MapTiler - Map Tile Cutter. Overlay Generator for Google Maps, Google Earth (KML SuperOverlay). National Postal Museum Stamp collecting can be fun and certainly easy. Collectors can build a collection around subjects that interest them. Do you love movies or rock and roll? Some collectors specialize not on hobbies or topics, but on countries. The best thing about starting a stamp collection is how easy it can be. Several cities have stamp dealers who will sell you stamps that aren't currently available through the postal service. However you start, stamp collecting is a hobby that you can continue through your life. Geography - How Do You Define A Country? When people ask how many countries there are in the world,they expect a simple answer. After all, we've explored the whole planet, we have international travel, satellite navigation and plenty of global organizations like the United Nations, so we should really know how many countries there are! However, the answer to the question varies according to whom you ask. Most people say there are 192 countries, but others point out that there could be more like 260 of them. So why isn't there a straight forward answer? The problem arises because there isn't a universally agreed definition of 'country' and because, for political reasons, some countries find it convenient to recognize or not recognize other countries. For example, Taiwan claims to be a country, but China states that Taiwan is just another part of China. So, how do governments define what makes a country? There are three terms you come across when you try to discover how countries are defined. The Montevideo Convention 1. 2. 3.
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