The world is changing rapidly, as is the number of states in it. From this article you can find out how many countries there are in the world in 2020. Now the total is 251 units.
Difference between countries and states
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The concept of "country" is much broader than the concept of "state". The state differs from the country in that it has its own authorities, national symbols, currency, control center, laws.
For a country to become a state, it must be recognized by all UN members, of which there are 193, and 2 observer members - the Holy See (Vatican) and Palestine.
A country is a territory that has physical-historical, cultural, geographical or cultural boundaries, which are both clearly fixed and blurred.
There are several types of countries:
- Historical regions.
- Cultural areas.
- Physico-geographical countries.
- Political (territories of independent states).
The state is a political form of organization of society, which is governed by public authorities and has a governing apparatus, to which all its inhabitants are subordinate.
Always independent and sovereign. But the country can be both sovereign and dependent.
Let's consider their differences:
| The country | State |
| Lack of power as such | The presence of a system of power |
| Geographic and cultural features | Political features |
| May be ruled by other states | Always sovereign and independent |
| Capital may be missing | There is always a capital |
| Passport may be missing | Having a passport |
| National currency - not always | National currency is the main advantage |
A country is a broader concept because it includes all the inhabited territories of the Earth, and states have more powers, but they must be recognized by the world community.
Sovereign territories
A sovereign state has a clearly defined territory, a permanent population, its own power, independence from other countries, has the right to join international organizations, as well as participate in the international distribution of labor.
At the moment, there are 195 such sovereign entities in the world. They were distributed across continents as follows:
Top 10 largest states by area:
Top 10 largest by population:
| State | Population million / person | Capital | Largest cities |
| China | 1398 | Beijing | Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu |
| India | 1328 | New Delhi | New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata |
| USA | 326 | Washington | Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami |
| Indinesia | 261 | Jakarta | Jakarta, Manado, Pontianak |
| Pakistan | 211 | Islamabad | Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi |
| Brazil | 208 | Brasilia | Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Curitiba |
| Nigeria | 193 | Abuja | Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan |
| Bangladesh | 208 | Dhaka | Dhaka, Chittagon |
| Russia | 146 | Moscow | Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Rostov |
| Japan | 126 | Tokyo | Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama, Sapporo, Osaka |
Among the sovereign powers, there are 19 kingdoms:
- Bahrain.
- Belgium.
- Butane.
- Great Britain.
- Denmark.
- Jordan.
- Spain.
- Cambodia.
- Malaysia.
- Sweden.
- Tonga.
- Thailand.
- Monaco.
- Morocco.
- Lesotho.
- Swaziland.
- Saudi Arabia.
- Norway.
- Netherlands.
Unrecognized republics
Unrecognized republics are a general definition of territories that independently proclaimed themselves an independent state and possess power, have territory, but have not received international recognition.
The territory of the unrecognized republics may be under the control of one or several independent states.
There is a classification of unrecognized state entities:
| Partially recognized |
|
| Partially recognized states controlling part of the land |
|
| Unrecognized states |
|
Lands with undefined status
Territories with undefined status are those lands where the state authority of another country is partially recognized, or captured during hostilities and not recognized, or partially recognized by the UN.
Territories with an undefined status are:
- Palestine.
- West Sahara.
- Sealand.
- Order of Malta.
- Bir-Tavil.
- Abkhazia.
- Kosovo.
- South Ossetia.
- SADR.
- Somaliland.
- Azavad.
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Land of Mary Bird.
- Antarctica.
Dependent territories
A dependent territory is that part of the land on which a certain people live and submit to another metropolitan state.
Such territories have neither political nor economic power. There are 58 such lands in the world.
The largest lands are islands:
- Greenland;
- Spitsbergen;
- Puerto Rico;
- Faroe islands;
- New Caledonia.
Most of all dependent territories have:
- Great Britain (17);
- Australia.
- France.
- Netherlands.
Features of the Vatican
The area of the Vatican is only 44 hectares. In addition, it is located in the vicinity of Rome, and is considered a city-state, and at the same time an enclave.
An enclave is a territory surrounded on all sides by another state. Such city-states are also considered to be Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong.
An interesting fact is that in addition to the Vatican, there are 3 more enclaves - San Marino (in the same Italy), as well as Swaziland and Lesotho (both are in South Africa).
Another name for the Vatican is the Holy See. The population of this country is 932 people.Interesting Vatican Facts:
- the length of the railway is 0.86 km;
- The President lives in the Lateran Palace;
- there are 3000 halls in the Vatican, most of them are open to the common man in the street. The most famous hall is the Sistine Chapel;
- the country is guarded by soldiers from Luxembourg;
- St. Peter's Cathedral was built here.
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There are 251 countries in the world, including 195 sovereign states. The political world is constantly changing, and therefore, in the coming years, the formation of new ones and the disappearance of old ones are not ruled out.
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