List of World in 1979

There are currently 159 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, West 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 1979, the estimated world population is around 4.4 billion people.
#Largest Countries by Area: The largest countries by land area are Soviet Union, 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 30 trillion USD as of 1979.
#Youngest Countries: The youngest countries are Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Kiribati, Saint Lucia, Dominica and Tuvalu.
#Tallest Building: Sears Tower 442 meters (1,451 feet) in Chicago, IL, United States.
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 159 sovereign states in the world. Some examples include the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, West Germany, China, India, Brazil, Australia, and many more. Each sovereign state has its own government, laws, and international relations.
The Sears Tower is a skyscraper located in Chicago, IL, United States. It is currently the tallest building in the world, standing at a height of 442 meters (1,451 feet) and has 108 floors. The Sears Tower 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 Chicago.
Date: November 3, 1979 10:53 (UTC)
==List of Sovereign States and Territories==
Countries and Italic in Territories and Un-recognized states.
Flags	Countries / Territories 	Location 	Capital
 	Afghanistan 	Asia 	Kabul
 	Albania 	Europe 	Tirana
 	Algeria 	Africa 	Algiers
 	American Samoa (United States) 	Oceania 	Pago Pago
 	Andorra 	Europe 	Andorra la Vella
 	Angola 	Africa 	Luanda
 	Antigua and Barbuda (United Kingdom) 	North America	Saint John's
 	Argentina 	South America	Buenos Aires
 	Armenian SSR 	Europe / Asia	Yerevan
 	Australia 	Oceania 	Canberra
 	Austria 	Europe 	Vienna
 	Azerbaijan SSR 	Europe / Asia	Baku
 	Bahamas 	North America	Nassau
 	Bahrain 	Asia 	Manama
 	Bangladesh 	Asia 	Dhaka
 	Barbados 	North America	Bridgetown
 	Belgium 	Europe 	Brussels
 	Benin 	Africa 	Porto-Novo
 	Bermuda (United Kingdom) 	North America	Hamilton
 	Bhutan 	Asia 	Thimphu
 	Bolivia 	South America	Sucre
 	SR Bosnia & Herzegovina 	Europe 	Sarajevo
 	Botswana 	Africa 	Gaborone
 	Brazil 	South America	Brasilia
 	British Honduras (United Kingdom) 	North America	Belmopan
 	British New Hebrides (United Kingdom) 	Oceania 	Port-Vila
 	British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 	North America	Road Town
 	Brunei (United Kingdom) 	Asia 	Bandar Seri Begawan
 	Bulgaria 	Europe 	Sofia
 	Burma 	Asia 	Rangoon
 	Burundi 	Africa 	Bujumbura
 	Byelorussian SSR 	Europe 	Minsk
 	Cameroon 	Africa 	Yaounde
 	Canada 	North America	Ottawa
 	Cape Verde 	Africa 	Praia
 	Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 	North America	George Town
 	Central African Republic 	Africa 	Bangui
 	Chad 	Africa 	N'Djamena
 	Chile 	South America	Santiago
 	China 	Asia 	Beijing
 	Colombia 	South America	Bogota
 	Comoros 	Africa 	Moroni
 	Congo 	Africa 	Brazzaville
 	Cook Islands 	Oceania 	Avarua
 	Costa Rica 	North America	San Jose
 	Cote D' Ivoire 	Africa 	Abidjan
 	SR Croatia 	Europe 	Zagreb
 	Cuba 	North America	Havana
 	Cyprus 	Europe / Asia	Nicosia
 	Czechoslovakia 	Europe 	Prague
 	Denmark 	Europe 	Copenhagen
 	Djibouti 	Africa 	Djibouti City
 	Dominica 	North America	Roseau
 	Dominican Republic 	North America	Santo Domingo
 	Ecuador 	South America	Quito
 	Egypt 	Africa 	Cairo
 	El Salvador 	North America	San Salvador
 	Equatorial Guinea 	Africa 	Malabo
 	Estonian SSR 	Europe 	Tallinn
 	Ethiopia 	Africa 	Addis Ababa
 	Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 	South America	Stanley
 	Faroe Islands (Denmark) 	Europe 	Torshavn
 	Fiji 	Oceania 	Suva
 	Finland 	Europe 	Helsinki
 	France 	Europe 	Paris
 	French Guiana (France) 	South America	Cayenne
 	French New Hebrides (France) 	Oceania 	Port-Vila
 	French Polynesia (France) 	Oceania 	Tahiti
 	Gabon 	Africa 	Libreville
 	Gambia 	Africa 	Banjul
 	Georgian SSR 	Europe / Asia	T'bilisi
 	East Germany 	Europe 	Berlin
 	West Germany 	Europe 	Bonn
 	Ghana 	Africa 	Accra
 	Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 	Europe 	Gibraltar
 	Greece 	Europe 	Athens
 	Greenland (Denmark) 	North America	Nuuk
 	Grenada 	North America	Saint George's
 	Guadeloupe (France) 	North America	Basse-Terre
 	Guam (United States) 	Oceania 	Hagatna
 	Guatemala 	North America	Guatemala City
 	Guinea 	Africa 	Conakry
 	Guinea-Bissau 	Africa 	Bissau
 	Guyana 	South America	Georgetown
 	Haiti 	North America	Port-au-Prince
 	Honduras 	North America	Tegucigalpa
 	Hong Kong (United Kingdom) 	Asia 	Victoria
 	Hungary 	Europe 	Budapest
 	Iceland 	Europe 	Reykjavik
 	India 	Asia 	New Delhi
 	Indonesia 	Asia 	Jakarta
 	Iran 	Asia 	Tehran
 	Iraq 	Asia 	Baghdad
 	Ireland 	Europe 	Dublin
 	Israel 	Asia 	Jerusalem
 	Italy 	Europe 	Rome
 	Jamaica 	North America	Kingston
 	Japan 	Asia 	Tokyo
 	Jordan 	Asia 	Amman
 	Kampuchea 	Asia 	Phnom Penh
 	Kazakh SSR 	Asia 	Astana
 	Kenya 	Africa 	Nairobi
 	Kiribati 	Oceania 	Bairiki
 	North Korea 	Asia 	Pyongyang
 	South Korea 	Asia 	Seoul
 	Kuwait 	Asia 	Kuwait City
 	Kyrgyz SSR 	Asia 	Bishkek
 	Laos 	Asia 	Vientiane
 	Latvian SSR 	Europe 	Riga
 	Lebanon 	Asia 	Beirut
 	Lesotho 	Africa 	Maseru
 	Liberia 	Africa 	Monrovia
 	Libya 	Africa 	Tripoli
 	Liechtenstein 	Europe 	Vaduz
 	Lithuanian SSR 	Europe 	Vilnius
 	Luxembourg 	Europe 	Luxembourg-Ville
 	Macau (Portugal) 	Asia 	Macau
 	SR Macedonia 	Europe 	Skopje
 	Madagascar 	Africa 	Antananarivo
 	Malawi 	Africa 	Lilongwe
 	Malaysia 	Asia 	Kuala Lumpur
 	Maldives 	Asia 	Male
 	Mali 	Africa 	Bamako
 	Malta 	Europe 	Valletta
 	Marshall Islands (United States) 	Oceania 	Majuro
 	Martinique (France) 	North America	Fort-de-France
 	Mauritania 	Africa 	Nouakchott
 	Mauritius 	Africa 	Port Louis
 	Mayotte (France) 	Africa 	Mamoudzou
 	Mexico 	North America	Mexico City
 	Micronesia (United States) 	Oceania 	Palikir
 	Moldavian SSR 	Europe 	Chinisau
 	Monaco 	Europe 	Monte Carlo
 	Mongolia 	Asia 	Ulaanbaatar
 	SR Montenegro 	Europe 	Podgorica
 	Montserrat (United Kingdom) 	North America	Plymouth
 	Morocco 	Africa 	Rabat
 	Mozambique 	Africa 	Maputo
 	Nauru 	Oceania 	Yaren
 	Nepal 	Asia 	Kathmandu
 	Netherlands 	Europe 	Amsterdam
 	Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 	North America	Willemstad
 	New Caledonia (France) 	Oceania 	Noumea
 	New Zealand 	Oceania 	Wellington
 	Nicaragua 	North America	Managua
 	Niger 	Africa 	Niamey
 	Nigeria 	Africa 	Lagos
 	Niue 	Oceania 	Alofi
 	Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 	Oceania 	Saipan
 	Norway 	Europe 	Oslo
 	Oman 	Asia 	Muscat
 	Pakistan 	Asia 	Islamabad
 	Palestine 	Asia 	Ramallah
 	Panama 	North America	Panama City
 	Papua New Guinea 	Oceania 	Port Moresby
 	Paraguay 	South America	Asuncion
 	Peru 	South America	Lima
 	Philippines 	Asia 	Manila
 	Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 	Oceania 	Adamstown
 	Poland 	Europe 	Warsaw
 	Portugal 	Europe 	Lisbon
 	Puerto Rico (United States) 	North America	San Juan
 	Qatar 	Asia 	Doha
 	Reunion (France) 	Africa 	Saint Denis
 	Romania 	Europe 	Bucharest
 	Russian SFSR 	Europe / Asia	Moscow
 	Rwanda 	Africa 	Kigali
 	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 	Africa 	El Aaiun
 	Saint Helena (United Kingdom) 	Africa 	Jamestown
 	Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (United Kingdom) 	North America	Basseterre
 	Saint Lucia 	North America	Castries
 	Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 	North America	Saint Pierre
 	Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 	North America	Kingstown
 	San Marino 	Europe 	San Marino
 	Sao Tome and Principe 	Africa 	Sao Tome
 	Saudi Arabia 	Asia 	Riyadh
 	Senegal 	Africa 	Dakar
 	SR Serbia 	Europe 	Belgrade
 	Seychelles 	Africa 	Victoria
 	Sierra Leone 	Africa 	Freetown
 	Singapore 	Asia 	Singapore
 	SR Slovenia 	Europe 	Ljubljana
 	Solomon Islands 	Oceania 	Honiara
 	Somalia 	Africa 	Mogadishu
 	South Africa 	Africa 	Pretoria
 	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)	South America	Grytviken
 	Soviet Union 	Europe / Asia	Moscow
 	Spain 	Europe 	Madrid
 	Sri Lanka 	Asia 	Colombo
 	Sudan 	Africa 	Khartoum
 	Suriname 	South America	Paramaribo
 	Svalbard (Norway) 	Europe 	Longyearbyen
 	Swaziland 	Africa 	Mbabane
 	Sweden 	Europe 	Stockholm
 	Switzerland 	Europe 	Bern
 	Syria 	Asia 	Damascus
 	Taiwan 	Asia 	Taipei
 	Tajik SSR 	Asia 	Dushanbe
 	Tanzania 	Africa 	Dodoma
 	Thailand 	Asia 	Bangkok
 	Tibet (China) 	Asia 	Lhasa
 	Timor Timur 	Asia 	Dili
 	Togo 	Africa 	Lome
 	Tokelau (New Zealand) 	Oceania 	Atafu
 	Tonga 	Oceania 	Nuku'alofa
 	Trinidad and Tobago 	North America	Port-of-Spain
 	Tunisia 	Africa 	Tunis
 	Turkey 	Europe / Asia	Ankara
 	Turkmen SSR 	Asia 	Ashagabat
 	Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 	North America	Cockburn Town
 	Tuvalu 	Oceania 	Funafuti
 	Uganda 	Africa 	Kampala
 	Ukrainian SSR 	Europe 	Kiev
 	United Arab Emirates 	Asia 	Abu Dhabi
 	United Kingdom 	Europe 	London
 	United States 	North America	Washington D.C.
 	Upper Volta 	Africa 	Ouagadougou
 	Uruguay 	South America	Montevideo
 	Uzbek SSR 	Asia 	Tashkent
 	Vatican City 	Europe 	Vatican
 	Venezuela 	South America	Caracas
 	Vietnam 	Asia 	Hanoi
 	Virgin Islands U.S. (United States) 	North America	Charlotte Amalie
 	Wallis and Futuna (France) 	Oceania 	Mata-uto
 	Western Samoa 	Oceania 	Apia
 	North Yemen 	Asia 	Sanaa
 	South Yemen 	Asia 	Aden
 	Yugoslavia 	Europe 	Belgrade
 	Zaire 	Africa 	Kinshasa
 	Zambia 	Africa 	Lusaka
 	Zimbabwe (United Kingdom) 	Africa 	Salisbury
==References==
==See also==
World
List of World in 1976
List of World in 1970
List of World in 1985
List of World in 1989
List of World in 1993
List of World in 1995