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How many states are there in the world?

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There are a total of 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations.

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There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

There are 50 US states.

The United States currently administers 16 territories as insular areas:

American Samoa.

Guam.

Northern Mariana Islands.

Puerto Rico.

U.S. Virgin Islands.

This information is from three sources. United Nations, Wikipedia, and United States and their satellite states aka countries.

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