
  Christmas Island One island Oceanic   Australia 135 1,496 11.1 Indian Ocean, Australasia
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Archipelago Oceanic   Australia 14 596 42.6 Indian Ocean, Australasia
  Curaçao One main island Continental shelf   Netherlands 444 145,834 328 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Easter Island One Island Oceanic   Chile 163.6 6,148 37.5 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
  Falkland Islands Two main islands Continental shelf   United Kingdom[n 18] 12,173 3,140 0.26 Atlantic Ocean, South America
  Faroe Islands Archipelago Continental shelf   Denmark 1,393 49,483 35.5 Atlantic Ocean
  French Polynesia Archipelago Oceanic   France 3,827 274,512 71.7 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
  Greenland One main island with archipelagos Continental shelf   Denmark 2,166,086 57,695 0.03 North America
  Guadeloupe One main island Continental Shelf   France 1,628 405,500 250 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Guam[n 17] One main island Oceanic   United States 544 159,914 293 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia
  Guernsey[n 19][10] Three main islands Continental shelf   United Kingdom 78 65,849 844 English Channel, Channel Islands
  Isle of Man[n 19][10] One main island Continental shelf   United Kingdom 572 85,421 149 Irish Sea, British Isles
  Jersey[n 19][10] One main island Continental shelf   United Kingdom 116 94,949 819 English Channel, Channel Islands
  Macao One main island and a peninsula on a river island Continental shelf   China 32.9 680,000 20,668 South China Sea, Pearl River Delta
  Martinique One island Continental shelf   France 1,128 403,795 360 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Mayotte One main island Oceanic   France 374 194,000 498.5 Indian Ocean, Africa, Comoros Islands
  Montserrat One island Continental shelf   United Kingdom 102 5,164 50.6 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  New Caledonia One main island Continental shelf[n 9]   France 18,275 260,166 14.2 Pacific Ocean, Melanesia
  Norfolk Island One main island Continental shelf[n 9]   Australia 36 2,182 60.6 Pacific Ocean, Melanesia
  Northern Mariana Islands[n 17] Archipelago Oceanic   United States 464 51,395 111 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia
  Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Archipelago Oceanic   United Kingdom 47 48 1.0 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
  Puerto Rico[n 17] One main island, archipelago Continental shelf   United States 8,870 3,690,923 416 Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
  Réunion One main island Oceanic   France 2,512 893,500 330 Indian Ocean, Africa, Mascarene Islands
  Saint Barthélemy One main island Continental shelf   France 21 7,332 349 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Three main islands distant from each other Oceanic   United Kingdom 308 7,728 25.1 Atlantic Ocean
  Saint Martin Part of a larger island (Saint Martin) Continental shelf   France 54.4 30,959 569 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon Two main islands Continental shelf   France 242 5,831 24.1 North America
  Sint Maarten Part of a larger island (Saint Martin) Continental shelf   Netherlands 34 39,088 1,150 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Archipelago Continental shelf   United Kingdom[n 18] 3,903 30 0.008 Atlantic Ocean
  Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Part of a larger island (Cyprus) Continental shelf   United Kingdom 254 15,700 61.8 Mediterranean Sea
  Svalbard[n 20] Archipelago Continental shelf   Norway 62,045 2,752 0.03 Arctic Ocean
  Tokelau[n 21] Archipelago Oceanic   New Zealand 12 1,368 114 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
  Turks and Caicos Islands Archipelago Continental shelf   United Kingdom 948 46,335 48.9 Atlantic Ocean, Lucayan Archipelago
  U.S. Virgin Islands[n 17] Archipelago Continental shelf   United States 346 105,275 304 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
  Wallis and Futuna Three main islands Oceanic   France 264 15,289 57.9 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia

Former sovereign island nations and primarily island-based countries

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

Former colonies, possessions, protectorates, and other territories

Island countries with man-made fixed links to continents

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Unless Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island country located on the northern portion of the South American continental shelf, is considered a South American country.
  2. ^ A microcontinent on continental crust.
  3. ^ The northern part of the island of Cyprus is the de facto independent state of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey. In the south of the island are the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, controlled by the United Kingdom.
  4. ^ The largest oceanic island in the world.
  5. ^ The western portion of the country is on the continental shelf of Asia while the eastern portion of the country is on the continental shelf of Australia. The central portion of the country consists of oceanic islands in Wallacea.
  6. ^ In Japanese tradition, 11st of February in 660 B.C. is regarded as the accession date of the first Emperor of Japan in legendary, Emperor Jimmu, marking the establishment of the Yamato dynasty. However, no historical evidence that Jimmu actually existed and his story was largely narrated by Japanese mythology. February 11 was also the day when the Constitution of the Empire of Japan was proclaimed in 1889. See: National Foundation Day
  7. ^ The largest microcontinent in the world.
  8. ^ a b c The Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau are states in free association with the United States, under the Compact of Free Association.
  9. ^ a b c A part of the submerged continent of Zealandia.
  10. ^ The Granitic Seychelles is a part of the Seychelles microcontinent. The Coralline Seychelles consists of oceanic islands.
  11. ^ The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is a peninsular exclave which shares a land border with Spain and can thus be regarded as a part of continental Europe, with the United Kingdom retaining the full authority for its defence and foreign relations. However, Gibraltar and other BOTs are considered to be dependent territories of the British Crown with varying degrees of self-governance, not parts of the United Kingdom proper nor of any of its four constituent countries.
  12. ^ In 1983, Northern Cyprus declared independence from Cyprus. Northern Cyprus' sovereignty has been recognized by only one United Nations member state (Turkey). It is not a member state of the United Nations. Most states recognize Cyprus' claim to sovereignty over Northern Cyprus.
  13. ^ Since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China (ROC) retains actual rule over the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands, all of which are collectively known as the "Free Area" (or Taiwan Area) in contrast to Mainland China being under communist rule, thus making it a de facto island nation, and has become known colloquially as simply "Taiwan" due to the island of Taiwan forming the majority of the ROC-controlled territories; nonetheless, the ROC has not officially renounced its constitutional-defined territories which include areas effectively controlled by the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Tuva (a Russian republic) etc. If claimed territories were taken into account, the ROC would not be a borderless country, nor a country centred around a major island. The ROC-controlled territories are also claimed by the People's Republic of China. See: Political status of Taiwan, Two Chinas, One-China policy, and Cross-Strait relations.
  14. ^ The Republic of China (ROC) was formally established on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which succeeded the former Qing dynasty's territories on Mainland China, while the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were under Japanese rule at the time. The ROC gained control over the latter after the Surrender of Japan in 1945, but soon lost its control of mainland to the communists due to the Chinese Civil War. The ROC government was relocated to Taipei in 7th December 1949 as its provisional capital. Constitutionally, the ROC on Taiwan still views itself as the continuation of former Chinese republic, with legitimate sovereignty over mainland China despite no actual control. 7th December 1949 is listed as the date of formation of its governing authority fully established on the islands. See: Political status of Taiwan, Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, and Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China.
  15. ^ a b The political status of the Cook Islands and Niue is defined as states in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands and Niue are internally self-governing, with New Zealand retaining responsibility for their defence and for some foreign affairs. However, these responsibilities confer New Zealand no rights of control and can only be exercised at the request of the Cook Islands and Niue. See Niue Constitution Act.
  16. ^ Finland and Sweden share a border over the small island of Märket; however, the property including the lighthouse is owned by the Finnish rather than Åland government.
  17. ^ a b c d e An insular area of the United States. See Territories of the United States.
  18. ^ a b The Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina.
  19. ^ a b c The Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey, and the Isle of Man are peculiars of the British Crown and not part of the United Kingdom; foreign relations and defence are provided by the UK.
  20. ^ Administered by Norway under the Svalbard Treaty.
  21. ^ Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand.
  22. ^ By 1910, the Empire of Japan was restricted to the majority of the Japanese archipelago and Taiwan before its official annexation of Korea.
  23. ^ Before the outbreak of Sicilian Vespers in 1282, the Kingdom of Sicily encompassed both the island of Sicily and south Italy; the war resulted the division of the kingdom into two parts as "Kingdom of Trinacria" (island part), and Kingdom of Naples (mainland part) which still officially called itself "Kingdom of Sicily". The two Sicilian kingdoms had since remained separate until 1816, when they remerged to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
  24. ^ Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State included all of the island of Ireland but Northern Ireland exercised its option to leave the Irish Free State and rejoin the United Kingdom on 8 December 1922. Therefore, from 6 December 1922 to 8 December 1922, the Irish Free State was a borderless island country.
  25. ^ Dissolved in 1962 and then divided into Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
  26. ^ The Crown Colony of Hong Kong covered only Hong Kong Island from 1841 to 1860. Kowloon, south of Boundary Street on the continent, was added in 1860, and extended to include the New Territories in 1898.
  27. ^ The colony covered the island of Newfoundland before 1809. In 1809, part of the Labrador Peninsula was transferred to Newfoundland from Lower Canada. In other words, before 1809, Newfoundland was an island colony. From 1809 onwards, the Colony of Newfoundland and, since 1907, the Dominion of Newfoundland had been an island plus Labrador (an area on the continent of North America).

References

  1. ^ . Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
  2. ^ The Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") only controls the islands of Taiwan, Matsu, Kinmen, Penghu etc after the Chinese Civil War, but has not renounced claim on areas currently under control of People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Tuva (a Russian republic) etc. If those territories are taken into account, the Republic of China is not a borderless country or a country centered with a major island. The area under ROC control is also claimed by the People's Republic of China. See Legal status of Taiwan, Political status of Taiwan and One-China policy.
  3. ^ Löffler, Ernst; A.J. Rose, Anneliese Löffler & Denis Warner (1983). Australia:Portrait of a Continent. Richmond, Victoria: Hutchinson Group. p. 17. ISBN 0-09-130460-1.
  4. ^ Which Countries Have The Most Islands?
  5. ^ . WorldAtlas.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  6. ^ "Total Population Estimates 2015-2019". data.worldbank.org. The World Bank. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ^ "The Overseas Territories" (PDF). Foreign and Commonwealth Office. June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ^ SPO, Economic and Social Indicators 2014, pages=2–3
  10. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

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This is a list of island countries An island is a landmass smaller than a continent that is surrounded by water 1 Many island countries are spread over an archipelago as is the case with Indonesia and the Philippines these countries consist of thousands of islands Others consist of a single island such as Barbados or Nauru or part of an island such as Brunei or the Dominican Republic Sovereign states and states with limited recognition fully on islands Australia is regarded a continent those with land borders shaded green and those without shaded dark blue The list also includes two states in free association with New Zealand the Cook Islands and Niue as well as two states with limited diplomatic recognition which have de facto control over territories entirely on the islands Northern Cyprus and Taiwan 2 In total 50 island countries and 44 island territories have been included in the lists Australia is not included as it is considered a continent although it was historically referred to as an island because of its lack of land borders 3 Greenland is generally considered as the largest island on Earth and listed among the island territories Indonesia is the world s largest island country by area 1 904 569 km2 and by total number of islands 17 504 islands 4 It is also the world s most populous island country with a population of over 270 million the fourth most populous country in the world after China India and the United States South America is the only inhabited continent without an island country n 1 Contents 1 Sovereign states 1 1 UN member states and states with limited recognition 1 2 Associated states 2 Dependencies and other territories 3 Former sovereign island nations and primarily island based countries 3 1 Africa 3 2 Asia 3 3 Europe 3 4 North America 3 5 Oceania 4 Former colonies possessions protectorates and other territories 5 Island countries with man made fixed links to continents 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksSovereign states EditUN member states and states with limited recognition Edit Name ISO code Geographic configuration Geologic location Area km2 5 Population 6 Populationdensity per km2 Geographical location Establishment IndependenceUN member states Antigua and Barbuda AGATG Two main islands Antigua Island and Barbuda Island Continental shelf 442 97 120 220 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1981 November 1 Bahamas BSBHS Archipelago Continental shelf 13 939 389 480 28 Atlantic Ocean Lucayan Archipelago 1973 July 10 Bahrain BHBHR Archipelago centered around Bahrain Island Continental shelf 778 1 641 170 2 109 Persian Gulf 1971 December 10 Barbados BBBRB One island Continental shelf n 2 430 287 020 667 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1966 November 30 Brunei Darussalam BNBRN Part of a larger island Borneo Continental shelf 5 765 433 290 75 Maritime Southeast Asia 1984 January 1 Cape Verde CVCPV Archipelago Oceanic 4 033 549 930 136 Atlantic Ocean Macaronesia 1975 July 5 Comoros KMCOM Archipelago Oceanic 1 861 850 890 457 Indian Ocean Africa Comoros Islands 1975 July 6 Cuba CUCUB One main island and several smaller islands Isla de la Juventud etc Continental shelf 109 884 11 346 346 103 Caribbean Sea Greater Antilles 1868 October 10 1902 May 20 Cyprus n 3 CYCYP Part of a larger island de jure sovereignty over entire island Cyprus Continental shelf 9 251 888 005 96 Mediterranean Sea 1960 August 16 Dominica DMDMA One island Continental shelf 754 71 810 95 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1978 November 3 Dominican Republic DODOM Part of a larger island Hispaniola and several smaller islands Alto Velo Catalina Saona Beata etc Continental shelf 48 671 10 738 960 221 Caribbean Sea Greater Antilles 1821 December 1 1844 February 27 East Timor TLTLS Part of a larger island Timor Oceanic 14 919 1 293 120 87 Maritime Southeast Asia Lesser Sunda Islands 2002 May 20 Fiji FJFJI Archipelago Oceanic 18 274 889 950 49 Pacific Ocean Melanesia 1970 October 10 Grenada GDGRD One main island two dependencies Carriacou and Petite Martinique Continental shelf 344 112 000 326 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1974 February 7 Haiti HTHTI Part of a larger island Hispaniola and several smaller islands Gonave Tortuga Les Cayemites etc Continental shelf 27 750 11 743 017 423 Caribbean Sea Greater Antilles 1804 January 1 Iceland ISISL One main island Oceanic n 4 102 775 361 310 4 Atlantic Ocean Arctic Circle 1918 December 1 1944 June 17 Indonesia IDIDN Archipelago including parts of larger islands Borneo New Guinea Sebatik and Timor Various n 5 1 904 569 270 625 570 142 Maritime Southeast Asia Indian and Pacific oceans 1945 August 17 Ireland IEIRL Part of a larger island Ireland and several smaller islands Continental shelf 70 273 4 977 400 71 Atlantic Ocean British Isles 1922 December 6 Jamaica JMJAM One main island and several small islands Port Royal Cays etc Continental shelf 10 991 2 734 092 249 Caribbean Sea Greater Antilles 1962 August 6 Japan JPJPN Archipelago Japanese Archipelago Continental shelf 377 976 7 126 264 930 334 Pacific Ocean East Asia 660 BC February 11 n 6 Kiribati KIKIR Archipelago Oceanic 811 117 610 145 Pacific Ocean Micronesia 1979 July 12 Madagascar MGMDG One main island Continental shelf n 7 587 041 26 969 310 46 Indian Ocean Africa 1960 June 26 Maldives MVMDV Archipelago Oceanic 298 383 976 1 289 Indian Ocean Laccadive Sea 1965 July 26 Malta MTMLT Two main islands Malta Island and Gozo plus other smaller islands Continental shelf 316 502 650 1 591 Mediterranean Sea 1964 September 21 Marshall Islands n 8 MHMHL Archipelago Oceanic 181 58 790 325 Pacific Ocean Micronesia 1979 May 1 Mauritius MUMUS Archipelago Oceanic 2 040 1 265 710 620 Indian Ocean Africa Mascarene Islands 1968 March 12 Micronesia Federated States of n 8 FMFSM Archipelago Oceanic 702 113 810 162 Pacific Ocean Micronesia 1979 May 10 Nauru NRNRU One island Oceanic 21 12 580 599 Pacific Ocean Micronesia 1968 January 31 New Zealand NZNZL Two main islands North Island and South Island plus other smaller islands Continental shelf n 9 270 467 5 125 451 19 Pacific Ocean Polynesia 1907 September 26 Palau n 8 PWPLW Archipelago Oceanic 459 18 010 39 Pacific Ocean Micronesia 1981 January 1 Papua New Guinea PGPNG Part of a larger island New Guinea and several smaller islands Continental shelf 462 840 8 776 110 19 Pacific Ocean Melanesia 1975 September 16 Philippines PHPHL Archipelago Continental shelf 300 000 108 116 620 360 Maritime Southeast Asia 1898 June 12 1946 July 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis KNKNA Two main islands Saint Kitts Island and Nevis Island Continental shelf 261 52 830 202 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1983 September 19 Saint Lucia LCLCA One main island Continental shelf 616 182 790 297 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1979 February 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCVCT Archipelago Continental shelf 389 110 590 284 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1979 October 27 Samoa WSWSM Archipelago Oceanic 2 842 197 100 69 Pacific Ocean Polynesia 1962 January 1 Sao Tome and Principe STSTP Two main islands Sao Tome Island and Principe Island Continental shelf 1 001 215 060 215 Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Guinea Africa 1975 July 12 Seychelles SCSYC Archipelago Various n 10 455 97 630 215 Indian Ocean Africa 1976 June 29 Singapore SGSGP One main island plus other smaller islands Continental shelf 728 5 703 570 7 831 Maritime Southeast Asia 1965 August 9 Solomon Islands SBSLB Archipelago Oceanic 28 400 669 820 24 Pacific Ocean Melanesia 1978 July 7 Sri Lanka LKLKA One main island plus other small islands Continental shelf 65 610 21 803 000 332 Indian Ocean South Asia 1948 February 4 Tonga TOTON Archipelago Oceanic 748 104 490 140 Pacific Ocean Polynesia 1970 June 4 Trinidad and Tobago TTTTO Two main islands Trinidad Island and Tobago Island plus other smaller islands Continental shelf 5 131 1 394 970 272 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles 1962 August 31 Tuvalu TVTUV Archipelago Oceanic 26 11 650 448 Pacific Ocean Polynesia 1978 October 1 United Kingdom n 11 8 discuss GB or UKGBR One main island part of second island Ireland plus several minor islands Continental shelf 244 820 67 886 004 277 Atlantic Ocean British Isles 1707 May 1 Vanuatu VUVUT Archipelago Oceanic 12 189 299 880 25 Pacific Ocean Melanesia 1980 July 30States with limited recognition Northern Cyprus n 12 CYCYP Part of a larger island Cyprus Continental shelf 3 355 313 626 9 93 Mediterranean Sea 1974 July 20 Taiwan n 13 TWTWN One main island and several smaller islands Continental shelf 36 193 23 603 121 652 Pacific Ocean East Asia 1912 January 1 1949 December 7 n 14 Associated states Edit Name ISO code Geographic configuration Geologic location Associated with Area km2 Population Density per km2 Geographical location Cook Islands n 15 CKCOK Archipelago Oceanic New Zealand 236 10 777 45 7 Pacific Ocean Polynesia Niue n 15 NUNIU One island Oceanic New Zealand 260 1 269 4 9 Pacific Ocean PolynesiaDependencies and other territories EditName Geographic configuration Geologic location Sovereign state Area km2 Population Density per km2 Geographic location Aland Archipelago n 16 Continental shelf Finland 1 580 28 355 17 9 Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia American Samoa n 17 Archipelago Oceanic United States 199 54 947 276 Pacific Ocean Polynesia Anguilla One main island Continental shelf United Kingdom 91 15 423 169 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Aruba One main island Continental shelf Netherlands 180 107 635 598 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Bermuda Archipelago Oceanic United Kingdom 53 3 62 500 1 170 Atlantic Ocean North America British Indian Ocean Territory Archipelago Oceanic United Kingdom 60 3 000 50 Indian Ocean British Virgin Islands Archipelago Continental shelf United Kingdom 151 31 148 206 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Caribbean Netherlands Three main islands Continental shelf Netherlands 127 21 133 166 Caribbean Sea Cayman Islands Three islands Continental shelf United Kingdom 264 52 560 199 Caribbean Sea Greater Antilles Christmas Island One island Oceanic Australia 135 1 496 11 1 Indian Ocean Australasia Cocos Keeling Islands Archipelago Oceanic Australia 14 596 42 6 Indian Ocean Australasia Curacao One main island Continental shelf Netherlands 444 145 834 328 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Easter Island One Island Oceanic Chile 163 6 6 148 37 5 Pacific Ocean Polynesia Falkland Islands Two main islands Continental shelf United Kingdom n 18 12 173 3 140 0 26 Atlantic Ocean South America Faroe Islands Archipelago Continental shelf Denmark 1 393 49 483 35 5 Atlantic Ocean French Polynesia Archipelago Oceanic France 3 827 274 512 71 7 Pacific Ocean Polynesia Greenland One main island with archipelagos Continental shelf Denmark 2 166 086 57 695 0 03 North America Guadeloupe One main island Continental Shelf France 1 628 405 500 250 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Guam n 17 One main island Oceanic United States 544 159 914 293 Pacific Ocean Micronesia Guernsey n 19 10 Three main islands Continental shelf United Kingdom 78 65 849 844 English Channel Channel Islands Isle of Man n 19 10 One main island Continental shelf United Kingdom 572 85 421 149 Irish Sea British Isles Jersey n 19 10 One main island Continental shelf United Kingdom 116 94 949 819 English Channel Channel Islands Macao One main island and a peninsula on a river island Continental shelf China 32 9 680 000 20 668 South China Sea Pearl River Delta Martinique One island Continental shelf France 1 128 403 795 360 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Mayotte One main island Oceanic France 374 194 000 498 5 Indian Ocean Africa Comoros Islands Montserrat One island Continental shelf United Kingdom 102 5 164 50 6 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles New Caledonia One main island Continental shelf n 9 France 18 275 260 166 14 2 Pacific Ocean Melanesia Norfolk Island One main island Continental shelf n 9 Australia 36 2 182 60 6 Pacific Ocean Melanesia Northern Mariana Islands n 17 Archipelago Oceanic United States 464 51 395 111 Pacific Ocean Micronesia Pitcairn Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands Archipelago Oceanic United Kingdom 47 48 1 0 Pacific Ocean Polynesia Puerto Rico n 17 One main island archipelago Continental shelf United States 8 870 3 690 923 416 Caribbean Sea Greater Antilles Reunion One main island Oceanic France 2 512 893 500 330 Indian Ocean Africa Mascarene Islands Saint Barthelemy One main island Continental shelf France 21 7 332 349 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Three main islands distant from each other Oceanic United Kingdom 308 7 728 25 1 Atlantic Ocean Saint Martin Part of a larger island Saint Martin Continental shelf France 54 4 30 959 569 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Saint Pierre and Miquelon Two main islands Continental shelf France 242 5 831 24 1 North America Sint Maarten Part of a larger island Saint Martin Continental shelf Netherlands 34 39 088 1 150 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Archipelago Continental shelf United Kingdom n 18 3 903 30 0 008 Atlantic Ocean Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Part of a larger island Cyprus Continental shelf United Kingdom 254 15 700 61 8 Mediterranean Sea Svalbard n 20 Archipelago Continental shelf Norway 62 045 2 752 0 03 Arctic Ocean Tokelau n 21 Archipelago Oceanic New Zealand 12 1 368 114 Pacific Ocean Polynesia Turks and Caicos Islands Archipelago Continental shelf United Kingdom 948 46 335 48 9 Atlantic Ocean Lucayan Archipelago U S Virgin Islands n 17 Archipelago Continental shelf United States 346 105 275 304 Caribbean Sea Lesser Antilles Wallis and Futuna Three main islands Oceanic France 264 15 289 57 9 Pacific Ocean PolynesiaFormer sovereign island nations and primarily island based countries EditAfrica Edit State of Anjouan 1997 2008 Sultanate of Bambao Ngazidja 1886 1908 Merina Kingdom Moheli 1997 1998 Mwali Sultanate Sultanate of Ndzuwani Sultanate of Zanzibar Asia Edit East Asia Republic of Ezo Republic of Formosa Empire of Japan 1868 1910 n 22 Ryukyu Kingdom Tamna Kingdom of Tungning Usan Yamatai Southeast Asia Aceh Sultanate Aru Kingdom Bali Kingdom Sultanate of Banjar Banten Sultanate Blambangan Kingdom Sultanate of Brunei Buton Sultanate Rajahnate of Butuan Sultanate of Cirebon Sultanate of Deli Demak Sultanate Galuh Kingdom Sultanate of Gowa Janggala Kediri Kingdom Lanfang Republic Sultanate of Maguindanao Ma i Majapahit Mataram Kingdom Mataram Sultanate Maynila Melayu Kingdom Pagaruyung Kingdom First Philippine Republic Pontianak Sultanate Riau Lingga Sultanate Sultanate of Sambas Raj of Sarawak Sultanate of Siak Kingdom of Singapura Singhasari Srivijaya Sugbu Sultanate of Sulu Sunda Kingdom Tarumanagara Sultanate of Ternate Sultanate of Tidore South Asia Kingdom of Anuradhapura Dominion of Ceylon Kingdom of Dambadeniya Kingdom of Gampola Jaffna Kingdom Kingdom of Kandy Kingdom of Kotte Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Kingdom of Sitawaka United Suvadive Republic Western Asia Kingdom of Ormus Europe Edit Mediterranean Sea Archaic Greek city states Andros Delos Khios Lesbos Milos Minoans Pholegandros Rhodes Samos Syracuse Sicily Zakynthos Kingdom of Corsica 1736 Corsican Republic Anglo Corsican Kingdom Emirate of Crete Cretan State Kingdom of Cyprus Duchy of the Archipelago Gozo independent state Hospitaller Malta Hospitaller Rhodes Kingdom of Majorca Triarchy of Negroponte Sardinian Judicati Judicate of Arborea Judicate of Cagliari Judicate of Gallura Judicate of Logudoro Republic of Sassari Emirate of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily 1282 1816 n 23 North Europe West Europe Dal Riata Commonwealth of England Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain Heptarchy seven kingdoms before the unification of England Kingdom of Mann and the Isles Commonwealth of Iceland Kingdom of Iceland Gaelic Ireland Norman Ireland Kingdom of Ireland Irish Free State n 24 Soviet Republic of Naissaar Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Alba before the First War of Scottish Independence Kingdom of Strathclyde Principality of Wales Brycheiniog Kingdom of Deheubarth Kingdom of Gwent Kingdom of Gwynedd Kingdom of Morgannwg Kingdom of Powys North America Edit Republic of Anguilla First Republic of Cuba First Empire of Haiti Second Empire of Haiti Kingdom of Haiti Republic of Spanish Haiti Republic of the Floridas West Indies Federation 1958 1962 n 25 Oceania Edit Kingdom of Bora Bora Franceville New Hebrides Kingdom of Fiji Kingdom of Hawaii Republic of Hawaii Republic of the North Solomons Kingdom of Tahiti Tuʻi Tonga EmpireFormer colonies possessions protectorates and other territories EditAnnobon 1474 1778 Bay Islands now a department of Honduras Cape Breton Island now part of Nova Scotia Canada Danish West Indies now the United States Virgin Islands Elobey Annobon and Corisco 1843 1926 unified with the rest of Spanish Guinea Fernando Po 1778 1926 The Territory of Hawaii now Hawaii a state of the United States Heligoland 1807 1890 Hong Kong Island 1841 1860 now a part of Hong Kong a special administrative region of China n 26 United States of the Ionian Islands protectorate of the United Kingdom Septinsular Republic protectorate in the Ionian Islands under nominal Russo Ottoman joint sovereignty Labuan briefly part of British North Borneo the Straits Settlements and Sabah now a federal territory of Malaysia Mayotte now an overseas department and region of France Minorca 1713 1802 Colony of Newfoundland 1583 1907 n 27 New Hebrides now Vanuatu British North Borneo Padang Prince of Wales Island between 1786 and 1800 at that point joined by Province Wellesley now Seberang Perai Now as the state of Penang in the Malaysian federation Prince Edward Island now a province of Canada The Providence Island colony Queen Charlotte Islands Reunion now an overseas department and region of France Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla former British overseas territory dissolved in 1983 Socotra Archipelago now a governorate of Yemen Tasmania now a state of Australia shares a land boundary with Victoria on Boundary Islet Vancouver Island now a part of British Columbia Canada People s Republic of Zanzibar now a member of the United Republic of Tanzania Island countries with man made fixed links to continents Edit Bahrain to Saudi Arabia via the King Fahd Causeway Singapore to Malaysia via the Johor Singapore Causeway since 1924 with the Tuas Second Link added in 1998 United Kingdom to France via the Channel TunnelSee also Edit Countries portal Islands portalArchipelagic state List of archipelagos List of Caribbean countries by population List of countries that border only one other country List of divided islands Lists of islands List of islands by area List of islands by population List of islands by population density List of Oceanian countries by population List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean Small Island Developing States ThalassocracyNotes Edit Unless Trinidad and Tobago a Caribbean island country located on the northern portion of the South American continental shelf is considered a South American country A microcontinent on continental crust The northern part of the island of Cyprus is the de facto independent state of Northern Cyprus which is recognized only by Turkey In the south of the island are the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia controlled by the United Kingdom The largest oceanic island in the world The western portion of the country is on the continental shelf of Asia while the eastern portion of the country is on the continental shelf of Australia The central portion of the country consists of oceanic islands in Wallacea In Japanese tradition 11st of February in 660 B C is regarded as the accession date of the first Emperor of Japan in legendary Emperor Jimmu marking the establishment of the Yamato dynasty However no historical evidence that Jimmu actually existed and his story was largely narrated by Japanese mythology February 11 was also the day when the Constitution of the Empire of Japan was proclaimed in 1889 See National Foundation Day The largest microcontinent in the world a b c The Federated States of Micronesia the Marshall Islands and Palau are states in free association with the United States under the Compact of Free Association a b c A part of the submerged continent of Zealandia The Granitic Seychelles is a part of the Seychelles microcontinent The Coralline Seychelles consists of oceanic islands The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is a peninsular exclave which shares a land border with Spain and can thus be regarded as a part of continental Europe with the United Kingdom retaining the full authority for its defence and foreign relations However Gibraltar and other BOTs are considered to be dependent territories of the British Crown with varying degrees of self governance not parts of the United Kingdom proper nor of any of its four constituent countries In 1983 Northern Cyprus declared independence from Cyprus Northern Cyprus sovereignty has been recognized by only one United Nations member state Turkey It is not a member state of the United Nations Most states recognize Cyprus claim to sovereignty over Northern Cyprus Since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War the Republic of China ROC retains actual rule over the islands of Taiwan Penghu Kinmen Matsu and other minor islands all of which are collectively known as the Free Area or Taiwan Area in contrast to Mainland China being under communist rule thus making it a de facto island nation and has become known colloquially as simply Taiwan due to the island of Taiwan forming the majority of the ROC controlled territories nonetheless the ROC has not officially renounced its constitutional defined territories which include areas effectively controlled by the People s Republic of China Mongolia Tuva a Russian republic etc If claimed territories were taken into account the ROC would not be a borderless country nor a country centred around a major island The ROC controlled territories are also claimed by the People s Republic of China See Political status of Taiwan Two Chinas One China policy and Cross Strait relations The Republic of China ROC was formally established on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution which succeeded the former Qing dynasty s territories on Mainland China while the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were under Japanese rule at the time The ROC gained control over the latter after the Surrender of Japan in 1945 but soon lost its control of mainland to the communists due to the Chinese Civil War The ROC government was relocated to Taipei in 7th December 1949 as its provisional capital Constitutionally the ROC on Taiwan still views itself as the continuation of former Chinese republic with legitimate sovereignty over mainland China despite no actual control 7th December 1949 is listed as the date of formation of its governing authority fully established on the islands See Political status of Taiwan Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan and Four Stage Theory of the Republic of China a b The political status of the Cook Islands and Niue is defined as states in free association with New Zealand The Cook Islands and Niue are internally self governing with New Zealand retaining responsibility for their defence and for some foreign affairs However these responsibilities confer New Zealand no rights of control and can only be exercised at the request of the Cook Islands and Niue See Niue Constitution Act Finland and Sweden share a border over the small island of Market however the property including the lighthouse is owned by the Finnish rather than Aland government a b c d e An insular area of the United States See Territories of the United States a b The Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina a b c The Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey and the Isle of Man are peculiars of the British Crown and not part of the United Kingdom foreign relations and defence are provided by the UK Administered by Norway under the Svalbard Treaty Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand By 1910 the Empire of Japan was restricted to the majority of the Japanese archipelago and Taiwan before its official annexation of Korea Before the outbreak of Sicilian Vespers in 1282 the Kingdom of Sicily encompassed both the island of Sicily and south Italy the war resulted the division of the kingdom into two parts as Kingdom of Trinacria island part and Kingdom of Naples mainland part which still officially called itself Kingdom of Sicily The two Sicilian kingdoms had since remained separate until 1816 when they remerged to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Under the Anglo Irish Treaty the Irish Free State included all of the island of Ireland but Northern Ireland exercised its option to leave the Irish Free State and rejoin the United Kingdom on 8 December 1922 Therefore from 6 December 1922 to 8 December 1922 the Irish Free State was a borderless island country Dissolved in 1962 and then divided into Anguilla Antigua Barbados Barbuda the Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Jamaica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago and the Turks and Caicos Islands The Crown Colony of Hong Kong covered only Hong Kong Island from 1841 to 1860 Kowloon south of Boundary Street on the continent was added in 1860 and extended to include the New Territories in 1898 The colony covered the island of Newfoundland before 1809 In 1809 part of the Labrador Peninsula was transferred to Newfoundland from Lower Canada In other words before 1809 Newfoundland was an island colony From 1809 onwards the Colony of Newfoundland and since 1907 the Dominion of Newfoundland had been an island plus Labrador an area on the continent of North America References Edit Definition of island Oxford University Press Archived from the original on July 19 2012 The Republic of China commonly known as Taiwan only controls the islands of Taiwan Matsu Kinmen Penghu etc after the Chinese Civil War but has not renounced claim on areas currently under control of People s Republic of China Mongolia Tuva a Russian republic etc If those territories are taken into account the Republic of China is not a borderless country or a country centered with a major island The area under ROC control is also claimed by the People s Republic of China See Legal status of Taiwan Political status of Taiwan and One China policy Loffler Ernst A J Rose Anneliese Loffler amp Denis Warner 1983 Australia Portrait of a Continent Richmond Victoria Hutchinson Group p 17 ISBN 0 09 130460 1 Which Countries Have The Most Islands Island Countries Of The World WorldAtlas com Archived from the original on 2017 12 07 Retrieved 2019 08 10 Total Population Estimates 2015 2019 data worldbank org The World Bank Retrieved 21 April 2021 令和元年全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 １０月１日時点 2020年 in Japanese Geospatial Information Authority of Japan 25 December 2020 Archived from the original on January 1 2021 Retrieved 3 January 2021 The Overseas Territories PDF Foreign and Commonwealth Office June 2012 Retrieved 29 November 2020 TRNC SPO Economic and Social Indicators 2014 pages 2 3 a b c Channel Islands Archived from the original on 21 September 2012 Retrieved 22 August 2013 External links EditIsland superlatives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of island countries amp oldid 1152661444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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