List of island countries

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Borderless countries

Countries fully on islands

This is a list of island countries. An island is a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water^[1]. Many island countries are spread over an archipelago, as is the case with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Philippines (which consists of thousands of islands). Others consist of a single island, such as Nauru. Some declared island countries are not universally recognized as politically independent. Debate exists as to the status of Australia. Although often considered to be a continent, it remains often referred to as an island, and has no land borders.

Contents [show] 1 Current 1.1 Sovereign States 1.2 Dependencies and other notable regions 1.2.1 By population density 2 Former nations 2.1 Historical 2.2 Former colonies, possessions, protectorates and territories 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Current

[edit] Sovereign States

Name	Geographic configuration	Geologic location	Population	[Area]] (km²)	Density (per km²)
Antigua and Barbuda	Centred on two major islands	Continental shelf
Australia	Centred on one major island	Australian continent
Bahamas	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf
Bahrain	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf
Barbados	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	269,556	430	627
Brunei	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf
Cape Verde	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Comoros	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Cuba	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	11,451,652	110,861	102
Cyprus[n 1]	Centred on one major island (de jure) Part of a larger island (de facto)	Continental shelf	793,963	9,251	85
Dominica	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf
Dominican Republic	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf
East Timor	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf
Federated States of Micronesia[n 2]	Spread over a group if islands	Oceanic
Fiji	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Grenada	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf
Haiti	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf
Iceland	Centred on one major island	Oceanic	316,252	103,000	3.1
Indonesia	Spread over a group of Islands	Two continental shelves	234,693,997	1,919,440	134
Ireland	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf	4,239,848	70273	60
Jamaica	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf
Japan	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	127,433,494	377,873	337
Kiribati	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Madagascar	Centred on one major island	Oceanic
Maldives	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	329,198	298	1,105
Malta	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	404,500	316	1,282
Marshall Islands[n 2]	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Mauritius	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	1,244,663	2,040	610
Nauru	One island	Oceanic	13,635	21	649
New Zealand	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	4,027,947	268,680	15
Northern Cyprus[n 1]	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf
Palau[n 2]	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Papua New Guinea	Part of a larger island	Continental shelf
Philippines	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	88,706,300	300,000	276
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Centred on two major islands	Continental shelf
Saint Lucia	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf
Samoa	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
São Tomé and Príncipe	Centred on two major islands	Continental shelf
Seychelles	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	87,500	455	192
Singapore	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	4,553,009	704	6,369
Solomon Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Sri Lanka	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	20,650,000	65,610	314
Taiwan[n 3]	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	22,911,292	36,188	633
Tonga	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Trinidad and Tobago	Centred on two major islands	Continental shelf
United Kingdom	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	60,587,300	244,820	246
Tuvalu	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic
Vanuatu	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic

[edit] Dependencies and other notable regions

Name	Geographic configuration	Geologic location	Country
Åland[n 4]	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	Finland
Alderney	Single Island	Continental shelf	Guernsey  United Kingdom
American Samoa	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	United States
Anguilla		Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Aruba	Single Island	Continental shelf	Netherlands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands		Continental shelf	Australia
Baker Island	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Bermuda	Single island	Oceanic	United Kingdom
Bouvet Island	Single Island	Oceanic	Norway
British Indian Ocean Territory	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	United Kingdom
British Virgin Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Cayman Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Christmas Island	Centred on one major island		Australia
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Centred on two major islands		Australia
Cook Islands[n 5]	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	New Zealand
Coral Sea Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	Australia
Falkland Islands[n 6]	Centred on two major islands	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Faroe Islands	Spread over a group of islands		Denmark
French Polynesia	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	France
Greenland	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	Denmark
Guam[n 7]	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Guernsey	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	Australia
Howland Island	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Isle of Man	Single Island	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Jarvis Island	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Jersey[n 8]	Single island	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Johnston Atoll	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Kingman Reef	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Macau	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	China
Mayotte	Centred on one major island		France
Midway Atoll	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Montserrat	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
Navassa Island	Single island	Continental shelf	United States
New Caledonia	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	France
Niue[n 5]	Single island	Oceanic	New Zealand
Netherlands Antilles[n 9]	Spread over 5 major islands	Continental shelf	Netherlands
Norfolk Island	Centred on one major island		Australia
Northern Mariana Islands	Spread across a group of islands	Oceanic	United States
Pitcairn Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	United Kingdom
Puerto Rico	Centred on one major island	Continental shelf	United States
Saint Helena		Oceanic	United Kingdom
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Centred on two major islands	Continental shelf	France
Sark	Single island	Continental shelf	Guernsey  United Kingdom
Saint Helena		Oceanic	United Kingdom
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[n 6]	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	United Kingdom
Svalbard[n 10]	Spread over a group of islands		Norway
Tokelau[n 5]	Spread over a group of islands	Oceanic	New Zealand
Turks and Caicos Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	United Kingdom
U.S. Virgin Islands	Spread over a group of islands	Continental shelf	United States
Wake Island	Single island	Oceanic	United States
Wallis and Futuna	Centred on two major islands	Oceanic	France

[edit] By population density

#	Country	Population	Area (km²)	Density (per km²)
1	Macau	520,400	28.6	18,196
2	Bermuda	62,500	53.3	1,170

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