How many countries are there in the world?

Update 2024: There are currently 195 sovereign countries recognized worldwide, of which 193 are UN member states and 2 are observer states (Palestine and the Vatican).

All data is updated for 2024 with the latest population figures from the United Nations and the World Bank.

Browse by Letter: A B C D E-L M-R S-Z

A Countries starting with A

1 Afghanistan

Afghanistan Map

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul

Area: 652,225 km²

Population: ~41.1 million (2023)

Languages: Dari, Pashto

Currency: Afghani (AFN)

Location: Central Asia

Note: Under Taliban control since 2021. The situation is evolving.

2 Albania

Albania Map

Official Name: Republic of Albania

Capital: Tirana

Area: 28,748 km²

Population: ~2.8 million (2023)

Languages: Albanian

Currency: Lek (ALL)

Location: Southern Europe

3 Algeria

Algeria Map

Official Name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Capital: Algiers

Area: 2,381,741 km²

Population: ~45.6 million (2023)

Languages: Arabic, Tamazight

Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)

Location: North Africa

Note: The largest African and Arab country by area.

4 Andorra

Andorra Map

Official Name: Principality of Andorra

Capital: Andorra la Vella

Area: 468 km²

Population: ~79,800 (2023)

Languages: Catalan

Currency: Euro (€)

Location: Southwestern Europe

5 Angola

Angola Map

Official Name: Republic of Angola

Capital: Luanda

Area: 1,246,700 km²

Population: ~36.7 million (2023)

Languages: Portuguese

Currency: Kwanza (AOA)

Location: Southern Africa

6 Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Map

Official Name: Antigua and Barbuda

Capital: Saint John's

Area: 442 km²

Population: ~94,300 (2023)

Languages: English

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

Location: Caribbean

7 Argentina

Argentina Map

Official Name: Argentine Republic

Capital: Buenos Aires

Area: 2,780,400 km²

Population: ~45.8 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Argentine Peso (ARS)

Location: South America

8 Armenia

Armenia Map

Official Name: Republic of Armenia

Capital: Yerevan

Area: 29,743 km²

Population: ~2.8 million (2023)

Languages: Armenian

Currency: Dram (AMD)

Location: South Caucasus

9 Australia

Australia Map

Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia

Capital: Canberra

Area: 7,692,024 km²

Population: ~26.4 million (2023)

Languages: English

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)

Location: Oceania

10 Austria

Austria Map

Official Name: Republic of Austria

Capital: Vienna

Area: 83,879 km²

Population: ~9.0 million (2023)

Languages: German

Currency: Euro (€)

Location: Central Europe

11 Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Map

Official Name: Republic of Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku

Area: 86,600 km²

Population: ~10.4 million (2023)

Languages: Azerbaijani

Currency: Manat (AZN)

Location: South Caucasus

B Countries starting with B

12 Bahamas

Bahamas Map

Official Name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Capital: Nassau

Area: 13,878 km²

Population: ~412,600 (2023)

Languages: English

Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD)

Location: Caribbean

13 Bahrain

Bahrain Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Bahrain

Capital: Manama

Area: 765 km²

Population: ~1.5 million (2023)

Languages: Arabic

Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)

Location: Arabian Gulf

14 Bangladesh

Bangladesh Map

Official Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka

Area: 148,460 km²

Population: ~173 million (2023)

Languages: Bengali

Currency: Taka (BDT)

Location: South Asia

15 Barbados

Barbados Map

Official Name: Barbados

Capital: Bridgetown

Area: 430 km²

Population: ~282,000 (2023)

Languages: English

Currency: Barbadian Dollar (BBD)

Location: Caribbean

16 Belarus

Belarus Map

Official Name: Republic of Belarus

Capital: Minsk

Area: 207,595 km²

Population: ~9.2 million (2023)

Languages: Belarusian, Russian

Currency: Belarusian Ruble (BYN)

Location: Eastern Europe

17 Belgium

Belgium Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Belgium

Capital: Brussels

Area: 30,528 km²

Population: ~11.7 million (2023)

Languages: Dutch, French, German

Currency: Euro (€)

Location: Western Europe

18 Belize

Belize Map

Official Name: Belize

Capital: Belmopan

Area: 22,966 km²

Population: ~410,800 (2023)

Languages: English

Currency: Belize Dollar (BZD)

Location: Central America

19 Benin

Benin Map

Official Name: Republic of Benin

Capital: Porto-Novo

Area: 112,622 km²

Population: ~13.7 million (2023)

Languages: French

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Location: West Africa

20 Bhutan

Bhutan Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu

Area: 38,394 km²

Population: ~787,400 (2023)

Languages: Dzongkha

Currency: Ngultrum (BTN)

Location: South Asia

21 Bolivia

Bolivia Map

Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia

Capital: Sucre

Area: 1,098,581 km²

Population: ~12.4 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Currency: Boliviano (BOB)

Location: South America

22 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Map

Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capital: Sarajevo

Area: 51,197 km²

Population: ~3.2 million (2023)

Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

Currency: Bosnian Mark (BAM)

Location: Southeastern Europe

23 Botswana

Botswana Map

Official Name: Republic of Botswana

Capital: Gaborone

Area: 581,730 km²

Population: ~2.7 million (2023)

Languages: English, Tswana

Currency: Botswana Pula (BWP)

Location: Southern Africa

24 Brazil

Brazil Map

Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil

Capital: Brasília

Area: 8,515,767 km²

Population: ~216.4 million (2023)

Languages: Portuguese

Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)

Location: South America

25 Brunei

Brunei Map

Official Name: Brunei Darussalam

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan

Area: 5,765 km²

Population: ~452,500 (2023)

Languages: Malay

Currency: Brunei Dollar (BND)

Location: Southeast Asia

26 Bulgaria

Bulgaria Map

Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria

Capital: Sofia

Area: 110,879 km²

Population: ~6.7 million (2023)

Languages: Bulgarian

Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN)

Location: Southeastern Europe

27 Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Map

Official Name: Burkina Faso

Capital: Ouagadougou

Area: 274,200 km²

Population: ~23.3 million (2023)

Languages: French

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Location: West Africa

28 Burundi

Burundi Map

Official Name: Republic of Burundi

Capital: Bujumbura

Area: 27,830 km²

Population: ~13.2 million (2023)

Languages: Kirundi, French

Currency: Burundian Franc (BIF)

Location: East Africa

C Countries starting with C

29 Cambodia

Cambodia Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Cambodia

Capital: Phnom Penh

Area: 181,035 km²

Population: ~16.9 million (2023)

Languages: Khmer

Currency: Cambodian Riel (KHR)

Location: Southeast Asia

30 Cameroon

Cameroon Map

Official Name: Republic of Cameroon

Capital: Yaoundé

Area: 475,442 km²

Population: ~28.6 million (2023)

Languages: English, French

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Location: Central Africa

31 Canada

Canada Map

Official Name: Canada

Capital: Ottawa

Area: 9,984,670 km²

Population: ~38.8 million (2023)

Languages: English, French

Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD)

Location: North America

32 Cape Verde

Cape Verde Map

Official Name: Republic of Cabo Verde

Capital: Praia

Area: 4,033 km²

Population: ~598,700 (2023)

Languages: Portuguese

Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)

Location: Atlantic Islands

33 Central African Republic

Central African Republic Map

Official Name: Central African Republic

Capital: Bangui

Area: 622,984 km²

Population: ~5.7 million (2023)

Languages: French, Sango

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Location: Central Africa

34 Chad

Chad Map

Official Name: Republic of Chad

Capital: N'Djamena

Area: 1,284,000 km²

Population: ~18.5 million (2023)

Languages: French, Arabic

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Location: Central Africa

35 Chile

Chile Map

Official Name: Republic of Chile

Capital: Santiago

Area: 756,102 km²

Population: ~19.6 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)

Location: South America

36 China

China Map

Official Name: People's Republic of China

Capital: Beijing

Area: 9,596,961 km²

Population: ~1.43 billion (2023)

Languages: Mandarin Chinese

Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)

Location: East Asia

37 Colombia

Colombia Map

Official Name: Republic of Colombia

Capital: Bogotá

Area: 1,141,748 km²

Population: ~52.1 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)

Location: South America

38 Comoros

Comoros Map

Official Name: Union of the Comoros

Capital: Moroni

Area: 2,235 km²

Population: ~852,100 (2023)

Languages: Comorian, Arabic, French

Currency: Comorian Franc (KMF)

Location: Indian Ocean

39 Congo

Congo Map

Official Name: Republic of the Congo

Capital: Brazzaville

Area: 342,000 km²

Population: ~6.0 million (2023)

Languages: French

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Location: Central Africa

40 Democratic Republic of the Congo

DRC Map

Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital: Kinshasa

Area: 2,344,858 km²

Population: ~102.3 million (2023)

Languages: French

Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF)

Location: Central Africa

41 Costa Rica

Costa Rica Map

Official Name: Republic of Costa Rica

Capital: San José

Area: 51,100 km²

Population: ~5.2 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)

Location: Central America

42 Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire Map

Official Name: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Capital: Yamoussoukro

Area: 322,463 km²

Population: ~28.9 million (2023)

Languages: French

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Location: West Africa

43 Croatia

Croatia Map

Official Name: Republic of Croatia

Capital: Zagreb

Area: 56,594 km²

Population: ~4.0 million (2023)

Languages: Croatian

Currency: Euro (€)

Location: Southeastern Europe

44 Cuba

Cuba Map

Official Name: Republic of Cuba

Capital: Havana

Area: 109,884 km²

Population: ~11.2 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Cuban Peso (CUP)

Location: Caribbean

45 Cyprus

Cyprus Map

Official Name: Republic of Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Area: 9,251 km²

Population: ~1.3 million (2023)

Languages: Greek, Turkish

Currency: Euro (€)

Location: Mediterranean

46 Czech Republic

Czech Republic Map

Official Name: Czech Republic

Capital: Prague

Area: 78,867 km²

Population: ~10.5 million (2023)

Languages: Czech

Currency: Czech Koruna (CZK)

Location: Central Europe

D Countries starting with D

47 Denmark

Denmark Map

Official Name: Kingdom of Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen

Area: 42,933 km²

Population: ~5.9 million (2023)

Languages: Danish

Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)

Location: Northern Europe

48 Djibouti

Djibouti Map

Official Name: Republic of Djibouti

Capital: Djibouti City

Area: 23,200 km²

Population: ~1.1 million (2023)

Languages: Arabic, French

Currency: Djiboutian Franc (DJF)

Location: East Africa

49 Dominica

Dominica Map

Official Name: Commonwealth of Dominica

Capital: Roseau

Area: 751 km²

Population: ~73,000 (2023)

Languages: English

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)

Location: Caribbean

50 Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Map

Official Name: Dominican Republic

Capital: Santo Domingo

Area: 48,671 km²

Population: ~11.3 million (2023)

Languages: Spanish

Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)

Location: Caribbean

???? Statistical Summary (2024)

50

Countries from A to D

~3.2

Billion people

49

UN member states

45+

Different currencies

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Data updated January 2024 | Sources: United Nations, World Bank, CIA World Factbook
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