A very frequent geographical question is "How many countries are in the world?" Different numbers pop up when one inquires or reads about the number of countries in the world. Each source you use often yields a different answer. Ultimately, the best answer is that there are 195 ciuntries in the world.
There are 192 members of the United Nations. Unfortunately, the number 192 is too often used to represent the number of countries in the world. Although this number represents almost all of the countries in the world, there are still two recognized independent countries, the Vatican City and Kosovo, that are independent and are not members of the U.N. so 192 is not the number of countries in the world.
Recognize that there are dozens of territories and colonies that are sometimes erroneously called "countries" but don't count at all - they're governed by other countries. Places commonly confused as being countries include Puerto Roca, Bermuda, Greenland,Palestine, Western Sahara, and even the components of the United Kingdom (such as Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England - they're not fully independent countries, states, or nation-states).
So in saying that below is a list of countries that I
HAVE been to in my travelling years to date.
Albania - Argentina - Austria - The Bahamas - Bosnia - Brazil - Brunei - Bulgaria - Cambodia - Canada - China - Chile - Costa Rica - Cuba - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Egypt - Estonia - Finland - France - Fiji - Germany - Guatemala - Greece - Iceland - India - Hinduras - Hungary - Indonesia - Ireland - Italy - Jamaica - Japan - Jordan - Laos - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malaysia - Mauritius - Mexico - Monaco - Montenegro - New Zealand - Nicaragua - Netherlands - Norway - Oman - Panama - Poland - Romania - Russia - Slovenia - Singapore - South Africa - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Tonga - Thailand - Turkey - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom - Ukraine - United States of America - Vanuatu - Vietnam - Vatican City - Zimbabwe
TOTAL 71
Dependencies and Territories
Alaska - Cayman Islands - French Polynesia - Hawaii - Hong Kong - Macau - New Caledonia - Norfolk Island - Virgin Islands
TOTAL 8
Passing Special Meridians and Parallels
The Meridian of Greenwich - The Arctic Circle - The Tropic of Capricorn - The Kenyan Equator - The Ecuador Equator - The Ugandan Equator - Antarctica below 50 degrees
Countries that I will be travelling to on my trip include:
China - Mongolia - Russia - Italy x 2 - France x 3 - Spain x 2 - Gibralter - Tunisia - Malta - United Kingdom x 7 - Netherlands - Germany - Switzerland - Austria - Vatican City - Ireland - Greece - Morocco - Portugal - Kenya x 2 - Uganda - Rwanda - Tanzania - Malawi - Nambia - Botswana - South Africa - Zambia - Madagascar - Reunion Island - Seychelles - Ethiopia x 4 - Ecuador - Galapagos Islands - Antarctica - Peru - Chile - Argentina - Brazil - Venezuela - Bolivia - Colombia - Easter Island - Paraguay - Uruguay - Barbados - Canada - United States of America - Australia - Scotland - Thailand - Sri Lanka - Philippines - Nepal
TOTAL COUNTRIES 60
TOTAL NEW COUNTRIES 31
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