Comments on: How Many Countries Are There In The World In 2025?

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:17:17 +0000

In reply to Zubair Amin. Great!

By: Zubair Amin

Zubair Amin — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:37:57 +0000

I really love to read your blog. I am also traveler, and it helps alot and motivate me to travel new destinations,

By: David

David — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:34:16 +0000

In reply to Craig. Good question. Those would be considered constituent countries, but not independent countries, since the United Kingdom ultimately has authority over them.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:04:11 +0000

How do you deal with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, all of which are self-described as countries (within the larger country of the United Kingdom)?

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Thu, 25 May 2023 04:05:30 +0000

In reply to Carolina Sandra Giang. Thanks for your comment! We haven't been to Sarawak yet, but we'd love to go sometime.

By: Carolina Sandra Giang

Carolina Sandra Giang — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:28:59 +0000

Thank you for sharing! Love traveling too. I am from Sarawak, Malaysia. I’ve been to Jakarta, Jogja, Bandung, and Bali a couple of times. Also, been to the Philippines a number of times, Cambodia, Thailand, Perth Australia, London (love to explore more places in the UK in the future), Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland. My next dream trip would be to Spain and Morocco.

By: David

David — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 05:41:54 +0000

In reply to Junix Garcia. Already discussed above. :)

By: Junix Garcia

Junix Garcia — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 04:22:47 +0000

Actually, there are 200 countries in the world. Western Sahara should include in the list.

By: David

David — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 02:57:32 +0000

In reply to Morten Hansen. Thanks for your comment! You're right, Western Sahara is a peculiar case. On world maps it's common to see the borders drawn for Western Sahara, and I have a globe at home with that border drawn. Western Sahara is also recognized by 45 UN member states (at one time it was 84 UN member states but many of those have since withdrawn recognition).
I'm still not sure if it would qualify as an independent country though, since Western Sahara is mostly governed by Morocco. Even the biggest city Laayoune is administered by Morocco. The SADR group has their own currency and a passport accepted by countries that recognize SADR, but they mainly use Moroccan currency.
The UN officially classifies Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory because it's mainly administered by the Moroccan government. Normal definitions of a country mean one that is independently governed, so Western Sahara seems like it would fail that test. It's hard to say, but in any case, I'll add a note about it to the article! Thanks

By: Morten Hansen

Morten Hansen — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:16:40 +0000

Thanks for the site.
There is another country, I think is worth mentioning. Ít is West Sahara. Morocco claims to have is a part of the country, but very few countries in the world have recognized this soverighty. So, as Palestine, where the people have been fighting for a nation for half a century, West Sahara deserves to be on the list. In quite a few maps you will actually see the borderline drawn.