How Many Countries Are There?

Published: July 7, 2020, 8:13 p.m.

If you wanted to know how many countries there were in the world it should be a pretty easy thing to find out. Go to a map, count all the countries, and voila! 

However, it isn't even remotely close to being that simple. Defining what is a country is extremely difficult and has been a point of contention in many wars and conflicts. 

Find out the problem of determining out how many countries are in the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.