Countries Without a U.S. Embassy

Can you name the countries of the world that either don't have an active U.S. embassy or whose U.S. embassy is located in the territory of another country?

Based on this source with corrections for accuracy

One of these countries has a de-facto embassy, but no de-jure embassy

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No embassy

Andorra

Bhutan

Comoros

Guinea-Bissau

Iran

Kiribati

Liechtenstein

Maldives

Monaco

Nauru

North Korea

No embassy

Samoa

San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe

Syria

Taiwan

Tonga

Tuvalu

United States

Vanuatu

In another country

Afghanistan

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

Grenada

Libya

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines

Vatican City

Venezuela

Yemen

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50 Comments

+14

Level ∞

Sep 28, 2021

Thanks to Simon1006 who redid this based on user feedback.

Level 66

Apr 23, 2023

As of today the US Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan is closed due to the ongoing violence in the country. To avoid resetting this quiz too many times I'll hold off on updating the quiz for a bit to see if it reopens soon, but if not it will be added in the coming weeks

Level 91

Sep 28, 2021

I play old quiz few days ago, and now I easy know this

Level 86

Sep 28, 2021

Great update!

Level 66

Sep 28, 2021

Thanks overtired!

Level 84

Sep 29, 2021

How do you divide ambassadors accredited for other countries, which is probably the case for all but 4 or 5 countries without diplomatic relations? The Bridgetown embassy has also the Eastern Caribbean title, but there's also Madagascar&Comoros (https://mg.usembassy.gov/), PNG, Solomon&Vanuatu (https://pg.usembassy.gov/) etc.

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Level 66

Sep 29, 2021

The division criterium I used is based on the source. Where it states "US ambassador of ... is also accredited to ...", I have interpreted this as there being no embassy for this country specifically. This is the case for the Comoros, Solomons, and Vanuatu. In the case of e.g. Dominica, it states "The US embassy to Dominica is located in Barbados.", which I interpreted as there being a more defined embassy within the Eastern Caribbean embassy.

This division is of course slightly subjective, but by using the terminology used in the source as a divider I tried to get it as objective as possible.

Level 93

Sep 29, 2021

Very good update. All logical grey areas have now been cleared up. Thanks for doing this.

Level 84

Sep 29, 2021

Thanks for the explanation. Not ideal (DoS source would be better obviously), but let's hope the wiki editors were pedantic enough :)

Level 78

Sep 29, 2021

Nice quiz! What's the "rule" for embassy in another country? Maybe Maldives/Sri Lanka should be considered like Antigua/Barbados?

Level 66

Sep 29, 2021

See my answer to Djilas above. Maldives / Sri Lanka is in the same category as the Comoros etc.

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Level 74

Oct 4, 2021

For me this one started as the "Enemies of the USA" quiz, but quickly morphed into the "Microstates and Island Nations" quiz (if that exists) lol

Level 89

Oct 6, 2021

There may be no embassy in São Tomé, but there's also no accent over the e in Principe.

Level 66

Oct 7, 2021

Changes are pending

Level 93

Oct 7, 2021

I really appreciate the update, it looks better, and it is a much better reflection of the diplomatic situations.

Level 72

Mar 31, 2023

Woah, level 93

Level 58

Oct 15, 2021

I am surprised to see that Taiwan is on here. I would have thought that the US would have an embassy there considering the situation with China and Taiwan's position in many industries.

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Level 77

Oct 15, 2021

The US doesn't officially recognize Taiwan as a country. But there is the 'American Institute in Taiwan' which is like an unofficial embassy.

Level 66

Oct 15, 2021

Exactly. This is the de-facto embassy the caveat is talking about.

Level 72

Nov 1, 2023

U.S. has a policy of 'strategic ambiguity' so all relations with Taiwan are unofficial

Level 65

Sep 17, 2024

The official name of Taiwan is Republic of China. Unlike the Koreas, the Chinas do not allow other countries to have diplomatic relations with both China at the same time due to the one China policy. Countries that officially recognize Taipei government cannot officially recognize the Beijing government and vice versa. Except for Bhutan, which is the only country that has not established diplomatic relations with either side, all other countries have chosen between the two.

Level 48

Sep 18, 2024

not surprising, because it's not a UN member

Level 40

Oct 16, 2021

If this quiz considers Taiwan a country, shouldn't Palestine be considered as well?

Level 66

Oct 16, 2021

It is standard JetPunk policy to consider Taiwan a country and Palestine not a country.

Level 81

Oct 17, 2021

Taiwan has a functioning government and full sovereign control over its territory (or at least over the territory that surrounds its capital) even while some countries, for reasons of politics, do not recognize its sovereignty. It's as much a country as, say, Israel or Kosovo.

Palestine enjoys some international recognition, again for political reasons, even while not actually being a functioning sovereign country. It's in the same category as Western Sahara.

Level 58

Feb 9, 2023

Taiwan is considered a country because it's a country, whilst Palestine isn't considered a country because it's not a country. I hope that clears it up for you!

Level 82

Sep 17, 2024

Based on?

JetPunk standards. Neither are in the UN--until that changes, neither are official countries.

Level 84

Sep 18, 2024

That's really not a criterion. Membership in the UN is voluntary, a country may apply or not, and be accepted or not. Vatican isn't a member, Switzerland wasn't until fairly recently.

Level 48

Sep 18, 2024

nonsense

Level 63

Sep 19, 2024

It's sarcasm.

Level 24

Oct 19, 2021

I did not know the US had a embassy in Nepal. Why would they need one there of all places.

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Level 71

Mar 20, 2022

There are a lot of other smaller, poorer, less notable countries than Nepal that also have embassies. For example, Burundi isn't on this list. Neither are East Timor, Djibouti, Togo... I could go on and on. What's so surprising about Nepal having a US embassy?

Level 67

Oct 1, 2024

Same reason they need one in the other 165 countries

Level 68

Dec 6, 2022

Anyone know the reason Barbados ended up with so many embassies as opposed to a bigger Caribbean country?

Level 66

Dec 6, 2022

The embassy in Barbados is called "The US Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS". The ambassador to Barbados is essentially the ambassador to all small Caribbean island nations, while the other (larger) Caribbean island nations have their own embassy. As to why they chose Barbados instead of one of the five others, I don't know

Level 85

Sep 18, 2024

Historically Barbados has been more developed, with a larger economy, has had easier access (via regular International flights etc.) to the outside world, has had a higher tourist trade (i.e.: more Americans there), etc. than most other Caribbean island nations, and so has been the region's economic and diplomatic hub and service centre acting on behalf of several of those other nations.

Recently (in the last 30-ish years) that's been less the case than it used to be (although it still is, even if to a lesser extent), but those historical factors exhibit a strong pull: if the embassy is already there, has been for many decades, and has been functioning smoothly all this time, then why change it?

Level 66

Mar 15, 2023

How about US itself?

Level 66

Mar 15, 2023

Originally it was included but it is a bit of a trick answer, so it's greyed out now

Level 56

Mar 10, 2024

The U.S. Embassy of Seychelles re-opened on June 1, 2023, as the website of the U.S. Department of State said.

Level 57

Sep 9, 2024

I got Guinea-Bissau but not Vatican City.. oof

Level 64

Sep 17, 2024

Solomon Islands should be on this list as relations are handled by the embassy in Papua New Guinea (same as Vanuatu). Also there is now a US embassy in Apia, Samoa, with a charge d'affaires. The website is at ws.usembassy.gov. FWIW, I would break out the "no embassy" list into those where the US has no diplomatic relations vs those where an embassy in another country also handles relations with that country.

Level ∞

Sep 17, 2024

https://www.state.gov/opening-of-the-u-s-embassy-in-honiara-solomon-islands/

Level 87

Oct 4, 2024

QM, if Solomons are off, shouldn't Vanuatu be removed as well? https://www.state.gov/vanuatu-embassy-opening/

Level 79

Sep 17, 2024

The Wikipedia list that is the source has Seychelles with no embassy. It says that the ambassador accredited to Mauritius is also accredited to Seychelles.

Level ∞

Sep 17, 2024

Yes, but Seychelles does have an embassy. That's why we said "with corrections for accuracy".

Level 63

Oct 1, 2024

According to the UN and the Jerusalem status, Israel should be added to this list since the US embassy is located outside of the country boundaries.

Level 55

Oct 1, 2024

Very concerning that I got Sao Tome and Principe but nearly missed North Korea

Level 75

Oct 1, 2024

I facepalmed myself through my face all the way to the wall behind me when I got all the answers except Iran. The time limit can really create some brain glitches sometimes.

Level 68

Oct 3, 2024

Not sure how accurate or up-to-date the source article is, but I have personally been to the US embassy in Grenada several times

Level 71

Jan 10, 2025

Could you make a UK version?

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