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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johnsemlak" data-source="post: 1963570" data-attributes="member: 7233">I'm nearly at the end of my current visit to Goa, India, and I'm inspired to do a somewhat self glorifiying thread, where people can list the countries they visited, perhaps in a spirited attempt to find the person who has visited the most.  That said, I'd encourage even people with relatively modest experience in this area to post <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyone who has taken part in this sort of thing knows the biggest issue is what exactly counts as 'visiting a country'.  So, I'll try to set some ground rules.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can include autonomous states that aren't fully independent, such as Monoco, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, etc.  To count as a country in this thread, the place should have either a) have it's own olympic team, b) be a member of the UN, or c) have distinct entry and visa requirements from the mother country.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you visited a country that no longer exists, but existed when you visited it (e.g. East Germany), you can count it.  If you visited a country that used to exist but didn't at the time you visited, you cannot count it.  I.e.  If you visited East Germany before 1990, you count it; if you visited teh former East Germany after 1990, you can't count it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you visited a country which didn't exist at the time you visited it, but now exists (has become independent or whatever) you can count it.  For example, if you visited the Yugolsav ia before it broke up you may count nations that currently exist that you visited.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may count countries that you visited in transit, even if you were only in the airport, or crossed it by train or car.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may of course include your home country(s).</li> </ul>OK, here's my list:USACanadaIcelandLuxembourgFranceItalyMonacoSpainAndorraBelgiumGermany (West Germany at the time)AustriaLichtensteinSwitzerlandIrelandRussiaBelarusPolandCzech RepublicSlovakiaHungarySouth KoreaTaiwanHong Kong (while it was a UK colony)ChinaThe UKEstoniaUkraineLatviaFinlandLithuaniaCroatiaBosniaGreeceIndia</blockquote>

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