List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean

This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.

Indian Ocean Members

Sovereign states

The states listed in this table either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, which here includes the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Recognised states

The following fully recognised states are all member states of the United Nations.

States with limited or no international recognition

The entity listed below has declared itself to be a sovereign state and exercises control over some territory but has limited or no recognition from other states and is not a member state of the United Nations.

Constituent parts of sovereign states

Dependent territories of sovereign states

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
• List of Caribbean countries by population
• List of island countries
• List of islands in the Indian Ocean
• List of islands of Africa
• List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania

References

1. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania
2. List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent
3. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa
4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia
5. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia
6. Dependent territory
7. British Indian Ocean Territory
8. List of countries and dependencies by area
9. List of island countries
10. List of leaders of dependent territories
11. States and union territories of India
12. Island country
13. List of countries and dependencies by population
14. List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent (data file)
15. Gallery of flags of dependent territories
16. British Overseas Territories
17. List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme
18. List of predecessors of sovereign states in Africa
19. Territorial claims in Antarctica
20. Territorial evolution of the British Empire