List of entities and changes in The World Factbook

The names and flags of entities are as listed in the Factbook and may differ from other sources.

The CIA defines an independent country as people "politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory".

B These entities have been consolidated into the United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry.

[68] The U.S. government also decided not to accept the FRY or any the other republics as a successor state to the SFRY.

[69] This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.