Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died today at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 93 years old and had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations and the African Union. English: South Africa â Republic of South Africa. Tsonga: Afrika Dzonga â Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga. Tswana: Aforika Borwa â Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa.
A rough count of these states would place the number of countries in the world at 201. That includes the 193 states recognized by the United Nations, as well as eight additional states. These are the Western Sahara, Taiwan, Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Abkhazia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.