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[43] The combined range of countries is in fact the same as the State Department's Near East, but the names do not correspond. The Near East of the NESA is the same as the Middle East defined in the CIA-published on-line resource, The World Factbook. Its list of countries is limited by the Red Sea, comprises the entire eastern coast of the ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries, the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies. See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence.
MEASEA : Middle East, Africa and South East Asia [citation needed] MEESA: Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa [citation needed] MEISA: Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa [13] MENA: Middle East and North Africa; MENACA: Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia [14] MEP: Middle East and Pakistan [15]
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
Rank Country (or dependent territory) 2020 projection [1] % of pop. Average relative annual growth (%) [2] Average absolute annual growth [3]Estimated doubling time (years) [4] Official
The Near East — a region of Asia, now predominantly known as/named the Middle East in the English language. The contemporary terms Near East and Middle East usually denote the same territories of West Asia .
The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]