List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas


This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas. It comprises three regions, Northern America, the Caribbean and Latin America. The Americas are almost entirely located in the Western Hemisphere, with some of the north-west islands of Alaska entering the Eastern Hemisphere. The majority of islands lying in the Atlantic between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia, such as Iceland, are not normally associated with the Americas and are therefore excluded from this list.

Sovereign states

The following is a list of sovereign states in the Americas. All 35 states are members of the United Nations and the Organization of American States.
FlagEnglish short nameEnglish long nameCapitalLocal long nameYear of independenceISO 3-letter
Alpha Code
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaSt. John's1981ATG
ArgentinaArgentine RepublicBuenos Aires1816ARG
BahamasCommonwealth of The BahamasNassau1973BHS
BarbadosBarbadosBridgetown1966BRB
BelizeBelizeBelmopan
1981BLZ
BoliviaPlurinational State of BoliviaLa Paz and Sucre
1825BOL
BrazilFederative Republic of BrazilBrasília1822BRA
CanadaCanadaOttawa
1867CAN
ChileRepublic of ChileSantiago1818CHL
ColombiaRepublic of ColombiaBogotá1810COL
Costa RicaRepublic of Costa RicaSan José1821CRI
CubaRepublic of CubaHavana1902CUB
DominicaCommonwealth of DominicaRoseau1978DMA
Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicSanto Domingo1844DOM
EcuadorRepublic of EcuadorQuito1822ECU
El SalvadorRepublic of El SalvadorSan Salvador1821SLV
GrenadaGrenadaSt. George's1974GRD
GuatemalaRepublic of GuatemalaGuatemala City1821GTM
GuyanaCo-operative Republic of GuyanaGeorgetown1966GUY
HaitiRepublic of HaitiPort-au-Prince1804HTI
HondurasRepublic of HondurasTegucigalpa1821HND
JamaicaJamaicaKingston1962JAM
MexicoUnited Mexican StatesMexico City1821MEX
NicaraguaRepublic of NicaraguaManagua1821NIC
PanamaRepublic of PanamaPanama City1903PAN
ParaguayRepublic of ParaguayAsunción
1811PRY
PeruRepublic of PeruLima
1821PER
Saint Kitts and NevisFederation of Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre1983KNA
Saint LuciaSaint LuciaCastries1979LCA
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown1979VCT
SurinameRepublic of SurinameParamaribo1975SUR
Trinidad and TobagoRepublic of Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain1962TTO
United StatesUnited States of AmericaWashington, D.C.1776USA
UruguayOriental Republic of UruguayMontevideo1828URY
VenezuelaBolivarian Republic of VenezuelaCaracas1811VEN

Constituent parts of sovereign states

Dependent territories of sovereign states