How many countries are there in the whole world.?

Question

My husband and I were just wondering does anyone know how many countries there are in the world?

Answer 1

i know this year set a record at countries entering the olympics :D

Answer 2

About 220. I'm sure you can check for sure on the net.

Answer 3

I'd say 200?

Answer 4

By most accounts there are 195. Check out this link for more info:

http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/...

Answer 5

These links gives you an idea:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou...

http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/...

http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm

Answer 6

195.  192 are in the UN, but the Vatican City and Kosovo are recognized as independent countries although there are not part of the UN.  Taiwan is the 195th country, whose status is up in the air.  China claims Taiwan is it's property, while Taiwan considers itself independent.  Taiwan was a part of the united nations until 1971, when mainland China took its place.  There are also many so-called countries that are not countries at all:  places commonly confused as being countries include Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Greenland, Palestine, Western Sahara, and even the components of the United Kingdom (such as Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England - they're not fully independent countries, states, or nation-states).  Hope this helped.  

Answer 7

There is no real answer to this question. Different sources will give you different answers. Depending on what source you use, there are 189, 191, 192, 193, 194 or 195 countries. To view a list of countries, go here http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm

Answer 8

A Lot you do the math