Fill in the Blanks 126-testOnline version 126-test by Farhad Key 1 find answer defined straightforward annexed However explored whole Conversely not why get expect reasons according arises recognize other What is a country , and how is a country ? When people ask how many countries there are in the world , they a simple After all , we've the planet , we have international travel , satellite navigation and plenty of global organizations like the United Nations , so we should really know how many countries there are ! , the answer to the question varies to whom you ask . Most people say there are 192 countries , but others point out that there could be more like 260 of them . So isn't there a answer ? The problem because there isn't a universally agreed definition of 'country' and because , for political some countries it convenient to or recognize countries . For example , Taiwan claims to be a country , but China states that Taiwan is just another part of China . The consequence is that the USA , that doesn't want to upset China , doesn't recognize Taiwan as a country . from the end of the Second World War , the Soviet Union the countries of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania but the USA continued to regard them as independent countries that were 'occupied' because it didn't really on with the USSR . So , how do governments define what makes a country ?
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