How Many Countries Does the United Nations Recognize? According to the United Nations, the body organized to uphold the rights of people around the globe, a new country has to be recognized by other states who are members of the United Nations before it is considered a country. The recognit...
UPDATED JANUARY 2025: If you ask how many countries in the world are there in 2024. Well, the answer is that technically speaking there are 197 countries in the world. From a travel perspective, you could argue there are 215 countries. I’ve visited them all! Although it’s pretty compli...
The continued violence has not toppled Maduro's government. As Guaido's attempts to grab power failed and his support among Venezuela's opposition was on the decline, many in the United States began to question betting on him. In 2022, as tensions in Ukraine mounted, global energy supplies ...
Like any language, mastering Russian requires dedication and commitment. While the Foreign Service Institute estimates Russian will take 1,100 class hours to learn, this could be more or less depending on how many hours you can commit to each week. Your goals for the language will also play ...
Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Some countries even recognize Russian as a second official state language, such as Belarus, as well as those states with limited recognition such as South Ossetia, Transnistria, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic. This means that Russian is offic...
99% of official countries around the world refuse to recognize their independence but they remain close chums with Russia. So it’s not considered an official country of the world. But it sits in that weird space of an ‘almost-a-country’ much like Abkhazia (where I went last year), ...
(PPE) in many cities and countries. Other highly visible impacts witnessed around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic included loss of access to housing and transportation options being reduced or completely cut off. There are also human rights issues at stake, where the rights of persons ...
it’s doubtful you’ll find much success. Email as many hosts as possible to maximize your chances. Saying “sorry, I’ve found another host” is not going to cause any bad blood, and most hosts recognize you are emailing multiple people. I don’t email potential hosts who haven’t bee...
Vaccines and COVID-19 therapies have reduced the crippling effects of the pandemic in many countries, and supply bottlenecks had begun to ease before the war in Ukraine. However, even if the pandemic becomes endemic, it is not yet over. Policies to fight COVID-19 vary, and China’...