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| You have linked with a server located in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, English Channel Islands. Congratulations if this is a new country for you! How many countries are linked on the World Wide Web? That's a question without an easy answer, for in some cases servers are not where they might seem to be. So here, on this page, is a chance for you to find out for yourself just how many different countries you can link with. To become a Global Web Explorer just follow this page and start country-hunting! | 
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Did your computer really connect itself all the way to that server in Mongolia?
The answer is probably yes! However, if you are using a proxy server at your Internet Service Provider (ISP), or if you are using a browser (eg Lynx) hosted at your ISP's site, there would not have been a continuous internet protocol (IP) connection from your machine all along the route. Otherwise, yes there really was a connection made from your computer to those remote places! It will be seen, however, that in some other cases servers are not physically located where they might seem to be.
This page seeks every country to which a direct connection can be made.
| What's the definition of a 'country'? | 
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In the list which follows,
Note that territories are listed as subsidiary to their parent nations.
| How to use this page | 
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Here are some tips if you intend following more than just a few of the hundreds of links on this page:
Use your browser to SAVE [Ctrl-S] this page as a file on your hard disk. Then OPEN [Ctrl-O] the file, and BOOKMARK [Ctrl-D] it as a FAVORITE. Use your disk file to check links to countries you are seeking since this will give you the benefit of the much faster loading of this page which will be available from your disk. Check back weekly at this site for countries newly on WWW and for updated links, and re-SAVE the page to your disk.
You will link to nations and territories about which you will seldom have heard, so use the opportunity to learn more about each. Take your time, find locations in an atlas, and make use of the CIA World Factbook links.
Use the alphabetical index bar at top of page to jump to nations;
Use your browser's Edit / Find... [Ctrl-F] feature to navigate to territories.
Remember that your browser history of visited sites will expire, or a link might become unavailable, so keep a note of countries to which successful connections have been made. Count only those countries where you feel confident a server is actually located; otherwise, you might just as well work your way through the CIA list and then try to say you have connected to every country!
Some links are very slow or may be down or discontinued, so please don't complain to your ISP or to me! Instead, please research better links to sites which really are in the target country, or have more appropriate page content, and report your findings. Thank you!
| Country list | 
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Each entry comprises:
The status of a link is shown thus:
Afghanistan
Server is in USA
CIA  af  07Sep99
 Antigua and Barbuda
CIA  ag  02Jan00
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
External Territory
Server is in Australia
CIA  14Mar97
Christmas Island
External Territory
Server is in Australia
CIA  cx  17Jun98
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
External Territory
Server is in USA
CIA  cc  14Jun98
Coral Sea Islands
External Territory
Server is in UK
CIA  12May99
Heard and MacDonald Islands
External Territory
Server is in Australia
CIA  hm  11Nov96
 Lord Howe Island
Remote from Australia
Server is in UK
07Apr98
Macquarie Island
Remote from Australia
Server is in Australia
21Sep97
 Norfolk Island
External Territory
CIA  nf  07Sep99
Azerbaijan
CIA  az  18Jun98
Bangladesh
CIA  bd  15Sep96
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
CIA  ba  30Apr99
Fernando de Noronha
Island remote from Brazil
Server is in Brazil
23Feb00
 Martin Vaz and Trinidade
Islands remote from Brazil
Server is in Italy
02Feb98
 Brunei Darussalam
CIA  bn  15Sep96
 Burkina Faso
CIA  bf  03Jun97
 Cape Verde
CIA  cv  29Oct98
Central African Republic
CIA  cf  11Jul98
 Easter Island
Remote from Chile
Server is in USA
23Sep96
Juan Fernández Islands
Remote from Chile
Server is in USA
30Mar99
Malpelo
Pacific island remote from Columbia
Server is in Italy
17Nov96
San Andres and Provedencia
Carribean islands remote from Columbia
Server is in USA
15Jun98
Democratic Republic of the  Congo [Congo (Kinshasa), ex-Zaïre]
IA  cd  16Feb00
Republic of the  Congo [Congo (Brazzaville)]
CIA  cg  08Feb00
Costa Rica
CIA  cr  16Sep96
 Cocos Island
Remote from Costa Rica
Server is in USA
06Nov96
 Côte d'Ivoire
CIA  ci  08Feb97
 Guantanamo Bay
Military base leased to USA
01Oct97
 Czech Republic
CIA  cz  16Sep96
Faroe Islands
Autonomous Dependency
CIA  fo  16Sep96
Dominican Republic
CIA  do  16Sep96
Galápagos Islands
Remote from Ecuador
07Oct96
El Salvador
CIA  sv  09Sep99
 Equatorial Guinea
CIA  gq  15Jul97
Annobon
Island remote from Equatorial Guinea
Server is in Italy
06Jul97
 Åland Islands
Autonomous County
02Oct96
 French Guiana
Overseas Département
CIA  gf  17Jan97
French Polynesia
Overseas Territory
CIA  pf  16Sep96
Clipperton Island
Remote from French Polynesia
Server is in USA
CIA  10Mar00
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Overseas Territory
CIA  tf
 Amsterdam and St Paul Islands
Remote from Crozet and Kerguelen
Server is in Italy
04Dec96
 Crozet Islands
Remote from Amsterdam and Kerguelen
Server is in UK
21Dec99
 Kerguelen Islands
Remote from Amsterdam and Crozet
Server is in UK
21Dec99
Guadeloupe
Overseas Département
CIA  gp  12Oct96
Martinique
Overseas Département
Uses .fr domain
CIA  mq  16Sep98
Mayotte
Server is in USA
Collectivité Territoriale
CIA  yt  26Sep98
New Caledonia
Overseas Territory
CIA  nc  17Sep96
Réunion
Overseas Département
Uses .fr domain
CIA  re  17Sep96
These islands, remote from Réunion,
are shown on this  Indian Ocean map ...
 Bassas da India
CIA  01Jun98
 Île Europa
CIA  01Jun98
 Îles Glorieuses
CIA  01Jun98
 Juan de Nova
CIA  28Jun97
 Île Tromelin
CIA  01Jun98
St Pierre and Miquelon
Collectivité Territoriale
Server is in Canada
CIA  pm  22Sep96
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Overseas Territory
Server is in USA
CIA  wf  02Mar97
 Guinea-Bissau
Server is in USA
CIA  gw  24Oct96
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Remote from India
Server is in USA
22Oct96
Lakshadweep
Islands remote from India
Server is in India
11Jan98
Minami Torishima
Island remote from Japan
Server is in Japan
23Feb00
Ogasawara
Island remote from Japan
Server is in Japan
08Jun98
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Server is in Japan
CIA  kp  17Jan97
Korea, Republic of
CIA  kr  16Sep96
Kyrgyzstan
CIA  kg  20Jun99
Liechtenstein
CIA  li  12Dec99
Luxembourg
CIA  lu  16Sep96
Madagascar
CIA  mg  05Oct96
East Malaysia
Remote from Western part of country
16Sep96
Marshall Islands
Server is in Guam
CIA  mh  17Jan00
Mauritania
CIA  mr  20Feb00
These dependencies, remote from Mauritius,
are shown on this  Indian Ocean map ...
 Agalega
Server is in USA
25May98
 Cargados Carajos Shoals (St Brandon)
Server is in USA
25May98
Rodrigues
Server is in Russia
29Mar99
Revillagigedo
Pacific islands remote from Mexico
Server is in USA
09Dec96
Micronesia
CIA  fm  06Nov96
Mozambique
CIA  mz  16Sep96
Netherlands
CIA  nl  17Sep96
 Netherlands Antilles
External Territory
CIA  an  13Nov96
New Zealand
CIA  nz  21Nov96
Auckland and Campbell Islands
Remote from New Zealand
Server is in UK
13Apr97
 Chatham Island
Remote from New Zealand
Server is in Italy
13Dec96
Cook Islands
Associated Territory
CIA  ck  16Sep98
Tokelau
Autonomous Territory
Server is in USA
CIA  tk  06Mar97
Papua New Guinea
CIA  pg  12Oct97
Philippines
CIA  ph  20Dec99
Kaliningrad
Non-contiguous with Russia
26Sep96
St Christopher and Nevis [=St Kitts]
CIA  kn  16Nov99
St Vincent and The Grenadines
CIA  vc  07Oct96
San Marino
CIA  sm  22Sep96
São Tomé e Príncipe
CIA  st  23Dec9996
 Saudi Arabia
CIA  sa  22Sep96
Seychelles
CIA  sc  05Oct96
Sierra Leone
CIA  sl  21Oct99
 Solomon Islands
CIA  sb  30Oct96
 South Africa
CIA  za  23Sep96
 Marion and Prince Edward Islands
Remote from South Africa
Server is in UK
21Dec99
Canary Islands
Remote from Spain
23Sep96
 Ceuta and Melilla
Spanish enclaves in Africa
Server is in Spain
29Jul97
Switzerland
CIA  ch  19Dec99
 Tajikistan
CIA  tj  02Jan00
The United Republic of  Tanzania
CIA  tz  08Feb97
Zanzibar
Autonomous State
Server is in UK
21Mar97
 Trinidad and Tobago
CIA  tt  07Mar98
Turkmenistan
CIA  tm  19Nov98
United Arab Emirates
CIA  ae  23Sep96
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CIA  gb, uk  07Mar97
 British Indian Ocean Territory
UK Dependency
CIA  io  02Feb98
British Sovereign Base Area of Cyprus
Server is in Cyprus
20Dec99
British Virgin Islands
UK Dependency
Server is in USA
CIA  vg  03Dec96
 Cayman Islands
UK Dependency
CIA  ky  16Sep96
 England
Forms part of UK
16Sep96
Falkland Islands
UK Dependency
CIA  fk  23Nov98
  Bailiwick of Guernsey
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Crown Dependency, (not part of UK).
CIA  gg  15Sep96
Bailiwick of Jersey
Crown Dependency, (not part of UK)
CIA  je  16Sep96
Isle of Man
Crown Dependency, (not part of UK)
CIA  im  21Mar97
Montserrat
UK Dependency
Server is in USA
CIA  ms  23May99
 Northern Ireland
Forms part of UK
17Sep96
 Pitcairn Islands
UK Dependency
Server is in USA
CIA  pn  20Dec99
 St Helena and Dependencies
UK Dependency
CIA  sh  19Oct99
Ascension Island
Remote from St Helena and Tristan
ac  02Dec99
 Tristan da Cunha
Remote from Ascension and St Helena
Server is in UK
21Dec99
Scotland
Forms part of UK
08Dec96
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
UK Dependency
Server is in UK
CIA  gs  21Dec99
South Sandwich Islands
Remote from South Georgia
Server is in USA
10Nov96
Turks and Caicos Islands
UK Dependency
CIA  tc  13Sep99
Wales
Forms part of UK
23Sep96
 United States of America
United States of America
Bob Duggan who did the original link research for this page
invites you to visit his home page in Atlanta, Georgia
CIA  us  19Oct99
Alaska
Non-contiguous US state
15Sep96
American Samoa
US External Territory
CIA  as  01Oct97
Hawaii
State remote from contiguous USA
23Sep96
Kure Island
Remote from other Hawaii islands
Server is in Italy
06Jul97
 Howland Island
US External Territory
Server is in Italy
CIA  um  15Nov96
 Johnston Atoll
US External Territory
Server is in USA
CIA  um  07Apr98
 Kingman Reef
US External Territory
Server is in Italy
CIA  um  05Dec96
 Midway Islands
US External Territory
Server is in USA
CIA  um  09Sep99
Navassa Island
US External Territory
Server is in USA
CIA  um  12Oct97
 Northern Mariana Islands
US Commonwealth Territory
CIA  mp  23Sep96
 Puerto Rico
US Commonwealth Territory
CIA  pr  23Sep96
US Virgin Islands
US External Territory
CIA  vi  27Apr97
Wake Island
US External Territory
Server is in Hawaii
CIA  um  03Aug99
Uzbekistan
CIA  uz  19Dec99
Vatican City
CIA  va  23Sep96
Aves Island
Remote from Venezeula
Server is in Italy
02Feb98
 Western Samoa
CIA  ws  31Jan00
 Yugoslavia
CIA  yu  23Jan97
Miscellaneous Entities
Antarctica
Server is in Australia
CIA  aq  12May97
 Peter I Island
Island remote from Antarctica
Server is in Italy
15Nov96
East Timor
Under UN administration
tp  10Apr00
Palestine
Gaza CIA   West Bank CIA  ps  17Sep96
Spratly Islands
Server is in USA
CIA  23Dec99
Western Sahara
Server is in Switzerland
CIA  eh  28Oct96
 Congratulations!   By working your way through the entire list you have
become a fully-qualified Global Web Explorer, so please let me know. 
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Belau, see Palau
Burma, see Myanmar
China, Republic of, see  Taiwan
Holland, see Netherlands
Holy See, see Vatican City
Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire
Laccadive Islands, see  Lakshadweep
North Korea, see Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
St Kitts, see St Christopher and Nevis
Serbia and Montenegro, see  Yugoslavia
South Korea, see Korea, Republic of
Zaïre, see Democratic Republic of the Congo [Congo (Kinshasa)]
   Updates, week ending
   14 May: (none)
   21 May: (none)
   28 May: (none)
12/25/2001 (to reflectl changed CIA country file locations , aj.)
  
| www.cat.cc | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Server is in USA | 
| www.amoud-university.borama.ac.so | Somalia | Server is in Canada | 
You can use the TRACEROUTE utility to see the route by which your computer connects to a remote site. For example, Win95 & Win98 users can find the route their computer uses to reach this site by opening the MS-DOS Prompt window and entering \WINDOWS\TRACERT www.guernsey.net
You will find few fancy graphic images here because it is important to have speedy access to all information on one page. This page validates to the current HTML 4.01 standard, so use with any browser, though a STYLE-capable browser will enhance presentation. GWE is rated for all ages with RASCi.
Do you think this page deserves publicity? Please feel free to publicize on the web and in newsgroups & magazines. Please set up a link to here from your own page; in turn, I will be happy to reciprocally link back to your site from the link page which includes HTML necessary for your link, all ready to copy.
The list of links on this page is the result of much searching. Links will be regularly updated, so please do NOT re-publish on the WWW or in any other form.
Thank you and good country-hunting!
|  The Guernsey Flag bears St. George's Cross, signifying the Bailiwick's links with England, surmounted by the Gold Cross of Duke William of Normandy. GWE is maintained by Steven Gibbs. Visit my home page. Visit GWE link page. | 
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