| AFG | Afghanistan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 652090 | 1919 | 22720000 | 45.9 | 5976 | | Afganistan/Afqanestan | Islamic Emirate | Mohammad Omar | 1 | AF |
| NLD | Netherlands | Europe | Western Europe | 41526 | 1581 | 15864000 | 78.3 | 371362 | 360478 | Nederland | Constitutional Monarchy | Beatrix | 5 | NL |
| ANT | Netherlands Antilles | North America | Caribbean | 800 | | 217000 | 74.7 | 1941 | | Nederlandse Antillen | Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands | Beatrix | 33 | AN |
| ALB | Albania | Europe | Southern Europe | 28748 | 1912 | 3401200 | 71.6 | 3205 | 2500 | Shqipëria | Republic | Rexhep Mejdani | 34 | AL |
| DZA | Algeria | Africa | Northern Africa | 2381741 | 1962 | 31471000 | 69.7 | 49982 | 46966 | Al-Jaza’ir/Algérie | Republic | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | 35 | DZ |
| ASM | American Samoa | Oceania | Polynesia | 199 | | 68000 | 75.1 | 334 | | Amerika Samoa | US Territory | George W. Bush | 54 | AS |
| AND | Andorra | Europe | Southern Europe | 468 | 1278 | 78000 | 83.5 | 1630 | | Andorra | Parliamentary Coprincipality | | 55 | AD |
| AGO | Angola | Africa | Central Africa | 1246700 | 1975 | 12878000 | 38.3 | 6648 | 7984 | Angola | Republic | José Eduardo dos Santos | 56 | AO |
| AIA | Anguilla | North America | Caribbean | 96 | | 8000 | 76.1 | 63.2 | | Anguilla | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 62 | AI |
| ATG | Antigua and Barbuda | North America | Caribbean | 442 | 1981 | 68000 | 70.5 | 612 | 584 | Antigua and Barbuda | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 63 | AG |
| ARE | United Arab Emirates | Asia | Middle East | 83600 | 1971 | 2441000 | 74.1 | 37966 | 36846 | Al-Imarat al-´Arabiya al-Muttahida | Emirate Federation | Zayid bin Sultan al-Nahayan | 65 | AE |
| ARG | Argentina | South America | South America | 2780400 | 1816 | 37032000 | 75.1 | 340238 | 323310 | Argentina | Federal Republic | Fernando de la Rúa | 69 | AR |
| ARM | Armenia | Asia | Middle East | 29800 | 1991 | 3520000 | 66.4 | 1813 | 1627 | Hajastan | Republic | Robert Kotšarjan | 126 | AM |
| ABW | Aruba | North America | Caribbean | 193 | | 103000 | 78.4 | 828 | 793 | Aruba | Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands | Beatrix | 129 | AW |
| AUS | Australia | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | 7741220 | 1901 | 18886000 | 79.8 | 351182 | 392911 | Australia | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Elisabeth II | 135 | AU |
| AZE | Azerbaijan | Asia | Middle East | 86600 | 1991 | 7734000 | 62.9 | 4127 | 4100 | Azärbaycan | Federal Republic | Heydär Äliyev | 144 | AZ |
| BHS | Bahamas | North America | Caribbean | 13878 | 1973 | 307000 | 71.1 | 3527 | 3347 | The Bahamas | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 148 | BS |
| BHR | Bahrain | Asia | Middle East | 694 | 1971 | 617000 | 73 | 6366 | 6097 | Al-Bahrayn | Monarchy (Emirate) | Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa | 149 | BH |
| BGD | Bangladesh | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 143998 | 1971 | 129155000 | 60.2 | 32852 | 31966 | Bangladesh | Republic | Shahabuddin Ahmad | 150 | BD |
| BRB | Barbados | North America | Caribbean | 430 | 1966 | 270000 | 73 | 2223 | 2186 | Barbados | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 174 | BB |
| BEL | Belgium | Europe | Western Europe | 30518 | 1830 | 10239000 | 77.8 | 249704 | 243948 | België/Belgique | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Albert II | 179 | BE |
| BLZ | Belize | North America | Central America | 22696 | 1981 | 241000 | 70.9 | 630 | 616 | Belize | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 185 | BZ |
| BEN | Benin | Africa | Western Africa | 112622 | 1960 | 6097000 | 50.2 | 2357 | 2141 | Bénin | Republic | Mathieu Kérékou | 187 | BJ |
| BMU | Bermuda | North America | North America | 53 | | 65000 | 76.9 | 2328 | 2190 | Bermuda | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 191 | BM |
| BTN | Bhutan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 47000 | 1910 | 2124000 | 52.4 | 372 | 383 | Druk-Yul | Monarchy | Jigme Singye Wangchuk | 192 | BT |
| BOL | Bolivia | South America | South America | 1098581 | 1825 | 8329000 | 63.7 | 8571 | 7967 | Bolivia | Republic | Hugo Bánzer Suárez | 194 | BO |
| BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Southern Europe | 51197 | 1992 | 3972000 | 71.5 | 2841 | | Bosna i Hercegovina | Federal Republic | Ante Jelavic | 201 | BA |
| BWA | Botswana | Africa | Southern Africa | 581730 | 1966 | 1622000 | 39.3 | 4834 | 4935 | Botswana | Republic | Festus G. Mogae | 204 | BW |
| BRA | Brazil | South America | South America | 8547403 | 1822 | 170115000 | 62.9 | 776739 | 804108 | Brasil | Federal Republic | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | 211 | BR |
| GBR | United Kingdom | Europe | British Islands | 242900 | 1066 | 59623400 | 77.7 | 1378330 | 1296830 | United Kingdom | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 456 | GB |
| VGB | Virgin Islands, British | North America | Caribbean | 151 | | 21000 | 75.4 | 612 | 573 | British Virgin Islands | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 537 | VG |
| BRN | Brunei | Asia | Southeast Asia | 5765 | 1984 | 328000 | 73.6 | 11705 | 12460 | Brunei Darussalam | Monarchy (Sultanate) | Haji Hassan al-Bolkiah | 538 | BN |
| BGR | Bulgaria | Europe | Eastern Europe | 110994 | 1908 | 8190900 | 70.9 | 12178 | 10169 | Balgarija | Republic | Petar Stojanov | 539 | BG |
| BFA | Burkina Faso | Africa | Western Africa | 274000 | 1960 | 11937000 | 46.7 | 2425 | 2201 | Burkina Faso | Republic | Blaise Compaoré | 549 | BF |
| BDI | Burundi | Africa | Eastern Africa | 27834 | 1962 | 6695000 | 46.2 | 903 | 982 | Burundi/Uburundi | Republic | Pierre Buyoya | 552 | BI |
| CYM | Cayman Islands | North America | Caribbean | 264 | | 38000 | 78.9 | 1263 | 1186 | Cayman Islands | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 553 | KY |
| CHL | Chile | South America | South America | 756626 | 1810 | 15211000 | 75.7 | 72949 | 75780 | Chile | Republic | Ricardo Lagos Escobar | 554 | CL |
| COK | Cook Islands | Oceania | Polynesia | 236 | | 20000 | 71.1 | 100 | | The Cook Islands | Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand | Elisabeth II | 583 | CK |
| CRI | Costa Rica | North America | Central America | 51100 | 1821 | 4023000 | 75.8 | 10226 | 9757 | Costa Rica | Republic | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría | 584 | CR |
| DJI | Djibouti | Africa | Eastern Africa | 23200 | 1977 | 638000 | 50.8 | 382 | 373 | Djibouti/Jibuti | Republic | Ismail Omar Guelleh | 585 | DJ |
| DMA | Dominica | North America | Caribbean | 751 | 1978 | 71000 | 73.4 | 256 | 243 | Dominica | Republic | Vernon Shaw | 586 | DM |
| DOM | Dominican Republic | North America | Caribbean | 48511 | 1844 | 8495000 | 73.2 | 15846 | 15076 | República Dominicana | Republic | Hipólito Mejía Domínguez | 587 | DO |
| ECU | Ecuador | South America | South America | 283561 | 1822 | 12646000 | 71.1 | 19770 | 19769 | Ecuador | Republic | Gustavo Noboa Bejarano | 594 | EC |
| EGY | Egypt | Africa | Northern Africa | 1001449 | 1922 | 68470000 | 63.3 | 82710 | 75617 | Misr | Republic | Hosni Mubarak | 608 | EG |
| SLV | El Salvador | North America | Central America | 21041 | 1841 | 6276000 | 69.7 | 11863 | 11203 | El Salvador | Republic | Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez | 645 | SV |
| ERI | Eritrea | Africa | Eastern Africa | 117600 | 1993 | 3850000 | 55.8 | 650 | 755 | Ertra | Republic | Isayas Afewerki [Isaias Afwerki] | 652 | ER |
| ESP | Spain | Europe | Southern Europe | 505992 | 1492 | 39441700 | 78.8 | 553233 | 532031 | España | Constitutional Monarchy | Juan Carlos I | 653 | ES |
| ZAF | South Africa | Africa | Southern Africa | 1221037 | 1910 | 40377000 | 51.1 | 116729 | 129092 | South Africa | Republic | Thabo Mbeki | 716 | ZA |
| ETH | Ethiopia | Africa | Eastern Africa | 1104300 | -1000 | 62565000 | 45.2 | 6353 | 6180 | YeItyop´iya | Republic | Negasso Gidada | 756 | ET |
| FLK | Falkland Islands | South America | South America | 12173 | | 2000 | | 0 | | Falkland Islands | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 763 | FK |
| FJI | Fiji Islands | Oceania | Melanesia | 18274 | 1970 | 817000 | 67.9 | 1536 | 2149 | Fiji Islands | Republic | Josefa Iloilo | 764 | FJ |
| PHL | Philippines | Asia | Southeast Asia | 300000 | 1946 | 75967000 | 67.5 | 65107 | 82239 | Pilipinas | Republic | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | 766 | PH |
| FRO | Faroe Islands | Europe | Nordic Countries | 1399 | | 43000 | 78.4 | 0 | | Føroyar | Part of Denmark | Margrethe II | 901 | FO |
| GAB | Gabon | Africa | Central Africa | 267668 | 1960 | 1226000 | 50.1 | 5493 | 5279 | Le Gabon | Republic | Omar Bongo | 902 | GA |
| GMB | Gambia | Africa | Western Africa | 11295 | 1965 | 1305000 | 53.2 | 320 | 325 | The Gambia | Republic | Yahya Jammeh | 904 | GM |
| GEO | Georgia | Asia | Middle East | 69700 | 1991 | 4968000 | 64.5 | 6064 | 5924 | Sakartvelo | Republic | Eduard Ševardnadze | 905 | GE |
| GHA | Ghana | Africa | Western Africa | 238533 | 1957 | 20212000 | 57.4 | 7137 | 6884 | Ghana | Republic | John Kufuor | 910 | GH |
| GIB | Gibraltar | Europe | Southern Europe | 6 | | 25000 | 79 | 258 | | Gibraltar | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 915 | GI |
| GRD | Grenada | North America | Caribbean | 344 | 1974 | 94000 | 64.5 | 318 | | Grenada | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 916 | GD |
| GRL | Greenland | North America | North America | 2166090 | | 56000 | 68.1 | 0 | | Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland | Part of Denmark | Margrethe II | 917 | GL |
| GLP | Guadeloupe | North America | Caribbean | 1705 | | 456000 | 77 | 3501 | | Guadeloupe | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac | 919 | GP |
| GUM | Guam | Oceania | Micronesia | 549 | | 168000 | 77.8 | 1197 | 1136 | Guam | US Territory | George W. Bush | 921 | GU |
| GTM | Guatemala | North America | Central America | 108889 | 1821 | 11385000 | 66.2 | 19008 | 17797 | Guatemala | Republic | Alfonso Portillo Cabrera | 922 | GT |
| GIN | Guinea | Africa | Western Africa | 245857 | 1958 | 7430000 | 45.6 | 2352 | 2383 | Guinée | Republic | Lansana Conté | 926 | GN |
| GNB | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Western Africa | 36125 | 1974 | 1213000 | 49 | 293 | 272 | Guiné-Bissau | Republic | Kumba Ialá | 927 | GW |
| GUY | Guyana | South America | South America | 214969 | 1966 | 861000 | 64 | 722 | 743 | Guyana | Republic | Bharrat Jagdeo | 928 | GY |
| HTI | Haiti | North America | Caribbean | 27750 | 1804 | 8222000 | 49.2 | 3459 | 3107 | Haïti/Dayti | Republic | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | 929 | HT |
| HND | Honduras | North America | Central America | 112088 | 1838 | 6485000 | 69.9 | 5333 | 4697 | Honduras | Republic | Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé | 933 | HN |
| HKG | Hong Kong | Asia | Eastern Asia | 1075 | | 6782000 | 79.5 | 166448 | 173610 | Xianggang/Hong Kong | Special Administrative Region of China | Jiang Zemin | 937 | HK |
| SJM | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Europe | Nordic Countries | 62422 | | 3200 | | 0 | | Svalbard og Jan Mayen | Dependent Territory of Norway | Harald V | 938 | SJ |
| IDN | Indonesia | Asia | Southeast Asia | 1904569 | 1945 | 212107000 | 68 | 84982 | 215002 | Indonesia | Republic | Abdurrahman Wahid | 939 | ID |
| IND | India | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 3287263 | 1947 | 1013662000 | 62.5 | 447114 | 430572 | Bharat/India | Federal Republic | Kocheril Raman Narayanan | 1109 | IN |
| IRQ | Iraq | Asia | Middle East | 438317 | 1932 | 23115000 | 66.5 | 11500 | | Al-´Iraq | Republic | Saddam Hussein al-Takriti | 1365 | IQ |
| IRN | Iran | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 1648195 | 1906 | 67702000 | 69.7 | 195746 | 160151 | Iran | Islamic Republic | Ali Mohammad Khatami-Ardakani | 1380 | IR |
| IRL | Ireland | Europe | British Islands | 70273 | 1921 | 3775100 | 76.8 | 75921 | 73132 | Ireland/Éire | Republic | Mary McAleese | 1447 | IE |
| ISL | Iceland | Europe | Nordic Countries | 103000 | 1944 | 279000 | 79.4 | 8255 | 7474 | Ísland | Republic | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | 1449 | IS |
| ISR | Israel | Asia | Middle East | 21056 | 1948 | 6217000 | 78.6 | 97477 | 98577 | Yisra’el/Isra’il | Republic | Moshe Katzav | 1450 | IL |
| ITA | Italy | Europe | Southern Europe | 301316 | 1861 | 57680000 | 79 | 1161755 | 1145372 | Italia | Republic | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | 1464 | IT |
| TMP | East Timor | Asia | Southeast Asia | 14874 | | 885000 | 46 | 0 | | Timor Timur | Administrated by the UN | José Alexandre Gusmão | 1522 | TP |
| AUT | Austria | Europe | Western Europe | 83859 | 1918 | 8091800 | 77.7 | 211860 | 206025 | Österreich | Federal Republic | Thomas Klestil | 1523 | AT |
| JAM | Jamaica | North America | Caribbean | 10990 | 1962 | 2583000 | 75.2 | 6871 | 6722 | Jamaica | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 1530 | JM |
| JPN | Japan | Asia | Eastern Asia | 377829 | -660 | 126714000 | 80.7 | 3787042 | 4192638 | Nihon/Nippon | Constitutional Monarchy | Akihito | 1532 | JP |
| YEM | Yemen | Asia | Middle East | 527968 | 1918 | 18112000 | 59.8 | 6041 | 5729 | Al-Yaman | Republic | Ali Abdallah Salih | 1780 | YE |
| JOR | Jordan | Asia | Middle East | 88946 | 1946 | 5083000 | 77.4 | 7526 | 7051 | Al-Urdunn | Constitutional Monarchy | Abdullah II | 1786 | JO |
| CXR | Christmas Island | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | 135 | | 2500 | | 0 | | Christmas Island | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II | 1791 | CX |
| YUG | Yugoslavia | Europe | Southern Europe | 102173 | 1918 | 10640000 | 72.4 | 17000 | | Jugoslavija | Federal Republic | Vojislav Koštunica | 1792 | YU |
| KHM | Cambodia | Asia | Southeast Asia | 181035 | 1953 | 11168000 | 56.5 | 5121 | 5670 | Kâmpuchéa | Constitutional Monarchy | Norodom Sihanouk | 1800 | KH |
| CMR | Cameroon | Africa | Central Africa | 475442 | 1960 | 15085000 | 54.8 | 9174 | 8596 | Cameroun/Cameroon | Republic | Paul Biya | 1804 | CM |
| CAN | Canada | North America | North America | 9970610 | 1867 | 31147000 | 79.4 | 598862 | 625626 | Canada | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Elisabeth II | 1822 | CA |
| CPV | Cape Verde | Africa | Western Africa | 4033 | 1975 | 428000 | 68.9 | 435 | 420 | Cabo Verde | Republic | António Mascarenhas Monteiro | 1859 | CV |
| KAZ | Kazakstan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 2724900 | 1991 | 16223000 | 63.2 | 24375 | 23383 | Qazaqstan | Republic | Nursultan Nazarbajev | 1864 | KZ |
| KEN | Kenya | Africa | Eastern Africa | 580367 | 1963 | 30080000 | 48 | 9217 | 10241 | Kenya | Republic | Daniel arap Moi | 1881 | KE |
| CAF | Central African Republic | Africa | Central Africa | 622984 | 1960 | 3615000 | 44 | 1054 | 993 | Centrafrique/Bê-Afrîka | Republic | Ange-Félix Patassé | 1889 | CF |
| CHN | China | Asia | Eastern Asia | 9572900 | -1523 | 1277558000 | 71.4 | 982268 | 917719 | Zhongquo | People'sRepublic | Jiang Zemin | 1891 | CN |
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 199900 | 1991 | 4699000 | 63.4 | 1626 | 1767 | Kyrgyzstan | Republic | Askar Akajev | 2253 | KG |
| KIR | Kiribati | Oceania | Micronesia | 726 | 1979 | 83000 | 59.8 | 40.7 | | Kiribati | Republic | Teburoro Tito | 2256 | KI |
| COL | Colombia | South America | South America | 1138914 | 1810 | 42321000 | 70.3 | 102896 | 105116 | Colombia | Republic | Andrés Pastrana Arango | 2257 | CO |
| COM | Comoros | Africa | Eastern Africa | 1862 | 1975 | 578000 | 60 | 4401 | 4361 | Komori/Comores | Republic | Azali Assoumani | 2295 | KM |
| COG | Congo | Africa | Central Africa | 342000 | 1960 | 2943000 | 47.4 | 2108 | 2287 | Congo | Republic | Denis Sassou-Nguesso | 2296 | CG |
| COD | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Africa | Central Africa | 2344858 | 1960 | 51654000 | 48.8 | 6964 | 2474 | République Démocratique du Congo | Republic | Joseph Kabila | 2298 | CD |
| CCK | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | 14 | | 600 | | 0 | | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II | 2317 | CC |
| PRK | North Korea | Asia | Eastern Asia | 120538 | 1948 | 24039000 | 70.7 | 5332 | | Choson Minjujuui In´min Konghwaguk (Bukhan) | Socialistic Republic | Kim Jong-il | 2318 | KP |
| KOR | South Korea | Asia | Eastern Asia | 99434 | 1948 | 46844000 | 74.4 | 320749 | 442544 | Taehan Min’guk (Namhan) | Republic | Kim Dae-jung | 2331 | KR |
| GRC | Greece | Europe | Southern Europe | 131626 | 1830 | 10545700 | 78.4 | 120724 | 119946 | Elláda | Republic | Kostis Stefanopoulos | 2401 | GR |
| HRV | Croatia | Europe | Southern Europe | 56538 | 1991 | 4473000 | 73.7 | 20208 | 19300 | Hrvatska | Republic | Štipe Mesic | 2409 | HR |
| CUB | Cuba | North America | Caribbean | 110861 | 1902 | 11201000 | 76.2 | 17843 | 18862 | Cuba | Socialistic Republic | Fidel Castro Ruz | 2413 | CU |
| KWT | Kuwait | Asia | Middle East | 17818 | 1961 | 1972000 | 76.1 | 27037 | 30373 | Al-Kuwayt | Constitutional Monarchy (Emirate) | Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah | 2429 | KW |
| CYP | Cyprus | Asia | Middle East | 9251 | 1960 | 754700 | 76.7 | 9333 | 8246 | Kýpros/Kibris | Republic | Glafkos Klerides | 2430 | CY |
| LAO | Laos | Asia | Southeast Asia | 236800 | 1953 | 5433000 | 53.1 | 1292 | 1746 | Lao | Republic | Khamtay Siphandone | 2432 | LA |
| LVA | Latvia | Europe | Baltic Countries | 64589 | 1991 | 2424200 | 68.4 | 6398 | 5639 | Latvija | Republic | Vaira Vike-Freiberga | 2434 | LV |
| LSO | Lesotho | Africa | Southern Africa | 30355 | 1966 | 2153000 | 50.8 | 1061 | 1161 | Lesotho | Constitutional Monarchy | Letsie III | 2437 | LS |
| LBN | Lebanon | Asia | Middle East | 10400 | 1941 | 3282000 | 71.3 | 17121 | 15129 | Lubnan | Republic | Émile Lahoud | 2438 | LB |
| LBR | Liberia | Africa | Western Africa | 111369 | 1847 | 3154000 | 51 | 2012 | | Liberia | Republic | Charles Taylor | 2440 | LR |
| LBY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Africa | Northern Africa | 1759540 | 1951 | 5605000 | 75.5 | 44806 | 40562 | Libiya | Socialistic State | Muammar al-Qadhafi | 2441 | LY |
| LIE | Liechtenstein | Europe | Western Europe | 160 | 1806 | 32300 | 78.8 | 1119 | 1084 | Liechtenstein | Constitutional Monarchy | Hans-Adam II | 2446 | LI |
| LTU | Lithuania | Europe | Baltic Countries | 65301 | 1991 | 3698500 | 69.1 | 10692 | 9585 | Lietuva | Republic | Valdas Adamkus | 2447 | LT |
| LUX | Luxembourg | Europe | Western Europe | 2586 | 1867 | 435700 | 77.1 | 16321 | 15519 | Luxembourg/Lëtzebuerg | Constitutional Monarchy | Henri | 2452 | LU |
| ESH | Western Sahara | Africa | Northern Africa | 266000 | | 293000 | 49.8 | 60 | | As-Sahrawiya | Occupied by Marocco | Mohammed Abdel Aziz | 2453 | EH |
| MAC | Macao | Asia | Eastern Asia | 18 | | 473000 | 81.6 | 5749 | 5940 | Macau/Aomen | Special Administrative Region of China | Jiang Zemin | 2454 | MO |
| MDG | Madagascar | Africa | Eastern Africa | 587041 | 1960 | 15942000 | 55 | 3750 | 3545 | Madagasikara/Madagascar | Federal Republic | Didier Ratsiraka | 2455 | MG |
| MKD | Macedonia | Europe | Southern Europe | 25713 | 1991 | 2024000 | 73.8 | 1694 | 1915 | Makedonija | Republic | Boris Trajkovski | 2460 | MK |
| MWI | Malawi | Africa | Eastern Africa | 118484 | 1964 | 10925000 | 37.6 | 1687 | 2527 | Malawi | Republic | Bakili Muluzi | 2462 | MW |
| MDV | Maldives | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 298 | 1965 | 286000 | 62.2 | 199 | | Dhivehi Raajje/Maldives | Republic | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 2463 | MV |
| MYS | Malaysia | Asia | Southeast Asia | 329758 | 1957 | 22244000 | 70.8 | 69213 | 97884 | Malaysia | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj | 2464 | MY |
| MLI | Mali | Africa | Western Africa | 1240192 | 1960 | 11234000 | 46.7 | 2642 | 2453 | Mali | Republic | Alpha Oumar Konaré | 2482 | ML |
| MLT | Malta | Europe | Southern Europe | 316 | 1964 | 380200 | 77.9 | 3512 | 3338 | Malta | Republic | Guido de Marco | 2484 | MT |
| MAR | Morocco | Africa | Northern Africa | 446550 | 1956 | 28351000 | 69.1 | 36124 | 33514 | Al-Maghrib | Constitutional Monarchy | Mohammed VI | 2486 | MA |
| MHL | Marshall Islands | Oceania | Micronesia | 181 | 1990 | 64000 | 65.5 | 97 | | Marshall Islands/Majol | Republic | Kessai Note | 2507 | MH |
| MTQ | Martinique | North America | Caribbean | 1102 | | 395000 | 78.3 | 2731 | 2559 | Martinique | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac | 2508 | MQ |
| MRT | Mauritania | Africa | Western Africa | 1025520 | 1960 | 2670000 | 50.8 | 998 | 1081 | Muritaniya/Mauritanie | Republic | Maaouiya Ould Sid´Ahmad Taya | 2509 | MR |
| MUS | Mauritius | Africa | Eastern Africa | 2040 | 1968 | 1158000 | 71 | 4251 | 4186 | Mauritius | Republic | Cassam Uteem | 2511 | MU |
| MYT | Mayotte | Africa | Eastern Africa | 373 | | 149000 | 59.5 | 0 | | Mayotte | Territorial Collectivity of France | Jacques Chirac | 2514 | YT |
| MEX | Mexico | North America | Central America | 1958201 | 1810 | 98881000 | 71.5 | 414972 | 401461 | México | Federal Republic | Vicente Fox Quesada | 2515 | MX |
| FSM | Micronesia, Federated States of | Oceania | Micronesia | 702 | 1990 | 119000 | 68.6 | 212 | | Micronesia | Federal Republic | Leo A. Falcam | 2689 | FM |
| MDA | Moldova | Europe | Eastern Europe | 33851 | 1991 | 4380000 | 64.5 | 1579 | 1872 | Moldova | Republic | Vladimir Voronin | 2690 | MD |
| MCO | Monaco | Europe | Western Europe | 1.5 | 1861 | 34000 | 78.8 | 776 | | Monaco | Constitutional Monarchy | Rainier III | 2695 | MC |
| MNG | Mongolia | Asia | Eastern Asia | 1566500 | 1921 | 2662000 | 67.3 | 1043 | 933 | Mongol Uls | Republic | Natsagiin Bagabandi | 2696 | MN |
| MSR | Montserrat | North America | Caribbean | 102 | | 11000 | 78 | 109 | | Montserrat | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 2697 | MS |
| MOZ | Mozambique | Africa | Eastern Africa | 801590 | 1975 | 19680000 | 37.5 | 2891 | 2711 | Moçambique | Republic | Joaquím A. Chissano | 2698 | MZ |
| MMR | Myanmar | Asia | Southeast Asia | 676578 | 1948 | 45611000 | 54.9 | 180375 | 171028 | Myanma Pye | Republic | kenraali Than Shwe | 2710 | MM |
| NAM | Namibia | Africa | Southern Africa | 824292 | 1990 | 1726000 | 42.5 | 3101 | 3384 | Namibia | Republic | Sam Nujoma | 2726 | NA |
| NRU | Nauru | Oceania | Micronesia | 21 | 1968 | 12000 | 60.8 | 197 | | Naoero/Nauru | Republic | Bernard Dowiyogo | 2728 | NR |
| NPL | Nepal | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 147181 | 1769 | 23930000 | 57.8 | 4768 | 4837 | Nepal | Constitutional Monarchy | Gyanendra Bir Bikram | 2729 | NP |
| NIC | Nicaragua | North America | Central America | 130000 | 1838 | 5074000 | 68.7 | 1988 | 2023 | Nicaragua | Republic | Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo | 2734 | NI |
| NER | Niger | Africa | Western Africa | 1267000 | 1960 | 10730000 | 41.3 | 1706 | 1580 | Niger | Republic | Mamadou Tandja | 2738 | NE |
| NGA | Nigeria | Africa | Western Africa | 923768 | 1960 | 111506000 | 51.6 | 65707 | 58623 | Nigeria | Federal Republic | Olusegun Obasanjo | 2754 | NG |
| NIU | Niue | Oceania | Polynesia | 260 | | 2000 | | 0 | | Niue | Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand | Elisabeth II | 2805 | NU |
| NFK | Norfolk Island | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | 36 | | 2000 | | 0 | | Norfolk Island | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II | 2806 | NF |
| NOR | Norway | Europe | Nordic Countries | 323877 | 1905 | 4478500 | 78.7 | 145895 | 153370 | Norge | Constitutional Monarchy | Harald V | 2807 | NO |
| CIV | Côte d’Ivoire | Africa | Western Africa | 322463 | 1960 | 14786000 | 45.2 | 11345 | 10285 | Côte d’Ivoire | Republic | Laurent Gbagbo | 2814 | CI |
| OMN | Oman | Asia | Middle East | 309500 | 1951 | 2542000 | 71.8 | 16904 | 16153 | ´Uman | Monarchy (Sultanate) | Qabus ibn Sa´id | 2821 | OM |
| PAK | Pakistan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 796095 | 1947 | 156483000 | 61.1 | 61289 | 58549 | Pakistan | Republic | Mohammad Rafiq Tarar | 2831 | PK |
| PLW | Palau | Oceania | Micronesia | 459 | 1994 | 19000 | 68.6 | 105 | | Belau/Palau | Republic | Kuniwo Nakamura | 2881 | PW |
| PAN | Panama | North America | Central America | 75517 | 1903 | 2856000 | 75.5 | 9131 | 8700 | Panamá | Republic | Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez | 2882 | PA |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Melanesia | 462840 | 1975 | 4807000 | 63.1 | 4988 | 6328 | Papua New Guinea/Papua Niugini | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 2884 | PG |
| PRY | Paraguay | South America | South America | 406752 | 1811 | 5496000 | 73.7 | 8444 | 9555 | Paraguay | Republic | Luis Ángel González Macchi | 2885 | PY |
| PER | Peru | South America | South America | 1285216 | 1821 | 25662000 | 70 | 64140 | 65186 | Perú/Piruw | Republic | Valentin Paniagua Corazao | 2890 | PE |
| PCN | Pitcairn | Oceania | Polynesia | 49 | | 50 | | 0 | | Pitcairn | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 2912 | PN |
| MNP | Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | Micronesia | 464 | | 78000 | 75.5 | 0 | | Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the US | George W. Bush | 2913 | MP |
| PRT | Portugal | Europe | Southern Europe | 91982 | 1143 | 9997600 | 75.8 | 105954 | 102133 | Portugal | Republic | Jorge Sampãio | 2914 | PT |
| PRI | Puerto Rico | North America | Caribbean | 8875 | | 3869000 | 75.6 | 34100 | 32100 | Puerto Rico | Commonwealth of the US | George W. Bush | 2919 | PR |
| POL | Poland | Europe | Eastern Europe | 323250 | 1918 | 38653600 | 73.2 | 151697 | 135636 | Polska | Republic | Aleksander Kwasniewski | 2928 | PL |
| GNQ | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Central Africa | 28051 | 1968 | 453000 | 53.6 | 283 | 542 | Guinea Ecuatorial | Republic | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | 2972 | GQ |
| QAT | Qatar | Asia | Middle East | 11000 | 1971 | 599000 | 72.4 | 9472 | 8920 | Qatar | Monarchy | Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani | 2973 | QA |
| FRA | France | Europe | Western Europe | 551500 | 843 | 59225700 | 78.8 | 1424285 | 1392448 | France | Republic | Jacques Chirac | 2974 | FR |
| GUF | French Guiana | South America | South America | 90000 | | 181000 | 76.1 | 681 | | Guyane française | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac | 3014 | GF |
| PYF | French Polynesia | Oceania | Polynesia | 4000 | | 235000 | 74.8 | 818 | 781 | Polynésie française | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac | 3016 | PF |
| REU | Réunion | Africa | Eastern Africa | 2510 | | 699000 | 72.7 | 8287 | 7988 | Réunion | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac | 3017 | RE |
| ROM | Romania | Europe | Eastern Europe | 238391 | 1878 | 22455500 | 69.9 | 38158 | 34843 | România | Republic | Ion Iliescu | 3018 | RO |
| RWA | Rwanda | Africa | Eastern Africa | 26338 | 1962 | 7733000 | 39.3 | 2036 | 1863 | Rwanda/Urwanda | Republic | Paul Kagame | 3047 | RW |
| SWE | Sweden | Europe | Nordic Countries | 449964 | 836 | 8861400 | 79.6 | 226492 | 227757 | Sverige | Constitutional Monarchy | Carl XVI Gustaf | 3048 | SE |
| SHN | Saint Helena | Africa | Western Africa | 314 | | 6000 | 76.8 | 0 | | Saint Helena | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 3063 | SH |
| KNA | Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America | Caribbean | 261 | 1983 | 38000 | 70.7 | 299 | | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 3064 | KN |
| LCA | Saint Lucia | North America | Caribbean | 622 | 1979 | 154000 | 72.3 | 571 | | Saint Lucia | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 3065 | LC |
| VCT | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | North America | Caribbean | 388 | 1979 | 114000 | 72.3 | 285 | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 3066 | VC |
| SPM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North America | North America | 242 | | 7000 | 77.6 | 0 | | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | Territorial Collectivity of France | Jacques Chirac | 3067 | PM |
| DEU | Germany | Europe | Western Europe | 357022 | 1955 | 82164700 | 77.4 | 2133367 | 2102826 | Deutschland | Federal Republic | Johannes Rau | 3068 | DE |
| SLB | Solomon Islands | Oceania | Melanesia | 28896 | 1978 | 444000 | 71.3 | 182 | 220 | Solomon Islands | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 3161 | SB |
| ZMB | Zambia | Africa | Eastern Africa | 752618 | 1964 | 9169000 | 37.2 | 3377 | 3922 | Zambia | Republic | Frederick Chiluba | 3162 | ZM |
| WSM | Samoa | Oceania | Polynesia | 2831 | 1962 | 180000 | 69.2 | 141 | 157 | Samoa | Parlementary Monarchy | Malietoa Tanumafili II | 3169 | WS |
| SMR | San Marino | Europe | Southern Europe | 61 | 885 | 27000 | 81.1 | 510 | | San Marino | Republic | | 3171 | SM |
| STP | Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | Central Africa | 964 | 1975 | 147000 | 65.3 | 6 | | São Tomé e Príncipe | Republic | Miguel Trovoada | 3172 | ST |
| SAU | Saudi Arabia | Asia | Middle East | 2149690 | 1932 | 21607000 | 67.8 | 137635 | 146171 | Al-´Arabiya as-Sa´udiya | Monarchy | Fahd ibn Abdul-Aziz al-Sa´ud | 3173 | SA |
| SEN | Senegal | Africa | Western Africa | 196722 | 1960 | 9481000 | 62.2 | 4787 | 4542 | Sénégal/Sounougal | Republic | Abdoulaye Wade | 3198 | SN |
| SYC | Seychelles | Africa | Eastern Africa | 455 | 1976 | 77000 | 70.4 | 536 | 539 | Sesel/Seychelles | Republic | France-Albert René | 3206 | SC |
| SLE | Sierra Leone | Africa | Western Africa | 71740 | 1961 | 4854000 | 45.3 | 746 | 858 | Sierra Leone | Republic | Ahmed Tejan Kabbah | 3207 | SL |
| SGP | Singapore | Asia | Southeast Asia | 618 | 1965 | 3567000 | 80.1 | 86503 | 96318 | Singapore/Singapura/Xinjiapo/Singapur | Republic | Sellapan Rama Nathan | 3208 | SG |
| SVK | Slovakia | Europe | Eastern Europe | 49012 | 1993 | 5398700 | 73.7 | 20594 | 19452 | Slovensko | Republic | Rudolf Schuster | 3209 | SK |
| SVN | Slovenia | Europe | Southern Europe | 20256 | 1991 | 1987800 | 74.9 | 19756 | 18202 | Slovenija | Republic | Milan Kucan | 3212 | SI |
| SOM | Somalia | Africa | Eastern Africa | 637657 | 1960 | 10097000 | 46.2 | 935 | | Soomaaliya | Republic | Abdiqassim Salad Hassan | 3214 | SO |
| LKA | Sri Lanka | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 65610 | 1948 | 18827000 | 71.8 | 15706 | 15091 | Sri Lanka/Ilankai | Republic | Chandrika Kumaratunga | 3217 | LK |
| SDN | Sudan | Africa | Northern Africa | 2505813 | 1956 | 29490000 | 56.6 | 10162 | | As-Sudan | Islamic Republic | Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir | 3225 | SD |
| FIN | Finland | Europe | Nordic Countries | 338145 | 1917 | 5171300 | 77.4 | 121914 | 119833 | Suomi | Republic | Tarja Halonen | 3236 | FI |
| SUR | Suriname | South America | South America | 163265 | 1975 | 417000 | 71.4 | 870 | 706 | Suriname | Republic | Ronald Venetiaan | 3243 | SR |
| SWZ | Swaziland | Africa | Southern Africa | 17364 | 1968 | 1008000 | 40.4 | 1206 | 1312 | kaNgwane | Monarchy | Mswati III | 3244 | SZ |
| CHE | Switzerland | Europe | Western Europe | 41284 | 1499 | 7160400 | 79.6 | 264478 | 256092 | Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra | Federation | Adolf Ogi | 3248 | CH |
| SYR | Syria | Asia | Middle East | 185180 | 1941 | 16125000 | 68.5 | 65984 | 64926 | Suriya | Republic | Bashar al-Assad | 3250 | SY |
| TJK | Tajikistan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 143100 | 1991 | 6188000 | 64.1 | 1990 | 1056 | Toçikiston | Republic | Emomali Rahmonov | 3261 | TJ |
| TWN | Taiwan | Asia | Eastern Asia | 36188 | 1945 | 22256000 | 76.4 | 256254 | 263451 | T’ai-wan | Republic | Chen Shui-bian | 3263 | TW |
| TZA | Tanzania | Africa | Eastern Africa | 883749 | 1961 | 33517000 | 52.3 | 8005 | 7388 | Tanzania | Republic | Benjamin William Mkapa | 3306 | TZ |
| DNK | Denmark | Europe | Nordic Countries | 43094 | 800 | 5330000 | 76.5 | 174099 | 169264 | Danmark | Constitutional Monarchy | Margrethe II | 3315 | DK |
| THA | Thailand | Asia | Southeast Asia | 513115 | 1350 | 61399000 | 68.6 | 116416 | 153907 | Prathet Thai | Constitutional Monarchy | Bhumibol Adulyadej | 3320 | TH |
| TGO | Togo | Africa | Western Africa | 56785 | 1960 | 4629000 | 54.7 | 1449 | 1400 | Togo | Republic | Gnassingbé Eyadéma | 3332 | TG |
| TKL | Tokelau | Oceania | Polynesia | 12 | | 2000 | | 0 | | Tokelau | Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand | Elisabeth II | 3333 | TK |
| TON | Tonga | Oceania | Polynesia | 650 | 1970 | 99000 | 67.9 | 146 | 170 | Tonga | Monarchy | Taufa'ahau Tupou IV | 3334 | TO |
| TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | Caribbean | 5130 | 1962 | 1295000 | 68 | 6232 | 5867 | Trinidad and Tobago | Republic | Arthur N. R. Robinson | 3336 | TT |
| TCD | Chad | Africa | Central Africa | 1284000 | 1960 | 7651000 | 50.5 | 1208 | 1102 | Tchad/Tshad | Republic | Idriss Déby | 3337 | TD |
| CZE | Czech Republic | Europe | Eastern Europe | 78866 | 1993 | 10278100 | 74.5 | 55017 | 52037 | ¸esko | Republic | Václav Havel | 3339 | CZ |
| TUN | Tunisia | Africa | Northern Africa | 163610 | 1956 | 9586000 | 73.7 | 20026 | 18898 | Tunis/Tunisie | Republic | Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali | 3349 | TN |
| TUR | Turkey | Asia | Middle East | 774815 | 1923 | 66591000 | 71 | 210721 | 189122 | Türkiye | Republic | Ahmet Necdet Sezer | 3358 | TR |
| TKM | Turkmenistan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 488100 | 1991 | 4459000 | 60.9 | 4397 | 2000 | Türkmenostan | Republic | Saparmurad Nijazov | 3419 | TM |
| TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands | North America | Caribbean | 430 | | 17000 | 73.3 | 96 | | The Turks and Caicos Islands | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | 3423 | TC |
| TUV | Tuvalu | Oceania | Polynesia | 26 | 1978 | 12000 | 66.3 | 6 | | Tuvalu | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 3424 | TV |
| UGA | Uganda | Africa | Eastern Africa | 241038 | 1962 | 21778000 | 42.9 | 6313 | 6887 | Uganda | Republic | Yoweri Museveni | 3425 | UG |
| UKR | Ukraine | Europe | Eastern Europe | 603700 | 1991 | 50456000 | 66 | 42168 | 49677 | Ukrajina | Republic | Leonid Kutšma | 3426 | UA |
| HUN | Hungary | Europe | Eastern Europe | 93030 | 1918 | 10043200 | 71.4 | 48267 | 45914 | Magyarország | Republic | Ferenc Mádl | 3483 | HU |
| URY | Uruguay | South America | South America | 175016 | 1828 | 3337000 | 75.2 | 20831 | 19967 | Uruguay | Republic | Jorge Batlle Ibáñez | 3492 | UY |
| NCL | New Caledonia | Oceania | Melanesia | 18575 | | 214000 | 72.8 | 3563 | | Nouvelle-Calédonie | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac | 3493 | NC |
| NZL | New Zealand | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | 270534 | 1907 | 3862000 | 77.8 | 54669 | 64960 | New Zealand/Aotearoa | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II | 3499 | NZ |
| UZB | Uzbekistan | Asia | Southern and Central Asia | 447400 | 1991 | 24318000 | 63.7 | 14194 | 21300 | Uzbekiston | Republic | Islam Karimov | 3503 | UZ |
| BLR | Belarus | Europe | Eastern Europe | 207600 | 1991 | 10236000 | 68 | 13714 | | Belarus | Republic | Aljaksandr Lukašenka | 3520 | BY |
| WLF | Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | Polynesia | 200 | | 15000 | | 0 | | Wallis-et-Futuna | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac | 3536 | WF |
| VUT | Vanuatu | Oceania | Melanesia | 12189 | 1980 | 190000 | 60.6 | 261 | 246 | Vanuatu | Republic | John Bani | 3537 | VU |
| VAT | Holy See (Vatican City State) | Europe | Southern Europe | 0.4 | 1929 | 1000 | | 9 | | Santa Sede/Città del Vaticano | Independent Church State | Johannes Paavali II | 3538 | VA |
| VEN | Venezuela | South America | South America | 912050 | 1811 | 24170000 | 73.1 | 95023 | 88434 | Venezuela | Federal Republic | Hugo Chávez Frías | 3539 | VE |
| RUS | Russian Federation | Europe | Eastern Europe | 17075400 | 1991 | 146934000 | 67.2 | 276608 | 442989 | Rossija | Federal Republic | Vladimir Putin | 3580 | RU |
| VNM | Vietnam | Asia | Southeast Asia | 331689 | 1945 | 79832000 | 69.3 | 21929 | 22834 | Viêt Nam | Socialistic Republic | Trân Duc Luong | 3770 | VN |
| EST | Estonia | Europe | Baltic Countries | 45227 | 1991 | 1439200 | 69.5 | 5328 | 3371 | Eesti | Republic | Lennart Meri | 3791 | EE |
| USA | United States | North America | North America | 9363520 | 1776 | 278357000 | 77.1 | 8510700 | 8110900 | United States | Federal Republic | George W. Bush | 3813 | US |
| VIR | Virgin Islands, U.S. | North America | Caribbean | 347 | | 93000 | 78.1 | 0 | | Virgin Islands of the United States | US Territory | George W. Bush | 4067 | VI |
| ZWE | Zimbabwe | Africa | Eastern Africa | 390757 | 1980 | 11669000 | 37.8 | 5951 | 8670 | Zimbabwe | Republic | Robert G. Mugabe | 4068 | ZW |
| PSE | Palestine | Asia | Middle East | 6257 | | 3101000 | 71.4 | 4173 | | Filastin | Autonomous Area | Yasser (Yasir) Arafat | 4074 | PS |
| ATA | Antarctica | Antarctica | Antarctica | 13120000 | | 0 | | 0 | | - | Co-administrated | | | AQ |
| BVT | Bouvet Island | Antarctica | Antarctica | 59 | | 0 | | 0 | | Bouvetøya | Dependent Territory of Norway | Harald V | | BV |
| IOT | British Indian Ocean Territory | Africa | Eastern Africa | 78 | | 0 | | 0 | | British Indian Ocean Territory | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | | IO |
| SGS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Antarctica | Antarctica | 3903 | | 0 | | 0 | | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II | | GS |
| HMD | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Antarctica | Antarctica | 359 | | 0 | | 0 | | Heard and McDonald Islands | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II | | HM |
| ATF | French Southern territories | Antarctica | Antarctica | 7780 | | 0 | | 0 | | Terres australes françaises | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac | | TF |
| UMI | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Oceania | Micronesia/Caribbean | 16 | | 0 | | 0 | | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Dependent Territory of the US | George W. Bush | | UM |