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 Members[edit]
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- France
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Yemen
Sovereign states[edit]
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[edit]
The following fully recognised states are all member states of the United Nations.
Flag | Coat of Arms
or |
Map | English Short Name
and |
Local Short name(s)
and |
Capital | Population | Area |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia |
English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia | Canberra | 23,268,319 | 7,741,220 km2
(2,988,902 sq mi) | |||
Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain |
Arabic: مملكة البحرين – البحرين
(Al Baḩrayn – Mamlakat al Baḩrayn) |
Manama | 1,569,446 | 760 km2
(293 sq mi) | |||
Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ – গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
(Bānglādesh – Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānglādesh) |
Dhaka | 161,376,708 | 147,570 km2
(56,977 sq mi) | |||
Comoros
Union of the Comoros |
Arabic: جزر القمر — جمهورية القمر المتحدة
(Juzur al Qamar—Jumhūriyyat al Qamar al-Muttaḥidah) Comorian: Komori—Udzima wa Komori French: Comores—Union des Comores |
Moroni, Comoros | 832,322 | 2,235 km2
(863 sq mi) | |||
Djibouti
Republic of Djibouti |
Arabic: جيبوتي — جمهورية جيبوتي
(Jibūti—Jumhūrīyat Jibūti) French: Djibouti—République de Djibouti |
Djibouti City | 958,923 | 23,200 km2
(8,958 sq mi) | |||
Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt |
Arabic: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية
(Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr alʿArabiyyah) |
Cairo | 98,423,598 | 1,001,449 km2
(386,662 sq mi) | |||
Eritrea
State of Eritrea |
Arabic: إرتريا — دولة إرتريا
(ʾIritriyā—Dawlat ʾIritriyā) English: Eritrea—State of Eritrea Tigrinya: ኤርትራ — ሃገረ ኤርትራ (ʾErtra—Hagere ʾErtra) |
Asmara | 3,452,786 | 117,600 km2
(45,406 sq mi) | |||
India
Republic of India |
Hindi: भारत – भारत गणराज्य
(Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇarajya) |
New Delhi | 1,352,642,280 | 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) | |||
Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia |
Indonesian: Indonesia – Republik Indonesia | Jakarta | 267,670,543 | 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) | |||
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران – ایران
(Īrān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān) |
Tehran | 83,183,741 | 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) | |||
Iraq
Republic of Iraq |
Arabic: العراق – جمهورية العراق
(Al 'Irāq – Jumhūrīyat al 'Irāq) |
Baghdad | 38,433,600 | 438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi) | |||
Israel
State of Israel |
Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל – מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
(Yisra'el – Medinat Yisra'el) Arabic: إسرائيل – دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل (Isrā'īl – Dawlat Isrā'īl) |
Jerusalem (claimed and de facto) |
8,381,516 | 20,770 km2
(8,019 sq mi) | |||
Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Arabic: اﻷرُدن – المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه
(Al Urdun – Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah) |
Amman | 9,965,318 | 89,342 km2 (34,495 sq mi) | |||
Kenya
Republic of Kenya |
English: Kenya—Republic of Kenya
Swahili: Kenya—Jamhuri ya Kenya |
Nairobi | 51,392,565 | 580,367 km2
(224,081 sq mi) | |||
Kuwait
State of Kuwait |
Arabic: دولة الكويت – اﻟﻜﻮﻳت
(Al Kuwayt – Dawlat al Kuwayt) |
Kuwait City | 4,137,312 | 17,818 km2 (6,880 sq mi) | |||
Madagascar
Republic of Madagascar |
French: Madagascar—République de Madagascar
Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
Antananarivo | 26,262,313 | 587,041 km2
(226,658 sq mi) | |||
Malaysia | Malaysian: Persekutuan Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 31,528,033 | 329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi) | |||
Maldives
Republic of Maldives |
Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ – ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ
(Dhivehi Raajje – Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa) |
Malé | 515,696 | 298 km2 (115 sq mi) | |||
Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius |
English: Mauritius—Republic of Mauritius
French: Maurice—République de Maurice Mauritian Creole: Moris—Repiblik Moris |
Port Louis | 1,267,185 | 2,040 km2
(788 sq mi) | |||
Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique |
Portuguese: Moçambique—República de Moçambique | Maputo | 29,496,004 | 801,590 km2
(309,496 sq mi) | |||
Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
Burmese: မြန်မာ – ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်
(Myanma – Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw) |
Naypyidaw | 53,708,320 | 676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi) | |||
Oman
Sultanate of Oman |
Arabic: عُمان – سلطنة عُمان
('Umān – Salţanat 'Umān) |
Muscat | 4,829,473 | 309,500 km2 (119,499 sq mi) | |||
Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
English: Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان – اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Pākistān — Islāmī Jamhūrīyah-e-Pākistān) |
Islamabad | 212,228,286 | 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi) | |||
Qatar
State of Qatar |
Arabic: قطر – دولة قطر
(Qatar – Dawlat Qatar) |
Doha | 2,781,682 | 11,586 km2 (4,473 sq mi) | |||
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Arabic: السعودية – المملكة العربية السعودية
(As Su‘ūdīyah – Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah) |
Riyadh | 33,702,756 | 2,149,690 km2(830,000 sq mi) | |||
Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles |
English: Seychelles—Republic of Seychelles
French: Seychelles—République des Seychelles Seychellois Creole: Sesel—Repiblik Sesel |
Victoria | 97,096 | 451 km2
(174 sq mi) | |||
Singapore
Republic of Singapore |
Chinese: 新加坡 – 新加坡共和国
(Xīnjiāpō – Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó) English: Singapore – Republic of Singapore Malay: Singapura – Republik Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் – சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Chiṅkappūr – Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu) |
Singapore | 5,757,499 | 697 km2
(269 sq mi) | |||
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාව – ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය
(Shrī Laṁkā – Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya) Tamil: இலங்கை – இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai – Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu) |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 21,228,763 | 65,610 km2
(25,332 sq mi) | |||
Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia |
Arabic: الصومال — جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية
(Aṣ Ṣomāl—Jumhūriyyah aṣ Ṣomāl al Fīdrāliyyah) Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya |
Mogadishu | 15,008,226 | 637,657 km2
(246,201 sq mi) | |||
South Africa
Republic of South Africa |
Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika—Republiek van Suid-Afrika
10 other official names
|
Bloemfontein (judicial),
Cape Town (legislative), and Pretoria (executive) |
57,792,518 | 1,221,037 km2
(471,445 sq mi) | |||
Sudan
Republic of the Sudan |
Arabic: السودان — جمهورية السودان
(As Sūdān—Jumhūriyyah as Sūdān) English: Republic of the Sudan |
Khartoum | 41,801,533 | 1,861,484 km2
(718,723 sq mi) | |||
Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania |
English: Tanzania—United Republic of Tanzania
Swahili: Tanzania—Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania |
Dodoma (official)
Dar es Salaam (seat of government) |
56,313,438 | 945,203 km2
(364,945 sq mi) | |||
Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand |
Thai: ไทย – ราชอาณาจักรไทย
(Thai – Ratcha Anachak Thai) |
Bangkok | 69,428,453 | 513,120 km2 (198,117 sq mi) | |||
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
Portuguese: Timor-Leste – República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e |
Dili | 1,267,974 | 14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi) | |||
United Arab Emirates | Arabic: اﻹﻣﺎرات – دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
(Al Imārāt – Al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah) |
Abu Dhabi | 9,630,959 | 83,600 km2 (32,278 sq mi) | |||
Yemen
Republic of Yemen |
Arabic: اليمن – الجمهورية اليمنية
(Al Yaman – Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah) |
Sana'a (de jure) | 28,498,683 | 527,968 km2 (203,850 sq mi) |
States with limited or no international recognition[edit]
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.
Flag | Coat of Arms
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Map | English Short Name
and |
Status | Local Short Name(s)
and |
Capital | Population | Area |
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Somaliland
Republic of Somaliland |
State not controlled by Somalia[1] | Arabic: جمهورية أرض الصومال — أرض الصومال
(Jumhūrīyat Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl) Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland |
Hargeisa | 4,000,000 | 176,120 km2 (68,000 sq mi) |
Constituent parts of sovereign states[edit]
Flag | Coat of Arms
or |
Map | English Short Name
and |
Status | Local Short Name(s)
and |
Capital | Population | Area |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Union Territory of India | English: Andaman and Nicobar Islands — Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Hindi: अंडमान व निकोबार द्वीप समूह — केंद्र शासित प्रदेश अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह
|
Port Blair | 380,520 | 8,250 km2
(3,190 sq mi) | |||
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Overseas Territory and constituent part of the French Republic | French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises | Saint-Pierre[4] | No permanent population[5]
200~400 scientists and military personnel[6] |
439,666.4 km2
(169,756.1 sq mi) | |||
Lakshadweep
Union Territory of Lakshadweep |
Union Territory of India | English: Lakshadweep — Union Territory of Lakshadweep
Malayalam: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് —
കേന്ദ്രഭരണ പ്രദേശമായ ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്
|
Kavarrati | 70,365 | 32.62 km2
(12.59 sq mi) | |||
Mayotte
Mayotte Region |
Overseas Region and constituent part of the French Republic | French: Mayotte — Région Mayotte | Dzaoudzi (official)
Mamoudzou (seat of prefect and departmental council) |
266,380 | 374 km2
(144 sq mi) | |||
Phuket
Phuket Province |
Province of Thailand | Thai: ภูเก็ต — ภูเก็ต จังหวัด
(Phuket — Phuket Changwat) |
Phuket | 416,582 | 543 km2
(210 sq mi) | |||
Prince Edward Islands | Territory of South Africa | English: Prince Edward Islands | Uninhabited | Uninhabited | 335 km2
(129 sq mi) | |||
Réunion
Reunion Region |
Overseas Department of France | French: La Réunion — Région Réunion | Saint-Denis | 859,959 | 2,511 km2
(970 sq mi) | |||
Zanzibar
Republic of Zanzibar |
Semi-autonomous Region of Tanzania | Arabic: زنجبار — جمهورية زنجبار
(Zinjibār — Jumhūrīyat Zinjibār) English: Zanzibar — Republic of Zanzibar Swahili: Zanzibar — Jamhuri ya Zanzibar |
Zanzibar City | 1,303,569 [7] | 2,462 km2
(951 sq mi) |
Dependent territories of sovereign states[edit]
Flag | Coat of Arms
or |
Map | English Short Name
and |
Status | Local Short Name(s)
and |
Capital | Population | Area |
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
External Territory of Australia | English: Ashmore and Cartier Islands — Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Uninhabited | Uninhabited | 5 km2
(2 sq mi) | |||
British Indian Ocean Territory | British Overseas Territory | English: British Indian Ocean Territory | Camp Justice | Non-Permanent: 3,000 military personnel
Permanent: 0 |
60 km2
(23 sq mi) | |||
Christmas Island | External Territory of Australia | English: Christmas Island
Chinese: 圣诞岛 — 圣诞岛领地 Malay: Pulau Krismas — Wilayah Pulau Krismas |
Flying Fish Cove | 1,843 | 135 km2
(52 sq mi) | |||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | External Territory of Australia | English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands — Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Malay: Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) — Wilayah Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos (Keeling) |
West Island | 544 | 14 km2
(5.4 sq mi) | |||
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
External Territory of Australia | English: Heard Island and McDonald Islands — Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Uninhabited | Uninhabited | 368 km2
(142 sq mi) |
See also[edit]
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- List of Caribbean countries by population
- List of island countries
- List of islands in the Indian Ocean
- List of islands of Africa
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania
References[edit]
- ^ "The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean."
- ^ Lacey, Marc (5 June 2006). The Signs Say Somaliland, but the World Says Somalia Archived 2011-05-30 at WebCite. The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "UN in Action: Reforming Somaliland's Judiciary" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ The main station on the Îles Éparses is on Tromelin. The headquarters of the district chief, however, is Saint-Pierre, in Réunion.
- ^ "French Southern and Antarctic Lands". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ TAAF Collectivity. "Présentation des territoires". taaf.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ MWACHANG`A, DEVOTA (23 May 2014). "Kikwete to grace launch of 2012 statistics report". IPP Media.