Poll - how many countries have you visited?
#1127
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Angola
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belgium
Benin
Canada
China
Congo (DR)
Congo (R)
Denmark
England
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong (when it was separate)
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea (S)
Kuwait
Latvia
Macau (when it was separate)
Malaysia
Monaco
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
UAE
United States
Vietnam
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belgium
Benin
Canada
China
Congo (DR)
Congo (R)
Denmark
England
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong (when it was separate)
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea (S)
Kuwait
Latvia
Macau (when it was separate)
Malaysia
Monaco
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
UAE
United States
Vietnam
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Still at 157 here, with the rest of the year looking like:
St Kitts (158)
Nauru, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomons, Timor, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG (167)
Turkmenistan (168)
Israel, Palestine (170)
Malawi, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Yemen, KSA (178)
So going into 2015, hopefully will be down to 18 to go!
#1130
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What's the +4? Kosovo, Palestine, Vatican, and?
Still at 157 here, with the rest of the year looking like:
St Kitts (158)
Nauru, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomons, Timor, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG (167)
Turkmenistan (168)
Israel, Palestine (170)
Malawi, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Yemen, KSA (178)
So going into 2015, hopefully will be down to 18 to go!
Still at 157 here, with the rest of the year looking like:
St Kitts (158)
Nauru, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomons, Timor, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG (167)
Turkmenistan (168)
Israel, Palestine (170)
Malawi, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Yemen, KSA (178)
So going into 2015, hopefully will be down to 18 to go!
Sounds like you have a great trip lined up. I'm working in Yemen so if you're spending some time in Sana'a let me know. I'm pretty much stuck within a compound but I brew my own beer and we play poker on Thursdays so you'd be welcome to join.
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In order, with year of first entry, as remembered:
Sweden (born)
Denmark (as a kid)
Norway (as a kid)
Germany (1988)
Netherlands (1988)
Belgium (1988)
United Kingdom (1988)
Finland (1992)
Latvia (2001)
Poland (2003)
Estonia (2005)
Italy (2006)
France (2007)
Spain (2008)
Portugal (2008)
United Arab Emirates (2009)
Canada (2009)
Switzerland (2010)
Thailand (2014)
Singapore (2014)
Malaysia (2014)
Austria (2014)
Ireland (2014)
In order, with year of first entry, as remembered:
Sweden (born)
Denmark (as a kid)
Norway (as a kid)
Germany (1988)
Netherlands (1988)
Belgium (1988)
United Kingdom (1988)
Finland (1992)
Latvia (2001)
Poland (2003)
Estonia (2005)
Italy (2006)
France (2007)
Spain (2008)
Portugal (2008)
United Arab Emirates (2009)
Canada (2009)
Switzerland (2010)
Thailand (2014)
Singapore (2014)
Malaysia (2014)
Austria (2014)
Ireland (2014)
#1132
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What's the +4? Kosovo, Palestine, Vatican, and?
Still at 157 here, with the rest of the year looking like:
St Kitts (158)
Nauru, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomons, Timor, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG (167)
Turkmenistan (168)
Israel, Palestine (170)
Malawi, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Yemen, KSA (178)
So going into 2015, hopefully will be down to 18 to go!
Still at 157 here, with the rest of the year looking like:
St Kitts (158)
Nauru, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomons, Timor, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG (167)
Turkmenistan (168)
Israel, Palestine (170)
Malawi, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Yemen, KSA (178)
So going into 2015, hopefully will be down to 18 to go!
wow.. only 18 left! that's great. You'll be ahead of me to the end at that rate
#163 = Malta (tomorrow )
#164,165 = Swaziland, Lesotho (August)
#166,167,168 = Romania, Serbia, Hungary (November)
#169,170,171,172 = Czech,Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros (December)
#173 = Maldives (January)
Last edited by hauteboy; Jul 22, 2014 at 9:56 am
#1133
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Yeah. +4 = Kosovo, Vatican, Taiwan, Palestine.
wow.. only 18 left! that's great. You'll be ahead of me to the end at that rate
#163 = Malta (tomorrow )
#164,165 = Swaziland, Lesotho
#166,167 = Romania, Hungary (may do Serbia and/or Bulgaria too)
#168,169,170,171 = Czech,Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros
#172 = Maldives
wow.. only 18 left! that's great. You'll be ahead of me to the end at that rate
#163 = Malta (tomorrow )
#164,165 = Swaziland, Lesotho
#166,167 = Romania, Hungary (may do Serbia and/or Bulgaria too)
#168,169,170,171 = Czech,Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros
#172 = Maldives
#1134
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Well, here's my (somewhat inflated) list ...
1. Andorra
2. Argentina
3. Aruba
4. Australia
5. Austria
6. Bahrain
7. Belarus
8. Belgium
9. Bonaire
10. Brazil
11. Brunei Darussalam
12. Bulgaria
13. Canada
14. China
15. Costa Rica
16. Croatia
17. Curaao
18. Czech Republic
19. Denmark
20. Ecuador
21. Egypt
22. El Salvador
23. England
24. Faeroe Islands
25. Finland
26. France
27. Gambia, The
28. Germany, Democratic Republic (East)
29. Germany, Federal Republic (West/Unified)
30. Gibraltar
31. Greece
32. Greenland
33. Guam
34. Guatemala
35. Hong Kong
36. Hungary
37. Iceland
38. India
39. Indonesia
40. Ireland
41. Israel
42. Italy
43. Japan
44. Jordan
45. Korea (South)
46. Kuwait
47. Luxembourg
48. Malaysia
49. Malta
50. Martinique
51. Mexico
52. Micronesia (Yap)
53. Mongolia
54. Morocco
55. Netherlands, The
56. Nicaragua
57. Northern Ireland
58. Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
59. Norway
60. Oman
61. Palestine
62. Panama
63. Paraguay
64. Philippines
65. Poland
66. Portugal
67. Qatar
68. Romania
69. Russia
70. Scotland
71. Serbia
72. Singapore
73. Spain
74. Sweden
75. Switzerland
76. Thailand
77. Tunisia
78. Turkey
79. United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
80. United States of America
81. Uruguay
82. Wales
(And yes, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are countries! Some of the others, though, are debatable.)
For those interested, here's a document I made up listing a possible 277 different 'countries' - one of which (East Germany) can no longer be visited: http:www.psrg.org.uk/download/UN-Plus.docx
(It also has some extra information and tables, such as US states, Antarctic 'claims', et cetera. Feel free to ask for help in understanding the lists.)
-- Henry
1. Andorra
2. Argentina
3. Aruba
4. Australia
5. Austria
6. Bahrain
7. Belarus
8. Belgium
9. Bonaire
10. Brazil
11. Brunei Darussalam
12. Bulgaria
13. Canada
14. China
15. Costa Rica
16. Croatia
17. Curaao
18. Czech Republic
19. Denmark
20. Ecuador
21. Egypt
22. El Salvador
23. England
24. Faeroe Islands
25. Finland
26. France
27. Gambia, The
28. Germany, Democratic Republic (East)
29. Germany, Federal Republic (West/Unified)
30. Gibraltar
31. Greece
32. Greenland
33. Guam
34. Guatemala
35. Hong Kong
36. Hungary
37. Iceland
38. India
39. Indonesia
40. Ireland
41. Israel
42. Italy
43. Japan
44. Jordan
45. Korea (South)
46. Kuwait
47. Luxembourg
48. Malaysia
49. Malta
50. Martinique
51. Mexico
52. Micronesia (Yap)
53. Mongolia
54. Morocco
55. Netherlands, The
56. Nicaragua
57. Northern Ireland
58. Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
59. Norway
60. Oman
61. Palestine
62. Panama
63. Paraguay
64. Philippines
65. Poland
66. Portugal
67. Qatar
68. Romania
69. Russia
70. Scotland
71. Serbia
72. Singapore
73. Spain
74. Sweden
75. Switzerland
76. Thailand
77. Tunisia
78. Turkey
79. United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
80. United States of America
81. Uruguay
82. Wales
(And yes, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are countries! Some of the others, though, are debatable.)
For those interested, here's a document I made up listing a possible 277 different 'countries' - one of which (East Germany) can no longer be visited: http:www.psrg.org.uk/download/UN-Plus.docx
(It also has some extra information and tables, such as US states, Antarctic 'claims', et cetera. Feel free to ask for help in understanding the lists.)
-- Henry
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#1136
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They are not sovereign states but they are constituent countries of the United Kingdom (which is a sovereign state). I know of no institution or organisation in the UK that does not recognise them as countries.*
The title of this thread is not "How many Sovereign States have you Visited" but "How many Countries..."
As a British Citizen, with a Welsh mother, an English father and resident in Scotland, I would be shocked (and rather angry) if any legal document came into my purview that described any of them as anything other than a country. Just out of curiosity, CMK10, what would you describe England (or Scotland, or Wales) as, if not a country?
-- Henry
* Well, in the case of Wales, there is the Church of England and the Lawn Tennis Association, who still (occasionally) use the term "All England" for "England and Wales."
** In the case of Northern Ireland, there is an on-going dispute over its status (Dublin has a formal but non-belligerent claim that it is - or should be - part of the Republic of Ireland).
The title of this thread is not "How many Sovereign States have you Visited" but "How many Countries..."
As a British Citizen, with a Welsh mother, an English father and resident in Scotland, I would be shocked (and rather angry) if any legal document came into my purview that described any of them as anything other than a country. Just out of curiosity, CMK10, what would you describe England (or Scotland, or Wales) as, if not a country?
-- Henry
* Well, in the case of Wales, there is the Church of England and the Lawn Tennis Association, who still (occasionally) use the term "All England" for "England and Wales."
** In the case of Northern Ireland, there is an on-going dispute over its status (Dublin has a formal but non-belligerent claim that it is - or should be - part of the Republic of Ireland).
Last edited by Henry III; Jul 12, 2014 at 11:26 am
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I don't call them anything, they're part of the United Kingdom. I don't call Quebec or Puerto Rico a country either.
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Doc posted a long index on a recent thread of every *country* that exists in the world, which is quite some reading. No list is ever going to 100% "correct" but these 2 lists below from WorldAtlas seem pretty darn close to me. It gives a total of 250 different countries and recognised territories/dependencies that are all possible for a tourist to visit.
(I can think of a few like Ross Dependency and British Antarctic Territory that should be added, and some like Palmyra Atoll, Coral Sea Islands, Kingman Reef, Navassa Island etc that should not be in there in a fit, but that's for another thread.)
These 2 lists do NOT include non-existent "countries" or "territories/dependencies" often commonly misidentified as such - like Scotland, Tasmania, Easter Island, Wales, Newfoundland, Alaska, Micronesia, Lapland, Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, etc, etc
http://www.worldatlas.com/dependtr.htm in conjunction WITH -
http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm
Be interesting to see postings here of where FlyerTalkers have been on their travels. Be nice if countries from these two lists were the only ones "claimed", for the sake of some overall consistency.
And opinions will also vary on this, but I personally do not think/regard a purely transit stop via an airport at Bahrain, Singapore, Frankfurt, Reyjkavik, etc counts as "visiting" that country.
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~ Glen ~
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[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 10-01-2003).]
(I can think of a few like Ross Dependency and British Antarctic Territory that should be added, and some like Palmyra Atoll, Coral Sea Islands, Kingman Reef, Navassa Island etc that should not be in there in a fit, but that's for another thread.)
These 2 lists do NOT include non-existent "countries" or "territories/dependencies" often commonly misidentified as such - like Scotland, Tasmania, Easter Island, Wales, Newfoundland, Alaska, Micronesia, Lapland, Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, etc, etc
http://www.worldatlas.com/dependtr.htm in conjunction WITH -
http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm
Be interesting to see postings here of where FlyerTalkers have been on their travels. Be nice if countries from these two lists were the only ones "claimed", for the sake of some overall consistency.
And opinions will also vary on this, but I personally do not think/regard a purely transit stop via an airport at Bahrain, Singapore, Frankfurt, Reyjkavik, etc counts as "visiting" that country.
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~ Glen ~
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[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 10-01-2003).]
The list provided by the Club Internationale des Grands Voyageurs is, in my opinion, much more accurate.
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They are not sovereign states but they are constituent countries of the United Kingdom (which is a sovereign state). I know of no institution or organisation in the UK that does not recognise them as countries.*
The title of this thread is not "How many Sovereign States have you Visited" but "How many Countries..."
As a British Citizen, with a Welsh mother, an English father and resident in Scotland, I would be shocked (and rather angry) if any legal document came into my purview that described any of them as anything other than a country. Just out of curiosity, CMK10, what would you describe England (or Scotland, or Wales) as, if not a country?
-- Henry
* Well, in the case of Wales, there is the Church of England and the Lawn Tennis Association, who still (occasionally) use the term "All England" for "England and Wales."
** In the case of Northern Ireland, there is an on-going dispute over its status (Dublin has a formal but non-belligerent claim that it is - or should be - part of the Republic of Ireland).
The title of this thread is not "How many Sovereign States have you Visited" but "How many Countries..."
As a British Citizen, with a Welsh mother, an English father and resident in Scotland, I would be shocked (and rather angry) if any legal document came into my purview that described any of them as anything other than a country. Just out of curiosity, CMK10, what would you describe England (or Scotland, or Wales) as, if not a country?
-- Henry
* Well, in the case of Wales, there is the Church of England and the Lawn Tennis Association, who still (occasionally) use the term "All England" for "England and Wales."
** In the case of Northern Ireland, there is an on-going dispute over its status (Dublin has a formal but non-belligerent claim that it is - or should be - part of the Republic of Ireland).
Like always, common sense is warranted. I do not honestly follow the official UN count of countries in my list, because otherwise places like Taiwan are not considered countries and even Israel could be disputed as such as it is not recognized by everyone. A list like the one published by the Club Internationale des Grands Voyageurs is IMHO much more pertinent.