All of the Countries- Update 2025

 

All of the Countries

There are about 195 of them.  I have been to 87 of them.  I was just planning my next trip and I decided to go some place that I don't know.  And was I surprised to read so many countries that I never knew. So I went to my globe and discovered that it may be time to replace my 1980 globe.  And maybe I need to take a geography class.

Afghanistan- I will probably never go here.
Albania- probably not.

Algeria
Andorra
Angola
1-Antarctica- been there
2-Antigua and Barbuda- 2023
3-Argentina- be there- 2007
Armenia- probably not.
4-Aruba- been there
5-Australia- been there- 2015
6-Austria- been there- 2012

Azerbaijan- I probably won't go here.
7-Bahamas- been there- 1994
Bahrain- never heard of this place
8-Bangladesh- December 2019
9-Barbados- 2021
Belarus- never heard of it
10-Belgium- been there- 1979
11-Belize- ive been here twice
Benin- never heard of it
12-Bermuda-  been there
13-Bhutan- been there- 2017
Bolivia- probably not
Bosnia and Herzegovina- probably not
14-Botswana- been there- 2000
15-Brazil- been there- 1994
16-British Virgin Islands- been there

Bulgaria- probably not
Brunei- never heard of it
Burkina Faso- never heard of it
Burma- it's on my bucket list
Burundi- never heard of it
17-Cambodia- been there- 2005
Cameroon
18-Canada- been there several times
Cabo Verde- yea, I want to go here.
Central African Republic
Chad- probably not
19-Channel Islands- been there
Chile
20-China- been there- 1994, 2012, 2015
Colombia- probably not
Comoros- never heard of it
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
21-Costa Rica- been there
Cote d'Ivoire - never heard of it.
Croatia
Cuba- it's on my bucket list
Curacao
Cyprus
22-Czech Republic- been there- 2007
Czechia
23-Denmark- been there- 2013
Djibouti- never heard of it
Dominica
Dominican Republic- I'll get there one of these winters.
East Timor - yea, I want to go here.
24-Ecuador- been there
25-Egypt- been there- 2010
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea- never heard of it
Estonia
Ethiopia- scheduled to go here in February 2025
26-Fiji- been there- 2015
Finland- not a priority
27-France- been there- 1979, 1997
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia- probably not
28-Germany- been there- 1979, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2017
Ghana- I would like to see the orangutans there
29-Greece- been there- 2008

30-Greenland- 2023
Grenada- yea, I want to go there.
31- Guatemala- been there- 2011
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau- never heard of it.
Guyana
32-Haiti- been there- 2013, 2014, 2019
33- Holy See- Not to be confused with the Vatican City, this is a different country.
34- Honduras- been there- 2011
35- Hong Kong- been there when it was under British rule and then again wehn it was under Chinese rule.
Hungary- probably not.  I've been to Europe enough.
36-Iceland- been there twice
37-India- been there several times- 1994, 2004, 2015
38-Indonesia- been there
Iran- I'd like to go here but I am not sure it is safe for me.
Iraq- we have to get out of war with them before I would do there.
39-Ireland- been there in 2001, 2023, 2024
40-Israel- Feb 2019
41-Italy- been there at least three times
42-Jamaica- been there
43-Japan- been there in 1994
44-Jordan-  Feb 2019
Kazakhstan- maybe
45-Kenya- been there in 1994 and 2000
Kiribati- never heard of it
Kosovo- probably not
Kuwait- probably not
Kyrgyzstan
Laos- it's on my bucket list
46-Latvia- been there- 2013
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
47-Liechtenstein- 2023
Lithuania
Luxembourg- I'm going to take a trip to all of the small countires in Europe at some point.
Macau
Macedonia-  I want to go there.
Madagascar- yea, I want to go here
Malawi
48-Malaysia- been there-1994
49-Maldives- been there- 2004
Mali
Malta- yea, I'd like to go there.
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
50-Mexico- been there a few times. Going again in 2025
Micronesia-  I'd like to go there.
Moldova
Monaco- ,I want to go to the Cannes Film Festival
51- Mongolia- been there- 2006
Montenegro
52- Morocco- been there- 2008
Mozambique- I've wanted to go here ever since I heard Bob Dylan's song in 1975
53- Namibia- been there- 2000
Nauru- never hear of it
54- Nepal- been there 1999, 2017
55- Netherlands- been there- 1979
56- New Zealand- been there- 2015
57- Nicaragua- been there- 2011
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea- no
58- Norway- been there- 2013
Oman- probably not
Pakistan- I'd like to go there but I am not sure it is safe fro Americans.
Palau- never heard of it
59- Palestinian Territories- been there.
60- Panama- been there
Papua New Guinea- it's on my bucket list- went 2/ 2019
Paraguay- maybe
61- Peru- been there
Philippines- I was supposed to go there but my trip got diverted
62- Poland- been there.- 2007
63- Portugal- been there- 1998
Qatar- spent time in the airport
Romania- It's not on my list.  I've seen enough of Europe.
64- Russia- been there in 2013
65- Rwanda- I went here in 2024 to see the silverback gorillas.
Saint Kitts and Nevis- I'll get here one day.
Saint Lucia- I'll get here one day.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines- I'll get here one day.
Samoa 
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe- never hear of it.
Saudi Arabia- maybe I will go there one day
66-Scotland- been there- 1982
Senegal- it's on my bucket list
Serbia
Seychelles- yea, it's on my list
Sierra Leone- I want to go here.
67-Singapore- been there- 1994
St Maarten
Slovakia- probably not
Slovenia
Solomon Islands- it's on my bucket list
Somalia-This place has intrigued me ever since I read "Coming of Age in Somalia" in 1975.
68-South Africa- seen there- 1994, 2000
69-South Korea- been there- 2008
South Sudan- probably not
70- Spain- been there
71-Sri Lanka- been there- 2004
Sudan- no
Suriname- probably not
Swaziland- maybe
72- Sweden- been there- 2013
73-Switzerland- 2023
Syria- I will probably never go here.  This country will never be rebuilt in my lifetime.
Taiwan- maybe I will go here the next time I go to China
74-Tajikistan- 2025
75-Tanzania- been there- 2016
76-Thailand- been there- 1992
77-Tibet- I'm counting this area as a country, regardless of  China's views-1999
Timor-Leste
Togo- yea, I want to go here.
Tonga- yea, I want to go here.
Trinidad and Tobago- I want to go here
78-Tunisia- 2025
Turkey- spent too much time in this airport but I really want to visit here.
Turkmenistan- if this country is on the itinerary for a Silk Road trip, then I am there.
79--Turks and Cacaos- been there- 2005
Tuvalu- .yea, I want to go here
Uganda- I want to go there to see the Sliver back Gorillas
Ukraine- probably not
United Arab Emirates- maybe
80-United Kingdom- been there

81-United States- all 50 states visited to date
Uruguay- maybe
82-Uzbekistan- 2025
83-Wales- been there- 2018
84-Vatican City- been there
Vanuatu- never heard of this place
85-Venezuela- been there- 1994
86-Vietnam- been there- 2005
Yemen- probably will never go there
Zambia- I'll probably go there one day
87-Zimbabwe -been there - 2000