How many countries are thire in the world as of 2011?

Answer 1

Approximately 200 countries exist in the world today. The newest one is in southern Sudan (which broke away from Sudan, after a recent vote). By some estimates, there are 196 countries, and by others, up to 204 countries. It all depends on how the term is defined (some of which are very small countries which still have significant dependency on their "mother" countries).