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The UN member countries list has some oddities for travellers, with HKG, RoC, and UK counties being the most obvious.I'm still trying to get a downloadable definitive list - every site I look at varies
The UN member countries list has some oddities for travellers, with HKG, RoC, and UK counties being the most obvious.I'm still trying to get a downloadable definitive list - every site I look at varies
That sounds interesting! Thanks!there’s An app that covers all these lists. It’s called. Mark O‘Travel You can choose to measure by differing criteria.
I am around the 60 mark but some issues with definitions. For example quite some years back landed in Hong Kong (pre 97), then into Macau (passport presented) and then in mainland China (passport presented). Is it 1,2 or 3?
I am around the 60 mark but some issues with definitions. For example quite some years back landed in Hong Kong (pre 97), then into Macau (passport presented) and then in mainland China (passport presented). Is it 1,2 or 3?
I agreed with above responses this is 3 countries.I am around the 60 mark but some issues with definitions. For example quite some years back landed in Hong Kong (pre 97), then into Macau (passport presented) and then in mainland China (passport presented). Is it 1,2 or 3?
My criteria are that (1) it needs to be a recognised independent sovereign state and a UN member at the time I visited (except that I also count Vatican, which is independent but not in the UN),
Interesting point. I've been to Taiwan but not Kosovo, and I've wondered about whether to include these as countries for the purpose of this question. . Perhaps one more detail about whether a place is a country or not, for this purpose, is to look at the degree of international recognition of the place as an independent state.Do you fear offending the PRC or Serbia? If not, I'd add two "countries" to the list to include Taiwan and Kosovo.
But I wouldn't count Hong Kong or Macau.
Neither do I - I don't think those should count at all.I'm up to 61 countries so far.
I don't count countries where I've only changed flights and haven't left the airport (or just passed through on a train).
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So strictly speaking, in answering "How many countries have you visited?", you shouldn't count the country you live in, unless you have visited it when you were living in another country. So for many, should they count Australia?
My total is 59.
I didn't include those I've just passed through on a train, but did include day trips to Monaco and Vatican, as well as Zambia ( I counted this, as we didn't just visit Victoria Falls - Zambian side, but also changed currency, and went into the nearby town - Livingstone - and ate something there).
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I use the criteria of a friend of mine: must be landside/left the train station, and must have used a toilet.