Total Countries in Oceania: 14 There are 14 countries in Oceania today, according to United Nations official statistics. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population totals. The Cook Islands and Niue, both states in free association with New Zealand which are members of several UN specialized agencies and have been […]

Total Countries in Asia: 48 There are 48 countries in Asia today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion Being the biggest continent in the world, Asia includes 50 independent countries and occupies the eastern part of the single Eurasian […]

Total Countries in Africa: 54 There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics). Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories) Surrounded by […]

Countries in the World:195 Today, there are 197 countries in the world:193 UN members + 2 UN observers + Taiwan + Kosovo. Taiwan – the United Nations considers it represented by the People’s Republic of China The Cook Islands and Niue, both states in free association with New Zealand which are members of several UN specialized agencies and have […]

The independent country is not only a self-governed nation with its own authorities, but this status needs the international diplomatic recognition of sovereignty. Thereby, we can say that the total number of independent states in the world today is 197, including 193 fully recognized members of the United Nations and […]