In the current world of nation states, we all belong to one country or the other. Our country is defined as a place within a border with its own identity, culture, currency and government. It should be understood that every country is distinct with its own identity on our huge, big earth. Still, the nation state defines our identity. Although, there have been large nation states in the past. The current world is defined on the basis of defined borders as of today.
The world today has different number of countries due to multiple conflicts. For instance, the United Nations has its own list of countries which is considered as a consensus based nation states in different regions. The UN recognizes 197 nation states as independent countries. However, there are a few discrepancies and complexities when considering this list of countries. It must be stated that the total strength of countries in our world is 215. Since, this includes several other smaller or conflict based States which are not yet recognized by the United Nations. The alphabet wise list of countries include:
Abkhazia
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Austria
Australia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Burma
Bulgaria
Burundi
Burkina Faso
Canada
Cambodia
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Costa Rica
Colombia
Chile
Cuba
Comoros
Republic of Congo
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Cape Verde
Cook Islands
Djibouti
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo
East Timor
Ethiopia
Egypt
Estonia
El Salvador
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
England
France
Finland
Greece
Germany
Fiji
Georgia
Guatemala
Guyana
Grenada
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
The Gambia
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Hungary
Honduras
Haiti
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Japan
Indonesia
Kenya
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Israel
Italy
Iceland
Iraq
Iran
Jamaica
Kuwait
Ivory Coast
Kiribati
Iraqi Kurdistan
Northern Ireland
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
Lesotho
Laos
Nepal
Malaysia
Mozambique
Malawi
Lebanon
Mongolia
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Macedonia
Montenegro
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Nicaragua
Madagascar
Mauritius
Namibia
Nigeria
Mali
Niger
Liberia
Mauritania
Morocco
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Micronesia
Norway
Nagorno-Karabakh
Macau
The Netherlands
North Korea
Monaco
The Philippines
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Palau
Pakistan
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Rwanda
Russia
Romania
Qatar
South Korea
Singapore
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Swaziland
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Serbia
San Marino
Switzerland
Slovenia
Slovakia
Sweden
Spain
Solomon Islands
Samoa
Suriname
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
St Kitts and Nevis
South Sudan
Seychelles
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Saudi Arabia
Somaliland
South Ossetia
Scotland
Tanzania
Taiwan
Tonga
Tajikistan
Turkey
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Togo
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Transnistria
Tibet
Thailand
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
United States of America
Uganda
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Northern Cyprus
Western Sahara
Wales
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Zambia
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