Countries Without a U.S. Embassy

Can you name the countries of the world that either don't have a U.S. embassy or whose U.S. embassy is located in the territory of another country?
Source: Wikipedia
One of these countries has a de-facto embassy, but no de-jure embassy
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Last updated: October 7, 2021
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No embassy
Andorra
Bhutan
Comoros
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Kiribati
Liechtenstein
Maldives
Monaco
Nauru
North Korea
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
Syria
Taiwan
Tonga
Tuvalu
United States
Vanuatu
Embassy 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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Level ∞
Sep 28, 2021
Thanks to Simon1006 who redid this based on user feedback.
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Level 65
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
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Level 81
Sep 28, 2021
I play old quiz few days ago, and now I easy know this
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Level 84
Sep 28, 2021
Great update!
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Level 65
Sep 28, 2021
Thanks overtired!
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Level 82
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 65
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.

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Level 90
Sep 29, 2021
Very good update. All logical grey areas have now been cleared up. Thanks for doing this.
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Level 82
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 :)
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Level 76
Sep 29, 2021
Nice quiz! What's the "rule" for embassy in another country? Maybe Maldives/Sri Lanka should be considered like Antigua/Barbados?
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Level 65
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 75
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
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Level 87
Oct 6, 2021
There may be no embassy in São Tomé, but there's also no accent over the e in Principe.
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Level 65
Oct 7, 2021
Changes are pending
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Level 93
Oct 7, 2021
I really appreciate the update, it looks better, and it is a much better reflection of the diplomatic situations.
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Level 72
Mar 31, 2023
Woah, level 93
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Level 57
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 76
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.
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Level 65
Oct 15, 2021
Exactly. This is the de-facto embassy the caveat is talking about.
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Level 71
Nov 1, 2023
U.S. has a policy of 'strategic ambiguity' so all relations with Taiwan are unofficial
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Level 38
Oct 16, 2021
If this quiz considers Taiwan a country, shouldn't Palestine be considered as well?
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Level 65
Oct 16, 2021
It is standard JetPunk policy to consider Taiwan a country and Palestine not a country.
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Level 82
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.

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Level 56
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!
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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?
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Level 68
Dec 6, 2022
Anyone know the reason Barbados ended up with so many embassies as opposed to a bigger Caribbean country?
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Level 65
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
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Level 65
Mar 15, 2023
How about US itself?
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Level 65
Mar 15, 2023
Originally it was included but it is a bit of a trick answer, so it's greyed out now
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Level 39
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.