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192 Member States of the United Nations
around 100
count them
i think 194
The last time I heard it was 194!!
As of July 1 2006 there were192 nations recognized as members of the United Nations. In addition there were two (Taiwan and Vatican City) not recognized by the UN. So i think the answer you want is 194
From a radio amateur's point of view 310 (used to be 308).
192
Try these websites:
http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm...
http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm...
They make for some interesting reading.
There is no one right answer.
Many sources offer different answers, and depending on the source, there are 189, 191, 192, 193 or 194 independent countries in the world today.
The United Nations has 192 members (including Montenegro and Serbia - the two newest nations) but that number does not include the Vatican, an independent nation. Regarding England, Scotland and Wales, though considered individual countries, they are all a part of the United Kingdom (UK), a European country, and therefore included within the United Kingdom on the list below.
The US State Department recognizes 193 independent countries around the world. but that list of countries reflects the political agenda of the United States of America. As an example, it does not include Taiwan as China claims that Taiwan (the ROC) is simply a province of China.
The latest World Almanacs use 193 countries, which is probably the best answer, but what about Palestine? Greenland? Western Sahara? The political world is constantly changing and the number of independent nations are as well.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...
245 is the total
ever changing, just think Germany not so long ago was two countries, Czechoslovakia has split, and Yugoslavia as it was is now many counties. Russia is still shedding new countries as states try to break away. The next area of change could be Iraq, but it could stablise and be a united county again if they can agree. It is possible Antarctica could be carved up into countries, in the land grab for oil. these counties could eventually declare Independence.
Who know what the future will bring. Civil wars have both created and divided countries. at some point in the future, the governor of any American state could decide the state would be better on its own, or several states could band together if they differ with the ruling party on something, Another American civil war is unlikely just now. But nothing lasts forever, other mighty powers have fallen Rome and England have both at some point controlled most of the world.
the USSR fell and former states have been becoming countries ever since.
ask what is a country, in addition there are islands that are ruled or controlled or protected by other countries. are they counted. If they declared Independence they probably would be
Not sure of the exact number - heres a site
http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/...
In which world?
194 depending on the day
On this list are 244 entities. This corresponds to:
193 states with general international recognition:
192 member states of the United Nations (UN).
1 state with general international recognition but not UN membership, governed by the Holy See (a UN permanent observer), the Vatican City.
9 states lacking general international recognition, none of which are UN members, that are nonetheless defined as states in the body of customary international law, drawing on the precedent of the Montevideo Convention:
1 state, no longer a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 23 UN member states and the Holy See (Vatican City), and currently with de facto international relations with many others, the Republic of China (commonly referred to as Taiwan).
1 state, member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference, recognized by 46 UN member states but never admitted to the UN itself, with most of its claimed territory under Moroccan de facto administration, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
1 proposed state, member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, recognized by more than 100 UN member states though never itself a UN member, with no sovereignty over its claimed territories, the State of Palestine.[1]
1 de facto independent state, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states except Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[2]
5 de facto independent states, namely Abkhazia (Georgia),[3] Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan),[4] Transnistria (Moldova),[5] Somaliland (Somalia),[6] and South Ossetia (Georgia),[7] none recognized by any UN member states.
38 inhabited dependent territories:
3 external territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island).
2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Faroe Islands and Greenland).
7 overseas territories of France:[8]
1 sui generis (unique) community (New Caledonia).
6 overseas collectivities:
1 overseas country (French Polynesia)
1 departmental collectivity (Mayotte)
1 territorial collectivity (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
2 collectivities (Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin)
1 territory (Wallis and Futuna)
2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles).
3 dependent territories of New Zealand:
2 states in free association with New Zealand (Cook Islands and Niue).
1 overseas territory (Tokelau).
16 British dependencies:
13 overseas territories of the United Kingdom (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena (and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
3 Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man).
5 unincorporated territories of the United States:
2 commonwealths (Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico).
2 organized territories (Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands).
1 de facto organized territory lacking an Organic Act (American Samoa).
4 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, as well as the 2 special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China - Hong Kong and Macau).
In the Annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in this list. This includes distinct political and legal entities which are countries but are considered integral parts of a sovereign state, notably the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the Länder of Germany.
well I heard 195 or 196 But some countries changer there name and that can be confusing so they can count an extra.
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