how many countries are there in the entire world?cash reward for best answer!!
2007-02-06 04:35:56 · 11 answers · asked by comsopaul 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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2007-02-06 04:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by don't stop the music ♪ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your qustion was good and although you only ask half of it that was a trick qustion...Now that is a question that's somewhat difficult to answer, as there is no one right answer.
Many sources offer different answers, and depending on the source, there are 189, 191, 192, 193 or 194 independent countries in the world today.
The United Nations has 192 members (including Montenegro and Serbia - the two newest nations) but that number does not include the Vatican, an independent nation.
The US State Department recognizes 193 independent countries around the world. but that list of countries reflects the political agenda of the United States of America. As an example, it does not include Taiwan as China claims that Taiwan (the ROC) is simply a province of China.
The latest World Almanacs use 193 countries, which is probably the best answer, but what about Palestine? Greenland? Western Sahara? The political world is constantly changing and our list of independent nations is shown below. Note that we don't say that our list is the ONLY answer, just that it's our answer.
2007-02-06 12:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by jane h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 192 members of the United Nations. Unfortunately, the number 192 is too often used to represent the number of countries in the world. Although this number represents almost all of the countries in the world, there is still one country (the Vatican City) that is independent and has chosen not to become a member of the U.N. so 192 is not the number of countries in the world.
2007-02-06 12:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by fred f 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
193
2007-02-06 12:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by fAhAd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
194
2007-02-06 12:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by horny*as*hell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well this proves it. If a question claims to be interesting it IS NOT!!
I'd say 69 countries. Just because I think it would be funny if there were 69 countries!
The answer is 69
2007-02-06 13:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
193 is the Correct Answer
2007-02-06 12:41:27 · answer #7 · answered by looklikebradpitt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
more than 200, there is dependecies on Antarctica that are classed as countries e.g wilkes land, antarctica is ab continent i.e. a group of countries
2007-02-06 12:43:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cash reward aye? i googled it and they said 193, they better not be wrong! cher ching!
2007-02-06 12:40:04 · answer #9 · answered by Keira 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
192 trust me i checked
nowhere is my cash reward lol
2007-02-06 12:40:25 · answer #10 · answered by shilpa n 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋