List of island countries

Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (Taiwan) (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue.

Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) and Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark), Northern Cyprus (ct.tr and nc.tr) (unrecognized country), and Puerto Rico (pr) (unincorporated U.S. territory).

An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Many island countries are spread over an archipelago, as is the case with Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines—these countries consist of thousands of islands. Others consist of a single island, such as Barbados, Dominica, and Nauru; a main island and some smaller islands, such as Cuba, Iceland, and Sri Lanka; a part of an island, such as Brunei, the Dominican Republic, East Timor, and the Republic of Ireland; or one main island but also sharing borders in other islands, such as the United Kingdom (Great Britain and a part of Ireland).

The list also includes two states in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, as well as two states with limited diplomatic recognition which have de facto control over territories entirely on the islands, Northern Cyprus and Taiwan.<ref name="roc">The Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") only controls the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu etc. after the Chinese Civil War, but has not renounced claim on areas currently under control of the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Tuva (a Russian republic) etc. If those territories are taken into account, the Republic of China is not an island country or a country centered with a major island. The area under ROC control is also claimed by the People's Republic of China. See: One China and Political status of Taiwan.</ref> In total, 50 island countries have been included in the lists.

Australia is not included as it is considered a continental country, although it was historically referred to as an island country because of its lack of land borders.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Greenland is generally considered as the largest island on Earth and listed among the island territories. Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea is officially an unincorporated territory of the United States. Neither Greenland nor Puerto Rico are sovereign countries.

Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km²), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands).<ref>Which Countries Have The Most Islands?</ref> It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).

South America has only one independent sovereign island nation with Trinidad and Tobago; though considered a Caribbean island country, it is located on the northern portion of the South American continental shelf just Template:Convert off Venezuela, but Template:Convert from Grenada, the nearest of the Antilles.<ref group="n">The Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are disputed island territories administered by the United Kingdom and claimed by Argentina.</ref><ref>Island Countries</ref>

Sovereign states

UN member states and states with limited recognition

Name	ISO code	Geographic configuration	Geologic location	Area<ref name="world-atlas">Template:Cite web</ref>		Population<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Population density		Geographical location	Establishment/ Independence
				Template:Nowrap	sq mi		per Template:Nowrap	per sq mi
UN member states
Template:Flag	AG ATG	Two main islands: Antigua Island Barbuda Island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	97,120	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1981 November 1
Template:Flag	BS BHS	Archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	389,480	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, Lucayan Archipelago	1973 July 10
Template:Flag	BH BHR	Archipelago with one main island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	1,641,170	Template:Convert	Persian Gulf	1971 December 10
Template:Flag	BB BRB	One main island	Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Microcontinent">A microcontinent on continental crust.</ref>	Template:Convert	287,020	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1966 November 30
Template:Flag	BN BRN	Part of a larger island (Borneo)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	433,290	Template:Convert	Maritime Southeast Asia	1984 January 1
Template:Flag	CV CPV	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	549,930	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, Macaronesia	1975 July 5
Template:Flag	KM COM	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	850,890	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Africa, Comoros Islands	1975 July 6
Template:Flag	CU CUB	One main island, and several smaller islands (Isla de la Juventud, etc.)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	11,346,346	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles	1868 October 10 1902 May 20
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="Cyprus"> The northern part of the island of Cyprus is the de facto independent state of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey. In the south of the island are the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, controlled by the United Kingdom.</ref>	CY CYP	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	888,005	Template:Convert	Mediterranean Sea	1960 August 16
Template:Flag	DM DMA	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	71,810	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1978 November 3
Template:Flag	DO DOM	Part of a larger island (Hispaniola), and several smaller islands (Alto Velo, Catalina, Saona, Beata, etc.)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	10,738,960	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles	1821 December 1 1844 February 27
Template:Flag	TL TLS	Part of a larger island (Timor)	Oceanic	Template:Convert	1,293,120	Template:Convert	Maritime Southeast Asia, Lesser Sunda Islands	2002 May 20
Template:Flag	FJ FJI	Archipelago with two main islands: Viti Levu Vanua Levu	Oceanic	Template:Convert	889,950	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Melanesia	1970 October 10
Template:Flag	GD GRD	One main island with two island dependencies (Carriacou and Petite Martinique)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	112,000	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1974 February 7
Template:Flag	HT HTI	Part of a larger island (Hispaniola), and several smaller islands (Gonâve, Tortuga, Les Cayemites, etc.)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	11,743,017	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles	1804 January 1
Template:Flag	IS ISL	One main island	Oceanic<ref group="n">The largest oceanic island in the world.</ref>	Template:Convert	361,310	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Circle	1918 December 1 1944 June 17
Template:Flag	ID IDN	Archipelago, including parts of larger islands (Borneo, New Guinea, Sebatik, and Timor)	Various<ref group="n"> The western portion of the country is on the continental shelf of Asia while the eastern portion of the country is on the continental shelf of Australia. The central portion of the country consists of oceanic islands in Wallacea.</ref>	Template:Convert	270,625,570	Template:Convert	Maritime Southeast Asia, Indian and Pacific oceans	1945 August 17
Template:Flag	IE IRL	Part of a larger island (Ireland), and several smaller islands	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	4,977,400	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, British Isles	1922 December 6
Template:Flag	JM JAM	One main island with an archipelago of islets (inc. Morant Cays, Pedro Cays, and Port Royal Cays)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	2,734,092	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles	1962 August 6
Template:Flag	JP JPN	Four main islands and thousands of surrounding islands	Continental shelf	Template:Convert<ref name="geospatial">Template:Cite web</ref>	126,264,930	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, East Asia	660 BC February 11<ref group="n" name="JPN"> In Japanese tradition, 11 February 660 BC is regarded as the accession date of the first Emperor of Japan in legendary, Emperor Jimmu, marking the establishment of the imperial dynasty. However, no historical evidence that Jimmu actually existed and his story was largely narrated by Japanese mythology. February 11 was also the day when the Constitution of the Empire of Japan was proclaimed in 1889. See: National Foundation Day</ref>
Template:Flag	KI KIR	Several separated archipelagos	Oceanic	Template:Convert	117,610	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia	1979 July 12
Template:Flag	MG MDG	One main island	Continental shelf<ref group="n"> The largest microcontinent in the world.</ref>	Template:Convert	26,969,310	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Africa	1960 June 26
Template:Flag	MV MDV	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	383,976	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea	1965 July 26
Template:Flag	MT MLT	Two main islands (Malta Island and Gozo) plus other smaller islands	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	502,650	Template:Convert	Mediterranean Sea	1964 September 21
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="CFA">The Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau are states in free association with the United States, under the Compact of Free Association.</ref>	MH MHL	Two archipelagos	Oceanic	Template:Convert	58,790	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia	1979 May 1
Template:Flag	MU MUS	Archipelago with one main island	Oceanic	Template:Convert	1,265,710	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Africa, Mascarene Islands	1968 March 12
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="CFA" />	FM FSM	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	113,810	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia	1979 May 10
Template:Flag	NR NRU	One main island	Oceanic	Template:Convert	12,580	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia	1968 January 31
Template:Flag	NZ NZL	An archipelago around two main islands: Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) Te Waipounamu (the South Island)	Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Zealandia"> A part of the submerged continent of Zealandia.</ref>	Template:Convert	5,125,451	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia	1907 September 26
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="CFA" />	PW PLW	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	18,010	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia	1981 January 1
Template:Flag	PG PNG	Part of a larger island (New Guinea), and surrounding archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	8,776,110	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Melanesia	1975 September 16
Template:Flag	PH PHL	Archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	108,116,620	Template:Convert	Maritime Southeast Asia	1898 June 12 1946 July 4
Template:Flag	KN KNA	Two main islands: Saint Christopher Island Nevis Island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	52,830	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1983 September 19
Template:Flag	LC LCA	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	182,790	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1979 February 22
Template:Flag	VC VCT	An archipelago with one main island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	110,590	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1979 October 27
Template:Flag	WS WSM	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	197,100	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia	1962 January 1
Template:Flag	ST STP	Two main islands: São Tomé Island Príncipe Island)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	215,060	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea, Africa	1975 July 12
Template:Flag	SC SYC	Archipelago	Various<ref group="n"> The Granitic Seychelles is a part of the Seychelles microcontinent. The Coralline Seychelles consists of oceanic islands.</ref>	Template:Convert	97,630	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Africa	1976 June 29
Template:Flag	SG SGP	An archipelago with one main island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	5,703,570	Template:Convert	Maritime Southeast Asia	1965 August 9
Template:Flag	SB SLB	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	669,820	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Melanesia	1978 July 7
Template:Flag	LK LKA	One main island, plus other small islands	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	21,803,000	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, South Asia	1948 February 4
Template:Flag	TO TON	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	104,490	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia	1970 June 4
Template:Flag	TT TTO	An archipelago with two main islands: Trinidad Island Tobago Island	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	1,394,970	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles	1962 August 31
Template:Flag	TV TUV	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	11,650	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia	1978 October 1
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="BOTs"> The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is a peninsular exclave which shares a land border with Spain and can thus be regarded as a part of continental Europe, with the United Kingdom retaining the full authority for its defence and foreign relations. However, Gibraltar and other BOTs are considered to be dependent territories of the British Crown with varying degrees of self-governance, not parts of the United Kingdom proper nor of any of its four constituent countries.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	GB or UK GBR	One main island, part of second island (Ireland), plus several archipelagos	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	67,886,004	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, British Isles	1707 May 1
Template:Flag	VU VUT	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Convert	299,880	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Melanesia	1980 July 30
States with limited recognition
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="trnc"> In 1983, in a breach of international law, Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from Cyprus, with direct support of its neighbour Turkey, in support of the Turkish people minority on the island. Northern Cyprus's sovereignty has been recognized by only one United Nations member state: Turkey. It retains a de facto control of this part of the island. It is not a member state of the United Nations. Most states recognize Cyprus's claim to sovereignty over the entirety of the island of Cyprus.</ref>	CY CYP	Part of a larger island (Cyprus)	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	313,626<ref>TRNC SPO, Economic and Social Indicators 2014, pages=2–3</ref>	Template:Convert	Mediterranean Sea	1974 July 20 (unlawful usurpation of Cypriot rule by Turkish minority)
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="roc"> Since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China (ROC) retains actual rule over the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands, all of which are collectively known as the "Free Area" (or Taiwan Area) in contrast to Mainland China being under communist rule, thus making it a de facto island nation, and has become known colloquially as simply "Taiwan" due to the island of Taiwan forming the majority of the ROC-controlled territories; nonetheless, the ROC has not officially renounced its constitutional-defined territories which include areas effectively controlled by the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Tuva (a Russian republic) etc. If claimed territories were taken into account, the ROC would not be an island country, nor a country centred around a major island. The ROC-controlled territories are also claimed by the People's Republic of China. See: Cross-Strait relations, One China, Political status of Taiwan, and Two Chinas.</ref>	TW TWN	One main island and several smaller islands	Continental shelf	Template:Convert	23,603,121	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, East Asia	1912 January 1 1949 December 7<ref group="n" name="roc-2">The Republic of China (ROC) was formally established on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which succeeded the former Qing dynasty's territories on Mainland China, while the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were under Japanese rule at the time. The ROC gained control over the latter after the Surrender of Japan in 1945, but soon lost its control of mainland to the communists due to the Chinese Civil War. The ROC government relocated to Taipei on 7 December 1949 and named the city its provisional capital. Constitutionally, the Republic of China on Taiwan still views itself as the continuation of the former Chinese republic, with legitimate sovereignty over Mainland China despite having no actual control. 7 December 1949 is listed as the date of formation of its governing authority fully established on the islands. See: Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China, Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan, and Political status of Taiwan.</ref>

Associated states

Name	ISO code	Geographic configuration	Geologic location	Associated with	Area		Population	Density		Geographical location
					Template:Nowrap	sq mi		Template:Nowrap	per sq mi
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="NCA">The political status of the Cook Islands and Niue is defined as states in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands and Niue are internally self-governing, with New Zealand retaining responsibility for their defence and for some foreign affairs. However, these responsibilities confer New Zealand no rights of control and can only be exercised at the request of the Cook Islands and Niue. See: Constitution of the Cook Islands and Niue Constitution Act.</ref>	CK COK	Two archipelagos	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	10,777	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="NCA"/>	NU NIU	One island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	1,269	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia

Dependencies and territories

Name	ISO code	Geographic configuration	Geologic location	Sovereign state	Area		Population	Density		Geographic location
					km2	sq mi		per Template:Nowrap	per sq mi
Template:Flag	AX AXL	Archipelago<ref group="n"> Finland and Sweden share a border over the small island of Märket; however, the property including the lighthouse is owned by the Finnish rather than Åland government.</ref>	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	28,355	Template:Convert	Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="territories"> An insular area of the United States. See Territories of the United States.</ref>	AS ASM	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	54,947	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
Template:Flag	IN IND	Two neighbouring archipelagos of the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	380,520	Template:Convert	Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea
Template:Flag	AI AIA	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	15,423	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	AW ABW	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	107,635	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	BM BMU	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	62,500	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, North America
Template:Flag	BV BVT	One island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	No permanent resident	Template:Convert	Southern Ocean
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="BIOT">Since 2024, the Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute is approaching a resolution with the return of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius — deemed to have the right of sovereignty over the isles by ruling from both the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — with the United Kingdom retaining control of the airbase on Diego Garcia on the basis of a 99-year lease. The negotiations as to the details of the return and the cost of the lease and the rate of compensation are yet to be determined.</ref><ref>The Guardian, 24-Dec-2024 Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal over Diego Garcia lease [1]</ref>	IO IOT	Archipelago (The Chagos Archipelago)	Oceanic	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="BIOT"/>	Template:Convert	3,000	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean
Template:Flag	VG VGB	Archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	31,148	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	BQ BES	Three separate main islands: Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	21,133	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea
Template:Flag	KY CYM	Three main islands	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	52,560	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
Template:Flag	CX CXR	One main island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	1,496	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Australasia
Template:Flag	CC CCK	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	596	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Australasia
Template:Flag	CW CUW	One main island (central island of the ABC Islands)	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	145,834	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	CL CHL	One main island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	6,148	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
Template:Flag	FK FLK	Archipelago with two main islands	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom<ref group="n" name="Argentina">The Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina.</ref>	Template:Convert	3,140	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, South America
Template:Flag	FO FRO	Archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco Denmark	Template:Convert	49,483	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean
Template:Flag	PF PYF	Five archipelagos: Template:Flagdeco The Society Islands Template:Flagdeco The Tuamotu Archipelago Template:Flagdeco The Gambier Islands Template:Flagdeco The Marquesas Islands Template:Flagdeco The Austral Islands	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	274,512	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
Template:Flag	TF ATF	Several scattered archipelagos — Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands and the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean — plus Adélie Land (432,000 km2 claim to uninhabited territory in Antarctica)	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	150	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean
Template:Flagdeco Galápagos Islands	EC ECU	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	33,042	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean
Template:Flag	GL GRL	One main island with several archipelagos	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco Denmark	Template:Convert	57,695	Template:Convert	North America
Template:Flag	GP GLP	Archipelago	Continental Shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	405,500	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="territories"/>	GU GUM	One main island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	159,914	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="crowndependencies"> The Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey, and the Isle of Man are peculiars of the British Crown and not part of the United Kingdom; foreign relations and defence are provided by the UK.</ref><ref name="channel islands">Template:Cite web</ref>	GG GGY	Three main islands: Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	65,849	Template:Convert	English Channel, Channel Islands
Template:Flag	HM HMD	Two main islands (Heard Island and McDonald Island)	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	No permanent resident	Template:Convert	Southern Ocean
Template:Flag	HK HKG	river delta island group with two main islands of Hong Kong Island and Lantau Island of a total of 263 with the largest 19 encompassing Template:Convert around the peninsula of Kowloon and the New Territories	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	7,498,100	Template:Convert	South China Sea, Pearl River Delta
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="crowndependencies"/>	IM IMN	One main island and a minor island (the Calf of Man)	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	85,421	Template:Convert	Irish Sea, British Isles
Template:Flag	SJ SJM	One mid-Atlantic ridge volcanic seamount	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	No permanent resident	Template:Convert	Arctic Ocean
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="crowndependencies"/><ref name="channel islands"/>	JE JEY	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	94,949	Template:Convert	English Channel, Channel Islands
Template:Flag	CL CHL	Three main islands: Robinson Crusoe Alejandro Selkirk Santa Clara	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	926	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean
Template:Flag	IN IND	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	64,473	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean
Template:Flag	MO MAC	One main island of Template:Convert and a peninsula on a river delta island (Zhonghsan)	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	680,000	Template:Convert	South China Sea, Pearl River Delta
Template:Flag	MQ MTQ	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	403,795	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	YT MYT	One main island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	194,000	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Africa, Comoros Islands
Template:Flag	MS MST	One main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	5,164	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	NC NCL	Archipelago around one main island	Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Zealandia" />	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	260,166	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Melanesia
Template:Flag	NF NFK	One main island	Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Zealandia" />	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	2,182	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Melanesia
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="territories"/>	MP MNP	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	51,395	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia
Template:Flag	PN PCN	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	48	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="territories"/>	PR PRI	Archipelago around one main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	3,203,295	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
Template:Flag	RE REU	One main island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	893,500	Template:Convert	Indian Ocean, Africa, Mascarene Islands
Template:Flagdeco San Andrés and Providencia	CO COL	Two archipelagos around two main islands of San Andrés and Providencia	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	61,280	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea
Template:Flag	BL BLM	Archipelago around one main island	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	7,332	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	SH SHN	Three main islands distant from each other of: Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Flag	Oceanic	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	7,728	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean
Template:Flagicon image Saint Martin	MF MAF	Part of a larger island (Saint Martin)	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	30,959	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	PM SPM	Two main islands	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	5,831	Template:Convert	North America
Template:Flag	SX SXM	Part of a larger island (Saint Martin)	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	39,088	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	GS SGs	One main island and neighbouring archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom<ref group="n" name="Argentina"/>	Template:Convert	30	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean
Template:Flag	GB GBR	Parts of a larger island (Cyprus)	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	15,700	Template:Convert	Mediterranean Sea
Template:Flag<ref group="n">Administered by Norway under the Svalbard Treaty.</ref>	SJ SJM	Archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	2,763	Template:Convert	Arctic Ocean
Template:Flag<ref group="n">Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand.</ref>	TK TKL	Archipelago	Oceanic	Template:Flagdeco New Zealand	Template:Convert	1,368	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia
Template:Flag	TC TCA	Archipelago of two island groups	Continental shelf	Template:Flagdeco United Kingdom	Template:Convert	46,335	Template:Convert	Atlantic Ocean, Lucayan Archipelago
Template:Flag	UM UMI	Loose scattered archipelago of eight Pacific insular areas with one Caribbean (Navassa Island)	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	300	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Caribbean Sea
Template:Flag<ref group="n" name="territories"/>	VI VIR	Archipelago	Continental shelf	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	87,146<ref name="Islandareas">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Convert	Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
Template:Flag	WF WLF	Three main islands of: Template:Flag (Wallis) Hoorn Islands of Futuna and Alofi Island	Oceanic	Template:Flag	Template:Convert	15,289	Template:Convert	Pacific Ocean, Polynesia

Former colonies, possessions, protectorates, and other territories

• Annobón (1474–1778), now part of Equatorial Guinea
• Template:Flagicon image Bay Islands, now a department of Honduras
• Template:Flagicon image Cape Breton Island, now part of Nova Scotia, Canada
• Template:Flagdeco Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands
• Template:Flagicon image Elobey, Annobón and Corisco (1843–1926) unified with the rest of Spanish Guinea
• Template:Flagicon image Fernando Po (1778–1926)
• Template:Flagdeco The Territory of Hawaii, now Hawaii, a state of the United States
• Template:Flagicon image Heligoland (1807–1890)
• Template:Flagicon image Hong Kong Island (1841–1860), now a part of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China<ref group="n">The Crown Colony of Hong Kong covered only Hong Kong Island from 1841 to 1860. Kowloon, south of Boundary Street on the continent, was added in 1860, and extended to include the New Territories in 1898.</ref>
• Template:Flagicon image United States of the Ionian Islands, protectorate of the United Kingdom.
• Template:Flagicon image Septinsular Republic, protectorate in the Ionian Islands under nominal Russo-Ottoman joint sovereignty.
• Template:Flagicon image Labuan, briefly part of British North Borneo, the Straits Settlements and Sabah, now a federal territory of Malaysia
• Template:Flagdeco Mayotte, now an overseas department and region of France
• Template:Flagicon image Minorca (1713–1802)
• Template:Flagicon image Colony of Newfoundland (1583–1907)<ref group="n" name="Newfoundland">The colony covered the island of Newfoundland before 1809. In 1809, part of the Labrador Peninsula was transferred to Newfoundland from Lower Canada. In other words, before 1809, Newfoundland was an island colony. From 1809 onwards, the Colony of Newfoundland and, since 1907, the Dominion of Newfoundland had been an island plus Labrador (an area on the continent of North America).</ref>
• Template:Flagdeco New Hebrides, now Vanuatu
• Template:Flagicon image British North Borneo
• Template:Flagicon image Padang
• Template:Flagicon image Prince of Wales Island between 1786 and 1800, at that point joined by Province Wellesley (now Seberang Perai). Now as the state of Penang in the Malaysian federation.
• Template:Flagicon image Prince Edward Island, now a province of Canada
• Template:Flagicon image The Providence Island colony
• Template:Flagicon image Queen Charlotte Islands
• Template:Flagdeco Réunion, now an overseas department and region of France
• Template:Flag, former British overseas territory dissolved in 1983.
• Socotra Archipelago, now a governorate of Yemen
• Template:Flagicon image Tasmania, now a state of Australia, shares a land boundary with Victoria on Boundary Islet
• Template:Flagicon image Vancouver Island, now a part of British Columbia, Canada
• Template:Flagicon image People's Republic of Zanzibar, now a member of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Island countries with man-made fixed links to continents

• Template:Flag to Template:Flag via the King Fahd Causeway
• Template:Flag to Template:Flag via the Johor–Singapore Causeway since 1924, with the Tuas Second Link added in 1998
• Template:Flag to Template:Flag via the Channel Tunnel

See also

• Archipelagic state
• List of archipelagos
• List of Caribbean countries by population
• List of countries that border only one other country
• List of divided islands
• Lists of islands
• List of islands by area
• List of islands by population
• List of islands by population density
• List of Oceanian countries by population
• List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania
• List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean
• Small Island Developing States
• Thalassocracy

External links

• Island superlatives