Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government in which countries the UK does not have a permanent diplomatic presence.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has a network of 281 officially designated overseas Posts. It does not currently have a permanent diplomatic presence in the countries listed below. However, the list includes countries in which we have officially designated Posts which are temporarily suspended in country and our mission to that country operates elsewhere for political or operational reasons (Afghanistan, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Yemen) or have diplomatic staff who are not in permanent residence (Haiti, Burundi, Gabon). Locations defined as UK territories are excluded. Information about the FCDO overseas network is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-foreign-office-posts.

• Afghanistan(1)
• Andorra
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi(2)
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Comoros
• Congo
• Dominica
• East Timor
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon(2)
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti(2)
• Honduras
• Kiribati
• Liechtenstein
• Marshall Islands
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Monaco
• Nauru
• Nicaragua
• North Korea(1)
• Palau
• St Kitts and Nevis
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Sudan(1)
• Suriname
• Syria(1)
• Togo
• Tuvalu
• Yemen(1)

Key:

(1) Temporarily suspended

(2) Diplomats not in permanent residence

Found: District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San

Found: b) have made their application within any time limit specified on that invitation to apply. 2 San

Found: b) have made their application within any time limit specified on that invitation to apply. 2 San

Found: Marino The applicant must provide a letter confirming the applicant is a suitable candidate for the

Found: you’re importing from, if it’s coming from:  the EU  Iceland  Norway  Switzerland  Liechtenstein  San

Found: Marino The applicant must provide a letter confirming the applicant is a suitable candidate for the

Found: Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San

Found: Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San

Found: • Monaco – 1,000 places • New Zealand – 8,500 places • Republic of Korea - 5,000 places • San

Found: places • Monaco – 1,000 places • New Zealand – 8,500 places • Republic of Korea -5,000 places • San

Found: places • Monaco – 1,000 places • New Zealand – 8,500 places • Republic of Korea -5,000 places • San

Found: • Monaco – 1,000 places • New Zealand – 8,500 places • Republic of Korea - 5,000 places • San

Found: the right not to hold a religious belief or practi se, or not to practise a religion ( Burscarini v San

Found: District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San