The 1991 CIA World Factbook | Page 4

representation: The US Government has diplomatic
relations with 162 nations. There are only 144 US embassies, since
some nations have US ambassadors accredited to them, but no physical
US mission exists. The US has diplomatic relations with 151 of the 159
UN members--the exceptions are Angola, Belorussia (Byelorussia;
constituent republic of the Soviet Union), Cambodia, Cuba, Iran,
Vietnam, Ukraine (constituent republic of the Soviet Union) and,
obviously, the US itself. In addition, the US has diplomatic relations
with 12 nations that are not in the UN--Andorra, Federated States of
Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, San Marino,
South Korea, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Vatican City. North
Korea is not in the UN and the US does not have diplomatic relations
with that nation. The US has not recognized the incorporation of
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union and continues to
accredit the diplomatic representatives of their last free governments.
_#_Disputes: This category includes a wide variety of situations that
range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims
of one sort or another. Every international land boundary dispute in the
"Guide to International Boundaries," a map published by the
Department of State, is included. References to other situations may
also be included that are border- or frontier-relevant, such as maritime
disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues. However,
inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or
recognition by the US Government.
_#_Economic aid: This entry refers to bilateral commitments of:
Official Development Assistance (ODA), which is defined as
government grants that (a) are administered with the promotion of
economic development and welfare of LDCs as their main objective
and (b) are concessional in character and contain a grant element of at
least 25%; and
Other Official Flows (OOF) or transactions by the official sector whose

main objective is other than development-motivated or whose grant
element is below the 25% threshold for ODA. OOF transactions
include official export credits (such as Eximbank credits), official
equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization by the official
sector that does not meet concessional terms.
Aid is considered to have been committed when agreements are
initialed by the parties involved and constitute a formal declaration of
intent.
_#_Entities: Some of the nations, dependent areas, areas of special
sovereignty, and governments included in this publication are not
independent, and others are not officially recognized by the US
Government. Nation refers to a people politically organized into a
sovereign state with a definite territory. Dependent area refers to a
broad category of political entities that are associated in some way with
a nation. Names used for page headings are usually the short-form
names as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names. The
long-form name is included in the Government section and an entry of
"none" indicates a long-form name does not exist. In some instances,
no short-form name exists--then the long-form name must serve for all
usages.
There are 247 entities in the Factbook that may be categorized as
follows:
NATIONS 157 UN members (there are 159 members in the UN, but
only 157 are included in The World Factbook because Belorussia
(Byelorussia) and Ukraine are constituent republics of the Soviet Union)
13 nations that are not members of the UN--Andorra, Federated States
of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, North Korea,
San Marino, South Korea, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vatican City
OTHER 1 Taiwan
DEPENDENT AREAS 6 Australia--Ashmore and Cartier Islands,
Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard
Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island 2 Denmark--Faroe

Islands, Greenland 16 France--Bassas da India, Clipperton Island,
Europa Island, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and
Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova Island,
Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre and
Miquelon, Tromelin Island, Wallis and Futuna 2 Netherlands--Aruba,
Netherlands Antilles 3 New Zealand--Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau 3
Norway--Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard 1 Portugal--Macau 16
United Kingdom--Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory,
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar,
Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands,
Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks
and Caicos Islands 15 United States--American Samoa, Baker Island,
Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef,
Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra
Atoll, Puerto Rico, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau), Virgin
Islands, Wake Island
MISCELLANEOUS 7 Antarctica, Gaza Strip, Iraq-Saudi Arabia
Neutral Zone, Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, West Bank, Western
Sahara
OTHER ENTITIES 4 oceans--Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian
Ocean, Pacific Ocean 1 World === 247 total
Notes: The US Government has not recognized the incorporation of
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union as constituent
republics during World War II. Those Baltic states are not members of
the UN and are not included in the list of nations. The US Government
does not recognize the four