List Of Countries

Countries Classification

Classification of countries can be done on whether they are developed or developing countries. 

A sovereign state that does not have many developed industries and has less HDI (Human Development Index) compared to others then it is referred to as a developing country. It can be classified into different groups, including landlocked developing countries, low-income developing countries, and least developed countries. However, the UN and the World Bank classify which countries fall under developing countries.

 On the other hand, a developed country, which is also knowns as a high-income country, industrialized country, advanced country, or an MEDC (more economically developed country), is a country that, as the name suggests, have a developed economy, a high-quality life, advanced infrastructure of technology and industries as compared to developing or less industrialized countries. The list of countries is classified under these segments based on different factors decided by the UN and the World Bank.

The UN Classification

The world economic situation and prospects report are produced annually by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. This divides the states into different categories: developed countries, developing countries, or economies in transition. This classification is based on GNI (Gross National Income) per capita. There are subgroups identified by the UN that depends upon geographical locations and have outlined Africa, South Asia, Western Asia, East Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America as developing economies. While as per the report of 2019, Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and North America are under the category of developed countries. So, developing countries and economies in transition are in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

The World Bank Classification

The classification of countries by the World Bank is also one the basis of per capita of GNI. the countries are classified as high-income economies, upper-middle-income economies, lower-middle-income economies, and low-income economies. It also has regions that include North America, Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia and Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Bank also distinguishes countries based on their operational policies. These include IBRD (Internation Bank for Reconstruction and Development) countries, Blend Countries, and IDA (International Development Association) countries.

List of countries and their continents 

There is a total of 7 continents and 195 countries in the world, which does not include territories. Following is the list of countries based on the seven continents.

Continent- Africa

1. Chad
2. Benin
3. Kenya
4. Sudan
5. Guinea
6. Uganda
7. Burundi
8. Lesotho
9. Namibia
10. Somalia
11. Cameroon
12. Tanzania
13. Madagascar
14. Seychelles
15. Sierra Leone
16. Equatorial Guinea
17. Central African Republic
18. Democratic Republic of the Congo
19. Mali
20. Gabon
21. Libya
22. Angola
23. Malawi
24. Zambia
25. Comoros
26. Liberia
27. Nigeria
28. Tunisia
29. Djibouti
30. Zimbabwe
31. Mauritania
32. South Sudan
33. South Africa
34. Cabo Verde/Cape Verde
35. Congo/Republic of the Congo
36. Ivory Coast/Republic of C么te d’Ivoire
37. Togo
38. Ghana
39. Niger
40. Gambia
41. Rwanda
42. Algeria
43. Eritrea
44. Morocco
45. Senegal
46. Botswana
47. Ethiopia
48. Mauritius
49. Mozambique
50. Burkina Faso
51. Guinea-Bissau
52. Sao Tome and Principe
53. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
54. Egypt (transcontinental – generally considered African)

Continent- Asia

1. Iran
2. Laos
3. China
4. Yemen
5. Bhutan
6. Bahrain
7. Pakistan
8. Cambodia
9. Mongolia
10. Sri Lanka
11. Philippines
12. South Korea
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Turkmenistan
15. State of Palestine
16. United Arab Emirates
17. Iraq
18. India
19. Nepal
20. Jordan
21. Kuwait
22. Vietnam
23. Lebanon
24. Armenia
25. Thailand
26. Maldives
27. Singapore
28. Bangladesh
29. Uzbekistan
30. Kazakhstan
31. Tajikistan
32. Timor-Leste
33. Oman
34. Japan
35. Syria
36. Qatar
37. Turkey
38. Israel
39. Cyprus
40. Brunei
41. Myanmar
42. Georgia
43. Malaysia
44. Indonesia
45. Azerbaijan
46. Kyrgyzstan
47. Afghanistan
48. North Korea

Continent- Europe

1. Italy
2. Russia
3. Greece
4. Norway
5. Germany
6. Romania
7. Hungary
8. Austria
9. Ireland
10. Moldova
11. Estonia
12. Andorra
13. Bulgaria
14. Holy See
15. Luxembourg
16. Netherlands
17. Liechtenstein
18. North Macedonia
19. Czech Republic (Czechia)
20. Spain
21. France
22. Sweden
23. Latvia
24. Ukraine
25. Belgium
26. Belarus
27. Denmark
28. Croatia
29. Albania
30. Iceland
31. Portugal
32. Slovakia
33. Lithuania
34. San Marino
35. Switzerland
36. United Kingdom
37. Bosnia and Herzegovina
38. Malta
39. Poland
40. Serbia
41. Monaco
42. Finland
43. Slovenia
44. Montenegro

Continent- North America

1. Cuba
2. Canada
3. Jamaica
4. Bahamas
5. Barbados
6. Nicaragua
7. Saint Lucia
8. Trinidad And Tobago
9. Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
10. Haiti
11. Panama
12. Grenada
13. Dominica
14. Costa Rica
15. United States
16. Antigua And Barbuda
17. Mexico
18. Belize
19. Honduras
20. Guatemala
21. El Salvador
22. Dominican Republic
23. Saint Kitts And Nevis

Continent- South America

1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Ecuador
7. Guyana
8. Paraguay
9. Peru
10. Suriname
11. Uruguay
12. Venezuela 

Continent- Australia/Oceania

1. Australia
2. Papua New Guinea
3. New Zealand
4. Fiji
5. Solomon Islands
6. Micronesia
7. Vanuatu
8. Samoa
9. Kiribati
10. Tonga
11. Marshall Islands
12. Palau
13. Tuvalu
14. Nauru

Continent- Antarctica

As of now, no country is considered to be in Antarctica. But seven countries have regions: New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina.

Conclusion

A list of countries is common general knowledge that everyone needs to know. The number of countries might change from time to time, so it is also important to keep an update. As countries are also classified based on their development progress, this classification also gets updated.