Countries and Territories Visited According to Nomadic Backpacker:

Updated: May 2025

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This is my own list of the countries and territories I have visited as a backpacker.

Here are some photos of me backpacking countries that many don't recognise. They exist, all right. I went there.

​We Are Our Mountains - Tatik-Papik in Stepanakert in the former Nagorno-Karabakh / ​Republic of Artsakh, which doesn't officially exist any more:

Nomadic Backpacker in Tiraspol, Transnistria, the country that many say does not exist:

Backpacking Gibraltar:

This is where the old sign used to be, maybe?

​Imagine the text: "Welcome to the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia. Best-kept Village in Cyprus in 1997".

I backpacked both Akrotiri and Dhekelia during my stay in Cyprus:

Backpacking the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the country without land:

At the southernmost point of Taiwan:

Hong Kong:

Entering the former Republic of Artsakh or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, the country that no longer exists:

In Dakhla, Western Sahara:

Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region:

Among travellers, it's always a much-talked-about topic: How many countries have you been to?

But there is added confusion. How many countries, and according to whom? I have already talked about the various lists: The UN Member States list, The Travelers Century Club list, and the FCO list. What about making your own list?

And there is also the question of how long one should stay in the country. I do not think that stepping foot on the runway on a quick pit stop, en route to somewhere else, qualifies as having visited somewhere.

For me, I need to accomplish something, to do something significant. To order a coffee or beer, visit a museum, stay a night, or kiss someone.

Countries and Territories that I have visited (my list):

1. Abkhazia
2. Albania
3. Andorra
4. Armenia
5. Australia
6. Austria
7. Azerbaijan
8. Belarus
9. Belgium
10. Belize
11. Bosnia & Herzegovina
12. Botswana
13. Brunei
14. Bulgaria
15. Burundi
16. Cambodia
17. Canada
18. China
19. Costa Rica
20. Croatia
21. Cyprus
22. Cyprus, British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia
23. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
24. The Czech Republic
25. Denmark
26. Dominican Republic
27. Egypt
28. El Salvador
29. England
30. Estonia
31. Ethiopia
32. Finland
33. France
34. The Gambia
35. Georgia
36. Germany
37. Gibraltar
38. Greece
39. Guatemala
40. Guinea
41. Guinea-Bissau
42. Honduras
43. Hong Kong
44. Hungary
45. Iceland
46. India
47. Indonesia
48. Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region
49. Ireland
50. Israel
51. Italy
52. Ivory Coast
53. Jordan
54. Kazakhstan
55. Kenya
56. Kosovo
57. Kyrgyzstan
58. Laos
59. Latvia
60. Lebanon
61. Lesotho
62. Liberia
63. Liechtenstein
64. Lithuania
65. Luxembourg
66. Madagascar
67. Malawi
68. Malaysia
69. Mali
70. Malta
71. Mauritania
72. Mexico
73. Moldova
74. Monaco
75. Montenegro
76. Morocco
77. Mozambique
78. Myanmar
79. Republic of Artsakh - formally dissolved Jan 1, 2024
80. Namibia
81. Nepal
82. The Netherlands
83. New Zealand
84. Nicaragua
85. Northern Ireland
86. North Macedonia
87. Norway
88. Pakistan
89. Palestine
90. Panama
91. Philippines
92. Poland
93. Portugal
94. Romania
95. Russian Federation
96. San Marino
97. Scotland
98. Senegal
99. Serbia
100. Sierra Leone
101. Singapore
102. Slovakia
103. Slovenia
104. South Africa
105. South Korea
106. Sovereign Military Order of Malta
107. Spain
108. Sri Lanka
109. Sudan
110. Sweden
111. Switzerland
112. Syria
113. Tajikistan
114. Tanzania
115. Taiwan
116. Thailand
117. Transnistria
118. Tunisia
119. Turkey
120. Uganda
121. Ukraine
122. United Arab Emirates
123. The United States of America
124. Uganda
125. Uzbekistan
126. Vietnam
127. Wales
128. Western Sahara
129. Zambia
130. Zimbabwe​