Places in the world
Search countries by name
Enter the name of the country you are looking for in the search box and click on the button "Search". A few moments later, you will see all related search results of places in the world.Search countries by first letter
If you prefer you can search any country by first letter. Just click on the respective first letter in the country index. All countries starting with this letter will be listed. Also sometimes the full name of a certain country maybe unknown. Then this search option may also be usefull for searching such countries.Follow the hierarchy
You can click your way through the hierarchy starting from a continent, over a country, a region to a certain place or city, as all continents, countries, places and cities in the world are linked hierarchically to each other. The actual hierarchy is always displayed in the breadcrumb navigation, so you can always see exactly where you are.Start your journey around the world right away on this page. Simply click on the continent or country you wish to see information on.
List continents and countries
If you would rather have all continents and countries in the world listed on one page please click here: List all continents or list all countries.Largest metropolis in the world
There are 74 cities in the world with a population of more than 4,000,000 people.View the largest cities in the world with a population of more than 1,000,000 people.