Every Country in
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There are 195 countries in the world today — 193 member states of the United Nations and 2 observer states (the Holy See and Palestine). NationLookup provides detailed profiles for every recognized country, including population by country, land area, capital cities, national flags, languages, currencies, and GDP data.

The largest country in the world by area is Russia at over 17 million km², while the smallest country is Vatican City at just 0.44 km². By population, China and India each exceed 1.4 billion people, making them the most populated countries on Earth. Use our countries by population ranking to see the full list.

Looking for countries and capitals? Each country profile on NationLookup includes the official capital city, along with country flags, time zones, bordering nations, and whether a country is landlocked or an island country. You can also compare any two countries side by side to see how they differ across key metrics.