There are 191 UN member countries and the US State Department formally recognizes 192 countries. Of course, some people will add in a couple of extras like Taiwan and E. Timor and Palestine, claiming that these are sovereign nations. So when you get right down to it, you've got a maximum of about 194 possibilities and a minimum of 188 depending upon whom you ask.
***************** Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 ***************** Tom Chiverton wrote: > On Monday 26 June 2006 22:24, Carlos A wrote: > >> I'm looking for a service that will provide a database containing 200-300 >> countries >> > > Which planets that then ? > There are only just under two hundred countries > (http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html) :-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244865 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
