A country list for DXers based on official ITU/UN/WMO/ICAO/UPU lists

See here for inclusion criteria.

Non-ITU codes are highlighted in bold. They are generally derived from UN or WMO codes but some are unofficial.
Country names generally derived from English names found on postage stamps or literal English translations thereof.
Country names do not include government types except in the case of duplicate names.

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NORTH AMERICA	EUROPE	ASIA
SOUTH AMERICA	AFRICA	OCEANIA
ANTARCTICA
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS	INTERNATIONAL WATERS	SPACE

 

Countries included :

 Some countries designated are those areas "orphaned" between overlapping countries from different lists.

There is no attempt to list defunct countries here, as they are too numerous. Countries will be added and deleted as their status changes. Using a current list gives all DXers (rookie and veteran) a chance to DX the same # of countries, look forward to DXing new countries, or lament the loss of a deleted country.

There are 334 entities on this list, 13 in space and 321 that are terrestrial, divided as follows :
North America 56, South America 15, Europe 61, Africa 67, Asia 60, Oceania 43, Antarctica 13,
International Organizations 3, and International Waters 3.

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Record of Changes
2021-09-18	Vehicle Country added (Zanzibar).
2021-09-12	Stamp-issuing entities added.
2021-09-11	Original list published.

William R. Hepburn