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Countries in the World: As of October 2023, there are 195 countries in the world. This number includes 193 member states of the United Nations and 2 observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine. These countries are spread across seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Antarctica. Here in this article, we have provided a list of countries with their capitals. There are a lot of questions on this topic in competitive exams. Please read this article to know the complete list of countries of the world and their capitals. You may also read the Most Important List of Lists for Government Exams.

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Where are they located?

The Details of the 195 countries in the world are here:

• Asia: 48 countries
• Africa: 54 countries
• Europe: 44 countries
• North America: 23 countries
• South America: 12 countries
• Oceania: 14 countries
• Antarctica: 6 countries

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List of Countries in the World
Below is the full table of countries ranked by the most populous and showing current population, share of world population, and land area:
 

#	Country	Population (2023)	World Share	Land Area (Km²)
1	India	1,428,627,663	17.8%	3,287,590
2	China	1,425,671,352	17.7%	9,596,961
3	United States	339,996,563	4.3 %	9,833,517
4	Indonesia	279,476,346	3.5 %	1,904,569
5	Pakistan	238,492,819	3%	796,095
6	Brazil	218,689,757	2.7 %	8,515,767
7	Nigeria	217,221,152	2.7%	923,768
8	Bangladesh	171,779,762	2.1 %	147,570
9	Russia	143,539,913	1.8 %	17,098,242
10	Mexico	131,455,342	1.6 %	1,964,375
11	Japan	126,476,461	1.6 %	364,555
12	Ethiopia	114,963,588	1.5 %	1,000,000
13	Philippines	109,581,078	1.4 %	298,170
14	Egypt	102,334,404	1.3 %	995,450
15	Vietnam	97,338,579	1.2 %	310,070
16	DR Congo	89,561,403	1.1 %	2,267,050
17	Turkey	84,339,067	1.1 %	769,630
18	Iran	83,992,949	1.1 %	1,628,550
19	Germany	83,783,942	1.1 %	348,560
20	Thailand	69,799,978	0.9 %	510,890
21	United Kingdom	67,886,011	0.9 %	241,930
22	France	65,273,511	0.8 %	547,557
23	Italy	60,461,826	0.8 %	294,140
24	Tanzania	59,734,218	0.8 %	885,800
25	South Africa	59,308,690	0.8 %	1,213,090
26	Myanmar	54,409,800	0.7 %	653,290
27	Kenya	53,771,296	0.7 %	569,140
28	South Korea	51,269,185	0.7 %	97,230
29	Colombia	50,882,891	0.7 %	1,109,500
30	Spain	46,754,778	0.6 %	498,800
31	Uganda	45,741,007	0.6 %	199,810
32	Argentina	45,195,774	0.6 %	2,736,690
33	Algeria	43,851,044	0.6 %	2,381,740
34	Sudan	43,849,260	0.6 %	1,765,048
35	Ukraine	43,733,762	0.6 %	579,320
36	Iraq	40,222,493	0.5 %	434,320
37	Afghanistan	38,928,346	0.5 %	652,860
38	Poland	37,846,611	0.5 %	306,230
39	Canada	37,742,154	0.5 %	9,093,510
40	Morocco	36,910,560	0.5 %	446,300
41	Saudi Arabia	34,813,871	0.4 %	2,149,690
42	Uzbekistan	33,469,203	0.4 %	425,400
43	Peru	32,971,854	0.4 %	1,280,000
44	Angola	32,866,272	0.4 %	1,246,700
45	Malaysia	32,365,999	0.4 %	328,550
46	Mozambique	31,255,435	0.4 %	786,380
47	Ghana	31,072,940	0.4 %	227,540
48	Yemen	29,825,964	0.4 %	527,970
49	Nepal	29,136,808	0.4 %	143,350
50	Venezuela	28,435,940	0.4 %	882,050
51	Madagascar	27,691,018	0.4 %	581,795
52	Cameroon	26,545,863	0.3 %	472,710
53	Côte d'Ivoire	26,378,274	0.3 %	318,000
54	North Korea	25,778,816	0.3 %	120,410
55	Australia	25,499,884	0.3 %	7,682,300
56	Niger	24,206,644	0.3 %	1,266,700
57	Sri Lanka	21,413,249	0.3 %	62,710
58	Burkina Faso	20,903,273	0.3 %	273,600
59	Mali	20,250,833	0.3 %	1,220,190
60	Romania	19,237,691	0.2 %	230,170
61	Malawi	19,129,952	0.2 %	94,280
62	Chile	19,116,201	0.2 %	743,532
63	Kazakhstan	18,776,707	0.2 %	2,699,700
64	Zambia	18,383,955	0.2 %	743,390
65	Guatemala	17,915,568	0.2 %	107,160
66	Ecuador	17,643,054	0.2 %	248,360
67	Syria	17,500,658	0.2 %	183,630
68	Netherlands	17,134,872	0.2 %	33,720
69	Senegal	16,743,927	0.2 %	192,530
70	Cambodia	16,718,965	0.2 %	176,520
71	Chad	16,425,864	0.2 %	1,259,200
72	Somalia	15,893,222	0.2 %	627,340
73	Zimbabwe	14,862,924	0.2 %	386,850
74	Guinea	13,132,795	0.2 %	245,720
75	Rwanda	12,952,218	0.2 %	24,670
76	Benin	12,123,200	0.2 %	112,760
77	Burundi	11,890,784	0.2 %	25,680
78	Tunisia	11,818,619	0.2 %	155,360
79	Bolivia	11,673,021	0.1 %	1,083,300
80	Belgium	11,589,623	0.1 %	30,280
81	Haiti	11,402,528	0.1 %	27,560
82	Cuba	11,326,616	0.1 %	106,440
83	South Sudan	11,193,725	0.1 %	610,952
84	Dominican Republic	10,847,910	0.1 %	48,320
85	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,708,981	0.1 %	77,240
86	Greece	10,423,054	0.1 %	128,900
87	Jordan	10,203,134	0.1 %	88,780
88	Portugal	10,196,709	0.1 %	91,590
89	Azerbaijan	10,139,177	0.1 %	82,658
90	Sweden	10,099,265	0.1 %	410,340
91	Honduras	9,904,607	0.1 %	111,890
92	United Arab Emirates	9,890,402	0.1 %	83,600
93	Hungary	9,660,351	0.1 %	90,530
94	Tajikistan	9,537,645	0.1 %	139,960
95	Belarus	9,449,323	0.1 %	202,910
96	Austria	9,006,398	0.1 %	82,409
97	Papua New Guinea	8,947,024	0.1 %	452,860
98	Serbia	8,737,371	0.1 %	87,460
99	Israel	8,655,535	0.1 %	21,640
100	Switzerland	8,654,622	0.1 %	39,516
101	Togo	8,278,724	0.1 %	54,390
102	Sierra Leone	7,976,983	0.1 %	72,180
103	Laos	7,275,560	0.1 %	230,800
104	Paraguay	7,132,538	0.1 %	397,300
105	Bulgaria	6,948,445	0.1 %	108,560
106	Libya	6,871,292	0.1 %	1,759,540
107	Lebanon	6,825,445	0.1 %	10,230
108	Nicaragua	6,624,554	0.1 %	120,340
109	Kyrgyzstan	6,524,195	0.1 %	191,800
110	El Salvador	6,486,205	0.1 %	20,720
111	Turkmenistan	6,031,200	0.1 %	469,930
112	Singapore	5,850,342	0.1 %	700
113	Denmark	5,792,202	0.1 %	42,430
114	Finland	5,540,720	0.1 %	303,890
115	Congo	5,518,087	0.1 %	341,500
116	Slovakia	5,459,642	0.1 %	48,088
117	Norway	5,421,241	0.1 %	365,268
118	Oman	5,106,626	0.1 %	309,500
119	State of Palestine	5,101,414	0.1 %	6,020
120	Costa Rica	5,094,118	0.1 %	51,060
121	Liberia	5,057,681	0.1 %	96,320
122	Ireland	4,937,786	0.1 %	68,890
123	Central African Republic	4,829,767	0.1 %	622,980
124	New Zealand	4,822,233	0.1 %	263,310
125	Mauritania	4,649,658	0.1 %	1,030,700
126	Panama	4,314,767	0.1 %	74,340
127	Kuwait	4,270,571	0.1 %	17,820
128	Croatia	4,105,267	0.1 %	55,960
129	Moldova	4,033,963	0.1 %	32,850
130	Georgia	3,989,167	0.1 %	69,490
131	Eritrea	3,546,421	0 %	101,000
132	Uruguay	3,473,730	0 %	175,020
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,280,819	0 %	51,000
134	Mongolia	3,278,290	0 %	1,553,560
135	Armenia	2,963,243	0 %	28,470
136	Jamaica	2,961,167	0 %	10,830
137	Qatar	2,881,053	0 %	11,610
138	Albania	2,877,797	0 %	27,400
139	Lithuania	2,722,289	0 %	62,674
140	Namibia	2,540,905	0 %	823,290
141	Gambia	2,416,668	0 %	10,120
142	Botswana	2,351,627	0 %	566,730
143	Gabon	2,225,734	0 %	257,670
144	Lesotho	2,142,249	0 %	30,360
145	North Macedonia	2,083,374	0 %	25,220
146	Slovenia	2,078,938	0 %	20,140
147	Guinea-Bissau	1,968,001	0 %	28,120
148	Latvia	1,886,198	0 %	62,200
149	Bahrain	1,701,575	0 %	760
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,402,985	0 %	28,050
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,399,488	0 %	5,130
152	Estonia	1,326,535	0 %	42,390
153	Timor-Leste	1,318,445	0 %	14,870
154	Mauritius	1,271,768	0 %	2,030
155	Cyprus	1,207,359	0 %	9,240
156	Eswatini	1,160,164	0 %	17,200
157	Djibouti	988,000	0 %	23,180
158	Fiji	896,445	0 %	18,270
159	Comoros	869,601	0 %	1,861
160	Guyana	786,552	0 %	196,850
161	Bhutan	771,608	0 %	38,117
162	Solomon Islands	686,884	0 %	27,990
163	Montenegro	628,066	0 %	13,450
164	Luxembourg	625,978	0 %	2,590
165	Suriname	586,632	0 %	156,000
166	Cabo Verde	555,987	0 %	4,030
167	Micronesia	548,914	0 %	700
168	Maldives	540,544	0 %	300
169	Malta	441,543	0 %	320
170	Brunei	437,479	0 %	5,270
171	Belize	397,628	0 %	22,810
172	Bahamas	393,244	0 %	10,010
173	Iceland	341,243	0 %	100,250
174	Vanuatu	307,145	0 %	12,190
175	Barbados	287,375	0 %	430
176	Sao Tome & Principe	219,159	0 %	960
177	Samoa	198,414	0 %	2,830
178	Saint Lucia	183,627	0 %	610
179	Kiribati	119,449	0 %	810
180	Grenada	112,523	0 %	340
181	St. Vincent & Grenadines	110,940	0 %	390
182	Tonga	105,695	0 %	720
183	Seychelles	98,347	0 %	460
184	Antigua and Barbuda	97,929	0 %	440
185	Andorra	77,265	0 %	470
186	Dominica	71,986	0 %	750
187	Marshall Islands	59,190	0 %	180
188	Saint Kitts & Nevis	53,199	0 %	260
189	Monaco	39,242	0 %	1
190	Liechtenstein	38,128	0 %	160
191	San Marino	33,931	0 %	60
192	Palau	18,094	0 %	460
193	Tuvalu	11,792	0 %	30
194	Nauru	10,824	0 %	20
195	Holy See	801	0 %	0

 

How Do New Countries Get Formed?

New countries can emerge as a result of changes in political events, such as the disintegration of the Soviet Union. While there are no specific rules for forming a new country, international law has established certain broad guidelines. The Declarative Theory of Statehood was formalized in the Montevideo Convention of 1933, which set four requirements for a state to be recognized as a country under international law. These requirements include 1) a defined region; 2) a permanent population; 3) a government and 4) the ability to engage in international relations.


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