World Countries Population

World countries include all 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two observer states. Below is the list of World Countries in alphabetical order by 2023. The map shows a representation of the world countries, the land and the seas of Earth. The world map shows the continents, and major countries, with the network of lines, shows the borders between sovereign states. The International Monetary Fund, lists countries, without distinction, whether it is a sovereign country or a dependent territory. The United Nations List by Country and Territory, lists a total of 248 countries and territories which also includes Antarctica. Some of the disputed regions like Western Sahara, Northern Cyprus and Transnistria are not included which would add more to the world countries list.

Nations are divided basically with the same cultural identity, similar language over the centuries and some are dependent territories under the governance and jurisdiction of United States, United Kingdom and France, like French Polynesia, French Guiana, Bermuda, Guam, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Faroe Islands, Réunion, the Falkland Islands, Martinique, New Caledonia, Aruba, Curaçao, Mayotte and Gibraltar. Greenland, the largest island in the world is a dependency of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Africa

There are 54 countries in Africa. An estimated 1.34 billion people live on the second-largest continent by 2023.

In North America, there are total 23 countries including Central America and the Caribbean region.

Twelve independent countries share the continent of South America, plus one French overseas department, French Guiana, and two dependent territories, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (both British overseas territories).

Asia is divided into The Far East Asia, the Middle East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia. Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. South Asia is the largest and most populous continent has many subregions. India and China are the two most populous countries in the world. Asia is largest by land which includes 30% of Russia. There are 49 countries in Asia, Taiwan (ROC), and Palestine (State of Palestine) are looking for international recognition for the sovereign state. Total of 4.8 billion people live in Asia by 2022.

Oceania is the smallest of the seven traditional continents, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. Total population is 44.5 million by 2022. Oceania has three major archipelagos of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, total of 14 sovereign countries, approximate count of 10,000 islands.

Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia. Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, Europe had a total population of about 750 million by 2022. European culture is the root of Western civilisation.

Antartica is fifth largest continent, most of the continent is covered by ice sheet. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean. There are no countries in Antarctica.

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