As of 2019, there are 233 countries and regions in the world, including 197 countries (195 sovereign states) and 36 regions.

1. Asia:

***48 countries and regions, including 48 countries.

East Asia:

China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan;

Southeast Asia:

Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor;

South Asia:

Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives;

Central Asia:

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan;

West Asia:

Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran , Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cyprus.

2. Europe

***46 countries and regions, including 44 countries and 2 regions.

Northern Europe:

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Faroe Islands;

Eastern Europe:

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine;

Central Europe:

Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein;

Western Europe :

United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Monaco;

Southern Europe:

Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia , Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Vatican City, San Marino, Spain, Portugal, Andorra; Gibraltar (disputed by the United Kingdom and Spain, actually controlled by the United Kingdom).

3. Africa

***61 countries and regions, including 54 countries and 7 regions.

North Africa:

Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco; Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Western);

East Africa:

Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles;

Central Africa:

Chad, Central Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe;

Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger , Nigeria, Western Sahara;

South Africa:

Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Madagascar, Kosovo Morocco, Mauritius, Reunion Island (France), Saint Helena Island (UK), Mayotte (France).

4. North America

***40 countries and regions, including 23 countries and 17 regions.

North America:

Canada, the United States, Mexico; Greenland (Denmark), St. Pierre and Miquelon (France), Bermuda (UK);

Central America:

Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama;

Caribbean:

Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti , Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago; Puerto Rico (United States) , British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla (UK), Montserrat (UK), Guadeloupe (France), Martinique (France), Aruba (Netherlands), Netherlands Saint Martin, French Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy (France), Turks and Caicos Islands (UK), Cayman Islands (UK), Curacao (Netherlands).

5. South America

***14 countries and regions, including 12 countries and 2 regions.

North:

Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana;

Midwest:

Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia ;

East:

Brazil;

South:

Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay; Malvinas Islands (Argentina , British dispute, British actual control).

6. Oceania

***24 countries and regions, including 16 countries and 8 regions.

Australia, New Zealand;

Micronesia:

Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru; Northern Mariana (United States), Guam (United States);

Melanesia:

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia (France) );

Polynesia:

Tuvalu, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue; Tokelau (New), Tahiti (France), Valley Sri Lanka and Futuna (France), Pitcairn Islands (UK), and Eastern Samoa (USA).