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Vatican City holds the title as the world’s smallest country, with an area of just 0.17 square mile (0.44 square km). Following is an alphabetically ordered list of the countries of the world and all but the smallest political dependencies and territories. (See also geography and government.)

A country is a distinct area of land in the world with a government that functions as a sovereign state, an unrecognized state, a constituent country, or a dependent territory. [1][2][3][4] A country may consist of multiple nations, a structure known as a multinational state. [5]

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Alphabetical list of countries of the world The independent country is not only a self-governing nation with its own authorities but also a status that needs international diplomatic recognition of sovereignty. Thus, we can say that the total number of independent states in the world today is 197, including 193 fully recognized members of the United Nations and 2 countries, Vatican City and ...