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[[Image:Island nations.svg|thumb|350px|Sovereign states and states with limited recognition fully on islands (Australia is regarded a continent): those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue]]

This is a '''list of island countries'''. An [[Earth:Island|island]] is a [[Earth:Landmass|landmass]] (smaller than a [[Earth:Continent|continent]]) that is surrounded by water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/island|title=Definition of island|publisher=[[Organization:Oxford University Press|Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> Many [[Earth:Island country|island countries]] are spread over an [[Earth:Archipelago|archipelago]], as is the case with the Federated States of Micronesia and Indonesia (both of which consist of thousands of islands). Others consist of a single island, such as Barbados or Nauru, or part of an island, such as the Dominican Republic or Brunei. {{wipe|Australia}} is [[Earth:Australia (continent)|a continent]], although it has historically been referred to as an island, due to it having no land borders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Löffler|first=Ernst|author2=A.J. Rose, Anneliese Löffler & Denis Warner|title=Australia:Portrait of a Continent|year=1983|publisher=Hutchinson Group|location=Richmond, Victoria|page=17|isbn=0-09-130460-1}}</ref> The list also includes states with limited diplomatic recognition which have ''de facto'' control over territories entirely on the islands, such as Taiwan.<ref group="n" name="roc"/> Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), and by total number of islands (more than 18,307), and is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth-largest population in the world, after {{wipe|China}}, {{wipe|India}}, and the {{wipe|United States}}).

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==Current nations==
=== Sovereign states and states with limited recognition ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! ISO code
! Geographic configuration
! Geologic location
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="world-atlas">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-island-countries-of-the-world.html |title=Island Countries Of The World |publisher=WorldAtlas.com |access-date=2019-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207094959/http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-island-countries-of-the-world.html | archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref>
! Population <ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?end=2019&name_desc=false&start=2015&view=chart |title=Total Population Estimates 2015-2019|website =data.worldbank.org|publisher=The World Bank |access-date=21 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! [[Earth:Population density|Population<br />density]]<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>)
! Geographic location
! Establishment/ Independence
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:AG|AG]]<br>ATG
| Two main islands (Antigua, Barbuda)
| [[Earth:Continental shelf|Continental shelf]]
| 442
| 97,120
| 220 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1981 November 1
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:BS|BS]]<br>BHS
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| 13,939
| 389,480 
| 28 
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], Lucayan Archipelago
| 1973 July 10
|-
| {{flag|Bahrain}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:BH|BH]]<br>BHR
| Archipelago (centered around Bahrain Island)
| Continental shelf
| 778
| 1,641,170
| 2,109 
| Persian Gulf
| 1971 December 10
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:BB|BB]]<br>BRB
| One island
| Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Microcontinent">A [[Earth:Continental fragment|microcontinent]] on [[Earth:Continental crust|continental crust]].</ref>
| 430 
| 287,020
| 667 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1966 November 30
|-
| {{flag|Brunei}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:BN|BN]]<br>BRN
| Part of a larger island (Borneo)
| Continental shelf
| 5,765
| 433,290
| 75 
| [[Place:Maritime Southeast Asia|Maritime Southeast Asia]]
| 1984 February 23
|-
| {{flag|Cape Verde}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:CV|CV]]<br>CPV
| Archipelago
| [[Earth:High island|Oceanic]]
| 4,033
| 549,930
| 136 
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], Macaronesia
| 1975 July 5
|-
| {{flag|Comoros}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:KM|KM]]<br>COM
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 1,861
| 850,890 
| 457
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Earth:Africa|Africa]], Comoros Islands
| 1975 July 6
|-
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:CU|CU]]<br>CUB
| One main island, and several smaller islands (Isla de la Juventud, etc.)
| Continental shelf
| 109,884
| 11,346,346
| 103 
| Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
| 1868 October 10 <br>
1902 May 20
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}<ref group="n" name="Cyprus">
The northern part of the island of Cyprus is the ''de facto'' independent state of [[Place:Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]], which is recognized only by [[Place:Turkey|Turkey]]. In the south of the island are the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, controlled by the United Kingdom.</ref>
| [[ISO 3166-2:CY|CY]]<br>CYP
| Part of a larger island (Cyprus)
| Continental shelf
| 9,251 
| 888,005 
| 96 
| [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]
| 1960 October 1
|-
| {{flag|Dominica}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:DM|DM]]<br>DMA
| One island
| Continental shelf
| 754
| 71,810
| 95 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1978 November 3
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:DO|DO]]<br>DOM
| Part of a larger island (Hispaniola), and several smaller islands (Alto Velo, Catalina, Saona, Beata, etc.)
| Continental shelf
| 48,671
| 10,738,960
| 221 
| Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
| 1821 December 1 <br>
1844 February 27
|-
| {{flag|East Timor}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:TL|TL]]<br>TLS
| Part of a larger island (Timor)
| Oceanic
| 14,919
| 1,293,120
| 87 
| [[Place:Maritime Southeast Asia|Maritime Southeast Asia]], Lesser Sunda Islands
| 2002 May 20
|-

| {{flag|Fiji}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:FJ|FJ]]<br>FJI
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 18,274
| 889,950
| 49 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]]
| 1970 October 10
|-
| {{flag|Grenada}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:GD|GD]]<br>GRD
| One main island, two dependencies (Carriacou, Petite Martinique)
| Continental shelf
| 344
| 112,000
| 326 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1974 February 7
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:HT|HT]]<br>HTI
| Part of a larger island (Hispaniola), and several smaller islands (Gonave, Tortuga, Les Cayemites, etc.)
| Continental shelf
| 27,750
| 11,743,017
| 423
| Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
| 1804 January 1
|-
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:IS|IS]]<br>ISL
| One main island
| Oceanic<ref group="n">The largest [[Earth:High island|oceanic island]] in the world.</ref>
| 102,775
| 361,310
| 4 
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], Arctic Circle
| 1944 June 17
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:ID|ID]]<br>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 [[Earth:Sahul Shelf|continental shelf of Australia]]. The central portion of the country consists of oceanic islands in [[Biology:Wallacea|Wallacea]].</ref>
| 1,904,569 
| 270,625,570
| 142
| [[Place:Maritime Southeast Asia|Maritime Southeast Asia]], [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian]] and [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] oceans
| 1945 August 17
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:IE|IE]]<br>IRL
| Part of a larger island (Ireland), and several smaller islands
| Continental shelf
| 70,273
| 4,977,400
| 71 
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], [[Place:British Isles|British Isles]]
| 1919 January 21
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:JM|JM]]<br>JAM
| One main island, and several small islands (Port Royal Cays, etc.)
| Continental shelf
| 10,991
| 2,734,092
| 249
| Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
| 1962 August 6
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:JP|JP]]<br>JPN
| Archipelago (Japanese archipelago)
| Continental shelf
| 377,976
<ref name="geospatial">{{cite web |title=令和元年全国都道府県市区町村別面積調（１０月１日時点）2020年 |url=https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm |publisher=国土地理院 |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=ja |date=25 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101044323/https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2021}}</ref>
| 126,264,930
| 334 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:East Asia|East Asia]]
| 660 BC February 11 <ref group="n" name="JPN">
In Japanese tradition, 11st of February in 660 B.C. is regarded as the accession date of the first Emperor of Japan in legendary, Emperor Jimmu, marking the establishment of Yamato 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>
|-
| {{flag|Kiribati}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:KI|KI]]<br>KIR
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 811
| 117,610
| 145 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
| 1979 July 12
|-
| {{flag|Madagascar}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:MG|MG]]<br>MDG
| One main island
| Continental shelf <ref group="n">
The largest [[Earth:Continental fragment|microcontinent]] in the world.</ref>
| 587,041
| 26,969,310
| 46 
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Earth:Africa|Africa]]
| 1960 June 26
|-
| {{flag|Maldives}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:MV|MV]]<br>MDV
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 298
| 383,976
| 1,289
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], Laccadive Sea 
| 1965 July 26
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:MT|MT]]<br>MLT
| Two main islands (Malta Island and Gozo) plus other smaller islands
| Continental shelf
| 316
| 502,650
| 1,591 
| [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]
| 1964 September 21
|-
| {{flag|Marshall Islands}}<ref group="n" name="fmp" />
| [[ISO 3166-2:MH|MH]]<br>MHL
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 181
| 58,790
| 325 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
| 1979 May 1
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:MU|MU]]<br>MUS
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 2,040
| 1,265,710
| 620 
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Earth:Africa|Africa]], Mascarene Islands
| 1968 March 12
|-
| {{flag|Micronesia, Federated States of}}<ref group="n" name="fmp">
The Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau are in [[Social:Associated state|free association]] with the United States, under the Compact of Free Association.</ref>
| [[ISO 3166-2:FM|FM]]<br>FSM
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 702
| 113,810
| 162
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
| 1979 May 10
|-
| {{flag|Nauru}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:NR|NR]]<br>NRU
| One island
| Oceanic
| 21
| 12,580
| 599 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
| 1968 January 31
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:NZ|NZ]]<br>NZL
| Two main islands (North Island and South Island) plus other smaller islands
| Continental shelf <ref group="n" name="Zealandia">
A part of the [[Earth:Submerged continent|submerged continent]] of [[Earth:Zealandia|Zealandia]].</ref>
| 270,467
| 5,125,451
| 19 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
| 1907 September 26
|-
| {{flag|Northern Cyprus}}<ref group="n" name="trnc">
In 1983, [[Place:Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]] declared independence from Cyprus. Northern Cyprus' sovereignty has been recognized by only one United Nations member state ([[Place:Turkey|Turkey]]). It is not a member state of the United Nations. Most states recognize [[Place:Cyprus|Cyprus]]' claim to sovereignty over Northern Cyprus.</ref>
| [[ISO 3166-2:CY|CY]]<br>CYP
| Part of a larger island (Cyprus)
| Continental shelf
| 3,355
| 313,626<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160108225108/http://www.devplan.org/Ecosos/BOOK/SEG-2014.pdf TRNC] SPO, Economic and Social Indicators 2014, pages=2–3</ref>
| 93
| [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]
| 1974 July 20
|-
| {{flag|Palau}}<ref group="n" name="fmp" />
| [[ISO 3166-2:PW|PW]]<br>PLW
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 459
| 18,010
| 39 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
| 1981 January 1
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:PG|PG]]<br>PNG
| Part of a larger island (New Guinea), and several smaller islands
| Continental shelf
| 462,840
| 8,776,110
| 19 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]]
| 1975 September 16
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:PH|PH]]<br>PHL
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| 300,000
| 108,116,620
| 360 
| [[Place:Maritime Southeast Asia|Maritime Southeast Asia]]
| 1898 June 12 <br>
1946 July 4
|-
| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:KN|KN]]<br>KNA
| Two main islands (St. Kitts, [[Earth:Nevis|Nevis]])
| Continental shelf
| 261
| 52,830
| 202 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1983 September 19
|-
| {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:LC|LC]]<br>LCA
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| 616
| 182,790
| 297 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1979 February 22
|-
| {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:VC|VC]]<br>VCT
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| 389
| 110,590
| 284 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1979 October 27
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:WS|WS]]<br>WSM
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 2,842
| 197,100
| 69 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
| 1962 June 1
|-
| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:ST|ST]]<br>STP
| Two main islands ([[Earth:São Tomé Island|São Tomé Island]], Príncipe)
| Continental shelf
| 1,001
| 215,060
| 215 
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], Gulf of Guinea, [[Earth:Africa|Africa]]
| 1975 July 12
|-
| {{flag|Seychelles}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:SC|SC]]<br>SYC
| Archipelago
| Various<ref group="n">
The Granitic Seychelles is a part of the [[Earth:Seychelles microcontinent|Seychelles microcontinent]]. The Coralline Seychelles consists of oceanic islands.</ref>
| 455
| 97,630
| 215 
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Earth:Africa|Africa]]
| 1976 June 29
|-
| {{flag|Singapore}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:SG|SG]]<br>SGP
| One main island, plus other smaller islands
| Continental shelf
| 728
| 5,703,570
| 7,831 
| [[Place:Maritime Southeast Asia|Maritime Southeast Asia]]
| 1965 August 9
|-
| {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:SB|SB]]<br>SLB
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 28,400
| 669,820
| 24 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]]
| 1978 July 7
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:LK|LK]]<br>LKA
| One main island, plus other small islands
| Continental shelf
| 65,610
| 21,803,000
| 332 
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Place:South Asia|South Asia]]
| 1948 February 4
|-
| {{flag|Republic of China (Taiwan)}}<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, the Matsu, and other minor islands, all of which are collectively known as "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 {{wipe|China}}, Mongolia, Tuva (a {{wipe|Russia}}n republic) etc. If claimed territories were taken into account, the ROC would not be a borderless country, nor a country centred around a major island. The ROC-controlled territories are also claimed by the People's Republic of China. See: Political status of Taiwan, Two Chinas, One-China policy, and Cross-strait relations.</ref>
| [[ISO 3166-2:TW|TW]]<br>TWN
| One main island, and several smaller islands
| Continental shelf
| 36,193
| 23,603,121
| 652 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:East Asia|East Asia]]
| 1912 January 1 <br>
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 was relocated to [[Place:Taipei|Taipei]] in 7th December 1949 as its provisional capital.

Constitutionally, the ROC on Taiwan still views itself as the continuation of former Chinese republic, with legitimate sovereignty over mainland China despite no actual control. 7th December 1949 is listed as the date of formation of its governing authority fully established on the islands. See: Political status of Taiwan, Retreat of the Republic of China to Taiwan and [[Social:Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China|Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China]].</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Tonga}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:TO|TO]]<br>TON
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 748
| 104,490
| 140 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
| 1970 June 4
|-
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:TT|TT]]<br>TTO
| Two main islands (Trinidad, Tobago) plus other smaller islands
| Continental shelf
| 5,131
| 1,394,970
| 272 
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
| 1962 August 31
|-
| {{flag|Tuvalu}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:TV|TV]]<br>TUV
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 26
| 11,650
| 448 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
| 1978 October 1
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}<ref group="n" name="BOTs">
The British overseas territory of [[Place:Gibraltar|Gibraltar]] is a peninsular exclave which shares a land border with {{wipe|Spain}} and can thus be regarded as a part of [[Earth:Continental Europe|continental Europe]], with the UK retaining the full authority for its defence and foreign relations. However, Gibraltar as well as other BOTs are considered as dependent territories of the British Crown with varying degrees of self-governance, not parts of the United Kingdom itself nor of any of its four constituent countries.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32952/ot-wp-0612.pdf |title=The Overseas Territories |publisher=Foreign and Commonwealth Office |date=June 2012 |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
| [[ISO 3166-2:GB|GB or UK]]<br>GBR
| One main island, part of second island (Ireland), plus several minor islands
| Continental shelf
| 244,820
| 67,886,004 	 
| 277
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], [[Place:British Isles|British Isles]]
| 1707 May 1
|-
| {{flag|Vanuatu}}
| [[ISO 3166-2:VU|VU]]<br>VUT
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| 12,189
| 299,880
| 25 
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]]
| 1980 July 30
|}

=== Associated states, dependencies, and other notable territories ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Geographic configuration
!Geologic location
!Sovereign state
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Population
!Density<br>(per km<sup>2</sup>)
!Geographic location
|-
| {{flag|Åland Islands}}
| Archipelago<ref group="n">
Finland and Sweden share a border over the small island of Märket; however, the property including the [[Lighthouse|lighthouse]] is owned by the Finnish rather than Åland government.</ref>
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|Finland}}
| 1,580
| 28,355
| 17.9
| [[Place:Baltic Sea|Baltic Sea]], Gulf of Bothnia
|-
| {{flag|American Samoa}}<ref group="n" name="territories">
An insular area of the US. See Territories of the United States.</ref>
| Archipelago
| [[Earth:High island|Oceanic]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| 199
| 54,947
| 276
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Anguilla}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 91
| 15,423
| 169
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Aruba}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands|name=Netherlands}}
| 180
| 107,635
| 598
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Bermuda}}
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 53.3
| 62,500
| 1,170
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], [[Earth:North America|North America]]
|-
| {{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 60
| 3,000
| 50
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]]
|-
| {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 151
| 31,148
| 206
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Caribbean Netherlands}}
| Three main islands
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|Netherlands}}
| 127
| 21,133
| 166
| Caribbean Sea
|-
| {{flag|Cayman Islands}}
| Three islands
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 264
| 52,560
| 199
| Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Christmas Island}}
| One main island
| Oceanic
| {{flag|Australia}}
| 135
| 1,496
| 11.1
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Place:Australasia|Australasia]]
|-
| {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flag|Australia}}
| 14
| 596
| 42.6
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Place:Australasia|Australasia]]
|-
| {{flag|Cook Islands}}<ref group="n" name="nca">
The Cook Islands and Niue are in [[Social:Associated state|free association]] with New Zealand. See Niue Constitution Act. Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand.</ref>
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| 236
| 10,777
| 45.7
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]] 
|-
| {{flag|Curaçao}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands|name=Netherlands}}
| 444
| 145,834
| 328
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Easter Island}}
| One Island
| Oceanic
| {{flag|Chile}}
| 163.6
| 6,148
| 37.5
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Falkland Islands}}
| Two main islands
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom<ref group="n" name="Argentina">The Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by {{wipe|Argentina}}.</ref>
| 12,173
| 3,140
| 0.26
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], [[Earth:South America|South America]]
|-
| {{flag|Faroe Islands}}
| Archipelago
|Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|Denmark}} Denmark
| 1,393
| 49,483
| 35.5
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]
|-
| {{flag|French Polynesia}}
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flag|France}}
| 3,827
| 274,512
| 71.7
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Greenland}}
| One main island with archipelagos
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|Denmark}} Denmark
| 2,166,086
| 57,695
| 0.03
| [[Earth:North America|North America]]
|-
| {{flag|Guadeloupe|local}}
| One main island
| Continental Shelf
| {{flag|France}}
| 1,628
| 405,500
| 250
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Guam}}<ref group="n" name="territories"/>
| One main island
| Oceanic
| {{flag|United States}}
| 544
| 159,914
| 293
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Bailiwick of Guernsey|name=Guernsey}}<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"/>
| Three main islands
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 78
| 65,849
| 844
| English Channel, Channel Islands
|-
| {{flag|Isle of Man}}<ref group="n" name="crowndependencies"/><ref name="channel islands">{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandCrowndependencies/ChannelIslands.aspx |title=Channel Islands |url-status=dead |access-date=22 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921052748/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandCrowndependencies/ChannelIslands.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2012 }}</ref>
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 572
| 85,421
| 149
| Irish Sea, [[Place:British Isles|British Isles]]
|-
| {{flag|Jersey}}<ref group="n" name="crowndependencies"/><ref name="channel islands"/>
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 116
| 94,949
| 819
| English Channel, Channel Islands
|-
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg}} Martinique
| One island
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|France}}
| 1,128
| 403,795
| 360
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Mayotte|local}}
| One main island
| Oceanic
| {{flag|France}}
| 374
| 194,000
| 498.5
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Earth:Africa|Africa]], Comoros Islands
|-
| {{flag|Montserrat}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 102
| 5,164
| 50.6
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia|local}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Zealandia" />
| {{flag|France}}
| 18,275
| 260,166
| 14.2
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Niue}}<ref group="n" name="nca"/>
| One main island
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| 260
| 1,269
| 4.9
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Norfolk Island}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf<ref group="n" name="Zealandia" />
| {{flag|Australia}}
| 36
| 2,182
| 60.6
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}<ref group="n" name="territories"/>
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flag|United States}}
| 464
| 51,395
| 111
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Pitcairn Islands|name=Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands}}
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 47
| 48
| 1.0
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}<ref group="n" name="territories"/>
| One main island, archipelago
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|United States}}
| 8,870
| 3,690,923
| 416
| Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Réunion|local}}
| One main island
| Oceanic
| {{flag|France}}
| 2,512
| 893,500
| 330
| [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], [[Earth:Africa|Africa]], Mascarene Islands
|-
| {{flag|Saint Barthélemy|local}}
| One main island
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|France}}
| 21
| 7,332
| 349
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha}}
| Three main islands distant from each other
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 308
| 7,728
| 25.1
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]
|-
| {{flag|Saint Martin}}
| Part of a larger island (Saint Martin)
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|France}}
| 54.4
| 30,959
| 569
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}}
| Two main islands
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|France}}
| 242
| 5,831
| 24.1
| [[Earth:North America|North America]]
|-
| {{flag|Sint Maarten}}
| Part of a larger island (Saint Martin)
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands|name=Netherlands}}
| 34
| 39,088
| 1,150
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom<ref group="n" name="Argentina"/>
| 3,903
| 30
| 0.008
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]
|-
| {{flag|Akrotiri and Dhekelia|name=Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia}}
| Part of a larger island ([[Place:Cyprus|Cyprus]])
| [[Earth:Continental shelf|Continental shelf]]
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 254
| 15,700
| 61.8
| [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]
|-
| {{flag|Svalbard}}<ref group="n">Administered by Norway under the Svalbard Treaty.</ref>
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|Norway}}
| 62,045
| 2,752
| 0.03
| [[Earth:Arctic Ocean|Arctic Ocean]]
|-
| {{flag|Tokelau}}<ref group="n" name="nca"/>
| Archipelago
| Oceanic
| {{flagdeco|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| 12
| 1,368
| 114
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|-
| {{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| 948
| 46,335
| 48.9
| [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], Lucayan Archipelago
|-
| {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}<ref group="n" name="territories"/>
| Archipelago
| Continental shelf
| {{flag|United States}}
| 346
| 105,275
| 304
| Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles
|-
| {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}}
| Three main islands
| Oceanic
| {{flag|France}}
| 264
| 15,289
| 57.9
| [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]], [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]
|}

==Former sovereign island nations and primarily island-based countries==
===Africa===
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* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Anjouan_(1997-2012).svg}} State of Anjouan (1997-2008)
* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Grande_Comore.svg}} Sultanate of Bambao (Ngazidja, 1886–1908)
* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Merina_Kingdom.svg}} [[History:Merina Kingdom|Merina Kingdom]]
* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate.svg}} Mwali Sultanate
* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Ndzuwani_Sultanate_(c._1850).svg}} Sultanate of Ndzuwani
* {{flag|Sultanate of Zanzibar}}
}}

===Americas===
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*'''Caribbean'''
** {{flag|Republic of Anguilla}}
** {{flagicon image|Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg}} First Republic of Cuba
** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Haiti_(1964–1986,_civil).svg}} First Empire of Haiti
** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Haiti_(1849-1859)_-_Second_Empire_of_Haiti.svg}} Second Empire of Haiti
** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Haiti_(1814–1820).svg}} [[History:Kingdom of Haiti|Kingdom of Haiti]]
** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Spanish_Haiti.svg}} Republic of Spanish Haiti
** {{flag|West Indies Federation}}, (1958-1962) <ref group="n" name="West Indies">Dissolved in 1962 and then divided into Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.</ref>
}}

===Asia===
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*'''East Asia'''
** {{Flagicon image|Seal of Ezo.svg}} Republic of Ezo
** {{flag|Republic of Formosa}}
** {{flag|Empire of Japan}}, (1868-1910) <ref group="n" name ="Japan">By 1910, the Empire of Japan was restricted to the majority of the Japanese archipelago and Taiwan before its official annexation of Korea.</ref>
** {{Flagicon image|Hidari mitsudomoe.svg}} Ryūkyū Kingdom
** Tamna
** {{Flagicon image|Flag of Ming Cheng.svg}} [[History:Kingdom of Tungning|Kingdom of Tungning]]
** Usan
** [[Place:Yamatai|Yamatai]] <br/>

*'''Southeast Asia'''
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Aceh_Sultanate.svg}} Aceh Sultanate
** Aru Kingdom
** {{Flagicon image|Old_Flag_of_Bali.svg}} Bali Kingdom
** {{Flagicon image|Banjar_Sultanate_Flag.svg}} [[Religion:Sultanate of Banjar|Sultanate of Banjar]]
** {{flag|Banten Sultanate}}
** [[History:Blambangan Kingdom|Blambangan Kingdom]]
** {{Flagicon image|Old Flag of Brunei.svg}} Bruneian Empire
** Buton Sultanate
** Kingdom of Butuan
** {{Flagicon image|Bendera Perang Kesultanan Cirebon.png}} Sultanate of Cirebon
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Sultanate_of_Deli.svg}} [[Religion:Sultanate of Deli|Sultanate of Deli]]
** Demak Sultanate
** Galuh Kingdom
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Sultanate_of_Gowa.svg}} Sultanate of Gowa
** Janggala
** [[History:Kediri Kingdom|Kediri Kingdom]]
** {{Flagicon image|Lanfang_Republic_Reconstructed_Flag.png}} [[Biology:Lanfang Republic|Lanfang Republic]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Maguindanao.svg}} Sultanate of Maguindanao
** Ma-i
** {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Majapahit Empire.svg}} [[Social:Majapahit|Majapahit]]
** {{flag|Mataram Sultanate}}
** [[Place:Maynila (historical polity)|Maynila]]
** Medang Kingdom
** Melayu Kingdom
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Minang.svg}} Pagaruyung Kingdom
** {{flag|First Philippine Republic}}
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Pontianak_Sultanate.svg}} [[Religion:Pontianak Sultanate|Pontianak Sultanate]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Riau-Lingga_Sultanate.svg}} Riau-Lingga Sultanate
** {{Flagicon image|Royal_Malay_Banner_(Yellow).svg}} Sultanate of Sambas
** {{flag|Kingdom of Sarawak}}
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Sultanate_of_Siak_Sri_Indrapura.svg}} Sultanate of Siak
** Kingdom of Singapura
** [[Social:Singhasari|Singhasari]]
** Srivijaya
** Sugbu
** {{Flagicon image|Late_19th_Century_Flag_of_Sulu.svg}} Sultanate of Sulu
** Sunda Kingdom
** [[History:Sultanate of Ternate|Sultanate of Ternate]]
** Sultanate of Tidore <br/>

*'''South Asia'''
** {{flagicon|Anuradhapura Kingdom}} Kingdom of Anuradhapura
** Kingdom of Dambadeniya
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Raigama.svg}} Kingdom of Gampola
** {{flagicon|Kingdom of Kotte}} [[History:Kingdom of Kotte|Kingdom of Kotte]]
** {{flagicon|Jaffna Kingdom}} Jaffna Kingdom
** {{flagicon|Kingdom of Kandy}} Kingdom of Kandy
** Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
** {{flagicon|Kingdom of Sitawaka}} [[History:Kingdom of Sitawaka|Kingdom of Sitawaka]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_United_Suvadive_Republic.svg}} United Suvadive Republic<br/>

*'''West Asia'''
** Kingdom of Ormus
}}

===Europe===
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*'''Mediterranean Sea'''
** Archaic Greek city-states
*** Andros
*** Delos
*** Khios
*** Lesbos
*** [[Place:Milos|Milos]]
*** Minoans
*** Pholegandros
*** Rhodes
*** Samos
*** Syracuse, Sicily
*** Zakynthos
** {{flagdeco|Corsica}} [[History:Kingdom of Corsica (1736)|Kingdom of Corsica (1736)]]
** {{flagdeco|Corsica}} [[Place:Corsican Republic|Corsican Republic]]
** {{flagdeco|Corsica}} [[History:Anglo-Corsican Kingdom|Anglo-Corsican Kingdom]]
** Emirate of Crete
** {{flag|Cretan State}}
** {{flag|Kingdom of Cyprus}}
** Duchy of the Archipelago
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies_(1816).svg}} Gozo (independent state)
** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Order_of_St._John_(various).svg}} Hospitaller Malta
** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Order_of_St._John_(various).svg}} Hospitaller Rhodes
** {{flagicon image|Bandera del Reino de Mallorca.svg}} [[Place:Kingdom of Majorca|Kingdom of Majorca]]
** Triarchy of Negroponte
** Sardinian Judicati
*** Kingdom of Arborea
*** Kingdom of Cagliari
*** Kingdom of Gallura
*** Kingdom of Logudoro
** {{flagicon image|600px_Quarti_Blu_con_croce_Bianca_e_Rosso_con_torre_Bianca.png}} Republic of Sassari
** Emirate of Sicily
** {{flag|Kingdom of Sicily}}, (1282-1816) <ref group="n" name ="Sicily">
Before the outbreak of Sicilian Vespers in 1282, the Kingdom of Sicily encompassed both the island of Sicily and south Italy; the war resulted the division of the kingdom into two parts as "Kingdom of Trinacria" (island part), and [[History:Kingdom of Naples|Kingdom of Naples]] (mainland part) which still officially called itself "Kingdom of Sicily". The two Sicilian kingdoms had since remained separate until 1816, when they remerged to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.</ref><br/>

*'''North Europe/West Europe'''
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_The_Commonwealth.svg}} [[Place:Commonwealth of England|Commonwealth of England]] / {{flag|Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland}}
** {{flagdeco|England}} [[History:Kingdom of England|Kingdom of England]]
** {{flag|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
** [[Heptarchy]] ([[Heptarchy#List of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms|seven kingdoms before the unification of England]] )
** Kingdom of Mann and the Isles
** {{Flagicon image|Flag of The Icelandic Commonwealth.svg}} Commonwealth of Iceland
** {{flag|Kingdom of Iceland}}
** Gaelic Ireland
** {{Flagicon image|Banner_of_the_Lordship_of_Ireland.svg}} Norman Ireland
** {{flag|Kingdom of Ireland}}
** {{flagdeco|Ireland}} Irish Free State<ref group="n" name="irish free state">
Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State included all of the island of Ireland but Northern Ireland exercised its option to leave the Irish Free State and rejoin the United Kingdom on 8 December 1922. Therefore, from 6 December 1922 to 8 December 1922, the Irish Free State was a borderless island country.</ref>
** {{Flagicon image|Petropavlovsk-Krondstadt flag.svg}} [[Social:Soviet Republic of Naissaar|Soviet Republic of Naissaar]]
** {{flagdeco|Scotland}} [[History:Kingdom of Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] ([[History:Kingdom of Alba|Kingdom of Alba]] before the First War of Scottish Independence)
** [[History:Kingdom of Strathclyde|Kingdom of Strathclyde]]
** {{Flagicon image|Banner_of_Llywelyn_(Square).svg}} Principality of Wales
*** Brycheiniog
*** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Deheubarth.svg}} Kingdom of Deheubarth
*** Kingdom of Gwent
*** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Gwynedd.svg}} [[History:Kingdom of Gwynedd|Kingdom of Gwynedd]]
*** Kingdom of Morgannwg
*** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Powys.svg}} Kingdom of Powys
}}

===Oceania===
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* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Bora_Bora.svg}} [[History:Kingdom of Bora Bora|Kingdom of Bora Bora]]
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Franceville.svg}} Franceville, New Hebrides
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Fiji (1871-1874).svg}} [[History:Kingdom of Fiji|Kingdom of Fiji]]
* {{flag|Kingdom of Hawaii}}
* {{flagdeco|Kingdom of Hawaii}} Republic of Hawaii
* {{flagdeco|Bougainville}} Republic of the North Solomons
* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Tahiti.svg}} [[History:Kingdom of Tahiti|Kingdom of Tahiti]]
* Tuʻi Tonga Empire
}}

==Former colonies, possessions, protectorates, and other territories==
* {{Flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg}} Cape Breton Island, now part of Nova Scotia, {{wipe|Canada}}
* {{flagdeco|Denmark}} Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands
* {{flagdeco|Hawaii}} The Territory of Hawaii, now Hawaii, a state of the {{wipe|United States}}
* {{Flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg}} Hong Kong Island (1841–1860), now a part of [[Place:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], a special administrative region of {{wipe|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>
* {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_United_States_of_the_Ionian_Islands.svg}} United States of the Ionian Islands, protectorate of the United Kingdom.
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Septinsular_Republic.svg}} Septinsular Republic, protectorate in the Ionian Islands under nominal Russo-Ottoman joint sovereignty.
* Labuan, briefly part of British North Borneo, the Straits Settlements and Sabah, now a federal territory of Malaysia
* {{Flagdeco|Mayotte|local}} Mayotte, now an overseas department and region of France
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Newfoundland 1862-1870.svg}} 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 [[Earth:North America|North America]]).</ref>
* {{Flagdeco|New Hebrides}} New Hebrides, now Vanuatu
* {{Flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg}} Prince Edward Island, now a province of Canada
* {{Flagdeco|Réunion|local}} Réunion, now an overseas department and region of France
* {{flag|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla}}, former British overseas territory dissolved in 1983.
* Socotra Archipelago, now a governorate of Yemen
* {{Flagicon image|Van Diemen's Land Unofficial Merchant Ensign before 1875.svg}} Tasmania, now a state of Australia, shares a land boundary with Victoria (Australia) on Boundary Islet
* {{Flagicon image|Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg}} Vancouver Island, now a part of British Columbia, Canada
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964).svg}} People's Republic of Zanzibar, now a member of the United Republic of Tanzania.

==Island countries with man-made fixed links to continents==
*{{flag|Bahrain}} to {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} via the King Fahd Causeway
*{{flag|Singapore}} to {{flag|Malaysia}} via the Johor-Singapore Causeway
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} to {{flag|France}} via the [[Engineering:Channel Tunnel|Channel Tunnel]]

==See also==
* Archipelagic state
* List of archipelagos
* List of Caribbean island countries by population
* List of countries that border only one other country
* List of divided islands
* List of islands
* List of islands by area
* [[Earth:List of islands by population|List of islands by population]]
* List of islands by population density
* [[Earth:List of Oceanian countries by population|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
* [[Earth:Small Island Developing States|Small Island Developing States]]
* [[Social:Thalassocracy|Thalassocracy]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.worldislandinfo.com/SUPERLATIVESV2.html Island superlatives]


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