A country is a subject of complete, sovereign international law that must meet the following criteria: defined territory, government and the ability to participate in international relations, stable population. . This has been stipulated in Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention on the rights and obligations of States signed in Montevideo, Uruguay on December 26, 1933.
In the world today, there are a number of countries that claim to be independent but one is recognized but the government does not have enough powers or is not internationally recognized as a political entity.
Currently there are 204 countries in the world.
If these countries are included, there are 204 countries in the world today. Including:
193 countries are recognized as official members of the United Nations.
2 countries are observers at the United Nations.
2 countries are recognized and independent in many countries.
A country that is not independent in practice but is recognized by many countries as the Western Sahara. African Union and at least 41 countries recognize this as sovereign territory but are occupied.
6 countries declared independence but were not recognized.
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