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World · 3 min readHow Many Countries Are There in the World?
The answer is 193, 195 or 197, depending on who is counting. What each number includes, the count for each continent, and all 197 by name.
World · 4 min readThe Most Populated Countries in the World in 2026
India leads with 1.48 billion people, China is shrinking, and 57% of humanity lives in ten countries. The top 20 for 2026, from UN figures.
World · 4 min readThe Smallest Country in the World
Vatican City is the smallest, at 0.44 km². The 20 smallest countries by area and by population, and the smallest on every continent.
World · 5 min readAll 44 Landlocked Countries
Forty-four countries have no coast. The full list by continent, the biggest and smallest, and the two that are landlocked twice over.
World · 3 min readAll 47 Island Countries of the World
The full list of the 47 countries that lie entirely on islands, by region, with capitals, areas and the nine that still have land borders.
World · 5 min readCountries on Two Continents
Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Egypt for certain, four more depending on the line, and the countries that reach other continents by sea.
World · 3 min readThe Largest Countries in the World
Russia is 1.7 times the size of Canada. The top 20 by area, why the US and China swap places, and the largest country on each continent.
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- European countries and capitals, with currency and countCSV
- African countries and capitals, with currency and UN regionCSV
- All 68 flags with stars: star count, star colour and what the stars stand forCSV
- All 44 landlocked countries with continent, capital, area and populationCSV
- All 47 island countries with region, capital, area and shared islandsCSV
- All 51 countries with capital and UN regionCSV
- All 50 states with abbreviation, capital, Census region and divisionCSV
- All 50 state capitals with state, postal code, 2020 population and whether each is the largest cityCSV
- All 50 states and D.C. with Census region, division and 5-region mapCSV
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Countries of the World Quiz
Name all 197 countries of the world from memory and watch the map fill up green.
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World Map Quiz
A country is named and you find it on a blank world map. Three wrong guesses and the run is over.About these articles
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