Administrative divisions: 267 nations, dependent areas, other, and miscellaneous entries

Legal system: all members of the UN plus Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court

NOTE: The information regarding World on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of World Government 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about World Government 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.