Countries of the World

How many countries are there? What a question!

Well, in my eyes, there are 200.

There are the 193 fully recognized members of the United Nations; apart from the United Kingdom, all of them are included below. I have removed the UK as a whole and instead included each of the member countries separately.

I’ve also included four other countries that, although not official members of the United Nations, I think deserve a spot on the list.



A

  • Afghanistan

  • Albania

  • Algeria

  • Andorra

  • Angola

  • Antigua and Barbuda

  • Argentina

  • Armenia

  • Australia

  • Austria

  • Azerbaijan

B

  • Bahamas

  • Bahrain

  • Bangladesh

  • Barbados

  • Belarus

  • Belgium

  • Belize

  • Benin

  • Bhutan

  • Bolivia

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Botswana

  • Brazil

  • Brunei

  • Bulgaria

  • Burkina Faso

  • Burundi

C

  • Cambodia

  • Cameroon

  • Canada

  • Cape Verde

  • Central African Republic

  • Chad

  • Chile

  • China

  • Colombia

  • Comoros

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  • Costa Rica

  • Croatia

  • Cuba

  • Cyprus

  • Czechia

D

  • Denmark

  • Djibouti

  • Dominica

  • Dominican Republic

E

  • East Timor

  • Ecuador

  • Egypt

  • El Salvador

  • England

  • Equatorial Guinea

  • Eritrea

  • Estonia

  • Eswatini

  • Ethiopia

F

G

  • Gabon

  • Gambia

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Ghana

  • Greece

  • Grenada

  • Guatemala

  • Guinea

  • Guinea-Bissau

  • Guyana

H

  • Haiti

  • Honduras

  • Hungary

I

J

K

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kenya

  • Kiribati

  • Kosovo1

  • Kuwait

  • Kyrgyzstan

L

  • Laos

  • Latvia

  • Lebanon

  • Lesotho

  • Liberia

  • Libya

  • Liechtenstein

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg

M

  • Madagascar

  • Malawi

  • Malaysia

  • Maldives

  • Mali

  • Malta

  • Marshall Islands

  • Mauritania

  • Mauritius

  • Mexico

  • Micronesia

  • Moldova

  • Monaco

  • Mongolia

  • Montenegro

  • Morocco

  • Mozambique

  • Myanmar

N

  • Namibia

  • Nauru

  • Nepal

  • Netherlands

  • New Zealand

  • Nicaragua

  • Niger

  • Nigeria

  • North Korea

  • North Macedonia

  • Northern Ireland

  • Norway

O

  • Oman

P

  • Pakistan

  • Palau

  • Palestine2

  • Panama

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Poland

  • Portugal

Q

  • Qatar

R

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Rwanda

S

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Lucia

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Samoa

  • San Marino

  • São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Scotland

  • Senegal

  • Serbia

  • Seychelles

  • Sierra Leone

  • Singapore

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • Solomon Islands

  • Somalia

  • South Africa

  • South Korea

  • South Sudan

  • Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Sudan

  • Suriname

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Syria

T

  • Taiwan3

  • Tajikistan

  • Tanzania

  • Thailand

  • Togo

  • Tonga

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Tunisia

  • Turkey

  • Turkmenistan

  • Tuvalu

U

  • Uganda

  • Ukraine

  • United Arab Emirates

  • United States of America

  • Uruguay

  • Uzbekistan

V

W

  • Wales

Y

  • Yemen

Z

  • Zambia

  • Zimbabwe



In case it wasn’t obvious, travel is something I am immensely passionate about. Here’s a little peek at my personal travel stats:

4 CONTINENTS
Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

31 COUNTRIES

140 FLIGHTS
Between 50 different airports.

63 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Out of 1,223.


1

although not actually recognized by the United Nations itself, Kosovo is recognized by over 100 member states.

2

despite being a non-member, Palestine holds the status of “permanent observer” in the United Nations. As well as that, as of May 2024, Ireland officially recognized Palestine as a state.

3

similar to Kosovo, Taiwan is not a UN member, but it is recognized by some member states.

4

again, although technically another non-member, Vatican City holds the status of “permanent observer” in the United Nations.


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