How many countries are there in the world?

At present there are 197 countries in the world. Among them, there are 193 UN Member States, 2 UN observer countries (Vatican and Palestine) and 2 non-UN observer countries (Cook Islands and Niue). 48 countries in Asia, 44 countries in Europe, 54 countries in Africa, 23 countries in North America, 0/2 countries in South America and 0/6 countries in Oceania.

1, Asia: * * * There are 48 countries.

China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cyprus.

2. Europe: * * There are 44 countries.

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Monaco, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia.

3. Africa: * * There are 54 countries.

Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles, Chad, Central Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Mauritania. Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, C? te d 'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius.

4. North America: * * There are 23 countries.

Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago.

5. South America: * * There are 12 countries.

Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay.

6. Oceania: * * There are 16 countries.

Australia, New Zealand, Palau, Micronesia (Federated States of), Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tuvalu, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue.