Countries of the World

What is a country

A state, nation, or any other political body is not the same thing as a country; rather, a country is a unique area of the planet. It could be its own independent state, or it could be a constituent element of a bigger state. For instance, the nation of Japan is a separate, self-governing state, whereas the nation of Wales is a part of a larger sovereign state that is composed of multiple parts called the United Kingdom. A geographic region that is associated with certain distinct political, ethnic, or cultural characteristics is considered to be a country. A country can be a non-sovereign or historically sovereign political division (such as Korea), a physical territory with a government (such as Senegal), or just a geographic region (such as the Basque Country).

The meaning of the word "country" can be interpreted in a variety of ways, and its usage has evolved over the years. According to an article published in 2010 by The Economist, "any attempt to create a clear definition of a country soon runs into a maze of exceptions and anomalies." The United Nations is comprised of the majority of sovereign states, but not all countries in the world.

Russia is the world's largest country, whereas Vatican City, a microstate, holds the record for the lowest landmass. China has the most people, while the Pitcairn Islands have the fewest. The most populous country is China.

List of Countries

#	Country	Population (2020)	Land Area (Km²)	Density (P/Km²)
1	Afghanistan	38,928,346	652,860	60
2	Albania	2,877,797	27,400	105
3	Algeria	43,851,044	2,381,740	18
4	Andorra	77,265	470	164
5	Angola	32,866,272	1,246,700	26
6	Antigua and Barbuda	97,929	440	223
7	Argentina	45,195,774	2,736,690	17
8	Armenia	2,963,243	28,470	104
9	Australia	25,499,884	7,682,300	3
10	Austria	9,006,398	82,409	109
11	Azerbaijan	10,139,177	82,658	123
12	Bahamas	393,244	10,010	39
13	Bahrain	1,701,575	760	2,239
14	Bangladesh	164,689,383	130,170	1,265
15	Barbados	287,375	430	668
16	Belarus	9,449,323	202,910	47
17	Belgium	11,589,623	30,280	383
18	Belize	397,628	22,810	17
19	Benin	12,123,200	112,760	108
20	Bhutan	771,608	38,117	20
21	Bolivia	11,673,021	1,083,300	11
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,280,819	51,000	64
23	Botswana	2,351,627	566,730	4
24	Brazil	212,559,417	8,358,140	25
25	Brunei	437,479	5,270	83
26	Bulgaria	6,948,445	108,560	64
27	Burkina Faso	20,903,273	273,600	76
28	Burundi	11,890,784	25,680	463
29	Côte d'Ivoire	26,378,274	318,000	83
30	Cabo Verde	555,987	4,030	138
31	Cambodia	16,718,965	176,520	95
32	Cameroon	26,545,863	472,710	56
33	Canada	37,742,154	9,093,510	4
34	Central African Republic	4,829,767	622,980	8
35	Chad	16,425,864	1,259,200	13
36	Chile	19,116,201	743,532	26
37	China	1,439,323,776	9,388,211	153
38	Colombia	50,882,891	1,109,500	46
39	Comoros	869,601	1,861	467
40	Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)	5,518,087	341,500	16
41	Costa Rica	5,094,118	51,060	100
42	Croatia	4,105,267	55,960	73
43	Cuba	11,326,616	106,440	106
44	Cyprus	1,207,359	9,240	131
45	Czechia (Czech Republic)	10,708,981	77,240	139
46	Democratic Republic of the Congo	89,561,403	2,267,050	40
47	Denmark	5,792,202	42,430	137
48	Djibouti	988,000	23,180	43
49	Dominica	71,986	750	96
50	Dominican Republic	10,847,910	48,320	225
51	Ecuador	17,643,054	248,360	71
52	Egypt	102,334,404	995,450	103
53	El Salvador	6,486,205	20,720	313
54	Equatorial Guinea	1,402,985	28,050	50
55	Eritrea	3,546,421	101,000	35
56	Estonia	1,326,535	42,390	31
57	Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland")	1,160,164	17,200	67
58	Ethiopia	114,963,588	1,000,000	115
59	Fiji	896,445	18,270	49
60	Finland	5,540,720	303,890	18
61	France	65,273,511	547,557	119
62	Gabon	2,225,734	257,670	9
63	Gambia	2,416,668	10,120	239
64	Georgia	3,989,167	69,490	57
65	Germany	83,783,942	348,560	240
66	Ghana	31,072,940	227,540	137
67	Greece	10,423,054	128,900	81
68	Grenada	112,523	340	331
69	Guatemala	17,915,568	107,160	167
70	Guinea	13,132,795	245,720	53
71	Guinea-Bissau	1,968,001	28,120	70
72	Guyana	786,552	196,850	4
73	Haiti	11,402,528	27,560	414
74	Holy See	801	0	2,003
75	Honduras	9,904,607	111,890	89
76	Hungary	9,660,351	90,530	107
77	Iceland	341,243	100,250	3
78	India	0	2,973,190	0
79	Indonesia	273,523,615	1,811,570	151
80	Iran	83,992,949	1,628,550	52
81	Iraq	40,222,493	434,320	93
82	Ireland	4,937,786	68,890	72
83	Israel	8,655,535	21,640	400
84	Italy	60,461,826	294,140	206
85	Jamaica	2,961,167	10,830	273
86	Japan	126,476,461	364,555	347
87	Jordan	10,203,134	88,780	115
88	Kazakhstan	18,776,707	2,699,700	7
89	Kenya	53,771,296	569,140	94
90	Kiribati	119,449	810	147
91	Kuwait	4,270,571	17,820	240
92	Kyrgyzstan	6,524,195	191,800	34
93	Laos	7,275,560	230,800	32
94	Latvia	1,886,198	62,200	30
95	Lebanon	6,825,445	10,230	667
96	Lesotho	2,142,249	30,360	71
97	Liberia	5,057,681	96,320	53
98	Libya	6,871,292	1,759,540	4
99	Liechtenstein	38,128	160	238
100	Lithuania	2,722,289	62,674	43
101	Luxembourg	625,978	2,590	242
102	Madagascar	27,691,018	581,795	48
103	Malawi	19,129,952	94,280	203
104	Malaysia	32,365,999	328,550	99
105	Maldives	540,544	300	1,802
106	Mali	20,250,833	1,220,190	17
107	Malta	441,543	320	1,380
108	Marshall Islands	59,190	180	329
109	Mauritania	4,649,658	1,030,700	5
110	Mauritius	1,271,768	2,030	626
111	Mexico	128,932,753	1,943,950	66
112	Micronesia	548,914	700	784
113	Moldova	4,033,963	32,850	123
114	Monaco	39,242	1	26,337
115	Mongolia	3,278,290	1,553,560	2
116	Montenegro	628,066	13,450	47
117	Morocco	36,910,560	446,300	83
118	Mozambique	31,255,435	786,380	40
119	Myanmar (formerly Burma)	54,409,800	653,290	83
120	Namibia	2,540,905	823,290	3
121	Nauru	10,824	20	541
122	Nepal	29,136,808	143,350	203
123	Netherlands	17,134,872	33,720	508
124	New Zealand	4,822,233	263,310	18
125	Nicaragua	6,624,554	120,340	55
126	Niger	24,206,644	1,266,700	19
127	Nigeria	206,139,589	910,770	226
128	North Korea	25,778,816	120,410	214
129	North Macedonia	2,083,374	25,220	83
130	Norway	5,421,241	365,268	15
131	Oman	5,106,626	309,500	16
132	Pakistan	220,892,340	770,880	287
133	Palau	18,094	460	39
134	Palestine State	5,101,414	6,020	847
135	Panama	4,314,767	74,340	58
136	Papua New Guinea	8,947,024	452,860	20
137	Paraguay	7,132,538	397,300	18
138	Peru	32,971,854	1,280,000	26
139	Philippines	109,581,078	298,170	368
140	Poland	37,846,611	306,230	124
141	Portugal	10,196,709	91,590	111
142	Qatar	2,881,053	11,610	248
143	Romania	19,237,691	230,170	84
144	Russia	145,934,462	16,376,870	9
145	Rwanda	12,952,218	24,670	525
146	Saint Kitts and Nevis	53,199	260	205
147	Saint Lucia	183,627	610	301
148	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	110,940	390	284
149	Samoa	198,414	2,830	70
150	San Marino	33,931	60	566
151	Sao Tome and Principe	219,159	960	228
152	Saudi Arabia	34,813,871	2,149,690	16
153	Senegal	16,743,927	192,530	87
154	Serbia	8,737,371	87,460	100
155	Seychelles	98,347	460	214
156	Sierra Leone	7,976,983	72,180	111
157	Singapore	5,850,342	700	8,358
158	Slovakia	5,459,642	48,088	114
159	Slovenia	2,078,938	20,140	103
160	Solomon Islands	686,884	27,990	25
161	Somalia	15,893,222	627,340	25
162	South Africa	59,308,690	1,213,090	49
163	South Korea	51,269,185	97,230	527
164	South Sudan	11,193,725	610,952	18
165	Spain	46,754,778	498,800	94
166	Sri Lanka	21,413,249	62,710	341
167	Sudan	43,849,260	1,765,048	25
168	Suriname	586,632	156,000	4
169	Sweden	10,099,265	410,340	25
170	Switzerland	8,654,622	39,516	219
171	Syria	17,500,658	183,630	95
172	Tajikistan	9,537,645	139,960	68
173	Tanzania	59,734,218	885,800	67
174	Thailand	69,799,978	510,890	137
175	Timor-Leste	1,318,445	14,870	89
176	Togo	8,278,724	54,390	152
177	Tonga	105,695	720	147
178	Trinidad and Tobago	1,399,488	5,130	273
179	Tunisia	11,818,619	155,360	76
180	Turkey	84,339,067	769,630	110
181	Turkmenistan	6,031,200	469,930	13
182	Tuvalu	11,792	30	393
183	Uganda	45,741,007	199,810	229
184	Ukraine	43,733,762	579,320	75
185	United Arab Emirates	9,890,402	83,600	118
186	United Kingdom	67,886,011	241,930	281
187	United States of America	331,002,651	9,147,420	36
188	Uruguay	3,473,730	175,020	20
189	Uzbekistan	33,469,203	425,400	79
190	Vanuatu	307,145	12,190	25
191	Venezuela	28,435,940	882,050	32
192	Vietnam	97,338,579	310,070	314
193	Yemen	29,825,964	527,970	56
194	Zambia	18,383,955	743,390	25
195	Zimbabwe	14,862,924	386,850	38