Populair Countries


Mexico Mexico
Canada Canada
France France
Italy Italy
People`s Republic of China People`s Republic of China
United States of America United States of America
Netherlands Netherlands
Japan Japan
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bahamas Bahamas


How many countries are there in the world?



Depending on the question what is a country, there are several answers. Is a country a country when it is recognized by the United Nation then the answer is 192. But if you count all independent pieces of territory the you have to include Vatican City, Kosovo and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan ) as well.

If we add all the pieces of land under jurisdiction by other countries, like Aruba, Christmas Island, Isle of Man, Hong Kong and many others and we include regions like Antarctica and Palestine then we could argue that there are 247 different countries.

There is even more. The United States Minor Outlying Islands are counted for only one country but in fact it is a collection of 8 islands and atolls like Midway island. And even than there are some uninhabited islands and atolls like Bassas da India.

World Country has information on population, language, religion, Olympic achievements, Google Maps and many other stuff on the 247 countries of the World.



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A
AfghanistanAfghanistan
Åland IslandsÅland Islands
AlbaniaAlbania
AlgeriaAlgeria
American SamoaAmerican Samoa
AndorraAndorra
AngolaAngola
AnguillaAnguilla
AntarcticaAntarctica
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda
ArgentinaArgentina
ArmeniaArmenia
ArubaAruba
AustraliaAustralia
AustriaAustria
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan


B
BahamasBahamas
BahrainBahrain
BangladeshBangladesh
BarbadosBarbados
BelarusBelarus
BelgiumBelgium
BelizeBelize
BeninBenin
BermudaBermuda
BhutanBhutan
BoliviaBolivia
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
BotswanaBotswana
Bouvet IslandBouvet Island
BrazilBrazil
British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands
Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam
BulgariaBulgaria
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
BurundiBurundi


C
CambodiaCambodia
CameroonCameroon
CanadaCanada
Cape VerdeCape Verde
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic
ChadChad
ChileChile
People`s Republic of ChinaPeople`s Republic of China
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
Christmas IslandChristmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands
ColombiaColombia
ComorosComoros
CongoCongo
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Cook IslandsCook Islands
Costa RicaCosta Rica
Côte d`IvoireCôte d`Ivoire
CroatiaCroatia
CubaCuba
CyprusCyprus
Czech RepublicCzech Republic


D
DenmarkDenmark
DjiboutiDjibouti
DominicaDominica
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic


E
EcuadorEcuador
EgyptEgypt
El SalvadorEl Salvador
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea
EritreaEritrea
EstoniaEstonia
EthiopiaEthiopia


F
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands
Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia
FijiFiji
FinlandFinland
FranceFrance
French GuianaFrench Guiana
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia
French Southern TerritoriesFrench Southern Territories


G
GabonGabon
GambiaGambia
GeorgiaGeorgia
GermanyGermany
GhanaGhana
GibraltarGibraltar
GreeceGreece
GreenlandGreenland
GrenadaGrenada
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe
GuamGuam
GuatemalaGuatemala
GuernseyGuernsey
GuineaGuinea
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
GuyanaGuyana


H
HaitiHaiti
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Island and McDonald Islands
HondurasHonduras
Hong Kong, ChinaHong Kong, China
HungaryHungary


I
IcelandIceland
IndiaIndia
IndonesiaIndonesia
IraqIraq
IrelandIreland
Islamic Republic of IranIslamic Republic of Iran
Isle of ManIsle of Man
IsraelIsrael
ItalyItaly


J
JamaicaJamaica
JapanJapan
JerseyJersey
JordanJordan


K
KazakhstanKazakhstan
KenyaKenya
KiribatiKiribati
Korea (Dem. People`s Republic of )Korea (Dem. People`s Republic of )
KosovoKosovo
KuwaitKuwait
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan


L
Lao People`s Democratic RepublicLao People`s Democratic Republic
LatviaLatvia
LebanonLebanon
LesothoLesotho
LiberiaLiberia
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaLibyan Arab Jamahiriya
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
LithuaniaLithuania
LuxembourgLuxembourg


M
MacauMacau
MadagascarMadagascar
MalawiMalawi
MalaysiaMalaysia
MaldivesMaldives
MaliMali
MaltaMalta
Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands
MartiniqueMartinique
MauritaniaMauritania
MauritiusMauritius
MayotteMayotte
MexicoMexico
Moldova (Republic of)Moldova (Republic of)
MonacoMonaco
MongoliaMongolia
MontenegroMontenegro
MontserratMontserrat
MoroccoMorocco
MozambiqueMozambique
MyanmarMyanmar


N
NamibiaNamibia
NauruNauru
NepalNepal
NetherlandsNetherlands
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia
New ZealandNew Zealand
NicaraguaNicaragua
NigerNiger
NigeriaNigeria
NiueNiue
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands
NorwayNorway


O
OmanOman


P
PakistanPakistan
PalauPalau
PalestinePalestine
PanamaPanama
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
ParaguayParaguay
PeruPeru
PhilippinesPhilippines
PitcairnPitcairn
PolandPoland
PortugalPortugal
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico


Q
QatarQatar


R
Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea
Macedonia (Republic of )Macedonia (Republic of )
RéunionRéunion
RomaniaRomania
Russian FederationRussian Federation
RwandaRwanda


S
Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy
Saint HelenaSaint Helena
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia
Saint MartinSaint Martin
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
SamoaSamoa
San MarinoSan Marino
São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
SenegalSenegal
SerbiaSerbia
SeychellesSeychelles
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
SingaporeSingapore
SlovakiaSlovakia
SloveniaSlovenia
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands
SomaliaSomalia
South AfricaSouth Africa
Sth Georgia and the Sth Sandwich IslandsSth Georgia and the Sth Sandwich Islands
SpainSpain
Sri LankaSri Lanka
SudanSudan
SurinameSuriname
Svalbard and Jan MayenSvalbard and Jan Mayen
SwazilandSwaziland
SwedenSweden
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
SyriaSyria


T
TajikistanTajikistan
Tanzania(United Republic of )Tanzania(United Republic of )
ThailandThailand
Timor-LesteTimor-Leste
TogoTogo
TokelauTokelau
TongaTonga
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago
TunisiaTunisia
TurkeyTurkey
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands
TuvaluTuvalu


U
UgandaUganda
UkraineUkraine
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
United States Min. Outlying IslandsUnited States Min. Outlying Islands
United States of AmericaUnited States of America
UruguayUruguay
UzbekistanUzbekistan


V
VanuatuVanuatu
Vatican CityVatican City
VenezuelaVenezuela
VietnamVietnam
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands


W
Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna
Western SaharaWestern Sahara


Y
YemenYemen


Z
ZambiaZambia
ZimbabweZimbabwe


What is a continent? There is no worldwide consensus about what constitutes a continent. All you really need to know is that the convention used on this website is that the Earth has seven distinct continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.

If you’re interested in the history of the word and its meaning, please continue reading! Otherwise, if you’re looking for continent or country specific information, just click the concerning button at the top of this page.

History
The word ‘continent’ is derived from the Latin terra continens, meaning connected land or continuous land. The word was used in translations of Greek and Latin writings about the ‘parts’ of the world. Because at some points, Asia and Africa, and North and South America are only separated by artificial canals, they would in the literal sense be considered together as one continent. In history, there have been many different ideas about ‘which land masses are continents’ and still, in some parts of the world they consider Europe and Asia as one continent. And some say there is one America, thereby combining North and South together.

In 1752, Emanuel Bowen defined a continent as "a large space of dry land comprehending many countries all joined together, without any separation by water.” With this definition Europe, Asia, and Africa together form one continent and America forms another. But convention won from definition in this case, and nowadays, the most common convention (and the one used on this website) is that the Earth has seven continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.

The first continents to be named as such are Europe and Asia. Greek mariners gave these names to the lands on either side of the waterways (the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles strait, the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus strait and the Black Sea). Greek philosophers then debated whether or not Libya (now Africa) should be considered as a ‘separate part’ or as part of Asia. The first idea prevailed.

When (South) America was discovered (around 1502), a fourth continent was born. In 1505 North America was thought of as part of Asia, but in maps of 1507 the continents are separate. Yet most geographers still combined North and South America, so that there were four continents in total.

In 1606 Australia was discovered, but it was considered to be part of Asia. Only in the late 18th century, more and more geographers started calling Australia a continent. In 1802 Antarctica was discovered and described as the fifth/sixth/seventh continent by Charles Wilkes in 1838.

Until today, there is no worldwide convention. Distinction between North and South America and Europe and Asia is still nontrivial in some parts of the world.