List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean


This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.

Indian Ocean sovereign states and dependent territories

Asia-Pacific (17)

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    Middle East (12)

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    Sub-Saharan Africa (14)

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† — states bordering the Persian Gulf

‡ — states bordering the Red Sea

Sovereign states

The states listed in this table either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, which here includes the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Recognised states

The following fully recognised states are all member states of the United Nations.
FlagCoat of Arms
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National Emblem		MapEnglish Short Name
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Formal Name		Local Short name
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Formal Nams		CapitalPopulationArea
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia		English: Australia — Commonwealth of AustraliaCanberra23,268,3197,741,220 km2
Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain		Arabic: مملكة البحرين – البحرين
Manama1,569,446760 km2
Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh		Bengali: বাংলাদেশ – গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
Dhaka161,376,708147,570 km2
Comoros
Union of the Comoros		Arabic: جزر القمر — جمهورية القمر المتحدة
Comorian: Komori—Udzima wa Komori
French: Comores—Union des Comores		Moroni, Comoros832,3222,235 km2
Djibouti
Republic of Djibouti		Arabic: جيبوتي — جمهورية جيبوتي
French: Djibouti—République de Djibouti		Djibouti City958,92323,200 km2
Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt		Arabic: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية
Cairo98,423,5981,001,449 km2
Eritrea
State of Eritrea		Arabic: إرتريا — دولة إرتريا
English: Eritrea—State of Eritrea
Tigrinya: ኤርትራ — ሃገረ ኤርትራ
Asmara3,452,786117,600 km2
India
Republic of India		Hindi: भारत – भारत गणराज्य
New Delhi1,352,642,2803,287,263 km2
Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia		Indonesian: Indonesia – Republik IndonesiaJakarta267,670,5431,904,569 km2
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran		Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران – ایران
Tehran83,183,7411,648,195 km2
Iraq
Republic of Iraq		Arabic: العراق – جمهورية العراق
Baghdad38,433,600438,317 km2
Israel
State of Israel		Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל – מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Arabic: إسرائيل – دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل
Jerusalem
8,381,51620,770 km2
Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan		Arabic: اﻷرُدن – المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه
Amman9,965,31889,342 km2
Kenya
Republic of Kenya		English: Kenya—Republic of Kenya
Swahili: Kenya—Jamhuri ya Kenya		Nairobi51,392,565580,367 km2
Kuwait
State of Kuwait		Arabic: دولة الكويت – اﻟﻜﻮﻳت
Kuwait City4,137,31217,818 km2
Madagascar
Republic of Madagascar		French: Madagascar—République de Madagascar
Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara		Antananarivo26,262,313587,041 km2
MalaysiaMalaysian: Persekutuan MalaysiaKuala Lumpur31,528,033329,847 km2
Maldives
Republic of Maldives		Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ – ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ
Malé515,696298 km2
Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius		English: Mauritius—Republic of Mauritius
French: Maurice—République de Maurice
Mauritian Creole: Moris—Repiblik Moris		Port Louis1,267,1852,040 km2
Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique		Portuguese: Moçambique—República de MoçambiqueMaputo29,496,004801,590 km2
Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar		Burmese: မြန်မာ – ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်
Naypyidaw53,708,320676,578 km2
Oman
Sultanate of Oman		Arabic: عُمان – سلطنة عُمان
Muscat4,829,473309,500 km2
Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan		English: Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان – اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان
Islamabad212,228,286881,913 km2
Qatar
State of Qatar		Arabic: قطر – دولة قطر
Doha2,781,68211,586 km2
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia		Arabic: السعودية – المملكة العربية السعودية
Riyadh33,702,7562,149,690 km2
Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles		English: Seychelles—Republic of Seychelles
French: Seychelles—République des Seychelles
Seychellois Creole: Sesel—Repiblik Sesel		Victoria97,096451 km2
Singapore
Republic of Singapore		Chinese: 新加坡 – 新加坡共和国
English: Singapore – Republic of Singapore
Malay: Singapura – Republik Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் – சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
Singapore5,757,499697 km2
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka		Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය
Tamil: இலங்கை – இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte21,228,76365,610 km2
Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia		Arabic: الصومال — جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية
Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya		Mogadishu15,008,226637,657 km2
South Africa
Republic of South Africa		Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika—Republiek van Suid-Afrika
Bloemfontein,
Cape Town,
and Pretoria 		57,792,5181,221,037 km2
Sudan
Republic of the Sudan		Arabic: السودان — جمهورية السودان
English: Republic of the Sudan		Khartoum41,801,5331,861,484 km2
Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania		English: Tanzania—United Republic of Tanzania
Swahili: Tanzania—Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania		Dodoma
Dar es Salaam 		56,313,438945,203 km2
Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand		Thai: ไทย – ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Bangkok69,428,453513,120 km2
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste		Portuguese: Timor-Leste – República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e		Dili1,267,97414,874 km2
United Arab EmiratesArabic: اﻹﻣﺎرات – دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Abu Dhabi9,630,95983,600 km2
Yemen
Republic of Yemen		Arabic: اليمن – الجمهورية اليمنية
Sana'a 28,498,683527,968 km2

States with limited or no international recognition

The entity listed below has declared itself to be a sovereign state and exercises control over some territory but has limited or no recognition from other states and is not a member state of the United Nations.
FlagCoat of Arms
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National Emblem		MapEnglish Short Name
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Formal Name		StatusLocal Short Name
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Formal Name		CapitalPopulationArea
Somaliland
Republic of Somaliland		State not controlled by Somalia
Recognized by 1 UN member		Arabic: جمهورية أرض الصومال — أرض الصومال
Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland		Hargeisa4,000,000176,120 km2