How many countries and regions in the world are not independent?

As of June, 2008, there were 1 96 sovereign countries in the world (192 Member States of the United Nations, 2 observer States of the United Nations (Palestine, Vatican) and 2 non-Member States of the United Nations (Cook Islands, Niue)) (Kosovo's independence has not been recognized by most countries and has not joined the United Nations, therefore, Asia (48 countries) East Asia: China, South Korea, Mongolia, North Korea and Japan (5) Southeast Asia: Philippines, 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. Cyprus (20) Europe (46 countries) Norway, Iceland and Denmark (5) Eastern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova (7) Central Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein (8) Western Europe: Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands. (10) Southwest Europe: Italy, Vatican, San Marino, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Monaco (8) Africa (53 countries) North Africa: Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco (6) East Africa: Ethiopia. Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles (10) Central Africa: Chad, Central Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe (8 Sierra Leone, Liberia, C? te d 'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria (/kloc-0 Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius (15) Oceania Niue North America (23 countries) North America: Canada, the United States, Mexico (3) Central America: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (7) Caribbean: Bahamas, Cuba. Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago (13) South America (12) North: Colombia. Suriname (5) Midwest: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (3) East: Brazil (1) South: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay (4)