List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe" in English language version.

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19web.archive.org

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8cia.gov

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6un.org

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4britannica.com

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3books.google.com

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3bbc.co.uk

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2coe.int

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2supremecourt.uk

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2royal.gov.uk

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2visitaland.com

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2europa.eu

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1nvcc.edu

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1msn.com

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1dtic.mil

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1usgs.gov

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1dw-world.de

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1sagepub.com

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1cfr.org

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1irishstatutebook.ie

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1rferl.org

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1kim.gov.rs

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1worldbulletin.net

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1hartford-hwp.com

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1newspmr.com

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1theguardian.com

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1gov.uk

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1ons.gov.uk

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1nisra.gov.uk

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1sysselmannen.no

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bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"Regions and territories: Ceuta, Melilla". BBC News. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Regions and territories: Abkhazia". BBC News. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Regions and territories: South Ossetia". BBC News. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

books.google.com

Lewis, Martin W.; Wigen, Kären (11 August 1997). The Myth of Continents. University of California Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780520207431.
Ker-Lindsay, James (2012). The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession: Preventing the Recognition of Contested States. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 9780199698394. ...there are three other territories that have unilaterally declared independence and are generally regarded as having met the Montevideo criteria for statehood but have not been recognised by any states: Transnistria, Nagorny Karabakh, and Somaliland..
European Commission for Democracy through Law (1996). Local self-government, territorial integrity, and protection of minorities: proceedings of the UniDem Seminar organised in Lausanne on 25–27 April 1996, in co-operation with the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. pp. 32–35. ISBN 92-871-3173-2.

britannica.com

"Abkhazia (autonomous republic, Georgia)". Britannica.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
"Cyprus". Encyclopædia Britannica.
"Transdniestria (separatist enclave, Moldova)". Britannica.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
"Good Friday Agreement". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

cfr.org

"Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

cia.gov

"CIA - The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Netherlands". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Field Listing :: Names". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
"Field Listing :: Capital". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Field Listing :: Area". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
"Holy See (Vatican City)". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
"Country Comparison :: Population". Central Intelligence Agency. July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
"CIA - The World Factbook - Field Listing :: Dependency status". Central Intelligence Agency. 9 February 1920. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

coe.int

"Council of Europe in Brief". Coe.int. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"47 countries, 1 Europe". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

dtic.mil

oai.dtic.mil

"Geological Development of the Sicilian-Tunisian Platform held in Italy (University of Urbino) on November 4, 5, 6, 1992". Oai.dtic.mil. 6 November 1992. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

dw-world.de

Richard Connor (11 January 2010). "French overseas territories vote to remain close to Paris". Dw-world.de. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

europa.eu

"Member States". Europa. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

publications.europa.eu

"List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

gov.uk

Ministry of Justice's fact sheet on the UK's relationship with the Crown Dependencies

hartford-hwp.com

"South Ossetia". Hartford-hwp.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

irishstatutebook.ie

"Republic of Ireland Act, 1948". No. 22/1948. 1948. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

kim.gov.rs

"Najčešća pitanja - Kancelarija za Kosovo i Metohiju, Vlada Republike Srbije". www.kim.gov.rs. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

msn.com

encarta.msn.com

Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopaedia 2007. Europe. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2007.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

newspmr.com

Перепись населения ПМР [Population census of PMR]. newspmr.com (in Russian). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

nisra.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (December 2012). "Census 2011 Key Statistics for Northern Ireland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

nvcc.edu

novaonline.nvcc.edu

Charles T. Evans (1 July 2009). "Black Sea". Novaonline.nvcc.edu. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

ons.gov.uk

"The Countries of the UK". Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Retrieved 7 July 2015.

rferl.org

"Tuvalu Retracts Recognition of Abkhazia, South Ossetia". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 31 March 2014.

royal.gov.uk

sagepub.com

mil.sagepub.com

"Untying the Sovereign State: A Double Reading of the Anarchy Problematique". Mil.sagepub.com. 1 June 1988. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

supremecourt.uk

"Supreme Court decision" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
"Supreme Court decision "The Channel Islands, like the Isle of Man (although it has a rather different history), are not part of the United Kingdom. Nor have they ever been British colonies, or British Overseas Territories as the few remaining colonies are now termed. They are Crown Dependencies, enjoying a unique relationship with the United Kingdom and the rest of the British Commonwealth through the Crown, in the person of the Sovereign."" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

sysselmannen.no

"The Svalbard Treaty". Governor of Svalbard. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

theguardian.com

Mark Oliver; Sally Bolton; Jon Dennis; Matthew Tempest (4 August 2004). "Gibraltar; Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

un.org

unstats.un.org

"UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
"UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
"UNGEGN World Geographical Names". United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

population.un.org

"World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
"World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

un.org

"Member States of the United Nations". United Nations. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

usgs.gov

pubs.usgs.gov

"Understanding plate motions [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]". Pubs.usgs.gov. 9 June 1994. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

visitaland.com

"Independence". Visitaland.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
"Åland Official Tourist Gateway - Facts". Visitaland.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

web.archive.org

Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopaedia 2007. Europe. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2007.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Council of Europe in Brief". Coe.int. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Geological Development of the Sicilian-Tunisian Platform held in Italy (University of Urbino) on November 4, 5, 6, 1992". Oai.dtic.mil. 6 November 1992. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Untying the Sovereign State: A Double Reading of the Anarchy Problematique". Mil.sagepub.com. 1 June 1988. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
"Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
"Member States of the United Nations". United Nations. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
"47 countries, 1 Europe". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Field Listing :: Names". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
"Field Listing :: Capital". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Field Listing :: Area". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
"Country Comparison :: Population". Central Intelligence Agency. July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
"CIA - The World Factbook - Field Listing :: Dependency status". Central Intelligence Agency. 9 February 1920. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
"Supreme Court decision" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
Queen and Crown dependencies page of the official website of the British Monarchy Archived 21 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
"Supreme Court decision "The Channel Islands, like the Isle of Man (although it has a rather different history), are not part of the United Kingdom. Nor have they ever been British colonies, or British Overseas Territories as the few remaining colonies are now termed. They are Crown Dependencies, enjoying a unique relationship with the United Kingdom and the rest of the British Commonwealth through the Crown, in the person of the Sovereign."" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
"Independence". Visitaland.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
"Åland Official Tourist Gateway - Facts". Visitaland.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (December 2012). "Census 2011 Key Statistics for Northern Ireland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
"The Svalbard Treaty". Governor of Svalbard. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

worldbulletin.net

"Turkish Cyprus announces population as 294,906". World Bulletin. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2014.