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List of countries by continent
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This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This list contains:
However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.
For a detailed discussion of how the world is divided into continents, see the articles Continent and Borders of the continents.
In this list, countries are classified according to the United Nations Statistics Division.[1] There are countries that span more than one continent, according to either geographical or political and historical criteria. For the partition of countries into continents according to geographical criteria, see here.
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Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including those in the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands.
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