List of countries in the 2020s

This is a list of countries in the 2020s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2020 and the present day. It contains 209 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 195 widely recognized sovereign states, two associated states, and 12 entities which claim an effective sovereignty but are considered "de jure" constituents of other powers by the general international community.
Other entities.
Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent: