How many countries have you been to?

[Australian rePublic]

I am 19 years old
Aside from my home Australia
The United States (1) {{{{Specifically Hawaii}}}}
Greece (1)
Singapore (1)- {{{If I had known how close Johor Bahru was to Singapore, I would have caught a cab there and added Malaysia to my list}}}
The United Arab Emirates (1) {{If you count an 8 hour stop over where I left the airport to go to a hotel, then back to the airport, only, and not do anything else there}}

[New haven america]

Only 1: The US

Wish I could travel to others.

[Cadonica]

It is incorrect to say you've been to Catalonia and not Spain; even if you're a Catalan nationalist Catalonia is part of Spain.

I've met Catalan nationalists who said otherwise.

And I've met people who say that earth is flat.

[Sebastianbourg]

It is incorrect to say you've been to Catalonia and not Spain; even if you're a Catalan nationalist Catalonia is part of Spain.

I've met Catalan nationalists who said otherwise.

Mate, how difficult is it to understand at this moment in time (19 October 2014) the region of Catalonia is officially part of the Kingdom of Spain?

[Owapaia]

Well lets see, the USA duh, Mexico, Canada, Liechtenstein, certain part's of Germany, Nepal, Romania, Japan, Russia, Iceland, and I think that's it

[The Archregimancy]

<metaphorically cracks knuckles>

UK
USA
Canada
Jamaica
Australia
New Zealand
Venezuela
Argentina
Belgium
Iceland
the Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Spain
Germany (FRG)
Germany (DDR)
Denmark
Austria
Switzerland
Monaco
San Marino
Vatican City
Italy
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Greece
Portugal
Turkey
Morocco
Algeria
Niger
Nigeria
Cameroon
the Central African Republic
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Tanzania
Kenya
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Oman
China [Hong Kong and Macau only; Hong Kong pre- and post-handover but Macau pre-handover only]
Thailand
Japan
South Korea

The ones in bold are the countries I've lived in; the ones in italics are countries I've worked in, but haven't actually lived in. The others are simply countries I've visited.

I don't usually count Singapore as I never left the airport.

I have a nagging feeling that I've forgotten a country or two; no doubt they'll come back to me if I have.

[Aenea]

4. Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan

[The Archregimancy]

The United Arab Emirates (1) {{If you count an 8 hour stop over where I left the airport to go to a hotel, then back to the airport, only, and not do anything else there}}

Airport stopovers count for me if you went through immigration, left the airport, and have the stamp in your passport to prove it; only a couple of countries in my list come under that category, but they still count.

Airport stopovers don't count if you never left the airport.

All of which reminds me of another country to add to my list.

[The Archregimancy]

It does occur to me that some of this bickering over Catalonia, Puerto Rico, and the separate inclusion of Wales, Scotland and England on at least one list, could have been avoided if the OP had been a little clearer about definitions regarding nations v. states.

However, for the purposes of my own list, I only included independent sovereign nationstates, not regions (autonomous or otherwise) with some form of identifiable national identity that are nonetheless territories (however defined) of a sovereign nationstate. That gets a little knotty with the examples of Macau and Hong Kong, but I've done my best to clarify there.

I now expect bickering over the definition of "sovereign nationstate" following on from lists posted any individuals lucky enough to have visited Kosovo, Abkhazia, and/or Taiwan.

[Flaming Soul Forces]

Britain (England to be precise), France, Italy, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Turkey, Thailand and Bahrain. 12 in total and hopefully I will add two more this year.

[Rhydosar]

The United Arab Emirates (1) {{If you count an 8 hour stop over where I left the airport to go to a hotel, then back to the airport, only, and not do anything else there}}

Airport stopovers count for me if you went through immigration, left the airport, and have the stamp in your passport to prove it; only a couple of countries in my list come under that category, but they still count.

Airport stopovers don't count if you never left the airport.

All of which reminds me of another country to add to my list.

What if you stopped over a European country coming from another European country and didn't get your passport stamped?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Britain (England to be precise), France, Italy, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Turkey, Thailand and Bahrain. 12 in total and hopefully I will add two more this year.

I would love to visit Turkey. Hopefully one day I will.

[The Archregimancy]

Airport stopovers count for me if you went through immigration, left the airport, and have the stamp in your passport to prove it; only a couple of countries in my list come under that category, but they still count.

Airport stopovers don't count if you never left the airport.

All of which reminds me of another country to add to my list.

What if you stopped over a European country coming from another European country and didn't get your passport stamped?

If you're travelling to/within the European Union and hold an EU passport, then leaving the airport would be enough for me.

For example, last year I had a 6 hour stopover in Vienna airport, but because I was A) tired due to travelling from Washington DC to London the previous day and B) travelling business class so could use the lounge, I never left the airport. So this didn't count as a visit to Austria. But had I taken the train into Vienna for a couple of hours, that would have counted as a visit to Austria despite the lack of a stamp in passport (since I'm the citizen of an EU nation).

I've been to Austria previously, so the point's academic; but hopefully it demonstrates my personal rules adequately enough.

[Amn Voss]

USA (Home Country)
Canada (1)
France (1)
England (1)
Portugal (1)
Italy (1)
Greece (1)
Bahrain (2)
United Arab Emirates (8)
Malaysia (1)
Singapore (2)
Thailand (1)

[Herrebrugh]

In a sort of chronological order:
My own country (probably doesn't count), Netherland (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Den Haag, 's-Hertogenbosch, Ouddorp, somewhere in Fryslân [boppe], probably elsewhere)
Belgium (Ardennes)
France (north)
United States (South Carolina)
Germany (Berlin thrice, Düsseldorf and Kölln once)

[The Archregimancy]

Something that's suddenly bothering me...

I really can't remember if I've been to Liechtenstein or not.

[Bunkeranlage]

<metaphorically cracks knuckles>

UK
USA
Canada
Jamaica
Australia
New Zealand
Venezuela
Argentina
Belgium
Iceland
the Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Spain
Germany (FRG)
Germany (DDR)
Denmark
Austria
Switzerland
Monaco
San Marino
Vatican City
Italy
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Greece
Portugal
Turkey
Morocco
Algeria
Niger
Nigeria
Cameroon
the Central African Republic
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Tanzania
Kenya
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Oman
China [Hong Kong and Macau only; Hong Kong pre- and post-handover but Macau pre-handover only]
Thailand
Japan
South Korea

The ones in bold are the countries I've lived in; the ones in italics are countries I've worked in, but haven't actually lived in. The others are simply countries I've visited.

I don't usually count Singapore as I never left the airport.

I have a nagging feeling that I've forgotten a country or two; no doubt they'll come back to me if I have.

Aha, you should take a look around Singapore if you ever have the time. Quite a lot of stuff to look at, if you can stand the 90% humidity.

[Sebastianbourg]

So far (I'm 23) I've been to the following countries:

IN EUROPE
1. The UK (I was born here so it doesn't count)
2. Spain (my parents are Spanish; I lived there for a year)
3. France
4. Belgium
5. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Austria
8. Denmark
9. Norway
10. Sweden
11. Finland
12. Estonia
13. Lithuania
14. Italy
15. Vatican
16. Monaco
17. Switzerland
18. Luxembourg
19. Liechtenstein
20. Hungary
21. Bulgaria
22. Poland
23. Romania
24. Croatia
25. Czech Republic
26. Russia

IN THE AMERICAS
27. The US
28. Canada
29. Jamaica
30. Bermuda (it's a British territory though)

Africa
31. Morocco (Tangier)
32. Egypt (Sharm el-Sheikh only)

*When I was leaving Vienna I had a couple of hours to spare so I had my German friend living in Austria drive me to Bratislava, Slovakia for an hour-and-a-half.

I forgot the Republic of Ireland (I haven't gone to Northern Ireland)! How could I forget Ireland?

[Lydenburg]

Aha, you should take a look around Singapore if you ever have the time. Quite a lot of stuff to look at, if you can stand the 90% humidity.

Are you kidding? It's a concrete jungle that I never recognise every time I go back. Literally. They move all the stores at least once a year (and more annoyingly, the washrooms) so it's never the same. Restaurants are always relocating. Singaporean law forbids a building over 40 years old to remain standing unless it's recognised as a state historical site. So they're never short of things to demolish. Want to buy a house with a yard? Forget it. Try an overpriced one room flat on floor #37, because they build "up not out". And you can never get attached to one place because in a matter of years either the skyrocketing rent or the structure's impending doom will drive you out. Old cars are subject to such prohibitive tax rates everybody is forced to buy new ones every three years or so.

And remember to thank God for the smog the minute you leave your taxi. Singapore has a distinct smell you won't forget - haze mixed with humidity.

There's nothing to see in Singapore. I do like the food, but then again I can get the same in KL. Long gone are the days of authentic local cuisine served by roadside stalls and friendly neighbourhood hawkers. They've all been moved into giant, overcrowded, and often fly-infested hawker "centres" by the government while the survivors are muscled by overzealous police with nothing better to do because the crime rate hovers near 0%. And that's only been changing in the past decade!

The attractions I used to like have now been over-commercialised to a ridiculous extent. With a few exceptions, parks are being bulldozed into prime development land aside from the few still directly sponsored by the state. And it's so crowded you can never get any breathing room. Unless you're there to gamble or see Universal Studios (which really isn't that great) it's a waste of time.

/rant of the week

[Kwadai]

I've been to:
Ireland
Spain
England
Scotland
France
Germany
United Arab Emirates
So seven and it will be eight in a few months when I go to Austria.

[Soled]

I live in Norway, and i've been to Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain, so that should be 10-9 in total.
*EDIT: I forgot Vatican City.

[Luziyca]

Besides Canada (I am 17), I've been to Egypt in winter 2002-03 (I was 5) and India in 2006 (8), both for about a month (and with my parents). Maybe Germany if you count the times I changed flights (both times).

In Egypt, I was in Cairo (where my grandparents on my dad's side lived), but visited Giza (we saw the pyramids, don't remember much) Alexandria, and I think Aswan and a few other towns. In India, I was in Bangalore (where they lived), but visited Mysore, Mahabalipuram, and a few hill stations, as well as passing through some towns.

[Valaran]

<metaphorically cracks knuckles> -snip-

Since we're all doing this now:

UK (live here)
USA (every year)
Canada
Peru
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France (lots of times)
Spain
Germany (lots of times)
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Poland (2x)
Estonia
Lithuania
Russia
Croatia
Malta
Liechtenstein
Austria (3x)
Switzerland (lots of times)
Monaco (3x)
Vatican City (3x)
Italy (every year)
Czech Republic (2x)
Slovakia (2x)
Hungary (2x)
Greece (3x)
Portugal
Turkey (3x)
Morocco
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Jordan
Egypt (2x)
Israel (2x)
South Africa (3x)
China (3x) (Hong Kong as well)
Cambodia
Vietnam
Japan
South Korea (North Korea on a technicality as I stepped across the border, but not counted)
India
Uzbekistan
Ireland - How could I forget Ireland?

8-9 in Asia, most (30 odd) in Europe, 2 in N America, 1 in s America, 3 in Africa.

47 in total

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

Misspelling things is a trait of mine, English and Spanish

That wasn't a misspelling, though. That word, reydom, doesn't exist in Spanish. Heck, not even in Spanglish. You created a new language, Alar, Spandafuqish.

Spandafuqish.
Official language of Nationstates it shall be

It was really far off, so gib break with misspelling.

[Gallifrey Secundaria]

Sweden (Where I live, so obviously).
Denmark (My paternal grandparents are Danish, so I've been there about 30 times, often for a week or two at a time).
Germany (Two times).
Austria (Two times).
Italy (One time).
Spain (Three times).
Turkey (Four times).
Cyprus (Four times).
France (One times).
Finland (One time).