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.

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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

• Fiji

• Finland

• France

G

• Gabon

• Gambia

• Georgia

• Germany

• Ghana

• Greece

• Grenada

• Guatemala

• Guinea

• Guinea-Bissau

• Guyana

H

• Haiti

• Honduras

• Hungary

I

• Iceland

• India

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Ireland

• Israel

• Italy

• Ivory Coast

J

• Jamaica

• Japan

• Jordan

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

• Vanuatu

• Vatican City⁴

• Venezuela

• Vietnam

W

• Wales

Y

• Yemen

Z

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

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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.

30 COUNTRIES

134 FLIGHTS
Between 46 different airports.

61 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Out of 1,223.

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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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