We all like to boast about how many countries we've visited, and some travellers aspire to visit them all. But how many countries are there? There is, surprisingly, no easy answer. Australia hosts 153 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Today (May 22) is World Biodiversity Day. In celebration, below is a look at the world’s ten most biodiverse countries as measured by species ...

The aftermath of a global pandemic re-shuffles Global Finance’s ranking of the world’s safest countries. With the world turned upside-down and inside-out by international conflict—Russia’s war in ...

We tend to use the term “country” loosely, but to qualify as one, real estate on the world map must meet certain criteria, according to the 1933 Montevideo Convention. A country must encompass a ...

Check the list of third world countries or least developed countries in 2026. This classification is based on UN Economic and Social Council or ECOSOC. The term third world countries is a Cold War era ...

Concern has been growing for the past several years about the future of democracy, and there is considerable dissatisfaction in many countries with how democracy is working in practice. But public ...