States and others that have diplomatic relations with the Vatican
The Associated Press
04/19/05 12:48 EDT
The Holy See has diplomatic relations with 174 countries:
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon.
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia.
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kuwait.
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands,
New Zealand.
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic
of Congo, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal.
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uganda.
Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The Vatican also has diplomatic relations with the European Union and
the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and maintains “relations of a
special nature” with Russia and the Palestine Liberation Organization.