Greenland is generally considered as the largest island on Earth and listed among the island territories. Australia is not included as it is considered a continental country, although it was historically referred to as an island country because of its lack of land borders. In total, 50 island countries and 44 island territories have been included in the lists. The list also includes two states in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, as well as two states with limited diplomatic recognition which have de facto control over territories entirely on the islands, Northern Cyprus and Taiwan.
Others consist of a single island, such as Barbados or Nauru, or part of an island, such as Brunei or the Dominican Republic. Many island countries are spread over an archipelago, as is the case with Indonesia and the Philippines-these countries consist of thousands of islands. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. List of the world's island countries and territories Sovereign states and states with limited recognition fully on islands ( Australia is regarded as a continent): those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue
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