how many counties are there?

Answer 1

According to Wikipedia, there are either 3077 or 3141 counties in the United States, depending on the precise definition of the word "county."

Answer 2

256 in Texas, start a list

Answer 3

193, according to the United Nations:

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus[1]
Belgium
Belize
Benin[2]
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei[3]
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso[4]
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon[5]
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo[6]
Republic of the Congo[7]
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire[8]
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia[9]
Iran[10]
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos[11]
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya[12]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia[13]
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia[14]
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia[15]
Moldova[16]
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar[17]
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines[18]
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia[19]
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa[20]
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa[21]
Spain
Sri Lanka[22]
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria[23]
Tajikistan
Tanzania[24]
Thailand[25]
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine[26]
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom[27]
United States[28]
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela[29]
Vietnam[30]
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Naming conventions and notes

1, Belarus was originally admitted as the "Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic". It informed the UN that it had changed its name from "Byelorussia" to its current name on 19 September 1991.
2. Benin was originally admitted as "Dahomey".
3, Brunei currently takes its seat under the name "Brunei Darussalam".
4. Burkina Faso was originally admitted as "Upper Volta".
5. Cameroon was originally admitted as "Cameroun".
6. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was originally admitted as "Congo (Leopoldville)". It later changed its name to the "Democratic Republic of the Congo", and then to "Zaire", and back to its current name on 17 May 1997.
7. The Republic of the Congo currently takes its seat under the name "Congo". It was originally admitted as "Congo (Brazzaville)".
8. Côte d'Ivoire was originally admitted as "Ivory Coast".
9. Indonesia temporarily withdrew from the UN on 20 January 1965 in response to the fact that Malaysia was elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. It announced its intention to "resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities" on 19 September 1966, and was invited to re-join the UN on 28 September 1966.
10. Iran currently takes its seat under the name "Iran (Islamic Republic of)".
11. Laos currently takes its seat under the name "Lao People's Democratic Republic".
12. Libya currently takes its seat under the name "Libyan Arab Jamahiriya".
13. Macedonia currently takes its seat under the name "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", due to objections from Greece.
14. Malaysia was originally admitted as the "Federation of Malaya". On 16 September 1963, its name was changed to "Malaysia", following the admission of Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak to the federation. Singapore became an independent state on 9 August 1965.
15. Micronesia currently takes its seat under the name "Micronesia (Federated States of)".
16. Moldova currently takes its seat under the name "Republic of Moldova".
17. Myanmar was originally admitted as "Burma".
18. The Philippines was originally admitted as the "Philippine Commonwealth".
19. Russia currently takes its seat under the name "Russian Federation".
20. Samoa was originally admitted as "Western Samoa".
21. South Africa was originally admitted as the "Union of South Africa".
22. Sri Lanka was originally admitted as "Ceylon".
23. Syria currently takes its seat under the name "Syrian Arab Republic".
24. Tanzania currently takes its seat under the name "United Republic of Tanzania".
25. Thailand was originally admitted as "Siam".
26. Ukraine was originally admitted as the "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic".
27. The United Kingdom currently takes its seat under the name the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
28. The United States currently takes its seat under the name the "United States of America".
29. Venezuela currently takes its seat under the name the "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)".
30. Vietnam currently takes its seat under the name "Viet Nam".

There are a few entities that are recognized by few or none of the rest of the world:

In addition to the member states discussed above, there is one non-member observer state, the Holy See (which holds sovereignty over the state of Vatican City). It has been a permanent observer since 6 April 1964. Non-member observer states are recognized as sovereign entities, and are free to submit a petition to join the General Assembly at their discretion. For example, Switzerland was also a permanent observer state from 1948 to 2002, but became a full member on 10 September 2002 after a national referendum.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was granted observer status by General Assembly resolution 3237 on 22 November 1974. After the proclaimed declaration of the State of Palestine by the PLO, its designation in the UN was changed to Palestine by General Assembly resolution A/RES/43/177 on 15 December 1988. Palestine's status in the UN is "a non-member entity".

The sovereignty status of Western Sahara is in dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front. Most of the territory is administered by Morocco, the remainder (the Free Zone) by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), proclaimed by the Polisario Front. The SADR is a full member of the African Union, but is neither a member nor observer of the UN. Currently, 43 UN member states maintain diplomatic relations with the SADR.

The associated states of New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, while self-governing in their domestic affairs, have their foreign affairs represented by New Zealand, and therefore do not have UN membership.

Some international organizations, non-governmental organizations, or entities whose statehood or sovereignty has not been precisely defined, such as the European Union, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, are also UN observers.

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