The list of Schengen Area member states

The list of Schengen Area member states - to make it clear once for all :) :

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark (excluding Greenland and Faroe Islands)
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands (excluding Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten and the Carribean Netherlands)
Norway (excluding Svalbard)
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain (with special provisions for Ceuta and Melilla)
Sweden
Switzerland

It should be noted, that:

Five EU members - Ireland, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania are not in the Schengen Area.

Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland are Schengen Area member states, being at the same time non-EU members.