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How Many Countries are there in 2024?

234 countries

Country
Population
Area (km²)
Continent
Subregion
UN Member
India1,450,940,0003.3MAsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
China1,419,320,0009.7MAsiaEastern Asia
United States345,427,0009.4MNorth AmericaNorthern America
Indonesia283,488,0001.9MAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Pakistan251,269,000881.9KAsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
Nigeria232,679,000923.8KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Brazil211,999,0008.5MSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Bangladesh173,562,000147.6KAsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
Russia144,820,00017.1MAsiaEuropeEastern Europe
Ethiopia132,060,0001.1MAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Mexico130,861,0002MNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Japan123,753,000377.9KAsiaEastern Asia
Egypt116,538,0001MAfricaNorthern Africa, The Middle East
Philippines115,844,000342.4KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
DR Congo109,276,0002.3MAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Vietnam100,988,000331.2KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Iran91,567,7001.6MAsiaSouthern Asia, The Middle East
Turkey87,473,800783.6KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Germany84,552,200357.1KEuropeWestern Europe
Thailand71,668,000513.1KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
United Kingdom69,138,200242.9KEuropeNorthern Europe
Tanzania68,560,200945.1KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
France66,548,500551.7KEuropeWestern Europe
South Africa64,007,2001.2MAfricaSouthern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Italy59,342,900301.3KEuropeSouthern Europe
Kenya56,432,900580.4KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Myanmar54,500,100676.6KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Colombia52,886,4001.1MSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
South Korea51,717,600100.2KAsiaEastern Asia
Sudan50,449,0001.9MAfricaNorthern Africa
Uganda50,015,100241.6KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Spain47,910,500506KEuropeSouthern Europe
Algeria46,814,3002.4MAfricaNorthern Africa
Iraq46,042,000438.3KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Argentina45,696,2002.8MSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Afghanistan42,647,500652.2KAsiaSouth Central Asia, Southern Asia
Yemen40,583,200528KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Canada39,742,40010MNorth AmericaNorthern America
Poland38,539,200312.7KEuropeEastern Europe
Morocco38,081,200446.6KAfricaNorthern Africa
Angola37,885,8001.2MAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Ukraine37,860,200603.5KEuropeEastern Europe
Uzbekistan36,361,900447.4KAsiaCentral Asia, South Central Asia
Malaysia35,557,700330.8KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Mozambique34,631,800801.6KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana34,427,400238.5KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Peru34,217,8001.3MSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Saudi Arabia33,962,8002.1MAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Madagascar31,965,000587KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Ivory Coast31,934,200322.5KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Nepal29,651,100147.2KAsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
Cameroon29,123,700475.4KAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Venezuela28,405,500916.4KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Niger27,032,4001.3MAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Australia26,713,2007.7MOceaniaAustralia and New Zealand
North Korea26,498,800120.5KAsiaEastern Asia
Syria24,672,800185.2KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Mali24,478,6001.2MAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso23,548,800273KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Taiwan23,214,00036.2KAsiaEastern Asia
Sri Lanka23,103,60065.6KAsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
Malawi21,655,300118.5KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia21,315,000752.6KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Kazakhstan20,592,6002.7MAsiaCentral Asia
Chad20,299,1001.3MAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Chile19,764,800756.1KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Romania19,015,100238.4KEuropeEastern Europe
Somalia19,009,200637.7KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal18,502,000196.7KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Guatemala18,406,400108.9KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Netherlands18,228,70041.9KEuropeWestern Europe
Ecuador18,135,500276.8KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Cambodia17,638,800181KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Zimbabwe16,634,400390.8KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea14,754,800245.9KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin14,462,700112.6KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda14,256,60026.3KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi14,047,80027.8KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Bolivia12,413,3001.1MSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Tunisia12,277,100163.6KAfricaNorthern Africa
South Sudan11,943,400619.7KAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Haiti11,772,60027.8KNorth AmericaCaribbean
Belgium11,738,80030.5KEuropeWestern Europe
Jordan11,552,90089.3KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Dominican Republic11,427,60048.7KNorth AmericaCaribbean
United Arab Emirates11,027,10083.6KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Cuba10,979,800109.9KNorth AmericaCaribbean
Honduras10,825,700112.5KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Czech Republic10,735,90078.9KEuropeEastern Europe
Sweden10,607,000450.3KEuropeNorthern Europe
Tajikistan10,590,900143.1KAsiaCentral Asia, South Central Asia
Papua New Guinea10,576,500462.8KOceaniaMelanesia
Portugal10,425,30092.1KEuropeSouthern Europe
Azerbaijan10,336,60086.6KAsiaWestern Asia
Greece10,047,800132KEuropeSouthern Europe
Hungary9,676,14093KEuropeEastern Europe
Togo9,515,24056.8KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Israel9,387,02020.8KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Austria9,120,81083.9KEuropeWestern Europe
Belarus9,056,700207.6KEuropeEastern Europe
Switzerland8,921,98041.3KEuropeWestern Europe
Sierra Leone8,642,02071.7KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Laos7,769,820236.8KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Turkmenistan7,494,500488.1KAsiaCentral Asia, South Central Asia
Hong Kong7,414,9101.1KAsiaEastern Asia
Libya7,381,0201.8MAfricaNorthern Africa
Kyrgyzstan7,186,010200KAsiaCentral Asia, South Central Asia
Paraguay6,929,150406.8KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Nicaragua6,916,140130.4KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Bulgaria6,757,690110.9KEuropeEastern Europe
Serbia6,736,22088.4KEuropeSouthern Europe
El Salvador6,338,19021KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Republic of the Congo6,332,960342KAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Denmark5,977,41043.1KEuropeNorthern Europe
Singapore5,832,390710AsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Lebanon5,805,96010.5KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Finland5,617,310338.4KEuropeNorthern Europe
Liberia5,612,820111.4KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Norway5,576,660323.8KEuropeNorthern Europe
Slovakia5,506,76049KEuropeEastern Europe
Palestine5,495,4406.2KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Central African Republic5,330,690623KAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Oman5,281,540309.5KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Ireland5,255,02070.3KEuropeNorthern Europe
New Zealand5,213,940270.5KOceaniaAustralia and New Zealand
Mauritania5,169,4001MAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Costa Rica5,129,91051.1KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Kuwait4,934,51017.8KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Panama4,515,58075.4KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Croatia3,875,32056.6KEuropeSouthern Europe
Georgia3,807,67069.7KAsiaWestern Asia
Eritrea3,535,600117.6KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Mongolia3,475,5401.6MAsiaEastern Asia
Uruguay3,386,590181KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Puerto Rico3,242,2008.9KNorth AmericaCaribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,164,25051.2KEuropeSouthern Europe
Qatar3,048,42011.6KAsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Moldova3,034,96033.8KEuropeEastern Europe
Namibia3,030,130825.6KAfricaSouthern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Armenia2,973,84029.7KAsiaWestern Asia
Lithuania2,859,11065.3KEuropeNorthern Europe
Jamaica2,839,18011KNorth AmericaCaribbean
Albania2,791,76028.7KEuropeSouthern Europe
Gambia2,759,99010.7KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Gabon2,538,950267.7KAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Botswana2,521,140582KAfricaSouthern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho2,337,42030.4KAfricaSouthern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea Bissau2,201,35036.1KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Slovenia2,118,70020.3KEuropeSouthern Europe
Equatorial Guinea1,892,52028.1KAfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Latvia1,871,87064.6KEuropeNorthern Europe
North Macedonia1,823,01025.7KEuropeSouthern Europe
Bahrain1,607,050765AsiaWestern Asia, The Middle East
Trinidad and Tobago1,507,7805.1KNorth AmericaCaribbean
Timor Leste1,400,64014.9KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Estonia1,360,55045.2KEuropeNorthern Europe
Cyprus1,358,2809.3KEuropeEastern Europe, The Middle East
Mauritius1,271,1702KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Eswatini1,242,82017.4KAfricaSouthern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Djibouti1,168,72023.2KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Fiji928,78418.3KOceaniaMelanesia
Reunion878,5912.5KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros866,6281.9KAfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Guyana831,087215KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Solomon Islands819,19828.9KOceaniaMelanesia
Bhutan791,52438.4KAsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
Macau720,26233AsiaEastern Asia
Luxembourg673,0362.6KEuropeWestern Europe
Montenegro638,47913.8KEuropeSouthern Europe
Suriname634,431163.8KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Western Sahara590,506266KAfricaNorthern Africa
Malta539,607316EuropeSouthern Europe
Maldives527,799300AsiaSouthern Asia, South Central Asia
Cape Verde524,8774KAfricaWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Brunei462,7215.8KAsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
Belize417,07223KNorth AmericaCentral America, Latin America
Bahamas401,28313.9KNorth AmericaCaribbean
Iceland393,396103KEuropeNorthern Europe
Guadeloupe375,1061.6KNorth AmericaCaribbean, Latin America
Martinique343,1951.1KNorth AmericaCaribbean, Latin America
Vanuatu327,77712.2KOceaniaMelanesia
Mayotte326,505374AfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
French Guiana308,52283.5KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
New Caledonia292,63918.6KOceaniaMelanesia
Barbados282,467430North AmericaCaribbean
French Polynesia281,8074.2KOceaniaPolynesia
Sao Tome and Principe235,536964AfricaMiddle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Samoa218,0192.8KOceaniaPolynesia
Curacao185,482444North AmericaCaribbean
Saint Lucia179,744616North AmericaCaribbean
Guam167,777549OceaniaMicronesia
Kiribati134,518811OceaniaMicronesia
Seychelles130,418452AfricaEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Grenada117,207344North AmericaCaribbean
Micronesia113,160702OceaniaMicronesia
Aruba108,066180North AmericaCaribbean
Tonga104,175747OceaniaPolynesia
Jersey103,846116EuropeNorthern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100,616389North AmericaCaribbean
Antigua and Barbuda93,772442North AmericaCaribbean
United States Virgin Islands84,905347North AmericaCaribbean
Isle of Man84,160572EuropeNorthern Europe
Andorra81,938468EuropeSouthern Europe
Cayman Islands74,457264North AmericaCaribbean
Dominica66,205751North AmericaCaribbean
Bermuda64,63654North AmericaNorthern America
Guernsey64,28078EuropeNorthern Europe
Greenland55,8402.2MNorth AmericaNorthern America
Faroe Islands55,4001.4KEuropeNorthern Europe
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,843261North AmericaCaribbean
American Samoa46,765199OceaniaPolynesia
Turks and Caicos Islands46,535948North AmericaCaribbean
Northern Mariana Islands44,278464OceaniaMicronesia
Sint Maarten43,35034North AmericaCaribbean
Liechtenstein39,870160EuropeWestern Europe
British Virgin Islands39,471151North AmericaCaribbean
Gibraltar39,3297EuropeSouthern Europe
Monaco38,6312EuropeWestern Europe
Marshall Islands37,548181OceaniaMicronesia
San Marino33,58161EuropeSouthern Europe
Saint Martin26,12953North AmericaCaribbean, Latin America
Palau17,695459OceaniaMicronesia
Anguilla14,59891North AmericaCaribbean
Cook Islands13,729240OceaniaPolynesia
Nauru11,94721OceaniaMicronesia
Wallis and Futuna11,277274OceaniaPolynesia
Saint Barthelemy11,25821North AmericaCaribbean, Latin America
Tuvalu9,64626OceaniaPolynesia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,628242North AmericaNorthern America
Montserrat4,389102North AmericaCaribbean
Falkland Islands3,47012.2KSouth AmericaSouth America, Latin America
Tokelau2,50612OceaniaPolynesia
Niue1,819261OceaniaPolynesia
Vatican City496< 1EuropeSouthern Europe

Are there 256 countries in the world?

The number of countries can vary depending on the organization that is recognizing them. For example, the UN only recognizes 193 countries whereas the US CIA Factbook shows 237.

Are there over 200 countries?

Britannica does recognize over 200 sovereign states/countries, but the UN only recognizes 193 in total.

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