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Notes from building a map you can prove.
Counting countries, verifying a visit, and planning days that fit. Every number here is one you can check, which is why there are fewer of them than you might expect.
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How Many Countries Are There in the World?
The short answer is 195. The long answer is why five reputable sources give you five different numbers, and which one belongs on a travel counter.
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How to Prove You Visited a Country
Stamps are vanishing from passports and a photograph proves only that a camera was pointed at something. What is left, and what it is worth.
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