The seven continents are currently divided up among 195 recognized countries in the world. 193 of those countries are members of the United Nations (Vatican City and Kosovo are not currently members). In some cases, the number of countries may be counted to 196 which would include Taiwan. Taiwan qualifies as a country by most measures but due to political issues with China, it has yet to be fully recognized as a country. The world’s newest country is South Sudan, which was added in 2011 to the countries of the world and also to the United Nations. There additionally 61 dependent territories (colonies) and six disputed territories in the world today. The dependent territories and colonies are administrated by eight different countries including Australia, Denmark, Netherlands, France, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The number of countries is often disputed due to the definition being unclear. There is no correct answer to the question of “How many countries of the world are there?,” as it all depends on what governmental, academic, or agency organization that is validating claims to sovereignty. Depending on the source, you can find the number of countries in the world to be a few as 189 and as many as 196.
List of Countries of The World
+ Countries in Africa
+ Countries in Asia
+ Countries in Australia
+ Countries in Europe
+ Countries in North America
+ Countries in South America
+ Countries in Oceania
+ World Totals
Countires of the World List
Capital City
Population
Continent
Countries of Africa
Algeria
Algiers
39,667,203
Africa
Angola
Luanda
25,326,755
Africa
Benin
Porto-Novo
10,782,365
Africa
Botswana
Gaborone
2,176,741
Africa
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
18,450,347
Africa
Burundi
Bujumbura
9,824,320
Africa
Cameroon
Yaoundé
21,918,057
Africa
Cape Verde
Praia
525,662
Africa
Central African Republic
Bangui
4,900,413
Africa
Chad
N’Djamena
13,675,741
Africa
Comoros
Moroni
783,544
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
77,267,269
Africa
Djibouti
Djibouti
961,037
Africa
Egypt
Cairo
88,523,985
Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
1,996,227
Africa
Eritrea
Asmara
6,895,222
Africa
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
99,391,145
Africa
Gabon
Libreville
1,873,230
Africa
Gambia
Banjul
2,022,474
Africa
Ghana
Accra
27,414,682
Africa
Guinea
Conakry
10,935,259
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
1,788,088
Africa
Ivory Coast
Abidjan, Yamoussoukro
23,126,355
Africa
Kenya
Nairobi
45,533,204
Africa
Lesotho
Maseru
1,908,335
Africa
Liberia
Monrovia
4,046,007
Africa
Libya
Tripoli
6,278,522
Africa
Madagascar
Antananarivo
23,043,955
Africa
Malawi
Lilongwe
16,307,685
Africa
Mali
Bamako
17,796,125
Africa
Mauritania
Nouakchott
3,632,657
Africa
Mauritius
Port Louis
1,263,916
Africa
Morocco
Rabat
34,380,277
Africa
Mozambique
Maputo
28,013,037
Africa
Namibia
Windhoek
2,281,238
Africa
Niger
Niamey
18,880,785
Africa
Nigeria
Abuja
186,202,652
Africa
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
4,706,257
Africa
Rwanda
Kigali
11,324,426
Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
194,000
Africa
Senegal
Dakar
14,150,852
Africa
Seychelles
Victoria
970,457
Africa
Sierra Leone
Freetown
6,513,357
Africa
Somalia
Mogadishu
10,972,148
Africa
South Africa
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria
5,495,724
Africa
South Sudan
Juba
12,519,321
Africa
Sudan
Khartoum
42,235,712
Africa
Swaziland
Mbabane
1,119,524
Africa
Tanzania
Dodoma
51,046,045
Africa
Togo
Lomé
7,065,418
Africa
Tunisia
Tunis
11,118,759
Africa
Uganda
Kampala
37,102,024
Africa
Zambia
Lusaka
15,474,644
Africa
Zimbabwe
Harare
13,503,963
Africa
Totals: 54
1,125,307,147
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Countires of Asia
Afghanistan
Kabul
30,419,928
Asia
Armenia^
Yerevan
3,229,900
Asia/Europe
Azerbaijan^
Baku
9,493,600
Asia/Europe
Bahrain
Manama
1,248,348
Asia
Bangladesh
Dhaka
158,039,000
Asia
Bhutan
Thimphu
766,896
Asia
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
428,786
Asia
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
15,052,665
Asia
China
Beijing
1,373,239,923
Asia
Cyprus^
Nicosia
1,099,341
Asia/Europe
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Dili
1,143,667
Asia
Georgia^
Tbilisi
4,661,473
Asia/Europe
India
New Delhi
1,290,193,422
Asia
Indonesia
Jakarta
248,645,008
Asia
Iran
Tehran
78,868,711
Asia
Iraq
Baghdad
36,129,225
Asia
Israel
Jerusalem
8,502,900
Asia
Japan
Tokyo
127,368,088
Asia
Jordan
Amman
6,508,887
Asia
Kazakhstan^
Astana
17,522,010
Asia/Europe
Kuwait
Kuwait City
4,146,314
Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
5,496,737
Asia
Laos
Vientiane
6,586,266
Asia
Lebanon
Beirut
4,140,289
Asia
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
31,179,952
Asia
Maldives
Malé
394,451
Asia
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
3,179,997
Asia
Myanmar (Burma)
Naypyidaw
54,584,650
Asia
Nepal
Kathmandu
29,890,686
Asia
North Korea
Pyongyang
24,589,122
Asia
Oman
Muscat
3,090,150
Asia
Pakistan
Islamabad
190,291,129
Asia
Philippines
Manila
103,224,000
Asia
Qatar
Doha
1,951,591
Asia
Russia^
Moscow
143,975,923
Asia/Europe
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
31,534,504
Asia
Singapore
Singapore
5,535,000
Asia
South Korea
Seoul
50,004,441
Asia
Sri Lanka
Colombo
21,481,334
Asia
Syria
Damascus
22,530,746
Asia
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
7,768,385
Asia
Thailand
Bangkok
67,091,089
Asia
Turkey^
Ankara
79,749,461
Asia/Europe
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
5,054,828
Asia
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
5,314,317
Asia
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
28,394,180
Asia
Vietnam
Hanoi
91,519,289
Asia
Yemen
Sana’a
24,771,809
Asia
Totals: 48
4,460,032,418
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Countries of Australia
Australia
Canberra – Sydney
24,255,949
Australia (Oceania)
New Zealand
Wellington – Auckland
4,727,459
Australia (Oceania)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
7,321,589
Australia (Oceania)
Totals: 3
36,304,997
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Countries of Europe
Albania
Tirana
2,831,741
Europe
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
68,403
Europe
Armenia^
Yerevan
3,229,900
Asia/Europe
Austria
Vienna
8,169,929
Europe
Azerbaijan^
Baku
9,493,600
Asia/Europe
Belarus
Minsk
9,458,047
Europe
Belgium
Brussels
11,007,785
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
3,843,126
Europe
Bulgaria
Sofia
7,621,337
Europe
Croatia
Zagreb
4,437,460
Europe
Cyprus^
Nicosia
1,099,341
Asia/Europe
Czech Republic
Prague
10,256,760
Europe
Denmark
Copenhagen
5,564,219
Europe
Estonia
Tallinn
1,340,194
Europe
Finland
Helsinki
5,157,537
Europe
France
Paris
66,104,554
Europe
Georgia^
Tbilisi
4,661,473
Asia/Europe
Germany
Berlin
80,716,124
Europe
Greece
Athens
11,123,034
Europe
Hungary
Budapest
10,075,034
Europe
Iceland
Reykjavík
307,261
Europe
Ireland
Dublin
4,234,925
Europe
Italy
Rome
60,655,464
Europe
Kazakhstan^
Astana
17,522,010
Asia/Europe
Kosovo*
Pristina
1,844,715
Europe
Latvia
Riga
2,067,900
Europe
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
32,842
Europe
Lithuania
Vilnius
2,988,400
Europe
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
448,569
Europe
Macedonia
Skopje
2,054,800
Europe
Malta
Valletta
397,499
Europe
Moldova
Chișinău
4,434,547
Europe
Monaco
Monaco
31,987
Europe
Montenegro
Podgorica
616,258
Europe
Netherlands
Amsterdam
16,902,103
Europe
Norway
Oslo
5,018,836
Europe
Poland
Warsaw
38,625,478
Europe
Portugal
Lisbon
10,409,995
Europe
Romania
Bucharest
21,698,181
Europe
Russia^
Moscow
143,975,923
Asia/Europe
San Marino
San Marino
27,730
Europe
Serbia
Belgrade
7,120,666
Europe
Slovakia
Bratislava
5,422,366
Europe
Slovenia
Ljubljana
2,050,189
Europe
Spain
Madrid
47,059,533
Europe
Sweden
Stockholm
9,090,113
Europe
Switzerland
Bern
7,507,475
Europe
Turkey^
Ankara
79,749,461
Asia/Europe
Ukraine
Kiev
45,360,224
Europe
United Kingdom
London
65,110,274
Europe
Vatican City
Vatican City
900
Europe
Totals: 51
605,148,242
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Countries of North America
Antigua and Barbuda
St. John’s
88,057
North America
Bahamas
Nassau
369,670
North America
Barbados
Bridgetown
277,821
North America
Belize
Belmopan
368,310
North America
Canada
Ottawa
36,851,774
North America
Costa Rica
San José
4,832,234
North America
Cuba
Havana
11,204,000
North America
Dominica
Roseau
67,117
North America
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
10,911,819
North America
El Salvador
San Salvador
6,163,000
North America
Grenada
St. George’s
10,437
North America
Guatemala
Guatemala City
16,176,133
North America
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
10,033,254
North America
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
8,576,500
North America
Jamaica
Kingston
2,719,814
North America
Mexico
Mexico City
114,322,757
North America
Nicaragua
Managua
6,071,045
North America
Panama
Panama City
3,454,698
North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre
52,249
North America
Saint Lucia
Castries
172,746
North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown
109,088
North America
Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain
1,339,002
North America
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
329,314,000
North America
Totals: 23
563,485,525
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Countries of South America
Argentina
Buenos Aires
40,482,489
South America
Bolivia
La Paz and Sucre
9,863,224
South America
Brazil
Brasília
202,241,714
South America
Chile
Santiago
16,928,873
South America
Colombia
Bogotá
46,920,257
South America
Ecuador
Quito
14,573,101
South America
Guyana
Georgetown
772,298
South America
Paraguay
Asunción
6,831,306
South America
Peru
Lima
29,132,013
South America
Suriname
Paramaribo
472,155
South America
Uruguay
Montevideo
3,477,780
South America
Venezuela
Caracas
31,768,930
South America
Totals: 12
403,464,140
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Countries of Oceania
Fiji
Suva
909,389
Oceania
Kiribati
Tarawa
103,245
Oceania
Marshall Islands
Majuro
52,879
Oceania
Federated States of Micronesia
Palikir
106,348
Oceania
Nauru
Yaren
10,084
Oceania
Palau
Ngerulmud
17,948
Oceania
Samoa
Apia
194,899
Oceania
Solomon Islands
Honiara
539,241
Oceania
Tonga
Nuku’alofa
103,036
Oceania
Tuvalu
Funafuti
10,647
Oceania
Vanuatu
Port-Vila
243,304
Oceania
Totals: 11
2,291,020
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WORLD TOTALS: 195
7,347,896,647
^ Portions of the country in both Europe and Asia
* Not universally recognized as a country
The world is ever-changing. The geography changes slow and steady. The political divisions that make up the countries of the world are always expanding as well. Prior to World War I (1914), there were just 57 countries in the world. 100 Years later we have 195 which is an increase by almost 4X!
Keep in mind that a list of this nature is always an approximation. With the popluation of the world ever-growing and the number of countries seemingly always expanding it is very difficult to keep information up to date. However, we do our best to keep this page updated. If you see anything that may be inaccurate please leave us a comment below!
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