List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean
This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region. == Indian Ocean sovereign states and dependent territories == === Asia-Pacific (17) === === Middle East (12) === === Sub-Saharan Africa (14) === † — states bordering the Persian Gulf ‡ — states bordering the Red Sea == Sovereign states == The states listed in this table either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, which here includes the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.