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How many countries are there? Depends who you ask.

The United Nations has 193 member states plus two observers (Vatican City, Palestine). Kosovo is recognised by around 100 states, Taiwan by about a dozen; neither is a UN member. The Olympic committee counts over 200 teams, because territories like Puerto Rico field their own. Every number is correct, for a particular definition.

Useful: When a statistic compares "all countries", ask first which list it means.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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