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How Many Countries are There in the World

How Many Countries are There in the World

You must be expecting an exact three digit number as an answer to this question, but this is now how it is. Number actually varies as there are disputes and there are countries which are not recognized by other countries. Generally UN is the globally known organization which decides the recognition of any country and also the total no of countries too.

With the foundation of UN in 1948, it had 51 member states but with the addition of South Sudan in 2011, Total number reached to 193, representing almost each of the world’s sovereign states. Although, currently UN recognizes 193 countries and two non-member observer states to take the total number to 195. So many would think the same that there must be just 195 countries but that’s not the ground reality as this figure excludes two nations that have been widely recognised as countries, although these are not endorsed by the UN due to special veto powers. These two countries are Taiwan and Kosovo.

So, we can also say that there are 198 countries so far: 193 UN members, 2 Non-member Observers, 2 partially recognized nations and one is Tibet. However, this number is not accepted worldwide and officially numbers remains 193 only. Because there is no consensus among countries on the sovereignty of some nations because of their political situation and instable governments.

How Many Countries are There in the World: List of Countries

Below we have given you the list of UN recognised nations along with their capitals, currency and the languages they speak. Check it out –

Countries  Capital  Currency  Language 
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Dari Persian; Pashto
Albania Tirane Lek Albanian
Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar Arabic; Tamazight; French
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan
Angola Luanda Kwanza Portuguese
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s East Caribbean Dollar English
Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine Peso Spanish
Armenia Yerevan Dram Armenian
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar English
Austria Vienna Euro German
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Azerbaijani
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar English
Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar Arabic
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Bangla
Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar English
Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble Belarusian; Russian
Belgium Brussels Euro Dutch; French; German
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar English
Benin Porto-Novo West African CFA Franc French
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Dzongkha
Bolivia La Paz; Sucre Boliviano Spanish; Quechua; Aymara
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Convertible Mark Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian
Botswana Gaborone Pula English; Tswana
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar Malay
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA Franc French
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi Franc Kirundi; French
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Khmer
Cameroon Yaounde Central African CFA Franc French; English
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar English; French
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean Escudo Portuguese
Central African Republic Bangui Central African CFA Franc Sango; French
Chad N’Djamena Central African CFA Franc French; Arabic
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Spanish
China Beijing Chinese Yuan Mandarin
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Spanish
Comoros Moroni Comorian Franc Comorian; Arabic; French
Democratic Republic

Of the Congo

 

Kinshasa

 

Congolese Franc

 

French

Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Central African CFA Franc French
Costa Rica San Jose Colon Spanish
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Yamoussoukro; Abidjan West African CFA Franc French
Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso Spanish
Cyprus Nicosia Euro Greek; Turkish
Czech Republic Prague Czech Koruna Czech; Slovak
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone Danish

 

Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian Franc Arabic; French
 

Dominica

 

Rosesau

 

East Caribbean Dollar

English; French;

Antillean Creole

Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish
 

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

 

Dilli

 

United States Dollar

Tetum; Portuguese;

Iindonesian

Ecuador Quito United States Dollar Spanish
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound Arabic
El Salvador San Salvador United States Dollar Spanish
Equitorial Guinea Malabo Central African CFA Franc Spanish; French; Portuguese
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Arabic; Tigrinya; English
Estonia Tallinn Estonian Kroon; Euro Estonian
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic
Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar English; Bau Fijian; Hindi
Finland Helsinki Euro Finnish; Swedish
France Paris Euro; CFP Franc French
Gabon Libreville Central African CFA Franc French
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Georgian
Germany Berlin Euro German
Ghana Accra Ghanaian Cedi English
Greece Athens Euro Greek
Grenada St. George’s East Caribbean Dollar English; Patois
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Spanish
Guinea Conakry Guinean Franc French
Guinea-Bissau Bissau West African CFA Franc Portuguese
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar English
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde Haitian Creole; French
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Spanish
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic Krona Icelandic
India New Delhi Indian Rupee Hindi; English
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Indonesian
Iran Tehran Rial Persian
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Arabic; Kurdish
Republic of Ireland Dublin Euro English; Irish
Israel Jerusalem Shekel Hebrew; Arabic
Italy Rome Euro Italian
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar English
Japan Tokyo Yen Japanese
Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar Arabic
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge Kazakh; Russian
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling Swahili; English
Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Kiribati Dollar English; Gilbertese
North Korea Pyongyang North Korean Won Korean
South Korea Seoul South Korean Won Korean
Kosovo Pristina Euro Albanian; Serbian
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dollar Arabic; English
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Kyrgyz; Russian

 

Laos Vientiane Kip Lao (Laotian)
Latvia Riga Lats Latvian
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound Arabic; French
Lesotho Maseru Loti Sesotho; English
Liberia Monrovia Liberian Dollar English
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar Arabic
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc German
Lithuania Vilnius Lithuanian Litas Lithuanian
 

Luxembourg

 

Luxembourg

 

Euro

German; French;

Luxembourgish

Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar Macedonian
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Malagasy; French; English
Malawi Lilongwe Malawi Kwacha English
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit Malay
Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa Dhivehi
Mali Bamako West African CFA Franc French
Malta Valletta Euro Maltese; English
Marshall Islands Majuro United States Dollar Marshallese; English
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee English
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso Spanish
Federal States of Micronesia Palikir United States Dollar English
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan Leu Moldovan (Romanian)
Monaco Monaco Euro French; Italian; English
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog Mongolian
Montenegro Podgorica Euro Montenegrin
Morocco Rabat Moroccan Dirham Arabic
Mozambique Maputo Mozambican Metical Portuguese
Myanmar (Burma) Nypyidaw Kyat Burmese
Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar English; Afrikaans; German
Nauru Yaren Australian Dollar English; Nauran
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee Nepali
Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague Euro Dutch
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar English
Nicaragua Managua Cordoba Spanish
Niger Niamey West African CFA Franc French
Nigeria Abuja Naira English
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone Norwegian
Oman Muscat Omani Rial Arabic
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee Urdu; English
Palau Melekeok United States Dollar English; Palauan
Panama Panama City Balboa Spanish
 

Papa New Guinea

 

Port Moresby

 

Papa New Guinean Kina

English; Tok Pisin;

Hiri Motu

Paraguay Asuncion Guarani Spanish; Guarani
Peru Lima Nuevo Sol Spanish
Phillipines Manila Phillipine Peso Filipino; English
Poland Warsaw Złoty Polish
Portugal Lisbon Euro Portuguese

 

Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal Arabic
Romania Bucharest Romanian Rupee Romanian
Russia Moscow Ruble Russian
 

Rwanda

 

Kigali

 

Rwandan Franc

Kinyarwanda; French;

English

Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar English
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar English; French
Saint Vincent and

The Grenadines

 

Kingstown

 

East Caribbean Dollar

 

English

Samoa Apia Tala Samoan; English
San Marino San Marino Euro Italian
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra Portuguese
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal Arabic
Senegal Dakar West African CFA Franc French
Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar Serbian
 

Seychelles

 

Victoria

 

Seychoellois Rupee

Seychellois Creole;

French; English

Sierra Leone Freetown Leone Krio; English
 

Singapore

 

Singapore

 

Singapore Dollar

English; Malay;

Mandarin Chinese

Slovakia Bratislava Euro Slovak
Slovenia Ljubljana Euro Slovene
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Dollar Solomons Pijin
Somalia Mogadishu Somali Shilling Somali; Arabic
 

South Africa

Pretoria; Cape Town;

Bloemfontein

 

Rand

 

Zulu; Xhosa; Afrikaans

Spain Madrid Euro Spanish
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lankan Rupee Sinhala; Tamil
Sudan Khartoum Sudanese Pound Arabic; English
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese Dollar Dutch
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni English; SiSwati
Sweden Stockholm Swedish Krona Swedish
Switzerland Berne Swiss Franc German; French; Italian
Syria Damascus Syrian Pound Arabic
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar Mandarin
Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni Tajik; Russian
Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Dodoma Tanzanian Schilling Swahili
Thailand Bangkok Thai Baht Thai
Togo Lome West African CFA Franc French
Tonga Nuku’alofa Pa’anga Tongan; English
Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar English
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar Tunisian; French
Turkey Ankara Turkish Lira Turkish
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen New Manat Turkmen; Russian
Tuvalu Vaiaku Tuvaluan Dollar Tuvaluan; English
Uganda Kampala Ugandan Shilling Swahili; English
Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia Ukranian; Russian
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Dirham Arabic
United Kingdom London Pound Sterling English

 

United States of America Washington D.C. United States Dollar English; Spanish
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan Peso Spanish
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan Som Uzbek; Russian
Vanuatu Port-Vila Vanuatu Vatu Bislama; English; French
Vatican City Vatican City Euro Latin; Italian
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Fuerte Spanish
Vietnam Hanoi Dong Vietnamese
Yemen Sanaa Yemeni Rial Arabic
Zambia Lusaka Zambian Kwacha English
Zimbabwe Harare United States Dollar English

 

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