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Old 08-10-2024, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I can do the United States, Canada provinces, all the English/Gaelic countries, and some of the Mediterranean/MiddleEast and some of Asia. Never learned the African nations. Though I do know Morocco is right under Spain and Egypt is on the upper right corner near Israel, which is partly in West Asia and partly in the MiddleEast. Partial credit for that!
I find it surprising that there is a huge dispute as to the number of countries in the world. The UN recognizes 195 countries.

The CIA lists 237 countries and Peakbagger.com counts 253 "countries" by including 55 dependencies, Antarctica, and three other areas.

I would be hard pressed to name 100 countries much less locate them on a map!