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.

† — states bordering the Persian Gulf ‡ — states bordering the Red Sea 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.

or National Emblem and Formal Name andFormal Nam(e)s Commonwealth of Australia (2,988,902 sq mi) Kingdom of Bahrain (Al Baḩrayn – Mamlakat al Baḩrayn) (293 sq mi) People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bānglādesh – Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānglādesh) (56,977 sq mi) Union of the Comoros (Juzur al Qamar—Jumhūriyyat al Qamar al-Muttaḥidah) Comorian: Komori—Udzima wa Komori French: Comores—Union des Comores (863 sq mi) Republic of Djibouti (Jibūti—Jumhūrīyat Jibūti) French: Djibouti—République de Djibouti (8,958 sq mi) Arab Republic of Egypt (Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr alʿArabiyyah) (386,662 sq mi) State of Eritrea (ʾIritriyā—Dawlat ʾIritriyā) English: Eritrea—State of Eritrea Tigrinya: ኤርትራ — ሃገረ ኤርትራ (ʾErtra—Hagere ʾErtra) (45,406 sq mi) Republic of India (Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇarajya) Republic of Indonesia Islamic Republic of Iran (Īrān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān) Republic of Iraq (Al 'Irāq – Jumhūrīyat al 'Irāq) State of Israel (Yisra'el – Medinat Yisra'el) Arabic: إسرائيل – دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل (Isrā'īl – Dawlat Isrā'īl) (8,019 sq mi) Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Al Urdun – Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah) Republic of Kenya Swahili: Kenya—Jamhuri ya Kenya (224,081 sq mi) State of Kuwait (Al Kuwayt – Dawlat al Kuwayt) Republic of Madagascar Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara (226,658 sq mi) Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi Raajje – Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa) Republic of Mauritius French: Maurice—République de Maurice Mauritian Creole: Moris—Repiblik Moris (788 sq mi) Republic of Mozambique (309,496 sq mi) Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Myanma – Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw) Sultanate of Oman ('Umān – Salţanat 'Umān) Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان – اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Pākistān — Islāmī Jamhūrīyah-e-Pākistān) State of Qatar (Qatar – Dawlat Qatar) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (As Su‘ūdīyah – Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah) Republic of Seychelles French: Seychelles—République des Seychelles Seychellois Creole: Sesel—Repiblik Sesel (174 sq mi) Republic of Singapore (Xīnjiāpō – Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó) English: Singapore – Republic of Singapore Malay: Singapura – Republik Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் – சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Chiṅkappūr – Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu) (269 sq mi) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Shrī Laṁkā – Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya) Tamil: இலங்கை – இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai – Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu) (25,332 sq mi) Federal Republic of Somalia (Aṣ Ṣomāl—Jumhūriyyah aṣ Ṣomāl al Fīdrāliyyah) Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya (246,201 sq mi) Republic of South Africa

Cape Town (legislative), and Pretoria (executive) (471,445 sq mi) Republic of the Sudan (As Sūdān—Jumhūriyyah as Sūdān) English: Republic of the Sudan (718,723 sq mi) United Republic of Tanzania Swahili: Tanzania—Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dar es Salaam (seat of government) (364,945 sq mi) Kingdom of Thailand (Thai – Ratcha Anachak Thai) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e (Al Imārāt – Al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah) Republic of Yemen (Al Yaman – Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah) 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.

or National Emblem and Formal Name andFormal Name(s) Republic of Somaliland Recognized by 1 UN member[2] (Jumhūrīyat Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl) Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland or Territorial Emblem and Formal Name and Formal Name(s) Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Hindi: अंडमान व निकोबार द्वीप समूह — केंद्र शासित प्रदेश अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह (Andamaan Aur Nikobaar Dveep Samooh — Kendr Shaasit Pradesh Andamaan Aur Nikobaar Dveep Samooh) (3,190 sq mi) 200~400 scientists and military personnel[5] (169,756.1 sq mi) Union Territory of Lakshadweep Malayalam: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് — കേന്ദ്രഭരണ പ്രദേശമായ ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് (Lakṣadvīp — Kēndrabharaṇa Pradēśamāya Lakṣadvīp) (12.59 sq mi) Mayotte Region (144 sq mi) Phuket Province (Phuket — Phuket Changwat) (210 sq mi) (129 sq mi) Reunion Region (970 sq mi) Republic of Zanzibar (Zinjibār — Jumhūrīyat Zinjibār) English: Zanzibar — Republic of Zanzibar Swahili: Zanzibar — Jamhuri ya Zanzibar (951 sq mi) or Territorial Emblem and Formal Name andFormal Name(s) Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2 sq mi) Permanent: 0 (23 sq mi) Chinese: 圣诞岛 — 圣诞岛领地 Malay: Pulau Krismas — Wilayah Pulau Krismas (52 sq mi) Malay: Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) — Wilayah Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos (Keeling) (5.4 sq mi) Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (142 sq mi)