The United Nations lists 193 countries that are member states, with two more non-member observer states – The Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Taiwan is still considered to be part of the People’s Republic of China, while there are several other states that are Constituent Countries, Dependencies, or Areas of Special Sovereignty, or states which are not self governing, and so are not counted as separate countries in the list. My total of countries visited (55 as at 2023 – not counting PNG or home country Australia) keeps to this definition although I do include the non-listed states in my destinations list under their country of association. The full UN list can be found below. I have marked those I have visited in bold. Some I have visited on many occasions. Not all have been documented as yet in this blog, but it will happen! I have put the dates I visited them and their dependencies (etc) as well. To read blogs on those places visited, click on the Destinations drop-down in the Categories menu or enter the place name in the search bar.
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda – 2014; Argentina; Armenia; Australia – home country; Austria – 2018; Azerbaijan;
Bahamas – 2014; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados – 2014; Belarus; Belgium – 1991, 2008, 2023; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi;
Cabo Verde; Cambodia – 2020; Cameroon; Canada – 2024; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China – including Hong Kong – 2012; Colombia; Comoros; Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville); Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa); Costa Rica; Côte D’Ivoire; Croatia – 2013; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic – 2018;
Denmark – 2023; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic;
Ecuador; Egypt – 2019; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia – 2023; Eswatini, Kingdom of; Ethiopia;
Fiji – 1995, 2021, 2024; Finland – 2023; France – 1991, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2023, including St Martin – 2014, Corsica – 2015, New Caledonia – 2019, 2024;
Gabon; Gambia, Republic of; Georgia; Germany – 1991, 2018, 2023; Ghana; Greece – 2005, 2019; Grenada – 2014; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Guyana;
Haiti; Holy See (Vatican City) – 2003; Honduras; Hungary – 2018;
Iceland; India – 2019; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Ireland – 2008; Israel – 2019; Italy – 2003, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023;
Jamaica; Japan – 2023; Jordan – 2019; .
Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea: Republic of (South) – 2023; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North); Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan;
Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Latvia – 2023; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg – 2023;
Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia – 2010, inc Penang 2018; Maldives; Mali; Malta – 2013, 2019; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico – 2014; Micronesia (Federated States of); Moldova, Republic of; Monaco – 2003, 2015; Mongolia; Montenegro – 2013; Morocco – 2010, 2019; Mozambique; Myanmar;
Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands – 2010, 2018, 2023, inc Sint Maarten, Aruba, Curacao 2014; New Zealand – 1996, Hubby also 2011; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia, Republic of; Norway;
Oman – 2019;
Pakistan; Palau; Palestine, The State of – 2019; Panama; Papua New Guinea – (Hubby – Kokoda Trail) 2009; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland – 2023; Portugal – 2015, 2019;
Qatar;
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda;
Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia – 2014; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa, Independent State of – 2024; San Marino – 2013; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore – 2003, 2019; Slovakia – 2018; Slovenia – 2013; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain – 2010, 2015, 2019; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Sweden – 2023; Switzerland – 1991, 2023; Syrian Arab Republic;
Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand – 2008, inc Phuket – 2012, 2019; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Türkiye – 2015; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu;
Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2005; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – England – 2003, 2018, 2019, Northern Ireland – 2008, Gibraltar – 2010, 2015, 2019, Scotland – 2018, Wales – 2018; United States of America – Hawaii 1991, 2024, California 1991, 2014, 2024, Florida 2014, St Thomas, US Virgin Is 2014; Uruguay; Uzbekistan;
Vanuatu; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam – 2020;
Yemen;
Zambia; Zimbabwe;
