Countries and Other Areas
Information about countries (including dependencies and areas of special sovereignty) is available through the links at left. The list is sorted alphabetically by short-form names. For long-form names, please refer to the Background Notes or see the list of Independent States of the World.
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Learn more about the final phase of this initiative, which went into effect June 1, 2009. -Briefing -More
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