Total: 158
UN: 134
I have travelled/backpacked through all of these places.
The United Nations states that there are 193 recognized sovereign nations in the world. Of these, I’ve visited 133.
- Albania, (Republic of), September 2012
- Algeria, (People’s Democratic Republic of), December 2018
- Andorra, (Principality of), March 2014
- Antarctica, (several islands in the Antarctic Peninsula, plus two landings on the landmass of the Continent), January-February 2011
- Argentina, including Tierra del Fuego archipelago, (Argentine Republic), February 2004, January-March 2011
- Armenia, (Republic of), November 2010, October 2022
- Aruba, (Kingdom of the Netherlands), February 2016
- Australia, including the island State of Tasmania, (Commonwealth of), October-December 2001, February 2002, September-October 2016, September-October 2022
- Austria, (Republic of), September 2005, August 2012, September 2012, October 2018, December 2023
- Azerbaijan, (Republic of), October 2014
- Bahrain, (Kingdom of), November 2015
- Belarus, (Republic of), October 2015
- Belgium, (Kingdom of), August 2000, October 2005, August 2009
- Belize, June 2016
- Bolivia, (Plurinational State of), March 2011
- Bonaire, (Caribbean island, part of the Netherlands), (not an independent country or region), February 2016
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, (Republic of), September 2012, September 2023
- Botswana, (Republic of), March 2020
- Brazil, (Federative Republic of), January 2004, November 2012
- Bulgaria, (Republic of), June 2010
- Burkina Faso, (Republic of), March 2017
- Burundi, (Republic of), October 2013
- Cameroon, (Republic of), February-March 2023
- Canada, June-September 2004, April 2006, April 2007, March 2008, December 2009, June 2016, June-July 2019
- Cape Verde, (Republic of), May 2018
- Chile, (Republic of), plus Tierra del Fuego archipelago, March 2004, February 2011
- Colombia, (Republic of), December 2012
- Comoros, (Union of the), April-May 2019
- Cook Islands, (Rarotonga; capital of 15 islands in Pacific Ocean), (Overseen by New Zealand), November 2016
- Costa Rica, (Republic of), March-April 2016
- Cote d’Ivoire, (Republic of), March 2017
- Croatia, (Republic of), September 2012
- Cuba, (Republic of), May 2004
- Curaçao, (Kingdom of the Netherlands), February 2016
- Cyprus, (Republic of), (occupied Turkish part also visited), March 2014, November 2023
- Czech Republic, October 2005, October 2012, September 2017
- Denmark, (part of Kingdom of Denmark), October 2008, September 2021
- Djibouti, (Republic of), April 2019
- Dominican Republic, (Republic of), October 2019
- Ecuador, (Republic of), December 2012
- Egypt, (Republic of), February-March 2019
- El Salvador, (Republic of), May 2016
- England, (part of United Kingdom), from 1995 to present
- Eritrea, (Republic of), March-April 2019
- Estonia, (Republic of), November 2008
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), (Kingdom of), September 2004
- Ethiopia, (Federal Democratic Republic of), December 2013, April 2019
- Falkland Islands, (British overseas territory), East Falkland, February 2011
- Faroe Islands, (Kingdom of Denmark), August 2015
- Finland, (Republic of), October-November 2008
- France, (French Republic), April 1994, September 2005, June 2012, March 2014, February 2017, June-July 2018, March 2023
- French Guiana, (Overseas region of France), November 2012
- Gambia, (Republic of the), March 2012, April 2017
- Georgia, (Republic of), October-November 2010
- Germany, (Federal Republic of), August 1998, October 2003, October 2005, September 2007, July-August 2009, October 2012, June-July 2014, January 2020, May 2023, April-May 2024
- Ghana, (Republic of), February-March 2017
- Gibraltar, (British Overseas Territory), January 2008
- Greece, (Hellenic Republic), November 2009, January-March 2010, April-June 2010, July 2010, September 2010, November-December 2010, April-May 2011, May-June 2011, October-December 2011, January 2012, April-May 2012, June 2012, September 2012, December 2012-February 2013, April-June 2013, January 2014, April-May 2014, September 2014, January 2015, August-September 2015, December 2015-January 2016, December 2016-January 2017, August 2017, January 2018, February 2019, August-September 2019, June 2021, August-September 2021, September-October 2021, July 2022, October-November 2022, January 2023, July-August 2023, September 2023, January 2024
- Greenland, (Kingdom of Denmark), July-August 2018
- Guatemala, (Republic of), May-June 2016
- Guernsey, (Bailiwick of), (British Crown Dependency, island off the French Coast of Normandy in the “English Channel”), capital, St Peter Port, May 2013, April 2023
- Guinea, (Republic of), April 2012, April 2017
- Guinea-Bissau, April 2017
- Guyana (Co-operative Republic of), November 2012
- Haiti, (Republic of), October 2019
- Honduras, (Republic of), May 2016
- Hungary, (Republic of), September 2005, September 2017
- Iceland, (Republic of), October 2007
- Indonesia, (Republic of), February-May 2015
- Ireland, (Republic of), April 2001, March 2007, May 2011, June-July 2016
- Isle of Man, (British Crown Dependency), (located in the Irish Sea), capital, Douglas, July 2013
- Israel, (State of), October-November 2017
- Italy, including Sicily, (Italian Republic), June 2005, September 2005, December 2005, May 2006, October 2006, July 2011, November 2011, April 2012, December 2012-January 2013, September-October 2018, May 2022
- Japan, April-May 2017
- Jersey, (Bailiwick of), (British Crown Dependency, island off the French Coast of Normandy in the “English Channel”), October 1997, May 2013
- Jordan, (Hashemite Kingdom of), October 2017
- Kazakhstan, (Republic of), September 2016
- Kenya, (Republic of), November 2013
- Kosovo, (Republic of, partially recognised), July 2010
- Kuwait, (State of), November 2015
- Latvia, (Republic of), August 2014
- Lebanon, (Lebanese Republic), March 2018, May 2024
- Lesotho, (Kingdom of, completely surrounded by South Africa), September 2004
- Libya, (State of), December 2021
- Liechtenstein, (Principality of), August 2012
- Lithuania, (Republic of), July 2014
- Luxembourg, (Grand Duchy), August 2009
- Macedonia, (North, since February 2019), May 2010, July 2010
- Malawi, (Republic of), December 2004-January 2005
- Malaysia, May 2015
- Mali, (Republic of), March-April 2012
- Malta, (Republic of), plus Gozo Island, January 2012
- Mauritania, (Islamic Republic of), February 2012
- Mauritius, (Republic of), April 2019
- Mayotte, (Department of France), April 2019
- Mexico, (United Mexican States), May 2004, June 2016
- Moldova, (Republic of), June 2014
- Monaco, (Principality of), March 2014
- Montenegro, September 2012
- Morocco, (Kingdom of), February 2008, February 2012
- Mozambique, (Republic of), September-October 2004
- Namibia, (Republic of), December 2022
- Netherlands, (Part of Kingdom of the Netherlands), August 2000, October 2005, February 2016
- New Zealand, (North Island, South Island and Stewart Island), December 2001-February 2002, North Island, October-November 2016
- Nicaragua, (Republic of), April-May 2016
- Northern Cyprus, (Turkish Republic of) (not recognised), March 2014
- Northern Ireland, (part of United Kingdom), February 2006, May 2011, June 2016
- Norway, (Kingdom of), February 2008, October 2008
- Oman, (Sultanate of), March 2018
- Pakistan, (Islamic Republic of), March-April 2022
- Palestine, (the State of), (disputed sovereignty with Israel), November 2017
- Panama, (Republic of), March 2016
- Papua New Guinea, (Independent State of), March 2015
- Paraguay, (Republic of), March 2011
- Peru, (Republic of), March-April 2011, October 2023
- Philippines, (Republic of), January 2019
- Poland, (Republic of), October 2005, July 2014
- Portugal, (Portuguese Republic), January 2008, December 2017-January 2018, November 2022
- Qatar, (State of), January 2016
- Reunion, (Department of France), April 2019
- Romania, (Republic of), May-June 2014, August-September 2022
- Russia, (Russian Federation), April-May 2018
- Rwanda, (Republic of), November 2013
- San Marino, (Republic of), April 2012
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Republic of), November-December 2022
- Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of), December 2023
- Scotland, (part of United Kingdom), April 2005, January 2007, August-September 2007, July 2010, July 2013, June 2016, June 2018
- Senegal, (Republic of), March 2012, April 2017
- Serbia, (Republic of), June-July 2010, August-September 2023
- Singapore, (Republic of) (sovereign city-state and island country), June 2018
- Slovakia, (Slovak Republic), August 2012, September 2017
- Slovenia, (Republic of), September 2012
- South Africa, (Republic of), September 2004, January 2005, March 2020, December 2022
- South Sudan (Republic of), March 2024
- Spain, (Kingdom of), December 2007-January 2008, July 2009, March 2014, December 2014-January 2015, October-November 2015, December 2017, December 2019-January 2020, November 2023
- Sri Lanka, (Democratic Socialist Republic of), October-November 2007
- Sudan, (Republic of the), March 2019
- Suriname, (Republic of), November 2012
- Sweden, (Kingdom of), October 2008, September-October 2023
- Switzerland, (Swiss Confederation), April 2008, August 2012, February 2018, December 2023-January 2024
- Syria, (Syrian Arab Republic), May 2024
- Tanzania, (United Republic of), (including Zanzibar), September-October 2013
- Thailand, (Kingdom of), February 2002, May 2016
- Tunisia, (Republic of), November-December 2021
- Turkey, (Republic of), August-October 2009, October 2010, November 2010, April-May 2014, September 2014, September-October 2019
- Uganda, (Republic of), November 2013
- Ukraine, June 2014
- United Arab Emirates, (UAE), November 2015, April 2019
- United Kingdom, (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), from 1995 to Present
- United States of America, (USA), April 1995, August 1998, January-June 2000, June 2002, December 2002-January 2003, March-August 2004, July-August 2006, April-July 2007, March-April 2008, December 2009, January 2010, September 2011, June 2015
- Uruguay, (Oriental Republic of), February 2004
- Vatican City, (State of), (landlocked sovereign city-state, its territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy), 21st July 2011
- Venezuela, (Bolivarian Republic of), August-September 2008, November 2012
- Vietnam, (Socialist Republic of), February 2002
- Wales, (Principality of, part of United Kingdom), August 1996, August 1997, June 2001, October 2006, June 2011, April 2014, July 2015, July 2019
- Western Sahara, (disputed territory in Sahara Desert), February 2012
- Zambia, (Republic of), November-December 2004, March 2020
- Zimbabwe, (Republic of), November 2004, March 2020