COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN THE WORLD

World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.

In a philosophical context it may refer to: (1) the whole of the physical Universe, or (2) an ontological world (see world disclosure). In a theological context, world usually refers to the material or the profane sphere, as opposed to the celestial, spiritual, transcendent or sacred. The "end of the world" refers to scenarios of the final end of human history, often in religious contexts.

World history is commonly understood as spanning the major geopolitical developments of about five millennia, from the first civilizations to the present.

World population is the sum of all human populations at any time; similarly, world economy is the sum of the economies of all societies (all countries), especially in the context of globalization. Terms like world championship, gross world product, world flags etc. also imply the sum or combination of all current-day sovereign states.

In terms such as world religion, world language, and world war, world suggests international or intercontinental scope without necessarily implying participation of the entire world.

In terms such as world map and world climate, world is used in the sense detached from human culture or civilization, referring to the planet Earth physically.

  AFRICAAfrica Zambia  Africa Seychelles Islands Africa Rwanda Africa Mauritania Africa Mali Africa LesothoAfrica Gambia Africa Mayotte Island Africa Algeria Africa Western Sahara Africa Uganda Africa Libya Africa Namibia Africa Sao Tome and Principe Africa Sudan Africa Reunion Island Africa Gabon Africa Madagascar Africa Botswana  Africa Cape Verde Africa Cameroon Africa Mauritius Island Africa Ivory Coast Africa Angola Africa Tunisia Africa Tanzania Africa Kenya Africa Nigeria Africa Ghana Africa Canary Islands Africa Mozambique Africa Morocco Africa Rep South Africa  Burkina Faso  Senegal  Sierra Leone  Democratic Republic of Congo African Republic  Africa Somalia Africa Liberia  Zimbabwe Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table), it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagoes. It has 54 fully recognized sovereign states ("countries"), 9 territories and three de facto states with limited recognition.

 Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones.   ASIAAsia Timor Leste Asia Yemen Asia Macao Asia Mongolia  Asia Maldives Asia Oman Asia Myanmar Asia Qatar Asia Iran Asia Lebanon Asia Taiwan Asia Sri Lanka Asia Bahrein Asia Kuweit Asia ChinaAsia VietnamAsia Azerbaïdjan Asia Bangladesh Asia India Asia Israel  Asia Palestine Africa Egypt   Asia Armenia Asia Brunei Asia Kyrgyzstan Asia Hong Kong Asia South KoreaAsia Kazakhstan Asia Pakistan Asia Thailand Asia Nepal Asia Cambodia Asia Saudi Arabia Asia Georgia Asia Japan Asia Bhutan Asia Singapore Asia Malaysia Asia Philippines Asia Indonesia Asia United Arab Emirates  Asia Turkmenistan  Jordan Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 3.9 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.

 Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia. It is located to the east of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.

 Given its size and diversity, Asia – a toponym dating back to classical antiquity – "is more a cultural concept" incorporating diverse regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity Asia differs very widely among and within its regions with regard to ethnic groups, cultures, environments, economics, historical ties and government systems.   OCEANIAOceania New Caledonia Oceania Solomon Islands Oceania Hawaii Islands  Oceania Palau Islands Oceania Guam Islands Oceania American Samoa Oceania Vanuatu Islands Oceania French Polynesia Oceania New Zealand Oceania Australia Oceania Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Papua New Guinea  Oceania Fiji Islands Oceania Federated States of Micronesia   Oceania Samoa  Oceania Marshall Islands Oceania ( or ; ) is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Opinions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific (ethnologically divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia)
to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago.
or biogeographically as a synonym for either the Australasian ecozone (Wallacea and Australasia) or the Pacific ecozone (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand or from mainland New Guinea).   AMERICA CARIBBEAN America Caribbean St Vincent and the GrenadinesAmerica Caribbean Bermudas America Caribbean ArubaAmerica Caribbean Netherlands Antilles America Caribbean Caymans Islands  America Caribbean Cuba America Caribbean Bahamas  America Caribbean Jamaica America Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda America Caribbean American Virgins Islands  America Caribbean Martinique  America Caribbean Trinidad & Tobago America Caribbean Dominican Republic  America Caribbean Barbados America Caribbean Porto Rico America Caribbean Republic of Haiti  America Caribbean St Kitts & Nevis  America Caribbean Saint  Lucia America Caribbean Turks And Caicos  
NORTH AMERICAAmerica North St Pierre & Miquelon America North Canada America North United States of America America North Greenland North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

 North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 529 million people across 23 independent states, representing about 7.5% of the human population. North America is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

 The first people to live in North America were Paleoindians who began to arrive during the last glacial period by crossing the Bering land bridge. They differentiated into a number of diverse cultures and communities across the continent. The largest and most advanced Pre-Columbian civilizations in North America were the Aztecs in what is now Mexico and the Mayans in Central America. European colonists began to arrive starting in the 16th and 17th centuries, wiping out large numbers of the native populations and beginning an era of European dominance  CENTRAL AMERICAAmerica Central Aruba America Central PanamaAmerica Central Honduras America Central El Salvador America Central Belize America Central Costa Rica America Central Guatemala America Central Mexico America Central Nicaragua  SOUTH AMERICA

America South Brazil  America South Venezuela America South Argentina  America South Chile America South Uruguay America South Colombia America South Bolivia  America South Paraguay America South Peru America South Guyana America South Suriname America South French Guyana America South Ecuador America South Falkland Islands

South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas.

It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. It includes twelve independent countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela—as well as French Guiana, which is an overseas region of France and the Falkland Islands of the UK. In addition to this, the ABC islands of the Netherlands may also be considered part of South America. The South American countries that border the Caribbean Sea—Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana—are also known as Caribbean South America.

South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi). Its population as of 2005 has been estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
The word ''America'' was coined in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann, after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the lands newly discovered by Europeans were not India, but a New World unknown to Europeans.

 EUROPEEurope Aland Island Europe Malta Europe Rep of San Marino Europe Faroe Islands Europe Andorra Europe Madere Islands Europe Açores Europe Gibraltar Europe Luxembourg Europe Slovakia Europe Moldova Europe Cyprus Europe Sweden Europe Bulgaria Europe Albania Europe Macedonia Europe Iceland Europe Austria Europe Croatia Europe Lithuania Europe Switzerland Europe Belgium Europe Turkey Europe Estonia Europe Slovenie Europe Portugal Europe France Europe Czech Republic Europe Serbia et Montenegro Europe Irland Europe Hungary Europe Finland Europe Denmark Europe Montenegro Europe Belarus Europe Ukraine Europe Greece Europe Norway Europe Netherlands Europe Romania Europe Latvia  Europe Germany Europe Russia Europe Spain Europe United Kingdom Europe ItaliaEurope PolandEurope Bosnia and Herzegovina Isle of Man  Europe  Guernesey Channel Islands 
 Europe  Jersey Channel Islands  Liechtenstein

Europe ( or ) is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast. Yet the borders of Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the primarily physiographic term "continent" can incorporate cultural and political elements.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is by far the largest by both area and population, taking up 40% of the continent (although the country has territory in both Europe and Asia), while Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 733 million or about 11% of the world's population.

Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 15th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. In 1900, Europe's share of the world's population was 25%. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact in the east. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the revolutions of 1989 and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.