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This is a list of countries in Europe with their English and domestic language long and short names and associated capital cities. The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea with its outlets, Bosporus and Dardanelles in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are considered part of both Europe and Asia. Armenia and Cyprus are sociopolitical European countries. Islands in the Mediterranean Sea are generally part of Europe. Malta is a part of Europe.

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Sovereign States

Main article: State

A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area. A state usually includes the set of institutions that claim the authority to make the rules that govern the exercise of coercive violence for the people of the society in that territory, though its status as a state often depends in part on being recognized by a number of other states as having internal and external sovereignty over it. In sociology, the state is normally identified with these institutions: in Max Weber's influential definition, it is that organization that has a "monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory," which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police.

Albania—Azerbaijan

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Albania Republic of Albania Albanian: Shqiperia Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë Tirana
Albanian: Tiranë
Andorra Principality of Andorra Andorra Catalan: Principat d'Andorra
French: Principauté d'Andorre
Spanish: Principado de Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Catalan: Andorra la Vella
French: Andorre-la-Vieille
Spanish: Andorra la Vieja
Armenia[1] Republic of Armenia Armenian: Հայաստան/ Հայք
Armenian Transliteration: Hayastan/ Hayq
Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Armenian Transliteration: Hayastani Hanrapetutyun
Yerevan
Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան
Austria Republic of Austria German: Österreich German: Republik Österreich Vienna
German: Wien
Azerbaijan[1] Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Baku
Azerbaijani: Bakı

Belarus—Croatia

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Belarus Republic of Belarus Belarusian and Russian: Беларусь
Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Byelarus
Belarusian: Рэспубліка Беларусь
Russian: Республика Беларусь
Belarusian and Russian Transliteration: Respublika Byelarus
Minsk
Belarusian: Мінск
Russian: Минск
Belgium Kingdom of Belgium Dutch: België
French: Belgique
German: Belgien
Dutch: Koninkrijk België
French: Royaume de Belgique
German: Königreich Belgien
Brussels
Dutch: Brussel
French: Bruxelles
German: Brüssel
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina
Bosnian: Босна и Херцеговина
Sarajevo
Bosnian: Sarајеvо
Bosnian: Сарајево
Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria Bulgarian: България Bulgarian: Република България
Bulgarian Transliteration: Republika Balgariya
Sofia
Bulgarian: София
Bulgarian Transliteration: Sofiya
Croatia Republic of Croatia Croatian: Hrvatska Croatian: Republika Hrvatska Zagreb

Cyprus—Finland

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Cyprus[2] Republic of Cyprus Greek: Κύπρος
Greek Transliteration: Kýpros
Turkish: Kıbrıs
Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Greek Transliteration: Kypriakí Dhimokratía
Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
Nicosia
Greek: Λευκωσία
Turkish: Lefkoşa
Czech Republic Czechia[3] Czech: Česko Czech: Česká republika Prague
Czech: Praha
Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Danish: Danmark Danish: Kongeriget Danmark Copenhagen
Danish: København
Estonia Republic of Estonia Estonian: Eesti Estonian: Eesti Vabariik Tallinn
Finland Republic of Finland Finnish: Suomi
Swedish: Finland
Finnish: Suomen tasavalta
Swedish: Republiken Finland
Helsinki
Finnish: Helsingin kaupunki
Swedish: Helsingfors stad

France—Hungary

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
France French Republic French: France French: République française Paris
Georgia[1] Republic of Georgia Georgian: საქართველო
Georgian Transliteration: Sakartvelo
Tbilisi
Georgian: თბილისი
Germany Federal Republic of Germany German: Deutschland German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland Berlin
Greece Hellenic Republic Greek: Ελλάδα/ Ελλάς
Greek Transliteration: Ellada/ Ellas
Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Greek Transliteration: Elliniki Dimokratia
Athens
Greek: Αθήνα
Greek Transliteration: Athina
Hungary Republic of Hungary Hungarian: Magyarország Hungarian: Magyar Köztársaság Budapest

Iceland—Latvia

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Iceland Republic of Iceland Icelandic: Ísland Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland Reykjavik
Icelandic: Reykjavíkurborg
Ireland Republic of Ireland Irish: Éire Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann Dublin
Irish: Baile Átha Cliath
Italy Italian Republic Italian: Italia Italian: Repubblica Italiana Rome
Italian: Roma
Kazakhstan[4] Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh: Қазақстан
Kazakh Transliteration: Qazaqstan
Russian: Казахстан
Russian Transliteration: Kazakhstán
Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы
Kazakh Transliteration: Qazaqstan Respublïkası
Russian: Республика Казахстан
Russian Transliteration: Respublika Kazakhstan
Astana
Kazakh: Астана
Latvia Republic of Latvia Latvian: Latvija Latvian: Latvijas Republika Riga
Latvian: Rīga

Liechtenstein—Malta

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein German: Liechtenstein German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein Vaduz
Lithuania Republic of Lithuania Lithuanian: Lietuva Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika Vilnius
Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg
French: Luxembourg
German: Luxemburg
Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg
French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Luxembourg City
Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg
French: Ville de Luxembourg
German: Luxemburg Stadt
Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonian: Македонија
Macedonian Transliteration: Makedonija
Albanian: Maqedonisë
Macedonian: Република Македонија
Macedonian Transliteration: Republika Makedonija
Albanian: Republika e Maqedonisë
Skopje
Macedonian: Скопје
Malta Republic of Malta Maltese: Malta Maltese: Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta Valletta
Maltese: Il-Belt Valletta

Moldova—Norway

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Moldova Republic of Moldova Romanian: Moldova Romanian: Republica Moldova Chisinau
Romanian: Chişinău
Monaco Principality of Monaco French: Monaco
Monégasque: Múnegu
Occitan: Mónegue
Italian: Monaco
French: Principauté de Monaco
Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu
Occitan: Principat de Mónegue
Italian: Principato di Monaco
Monaco[5]
Montenegro Republic of Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora
Serbian: Црна Гора
Montenegrin: Republika Crna Gora
Serbian: Република Црна Гора
Montenegrin: Podgorica
Serbian: Подгорица
Netherlands[6][7] Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch: Nederland Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Amsterdam (capital)
The Hague (seat of government)
Dutch: 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
Norway Kingdom of Norway Bokmål: Norge
Nynorsk: Noreg
Bokmål: Kongeriket Norge
Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noreg
Oslo

Poland—San Marino

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Poland Republic of Poland Polish: Polska Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska Warsaw
Polish: Warszawa
Portugal Portuguese Republic Portuguese: Portugal Portuguese: República Portuguesa Lisbon
Portuguese: Lisboa
Romania Romanian: România Bucharest
Romanian: Municipiul Bucureşti
Russia[4] Russian Federation Russian: Росси́я
Russian Transliteration: Rossiya
Russian: Российская Федерация
Russian Transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Moscow
Russian: Москва
Russian Transliteration: Moskva
San Marino Most Serene Republic of San Marino Italian: San Marino Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino City of San Marino
Italian: Città di San Marino

Serbia—Sweden

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Serbia Republic of Serbia Serbian: Србија
Serbian Transcription: Srbija
Serbian: Република Србија
Serbian Transcription: Republika Srbija
Belgrade
Serbian: Београд
Serbian Transcription: Beograd
Slovakia Slovak Republic Slovak: Slovensko Slovak: Slovenská republika Bratislava
Slovenia Republic of Slovenia Slovene: Slovenija Slovene: Republika Slovenija Ljubljana
Spain Kingdom of Spain Spanish: España Spanish: Reino de España Madrid
Sweden Kingdom of Sweden Swedish: Sverige Swedish: Konungariket Sverige Stockholm

Switzerland—Vatican City

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Switzerland Swiss Confederation Latin: Helvetica
German: Schweiz
French: Suisse
Italian: Svizzera
Romansh: Svizra
Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica
German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
French: Confédération suisse
Italian: Confederazione Svizzera
Romansh: Confederaziun svizra
Berne
German: Bern
French: Berne
Italian: Berna
Romansh: Berna
Turkey[4] Republic of Turkey Turkish: Türkiye Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ankara
Ukraine Ukrainian: Україна
Ukrainian Transliteration: Ukraina/ Ukrayina
Kiev
Ukrainian: Київ
Ukrainian Transliteration: Kyyiv
United Kingdom also sometimes: Britain or Great Britain.[8] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon
Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath
Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann
Scots: Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Ireland
Cornish: An Rywvaneth Unys a Vreten Veur hag Iwerdhon Glédh
London
Vatican City
Holy See
State of the Vatican City Latin: Santa Sede Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanæ
Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano
Vatican City[5]

Non- Sovereign Territories or Regions

Dependent territories and autonomous regions in Europe.

Åland—Greenland

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Åland[9] Åland Islands Swedish: Åland Swedish: Landskapet Åland
Finnish: Ahvenanmaan maakunta
Mariehamn
Finnish: Maarianhamina
Akrotiri and Dhekelia[2][10][11] Episkopi Cantonment
Faroe Islands[12] Faroese: Føroyar
Danish: Færøerne
Torshavn
Faroese: Tórshavnar kommuna
Danish: Thorshavn
Gibraltar[11] Gibraltar Gibraltar
Greenland[2][12] Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat
Danish: Grønland
Nuuk
Danish: Godthåb

Guernsey—Jersey

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Guernsey[13] Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernésiais: Guernesey Guernésiais: Bailliage de Guernesey St. Peter Port
Guernésiais: Saint Pierre Port
Isle of Man[13] Manx: Mannin Manx: Ellan Vannin Douglas
Manx: Doolish
Jersey[13] Bailiwick of Jersey Jèrriais: Jèrri Jèrriais: Bailliage de Jersey St. Helier
Jèrriais: Saint Hélyi

Partially Recognized Republics, Territories or Regions

The following geo-political entities in Europe have partial diplomatic recognition by one or more sovereign states and are defined as 'states' by the declarative theory of statehood.

Kosovo—Northern Cyprus

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Kosovo[14] Republic of Kosovo Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë
Serbian: Косово
Serbian Transcription: Kosovo
Serbian: Република Косово
Serbian Transcription: Republika Kosovo
Pristina
Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë
Serbian: Приштина
Serbian Transcription: Priština
Northern Cyprus[2][15] Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Nicosia
Turkish: Lefkoşa
Turkish Transliteration: Lefkosia or Lefkosha

Unrecognized Republics, Territories or Regions

The following geo-political entities in Europe lack diplomatic recognition, yet are defined as 'states' by the declarative theory of statehood.

Abkhazia—Transnistria

Flag Map English Short Name English Long Name Domestic Short Name Domestic Long Name Capital City
Abkhazia[16][1] Abkhaz: Аҧсны
Abkhaz Transliteration: Apsny
Georgian: აფხაზეთი
Georgian Transliteration: Apkhazeti or Abkhazeti
Russian: Абха́зия
Russian Transliteration: Abhazia
Sukhumi
Abkhaz: Аҟəа
Abkhaz Transliteration: Akwa
Georgian: სოხუმი
Georgian Transliteration: Sokhumi
Russian: Сухуми
Nagorno-Karabakh[17][1] Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ
Armenian Transliteration: Lernayin Gharabaghi
Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն
Armenian Transliteration: Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun
Stepanakert
Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ
Armenian Transliteration: Khankendi
Azerbaijani: Xankəndi
Azerbaijani Transliteration: Xankindi
South Ossetia[16][1] Ossetic: Хуссар Ирыстон
Ossetic Transliteration: Khussar Iryston
Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთი
Georgian Transliteration: Samkhret Oseti
Russian: Южная Осетия
Russian Transliteration: Yuzhnaya Osetiya
Ossetic: Хуссар Ирыстон Республика Tskhinvali
Ossetic: Цхинвал or Чъреба
Ossetic Transliteration: Chreba
Transnistria[18]
Also: Trans-Dniester or Transdniestria or Pridnestrovie
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Moldavian: Нистрянэ
Moldavian Transliteration: Nistreană
Russian: Приднестрóвье
Russian Transliteration: Pridnestrov'ye
Ukrainian: Придністрóв'я
Ukrainian Transliteration: Prydnistrov'ya
Moldavian: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ

Moldavian Transliteration: Republica Moldovenească Nistreană
Russian: Приднестрóвская Молдáвская Респýблика
Russian Transliteration: Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika
Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська Республіка
Ukrainian Transliteration: Pridnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika

Tiraspol
Moldavian: Тираспол
Russian and Ukrainian: Тирáсполь

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Part of Transcaucasian Region.
  2. ^ a b c d Cyprus and Greenland are both entirely on other continents ( Asia and North America respectively ), but they have sociopolitical connections with Europe.
  3. ^ Standard short form, not used very often
  4. ^ a b c Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are considered to be in both Europe and Asia geographically (Europe in dark blue, Asia in light blue).
  5. ^ a b These countries are city-states.
  6. ^ The Netherlands is also known in the short form as Holland, but this is the improper form for the name of the whole country as it refers only to a small region inside the country. See Netherlands (terminology).
  7. ^ United States CIA World Factbook -- Netherlands
  8. ^ The United Kingdom is composed of the constituent countries England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  9. ^ Territory of Finland.
  10. ^ UK administered areas on the island of Cyprus that comprise the Sovereign Base Areas
  11. ^ a b British Overseas Territory.
  12. ^ a b Self-governing province of Denmark.
  13. ^ a b c British Crown Dependency.
  14. ^ De facto independent republic with some international recognition. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 18, 2008. It is listed as un-recognised until it attains membership in the United Nations.
  15. ^ De facto independent republic, with recognition by Turkey only. It is located on the northern part of the island of Cyprus.
  16. ^ a b De facto independent republic, with no international recognition. It is located within the internationally recognized borders of Georgia.
  17. ^ De facto independent republic, with no international recognition. It is located entirely within the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan.
  18. ^ De facto independent republic, with no international recognition. It is located within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova.

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