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. To explore more about the continents, check out our Continents Map.
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:
- Russia: 16,376,870 sq km or 6,323,145 sq mi
- China: 9,388,211 sq km or 3,624,809 sq mi
- USA: 9,147,420 sq km or 3,531,839 sq mi
- Canada: 9,093,510 sq km or 3,511,024 sq mi
- Brazil: 8,358,140 sq km or 3,227,096 sq mi
- Australia: 7,682,300 sq km or 2,966,153 sq mi
- India: 2,973,190 sq km or 1,147,955 sq mi
- Argentina: 2,736,690 sq km or 1,056,642 sq mi
- Kazakhstan: 2,699,700 sq km or 1,042,360 sq mi
- 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:
- China: 1,439,323,776 (18.47% world share)
- India: 1,380,004,385 (17.70%)
- USA: 331,002,651 (4.25%)
- Indonesia: 273,523,615 (3.51%)
- Pakistan: 220,892,340 (2.83%)
- Brazil: 212,559,417 (2.73%)
- Nigeria: 206,139,589 (2.74%)
- Bangladesh: 164,689,383 (2.11%)
- Russia: 145,934,462 (1.87%)
- Mexico: 128,932,753 (1.65%)
According to the United Nations Human Development Report 2020, the most developed countries in the world (in terms of Human Development Index or HDI) are:
- Norway
- Ireland and Switzerland
- Iceland, Hong Kong, China
- Germany
- Sweden
- Australia and Netherlands
- Denmark
- Singapore and Finland
- United Kingdom, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada, USA
- Austria, Japan, Israel, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, South Korea, Luxembourg
Explore all the countries of the world in the world map countries to get a clear view of the location of continents, countries, oceans, seas, and latitude & longitude. Know the list of countries in the world that are situated on different continents.
List of Countries of the World and Continents in Alphabetical Order
Map of countries shows all the countries of the world. Every country on the Countries Map is demarcated by its international boundary. Moreover, it is highlighted in different colors to clearly distinguish one from another. Other than the map of countries, we also provide Flags of the World, for students as well as teachers.
To have a clear view of the continent and its countries, you can browse Countries Map through the table given below. The map of countries will also help you to search for each country's lat-long through Latitude and Longitude Finder.
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| Oman | Asia |
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| Qatar | Asia |
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| Yemen | Asia |
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