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Countries of the World

For me, one of the most interesting questions has always been, "How many countries are there in the world". For instance, there may be anywhere between 168 and 254 nations, depending on who is doing the counting. There are approximately 170 separate currencies, 239 two-letter country codes recognized by the ISO (International Standards Org.), and the Universal Postal Union has listings for 500,000 localities in 189 Countries. By a recent count, France and the US officially recognize 192 states, (though unofficially acknowledging the existence of several others!), Switzerland recognizes 194, Russia 172, The UK has over 200 diplomatic posts, and Germany also recognizes well over 200.

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Resources

• U.N. Member States
• U.S. State Department List of Independent States
• Mapping.com's list of Worldwide Country and City Name Changes Since 1990
• Internet Domains from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (an agency under ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
• All the Airport Codes In The World (over 36,000 codes!)
• Links for Travelers; all kinds of resources and help for travelers
• A page of links and information to help frame the complex stories of India and China
• ISO3166-defined country codes 240 2-letter codes, 3-letter codes, and RIPE NCC Service Region
• Flags of the World, and other information, keyed to each country's ISO3166 Code
• Country Information from the CIA World Factbook
• Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty (also includes Principal Administrative Districts of Each Country). From GEOnet
  
  

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