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    In-depth profiles, maps, flags and live local time for all 196 countries — geography, history, culture, economy and travel, kept accurate and up to date.

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    196Countries
    5Continents
    8.20 billionPeople
    Map of Africa

    Africa

    54 countries

    1.55 billion people    Map of Americas

    Americas

    35 countries

    1.05 billion people    Map of Asia

    Asia

    46 countries

    4.80 billion people    Map of Europe

    Europe

    47 countries

    760.2 million people    Map of Oceania

    Oceania

    14 countries

    46.5 million people

    Most populated countries

    #CountryContinentCapitalPopulation
    1Flag of IndiaIndiaAsiaNew Delhi1,463,865,525
    2Flag of ChinaChinaAsiaBeijing1,406,585,000
    3Flag of United StatesUnited StatesAmericasWashington D.C.341,784,857
    4Flag of IndonesiaIndonesiaAsiaJakarta285,721,236
    5Flag of PakistanPakistanAsiaIslamabad255,219,554
    6Flag of NigeriaNigeriaAfricaAbuja237,527,782
    7Flag of BrazilBrazilAmericasBrasília212,812,405
    8Flag of BangladeshBangladeshAsiaDhaka175,686,899
    9Flag of RussiaRussiaEuropeMoscow143,513,328
    10Flag of EthiopiaEthiopiaAfricaAddis Ababa135,472,051
    11Flag of MexicoMexicoAmericasMexico City131,946,900
    12Flag of JapanJapanAsiaTokyo123,366,734

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    Africa 54

    Flag of AlgeriaAlgeriaFlag of AngolaAngolaFlag of BeninBeninFlag of BotswanaBotswanaFlag of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoFlag of BurundiBurundiFlag of CameroonCameroonFlag of Cape VerdeCape VerdeFlag of Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicFlag of ChadChadFlag of ComorosComorosFlag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoFlag of DjiboutiDjiboutiFlag of EgyptEgyptFlag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaFlag of EritreaEritreaFlag of EswatiniEswatiniFlag of EthiopiaEthiopiaFlag of GabonGabonFlag of GambiaGambiaFlag of GhanaGhanaFlag of GuineaGuineaFlag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauFlag of Ivory CoastIvory CoastFlag of KenyaKenyaFlag of LesothoLesothoFlag of LiberiaLiberiaFlag of LibyaLibyaFlag of MadagascarMadagascarFlag of MalawiMalawiFlag of MaliMaliFlag of MauritaniaMauritaniaFlag of MauritiusMauritiusFlag of MoroccoMoroccoFlag of MozambiqueMozambiqueFlag of NamibiaNamibiaFlag of NigerNigerFlag of NigeriaNigeriaFlag of Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoFlag of RwandaRwandaFlag of Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeFlag of SenegalSenegalFlag of SeychellesSeychellesFlag of Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneFlag of SomaliaSomaliaFlag of South AfricaSouth AfricaFlag of South SudanSouth SudanFlag of SudanSudanFlag of TanzaniaTanzaniaFlag of TogoTogoFlag of TunisiaTunisiaFlag of UgandaUgandaFlag of ZambiaZambiaFlag of ZimbabweZimbabwe

    Americas 35

    Flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaFlag of ArgentinaArgentinaFlag of BahamasBahamasFlag of BarbadosBarbadosFlag of BelizeBelizeFlag of BoliviaBoliviaFlag of BrazilBrazilFlag of CanadaCanadaFlag of ChileChileFlag of ColombiaColombiaFlag of Costa RicaCosta RicaFlag of CubaCubaFlag of DominicaDominicaFlag of Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicFlag of EcuadorEcuadorFlag of El SalvadorEl SalvadorFlag of GrenadaGrenadaFlag of GuatemalaGuatemalaFlag of GuyanaGuyanaFlag of HaitiHaitiFlag of HondurasHondurasFlag of JamaicaJamaicaFlag of MexicoMexicoFlag of NicaraguaNicaraguaFlag of PanamaPanamaFlag of ParaguayParaguayFlag of PeruPeruFlag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and NevisFlag of Saint LuciaSaint LuciaFlag of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of SurinameSurinameFlag of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoFlag of United StatesUnited StatesFlag of UruguayUruguayFlag of VenezuelaVenezuela

    Asia 46

    Flag of AfghanistanAfghanistanFlag of BahrainBahrainFlag of BangladeshBangladeshFlag of BhutanBhutanFlag of BruneiBruneiFlag of CambodiaCambodiaFlag of ChinaChinaFlag of CyprusCyprusFlag of IndiaIndiaFlag of IndonesiaIndonesiaFlag of IranIranFlag of IraqIraqFlag of IsraelIsraelFlag of JapanJapanFlag of JordanJordanFlag of KazakhstanKazakhstanFlag of KuwaitKuwaitFlag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanFlag of LaosLaosFlag of LebanonLebanonFlag of MalaysiaMalaysiaFlag of MaldivesMaldivesFlag of MongoliaMongoliaFlag of MyanmarMyanmarFlag of NepalNepalFlag of North KoreaNorth KoreaFlag of OmanOmanFlag of PakistanPakistanFlag of PalestinePalestineFlag of PhilippinesPhilippinesFlag of QatarQatarFlag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaFlag of SingaporeSingaporeFlag of South KoreaSouth KoreaFlag of Sri LankaSri LankaFlag of SyriaSyriaFlag of TaiwanTaiwanFlag of TajikistanTajikistanFlag of ThailandThailandFlag of Timor-LesteTimor-LesteFlag of TurkeyTurkeyFlag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanFlag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistanFlag of VietnamVietnamFlag of YemenYemen

    Europe 47

    Flag of AlbaniaAlbaniaFlag of AndorraAndorraFlag of ArmeniaArmeniaFlag of AustriaAustriaFlag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanFlag of BelarusBelarusFlag of BelgiumBelgiumFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of BulgariaBulgariaFlag of CroatiaCroatiaFlag of Czech RepublicCzech RepublicFlag of DenmarkDenmarkFlag of EstoniaEstoniaFlag of FinlandFinlandFlag of FranceFranceFlag of GeorgiaGeorgiaFlag of GermanyGermanyFlag of GreeceGreeceFlag of HungaryHungaryFlag of IcelandIcelandFlag of IrelandIrelandFlag of ItalyItalyFlag of LatviaLatviaFlag of LiechtensteinLiechtensteinFlag of LithuaniaLithuaniaFlag of LuxembourgLuxembourgFlag of MaltaMaltaFlag of MoldovaMoldovaFlag of MonacoMonacoFlag of MontenegroMontenegroFlag of NetherlandsNetherlandsFlag of North MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaFlag of NorwayNorwayFlag of PolandPolandFlag of PortugalPortugalFlag of RomaniaRomaniaFlag of RussiaRussiaFlag of San MarinoSan MarinoFlag of SerbiaSerbiaFlag of SlovakiaSlovakiaFlag of SloveniaSloveniaFlag of SpainSpainFlag of SwedenSwedenFlag of SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFlag of UkraineUkraineFlag of United KingdomUnited KingdomFlag of Vatican CityVatican City

    Oceania 14

    Flag of AustraliaAustraliaFlag of FijiFijiFlag of KiribatiKiribatiFlag of Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsFlag of MicronesiaMicronesiaFlag of NauruNauruFlag of New ZealandNew ZealandFlag of PalauPalauFlag of Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaFlag of SamoaSamoaFlag of Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsFlag of TongaTongaFlag of TuvaluTuvaluFlag of VanuatuVanuatu

    How many countries are there in the world?

    There are 195 sovereign countries recognised by the international community today. Of these, 193 are member states of the United Nations, while two — the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine — hold permanent observer status. At Countries.World we also profile Taiwan, for a total of 196 country profiles.

    Each country is a territory with its own government, a permanent population, the capacity to enter relations with other states, and internationally recognised sovereignty. Beyond these, the world also contains dependent territories, autonomous regions and states with limited recognition, such as Kosovo and Western Sahara, whose political status remains debated.

    The world organised by continent

    The countries of the world are spread across five inhabited continents. Africa has the most countries (54), followed by Europe, Asia,the Americas and Oceania. Asia is by far the most populous, home to well over half of humanity, while Oceania is the least populated. Explore each region to discover its geography, cultures and economies.