About Complete List of Countries

A friendly, easy-to-use world atlas for students, families, teachers and anyone with a question about geography.

Why we made this site

Finding a country’s capital or flag should be simple. Understanding where it is and how it fits into the wider world should be enjoyable. Complete List of Countries brings those facts together, with helpful explanations and a little personality from Professor Page.

Meet Professor Page

Our bespectacled owl guide is curious about every corner of the globe. He makes learning more welcoming, but the factual content should always stand on its own.

How we check facts

We use an explicit 195-country counting convention based on United Nations membership and observer-state status. Country names and codes follow ISO 3166 references. Current statistics need a dated primary source such as the World Bank, UN data or a national statistical office. We avoid publishing population estimates or unsupported flag symbolism as settled facts.

A note about borders and classifications

Not every geographic or political boundary is universally agreed upon. The country and continent groupings on this site are educational conventions; they do not imply an official position on sovereignty.

Corrections welcome

If you spot an incorrect or outdated fact, please contact us with the page address and a reliable source.