About Countries.World
Countries.World is a free, independent reference website dedicated to the 196 countries of the world. Our mission is simple: to be the clearest, fastest and most complete place to learn about any nation on Earth.
What you'll find here
For every country we provide an in-depth profile covering geography, history, culture, economy, cuisine and tourism, alongside a factsheet of key data — capital, population, area, currency, languages, government, borders and more. Beyond the profiles, you can explore:
- Flags — every national flag in high resolution, free to view and download.
- Maps — static locator and outline maps plus an interactive map for each country.
- Local time — live clocks and time-zone details for every country.
- Rankings and lists — the most populated, largest, richest and most visited countries, plus memberships such as the EU, NATO and the G20.
- A comparison tool — put any two countries side by side.
- A country finder — tap once to see which country you are in. Country detection runs in your browser. The map loads tiles from OpenStreetMap; optional address lookup and location sharing are explained in our privacy policy.
Our approach to accuracy
Our sources and methodology page documents the dates, coverage and limitations of our population, GDP and tourism data. We use a common year for economic comparisons and distinguish projections from observations. Article review notes identify the claims checked; they do not imply that every statement has been independently verified. We welcome corrections. If you spot something that looks wrong, please get in touch.
Independent and free
Countries.World is an independent project, free to use and open to everyone. We are not affiliated with any government or international organization.
The company that publishes Countries.World is identified in our privacy policy.