2020 Countries - 197 in List

How many countries are in the world?

Today, there are 197 countries in the world: 193 UN members + 2 UN observers + Taiwan + Kosovo.

01. All the 193 UN members are independent countries recognized worldwide.
02. Two UN observers, Holy See (Vatican) and Palestine
03. Taiwan is officially recognized by 15 countries (14 UN members and one UN observer)
04. Kosovo is officially recognized by 98 UN member countries and by Taiwan.

here is the list of countries with Alphabetically;

A
    Afghanistan
    Albania
    Algeria
    Andorra
    Angola
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Argentina
    Armenia
    Australia
    Austria
    Azerbaijan
    B
    Bahamas
    Bahrain
    Bangladesh
    Barbados
    Belarus
    Belgium
    Belize
    Benin
    Bhutan
    Bolivia
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Botswana
    Brazil
    Brunei
    Bulgaria
    Burkina Faso
    Burundi
    C
    Cabo Verde
    Cambodia
    Cameroon
    Canada
    Central African Republic (CAR)
    Chad
    Chile
    China
    Colombia
    Comoros
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the
    Congo, Republic of the
    Costa Rica
    Cote d'Ivoire
    Croatia
    Cuba
    Cyprus
    Czechia
    D
    Denmark
    Djibouti
    Dominica
    Dominican Republic
    E
    Ecuador
    Egypt
    El Salvador
    Equatorial Guinea
    Eritrea
    Estonia
    Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
    Ethiopia
    F
    Fiji
    Finland
    France
    G
    Gabon
    Gambia
    Georgia
    Germany
    Ghana
    Greece
    Grenada
    Guatemala
    Guinea
    Guinea-Bissau
    Guyana
    H
    Haiti
    Honduras
    Hungary
    I
    Iceland
    India
    Indonesia
    Iran
    Iraq
    Ireland
    Israel
    Italy
    J
    Jamaica
    Japan
    Jordan
    K
    Kazakhstan
    Kenya
    Kiribati
    Kosovo
    Kuwait
    Kyrgyzstan
    L
    Laos
    Latvia
    Lebanon
    Lesotho
    Liberia
    Libya
    Liechtenstein
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    M
    Madagascar
    Malawi
    Malaysia
    Maldives
    Mali
    Malta
    Marshall Islands
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Mexico
    Micronesia
    Moldova
    Monaco
    Mongolia
    Montenegro
    Morocco
    Mozambique
    Myanmar (formerly Burma)
    N
    Namibia
    Nauru
    Nepal
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Nicaragua
    Niger
    Nigeria
    North Korea
    North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)
    Norway
    O
    Oman
    P
    Pakistan
    Palau
    Palestine
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Paraguay
    Peru
    Philippines
    Poland
    Portugal
    Q
    Qatar
    R
    Romania
    Russia
    Rwanda
    S
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Lucia
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Samoa
    San Marino
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Saudi Arabia
    Senegal
    Serbia
    Seychelles
    Sierra Leone
    Singapore
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Solomon Islands
    Somalia
    South Africa
    South Korea
    South Sudan
    Spain
    Sri Lanka
    Sudan
    Suriname
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Syria
    T
    Taiwan
    Tajikistan
    Tanzania
    Thailand
    Timor-Leste
    Togo
    Tonga
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    Turkmenistan
    Tuvalu
    U
    Uganda
    Ukraine
    United Arab Emirates (UAE)
    United Kingdom (UK)
    United States of America (USA)
    Uruguay
    Uzbekistan
    V
    Vanuatu
    Vatican City (Holy See)
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
    Y
    Yemen
    Z
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe