The number of countries in the world does not change very often, but when it does, mapmakers (and their digital counterparts) ...

I’m just working out where I am by using this world, er…globe to give it its proper name. A globe is a model of planet Earth, showing how it looks from space. This one shows all the countries ...

Collectively, the 89 countries in the report account for about 96% of global gross domestic product and represent nearly 80% of the world's population. They span the globe, representing Africa ...