Countries of the World

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The world's political map counts just under 200 sovereign states — plus dependencies, territories, and places whose status is a good dinner-table argument. This system tracks them all as one life list.

Marking a country means you've been there. As your map fills in, cross-system queries start to pay off: the atlas knows which national parks, highways, and metros sit inside the countries you've visited.