how many countries were in the world in 1991?

Answer 1

The number of countries in the world is not simple to determine.

The United Nations, founded in 1945, has 191 members. Andorra joined in July 1993; East Timor and Switzerland are the most recent new members, but some states are not members (e.g., Taiwan). Ukraine and Belorussia (former Soviet republics) were members for decades before they became independent.

Telecommunication companies have assigned 182 international telephone dialing codes, mostly to countries. The old East German code, 37, is now used by the three independent Baltic republics. The Vatican recently got its own code too, but Canada shares the dialing code 1 with the United States and Caribbean islands. Greenland, officially part of Denmark, also has its own telephone code. Even the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans have their own codes!

Other measures of national status exist: 185 nations belong to the Universal Postal Union, including Australia's Norfolk Island and the United Kingdom's Isle of Man, but not South Africa or Taiwan.

World currencies -- 168 in all -- are another way to define national status. But many countries use the same currency: Liechtenstein uses the Swiss franc; Monaco, the French franc; Micronesia and Ecudor, the U.S. dollar; and the Vatican, the Italian lira. Some countries (Ukraine) have two currencies.

The International Standards Commission has assigned two-letter codes to 239 entities, including the Falkland Islands. Antarctica even has its own: AQ.

Finally, Coca Cola claims to be sold in 195 countries, not including Cuba, Libya, and Iraq because of U.S. trade embargoes. Source: The Economist (1993), p. 48.

Answer 2

All I can say is corrupt governments, Islamic fascists in Africa, and governments that don't care about their own people, And if you don't understand why we are fighting this war, then you are hopeless. The United States gives Billions of aid and food to counties every year and to the poorest, but the countries are corrupt and their is fighting like in Africa they won't let the food in. Daaaaaaam, don't you listen to world news. Jesus said the poor you will always have with you. But it doesn't mean we shouldn't help. Look at the UN and the oil for food program even the people that ran that program were corrupt like Kofie Anna and his son they found his son pocketed money. instead of getting food for the poor.