| Below is a list of what I consider to be every country in the world. Like the most dangerous country list, naming every country is also debatable and is something everyone will never agree with. This page includes dependencies, so at one point my list had 210 countries and once went as high as 235. I have continued to edit the list and now it seems stable at 224 until new nations are born. |
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Almost all major governments agree there are about 195 official countries in the world. What territories are
considered countries is when things begin to become debatable. Some have come up with strict definitions on when
to consider a territory being a separate country which I believe is flawed. One example says any geographically
isolated area that has a population of over 100,000. With these rules this would name Puerto Rico a separate
country from the United States which I would agree with. But this also suggests that both Hawaii, Alaska, and even
Canada's Prince Edward Island are countries which I would not agree with.
With this is mind I look at each territory in a case by case basis but usually it comes down to three basics, culture,
distance and size. In my opinion the easiest way to look at which territories should be considered countries is from a
native travelers view. I don't think any American would fly from California to Alaska and consider themselves
visiting another country since it is one of the 50 states and the language and culture is similar to the that of the
mainland. With Puerto Rico, a different language is spoken, there are clear cultural differences, and even though it is
a US territory for the most part Puerto Rico is run by its own local government.
Cultural example: I wouldn't expect a traveler from Japan to go hiking in the French Guiana spending a week with
tribal people living in the Amazon and return home talking about his amazing trip to France.
Distance example: The cultural example was more straight forward but distance is harder to define. I consider the
Falkland Islands a separate country because their location is on the other side of the world from the UK. Going
back to Hawaii or Alaska you could argue the same but to me the difference is these are states that are completely
part of the US government and not distant territories in opposite hemispheres.
Size Example: It might sound easier to just include every territory as a separate country, but most of these are
extremely tiny areas with small populations. Wake Island which is near Hawaii is a territory that I do not consider a
country because it has only a small base of 50 people working on the islands. Another example is the Rock of
Gibraltar in Spain which is considered British territory.
Rebel Territories: This is one of the harder ones to define. Of course the rebels themselves consider them
independent of whoever they are fighting while the mainland doesn't. I don't count rebel territories as independent
countries because normally the rebels occupy a small area, and they rarely achieve independence. One exception is
Taiwan which I consider separate from China. Taiwan is an island with an extremely large population that is not
engaged in military conflicts with the mainland. Plus, it has been living independently for over half a century so it has
earned itself on my list. If Taiwan was completely controlled by the Chinese government and recently broke away
through fighting and a long drawn out conflict then I wouldn't consider it an independent nation.
considered countries is when things begin to become debatable. Some have come up with strict definitions on when
to consider a territory being a separate country which I believe is flawed. One example says any geographically
isolated area that has a population of over 100,000. With these rules this would name Puerto Rico a separate
country from the United States which I would agree with. But this also suggests that both Hawaii, Alaska, and even
Canada's Prince Edward Island are countries which I would not agree with.
With this is mind I look at each territory in a case by case basis but usually it comes down to three basics, culture,
distance and size. In my opinion the easiest way to look at which territories should be considered countries is from a
native travelers view. I don't think any American would fly from California to Alaska and consider themselves
visiting another country since it is one of the 50 states and the language and culture is similar to the that of the
mainland. With Puerto Rico, a different language is spoken, there are clear cultural differences, and even though it is
a US territory for the most part Puerto Rico is run by its own local government.
Cultural example: I wouldn't expect a traveler from Japan to go hiking in the French Guiana spending a week with
tribal people living in the Amazon and return home talking about his amazing trip to France.
Distance example: The cultural example was more straight forward but distance is harder to define. I consider the
Falkland Islands a separate country because their location is on the other side of the world from the UK. Going
back to Hawaii or Alaska you could argue the same but to me the difference is these are states that are completely
part of the US government and not distant territories in opposite hemispheres.
Size Example: It might sound easier to just include every territory as a separate country, but most of these are
extremely tiny areas with small populations. Wake Island which is near Hawaii is a territory that I do not consider a
country because it has only a small base of 50 people working on the islands. Another example is the Rock of
Gibraltar in Spain which is considered British territory.
Rebel Territories: This is one of the harder ones to define. Of course the rebels themselves consider them
independent of whoever they are fighting while the mainland doesn't. I don't count rebel territories as independent
countries because normally the rebels occupy a small area, and they rarely achieve independence. One exception is
Taiwan which I consider separate from China. Taiwan is an island with an extremely large population that is not
engaged in military conflicts with the mainland. Plus, it has been living independently for over half a century so it has
earned itself on my list. If Taiwan was completely controlled by the Chinese government and recently broke away
through fighting and a long drawn out conflict then I wouldn't consider it an independent nation.
1) Afghanistan
2) Albania
3) Algeria
4) America Samoa
5) Andorra
6) Angola
7) Antarctica
8) Aruba
9) Argentina
10) Armenia
11) Australia
12) Austria
13) Azerbaijan
14) Bahamas
15) Bahrain
16) Bangladesh
17) Barbados
18) Belarus
19) Belgium
20) Belize
21) Benin
22) Bermuda
23) Bhutan
24) Bolivia
25) Bosnia & Herzegovina
26) Botswana
27) Brazil
28) Brunei
29) Bulgaria
30) Burkina Faso
31) Burundi
32) Cambodia
33) Cameroon
34) Canada
35) Cape Verde Islands
36) Cayman Islands
37) Central African
Republic
38) Chad
39) Chile
40) China
41) Christmas Islands
42) Colombia
43) Comoros Islands
44) Congo
45) Congo DR
46) Cook Islands
47) Costa Rica
48) Croatia
49) Cuba
50) Cyprus
51) Czech Republic
52) Denmark
53) Djibouti
54) Dominica
55) Dominican Republic
56) Dutch Antilles
2) Albania
3) Algeria
4) America Samoa
5) Andorra
6) Angola
7) Antarctica
8) Aruba
9) Argentina
10) Armenia
11) Australia
12) Austria
13) Azerbaijan
14) Bahamas
15) Bahrain
16) Bangladesh
17) Barbados
18) Belarus
19) Belgium
20) Belize
21) Benin
22) Bermuda
23) Bhutan
24) Bolivia
25) Bosnia & Herzegovina
26) Botswana
27) Brazil
28) Brunei
29) Bulgaria
30) Burkina Faso
31) Burundi
32) Cambodia
33) Cameroon
34) Canada
35) Cape Verde Islands
36) Cayman Islands
37) Central African
Republic
38) Chad
39) Chile
40) China
41) Christmas Islands
42) Colombia
43) Comoros Islands
44) Congo
45) Congo DR
46) Cook Islands
47) Costa Rica
48) Croatia
49) Cuba
50) Cyprus
51) Czech Republic
52) Denmark
53) Djibouti
54) Dominica
55) Dominican Republic
56) Dutch Antilles
169) Samoa
170) Sao Tome
171) Saudi Arabia
172) Senegal
173) Serbia
174) Sierra Leone
175) Singapore
176) Slovakia
177) Slovenia
178) Solomon Islands
179) Somalia
180) South Africa
181) South Korea
182) Spain
183) Sri Lanka
184) St. Helena
185) St. Kitts & Nevis
186) St. Lucia
187) St. Vincent & Grenadines
188) Sudan
189) Suriname
190) Swaziland
191) Sweden
192) Switzerland
193) Syria
194) Taiwan
195) Tajikistan
196) Tanzania
197) Tasmania
198) Thailand
199) Togo
200) Tokelau Islands
201) Tonga
202) Trinidad
203) Tunisia
204) Turkey
205) Turkmenistan
206) Turks & Caicos
207) Tuvalu
208) UAE
209) Uganda
210) Ukraine
211) United Kingdom
212) United States
213) Uruguay
214) Uzbekistan
215) Vanuatu
216) Venezuela
217) Vietnam
218) Virgin Islands US
219) Virgin Islands UK
220) Wallis & Futuna
221) Western Sahara
222) Yemen
223) Zambia
224) Zimbabwe
170) Sao Tome
171) Saudi Arabia
172) Senegal
173) Serbia
174) Sierra Leone
175) Singapore
176) Slovakia
177) Slovenia
178) Solomon Islands
179) Somalia
180) South Africa
181) South Korea
182) Spain
183) Sri Lanka
184) St. Helena
185) St. Kitts & Nevis
186) St. Lucia
187) St. Vincent & Grenadines
188) Sudan
189) Suriname
190) Swaziland
191) Sweden
192) Switzerland
193) Syria
194) Taiwan
195) Tajikistan
196) Tanzania
197) Tasmania
198) Thailand
199) Togo
200) Tokelau Islands
201) Tonga
202) Trinidad
203) Tunisia
204) Turkey
205) Turkmenistan
206) Turks & Caicos
207) Tuvalu
208) UAE
209) Uganda
210) Ukraine
211) United Kingdom
212) United States
213) Uruguay
214) Uzbekistan
215) Vanuatu
216) Venezuela
217) Vietnam
218) Virgin Islands US
219) Virgin Islands UK
220) Wallis & Futuna
221) Western Sahara
222) Yemen
223) Zambia
224) Zimbabwe
113) Libya
114) Liechtenstein
115) Lithuania
116) Luxemberg
117) Macedonia
118) Madagascar
119) Malawi
120) Malayasia
121) Maldive Islands
122) Mali
123) Malta
124) Martinque
125) Mauritania
126) Mauritius
127) Mayotte
128) Mexico
129) Micronesia
130) Moldova
131) Monaco
132) Mongolia
133) Montenegro
134) Montserrat
135) Morocco
136) Mozambique
137) Myanmar
138) Namibia
139) Nauru
140) Nepal
141) Netherlands
142) New Caledonia
143) New Zealand
144) Nicaragua
145) Niger
146) Nigeria
147) Niue
148) North Korea
149) Northern Mariana
150) Norway
151) Oman
152) Pakistan
153) Palau
154) Palestine
155) Panama
156) Papua New Guinea
157) Paraguay
158) Peru
159) Phillipines
160) Pitcarin Island
161) Poland
162) Portugal
163) Puerto Rico
164) Qatar
165) Reunion
166) Romania
167) Russia
168) Rwanda
114) Liechtenstein
115) Lithuania
116) Luxemberg
117) Macedonia
118) Madagascar
119) Malawi
120) Malayasia
121) Maldive Islands
122) Mali
123) Malta
124) Martinque
125) Mauritania
126) Mauritius
127) Mayotte
128) Mexico
129) Micronesia
130) Moldova
131) Monaco
132) Mongolia
133) Montenegro
134) Montserrat
135) Morocco
136) Mozambique
137) Myanmar
138) Namibia
139) Nauru
140) Nepal
141) Netherlands
142) New Caledonia
143) New Zealand
144) Nicaragua
145) Niger
146) Nigeria
147) Niue
148) North Korea
149) Northern Mariana
150) Norway
151) Oman
152) Pakistan
153) Palau
154) Palestine
155) Panama
156) Papua New Guinea
157) Paraguay
158) Peru
159) Phillipines
160) Pitcarin Island
161) Poland
162) Portugal
163) Puerto Rico
164) Qatar
165) Reunion
166) Romania
167) Russia
168) Rwanda
57) East Timor
58) Easter Island
59) Ecuador
60) Egypt
61) El Salvador
62) Equatorial Guinea
63) Eritrea
64) Estonia
65) Ethiopia
66) Falkland Islands
67) Faroe Islands
68) Fiji Islands
69) Finland
70) France
71) French Guiana
72) French Polyensia
73) Gabon
74) Gambia
75) Georgia
76) Germany
77) Ghana
78) Greece
79) Greenland
80) Grenada
81) Guadeloupe
82) Guam
83) Guinea
84) Guinea-Bissau
85) Guyana
86) Haiti
87) Honduras
88) Hong Kong
89) Hungary
90) Iceland
91) India
92) Indonesia
93) Iran
94) Iraq
95) Ireland
96) Israel
97) Italy
98) Ivory Coast
99) Jamaica
100) Japan
101) Jordan
102) Kazakhstan
103) Kenya
104) Kiribati Islands
105) Kosovo
106) Kuwait
107) Kyrgystan
108) Laos
109) Latvia
110) Lebanon
111) Lesotho
112) Liberia
58) Easter Island
59) Ecuador
60) Egypt
61) El Salvador
62) Equatorial Guinea
63) Eritrea
64) Estonia
65) Ethiopia
66) Falkland Islands
67) Faroe Islands
68) Fiji Islands
69) Finland
70) France
71) French Guiana
72) French Polyensia
73) Gabon
74) Gambia
75) Georgia
76) Germany
77) Ghana
78) Greece
79) Greenland
80) Grenada
81) Guadeloupe
82) Guam
83) Guinea
84) Guinea-Bissau
85) Guyana
86) Haiti
87) Honduras
88) Hong Kong
89) Hungary
90) Iceland
91) India
92) Indonesia
93) Iran
94) Iraq
95) Ireland
96) Israel
97) Italy
98) Ivory Coast
99) Jamaica
100) Japan
101) Jordan
102) Kazakhstan
103) Kenya
104) Kiribati Islands
105) Kosovo
106) Kuwait
107) Kyrgystan
108) Laos
109) Latvia
110) Lebanon
111) Lesotho
112) Liberia
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