How many countries are there in the world? Can you list all the names?

There are 224 countries and regions in the world, including country 193 and region 3 1. These include:

Asia (48 countries)

East Asia: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan (5)

Southeast Asia: Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia,

East Timor (1 1)

South Asia: Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives (7)

Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (5)

West Asia: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Cyprus (20).

Note: Sikkim has merged into India to become a state, so it does not appear here. Please see:

Europe (43 countries/1 region)

Northern Europe: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands (Denmark) (6)

Eastern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova (7)

Central Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein (8)

Western Europe: Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Monaco (7)

Southern Europe: Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro.

Italy, Vatican, San Marino, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Andorra (16)

Africa (53 countries /6 regions)

North Africa: Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal) (8).

East Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles (10)

Central Africa: Chad, Central Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Sao Tome and Principe (8)

West Africa: Mauritania, Western Sahara, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, C? te d 'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Canary Islands (West) (18).

South Africa: Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion (France), Saint Helena (United Kingdom) (15).

Oceania (14 countries/10 regions)

Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa, Fiji Islands, Tonga, Cook Islands (New), Guam (United States), New Caledonia (France), French Polynesia, Pitcairn Island (United Kingdom), wallis islands and Futuna Islands (France

North America (23 countries/13 regions)

North America: Canada, USA, Mexico, Greenland (Denmark) (4)

Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (7)

Caribbean: Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico (USA), British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla (UK), Montserrat (UK) and Guadeloupe (USA).

South America (12 countries/1 region)

Northern: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname (5)

Midwest: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (3)

East: Brazil (1)

South: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay (4