So, people keep asking me what’s next after the 197 countries. Well there are a lot of territories or countries in the world that aren’t UN members (the nomadmania list is below).
I am not sure if I will actually visit all of these, particularly the Caribbean which isn’t really my jam, so don’t expect me to finish this list anytime soon. But I will visit the super interesting ones. As well as visiting some of these, I plan to revisit a lot of countries and do a lot of long distance hikes :-). Happy travels all!.
Italicised ones have been visited
Total visited 15….
Americas = 1 OUT OF 20
- UK territories – Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, Falklands,
- French territories – Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, St Pierre and Miquelon
- Dutch territories – Saba/Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao
- US territories – USVI, Puerto Rico
Europe = 10 OUT OF 19
- UK territories – Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man,
- Russia/Georgia/Azerbaijan/Moldova – Abkhazia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Crimea, Nagorno Karabakh, South Ossetia, Transdniestr, Tuva,
- Scandinavian territories – Faroe Islands, Greenland, Aland Islands, Spitsbergen
- Other – Northern Cyprus
Pacific/Indian/Atlantic Ocean = 2 OUT OF 17
- Australian Territories – Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling)
- NZ territories – Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau,
- UK territories – Pitcairn, Ascencion, St Helena, Tristan de Cunha,
- French territories – New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia
- Other – Guam, American Samoa, Antarctica, Northern Mariana Islands,
Asia = 1 OUT OF 3
- Chinese Territories – Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet,
Africa = 1 OUT OF 5
- French territories – Mayotte, Reunion
- Other – Western Sahara, Puntland, Somalia