ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of AFGHANISTAN(Afghani: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān)

STATUS: Islamic RepublicCAPITAL: Kabul

CURRENCY: Afghani (100 pue)

COMMONWEALTH of AUSTRALIA

STATUS: Constitutional Monarchy & Federation of StatesCAPITAL: Canberra

CURRENCY: Australian Dollar (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of AUSTRIA(German: Republik Österreich )

STATUS: Federal RepublicCAPITAL: Vienna

CURRENCY: Austrian Schilling (100 groschen)

STATE of BAHRAIN(Arabic: Dawlat al-Bahrayn)STATUS: Absolute Emirate

CAPITAL: ManamaCURRENCY: Bahraini Dinar (1000 fils)

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC of BANGLADESH(Bengali: Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Dhaka

CURRENCY: Taka (100 poisha)

REPUBLIC of BELARUS(Belorussian: Respublika Belarus)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Minsk

CURRENCY: Belarussian Ruble (100 kopeks)KINGDOM of BELGIUM

(Flemish: Koninkrijk België Walloon: Royaume de Belgique)STATUS: Federal Constitutional Monarchy

CAPITAL: BrusselsCURRENCY: Belgian Franc (100 centimes)

KINGDOM of BHUTAN(Dzongkha: Druk-yul)

STATUS: Absolute MonarchyCAPITAL: Thimphu

CURRENCY: Ngultrum (100 chetrum)

FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC of BRAZIL(Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil)

STATUS: Federal RepublicCAPITAL: Brasilia

CURRENCY: Real (100 centavos)

REPUBLIC of BULGARIA(Bulgarian: Republika Bulgariya)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Sofia

CURRENCY: Lev (100 stotinki)

THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of BURKINA FASO

(French: République Démocratique Populaire de Burkina Faso)STATUS: Socialist Republic

CAPITAL: OuagadougouCURRENCY: CFA Franc (100 centimes)

STATE of CAMBODIA(Khmer: Roat Kampuchea)

STATUS: Unitary Parliamentary Democracy & Constitutional Monarchy

CAPITAL: Phnom PenhCURRENCY: Riel (100 sen)

REPUBLIC of CAMEROON

(French: République du Cameroun)STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Yaoundé

CURRENCY: CFA Franc (100 centimes)

CANADA

STATUS: Parliamentary Democracy & Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Ottawa

CURRENCY: Canadian Dollar (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of CHILE(Spanish: República de Chile)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Santiago

CURRENCY: Peso (100 centavos)

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC of CHINA(Chinese: Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo)

STATUS: Socialist RepublicCAPITAL: Beijing

CURRENCY: Yuan (100 fen)

REPUBLIC of COLOMBIA(Spanish: República de Colombia)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Bogota

CURRENCY: Peso (100 centavos)

REPUBLIC of CUBA(Spanish: República de Cuba)

STATUS: Socialist RepublicCAPITAL: Havana

CURRENCY: Cuban Peso (100 centavos)CZECHOSLOVAKIA

(Czech/Slovak: Česko-Slovensko)STATUS: Dissolution on 1 Jan, 1993, to form the republic states of Czech Republic & Slovakia

formerly Socialist RepublicCAPITAL: Prague

CURRENCY: Czechoslovak koruna (100 haleru)

KINGDOM of DENMARK(Danish: Kongeriget Danmark)

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Copenhagen

CURRENCY: Danish Krone (100 øre)

ARAB REPUBLIC of EGYPT(Arabic: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiya)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Cairo

CURRENCY: Egyptian Pound (100 piastres)

UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: London

CURRENCY: British Pound (100 pence)

REPUBLIC of EQUATORIAL GUINEA(Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Malabo

CURRENCY: CFA Franc (100 centimes)

FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of ETHIOPIA

(Amharic: Hebretesebawit Ityopia)STATUS: Federal Republic

CAPITAL: Addis AbabaCURRENCY: Ethiopian Birr (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of FINLAND

(Finnish: Suomen Tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland)STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Helsinki

CURRENCY: Markka (100 penniä)

REPUBLIC of FRANCE(French: République Française)

STATUS: Parliamentary DemocracyCAPITAL: Paris

CURRENCY: Franc (100 centimes)/ Euro (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of The GAMBIA

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Banjul

CURRENCY: Dalasi (100 butut)

FEDERAL REPUBLIC of GERMANY(German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

STATUS: Federal RepublicCAPITAL: Berlin

CURRENCY: Deutsche Mark (100 pfennigs)

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ( D.D.R.)(German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik)

STATUS: Reunited with West Germany on 3 Oct, 1990; formerly a Socialist Communist Republic

CAPITAL: East BerlinCURRENCY: Mark der DDR (100 pfennigs)

FEDERAL REPUBLIC of GERMANY ( F.R.G.)(German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

STATUS: Reunited with East Germany on 3 Oct, 1990; formerly a Federal Parliamentary Republic

CAPITAL: BonnCURRENCY: Deutsche Mark (100 pfennigs)

REPUBLIC of GHANA

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Accra

CURRENCY: Cedi (100 pesewa)

STATE of GRENADA

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Saint George’s

CURRENCY: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (100 cents)

CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC of GUYANA

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Georgetown

CURRENCY: Guyana Dollar (100 cents)

Republic of Upper Volta (French: République de Haute-Volta)

STATUS: On 5 Aug, 1960 it attained full independence from France & was renamed on 4 Aug, 1984 BURKINA FASO

CAPITAL: OuagadougouCURRENCY: CFA Franc (100 centimes)

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION of The PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC of CHINA

STATUS: Former British Crown Colony till 1 July, 1997CAPITAL: Hong Kong

CURRENCY: Hong Kong Dollar (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of HUNGARY(Hungarian: Magyar Köztársaság)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Budapest

CURRENCY: Forint (100 filler)

REPUBLIC of INDONESIA(Bahasa: Indonesia Republik Indonesia)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Jakarta

CURRENCY: Rupiah (100 sen)

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN(Farsi: Jomhori – e – Islami – e – Irân)STATUS: Authoritarian Islamic Republic

CAPITAL: TehranCURRENCY: Iranian Rial (10 dinars)

REPUBLIC of IRAQ(Arabic: al-Jumhuriya al-Iraqiya Kurdish: Ǧumhūriyyat l-ʿIrāq)

STATUS: Federal Parliamentary RepublicCAPITAL: Baghdad

CURRENCY: Iraqi Dinar (1000 fils)

STATE of ISRAEL(Hebrew: Medinat Israel)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Jerusalem

CURRENCY: Shekel (100 agorot)

REPUBLIC of ITALY(Italian: Repubblica Italiana)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Rome

CURRENCY: Italian Lira (100 centesimi)

JAPAN(Japanese: Nippon (Nihon))

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Tokyo

CURRENCY: Yen (100 sen)

BAILIWICK of JERSEY

STATUS: Dependency of The British CrownCAPITAL: Saint Helier

CURRENCY: Pound Sterling (100 pence)

HASHEMITE KINGDOM of JORDAN(Arabic: al-Mamlaka al-Urdunniya al-Hashemiya)

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Amman

CURRENCY: Jordanian Dinar (1000 fils)

STATE of KUWAIT(Arabic: Dawlat al-Kuwait)

STATUS: Absolute MonarchyCAPITAL: Kuwait City

CURRENCY: Kuwati Dinar (100 fils)

GREAT SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

(Arabic: al-Jamahariya al-Arabiya al-Libya al-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma)

STATUS: (Jamahiriya) Republic State of The MassesCAPITAL: Tripoli

CURRENCY: Libyan Dinar (1000 dirhams)

FEDERATION of MALAYSIA(Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Malaysia)

STATUS: Federal Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Kuala Lumpur

CURRENCY: Malaysian Dollar (100 sen)

REPUBLIC of The MALDIVES(Divehi: Divehi Rajje ge Jumhuriya)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Malé

CURRENCY: Rufiyaa (100 laari)

REPUBLIC of MALTA(Maltese: Repubblika Ta’Malta)

STATUS: Insular RepublicCAPITAL: Valletta

CURRENCY: Maltese Lira (100 cents)

STATE of MONGOLIA(Mongolian: Mongol Uls)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Ulaanbaatar

CURRENCY: Tughrik (10 mongo)

FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of NEPAL(Nepali: Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl)

STATUS: Since 28 may, 2008, Federal Republic; formerly Constitutional Monarchy

CAPITAL: KathmanduCURRENCY: Nepalese Rupee (100 paisa)

KINGDOM of The NETHERLANDS(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)

STATUS: Semi – Federal Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Amsterdam

CURRENCY: Guilder (100 cents)

DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND(Mäori: Aotearoa)

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Wellington

CURRENCY: New Zealand Dollar (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of NICARAGUA(Spanish: República de Nicaragua)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Managua

CURRENCY: Gold Córdoba (100 centavos)

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC of KOREA(NORTH KOREA)

(Korean: Chosun Minchu-chui Inmin Konghwa-guk)STATUS: (Juche) Unitary Single Party Military Dictatorship

CAPITAL: PyongyangCURRENCY: North Korean Won (100 zeuns)

KINGDOM of NORWAY(Norwegian: Kongeriket norge)

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Oslo

CURRENCY: Norwegian Krone (100 øre)

SULTANATE of OMAN(Arabic: Saltanat Uman)

STATUS: Absolute MonarchyCAPITAL: Masqat

CURRENCY: Omani Rial (100 baizas)

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of PAKISTAN(Urdu: Islami Jamhuriya e Pakistan)

STATUS: Federal RepublicCAPITAL: Islamabad

CURRENCY: Pakistan Rupee (100 paisa)

INDEPENDENT STATE of PAPUA NEW GUINEA(Pidgin: Papua Niugini)

STATUS: Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Port Moresby

CURRENCY: Kina (100 toea)

REPUBLIC of The PHILIPPINES(Tagalog: Republika ng Pilipinas)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Manila

CURRENCY: Filipino Peso (100 centavos)

REPUBLIC of POLAND(Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Warsaw

CURRENCY: Zloty (100 groszy)

REPUBLIC of PORTUGAL(Portuguese: República Portuguesa)STATUS: Parliamentary Democracy

CAPITAL: LisbonCURRENCY: Portuguese Escudo (100 centavos)

ROMANIA(Romanian: România)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Bucharest

CURRENCY: Leu (100 bani)

REPUBLIC of RWANDA(Kinyarwanda: Republika y’u Rwanda French: République

Rwandaise)STATUS: Republic

CAPITAL: KigaliCURRENCY: Rwanda Franc (100 centimes)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE

(Portuguese: República Democrática de São Tomé & Príncipe)STATUS: Independent State

CAPITAL: São ToméCURRENCY: Dobra (100 centavos)

KINGDOM of SAUDI ARABIA(Arabic: al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya)

STATUS: Absolute MonarchyCAPITAL: Riyadh

CURRENCY: Saudi Rial (100 halalas)

SCOTLAND(Scottish Gaelic: Alba)

STATUS: Devolved Government within Constitutional MonarchyCAPITAL: Edinburgh

CURRENCY: Pound Sterling (100 pence)

REPUBLIC of SINGAPORE(Malay: Repablik Singapura Tamil: Sinkappur Kutijarasu

Chinese: Xinjiapo Gongheguo)STATUS: Republic

CAPITAL: SingaporeCURRENCY: Singapore Dollar (100 cents)

REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA(Afrikaans: Republiek van Suid-Afrika)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Pretoria (Administrative), Bloemfontein

(Judicial), Cape Town (Legislative)CURRENCY: Rand (100 cents)

KINGDOM of SPAIN(Spanish: Reino de España)

STATUS: Parliamentary MonarchyCAPITAL: Madrid

CURRENCY: Peseta (100 céntimos)

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC of SRI LANKA(Sinhala: Sri Lanka Prajathanthrika Samajwadi Janarajaya

Tamil: Ilankayc Cananayaka Sosalisak Kutiyarucu)STATUS: Socialist Republic

CAPITAL: ColomboCURRENCY: Sri Lankan Rupee (100 cents)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of SUDAN(Arabic: Jumhuriyat es-Sudan)

STATUS: Military RepublicCAPITAL: Khartoum

CURRENCY: Sudanese Dinar (100 pounds)SWITZERLAND (SWISS

CONFEDERATION)

(German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft French: Suisse Italian: Svizzera Romansch: Confederaziun Svizra)

STATUS: Federal RepublicCAPITAL: Bern

CURRENCY: Swiss Franc (100 centimes)

REPUBLIC of TURKEY(Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Ankara

CURRENCY: Turkish Lira (100 kurus)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES(Arabic: Dawlat Ittihad al-Imarat al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah)

STATUS: Federation of 7 Emirates; Federal MonarchyCAPITAL: Abu Dhabi

CURRENCY: UAE Dirham (100 fils)

EMIRATE of AJMAN(Arabic: Aǧmān)

STATUS: Constitutional Monarchy; Part of UAECAPITAL: Ajman

EMIRATE of SHARJAH(Arabic: Imārat ash-Shāriqa)

STATUS: Constitutional Monarchy; Part of UAECAPITAL: Sharjah City

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

STATUS: Federal RepublicCAPITAL: Washington D.C.

CURRENCY: U.S. Dollar (100 cents)

The UNION of SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

SOVIET UNION(Sovietsky Soyuz) (U.S.S.R./C.C.C.P.)(Russian: Soyuz Sovietskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik)

STATUS: Constitutionally Socialist State that existed in Eurasia between Dec 30,1922 & Dec 26,1991

CAPITAL: MoscowCURRENCY: Soviet Ruble (100 kopeks)

REPUBLIC of UZBEKISTAN(Uzbek: Uzbekistan Respublikasy)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Tashkent

CURRENCY: Uzbek Som (100 tijuns)

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC of VIETNAM(Vietnamese: Công Hòa Xã Hôi Chu Nghia Viêt Nam)

STATUS: Unitary Socialist RepublicCAPITAL: Hanoi

CURRENCY: Dông (100 xu)

SAHARA ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC(Arabic: al-Jumhuriya as-Sahrawiya ad-Dimukratiya al-

Arabia Spanish: République Arabe Saharouie Démocratique)STATUS: Disputed Territory Occupied by Morocco; R.A.S.D.

O.C.C. is non recognized revolutionary movement. The stamps carry no postal validity.

CAPITAL: El AaiúnCURRENCY: Moroccan Dirham (100 centimes)

REPUBLIC of YEMEN(Arabic: al-Jumhuriya al-Yamaniya)

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Sana’a

CURRENCY: Yemeni Rial (100 fils)

SULTANATE of UPPER YAFA(Arabic: Salṭanat Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā)

STATUS: State in British Aden Protectorate & the Protectorate of South Arabia till 1967 now part of Yemen

CAPITAL: MahjabaCURRENCY: Dinar (1000 fils)

REPUBLIC of ZAMBIA

STATUS: RepublicCAPITAL: Lusaka

CURRENCY: Kwacha (100 ngwee)

REPUBLIC of ZIMBABWESTATUS: Semi Presidential Parliamentary Consocialist

Democracy till 2000; now Classified as Failed State by U.N.CAPITAL: Harare

CURRENCY: (Erstwhile) Zimbabwean Dollar (100 cents)(Zimbabwean dollar is no longer in active use after suspension by the

government due to hyperinflation. The United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling, and Euro are used now.)