List of all countries in the world, split by continent

Here is the list of 197 countries in the world, split by five continents, put as simple, not formatted list (for future use as data for some form or selection) and as HTML code.

Note, that this list contains only “full featured” countries, without any dependent territories, special municipalities, incorporated territories etc. So, you won’t find here many of the Oceania’s or Antarctic islands. Also very small, Caribbean-based dependent territories are not listed here.

Note also, that this list contains both North America’s and South’s America’s contries put together.

Africa

Data list

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

HTML code

<select name="africa">
    <option value="">Algeria</option>
    <option value="">Angola</option>
    <option value="">Benin</option>
    <option value="">Botswana</option>
    <option value="">Burkina</option>
    <option value="">Burundi</option>
    <option value="">Cameroon</option>
    <option value="">Cape Verde</option>
    <option value="">Central African Republic</option>
    <option value="">Chad</option>
    <option value="">Comoros</option>
    <option value="">Congo</option>
    <option value="">Djibouti</option>
    <option value="">Egypt</option>
    <option value="">Equatorial Guinea</option>
    <option value="">Eritrea</option>
    <option value="">Ethiopia</option>
    <option value="">Gabon</option>
    <option value="">Gambia</option>
    <option value="">Ghana</option>
    <option value="">Guinea</option>
    <option value="">Guinea-Bissau</option>
    <option value="">Ivory Coast</option>
    <option value="">Kenya</option>
    <option value="">Lesotho</option>
    <option value="">Liberia</option>
    <option value="">Libya</option>
    <option value="">Madagascar</option>
    <option value="">Malawi</option>
    <option value="">Mali</option>
    <option value="">Mauritania</option>
    <option value="">Mauritius</option>
    <option value="">Morocco</option>
    <option value="">Mozambique</option>
    <option value="">Namibia</option>
    <option value="">Niger</option>
    <option value="">Nigeria</option>
    <option value="">Rwanda</option>
    <option value="">Sao Tome and Principe</option>
    <option value="">Senegal</option>
    <option value="">Seychelles</option>
    <option value="">Sierra Leone</option>
    <option value="">Somalia</option>
    <option value="">South Africa</option>
    <option value="">South Sudan</option>
    <option value="">Sudan</option>
    <option value="">Swaziland</option>
    <option value="">Tanzania</option>
    <option value="">Togo</option>
    <option value="">Tunisia</option>
    <option value="">Uganda</option>
    <option value="">Zambia</option>
    <option value="">Zimbabwe</option>
</select>

Asia

Data list

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
China
East Timor
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

HTML code

<select name="asia">    
    <option value="">Afghanistan</option>
    <option value="">Bahrain</option>
    <option value="">Bangladesh</option>
    <option value="">Bhutan</option>
    <option value="">Brunei</option>
    <option value="">Burma (Myanmar)</option>
    <option value="">Cambodia</option>
    <option value="">China</option>
    <option value="">East Timor</option>
    <option value="">India</option>
    <option value="">Indonesia</option>
    <option value="">Iran</option>
    <option value="">Iraq</option>
    <option value="">Israel</option>
    <option value="">Japan</option>
    <option value="">Jordan</option>
    <option value="">Kazakhstan</option>
    <option value="">Kuwait</option>
    <option value="">Kyrgyzstan</option>
    <option value="">Laos</option>
    <option value="">Lebanon</option>
    <option value="">Malaysia</option>
    <option value="">Maldives</option>
    <option value="">Mongolia</option>
    <option value="">Nepal</option>
    <option value="">North Korea</option>
    <option value="">Oman</option>
    <option value="">Pakistan</option>
    <option value="">Philippines</option>
    <option value="">Qatar</option>
    <option value="">Russian Federation</option>
    <option value="">Saudi Arabia</option>
    <option value="">Singapore</option>
    <option value="">South Korea</option>
    <option value="">Sri Lanka</option>
    <option value="">Syria</option>
    <option value="">Tajikistan</option>
    <option value="">Thailand</option>
    <option value="">Turkey</option>
    <option value="">Turkmenistan</option>
    <option value="">United Arab Emirates</option>
    <option value="">Uzbekistan</option>
    <option value="">Vietnam</option>
    <option value="">Yemen</option>
</select>

Europe

Data list

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City

HTML code

<select name="europe">
    <option value="">Albania</option>
    <option value="">Andorra</option>
    <option value="">Armenia</option>
    <option value="">Austria</option>
    <option value="">Azerbaijan</option>
    <option value="">Belarus</option>
    <option value="">Belgium</option>
    <option value="">Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina</option>
    <option value="">Bulgaria</option>
    <option value="">Croatia</option>
    <option value="">Cyprus</option>
    <option value="">Czech Republic</option>
    <option value="">Denmark</option>
    <option value="">Estonia</option>
    <option value="">Finland</option>
    <option value="">France</option>
    <option value="">Georgia</option>
    <option value="">Germany</option>
    <option value="">Greece</option>
    <option value="">Hungary</option>
    <option value="">Iceland</option>
    <option value="">Ireland</option>
    <option value="">Italy</option>
    <option value="">Kosovo</option>
    <option value="">Latvia</option>
    <option value="">Liechtenstein</option>
    <option value="">Lithuania</option>
    <option value="">Luxembourg</option>
    <option value="">Macedonia</option>
    <option value="">Malta</option>
    <option value="">Moldova</option>
    <option value="">Monaco</option>
    <option value="">Montenegro</option>
    <option value="">The Netherlands</option>
    <option value="">Norway</option>
    <option value="">Poland</option>
    <option value="">Portugal</option>
    <option value="">Romania</option>
    <option value="">Russia</option>
    <option value="">San Marino</option>
    <option value="">Serbia</option>
    <option value="">Slovakia</option>
    <option value="">Slovenia</option>
    <option value="">Spain</option>
    <option value="">Sweden</option>
    <option value="">Switzerland</option>
    <option value="">Turkey</option>
    <option value="">Ukraine</option>
    <option value="">United Kingdom</option>
    <option value="">Vatican City/option>
</select>

Americas

Data list

Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela

HTML code

<select name="americas">
    <option value="">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
    <option value="">Argentina</option>
    <option value="">Bahamas</option>
    <option value="">Barbados</option>
    <option value="">Belize</option>
    <option value="">Bolivia</option>
    <option value="">Brazil</option>
    <option value="">Canada</option>
    <option value="">Chile</option>
    <option value="">Colombia</option>
    <option value="">Costa Rica</option>
    <option value="">Cuba</option>
    <option value="">Dominica</option>
    <option value="">Dominican Republic</option>
    <option value="">Ecuador</option>
    <option value="">El Salvador</option>
    <option value="">Grenada</option>
    <option value="">Guatemala</option>
    <option value="">Guyana</option>
    <option value="">Haiti</option>
    <option value="">Honduras</option>
    <option value="">Jamaica</option>
    <option value="">Mexico</option>
    <option value="">Nicaragua</option>
    <option value="">Panama</option>
    <option value="">Paraguay</option>
    <option value="">Peru</option>
    <option value="">Saint Kitts and Nevis</option>
    <option value="">Saint Lucia</option>
    <option value="">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option>
    <option value="">Suriname</option>
    <option value="">Trinidad and Tobago</option>
    <option value="">United States</option>
    <option value="">Uruguay</option>
    <option value="">Venezuela</option>
</select>

Oceania

Data list

Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

HTML code

<select name="oceania">
    <option value="">Australia</option>
    <option value="">Fiji</option>
    <option value="">Kiribati</option>
    <option value="">Marshall Islands</option>
    <option value="">Micronesia</option>
    <option value="">Nauru</option>
    <option value="">New Zealand</option>
    <option value="">Palau</option>
    <option value="">Papua New Guinea</option>
    <option value="">Samoa</option>
    <option value="">Solomon Islands</option>
    <option value="">Tokelau</option>
    <option value="">Tonga</option>
    <option value="">Tuvalu</option>
    <option value="">Vanuatu</option>
</select>

You can — of course — use above data sets as a base for some changes, i.e. if you wish to put all countries to single data list or HTML code for dropdown.

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