A political map of the world
The world currently has either 192, 193, 194, 195, or 196 countries according to different sources. Below is a list of countries that are recognized by the United Nations.
Countries by continent and region [1][]
Bold indicates that the country can be arranged into multiple regions.
Africa[]
Eastern Africa (not in alphabetical order)[]
- Kenya
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Somaliland
- Rwanda
- Burundi
- Uganda
- Tanzania
Central Africa[]
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
North Africa[]
Southern Africa[]
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Eswatini
Western Africa[]
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Cape d'Ivoire
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
Asia[]
Middle East[]
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Iraq
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- State of Palestine
- Syria
- Turkey (some people might say)
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Europe[]
North Europe[]
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Sweden
Central Europe[]
South Europe[]
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Kosovo
Malta
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Vatican City
East Europe[]
West Europe[]
The Americas and the Caribbean[]
Central America[]
North America[]
South America[]
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
The Caribbean
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Grenada
- Antigua and Barbuda
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Cuba
- The Bahamas
Oceania[]
- Australia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu