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Where in the World has Kate Been?

When my friends ask me, how many countries have I been too, I had to say I didn’t know. The other question they ask me is which country is my favorite and which country is the safest. Again, I am thinking. Pretty soon, this will be clear to me – probably it changes each year. But, first, I have to figure out how many countries are in the world because I didn’t know. Before I can say Where Has Kate Been in The World? I need to know where I could go!

Where in the World has Kate Been?

Today, there is 195 countries in the United Nations (U.N.) world list. 193 countries are UN members. Kosovo is not yet a member. The newest UN members are Switzerland (2002), Montenegro (2006), and South Sudan. Two nations are non-member observer states. The non-member observer states don’t vote. They are The Holy See (listed as the Vatican), and the State of Palestine. Source 2016

Not On My List, Here’s Why

  • Taiwan – The People’s Republic of China represents this Taiwan in U.N. Taiwan was kicked out.
  • The Cook Islands and Niue – New Zealand is in free association with these countries.
  • Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas, dependencies) Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous regions)
    • The Grand Caymans and Lesser Caymans
    • The American Virgin Islands
    • The British Virgin Islands
    • Other countries recognized by the United Nations as not being self-governing
    • North Pole
    • South Pole

List of Countries in the World

So, after visiting 42 countries out of 195 countries in the world, there is a lot more to see.  The countries that are Bold are the ones I have visited. Somehow, it seems like I haven’t seen much of the world. I fell this way because, now, I realize the world is huge. And there is a lot of places still to see. So I am inspired, but, I need to figure out how to travel more and able to afford more travel. You see, we all have the same issues. We all have other commitments that keep us from going. And obviously, money is one thing that constrains life and travel.

However, after writing this post, my motivation is higher than ever to travel more. How about you? Do you want to go and travel more?

List of countries will inspire you to travel

Alpha Country List World Population Ranking
1 Afghanistan 40
2 Albania 136
3 Algeria 34
4 Andorra 186
5 Angola 50
6 Antigua and Barbuda 184
7 Argentina 32
8 Armenia 134
9 Australia 53
10 Austria 95
11 Azerbaijan 88
12 Bahamas 169
13 Bahrain 149
14 Bangladesh 8
15 Barbados 173
16 Belarus 91
17 Belgium 79
18 Belize 171
19 Benin 80
20 Bhutan 160
21 Bolivia 83
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132
23 Botswana 140
24 Brazil 5
25 Brunei 167
26 Bulgaria 102
27 Burkina Faso 59
28 Burundi 76
29 Cabo Verde 166
30 Cambodia 70
31 Cameroon 54
32 Canada 38
33 The Central African Republic 118
34 Chad 72
35 Chile 62
36 China 1
37 Colombia 28
38 Comoros 159
39 Congo 121
40 Costa Rica 119
41 Côte d’Ivoire 55
42 Croatia 126
43 Cuba 77
44 Cyprus 155
45 The Czech Republic 86
46 Denmark 112
47 Djibouti 156
48 Dominica 185
49 The Dominican Republic 85
50 DR Congo 18
51 Ecuador 68
52 Egypt 15
53 El Salvador 108
54 Equatorial Guinea 158
55 Eritrea 116
56 Estonia 151
57 Ethiopia 13
58 Fiji 157
59 Finland 113
60 France 22
61 Gabon 148
62 Gambia 145
63 Georgia 131
64 Germany 16
65 Ghana 48
66 Greece 82
67 Grenada 180
68 Guatemala 67
69 Guinea 73
70 Guinea-Bissau 147
71 Guyana 161
72 Haiti 84
73 Honduras 98
74 Hungary 90
75 Iceland 172
76 India 2
77 Indonesia 4
78 Iran 17
79 Iraq 37
80 Ireland 122
81 Israel 97
82 Italy 23
83 Jamaica 138
84 Japan 11
85 Jordan 100
86 Kazakhstan 63
87 Kenya 29
88 Kiribati 178
89 Kuwait 129
90 Kyrgyzstan 109
91 Laos 103
92 Latvia 146
93 Lebanon 110
94 Lesotho 142
95 Liberia 124
96 Libya 106
97 Liechtenstein 190
98 Lithuania 137
99 Luxembourg 164
100 Madagascar 52
101 Malawi 64
102 Malaysia 44
103 Maldives 170
104 Mali 61
105 Malta 168
106 Marshall Islands 188
107 Mauritania 127
108 Mauritius 153
109 Mexico 10
110 Micronesia 182
111 Moldova 128
112 Monaco 189
113 Mongolia 135
114 Montenegro 162
115 Morocco 39
116 Mozambique 47
117 Myanmar 26
118 Namibia 139
119 Nauru 193
120 Nepal 46
121 Netherlands 65
122 New Zealand 125
123 Nicaragua 107
124 Niger 57
125 Nigeria 7
126 North Korea 51
127 Norway 117
128 Oman 123
129 Pakistan 6
130 Palau 192
131 Panama 130
132 Papua New Guinea 99
133 Paraguay 104
134 Peru 42
135 Philippines 12
136 Poland 36
137 Portugal 87
138 Qatar 141
139 Romania 58
140 Russia 9
141 Rwanda 75
142 Saint Kitts and Nevis 187
143 Saint Lucia 177
144 Samoa 175
145 San Marino 191
146 Sao Tome and Principe 176
147 Saudi Arabia 41
148 Senegal 71
149 Serbia 93
150 Seychelles 183
151 Sierra Leone 105
152 Singapore 111
153 Slovakia 115
154 Slovenia 144
155 Solomon Islands 163
156 Somalia 81
157 South Africa 25
158 South Korea 27
159 South Sudan 74
160 Spain 30
161 Sri Lanka 56
162 St. Vincent & Grenadines 179
163 State of Palestine 120
164 Sudan 33
165 Suriname 165
166 Swaziland 152
167 Sweden 89
168 Switzerland 96
169 Syria 60
170 Tajikistan 94
171 Tanzania 24
172 TFYR Macedonia 143
173 Thailand 20
174 Timor-Leste 154
175 Togo 101
176 Tonga 181
177 Trinidad and Tobago 150
178 Tunisia 78
179 Turkey 19
180 Turkmenistan 114
181 Tuvalu 194
182 U.K. 21
183 U.S. 3
184 Uganda 35
185 Ukraine 31
186 United Arab Emirates 92
187 Uruguay 133
188 Uzbekistan 45
189 Vanuatu 174
190 Vatican (Holy See) 195
191 Venezuela 43
192 Viet Nam 14
193 Yemen 49
194 Zambia 66
195 Zimbabwe 69
The Member States|Territories| Self Governed
Taiwan
The Cook Islands Niu
British Virgin Islands Grand Caymans
The State of Nicosia North Pole/South Pole