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.

Indian Ocean Members

Sovereign states

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

The following fully recognised states are all member states of the United Nations.

Flag Coat of Arms

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National Emblem

 Map English Short Name

and
Formal Name

 Local Short name(s)

and
Formal Nam(e)s

 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
  • English: South Africa—Republic of South Africa
  • Tsonga: Afrika Dzonga—Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga
  • Tswana: Aforika Borwa—Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
  • Southern Ndebele: Sewula Afrika—iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika
  • Northern Sotho: Afrika-Borwa—Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa
  • (Southern) Sotho: Afrika Borwa—Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
  • Swati: Ningizimu Afrika—iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
  • Xhosa: uMzantsi Afrika—iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika
  • Venda: Afurika Tshipembe—Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe
  • Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika—iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
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
Further information: List of states with limited recognition

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.

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Somaliland

Republic of Somaliland

 State not controlled by Somalia[1]

Recognized by no UN member [2][3]

 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
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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
(Andamaan Aur Nikobaar Dveep Samooh — Kendr Shaasit Pradesh Andamaan Aur Nikobaar Dveep Samooh)

 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
(Lakṣadvīp — Kēndrabharaṇa Pradēśamāya Lakṣadvīp)

 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
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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

    References
    1.  "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."
    2. 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.
    3. "UN in Action: Reforming Somaliland's Judiciary" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
    4. The main station on the Îles Éparses is on Tromelin. The headquarters of the district chief, however, is Saint-Pierre, in Réunion.
    5. "French Southern and Antarctic Lands". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
    6. TAAF Collectivity. "Présentation des territoires". taaf.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
    7. MWACHANG`A, DEVOTA (23 May 2014). "Kikwete to grace launch of 2012 statistics report". IPP Media.
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