There are 193 UN recognized countries and an additional 63 territories or partially recognized states for a total of 256 . Of these at the time of this post, I have been to 123 over my lifetime. A complete list is below.
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Total Places visited: 722
Regions
UN member states: 101/ 193 (52%)
UN+ (Countries and territories): 123/ 256 (48%)
Travelers Century Club
Northernmost: Rovaniemi
Westernmost: Waiale‘e
Easternmost: Suva
Southernmost: Argentine Antarctica
List of All Countries and Territories
AFRICA (15 of 51)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Algeria Country Yes Africa Angola Country Yes Africa Benin Country Yes Africa Yes Botswana Country Yes Africa Burkina Faso Country Yes Africa Burundi Country Yes Africa Cameroon Country Yes Africa Central African Republic Country Yes Africa Chad Country Yes Africa Congo (Peoples Republic) Country Yes Africa Yes Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Country Yes Africa Democratic Republic Congo (Zaire) Country Yes Africa Djibouti Country Yes Africa Yes Egypt Country Yes Africa Equatorial Guinea Country Yes Africa Eritrea Country Yes Africa Yes Eswatini / Swaziland Country Yes Africa Ethiopia Country Yes Africa Gabon Country Yes Africa Gambia Country Yes Africa Ghana Country Yes Africa Guinea Country Yes Africa Guinea-Bissau Country Yes Africa Yes Kenya Country Yes Africa Lesotho Country Yes Africa Liberia Country Yes Africa Libya Country Yes Africa Yes Malawi Country Yes Africa Mali Country Yes Africa Mauritania Country Yes Africa Yes Morocco Country Yes Africa Yes Mozambique Country Yes Africa Yes Namibia Country Yes Africa Niger Country Yes Africa Yes Nigeria Country Yes Africa Rwanda Country Yes Africa Sao Tome and Principe Country Yes Africa Senegal Country Yes Africa Sierra Leone Country Yes Africa Somalia Country Yes Africa Somaliland Territory none No Africa Yes South Africa Country Yes Africa South Sudan Country Yes Africa Sudan Country Yes Africa Yes Tanzania Country Yes Africa Togo Country Yes Africa Tunisia Country Yes Africa Yes Uganda Country Yes Africa Western Sahara P.R.S. No Africa Yes Zambia Country Yes Africa Yes Zimbabwe Country Yes Africa
ANTARCTICA (1 of 6)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Yes Antarctica Territory Various No Antarctica Bouvet Island Territory Norway No Antarctica Falkland Islands Territory United Kingdom No Antarctica French Southern & Antarctic Lands Territory France No Antarctica Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory Australia No Antarctica South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Territory United Kingdom No Antarctica
ASIA (20 of 39)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Abkhazia Territory Georgia No Asia Afghanistan Country Yes Asia Armenia Country Yes Asia Azerbaijan Country Yes Asia Bahrain Country Yes Asia Bangladesh Country Yes Asia Bhutan Country Yes Asia Yes Brunei Country Yes Asia Yes Cambodia Country Yes Asia Yes China Country Yes Asia Georgia Country Yes Asia Yes Hong Kong S.A.R. China No Asia Yes India Country Yes Asia Yes Indonesia Country Yes Asia Yes Japan Country Yes Asia Kazakhstan Country Yes Asia Kyrgyzstan Country Yes Asia Yes Laos Country Yes Asia Lebanon Country Yes Asia Yes Macau S.A.R. China No Asia Yes Malaysia Country Yes Asia Mongolia Country Yes Asia Yes Myanmar (Burma) Country Yes Asia Yes Nepal Country Yes Asia Yes North Korea Country Yes Asia Pakistan Country Yes Asia Yes Philippines Country Yes Asia Yes Singapore Country Yes Asia Yes South Korea Country Yes Asia South Ossetia Territory Georgia No Asia Yes Sri Lanka Country Yes Asia Syrian Arab Republic Country Yes Asia Yes Taiwan (R.O.C.) P.R.S. No Asia Tajikistan Country Yes Asia Yes Thailand Country Yes Asia Timor-Leste Country Yes Asia Turkmenistan Country Yes Asia Uzbekistan Country Yes Asia Yes Vietnam Country Yes Asia
Atlantic Ocean (4 of 6)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Yes Bermuda Territory United Kingdom No Atlantic Ocean Yes Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Country Yes Atlantic Ocean Yes Faroe Islands Territory Denmark No Atlantic Ocean Greenland Territory Denmark No Atlantic Ocean Yes Iceland Country Yes Atlantic Ocean Saint Helena, Ascension, Tristan Territory United Kingdom No Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean (19 of 28)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Anguilla Territory United Kingdom No Caribbean Yes Antigua and Barbuda Country Yes Caribbean Yes Aruba Territory Netherlands No Caribbean Yes Bahamas Country Yes Caribbean Barbados Country Yes Caribbean Yes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Territory Netherlands No Caribbean Yes British Virgin Islands Territory United Kingdom No Caribbean Yes Cayman Islands Territory United Kingdom No Caribbean Yes Cuba Country Yes Caribbean Yes Curaçao Territory Netherlands No Caribbean Yes Dominica Country Yes Caribbean Yes Dominican Republic Country Yes Caribbean Grenada Country Yes Caribbean Guadeloupe Territory France No Caribbean Haiti Country Yes Caribbean Yes Jamaica Country Yes Caribbean Yes Martinique Territory France No Caribbean Montserrat Territory United Kingdom No Caribbean Yes Puerto Rico Territory United States No Caribbean Saint Barthélemy Territory France No Caribbean Yes Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Yes Caribbean Yes Saint Lucia Country Yes Caribbean Yes Saint Martin Territory France No Caribbean Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Country Yes Caribbean Yes Sint Maarten Territory Netherlands No Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago Country Yes Caribbean Yes Turks & Caicos Islands Territory United Kingdom No Caribbean Yes United States Virgin Islands Territory United States No Caribbean
Central America (4 of 7)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Yes Belize Country Yes Central America Yes Costa Rica Country Yes Central America El Salvador Country Yes Central America Guatemala Country Yes Central America Yes Honduras Country Yes Central America Nicaragua Country Yes Central America Yes Panama Country Yes Central America
Europe (36 of 55)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Cyprus) Territory United Kingdom No Europe Åland Islands Territory Sweden No Europe Yes Albania Country Yes Europe Andorra Country Yes Europe Yes Austria Country Yes Europe Belarus Country Yes Europe Yes Belgium Country Yes Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Yes Europe Yes Bulgaria Country Yes Europe Yes Croatia Country Yes Europe Cyprus Country Yes Europe Yes Czechia (Czechoslovakia Country Yes Europe Yes Denmark Country Yes Europe Yes Estonia Country Yes Europe Yes Finland Country Yes Europe Yes France Country Yes Europe Yes Germany Country Yes Europe Yes Gibraltar Territory United Kingdom No Europe Yes Greece Country Yes Europe Guernsey Territory United Kingdom No Europe Yes Hungary Country Yes Europe Yes Ireland Country Yes Europe Isle of Man Territory United Kingdom No Europe Yes Italy Country Yes Europe Jersey Territory United Kingdom No Europe Yes Latvia Country Yes Europe Yes Liechtenstein Country Yes Europe Lithuania Country Yes Europe Yes Luxembourg Country Yes Europe Yes Malta Country Yes Europe Yes Monaco Country Yes Europe Yes Montenegro Country Yes Europe Yes Netherlands Country Yes Europe North Macedonia Country Yes Europe Northern Cyprus Territory Turkey No Europe Yes Norway Country Yes Europe Yes Poland Country Yes Europe Yes Portugal Country Yes Europe Republic of Kosovo P.R.S. No Europe Republic of Moldova Country Yes Europe Yes Romania Country Yes Europe Yes Russian Federation Country Yes Europe Yes San Marino Country Yes Europe Yes Serbia Country Yes Europe Slovakia Country Yes Europe Slovenia Country Yes Europe Yes Spain Country Yes Europe Svalbard and Jan Mayen Territory Norway No Europe Yes Sweden Country Yes Europe Yes Switzerland Country Yes Europe Transnistria Territory Moldova No Europe Yes Turkey Country Yes Europe Ukraine Country Yes Europe Yes United Kingdom Country Yes Europe Yes Vatican City (Holy See) Territory Observer Europe
Indian Ocean (4 of 10)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region British Indian Ocean Territory Territory United Kingdom No Indian Ocean Christmas Island Territory Australia No Indian Ocean Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory Australia No Indian Ocean Comoros Country Yes Indian Ocean Madagascar Country Yes Indian Ocean Yes Maldives Country Yes Indian Ocean Yes Mauritius Country Yes Indian Ocean Mayotte Territory France No Indian Ocean Yes Réunion Territory France No Indian Ocean Yes Seychelles Country Yes Indian Ocean
Middle East (6 of 11)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Iran Country Yes Middle East Iraq Country Yes Middle East Yes Israel Country Yes Middle East Yes Jordan Country Yes Middle East Kuwait Country Yes Middle East Yes Oman Country Yes Middle East Yes Palestine P.R.S. Observer Middle East Yes Qatar Country Yes Middle East Saudi Arabia Country Yes Middle East Yes United Arab Emirates Country Yes Middle East Yemen Country Yes Middle East
North America (3 of 4)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Yes Canada Country Yes North America Yes Mexico Country Yes North America Saint Pierre and Miquelon Territory France No North America Yes United States Country Yes North America
Pacific Ocean (4 of 26)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region American Samoa Territory United States No Pacific Ocean Yes Australia Country Yes Pacific Ocean Cook Islands Territory New Zealand No Pacific Ocean Yes Fiji Country Yes Pacific Ocean Yes French Polynesia Territory France No Pacific Ocean Guam Territory United States No Pacific Ocean Kiribati Country Yes Pacific Ocean Marshall Islands Country Yes Pacific Ocean Micronesia Country Yes Pacific Ocean Nauru Country Yes Pacific Ocean New Caledonia Territory France No Pacific Ocean Yes New Zealand Country Yes Pacific Ocean Niue Territory New Zealand No Pacific Ocean Norfolk Island Territory Australia No Pacific Ocean Northern Mariana Islands Territory United States No Pacific Ocean Palau Country Yes Pacific Ocean Papua New Guinea Country Yes Pacific Ocean Pitcairn Islands Territory United Kingdom No Pacific Ocean Samoa Country Yes Pacific Ocean Solomon Islands Country Yes Pacific Ocean Tokelau Territory New Zealand No Pacific Ocean Tonga Country Yes Pacific Ocean Tuvalu Country Yes Pacific Ocean United States Minor Outlying Islands Territory United States No Pacific Ocean Vanuatu Country Yes Pacific Ocean Wallis and Futuna Territory France No Pacific Ocean
South America (7 of 13)
Visited Country / Territory Type Parent Country UN Region Yes Argentina Country Yes South America Bolivia Country Yes South America Yes Brazil Country Yes South America Yes Chile Country Yes South America Yes Colombia Country Yes South America Yes Ecuador Country Yes South America French Guiana Territory France No South America Guyana Country Yes South America Paraguay Country Yes South America Yes Peru Country Yes South America Suriname Country Yes South America Yes Uruguay Country Yes South America Venezuela Country Yes South America
Total Countries & Territories Visited: 123 of 256
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