Sovereign States in 2009

There are currently 194 recognized sovereign states in the world. Each sovereign state has its own government, territory, and international recognition.
Some examples of sovereign states include the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, Japan, Brazil, South Africa, India, and China. These countries have their own political systems, borders, and independent decision-making authority.
I understand you're interested in world statistics. Here are some general global statistics:
#World Population: as of 2008, the estimated world population is around 6.8 billion people.
#Largest Countries by Area: The largest countries by land area are Russia, Canada, China, United States, and Brazil.
#Most Populated Countries: The most populated countries are China, India, United States, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
#Global Economy: The global GDP is estimated to be around 67 trillion USD as of 2008.
#Youngest Countries: The youngest countries are Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, East Timor and Palau.
#Tallest Building: Taipei 101 510 meters (1,670 feet) in Taipei, Taiwan.
The sovereign states of the world refer to the independent countries that have full control over their own affairs and are recognized as such by other countries. As of now, there are 194 sovereign states in the world. Some examples include the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, China, India, Brazil, Australia, and many more. Each sovereign state has its own government, laws, and international relations.
The Taipei 101 is a skyscraper located in Taipei, Taiwan. It is currently the tallest building in the world, standing at a height of 510 meters (1,670 feet) and has 101 floors. The Taipei 101 is known for its stunning architecture and offers breathtaking views of the city from its observation decks. It is a popular tourist attraction and a symbol of Taipei. then Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest building in the world, standing at a height of 828 meters (2,717 feet) and has 163 floors is under construction.
==Countries==
Flags	Countries 	Location 	Capital 	Population 	Area km² 	Density km²
 	Afghanistan 	Asia 	Kabul 	32,177,640 	652,230 	49
 	Albania 	Europe 	Tirana 	2,860,491 	28,748 	100
 	Algeria 	Africa 	Algiers 	43,377,654 	2,381,741 	18
 	Andorra 	Europe 	Andorra la Vella 	76,154 	468 	163
 	Angola 	Africa 	Luanda 	30,175,580 	1,246,700 	24
 	Antigua and Barbuda 	North America	Saint John's 	96,440 	442 	218
 	Argentina 	South America	Buenos Aires 	44,937,676 	2,780,440 	16
 	Armenia 	Europe / Asia	Yerevan 	2,960,540 	29,743 	100
 	Australia 	Oceania 	Canberra 	25,530,979 	7,692,024 	3.32
 	Austria 	Europe 	Vienna 	8,878,013 	83,871 	106
 	Azerbaijan 	Europe / Asia	Baku 	10,026,589 	86,600 	116
 	Bahamas 	North America	Nassau 	385,218 	13,878 	28
 	Bahrain 	Asia 	Manama 	1,542,957 	778 	1,983
 	Bangladesh 	Asia 	Dhaka 	167,395,671 	147,540 	1,135
 	Barbados 	North America	Bridgetown 	287,159 	430 	668
 	Belarus 	Europe 	Minsk 	9,456,272 	207,600 	46
 	Belgium 	Europe 	Brussels 	11,484,591 	30,528 	376
 	Belize 	North America	Belmopan 	408,452 	22,966 	18
 	Benin 	Africa 	Porto-Novo 	11,733,035 	114,763 	102
 	Bhutan 	Asia 	Thimphu 	741,643 	38,394 	19
 	Bolivia 	South America	Sucre 	11,469,542 	1,098,581 	10
 	Bosnia & Herzegovina 	Europe 	Sarajevo 	3,298,595 	51,209 	64
 	Botswana 	Africa 	Gaborone 	2,338,414 	581,730 	4.02
 	Brazil 	South America	Brasilia 	210,535,761 	8,515,767 	25
 	Brunei 	Asia 	Bandar Seri Begawan	442,400 	5,765 	77
 	Bulgaria 	Europe 	Sofia 	7,001,543 	111,002 	63
 	Burkina Faso 	Africa 	Ouagadougou 	20,870,589 	274,222 	76
 	Burundi 	Africa 	Bujumbura 	10,952,985 	27,834 	394
 	Cambodia 	Asia 	Phnom Penh 	15,288,561 	181,035 	84
 	Cameroon 	Africa 	Yaounde 	24,347,638 	475,442 	51
 	Canada 	North America	Ottawa 	37,773,814 	9,984,670 	3.78
 	Cape Verde 	Africa 	Praia 	550,357 	4,033 	136
 	Central African Republic 	Africa 	Bangui 	5,495,757 	622,984 	8.82
 	Chad 	Africa 	N'Djamena 	15,691,486 	1,284,000 	12
 	Chile 	South America	Santiago 	19,106,859 	756,102 	25
 	China 	Asia 	Beijing 	1,401,152,857	9,596,961 	146
 	Colombia 	South America	Bogota 	48,257,943 	1,141,748 	42
 	Comoros 	Africa 	Moroni 	873,045 	1,862 	469
 	Congo 	Africa 	Brazzaville 	5,380,127 	342,000 	16
 	D.R. Congo 	Africa 	Kinshasa 	86,790,111 	2,344,858 	37
 	Costa Rica 	North America	San Jose 	5,057,467 	51,100 	99
 	Cote D' Ivoire 	Africa 	Yamoussoukro 	25,823,024 	322,463 	80
 	Croatia 	Europe 	Zagreb 	4,130,156 	56,594 	73
 	Cuba 	North America	Havana 	11,210,563 	109,884 	102
 	Cyprus 	Europe / Asia	Nicosia 	864,300 	9,251 	93
 	Czech Republic 	Europe 	Prague 	10,668,032 	78,865 	135
 	Denmark 	Europe 	Copenhagen 	5,814,023 	43,094 	135
 	Djibouti 	Africa 	Djibouti City 	1,078,214 	23,200 	46
 	Dominica 	North America	Roseau 	71,800 	751 	96
 	Dominican Republic 	North America	Santo Domingo 	10,357,645 	48,671 	213
 	East Timor 	Asia 	Dili 	1,386,954 	14,919 	93
 	Ecuador 	South America	Quito 	17,338,267 	276,841 	63
 	Egypt 	Africa 	Cairo 	99,457,690 	1,002,450 	99
 	El Salvador 	North America	San Salvador 	6,703,861 	21,041 	319
 	Equatorial Guinea 	Africa 	Malabo 	1,357,306 	28,051 	48
 	Eritrea 	Africa 	Asmara 	1,357,639 	117,600 	12
 	Estonia 	Europe 	Tallinn 	1,325,291 	45,227 	29
 	Ethiopia 	Africa 	Addis Ababa 	98,733,714 	1,104,300 	89
 	Fiji 	Oceania 	Suva 	883,560 	18,272 	48
 	Finland 	Europe 	Helsinki 	5,523,187 	338,424 	16
 	France 	Europe 	Paris 	67,079,153 	640,679 	105
 	Gabon 	Africa 	Libreville 	2,171,959 	267,668 	8.11
 	Gambia 	Africa 	Banjul 	2,347,211 	11,295 	208
 	Georgia 	Europe / Asia	T'bilisi 	3,722,705 	69,700 	53
 	Germany 	Europe 	Berlin 	83,045,129 	357,114 	233
 	Ghana 	Africa 	Accra 	30,280,249 	238,533 	127
 	Greece 	Europe 	Athens 	10,742,055 	131,957 	81
 	Grenada 	North America	Saint George's 	112,230 	344 	326
 	Guatemala 	North America	Guatemala City 	14,905,557 	108,889 	137
 	Guinea 	Africa 	Conakry 	12,217,864 	245,857 	50
 	Guinea-Bissau 	Africa 	Bissau 	1,603,948 	36,125 	44
 	Guyana 	South America	Georgetown 	782,532 	214,969 	3.64
 	Haiti 	North America	Port-au-Prince 	11,576,834 	27,750 	417
 	Honduras 	North America	Tegucigalpa 	9,157,652 	112,492 	81
 	Hungary 	Europe 	Budapest 	9,772,204 	93,028 	105
 	Iceland 	Europe 	Reykjavik 	360,577 	103,000 	3.50
 	India 	Asia 	New Delhi 	1,359,876,552	3,287,263 	414
 	Indonesia 	Asia 	Jakarta 	266,927,535 	1,910,931 	140
 	Iran 	Asia 	Tehran 	82,858,419 	1,648,195 	50
 	Iraq 	Asia 	Baghdad 	39,126,543 	438,417 	89
 	Ireland 	Europe 	Dublin 	4,922,240 	70,273 	70
 	Israel 	Asia 	Jerusalem 	9,102,569 	20,770 	438
 	Italy 	Europe 	Rome 	60,280,124 	301,339 	200
 	Jamaica 	North America	Kingston 	2,725,891 	10,991 	248
 	Japan 	Asia 	Tokyo 	126,163,844 	377,973 	334
 	Jordan 	Asia 	Amman 	10,522,989 	89,342 	118
 	Kazakhstan 	Asia 	Astana 	18,566,934 	2,724,900 	6.81
 	Kenya 	Africa 	Nairobi 	52,571,904 	580,367 	91
 	Kiribati 	Oceania 	Bairiki 	120,430 	811 	148
 	North Korea 	Asia 	Pyongyang 	25,455,371 	120,540 	211
 	South Korea 	Asia 	Seoul 	51,815,539 	100,210 	517
 	Kosovo 	Europe 	Pristina 	1,795,013 	10,887 	165
 	Kuwait 	Asia 	Kuwait City 	4,419,567 	17,818 	248
 	Kyrgyzstan 	Asia 	Bishkek 	6,387,392 	199,951 	32
 	Laos 	Asia 	Vientiane 	7,121,934 	236,800 	30
 	Latvia 	Europe 	Riga 	1,910,736 	64,559 	30
 	Lebanon 	Asia 	Beirut 	6,855,247 	10,452 	656
 	Lesotho 	Africa 	Maseru 	2,006,743 	30,355 	66
 	Liberia 	Africa 	Monrovia 	4,475,210 	111,369 	40
 	Libya 	Africa 	Tripoli 	6,776,462 	1,759,540 	3.85
 	Liechtenstein 	Europe 	Vaduz 	38,410 	160 	240
 	Lithuania 	Europe 	Vilnius 	2,793,410 	65,300 	43
 	Luxembourg 	Europe 	Luxembourg-Ville 	613,475 	2,586 	237
 	Macedonia 	Europe 	Skopje 	2,075,569 	25,713 	81
 	Madagascar 	Africa 	Antananarivo 	25,680,169 	587,041 	44
 	Malawi 	Africa 	Lilongwe 	17,563,352 	118,484 	148
 	Malaysia 	Asia 	Kuala Lumpur 	32,631,445 	330,803 	99
 	Maldives 	Asia 	Male 	330,742 	300 	1,102
 	Mali 	Africa 	Bamako 	19,974,257 	1,240,192 	16
 	Malta 	Europe 	Valletta 	493,559 	316 	1,562
 	Marshall Islands 	Oceania 	Majuro 	55,583 	181 	307
 	Mauritania 	Africa 	Nouakchott 	4,076,582 	1,030,700 	3.96
 	Mauritius 	Africa 	Port Louis 	1,264,036 	2,040 	620
 	Mexico 	North America	Mexico City 	127,013,458 	1,964,375 	65
 	Micronesia 	Oceania 	Palikir 	104,583 	702 	149
 	Moldova 	Europe 	Chinisau 	2,682,054 	33,846 	79
 	Monaco 	Europe 	Monte Carlo 	38,358 	2.02 	18,989
 	Mongolia 	Asia 	Ulaanbaatar 	3,286,657 	1,564,110 	2.10
 	Montenegro 	Europe 	Podgorica 	622,206 	13,812 	45
 	Morocco 	Africa 	Rabat 	35,702,439 	446,550 	80
 	Mozambique 	Africa 	Maputo 	28,569,840 	801,590 	36
 	Myanmar 	Asia 	Naypyidaw 	54,349,617 	676,578 	80
 	Namibia 	Africa 	Windhoek 	2,457,115 	825,615 	2.98
 	Nauru 	Oceania 	Yaren 	11,182 	21 	532
 	Nepal 	Asia 	Kathmandu 	29,659,417 	147,181 	202
 	Netherlands 	Europe 	Amsterdam 	17,718,549 	41,850 	423
 	New Zealand 	Oceania 	Wellington 	4,942,730 	270,467 	18
 	Nicaragua 	North America	Managua 	6,462,531 	130,373 	50
 	Niger 	Africa 	Niamey 	22,313,410 	1,267,000 	18
 	Nigeria 	Africa 	Abuja 	201,187,378 	923,678 	218
 	Norway 	Europe 	Oslo 	5,344,689 	323,802 	17
 	Oman 	Asia 	Muscat 	4,671,432 	309,500 	15
 	Pakistan 	Asia 	Islamabad 	206,489,317 	881,912 	234
 	Palau 	Oceania 	Ngerulmud 	18,034 	459 	39
 	Panama 	North America	Panama City 	4,219,055 	75,417 	56
 	Papua New Guinea 	Oceania 	Port Moresby 	8,556,930 	462,840 	18
 	Paraguay 	South America	Asuncion 	7,151,369 	406,752 	18
 	Peru 	South America	Lima 	32,130,778 	1,285,216 	25
 	Philippines 	Asia 	Manila 	108,363,562 	300,000 	361
 	Poland 	Europe 	Warsaw 	38,402,574 	312,696 	123
 	Portugal 	Europe 	Lisbon 	10,275,439 	92,090 	112
 	Qatar 	Asia 	Doha 	2,749,556 	11,586 	237
 	Romania 	Europe 	Bucharest 	19,411,349 	238,397 	81
 	Russia 	Europe / Asia	Moscow 	146,859,329 	17,098,246	8.59
 	Rwanda 	Africa 	Kigali 	12,370,517 	26,638 	464
 	Saint Kitts and Nevis 	North America	Basseterre 	52,384 	216 	243
 	Saint Lucia 	North America	Castries 	178,105 	616 	289
 	Saint Vincent and The Grenadines	North America	Kingstown 	111,052 	389 	285
 	Samoa 	Oceania 	Apia 	201,519 	2,842 	71
 	San Marino 	Europe 	San Marino 	33,569 	61 	550
 	Sao Tome and Principe 	Africa 	Sao Tome 	202,059 	964 	210
 	Saudi Arabia 	Asia 	Riyadh 	34,278,043 	2,149,690 	16
 	Senegal 	Africa 	Dakar 	16,215,423 	196,722 	82
 	Serbia 	Europe 	Belgrade 	6,963,502 	88,361 	79
 	Seychelles 	Africa 	Victoria 	97,344 	452 	215
 	Sierra Leone 	Africa 	Freetown 	7,900,578 	71,740 	110
 	Singapore 	Asia 	Singapore 	5,710,493 	716 	7,976
 	Slovakia 	Europe 	Bratislava 	5,451,197 	49,037 	111
 	Slovenia 	Europe 	Ljubljana 	2,085,616 	20,273 	103
 	Solomon Islands 	Oceania 	Honiara 	680,339 	28,896 	24
 	Somalia 	Africa 	Mogadishu 	15,447,133 	637,657 	24
 	South Africa 	Africa 	Pretoria 	58,773,217 	1,221,037 	48
 	Spain 	Europe 	Madrid 	47,014,375 	505,992 	93
 	Sri Lanka 	Asia 	Sri Jayawardanapura	21,883,446 	65,610 	334
 	Sudan 	Africa 	Khartoum 	54,712,689 	2,505,813 	22
 	Suriname 	South America	Paramaribo 	580,934 	163,820 	3.55
 	Swaziland 	Africa 	Mbabane 	1,092,560 	17,364 	63
 	Sweden 	Europe 	Stockholm 	10,303,658 	450,295 	23
 	Switzerland 	Europe 	Bern 	8,572,934 	41,284 	208
 	Syria 	Asia 	Damascus 	10,301,657 	185,180 	56
 	Taiwan 	Asia 	Taipei 	23,724,318 	36,193 	655
 	Tajikistan 	Asia 	Dushanbe 	9,129,548 	143,100 	64
 	Tanzania 	Africa 	Dodoma 	55,924,173 	945,087 	59
 	Thailand 	Asia 	Bangkok 	66,557,609 	513,120 	130
 	Togo 	Africa 	Lome 	7,539,218 	56,785 	133
 	Tonga 	Oceania 	Nuku'alofa 	101,322 	747 	136
 	Trinidad and Tobago 	North America	Port-of-Spain 	1,362,758 	5,130 	266
 	Tunisia 	Africa 	Tunis 	11,568,734 	163,610 	71
 	Turkey 	Europe / Asia	Ankara 	82,177,549 	783,562 	105
 	Turkmenistan 	Asia 	Ashagabat 	5,945,718 	488,100 	12
 	Tuvalu 	Oceania 	Funafuti 	10,213 	26 	393
 	Uganda 	Africa 	Kampala 	40,018,439 	241,550 	166
 	Ukraine 	Europe 	Kiev 	42,059,618 	603,500 	70
 	United Arab Emirates 	Asia 	Abu Dhabi 	9,773,548 	83,600 	117
 	United Kingdom 	Europe 	London 	66,703,418 	242,495 	275
 	United States 	North America	Washington D.C. 	335,156,429 	9,525,067 	35
 	Uruguay 	South America	Montevideo 	3,517,649 	176,512 	20
 	Uzbekistan 	Asia 	Tashkent 	33,767,105 	447,400 	75
 	Vanuatu 	Oceania 	Port-Vila 	305,618 	12,189 	25
 	Vatican City 	Europe 	Vatican 	838 	0.44 	1,905
 	Venezuela 	South America	Caracas 	32,220,519 	916,445 	35
 	Vietnam 	Asia 	Hanoi 	97,118,356 	331,212 	293
 	Yemen 	Asia 	Sanaa 	29,160,549 	527,968 	55
 	Zambia 	Africa 	Lusaka 	17,380,534 	752,612 	23
 	Zimbabwe 	Africa 	Harare 	15,157,343 	390,757 	39
==References==
==See also==
World
Sovereign States in 2006
Sovereign States in 2004
Sovereign States in 2000
Sovereign States in 2011
Sovereign States in 2015