There are some differences over the exact number of countries in the world, due to the presence of some conflicts in some regions around the world, where there are 193 countries, which are the countries that are members of the United Nations, and there are two observing but inorganic states, namely: the State of Palestine and the Vatican State , Which makes the total number of countries 195 countries, and this number does not include many regions, such as: Taiwan, and South Sudan is the latest country in the world, as it gained independence on the ninth of July in 2011. [1]
Number of countries on continents
The continent is considered one of the main divisions of the earth, and the number of continents in the world is seven continents, and they are as follows, arranged from largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia, [2] The countries are divided into continents as follows: [3]
Fifty four countries on the continent of Africa.
Forty-eight countries in the continent of Asia.
Forty-four countries on the continent of Europe.
Fourteen countries on the continent of Oceania.
Thirty-three countries are in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Two countries on the North American continent.
The largest country in the world
Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area , covering about 16,377,742 square kilometers of land, and 720,500 square kilometers of water, with a total area of 17,098,242 km, and it shares with 14 countries in its land borders, namely: Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Poland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, North Korea, China, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. [4]
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