All Countries on Earth & Countries I've Visited

I'm often asked: "How many countries are there and how many of them have you visited?"

Here both questions are answered in detail, with links to maps, the CIA factbook, and Wikipedia for each country.

The summary table integrates country lists from three authorities: the United Nations, Wikipedia, and the Travelers Century Club (TCC), a leading organization for serious travelers. Countries are grouped by TCC regions.

I am one of top 150 travelers in the world. I am a Life Member of the Circumnavigators Club, a Gold Member of the Travelers Century Club and a Hall of Fame Member of MostTraveledPeople.com (MTP).

Most Traveled People

For the extreme traveler, www.mosttraveledpeople.com (MTP), has a list of the "761 countries, territories, autonomous regions, enclaves, geographically separated island groups, and major states and provinces of the world."

On MTP on May 24, 2009, I was ranked #35 in the world and have visited 428 of the 761 locations. I am listed on MTP as a member of the UN Hall of Fame. Its free to join MTP, and it is an easy way to keep track your travels.

Integrated Country List with Links to Information

The countries I have visited have a sequence number and year of my initial visit. Country names in bold I have visited multiple times, e.g., 60 visits to Japan. Countries flagged red are difficult to visit according to experienced travelers.