By association within the UN system: The 193 United Nations member states (UN). Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN General Assembly observer state), which has diplomatic relations with . Palestine (a UN General Assembly observer state), which has diplomatic relations with . By Other States Generally this contains states with limited recognition and associated states not members of the United Nations Partially recognised de facto sovereign states with UN membership, such as the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of China (Taiwan) De facto sovereign states lacking general international recognition Cook Islands and Niue, two states in free association with New Zealand without UN membership By Dependent Territories of other UN member states: Generally this contains non-sovereign territories that are recognized by the UN as part of some member state. Dependent territories. Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments and regions of France).
By association within the UN system: The 193 United Nations member states (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See a UN General Assembly observer state), which has diplomatic relations with . Palestine (a UN General Assembly observer state), which has diplomatic relations with  By Other States Generally this contains states with limited recognition and associated states not members of the United Nations Partially recognised de facto sovereign states with UN membership, such as the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of China (Taiwan) De facto sovereign states lacking general international recognition Cook Islands and Niue, two states in free association with New Zealand without UN membership By Dependent Territories of other UN member states: Generally this contains non-sovereign territories that are recognized by the UN as part of some member state. Dependent territories. Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments and regions of France).