How many countries in the world? 197?
How many countries in the world? 197? 215?
The answer to this question it all depends on who you ask really. Most world travelers will tell you 197 as that’s the “official” answer and they want to hit every country in the world so they stick with that. But some might say 193 or even 215.
Let's break this down for you before we make a nice alphabetical list for you.
Why is it so confusing???
The United Nations says they have 193 members, many people look to the UN as a very reliable source. The reason being is they require a considerable process and voting to enter into the UN. They must receive a vote from all five permanent member countries of the Security Council (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia and China), plus a majority vote of 2/3 from General Assembly.
So is 193? No, just to confuse you more the UN also recognizes 4 other countries to the official amount of countries in the world. The UN also considers the Vatican and Palestine as two observers and then lastly Taiwan and Kosovo.
197 is the current correct answer!
Breakdown per Continent:
- 54 Africa Countries
- 49 Asia Countries
- 45 European Countries
- 23 North American Countries
- 14 Oceanic Countries
- 12 South American Countries
- 0 Antarctica Countries
Alphabetical List:
|
1 |
Afghanistan |
Asia |
|
2 |
Albania |
Europe |
|
3 |
Algeria |
Africa |
|
4 |
Andorra |
Europe |
|
5 |
Angola |
Africa |
|
6 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
North America |
|
7 |
Argentina |
South America |
|
8 |
Armenia |
Asia |
|
9 |
Australia |
Oceania |
|
10 |
Austria |
Europe |
|
11 |
Azerbaijan |
Asia |
|
12 |
Bahrain |
Asia |
|
13 |
Bangladesh |
Asia |
|
14 |
Barabados |
North America |
|
15 |
Belarus |
Europe |
|
16 |
Belgium |
Europe |
|
17 |
Belize |
North America |
|
18 |
Benin |
Africa |
|
19 |
Bhutan |
Asia |
|
20 |
Bolivia |
South America |
|
21 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe |
|
22 |
Botswana |
Africa |
|
23 |
Brazil |
South America |
|
24 |
Brunei |
Asia |
|
25 |
Bulgaria |
Europe |
|
26 |
Burkina Faso |
Africa |
|
27 |
Burundi |
Africa |
|
28 |
Cambodia |
Asia |
|
29 |
Cameroon |
Africa |
|
30 |
Canada |
North America |
|
31 |
Cape Verde |
Africa |
|
32 |
Central African Republic |
Africa |
|
33 |
Chad |
Africa |
|
34 |
Chile |
South America |
|
35 |
China |
Asia |
|
36 |
Colombia |
South America |
|
37 |
Comoros |
Africa |
|
38 |
Costa Rica |
North America |
|
39 |
Croatia |
Europe |
|
40 |
Cuba |
North America |
|
41 |
Cyprus |
Asia |
|
42 |
Czech Republic |
Europe |
|
43 |
Denmark |
Europe |
|
44 |
Djibouti |
Africa |
|
45 |
Dominica |
North America |
|
46 |
Dominican Republic |
North America |
|
47 |
East Timor |
Asia |
|
48 |
Ecuador |
South America |
|
49 |
Egypt |
Africa |
|
50 |
El Salvador |
North America |
|
51 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Africa |
|
52 |
Eritrea |
Africa |
|
53 |
Estonia |
Europe |
|
54 |
Ethiopia |
Africa |
|
55 |
Fiji |
Oceania |
|
56 |
Finland |
Europe |
|
57 |
France |
Europe |
|
58 |
Gabon |
Africa |
|
59 |
Georgia |
Asia |
|
60 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
61 |
Ghana |
Africa |
|
62 |
Greece |
Europe |
|
63 |
Grenada |
North America |
|
64 |
Guatemala |
North America |
|
65 |
Guinea |
Africa |
|
66 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Africa |
|
67 |
Guyana |
South America |
|
68 |
Haiti |
North America |
|
69 |
Holy See (Observing Member) |
Europe |
|
70 |
Honduras |
North America |
|
71 |
Hungary |
Europe |
|
72 |
Iceland |
Europe |
|
73 |
India |
Asia |
|
74 |
Indonesia |
Asia |
|
75 |
Iran |
Asia |
|
76 |
Iraq |
Asia |
|
77 |
Ireland |
Europe |
|
78 |
Israel |
Asia |
|
79 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
80 |
Ivory Coast |
Africa |
|
81 |
Jamaica |
North America |
|
82 |
Japan |
Asia |
|
83 |
Jordan |
Asia |
|
84 |
Kazakhstan |
Asia |
|
85 |
Kenya |
Africa |
|
86 |
Kiribati |
Oceania |
|
87 |
Kosovo |
Europe |
|
88 |
Kuwait |
Asia |
|
89 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Asia |
|
90 |
Laos |
Asia |
|
91 |
Latvia |
Europe |
|
92 |
Lebanon |
Asia |
|
93 |
Lesotho |
Africa |
|
94 |
Liberia |
Africa |
|
95 |
Libya |
Africa |
|
96 |
Liechtenstein |
Europe |
|
97 |
Lithuania |
Europe |
|
98 |
Luxembourg |
Europe |
|
99 |
Macedonia |
Europe |
|
100 |
Madagascar |
Africa |
|
101 |
Malawi |
Africa |
|
102 |
Malaysia |
Asia |
|
103 |
Maldives |
Asia |
|
104 |
Mali |
Africa |
|
105 |
Malta |
Europe |
|
106 |
Marshall Islands |
Oceania |
|
107 |
Mauritania |
Africa |
|
108 |
Mauritius |
Africa |
|
109 |
Mexico |
North America |
|
110 |
Micronesia |
Oceania |
|
111 |
Moldova |
Europe |
|
112 |
Monaco |
Europe |
|
113 |
Mongolia |
Asia |
|
114 |
Montenegro |
Europe |
|
115 |
Morocco |
Africa |
|
116 |
Mozambique |
Africa |
|
117 |
Myanmar |
Asia |
|
118 |
Namibia |
Africa |
|
119 |
Nauru |
Oceania |
|
120 |
Nepal |
Asia |
|
121 |
Netherlands |
Europe |
|
122 |
New Zealand |
Oceania |
|
123 |
Nicaragua |
North America |
|
124 |
Niger |
Africa |
|
125 |
Nigeria |
Africa |
|
126 |
North Korea |
Asia |
|
127 |
Norway |
Europe |
|
128 |
Oman |
Asia |
|
129 |
Pakistan |
Asia |
|
130 |
Palau |
Oceania |
|
131 |
Panama |
North America |
|
132 |
Papua New Guinea |
Oceania |
|
133 |
Paraguay |
South America |
|
134 |
Peru |
South America |
|
135 |
Philippines |
Asia |
|
136 |
Poland |
Europe |
|
137 |
Portugal |
Europe |
|
138 |
Qatar |
Asia |
|
139 |
Romania |
Europe |
|
140 |
Russia |
Europe |
|
141 |
Rwanda |
Africa |
|
142 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
North America |
|
143 |
Saint Lucia |
North America |
|
144 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
North America |
|
145 |
Samoa |
Oceania |
|
146 |
San Marino |
Europe |
|
147 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Africa |
|
148 |
Saudi Arabia |
Asia |
|
149 |
Senegal |
Africa |
|
150 |
Serbia |
Europe |
|
151 |
Seychelles |
Africa |
|
152 |
Sierra Leone |
Africa |
|
153 |
Singapore |
Asia |
|
154 |
Slovakia |
Europe |
|
155 |
Slovenia |
Europe |
|
156 |
Solomon Islands |
Oceania |
|
157 |
Somalia |
Africa |
|
158 |
South Africa |
Africa |
|
159 |
South Korea |
Asia |
|
160 |
South Sudan |
Africa |
|
161 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
162 |
Sri Lanka |
Asia |
|
163 |
State of Palestine (Observing Member) |
Asia |
|
164 |
Sudan |
Africa |
|
165 |
Suriname |
South America |
|
166 |
Swaziland |
Africa |
|
167 |
Sweden |
Europe |
|
168 |
Switzerland |
Europe |
|
169 |
Syria |
Asia |
|
170 |
Taiwan |
Asia |
|
171 |
Tajikistan |
Asia |
|
172 |
Tanzania |
Africa |
|
173 |
Thailand |
Asia |
|
174 |
The Bahamas |
North America |
|
175 |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Africa |
|
176 |
The Gambia |
Africa |
|
177 |
The Republic of the Congo |
Africa |
|
178 |
Togo |
Africa |
|
179 |
Tonga |
Oceania |
|
180 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
North America |
|
181 |
Tunisia |
Africa |
|
182 |
Turkey |
Asia |
|
183 |
Turkmenistan |
Asia |
|
184 |
Tuvalu |
Oceania |
|
185 |
Uganda |
Africa |
|
186 |
Ukraine |
Europe |
|
187 |
United Arab Emirates |
Asia |
|
188 |
United Kingdom |
Europe |
|
189 |
United States |
North America |
|
190 |
Uruguay |
South America |
|
191 |
Uzbekistan |
Asia |
|
192 |
Vanuatu |
Oceania |
|
193 |
Venezuela |
South America |
|
194 |
Vietnam |
Asia |
|
195 |
Yemen |
Asia |
|
196 |
Zambia |
Africa |
|
197 |
Zimbabwe |
Africa |
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