how many countries are their in the world & how many golf countries are their in the world?

Answer 1

thereare 245 countries as of Feb.22, 2007

Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia[4]
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)
Åland – Åland Islands (Autonomous province of Finland)
Albania – Republic of Albania
Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
American Samoa – Territory of American Samoa (US territory)
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Angola – Republic of Angola
Anguilla (UK overseas territory)
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina – Argentine Republic[10]
Armenia – Republic of Armenia
Aruba (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Ascension Island (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Austria – Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan[11]

Bahamas, The – Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus – Republic of Belarus
Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
Belize
Benin – Republic of Benin
Bermuda (UK overseas territory)
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina[12]
Botswana – Republic of Botswana
Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
See Myanmar for Burma[1]
Burundi – Republic of Burundi

Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
Canada[13]
Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
Central African Republic[14]
Chad – Republic of Chad
Chile – Republic of Chile
China, People's Republic of – People's Republic of China[15]
China, Republic of – Republic of China [16]
Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
Colombia – Republic of Colombia
Comoros – Union of the Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of – Democratic Republic of the Congo[17]
Congo, Republic of – Republic of the Congo[18]
Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire[1]
Croatia – Republic of Croatia
Cuba – Republic of Cuba
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus[19]
Czech Republic[20]

Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
See Akrotiri and Dhekelia for Dhekelia
Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic

See Timor-Leste for East Timor[1]
Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea – State of Eritrea
Estonia – Republic of Estonia
Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)[21]
Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
Finland – Republic of Finland
France – French Republic
French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)

Gabon – Gabonese Republic
Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
Georgia[22]
Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana – Republic of Ghana
Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
Greece – Hellenic Republic
Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
Grenada
Guam – Territory of Guam (US organized territory)
Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown dependency)[23]
Guinea – Republic of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Haiti – Republic of Haiti
Honduras – Republic of Honduras
Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[24]
Hungary – Republic of Hungary

Iceland – Republic of Iceland
India – Republic of India
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq – Republic of Iraq
Ireland[25]
Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
Israel – State of Israel
Italy – Italian Republic
See Côte d'Ivoire for Ivory Coast[1]

Jamaica
Japan
Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya – Republic of Kenya
Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of – Democratic People's Republic of Korea[26]
Korea, Republic of – Republic of Korea[27]
Kosovo – Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia (Autonomous province of Serbia under UN protectorate)[28]
Kuwait – State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic[29]

Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia – Republic of Latvia
Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia – Republic of Liberia
Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[1][30]
Macedonia, Republic of – Republic of Macedonia[31]
Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
Malawi – Republic of Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives – Republic of Maldives
Mali – Republic of Mali
Malta – Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
Mexico – United Mexican States
Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova – Republic of Moldova[32]
Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[33]
Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar – Union of Myanmar (also rendered as Burma[1])

Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[5]
Namibia – Republic of Namibia
Nauru – Republic of Nauru
Nepal – State of Nepal
Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands[34]
Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
New Zealand
Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
Niger – Republic of Niger
Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
See Korea, Democratic People's Republic of for North Korea
Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[3]
Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
Norway – Kingdom of Norway

Oman – Sultanate of Oman

Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau – Republic of Palau
Palestine – State of Palestine[35]
Panama – Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
Peru – Republic of Peru
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
Poland – Republic of Poland
Portugal – Portuguese Republic
Pridnestrovie – Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (also rendered as Transnistria[1])[6]
Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)

Qatar – State of Qatar

Romania
Russia – Russian Federation
Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda

Saint-Barthélemy – Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity)
Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint-Martin – Collectivity of Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon – Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectvity)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal – Republic of Senegal
Serbia – Republic of Serbia[36]
Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore – Republic of Singapore
Slovakia – Slovak Republic
Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia[37]
Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland[7]
South Africa – Republic of South Africa
See Korea, Republic of for South Korea
South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia[8]
Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
Suriname – Republic of Suriname
Svalbard (Territory of Norway)[38]
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic

T
See China, Republic of for the country that is commonly referred to as Taiwan
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
Timor-Leste – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (also rendered as East Timor[1])
Togo – Togolese Republic
Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
See Pridnestrovie for Transnistria[1]
Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK overseas territory of Saint Helena)
Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
Turkey – Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory)
Tuvalu

Uganda – Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States – United States of America
Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan

Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
Vatican City – State of the Vatican City[39]
Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)

Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[40]

Yemen – Republic of Yemen

Zambia – Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

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not quite sure bout the second question bout how many golf countries there are. but here is what I have found in wikepedia

This is a list of "notable golf courses", organised by country and locality:

1 Courses in Afghanistan
2 Courses in Australia
2.1 Courses in Australian Capital Territory
2.2 Courses in New South Wales
2.3 Courses in Northern Territories
2.4 Courses in Queensland
2.5 Courses in South Australia
2.6 Courses in Tasmania
2.7 Courses in Victoria
2.8 Courses in Western Australia
3 Courses in Bulgaria
4 Courses in Canada
4.1 Courses in British Columbia
4.2 Courses in Nova Scotia
4.3 Courses in Ontario
4.4 Courses in Saskatchewan
4.5 Courses in Quebec
5 Courses in China
5.1 Courses in Guangdong
6 Courses in France
7 Courses in Hong Kong
7.1 Courses on Hong Kong Island
7.2 Courses in Kowloon and New Kowloon
7.3 Courses in the New Territories
8 Courses in Macao
8.1 Courses on Ilhas de Coloane
9 Courses in India
10 Courses in Ireland
11 Courses in Israel
12 Courses in Jamaica
13 Courses in Kenya
14 Courses in Malaysia
14.1 Courses in Kuala Lumpur
14.2 Courses in Kelantan
14.3 Courses in Selangor
15 Courses in New Zealand
16 Courses in Norway
17 Courses in Singapore
18 Courses in South Africa
19 Courses in Spain
20 Courses in Sweden
21 Courses in the United Kingdom
22 Courses in England
22.1 Courses in Cambridgeshire
22.2 Courses in Devon
22.3 Courses in Essex
22.4 Courses in Hertfordshire
22.5 Courses in Kent
22.6 Courses in Lancashire
22.7 Courses in Merseyside
22.8 Courses in Milton Keynes
22.9 Courses in Northamptonshire
22.10 Courses in Rutland
22.11 Courses in Surrey
22.12 Courses in Warwickshire
22.13 Courses in West Yorkshire
23 Courses in Scotland
23.1 Courses in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
23.2 Courses in Angus
23.3 Courses in Ayrshire
23.4 Courses in East Lothian
23.5 Courses in East Renfrewshire
23.6 Courses in Caithness
23.7 Courses in Fife
23.8 Courses in Moray
23.9 Courses in Perthshire
23.10 Courses in Ross-Shire
23.11 Courses in Skye & Lochaber
23.12 Courses in Speyside
23.13 Courses in Sutherland
24 Courses in Wales
24.1 Courses in Monmouthshire
25 Courses in Northern Ireland
25.1 Courses in County Antrim
25.2 Courses in County Londonderry
25.3 Courses in County Armagh
25.4 Courses in County Tyrone
26 Courses in the United States of America
26.1 Courses located across the United States of America
26.2 Courses in Alabama
26.3 Courses in California
26.4 Courses in Colorado
26.5 Courses in Connecticut
26.6 Courses in Delaware
26.7 Courses in Florida
26.8 Courses in Georgia
26.9 Courses in Illinois
26.10 Courses in Hawaii
26.11 Courses in Indiana
26.12 Courses in Kansas
26.13 Courses in Kentucky
26.14 Courses in Maine
26.15 Courses in Maryland
26.16 Courses in Massachusetts
26.17 Courses in Michigan
26.18 Courses in Minnesota
26.19 Courses in Missouri
26.20 Courses in New Jersey
26.21 Courses in New York
26.22 Courses in North Carolina
26.23 Courses in North Dakota
26.24 Courses in Ohio
26.25 Courses in Oklahoma
26.26 Courses in Oregon
26.27 Courses in Pennsylvania
26.28 Courses in Rhode Island
26.29 Courses in South Carolina
26.30 Courses in Tennessee
26.31 Courses in Texas
26.32 Courses in Virginia
26.33 Courses in Washington
26.34 Courses in Wisconsin

hope this helps ^_^ hehe

Answer 2

We should make the world a big golf course with rivers of rafters and kayak enter tubs and just swimmers Cliff diving etc.

Answer 3

probably 192-194 countries