Originally Posted by
ajGoes
Yesterday I reached 25, going by their status when I was in each country, by spending the day in Tallinn. I'd get two more, 27, going by current borders as Belarus is no longer part of the Soviet Russian empire, and Slovakia and Czechia split in the Velvet Divorce.
Yes, sometimes it's hard to know how to count countries. For example, I've been to Somaliland, which is technically a part of Somalia but has its own independent government. Also, I've been to Kurdistan, technically a part of Iraq, but not controlled by Baghdad (where I've never been).