How Many Countries Are There in the World in 2019 ?
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C’est légitime de s’intéresser à cette question, il y a matière à débattre (qu’est-ce qu’un pays indépendant, un territoire souverain, autonome, etc...) mais c’est très rigolo que Stratfor confonde le drapeau des Nations unies avec le drapeau américain. Bonjour l’acte manqué.
One of the most basic questions for map-lovers is, “How many countries are there in the world?” But anyone who just gives you a number isn’t telling the whole truth. It actually depends a lot on how you define a “country.”
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Here are six of the most common answers, each correct in its own way:
195 Sovereign States According to the U.N.
“Country” and “nation” are casual words for what political scientists call a “sovereign state,” meaning a place with its own borders and completely independent government. The question of which places count as sovereign states can be controversial, but for starters we normally count all the member and observer countries of the United Nations (U.N.):
U.N. members: 193
U.N. observer states: 2
Total: 195