Global Web Explorer©1996 - 2000 Robert S. Duggan & Steven H. GibbsLinking with every country throughout the World
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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
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
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.
Notes |
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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. visitors since 01 Oct 1996. GWE is maintained by Steven Gibbs. Visit my home page. Visit GWE link page. |
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