Map - Country

Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the country of Wales is a component of a multi-part sovereign state, the United Kingdom. A country may be a historically sovereign area (such as Korea), a currently sovereign territory with a unified government (such as Senegal), or a non-sovereign geographic region associated with certain distinct political, ethnic, or cultural characteristics (such as the Basque Country).

The definition and usage of the word "country" is flexible and has changed over time. The Economist wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations.

The largest country by area is Russia, while the smallest is the microstate Vatican City. The most populous is China, while Vatican City is also the least populous.

The word country comes from Old French contrée, which derives from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata ("(land) lying opposite"; "(land) spread before"), derived from contra ("against, opposite"). It most likely entered the English language after the Franco-Norman invasion during the 11th century.

Africa
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 Algeria
DZ DZD 2381740 34586184 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Angola
AO AOA 1246700 13068161 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Benin
BJ XOF 112620 9056010 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Botswana
BW BWP 600370 2029307 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Burkina Faso
BF XOF 274200 16241811 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Burundi
BI BIF 27830 9863117 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Cameroon
CM XAF 475440 19294149 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Cape Verde
CV CVE 4033 508659 UTC/GMT -1 Hour
 Central African Republic
CF XAF 622984 4844927 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Chad
TD XAF 1284000 10543464 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Comoros
KM KMF 2170 773407 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Côte d'Ivoire
CI XOF 322460 21058798 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
CD CDF 2345410 70916439 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Djibouti
DJ DJF 23000 740528 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Equatorial Guinea
GQ XAF 28051 1014999 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Eritrea
ER ERN 121320 5792984 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Ethiopia
ET ETB 1127127 88013491 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Gabon
GA XAF 267667 1545255 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Ghana
GH GHS 239460 24339838 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Guinea
GN GNF 245857 10324025 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Guinea-Bissau
GW XOF 36120 1565126 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Kenya
KE KES 582650 40046566 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Lesotho
LS LSL 30355 1919552 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Liberia
LR LRD 111370 3685076 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Libya
LY LYD 1759540 6461454 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Madagascar
MG MGA 587040 21281844 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Malawi
MW MWK 118480 15447500 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Mali
ML XOF 1240000 13796354 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Mauritania
MR MRO 1030700 3205060 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Mauritius
MU MUR 2040 1294104 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Mayotte
YT EUR 374 159042 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Morocco
MA MAD 446550 31627428 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Mozambique
MZ MZN 801590 22061451 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Namibia
NA NAD 825418 2128471 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Niger
NE XOF 1267000 15878271 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Nigeria
NG NGN 923768 154000000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Republic of the Congo
CG XAF 342000 3039126 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Rwanda
RW RWF 26338 11055976 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Réunion
RE EUR 2517 776948 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Senegal
SN XOF 196190 12323252 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Seychelles
SC SCR 455 88340 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Sierra Leone
SL SLL 71740 5245695 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Somalia
SO SOS 637657 10112453 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 South Africa
ZA ZAR 1219912 49000000 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 South Sudan
SS SSP 644329 8260490 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 St Helena
SH SHP 410 7460 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Sudan
SD SDG 1861484 35000000 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Swaziland
SZ SZL 17363 1354051 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 São Tomé and Príncipe
ST STD 1001 175808 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Tanzania
TZ TZS 945087 41892895 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 The Gambia
GM GMD 11300 1593256 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Togo
TG XOF 56785 6587239 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Tunisia
TN TND 163610 10589025 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Uganda
UG UGX 236040 33398682 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 United Arab Republic
EG EGP 1001450 80471869 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Western Sahara
EH MAD 266000 273008 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Zambia
ZM ZMK 752614 13460305 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Zimbabwe
ZW ZWL 390580 11651858 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
Antarctica
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 Antarctica
AQ 14000000 0 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Bouvet Island
BV NOK 0 0 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
TF EUR 7829 140 UTC/GMT 5 Hour
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
HM AUD 412 0 UTC/GMT 5 Hour
 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
GS GBP 3903 30 UTC/GMT -2 Hour
Asia
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 Afghanistan
AF AFN 647500 29121286 UTC/GMT 4.5 Hour
 Armenia
AM AMD 29800 2968000 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Azerbaijan
AZ AZN 86600 8303512 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Bahrain
BH BHD 665 738004 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Bangladesh
BD BDT 144000 156118464 UTC/GMT 6 Hour
 Bhutan
BT BTN 47000 699847 UTC/GMT 6 Hour
 British Indian Ocean Territory
IO USD 60 4000 UTC/GMT 6 Hour
 Brunei
BN BND 5770 395027 UTC/GMT 8 Hour
 Burma
MM MMK 678500 53414374 UTC/GMT 6.5 Hour
 China
CN CNY 9596960 1330044000 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Christmas Island
CX AUD 135 1500 UTC/GMT 7 Hour
 Cocos
CC AUD 14 628 UTC/GMT 6.5 Hour
 Georgia
GE GEL 69700 4630000 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Hk
HK HKD 1092 6898686 UTC/GMT 8 Hour
 India
IN INR 3287590 1173108018 UTC/GMT 5.5 Hour
 Indonesia
ID IDR 1919440 242968342 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Iran
IR IRR 1648000 76923300 UTC/GMT 3.5 Hour
 Israel
IL ILS 20770 7353985 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Japan
JP JPY 377835 127288000 UTC/GMT 9 Hour
 Jordan
JO JOD 92300 6407085 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Kazakhstan
KZ KZT 2717300 15340000 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Khmer Republic
KH KHR 181040 14453680 UTC/GMT 7 Hour
 Kuwait
KW KWD 17820 2789132 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Kyrgyzstan
KG KGS 198500 5508626 UTC/GMT 6 Hour
 Laos
LA LAK 236800 6368162 UTC/GMT 7 Hour
 Lebanon
LB LBP 10400 4125247 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Macau
MO MOP 254 449198 UTC/GMT 8 Hour
 Malaysia
MY MYR 329750 28274729 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Maldives
MV MVR 300 395650 UTC/GMT 5 Hour
 Mesopotamia
IQ IQD 437072 29671605 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Mongolia
MN MNT 1565000 3086918 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Nepal
NP NPR 140800 28951852 UTC/GMT 5.75 Hour
 North Korea
KP KPW 120540 22912177 UTC/GMT 9 Hour
 Oman
OM OMR 212460 2967717 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Pakistan
PK PKR 803940 184404791 UTC/GMT 5 Hour
 Palestine
PS ILS 5970 3800000 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Philippines
PH PHP 300000 99900177 UTC/GMT 8 Hour
 Qatar
QA QAR 11437 840926 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Saudi Arabia
SA SAR 1960582 25731776 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Singapore
SG SGD 693 4701069 UTC/GMT 8 Hour
 South Korea
KR KRW 98480 48422644 UTC/GMT 9 Hour
 Sri Lanka
LK LKR 65610 21513990 UTC/GMT 5.5 Hour
 Syria
SY SYP 185180 22198110 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Taiwan
TW TWD 35980 22894384 UTC/GMT 8 Hour
 Tajikistan
TJ TJS 143100 7487489 UTC/GMT 5 Hour
 Thailand
TH THB 514000 67089500 UTC/GMT 7 Hour
 Turkey
TR TRY 780580 77804122 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Turkmenistan
TM TMT 488100 4940916 UTC/GMT 5 Hour
 United Arab Emirates
AE AED 82880 4975593 UTC/GMT 4 Hour
 Uzbekistan
UZ UZS 447400 27865738 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Vietnam
VN VND 329560 89571130 UTC/GMT 7 Hour
 Yemen
YE YER 527970 23495361 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
Europe
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 Albania
AL ALL 28748 2986952 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Andorra
AD EUR 468 84000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Austria
AT EUR 83858 8205000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Belarus
BY BYR 207600 9685000 UTC/GMT 3 Hour
 Belgium
BE EUR 30510 10403000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA BAM 51129 4590000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Bulgaria
BG BGN 110910 7148785 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Croatia
HR HRK 56542 4491000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Cyprus
CY EUR 9250 1102677 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Czech Republic
CZ CZK 78866 10476000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Denmark
DK DKK 43094 5484000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Estonia
EE EUR 45226 1291170 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Faroe Island
FO DKK 1399 48228 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Finland
FI EUR 337030 5244000 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 France
FR EUR 547030 64768389 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Germany
DE EUR 357021 81802257 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Gibraltar
GI GIP 7 27884 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Greece
GR EUR 131940 11000000 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Guernsey
GG GBP 78 65228 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Hungary
HU HUF 93030 9930000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Iceland
IS ISK 103000 308910 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Ireland
IE EUR 70280 4622917 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Isle of Man
IM GBP 572 75049 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Italy
IT EUR 301230 60340328 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Jersey
JE GBP 116 90812 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Kosovo
XK EUR 0 1800000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Latvia
LV LVL 64589 2217969 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Liechtenstein
LI CHF 160 35000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
LT LTL 65200 2944459 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Luxembourg
LU EUR 2586 497538 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Malta
MT EUR 316 403000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Moldova
MD MDL 33843 4324000 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Monaco
MC EUR 2 32965 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Montenegro
ME EUR 14026 666730 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Netherlands
NL EUR 41526 16645000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Norway
NO NOK 324220 5009150 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Poland
PL PLN 312685 38500000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Portugal
PT EUR 92391 10676000 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Republic of Macedonia
MK MKD 25333 2062294 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Romania
RO RON 237500 21959278 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
 Russia
RU RUB 17100000 140702000 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 San Marino
SM EUR 61 31477 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Serbia
RS RSD 88361 7344847 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Slovakia
SK EUR 48845 5455000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Slovenia
SI EUR 20273 2007000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Spain
ES EUR 504782 46505963 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
SJ NOK 62049 2550 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Sweden
SE SEK 449964 9045000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Switzerland
CH CHF 41290 7581000 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Ukraine
UA UAH 603700 45415596 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 United Kingdom
GB GBP 244820 62348447 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Vatican City
VA EUR 0 921 UTC/GMT 1 Hour
 Åland Islands
AX EUR 0 26711 UTC/GMT 2 Hour
North_America
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 Anguilla
AI XCD 102 13254 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Antigua and Barbuda
AG XCD 443 86754 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Aruba
AW AWG 193 71566 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Barbados
BB BBD 431 285653 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Belize
BZ BZD 22966 314522 UTC/GMT -6 Hour
 Bermuda
BM BMD 53 65365 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 British Virgin Islands
VG USD 153 21730 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Canada
CA CAD 9984670 33679000 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Caribbean Netherlands
BQ USD 0 18012 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Cayman Islands
KY KYD 262 44270 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Costa rica
CR CRC 51100 4516220 UTC/GMT -6 Hour
 Cuba
CU CUP 110860 11423000 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Curaçao
CW ANG 0 141766 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Dominica
DM XCD 754 72813 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Dominican Republic
DO DOP 48730 9823821 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 El Salvador
SV USD 21040 6052064 UTC/GMT -6 Hour
 Greenland
GL DKK 2166086 56375 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Grenada
GD XCD 344 107818 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Guadeloupe
GP EUR 1780 443000 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Guatemala
GT GTQ 108890 13550440 UTC/GMT -6 Hour
 Haiti
HT HTG 27750 9648924 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Honduras
HN HNL 112090 7989415 UTC/GMT -6 Hour
 Jamaica
JM JMD 10991 2847232 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Martinique
MQ EUR 1100 432900 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Mexico
MX MXN 1972550 112468855 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Montserrat
MS XCD 102 9341 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Nicaragua
NI NIO 129494 5995928 UTC/GMT -6 Hour
 Panama
PA PAB 78200 3410676 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Puerto Rico
PR USD 9104 3916632 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Saint Barthélemy
BL EUR 21 8450 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
KN XCD 261 51134 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Saint Lucia
LC XCD 616 160922 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Saint Martin
MF EUR 53 35925 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
PM EUR 242 7012 UTC/GMT -3 Hour
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VC XCD 389 104217 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Sint Maarten
SX ANG 0 37429 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 The Bahamas
BS BSD 13940 301790 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Trinidad and Tobago
TT TTD 5128 1228691 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Turks and Caicos Islands
TC USD 430 20556 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 United States
US USD 9629091 310232863 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 United States Virgin Islands
VI USD 352 108708 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
Oceania
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 American Samoa
AS USD 199 57881 UTC/GMT -11 Hour
 Australia
AU AUD 7686850 21515754 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Cook Islands
CK NZD 240 21388 UTC/GMT -10 Hour
 East Timor
TL USD 15007 1154625 UTC/GMT 9 Hour
 Federated States of Micronesia
FM USD 702 107708 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Fiji
FJ FJD 18270 875983 UTC/GMT 12 Hour
 French Polynesia
PF XPF 4167 270485 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Guam
GU USD 549 159358 UTC/GMT 10 Hour
 Kiribati
KI AUD 811 92533 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Marshall Islands
MH USD 181 65859 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Nauru
NR AUD 21 10065 UTC/GMT 12 Hour
 New Caledonia
NC XPF 19060 216494 UTC/GMT 11 Hour
 New Hebrides
VU VUV 12200 221552 UTC/GMT 11 Hour
 New Zealand
NZ NZD 268680 4252277 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Niue
NU NZD 260 2166 UTC/GMT -11 Hour
 Norfolk Island
NF AUD 35 1828 UTC/GMT 11.5 Hour
 Northern Mariana Islands
MP USD 477 53883 UTC/GMT 10 Hour
 Palau
PW USD 458 19907 UTC/GMT 9 Hour
 Papua New Guinea
PG PGK 462840 6064515 UTC/GMT 10 Hour
 Pitcairn Islands
PN NZD 47 46 UTC/GMT -8 Hour
 Samoan Islands
WS WST 2944 192001 UTC/GMT 14 Hour
 Solomon Islands
SB SBD 28450 559198 UTC/GMT 11 Hour
 Tokelau
TK NZD 10 1466 UTC/GMT 13 Hour
 Tonga
TO TOP 748 122580 UTC/GMT 13 Hour
 Tuvalu
TV AUD 26 10472 UTC/GMT 12 Hour
 United States Minor Outlying Islands
UM USD 0 0 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Wallis and Futuna
WF XPF 274 16025 UTC/GMT 12 Hour
South_America
Country Iso 3166 Currency Area Population Greenwich Mean Time
 Argentina
AR ARS 2766890 41343201 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Bolivia
BO BOB 1098580 9947418 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Brazil
BR BRL 8511965 201103330 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Chile
CL CLP 756950 16746491 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Colombia
CO COP 1138910 47790000 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Ecuador
EC USD 283560 14790608 UTC/GMT 0 Hour
 Falkland Islands
FK FKP 12173 2638 UTC/GMT -3 Hour
 French Guiana
GF EUR 91000 195506 UTC/GMT -3 Hour
 Guyana
GY GYD 214970 748486 UTC/GMT -4 Hour
 Paraguay
PY PYG 406750 6375830 UTC/GMT -3 Hour
 Peru
PE PEN 1285220 29907003 UTC/GMT -5 Hour
 Suriname
SR SRD 163270 492829 UTC/GMT -3 Hour
 Uruguay
UY UYU 176220 3477000 UTC/GMT -2 Hour
 Venezuela
VE VEF 912050 27223228 UTC/GMT -4.5 Hour