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Milestone: 100 countries

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Today, I achieved one of my life sub-goals: Traveling to 100 countries (including the one I was born, which one cannot really categorise as "travel", strictly speaking). I'm using a generous count, in which e. g. China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, USA, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands count as 8 countries (specifically, using the list by the Traveler's Century Club, which incidentally I can now join). Using a strict count (in which for example the territories listed above count as only 2 countries), it's been 80. 

Here's a list (with countries falling by the wayside using the stricter count in parentheses):

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Austria
  4. (Balearic Islands (Spain))
  5. Belgium
  6. Belize
  7. Bolivia
  8. Brazil
  9. Brunei
  10. Bulgaria
  11. Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar)
  12. Cambodia
  13. Canada
  14. (Canary Islands (Spain))
  15. Chile
  16. China
  17. (China, Republic of (Taiwan))
  18. Cook Islands
  19. (Corsica)
  20. Costa Rica
  21. Cuba
  22. Czech Republic
  23. Denmark
  24. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  25. Ecuador
  26. Egypt
  27. England (UK)
  28. Estonia, Republic of
  29. Fiji
  30. Finland, Republic of
  31. France
  32. (Galapagos Island)
  33. Germany, Federal Republic of
  34. (Guam (US Territory))
  35. Guatemala
  36. Honduras
  37. (Hong Kong)
  38. Hungary
  39. India
  40. Iran, Islamic Republic of
  41. Ireland (Eire)
  42. (Ireland (Ulster, UK))
  43. Italy
  44. Japan
  45. (Java (Indonesia))
  46. (Jersey (UK))
  47. Kenya
  48. (Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North Korea))
  49. Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
  50. Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)
  51. (Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia))
  52. Luxembourg
  53. (Macao)
  54. Malawi
  55. Malaysia
  56. Mauritius
  57. Mexico
  58. Micronesia, Federated States of
  59. Mongolia
  60. Morocco
  61. Namibia
  62. Nepal
  63. Netherlands
  64. New Zealand
  65. Nicaragua
  66. (Northern Mariana Island, Commonwealth of)
  67. Palau
  68. Paraguay
  69. Philippines
  70. Poland
  71. Portugal
  72. (Puerto Rico)
  73. Qatar
  74. Romania
  75. Russian Federation
  76. Rwanda
  77. (Sabah (Malaysia))
  78. (Sarawak (Malaysia))
  79. Saudi Arabia
  80. (Scotland (UK))
  81. Singapore
  82. Slovakia
  83. South Africa
  84. Spain
  85. Sumatra (Indonesia)
  86. Switzerland
  87. Tanzania, United Republic of
  88. Thailand
  89. Tunisia
  90. (Turkey (Asia))
  91. Turkey (Europe)
  92. Uganda
  93. Ukraine
  94. United States
  95. Uruguay
  96. Vatican (Holy See)
  97. Vietnam
  98. Zambia
  99. (Zanzibar (Tanzania))
  100. Zimbabwe