Red Tide: Countries I have visited

Here's a cool thingy. A map with all the countries I have visited marked in red.


Although it looks impressive, apparently I have only visited 21% of the world's countries. The trick is to visit Russia, Brazil and China. Australia and Greenland would also punch above their weight in red tide terms. I'm working my way down South America, but what to do about Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent?

Create your own visited country map


Another cool thingy - if this is what you need

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Recently, for some work I was doing, I needed a list of countries, continents, and regions. Simple, you would think? Well I couldn't find a usable list anywhere. The UN? Yes, they have a list, but it's in some bizarre order, and not coded by continent. The Olympics? Their list differs from everyone elses for ideological reasons. Anyway, long and short, there is no OFFICIAL list of countries in the world that everyone can agree on. Here's my list - you can down-load it here as a spreadsheet. Feel free to use it, but don't blame me if it gets you into hot water!

Country Continent Region Code
Afghanistan Asia ASOC AFG
Albania Europe EAME ALB
Algeria Middle East EAME DZA
American Samoa North America & Carribean AMER ASM
Andorra Europe EAME AND
Angola Africa EAME AGO
Anguilla North America & Carribean AMER AIA
Antarctica Antarctica ASOC ATA
Antigua and Barbuda North America & Carribean AMER ATG
Argentina
Central & South America AMER ARG
Armenia Europe EAME ARM
Aruba North America & Carribean AMER ABW
Australia Oceania ASOC AUS
Austria EU EAME AUT
Azerbaijan
Europe EAME AZE
Bahamas North America & Carribean AMER BHS
Bahrain Middle East EAME BHR
Bangladesh Asia ASOC BGD
Barbados North America & Carribean AMER BRB
Belarus Europe EAME BLR
Belgium EU EAME BEL
Belize North America & Carribean AMER BLZ
Benin Africa EAME BEN
Bermuda North America & Carribean AMER BMU
Bhutan Asia ASOC BTN
Bolivia Central & South America AMER BOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe EAME BIH
Botswana Africa EAME BWA
Brazil Central & South America AMER BRA
Brunei Middle East EAME BRN
Bulgaria Europe EAME BGR
Burkina Africa EAME BFA
Burundi Africa EAME BDI
Cambodia Asia ASOC KHM
Cameroon Africa EAME CMR
Canada North America & Carribean AMER CAN
Cape Verde Africa EAME CPV
Central African Republic Africa EAME CAF
Chad Africa EAME TCD
Chile Central & South America AMER CHL
China Asia ASOC CHN
Colombia
Central & South America AMER COL
Comoros Africa EAME COM
Congo Africa EAME COG
Congo (Dem. Rep.) Africa EAME COD
Costa Rica Central & South America AMER CRI
Cote d'Ivoire Africa EAME CIV
Croatia Europe EAME HRV
Cuba Central & South America AMER CUB
Cyprus EU EAME CYP
Czech Republic EU EAME CZE
Denmark EU EAME DNK
Djibouti Africa EAME DJI
Dominica Central & South America AMER DMA
Dominican Republic Central & South America AMER DOM
East Timor Asia ASOC TMP
Ecuador Central & South America AMER ECU
Egypt Middle East EAME EGY
El Salvador Central & South America AMER SLV
Equatorial Guinea Africa EAME GNQ
Eritrea Africa EAME ERI
Estonia EU EAME EST
Ethiopia Africa EAME ETH
Fiji Oceania ASOC FJI
Finland EU EAME FIN
France EU EAME FRA
Gabon Africa EAME GAB
Gambia Africa EAME GMB
Georgia Europe EAME GEO
Germany EU EAME DEU
Ghana Africa EAME GHA
Greece EU EAME GRC
Grenada North America & Carribean AMER GRD
Guatemala Central & South America AMER GTM
Guinea Africa EAME GIN
Guinea-Bissau Africa EAME GNB
Guyana Central & South America AMER GUY
Haiti North America & Carribean AMER HTI
Holy See (Vatican City) Europe EAME VAT
Honduras Central & South America AMER HND
Hong Kong Asia ASOC HKG
Hungary EU EAME HUN
Iceland Europe EAME ISL
India Asia ASOC IND
Indonesia Asia ASOC IDN
Iran (Islamic Republic) Middle East EAME IRN
Iraq
Middle East EAME IRQ
Ireland EU EAME IRL
Israel Europe EAME ISR
Italy EU EAME ITA
Jamaica North America & Carribean AMER JAM
Japan Asia ASOC JPN
Jordan Middle East EAME JOR
Kazakhstan Asia ASOC KAZ
Kenya Africa EAME KEN
Kiribati Oceania ASOC KIR
Korea (Democratic People's Republic)
Asia ASOC PRK
Korea (Republic) Asia ASOC KOR
Kuwait Middle East EAME KWT
Kyrgyzstan Asia ASOC KGZ
Laos Asia ASOC LAO
Latvia EU EAME LVA
Lebanon Middle East EAME LBN
Lesotho Africa EAME LSO
Liberia Africa EAME LBR
Libya Middle East EAME LBY
Liechtenstein Europe EAME LIE
Lithuania
EU EAME LTU
Luxembourg EU EAME LUX
Macau Asia ASOC MAC
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic) Europe EAME MKD
Madagascar Africa EAME MDG
Malawi Africa EAME MWI
Malaysia Asia ASOC MYS
Maldives Asia ASOC MDV
Mali Africa EAME MLI
Malta EU EAME MLT
Marshall Islands Oceania ASOC MHL
Martinique North America & Carribean AMER MTQ
Mauritania Africa EAME MRT
Mauritius Africa EAME MUS
Mexico Central & South America AMER MEX
Micronesia Oceania ASOC FSM
Moldova Europe EAME MDA
Monaco Europe EAME MCO
Mongolia Asia ASOC MNG
Morocco Middle East EAME MAR
Mozambique Africa EAME MOZ
Myanmar Asia ASOC MMR
Namibia Africa EAME NAM
Nauru Oceania ASOC NRU
Nepal Asia ASOC NPL
Netherlands EU EAME NLD
New Zealand Oceania ASOC NZL
Nicaragua Central & South America AMER NIC
Niger Africa EAME NER
Nigeria Africa EAME NGA
Norway
Europe EAME NOR
Oman Middle East EAME OMN
Pakistan Asia ASOC PAK
Palau Oceania ASOC PLW
Palestinian Authority Middle East EAME PSE
Panama Central & South America AMER PAN
Papua New Guinea Oceania ASOC PNG
Paraguay Central & South America AMER PRY
Peru Central & South America AMER PER
Philippines Asia ASOC PHL
Poland EU EAME POL
Portugal EU EAME PRT
Qatar Middle East EAME QAT
Rakusenia Middle East EAME RAK
Romania Europe EAME ROM
Russian Federation Europe EAME RUS
Rwanda Africa EAME RWA
Samoa Oceania ASOC WSM
San Marino Europe EAME SMR
Sao Tome and Principe Africa EAME STP
Saudi Arabia Middle East EAME SAU
Senegal Africa EAME SEN
Serbia and Montenegro Europe EAME YUG
Seychelles Africa EAME SYC
Sierra Leone Africa EAME SLE
Singapore Asia ASOC SGP
Slovakia EU EAME SVK
Slovenia EU EAME SVN
Solomon Islands Oceania ASOC SLB
Somalia Africa EAME SOM
South Africa
Africa EAME ZAF
Spain EU EAME ESP
Sri Lanka Asia ASOC LKA
St. Kitts & Nevis North America & Carribean AMER KNA
St. Lucia North America & Carribean AMER LCA
St. Vincent & the Grenadines North America & Carribean AMER VCT
Sudan Africa EAME SDN
Suriname Central & South America AMER SUR
Swaziland Africa EAME SWZ
Sweden EU EAME SWE
Switzerland Europe EAME CHE
Syria Middle East EAME SYR
Taiwan Asia ASOC TWN
Tajikistan Asia ASOC TJK
Tanzania Africa EAME TZA
Thailand Asia ASOC THA
Togo Africa EAME TGO
Tonga Oceania ASOC TON
Trinidad & Tobago North America & Carribean AMER TTO
Tunisia Middle East EAME TUN
Turkey Europe EAME TUR
Turkmenistan Asia ASOC TKM
Tuvalu Oceania ASOC TUV
Uganda Africa EAME UGA
Ukraine Europe EAME UKR
United Arab Emirates Middle East EAME ARE
United Kingdom EU EAME GBR
United States North America & Carribean AMER USA
Uruguay Central & South America AMER URY
Uzbekistan Asia ASOC UZB
Vanuatu Oceania ASOC VUT
Venezuela Central & South America AMER VEN
Vietnam Asia ASOC VNM
Yemen Middle East EAME YEM
Zambia Africa EAME ZMB
Zimbabwe Africa EAME ZWE