10 democratic countries?
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USA, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands.
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8\n\n1-Angola\n2-Cote d'Ivoire\n3-Czech Republic (Replaced Czechoslovakia)\n4-Ghana\n5-Serbia & Montenegro (Succeeded Yugoslavia but no more\n             since  June  5, 2006)\n6-Togo\n7-Trinidad & Tobago\n8-Ukraine (One of the countries from the former USSR)
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193 countries-it depends\n\nIf you said INDEPEDENT countries...
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Seven.  \n\nEngland, France, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and Uraguay.
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There are 243 regions that may be considered countries. These contain several types of nations.\n\nFor complete details, you may refer the following link:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries
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With the ending of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006 and the independence of Montenegro and Serbia, there are now 194 independent sovereign states in the world, plus about\n60 dependent areas, and five disputed territories. \n\nsee link for list
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Many nations including:\nUK, US, China, Japan, Palestine.
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They like power. They like being at the top of society. But, it also has to do with the fact that these nations have very limited histories in democracy. Democracy is a journey, NOT a destination.
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10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World\n\nRank:\n1. Bangladesh  \n2. Chad  \n3. Haiti  \n4. Myanmar  \n5. Turkmenistan  \n6. Côte d'Ivoire  \n7. Equatorial Guinea  \n8. Nigeria  \n9. Angola  \n10. Democratic Republic of the Congo \n\n(3 Asian; 7 African)
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32 Countries in 8 Groups\n\nCosta Rica\nEcuador\nGermany\nPoland\n\nEngland\nParaguay\nSweden\nTrinidad & Tobago\n\nArgentina\nIvory Coast\nNetherlands\nSerbia & Montenegro \n\nAngola\nIran\nMexico\nPortugal \n\nCzech Republic\nGhana\nItaly\nUnited States \n\nAustralia\nBrazil\nCroatia\nJapan \n\nFrance\nSouth Korea\nSwitzerland\nTogo\n\nSaudi Arabia\nSpain\nTunisia\nUkraine
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There is no right answer. \n\n Many sources offer different answers, and depending on the source, there are 189, 191, 192, 193 or 194 independent countries in the world today. \n\n The United Nations has 191 members (including East Timor, the newest nation) but that number does not include the Vatican, an independent nation. \n\n The US State Department recognizes 192 independent countries around the world. but that list of countries reflects the political agenda of the United States of America. As an example, it does not include Taiwan as China claims that Taiwan (the ROC) is simply a province of China. \n\n Many World Almanacs use 192 countries, which is probably the best answer, but what about East Timor? Palestine? Greenland? Western Sahara? The political world is constantly changing.
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I believe your question is in reference to the number of democratic states (as in countries, the more common use of the term 'state' worldwide -- not a state in a federal system or as a subunit of a larger country as Americans usually use the term 'state').  Let's also define democratization as a process of adopting open political systems in which citizens can freely select their leadership (usually through elections) and influence the policies of their governments.\n\nThere were three basic "waves" of democratization among countries/states.  \nFirst around the period of American Independence through the independence of many Latin American states.  Howewever, there was a period of "backsliding" as many countries' democracies broke down.\nThere was a second wave of democratization following World War I, as many defeated or newly formed states adopted democratic systems of government.  However, by the 1930s many of these again had disintegrated into other forms of government.\n\nThe most recent wave of democratization has been since the 1980s during which period first many East Asian and Latin American authoritarian states democratized.  This was followed by the very rapid collapse and democratization of communist states in Eastern Europe in 1989-91 and a handful of other countries during the 1990s.  And the question today is which of these will backslide?  Russia?  Belarus clearly already has.  Will others "backslide"?
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The following countries claim to have the longest continuous democracies:\n * The first democracy was  founded by the Ancient Greeks in 508BC, but was dissolved following Roman and later Turkish invasions. \n* Iceland since 930 has the oldest democratic assembly dissolved in 1430 so 500 years of continuous democracy. \n* The Iriquois Nation claims 800 years as the oldest participatory democracy. \n* England has had a parliament since 1265 though the monarch (unelected) has the right to block laws.\n* Switzerland at the town level since 13th Century but as a nation since 1648. But only gave the right to vote to women in 1971.\n* New Zealand if you include all citizens regardless of race, sex or creed since 1893 \n* USA  \n   > New Jersey for landowners since 1776\n   > For both men and women since 1920 \n   > For all citizens regardless of race, sex or creed since the 1960s following the civil rights movements.
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THE UK AND A GOOD MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DO.\nTHIS PRESIDENT GOT ELECTED FOR TWO TERMS OF OFFICE.\nNOW THATS DEMOCRACY. THE COUNTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT MOST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
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1. Argentina\n2. Italy\n3. USA\n4. Lithuania\n5. Greece\n6. Puerto Rico\n7. Spain\n8. China\n9. Australia\n10. New Zealand
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United States\nGermany\nItaly\nJapan\nUnited Kingdom\nFrance\nCanada\nRussian Federation
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greece\n\ncoz, democracy is a greek word !! :-)