What are the independent states. How many countries and states exist on earth

An equally important indicator is population density. This value represents the number of inhabitants per 1 sq. km. km. The calculation of the population density of each country in the world is made with the exception of uninhabited territories, as well as minus vast expanses of water. In addition to the general population density, its individual indicators can be used, both for rural and urban residents.

Given the above facts, it should be borne in mind that the population on the globe is unevenly distributed. The average density of each country differs quite significantly from each other. In addition, within the states themselves there are many deserted territories, or densely populated cities, in which one square. km may account for several hundred people.

The most densely populated territories of South and East Asia, as well as the countries of Western Europe, while in the Arctic, in deserts, tropics and highlands, it is not at all dense. absolutely independent of their population density. Exploring the uneven distribution of the population, it is advisable to highlight the following statistics: 7% of the globe occupies 70% of the total number of people on the planet.

At the same time, the eastern part of the globe is occupied by 80% of the world's population.

The main criterion that acts as an indicator of the distribution of people is population density. The average value of this indicator is currently 40 million people per square meter. km. This indicator can vary and is directly dependent on the location of the area. In some areas, its value may be 2 thousand people per square meter. km, and on others - 1 person per sq. km.

It is advisable to single out countries with the lowest population density:

Australia;
Namibia;
Libya;
Mongolia;

Greenland is one of the countries with the lowest population density

As well as countries with low density:

Belgium;
Great Britain;
Korea;
Lebanon;
Netherlands;
El Salvador and a number of other countries.

There are countries with an average population density, among them are:

Iraq;
Malaysia;
Tunisia;
Mexico;
Morocco;
Ireland.

In addition, there are areas on the globe that are classified as territories unsuitable for life.

As a rule, they represent an area with extreme conditions. These lands account for approximately 15% of all land.

As for Russia, it belongs to the category of low-populated states, despite the fact that its territory is quite large. The average population density in Russia is 1 person per 1 sq. km. km.

It is worth noting that the world is constantly undergoing changes, in which there is a decrease in either the birth rate or the death rate. This state of affairs indicates that the density and size of the population will soon be kept at about the same level.

The largest and smallest countries by area and population

China is the largest country in the world by population.

The number of people currently in the state is 1.349 billion people.

Next comes India with a population of 1.22 billion, followed by the United States of America with 316.6 million people. The next place in terms of number belongs to Indonesia: today 251.1 million citizens live in the country.

Next comes Brazil with a population of 201 million, then Pakistan with 193.2 million citizens, Nigeria with 174.5 million, and Bangladesh with 163.6 million citizens. Then Russia, with a population of 146 million people, and finally Japan, whose population is 127.2 million.

For a more detailed understanding of the issue, it is advisable to study the statistics regarding the smallest countries in the world in terms of population. In this scenario, it will suffice to consider the gradation of several independent states, which also include associated countries. The number of people in countries, in descending order, is as follows:

Saint Kitts and Nevis with a population of 49,898 people;
Liechtenstein, with a population of 35 thousand 870 people;
San Marino, the number of citizens of the country is 35 thousand 75 people;
Palau, a state belonging to the association of the United States of America, with a population of 20,842;
with a population of 19 thousand 569 people;
Order of Malta, which consists of 19 thousand 569 people;
Tuvalu with a population of 10,544 people;
Nauru - the population of the country is 9 thousand 322 people;
Niue is an island with a population of 1,398 people.

The Vatican is considered to be the smallest state in terms of population.

At the moment, only 836 people live in the country.

Table of population of all countries of the world

The world population table looks like this.

No. p / p	Countries	Population
1.		1 343 238 909
2.	India	1 205 073 400
3.	USA	313 847 420
4.	Indonesia	248 700 000
5.	Brazil	199 322 300
6.	Pakistan	189 300 000
7.	Nigeria	170 124 640
8.	Bangladesh	161 079 600
9.	Russia	142 500 770
10.	Japan	127 122 000
11.		115 075 406
12.	Philippines	102 999 802
13.	Vietnam	91 189 778
14.	Ethiopia	91 400 558
15.	Egypt	83 700 000
16.	Germany	81 299 001
17.	Türkiye	79 698 090
18.	Iran	78 980 090
19.	Congo	74 000 000
18.	Thailand	66 987 101
19.	France	65 805 000
20.	Great Britain	63 097 789
21.	Italy	61 250 001
22.	Myanmar	61 215 988
23.	Korea	48 859 895
24.	South Africa	48 859 877
25.	Spain	47 037 898
26.	Tanzania	46 911 998
27.	Colombia	45 240 000
28.	Ukraine	44 849 987
29.	Kenya	43 009 875
30.	Argentina	42 149 898
31.	Poland	38 414 897
32.	Algeria	37 369 189
33.	Canada	34 298 188
34.	Sudan	34 198 987
35.	Uganda	33 639 974
36.	Morocco	32 299 279
37.	Iraq	31 130 115
38.	Afghanistan	30 420 899
39.	Nepal	29 889 898
40.	Peru	29 548 849
41.	Malaysia	29 178 878
42.	Uzbekistan	28 393 997
43.	Venezuela	28 048 000
44.	Saudi Arabia	26 529 957
45.	Yemen	24 771 797
46.	Ghana	24 651 978
47.	North Korea	24 590 000
48.	Mozambique	23 509 989
49.	Taiwan	23 234 897
50.	Syria	22 530 578
51.	Australia	22 015 497
52.	Madagascar	22 004 989
53.	Ivory Coast	21 952 188
54.	Romania	21 850 000
55.	Sri Lanka	21 479 987
56.	Cameroon	20 128 987
57.	Angola	18 056 069
58.	Kazakhstan	17 519 897
59.	Burkina Faso	17 274 987
60.	Chile	17 068 100
61.	Netherlands	16 729 987
62.	Niger	16 339 898
63.	Malawi	16 319 887
64.	Mali	15 495 021
65.	Ecuador	15 219 899
66.	Cambodia	14 961 000
67.	Guatemala	14 100 000
68.	Zambia	13 815 898
69.	Senegal	12 970 100
70.	Zimbabwe	12 618 979
71.	Rwanda	11 688 988
72.	Cuba	11 075 199
73.	Chad	10 974 850
74.	Guinea	10 884 898
75.	Portugal	10 782 399
76.	Greece	10 759 978
77.	Tunisia	10 732 890
78.	South Sudan	10 630 100
79.	Burundi	10 548 879
80.	Belgium	10 438 400
81.	Bolivia	10 289 007
82.	Czech	10 178 100
83.	Dominican Republic	10 087 997
84.	Somalia	10 084 949
85.	Hungary	9 949 879
86.	Haiti	9 801 597
87.	Belarus	9 642 987
88.	Benin	9 597 998
87.	Azerbaijan	9 494 100
88.	Sweden	9 101 988
89.	Honduras	8 295 689
90.	Austria	8 220 011
91.	Switzerland	7 920 998
92.	Tajikistan	7 768 378
93.	Israel	7 590 749
94.	Serbia	7 275 985
95.	Hong Kong	7 152 819
96.	Bulgaria	7 036 899
97.	Togo	6 961 050
98.	Laos	6 585 987
99.	Paraguay	6 541 589
100.	Jordan	6 508 890
101.	Papua New Guinea	6 310 090
102.		6 090 599
103.	Eritrea	6 085 999
104.	Nicaragua	5 730 000
105.	Libya	5 613 379
106.	Denmark	5 543 399
107.	Kyrgyzstan	5 496 699
108.	Sierra Leone	5 485 988
109.	Slovakia	5 480 998
110.	Singapore	5 354 397
111.	UAE	5 314 400
112.	Finland	5 259 998
113.	Central African Republic	5 056 998
114.	Turkmenistan	5 054 819
115.	Ireland	4 722 019
116.	Norway	4 707 300
117.	Costa Rica	4 634 899
118.	Georgia	456999
119.	Croatia	4 480 039
120.	Congo	4 365 987
121.	New Zealand	4 328 000
122.	Lebanon	4 140 279
123.	Liberia	3 887 890
124.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3 879 289
125.	Puerto Rico	3 690 919
126.	Moldova	3 656 900
127.	Lithuania	3 525 699
128.	Panama	3 510 100
129.	Mauritania	3 359 099
130.	Uruguay	3 316 330
131.	Mongolia	3 179 917
132.	Oman	3 090 050
133.	Albania	3 002 497
134.	Armenia	2 957 500
135.	Jamaica	2 888 997
136.	Kuwait	2 650 002
137.	West Bank	2 619 987
138.	Latvia	2 200 580
139.	Namibia	2 159 928
140.	Botswana	2 100 020
141.	Macedonia	2 079 898
142.	Slovenia	1 997 000
143.	Qatar	1 950 987
144.	Lesotho	1 929 500
145.	Gambia	1 841 000
146.	Kosovo	1 838 320
147.	Gaza Strip	1 700 989
148.	Guinea-Bissau	1 630 001
149.	Gabon	1 607 979
150.	Swaziland	1 387 001
151.	Mauritius	1 312 100
152.	Estonia	1 274 020
153.	Bahrain	1 250 010
154.	East Timor	1 226 400
155.	Cyprus	1 130 010
156.	Fiji	889 557
157.	Djibouti	774 400
158.	Guyana	740 998
159.	Comoros	737 300
160.	Butane	716 879
161.	Equatorial Guinea	685 988
162.	Montenegro	657 410
163.	Solomon islands	583 699
164.	Macau	577 997
165.	Suriname	560 129
166.	Cape Verde	523 570
167.	West Sahara	522 989
168.	Luxembourg	509 100
169.	Malta	409 798
170.	Brunei	408 775
171.	Maldives	394 398
172.	Belize	327 720
173.	Bahamas	316 179
174.	Iceland	313 201
175.	Barbados	287 729
176.	French polynesia	274 498
177.	New Caledonia	260 159
178.	Vanuatu	256 166
179.	Samoa	194 319
180.	Sao Tome and Principe	183 169
181.	Saint Lucia	162 200
182.	Guam	159 897
183.	Netherlands Antilles	145 828
184.	Grenada	109 001
185.	Aruba	107 624
186.	micronesia	106 500
187.	Tonga	106 200
188.	US Virgin Islands	105 269
189.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	103 499
190.	Kiribati	101 988
191.	Jersey	94 950
192.	Seychelles	90 018
193.	Antigua and Barbuda	89 020
194.	Isle Of Man	85 419
195.	Andorra	85 100
196.	Dominica	73 130
197.	Bermuda	69 079
198.	Marshall Islands	68 500
199.	guernsey	65 338
200.		57 700
201.	American Samoa	54 950
202.	Cayman islands	52 558
203.	Northern Mariana Islands	51 400
204.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	50 690
205.	Faroe islands	49 590
206.	Turks and Caicos	46 320
207.	Sint Maarten (Netherlands)	39 100
208.	Liechtenstein	36 690
209.	San Marino	32 200
210.	British Virgin Islands	31 100
211.	France	30 910
212.	Monaco	30 498
213.	Gibraltar	29 048
214.	Palau	21 041
215.	Dhekelia and Akroity	15 699
216.	Wallis and Futuna	15 420
217.	England	15 390
218.	Cook Islands	10 800
219.	Tuvalu	10 598
220.	Nauru	9 400
221.	Saint Helena	7 730
222.	Saint Barthelemy	7 329
223.	Montserrat	5 158
224.	Falkland (Malvinas) Islands	3 139
225.	Norfolk Island	2 200
226.	Svalbard	1 969
227.	Christmas Island	1 487
228.	Tokelau	1 370
229.	Niue	1 271
230.		840
231.	coconut islands	589
232.	Pitcairn Islands	47

India has a very high population density

Let's look at the political map of the world. The countries are painted in different colors.

The most colorful of the continents is Africa, there are the most states here - 54. There are few countries in South America - only 12. There are only 3 countries on the mainland of North America: Canada, the United States of America and Mexico. There is only one country in Australia - Australia. In total, there are 196 countries on Earth, but according to various estimates (with different criteria), this number may vary. The fact is that there are many unrecognized states on Earth. For example, Abkhazia and South Ossetia were recognized by the Russian Federation, but not recognized by most countries in the world. At the same time, Russia has not yet officially recognized or established diplomatic relations with such entities as Kosovo and Northern Cyprus, but there are countries that have recognized them and are cooperating closely with them. Most often, in this matter, states proceed from their national interests.

The largest largest countries by area

Russia 17,102,345 km2
Canada 9,976,139 km2
China 9,640,821 km2
USA 9,522,057 km2
Brazil 8,511,965 km2
Australia 7,686,850 km2
India 3,287,590 km2
Argentina 2,766,890 km2
Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km2
Algeria 2,381,740 km2

The smallest countries

The first place “from the end” in terms of the size of the territory rightfully belongs to the Vatican, where the residence of the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope, is located. The area of the Vatican is less than 0.5 km2, and only 826 people live here, so the population density is very low. In second place is the Principality of Monaco, where almost 33,000 people live on an area of 1.95 km2, the population density there is almost 150 times greater. In third place is Gibraltar, located on a rocky cape (area 6.5 km2).

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Countries of the world

How many countries in the world?

If unrecognized countries and dependent territories are added to the recognized countries, up to 300 countries can be counted.
However, accurate data impossible due to the controversial or ambiguous status of such entities.

How many countries in the world?

To answer this question, you must first clarify: what do you mean by the concept of a country and how much do you differ from the concept of a state? These concepts are close in meaning, but still different. In the first case, a certain community is often implied on the basis of territory, culture, and people. In the second - a single power, mainly political, in a certain territory.

But everything is even more complicated: there is not a single generally recognized definition of these concepts, and there is no regulation according to which states should be recognized or not (any political force always has opponents with all the ensuing contradictions and clashes).

In practice, everything comes down to bilateral or multilateral recognition, which is always associated with the personal motives of the parties. For example, Abkhazia and South Ossetia were recognized by the Russian Federation, but not recognized by most countries in the world. At the same time, Russia has not yet officially recognized or established diplomatic relations with such entities as Kosovo and Northern Cyprus, but there are countries that have recognized them, cooperate closely with them and encourage them. Everyone decides for himself, based on national interests and the ability to defend them.

In counting the number of countries in the world, one can rely on the degree of state sovereignty, even if it is also relative. But according to this criterion, the remaining colonies and dependent territories in the world (for example, the Cook Islands and Eastern Samoa) are immediately excluded from the list.

As a result, separate tables appeared on the site: recognized countries of the world, which are taken into account in this calculation, as well as UN member countries, unrecognized countries, dependent territories, which, if desired, could also be taken into account.

Countries in different parts of the world

Geographically, it is convenient to subdivide countries by parts of the world or by continents. In this case, Africa leads in terms of the number of countries, where there are fifty-four. Least of all countries are located in South America - only twelve. Well, in total there are 197 countries on Earth, but according to different estimates (with different criteria), this number may vary.

Plan
Introduction
1,193 states (members of the UN and the Vatican)
2 States not recognized by most other UN states
3 Territories with undetermined status
4 Quasi-state entities

Bibliography

Introduction

As of August 2008, the UN includes 192 states of the world. Another generally recognized state - the Vatican (like Switzerland for a long time]) - is a subject of international law and a permanent non-member observer of the UN.

About a dozen state entities are actually independent states, but either are not recognized by other states, or are recognized by an insufficient number of other states, and their status is debatable.

On the other hand, the two countries of Palestine and the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (as well as one quasi-state formation, the Order of Malta) are recognized by very many states, but are not actually independent. Their status has not been fixed.

In many parts of the world there are regions whose population is fighting for the recognition of their independent statehood.

Finally, individuals or groups of people also proclaimed virtual states (microstates, micronations), which do not have ethnic, territorial and historical legitimacy, and often even territories.

The European Union has the features of a state and a confederation, but in international law it is not considered as a state or a subject of international law.

193 states (members of the UN and the Vatican)

1. Australia - Commonwealth of Australia

2. Austria - Republic of Austria

3. Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan Republic

4. Albania - Republic of Albania

5. Algiers - Algerian People's Democratic Republic

6. Angola - Republic of Angola

7. Andorra - Principality of Andorra

8. Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda

9. Argentina - Argentine Republic

10. Armenia - Republic of Armenia

11. Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

12. Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas

13. Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh

14. Barbados - Barbados

15. Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain

16. Belarus - Republic of Belarus

17. Belize - Belize

18. Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium

19. Benin - Republic of Benin

20. Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria

21. Bolivia - Plurinational State of Bolivia

22. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosnia and Herzegovina

23. Botswana - Republic of Botswana

24. Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil

25. Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam

26. Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso

27. Burundi - Republic of Burundi

28. Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan

29. Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu

30. Vatican - Vatican

31. United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

32. Hungary - Republic of Hungary

33. Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

34. East Timor - Democratic Republic of East Timor

35. Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

36. Gabon - Gabonese Republic

37. Haiti - Republic of Haiti

38. Guyana - Cooperative Republic of Guyana

39. Gambia - Republic of the Gambia

40. Ghana - Republic of Ghana

41. Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala

42. Guinea - Republic of Guinea

43. Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau

44. Germany - Federal Republic of Germany

45. Honduras - Republic of Honduras

46. Grenada - Grenada

47. Greece - Hellenic Republic

48. Georgia - Georgia

49. Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark

50. Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti

51. Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica

52. Dominican Republic - Dominican Republic

53. Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt

54. Zambia - Republic of Zambia

55. Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

56. Israel - State of Israel

57. India - Republic of India

58. Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia

Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

60. Iraq - Republic of Iraq

61. Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran

62. Ireland - Ireland

63. Iceland - Iceland

64. Spain - Kingdom of Spain

65. Italy - Italian Republic

66. Yemen - Republic of Yemen

67. Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde

68. Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan

69. Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia

70. Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon

71. Canada - Canada

72. Qatar - State of Qatar

73. Kenya - Republic of Kenya

74. Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus

75. Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz Republic)

76. Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati

77. China - People's Republic of China

78. Comoros - Union of the Comoros

79. Republic of the Congo - Republic of the Congo

80. DR Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo

81. Colombia - Republic of Colombia

82. DPRK - Democratic People's Republic of Korea

83. Republic of Korea

84. Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica

85. Cote d'Ivoire - Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

86. Cuba - Republic of Cuba

87. Kuwait - State of Kuwait

88. Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic

89. Latvia - Republic of Latvia

90. Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho

91. Liberia - Republic of Liberia

92. Lebanon - Lebanese Republic

93. Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

94. Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania

95. Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein

96. Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

97. Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius

98. Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania

99. Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar

100. Republic of Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia

101. Malawi - Republic of Malawi

102. Malaysia - Malaysia

103. Mali - Republic of Mali

104. Maldives - Republic of Maldives

105. Malta - Republic of Malta

106. Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco

107. Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands

108. Mexico - United Mexican States

109. Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique

110. Moldova - Republic of Moldova

111. Monaco - Principality of Monaco

112. Mongolia - Mongolia

113. Myanmar - Republic of the Union of Myanmar

114. Namibia - Republic of Namibia

115. Nauru - Republic of Nauru

116. Nepal - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

117. Niger - Republic of Niger

118. Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria

119. Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands

120. Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua

121. New Zealand - New Zealand

122. Norway - Kingdom of Norway

123. UAE - United Arab Emirates

124. Oman - Sultanate of Oman

125. Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan

126. Palau - Republic of Palau

127. Panama - Republic of Panama

128. Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea

129. Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay

130. Peru - Republic of Peru

131. Poland - Republic of Poland

132. Portugal - Portuguese Republic

133. Russia - Russian Federation

134. Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda

135. Romania - Romania

136. El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador

137. Samoa - Independent State of Samoa

138. San Marino - Republic of San Marino

139. Sao Tome and Principe - Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

140. Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

141. Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland

142. Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles

143. Senegal - Republic of Senegal

147. Serbia - Republic of Serbia

148. Singapore - Republic of Singapore

149. Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

150. Slovakia - Slovak Republic

151. Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia

152. USA - United States of America

153. Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands

154. Somalia - Somali Republic

155. Sudan - Republic of Sudan

156. Suriname - Republic of Suriname

157. Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone

158. Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan

159. Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand

160. Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania

161. Togo - Togolese Republic

162. Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga

163. Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

164. Tuvalu - Tuvalu

165. Tunisia - Tunisian Republic

166. Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan

167. Türkiye - Republic of Turkey

168. Uganda - Republic of Uganda

169. Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan

170. Ukraine - Ukraine

171. Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay

172. Federated States of Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia

173. Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands

174. Philippines - Republic of the Philippines

175. Finland - Republic of Finland

176. France - French Republic

177. Croatia - Republic of Croatia

178. CAR - Central African Republic

179. Chad - Republic of Chad

180. Montenegro - Montenegro

181. Czech Republic - Czech Republic

182. Chile - Republic of Chile

183. Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

184. Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden

185. Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

186. Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador

187. Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea

188. Eritrea - State of Eritrea

189. Estonia - Republic of Estonia

190. Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

191. Republic of South Africa - Republic of South Africa

193. Japan - Japan

2. States not recognized by most other UN states

1. Republic of Abkhazia (most states recognize Abkhazia as part of Georgia)

How are countries and states different?

To understand why the quantity is different, you need to understand the basic concepts. The state has the following aspects:

Territorial integrity and clear boundaries.
A special management mechanism, a system of institutions and bodies.
Own legal norms and control of their implementation.
Sovereignty (independence).

The concept of a country no longer carries a political, but a socio-cultural and historical connotation. When they ask how many countries there are on Earth now, the term is used to refer to a certain territory where a population lives, united by cultural and historical traditions.

Thus, although the two concepts are often perceived as synonymous, there are differences between them. The country is more based on the people, while the territory may not have clear boundaries. However, the most important difference is independence. The state is always sovereign, has its own economy and legal norms.

A clear sign is membership in the UN, which in 2018 included 193 states. Two more subjects of international law have the status of observers - the Vatican and Palestine. The list does not include virtual and self-proclaimed states.

If we consider how many countries there are on planet Earth, then the list will be longer, because subjects with an indeterminate status are taken into account:

Abkhazia.
Kosovo.
South Ossetia.
Northern Cyprus.
Republic of China.
Saharan Democratic Republic.
Azad Kashmir.

In addition, there are territories with a special status - Macau, Hong Kong, Aland Islands. The largest group consists of 35 independent territories that are not full-fledged states, but have a permanent population and clear historical and social traditions - Bermuda, Puerto Rico, St. Helena, the British Virgin Islands, etc.

To find out the right answer, you need to understand what exactly you want to know? How many countries, how many states? These concepts are different - they are different. Depending on them, they say the amount.

Most countries are in Eurasia (accommodating 94 countries), the least - in South America. Australia contains a total of 13 countries. Africa contains 52 states.

Country or state?

A country is a land area, and a state is a territory that has a government. Some countries, such as Cyprus, can be considered as one or two. The country is one, but divided into two parts, where the government is different. Because of this, different numbers.

How many countries exist?

There are 262 countries in total as territories. It includes official states, territory dependent on another state, unrecognized countries, islands, partially recognized states.

How many states?

Recognized 194 states. Of these, 192 are members of the United Nations. Two countries - observers - the Vatican and Taiwan (Republic of China). The Vatican is a dwarf in Italy.

Unrecognized countries - territories that are not separate states, they were not accepted by most countries of the world. There are 10 countries: Kosovo, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria, Lugansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, Turkish Republic of Cyprus, South Ossetia, Republic of China, Saharan Arab Democratic Republic.

Dependencies

Dependent territories are lands belonging to a state, administered by its government, but located outside the territory of such a state. There are some islands in the Indian Ocean that belong to Great Britain. There are also Antarctic parts related to France. In total there are 20 of them.

Dependent territories of Spain are the Canary Islands (located in Africa), the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

Antarctic

The territory of this part of the world is divided between 8 states: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Norway and Queen Maud Island.
There are state formations, parts of countries that have a different name. This includes the Order of Malta, Azad Kashmir (part of Pakistan, which is a separate republic), Somaliland (the country is practically not recognized by anyone, it acts on its own).

Virtual countries

Countries that are not claimed by another country (allowing them to be independent), but at the same time they are controlled. These include Sealand (Great Britain), the Principality of Seborga (Italy), Tavolara, Molossia. There are also military bases.

How many countries in the world? To date, data for 2013, there are 194 (members of the UN and the Vatican) independent states. The Vatican is recognized by the UN, but is not part of it. ( notice, that for 2017, the number of countries has not changed.) How many countries are there in the world? The number of countries exceeds the number of states and now there are 262 countries. Since the concept of a country is much broader than the concept of a state.

Read. There are countries that are not recognized by other states as independent states (unrecognized states), there are also territories with an undefined status and dependent territories. Not having the status of states, the last three categories of territories still have the status of countries.

194 countries have the status of independent states

1. Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
2. Austria - Republic of Austria
3. Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan
4. Albania - Republic of Albania
5. Algiers - Algerian People's Democratic Republic
6. Angola - Republic of Angola
7. Andorra - Principality of Andorra
8. Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda
9. Argentina - Argentine Republic
10. Armenia - Republic of Armenia
11. Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
12. Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
13. Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
14. Barbados - Barbados
15. Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
16. Belarus - Republic of Belarus
17. Belize - Belize
18. Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
19. Benin - Republic of Benin
20. Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
21. Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosnia and Herzegovina
23. Botswana - Republic of Botswana
24. Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
25. Brunei - Brunei Darussalam
26. Burkina Faso - Democratic Republic of Burkina Faso
27. Burundi - Republic of Burundi
28. Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
29. Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
30. Vatican - Vatican City State
31. United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
32. Hungary - Republic of Hungary
33. Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
34. East Timor) - Democratic Republic of East Timor
35. Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
36. Gabon - Gabonese Republic
37. Haiti - Republic of Haiti
38. Guyana - Cooperative Republic of Guyana
39. Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
40. Ghana - Republic of Ghana
41. Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
42. Guinea - Republic of Guinea
43. Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
44. Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
45. Honduras - Republic of Honduras
46. Grenada - Grenada
47. Greece - Hellenic Republic
48. Georgia - Republic of Georgia
49. - Kingdom of Denmark
50. Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
51. Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
52. Dominican Republic - Dominican Republic
53. Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
54. Zambia - Republic of Zambia
55. Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe
56. Israel - State of Israel
57. - Republic of India
58. Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
59. Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
60. Iraq - Republic of Iraq
61. Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
62. Ireland - Republic of Ireland
63. Iceland - Republic of Iceland
64. Spain - Kingdom of Spain
65. Italy - Italian Republic
66. Yemen - Republic of Yemen
67. Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
68. Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan
69. Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
70. Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
71. Canada - Canada
72. Qatar - State of Qatar
73. Kenya - Republic of Kenya
74. Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
75. Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic
76. Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
77 - People's Republic of China
78. Comoros - Islamic Federal Republic of Comoros
79. Congo - Republic of the Congo
80. DR Congo) - Democratic Republic of the Congo
81. Colombia - Republic of Colombia
82. North Korea
83. Republic of Korea
84. Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
85. Cote d'Ivoire - Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
86. Cuba - Republic of Cuba
87. Kuwait - State of Kuwait
88. Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
89. Latvia - Republic of Latvia
90. Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
91. Liberia - Republic of Liberia
92. Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
93. Libya - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
94. Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
95. Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
96. Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
97. Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
98. Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
99. Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
100. Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia
101. Malawi - Republic of Malawi
102. Malaysia - Federation of Malaya
103. Mali - Republic of Mali
104. Maldives - Republic of Maldives
105. Malta - Republic of Malta
106. Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
107. Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
108. Mexico - United Mexican States
109. Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
110. Moldova - Republic of Moldova
111. Monaco - Principality of Monaco
112. Mongolia - Republic of Mongolia
113. Myanmar - Union of Myanmar
114. Namibia - Republic of Namibia
115. Nauru - Republic of Nauru
116. Nepal - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
117. Niger - Republic of Niger
118. Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
119. Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
120. Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
121. New Zealand - New Zealand
122. Norway - Kingdom of Norway
123. UAE - United Arab Emirates
124. Oman - Sultanate of Oman
125. Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
126. Palau - Republic of Palau
127. Panama - Republic of Panama
128. Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
129. Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
130. Peru - Republic of Peru
131. Poland - Republic of Poland
132. Portugal - Portuguese Republic
133. - Russian Federation
134. Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
135. Romania - Romania
136. El Salvador - Republic of Salvador
137. Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
138. San Marino - Republic of San Marino
139. Sao Tome and Principe - Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
140. Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
141. Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
142. Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
143. Senegal - Republic of Senegal
144. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
145. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Kitts and Nevis
146. Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia
147. Serbia - Republic of Serbia
148. Singapore - Republic of Singapore
149. Syria - Syrian Arab Republic
150. Slovakia - Slovak Republic
151. Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
152. - United States of America
153. Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands
154. Somalia - Somalia
155. Sudan - Sudanese Republic
156. Suriname - Republic of Suriname
157. Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
158. Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
159. Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
160. Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
161. Togo - Togolese Republic
162. Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
163. Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
164. Tuvalu - Tuvalu
165. Tunisia - Tunisian Republic
166. Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan
167. Türkiye - Republic of Turkey
168. Uganda - Republic of Uganda
169. - Ukraine
170. Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan
171. Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay
172. Federated States of Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
173. Fiji - Republic of the Fiji Islands
174. Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
175. Finland - Republic of Finland
176. France - French Republic
177. Croatia - Republic of Croatia
178. CAR - Central African Republic
179. Chad - Republic of Chad
180. Montenegro - Republic of Montenegro
181. Czech Republic - Czech Republic
182. Chile - Republic of Chile
183. Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
184. Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
185. Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
186. Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
187. Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
188. Eritrea - State of Eritrea
189. Estonia - Republic of Estonia
190. Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
191. Republic of South Africa - Republic of South Africa
192. South Sudan - South Sudan
193. Jamaica - Jamaica
194. Japan - Japan

There are states with an indefinite status, that is, in fact they are independent and some states have recognized them, but they are not part of the UN, let's see how many such countries are in the world.

1. Republic of Abkhazia
2. Republic of China
3. Republic of Kosovo
4. Palestine
5. Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic
6. Republic of South Ossetia
7. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
8. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
9. Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
10. Somaliland
11. Azawad
12. Azad Jammu and Kashmir

In addition, there are 56 other territories that have their own flags:

4 territories with a special status stipulated in international agreements:

1. Aland Islands
2. Svalbard
3. Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
4. Macao (Macao)

38 dependent territories with permanent population (territories of Australia, Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, USA, France).

14 overseas territories considered an integral part of the respective states, but geographically significantly removed from the main part of the state, in particular, belonging to another part of the world (2 autonomous regions of Portugal, 3 territories of Spain, 3 communities of the Netherlands, 1 overseas state of the USA and 5 overseas regions of France ).

Now you know how many countries in the world.