Japan
Tokyo 路 East Asia
Official Geographic Standard
How many countries are there in the world? (The 195 list).
The universally adopted total for educational geography is 195 sovereign states: 193 United Nations Member States plus 2 permanent UN non-member observer states (Holy See and the State of Palestine). Explore our interactive searchable country directory below.
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Type any country, capital city, or continental region to filter in real time.
Showing 24 of 24 entries
Brazil
Bras铆lia 路 South America
Canada
Ottawa 路 North America
Kenya
Nairobi 路 East Africa
Portugal
Lisbon 路 Southern Europe
India
New Delhi 路 South Asia
Mexico
Mexico City 路 North America
Australia
Canberra 路 Oceania
Egypt
Cairo 路 North Africa
South Korea
Seoul 路 East Asia
Argentina
Buenos Aires 路 South America
France
Paris 路 Western Europe
Germany
Berlin 路 Central Europe
Sweden
Stockholm 路 Northern Europe
Greece
Athens 路 Southern Europe
Ghana
Accra 路 West Africa
South Africa
Pretoria 路 Southern Africa
Thailand
Bangkok 路 Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Hanoi 路 Southeast Asia
Switzerland
Bern 路 Central Europe
Chile
Santiago 路 South America
Colombia
Bogot谩 路 South America
New Zealand
Wellington 路 Oceania
Poland
Warsaw 路 Eastern Europe
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Methodology
Sources and Standards for Geographic Classification
GeoCapitals strictly follows primary United Nations and ISO standards for transparent educational accuracy.
193 UN Member States
Maintained directly via the official United Nations Member States roster, forming the sovereign baseline.
2 Permanent Observer States
The Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine, recognized with non-member permanent observer status by UN resolutions.
UN M49 Continental Hierarchy
Macro-regions and 22 sub-regions defined by the United Nations Statistics Division (UN M49) for unbiased geographical classification.
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