List of Countries of the World

World Countries Map (above) shows all the continents, oceans and seas around them, international boundaries, and all names of countries in the world. Out of the total 195 countries, 193 countries are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries (the Vatican or Holy See and the State of Palestine) are non-member observer states of the UN.

Most of the countries in the world are located in Africa. 54 countries of the world are situated in Africa, followed by 48 in Asia, 44 in Europe, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 14 in Oceania, and 2 in Northern America. 

As per the UN, there are 39 dependencies or territories not considered among the list of all countries in the world. Some of the most important dependencies that are not included as countries in this map, as per United Nations’ considerations, are:

• Dependency of the People’s Republic of China: Hong Kong and Macao.
• Territories of the United States of America: Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
• Dependency of the United Kingdom: Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Helena, Montserrat, and Falkland Islands.
• Dependency of New Zealand: Tokelau, Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, and Caribbean Netherlands.
• Dependency of France: Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Mayotte, Wallis & Futuna, Saint Barthelemy, and Saint Pierre & Miquelon.
• Dependency of Denmark: Greenland and Faeroe Islands.
• Free Association with New Zealand: The Cook Islands and Niue.
• Contentious Political Status: Taiwan.
• Disputed Territory: Western Sahara.

The top 10 largest countries in the world, in terms of land area, are:

1. Russia: 16,376,870 sq km or 6,323,145 sq mi
2. China: 9,388,211 sq km or 3,624,809 sq mi
3. USA: 9,147,420 sq km or 3,531,839 sq mi
4. Canada: 9,093,510 sq km or 3,511,024 sq mi
5. Brazil: 8,358,140 sq km or 3,227,096 sq mi
6. Australia: 7,682,300 sq km or 2,966,153 sq mi
7. India: 2,973,190 sq km or 1,147,955 sq mi
8. Argentina: 2,736,690 sq km or 1,056,642 sq mi
9. Kazakhstan: 2,699,700 sq km or 1,042,360 sq mi
10. Algeria: 2,381,740 sq km or 919,595 sq mi

The top 10 largest countries in the world, in terms of population (2020), are:

1. China: 1,439,323,776 (18.47% world share)
2. India: 1,380,004,385 (17.70%)
3. USA: 331,002,651 (4.25%)
4. Indonesia: 273,523,615 (3.51%)
5. Pakistan: 220,892,340 (2.83%)
6. Brazil: 212,559,417 (2.73%)
7. Nigeria: 206,139,589 (2.74%)
8. Bangladesh: 164,689,383 (2.11%)
9. Russia: 145,934,462 (1.87%)
10. Mexico: 128,932,753 (1.65%)