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How many countries in the world?

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Tak3r
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United Kingdom749 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-07 12:15:50
May 07 2017 12:15 GMT
#1
Hi! I would like to hear your feedback.

Just arriving in Brunei as my 95th country, I took some time to update the list of all countries visited and wanted to know how you count the overall countries in the world.

There are many ways to count and I explained my way here. In short: I counted the 193 UN nations, Holy see (aka Vatikan), Palestine and Kosovo. Maybe I will add Taiwan as well after visiting it later this year.

How many countries do we have in the world according to you?!

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Chris

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Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
May 07 2017 13:20 GMT
#2
Obviously Taiwan counts, as well as Cook Islands and Niue (in my opinion).
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-07 14:07:11
May 07 2017 14:05 GMT
#3
One. And just because I lived in Chuí (brazilian city), where to go to Uruguay (Chuy - uruguayan city) you literally just need to cross the road.

Yea, I need to travel more. You are living the dream of many people!

Edit: I see you havent gone to Oceania yet. Any particular reason?
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Tak3r
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United Kingdom749 Posts
May 07 2017 16:02 GMT
#4
I cant do everything at once, but as i said in my post - i will spent 5 months there coming up this year!


Also been to Chui and Chuy and walked along the road =)))
Traveling around the world since 2014: www.chrisontour84.de
Fecalfeast
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada11355 Posts
May 07 2017 17:19 GMT
#5
3 canada usa mexico
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Korakys
Profile Blog Joined November 2014
New Zealand272 Posts
May 08 2017 01:18 GMT
#6
Having been to both the Cook Islands and Niue I would count both of them as they are functionally sovereign countries.

I've been considering posting a blog of the list of countries I've visited too, which is about 30.

I'm disinclined to count puppet states or states of convenience of only one other country like Northern Cyprus, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Hong Kong, Macao, Nagorno-Karabakh and Transnistria.

I also feel unfavourably towards counting states in active rebellion or with marginal control of the territory they claim such as the Islamic State or the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

It's a tough decision but I might count Somaliland. Kosovo counts as a country for me, as does the Vatican and Taiwan is a no-brainer.

Antarctica is a non-state country that is a condominium of the 50-odd Antarctic Treaty partners. It is the only exception I make to my criteria of functional sovereignty.

Regarding Palestine I find this a tough decision also, but I might not count it as it appears to operate more like a Bantustan to my eyes as it is largely in thrall to Israel.

In summary: 198 + Antarctica ± Somaliland ± Palestine
Swing away sOs, swing away.
iPlaY.NettleS
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Australia4377 Posts
May 08 2017 01:54 GMT
#7
Not counting connecting flights maybe 10.
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Piste
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
6181 Posts
May 08 2017 03:51 GMT
#8
Wow you've seen a lot, awesome. But I feel a bit bad that you decided to visit Helsinki instead of seeing what there is outside the cities.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
May 08 2017 04:33 GMT
#9
FREE KURDISTAN!
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Korakys
Profile Blog Joined November 2014
New Zealand272 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-08 10:53:36
May 08 2017 10:52 GMT
#10
On May 08 2017 12:51 Piste wrote:
Wow you've seen a lot, awesome. But I feel a bit bad that you decided to visit Helsinki instead of seeing what there is outside the cities.

Are you suggesting he should have gone off piste?
Swing away sOs, swing away.
dravernor
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Netherlands6191 Posts
May 08 2017 14:12 GMT
#11
Nice, Zimbabwe!
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DarkNetHunter
Profile Joined October 2012
1224 Posts
May 08 2017 21:16 GMT
#12
Think someone might be offended you count Copenhagen towards Sweden =)
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
L1ghtning
Profile Joined July 2013
Sweden353 Posts
May 10 2017 08:52 GMT
#13
Does Rinkeby count as another country?
Tak3r
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United Kingdom749 Posts
May 11 2017 11:47 GMT
#14
Great reply, Korakys! I will prolly add Taiwain to my list at least..

And yea, didnt have more time for Finland- but as Terminator used to say: Ill be back!!
Traveling around the world since 2014: www.chrisontour84.de
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