How Many Countries?
in the world today.
Unless you don't count Taiwan&
Taiwan is not considered an
official country by many, which would bring the count down to 195
countries. Although Taiwan operates as an independent country, many
countries (including the U.S.) do not officially recognize it as one.
Because the People's Republic of China
considers Taiwan a breakaway province of China, countries who wish to
maintain diplomatic relations with China have had to sever their formal
relations with Taiwan (more than 100 countries, however, have unofficial
relations with Taiwan).
How many countries belong to the United Nations?
192 countries are UN members. The exceptions
are Taiwan (in 1971, the UN ousted Taiwan and replaced it with the
People's Republic of China) and Vatican City. Kosovo is not
yet a member. The newest UN members are Switzerland (2002) and
Montenegro (2006).
What are the world's newest countries?
The world's newest country is , which gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. Before that, the newest country was , which declared independence from
Serbia in February 2008. Montenegro became a country in June 2006, after splitting off from Serbia. Since 1990, 29 new
nations have come into being. Many of these emerged from the collapse of
the Soviet Union (14 countries) and the breakup of the former Yugoslavia
(7 countries). See our Guide to New Nations.
Are there still any countries that have colonies?
There are 61 colonies or territories in the world. Eight
countries maintain them: Australia (6), Denmark (2), Netherlands (2),
France (16), New Zealand (3), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (15), and the
United States (14). See Territories, Colonies, and
Dependencies for a list of the world's colonies and
what countries administrate them, p. 663.
Are there still territories in the world that are claimed by more
than one country?
There are six major disputed territories in the world: the
Gaza Strip and the West Bank,
the Paracel Islands, Spratly
Islands, Western Sahara, and Antarctica (about a dozen
nations have laid claims to portions of it). In addition, there are
innumerable other territorial disputes throughout the world, many of which
had resulted in ongoing armed conflicts.
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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. Unfortunately many counts exceed 200 as they count
which are not independent countries.
Nonetheless, each source you use often yields a different answer. Ultimately, the best answer is that there are .
United NationsThere are
of the . Unfortunately, the number 193 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 independent countries such as the
and , that are independent and are not members of the U.N. so 193 is not the number of countries in the world.The United States' State Department recognizes
around the world. Their list of 195 countries reflects the
and its allies. Missing from the State Department's list is one entity that may or may not be considered a country, depending on who you talk to.The One OutsiderTaiwan meets the . However, due to political reasons, it fails to be recognized by the international community as independent. Nonetheless, it should be considered as independent.
Taiwan was actually a member of the United Nations (and even the ) until 1971, when mainland China replaced Taiwan in the organization. Taiwan continues to press for full recognition by other countries, to become "part of the club" and fully recognized worldwide but China claims that Taiwan is simply a province of China.Thus...Your Guide considers there to be , which is probably the best current answer to the question, "How many countries are in the world?"However...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 , Bermuda, Greenland, , , and even the components of the United Kingdom (such as Northern Ireland, , Wales, and
- they're not fully , states, or nation-states).
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