# What countries have you been to? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663 "2010-03-16T16:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/1 "2010-03-16T16:11:19Z")
To complement the poll about which states dopers have visited, here’s a poll about which countries they have visited. The same rule applies: you must have set foot in the country, outside an airport, to count as visiting. Flying over, taking a train through, and changing planes at an airport do not count. Since there are more than 100 countries, I’ve just listed 99. They are the top 99 countries in the list on [this Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population), excluding Hong Kong, by population. So the smallest is Papua New Guinea, population 6,732,000. If you’ve been to other countries, tick “other”, and list which they are. (And it will take me a while to list all the countries, so be patient 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/2 "2010-03-16T16:24:31Z")
My other country is New Zealand ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/3 "2010-03-16T16:28:34Z")
You seem to have excluded all the scandinavian countries ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/4 "2010-03-16T16:33:04Z")
I missed the USA so add 1 there. Apart from those in the poll I have been to Finland (last time last Saturday) Estonia Norway Denmark Luxemburg Ireland Apropos the Czech Republic. It was called Czechoslovakia when I passed through. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/5 "2010-03-16T16:34:10Z")
> [@Kotick](#): > > You seem to have excluded all the scandinavian countries ☹ Sweden was there. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/6 "2010-03-16T16:36:10Z")
Also Luxembourg, Finland, the Vatican, Paraguay, and the Bahamas. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/7 "2010-03-16T16:36:28Z")
> [@Kotick](#): > > You seem to have excluded all the scandinavian countries ☹ Sweden is there. However, the other two are small in population: Denmark 5.5 million and Norway 4.9 million. I was limited to just 100 choices. Perhaps Denmark and Norway should unite – they speak the same language, after all 😃 – and get into the top 100. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/8 "2010-03-16T16:37:15Z")
What, no New Mexico? I refuse to play, then. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/9 "2010-03-16T16:37:21Z")
My “Others” were Jamaica and St. Kitts. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/10 "2010-03-16T16:40:19Z")
In addition, I’ve been to St. Martin/Sint Maarten and Curacao, which are affiliated with France/Netherlands Antilles. 42 states, but only 7 foreign countries. I guess I was overinfluenced by the “See America first!” campaign (not in my Chevrolet anymore, though.) ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/11 "2010-03-16T16:43:22Z")
Other: Uruguay. It was fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/12 "2010-03-16T16:43:26Z")
Like Norden 😉 > [@Giles](#): > > Sweden is there. However, the other two are small in population: Denmark 5.5 million and Norway 4.9 million. I was limited to just 100 choices. Perhaps Denmark and Norway should unite – they speak the same language, after all 😃 – and get into the top 100. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/13 "2010-03-16T16:45:51Z")
Also French Polynesia (Tahiti), Libya, Anguilla, St. Martin/St Maarten, Grenada, Aruba, St. Vincent. Was there a UK option? I’ve been there, specifically England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/14 "2010-03-16T16:46:20Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Perhaps Denmark and Norway should unite – they speak the same language, after all 😃 But so does Sweden and we broke away from the then union in 1523. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tallcoldone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@tallcoldone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tallcoldone)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/15 "2010-03-16T16:47:17Z")
I missed clicking UK; I have also been to Costa Rica, maybe my favorite! 24 in all, I think, but only 4 for strictly personal reasons :^( ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/16 "2010-03-16T16:47:28Z")
My “other” was Liechtenstein. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/17 "2010-03-16T16:47:37Z")
Others: Jamaica Monaco ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/18 "2010-03-16T16:50:43Z")
In addition to the several I checked, others include: Aruba, Albania, Bahamas, Grenada, Kosovo (sort of a country), Macedonia and the U.A.E. **Surly** , who gets around. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/19 "2010-03-16T16:53:10Z")
Others: Bahamas, Fiji, Croatia, and Slovenia. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663/20 "2010-03-16T16:53:17Z")
Panama, Swaziland, and Vatican City. I’m also the only vote for two countries (I’ll leave unnamed for now). Wonder how long that will last… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-you-been-to/532663.md?page=2)