how many ships in the world?
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Any kind in particular? \n\nThe US has approximately 200 warships with maybe as many support ships. The Army also has a substantial number of ships as well.\n\nSadly, apart from the military the number of merchant ships in the US has dwindled to almost nothing. China and South Korea now build the majority of new ships.\n\nOverall the number of ships in the world now is far less than after the end of WW2.
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Good question!  In fact, there are lots of them.  REAL pirates!\nModern-day buccaneers actively operate up the east coast of Africa all the way to Java on the far east side of the Indian Ocean.  Most recently, cruise ships and UN supply vessels have been attacked off the coast of Somalia.  Vessels plying the Straits of Malacca and the Java Sea are under constant threat of being taken - this includes vessels varying in size from pleasure sailboats all the way to container cargo ships.  It is a very serious problem!  Recent insurance estimates of losses due to piracy range from US$13 to $16 Billion!\n\nKeep your ears peeled to the news and you'll hear of it happening every now and then.
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By Most Accounts, 193 is the Correct Answer\n\nA very frequent geographical question is "How many countries are in the world?." Different numbers pop up when one inquires or reads about the number of countries in the world. Each source you use often yields a different answer.\nUnited Nations\n\nThere are 191 members of the United Nations. Unfortunately, the number 191 is too often used to represent the number of countries in the world. Although this number represents almost all of the countries in the world, there is still one country (the Vatican City) that is independent and has chosen not to become a member of the U.N.\n\nU.S. Department of State\n\nThe United States' State Department recognizes 192 independent countries around the world. \n\nTheir list of 192 countries reflects the political agenda of the United States of America and its allies. Missing from the State Department's list is one entity that may or may not be considered a country, depending on who you talk to.\nThe One Outsider\n\nTaiwan meets most of the requirements of independent country or state status. However, due to political reasons, it fails to be recognized by the United States and much of the rest of the world.\n\nTaiwan was actually a member of the United Nations (and even the Security Council) until 1971, when mainland China replaced Taiwan in the organization. Taiwan continues to press for full recognition by other countries, to become "part of the club" and fully recognized worldwide but China claims that Taiwan is simply a province of China.\n\nThus...\n\nYour Guide considers there to be 193 countries, which is probably the best current answer to the question, "How many countries are in the world?" unless Taiwan is officially absorbed into China at some point, in which case the answer would be 192.\n\nHowever...\n\nRecognize that there are dozens of territories and colonies that are sometimes erroneously called "countries" but don't count at all - they're governed by other countries. Places commonly confused as being countries include Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Greenland, Western Sahara, and even the components of the United Kingdom (such as Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England - sorry folks, they're not countries, states, or nation-states).
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there are 192, including the Vatican City, countries in the world but there are only 191 members of the UN (excepting Vatican City that opted not to be a member)
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Seven.  \n\nEngland, France, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and Uraguay.
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Seven is the correct answer. I'm not sure what kind of source you're looking for, but I've found it in multiple sources.
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alot if you count ones over seas
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According to the CIA World Factbook, as of July 2005, there was an estimated 6,446,131,400 living on the planet. \n\nBear in mind, the number is only an estimate but provides a reasonable snapshot of the world's population.
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If you mean on the earth, the answer is 6 billion.
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5 oceans Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern.
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are we counting the whole global???
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It's not actually classified. As of 2005, the US currently has 13 aircraft carriers. \n\nThey are: \nUSS Kitty Hawk, USS Enterprise, USS John F. Kennedy, USS Nimitz, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS George Washington, USS John C. Stennis, USS Harry S. Truman, USS Ronald Reagan, and USS George H. W. Bush.
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1. Atlantic ocean\n2. Pacific ocean\n3. Indian ocean\n4. Mediterranean\n5. China Sea\n6. Coral Seas (Oceania)\n7. Caribbean\n\nHowever, keep in mind that it does have a tone of antiquity thus, To the ancients, "seven" often meant "many," and before the fifteenth century, the many seas of the world were: \nthe Red Sea \nthe Mediterranean Sea \nthe Persian Gulf \nthe Black Sea \nthe Adriatic Sea \nthe Caspian Sea \nthe Indian Ocean
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The world's largest cruise ship is the $800 million Queen Mary 2.\n\nThe British-registered liner is 1,132 feet long -- the equivalent of 41 London double-decker buses -- and more than 236 feet high. It can take 2,620 passengers.
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How many grains of Sand are there in the whole world?
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how many are there today of what???  4? 11? what are you talking about...
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193 Countries in the world.  There are colonies and territories that may be incorrectly noted as countries, but they are not independent intities. \n\nRead more at the link below.