"Country" and "nation" are casual words for what experts call a "sovereign state", meaning a place with its own borders, people, and completely independent government. The question of which places count as sovereign states can be controversial, but for starters we normally count all the member...
Initially, being a huge football fan, I wanted to ask FIFA how many countries are there in the world. And then I could work offthe FIFA listBut as much fun as that would have been, it was just plain wrong. Football has more national teams than any other sport so that’s a great s...
If you have always dreamed of becoming president of a nation or ruling a kingdom, this could be your chance. There are several places in the world that are claimed by no one, as well as regions that are under title dispute but recognized as independent nations by many other countries. Bi...
How Many Continents Are There? If you went to school in the United States, chances are you were taught that there are seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. But using the criteria defined above, many geologists say there are six conti...
Ask someone how many countries there are in the world, and the answer might surprise you. In fact, although they may hazard a wild guess, they may not be entirely wrong. The answer to the number of countries in the world isn’t a straightforward answer. There are a few different ...
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There are actually only 50 states in the United States of America. The other two “states” are actually federal districts – the District of Columbia (which contains the nation’s capital city, Washington D.C.) and Puerto Rico. So why do so many people mistakenly believe that there are ...
The Democratic and Republican Parties are increasingly atodds in many aspects. Politicians put the interests of their political parties and factions above those of the country and attack and pin blames on each other. Minutes after the indictment was announced last week, Trump, who is running...
The Democratic and Republican Parties are increasingly at odds in many aspects. Politicians put the interests of their political parties and factions above those of the country and attack and pin blames on each other. Minutes after the indictment was announced last week, Trump, who is running...
On my journey to every country in the world, personally I spent well over a year crossing the ‘Super Continent’ (aka ‘The Americas’). The Americas contains two of the7 continents; North America & South America. If you want to knowhow many countries in North America, there are 23 (...