If you are receiving This is True and the country you’re in is not on this list, please let me know! Thanks.
But first, a note about this list. Even if the world was not in political flux, it’s difficult to define what a “country” is. True defines it this way: it’s a “country” if it [1] has its own “top-level” Internet domain (such as .us), [2] is generally recognized as independent, and/or [3] is otherwise separate but not generally claimed (e.g., Antarctica).
Since the second and third concepts are open to interpretation, I turned to a third party as arbiter if there is no top-level domain (Internet country code). If there is a question about a particular place being a “country”, I consult the American Radio Relay League’s DXCC list — a list of countries that ham radio operators use to determine how many countries they’ve communicated with. Thus, Northern Ireland is on the list since it’s on the ARRL’s list, but Tasmania isn’t because it’s not on the ARRL’s list, even though I have subscribers there who have asked to be included on this list.
Last, I’m no longer maintaining this list as it’s almost impossible to do so without reader input. So do feel free to send me a note if your country is not listed, and it will be added.
The list, in the order subscribed:
1 .us (USA)
2 .ca (Canada)
3 .sg (Singapore)
4 .za (South Africa)
5 .nl (Netherlands)
6 .uk (U.K.)
7 .dk (Denmark)
8 .se (Sweden)
9 .au (Australia)
10 .sk (Slovakia)
11 .fr (France)
12 .jp (Japan)
13 .be (Belgium)
14 .nz (New Zealand)
15 .de (Germany)
16 .ie (Ireland)
17 .in (India)
18 .my (Malaysia)
19 .pr (Puerto Rico)
20 .fi (Finland)
21 .kr (Korea)
22 .at (Austria)
23 .is (Iceland)
24 .no (Norway)
25 .it (Italy)
26 .hr (Croatia)
27 .kw (Kuwait)
28 .ee (Estonia)
29 .es (Spain)
30 .br (Brazil)
31 .pt (Portugal)
32 .pl (Poland)
33 .il (Israel)
34 .hu (Hungary)
35 .th (Thailand)
36 .ch (Switzerland)
37 .ve (Venezuela)
38 .mx (Mexico)
39 .gr (Greece)
40 .bm (Bermuda)
41 .tn (Tunisia)
42 .cz (Czech Repub.)
43 .bg (Bulgaria)
44 .aq (Antarctica)
45 .si (Slovenia)
46 .tr (Turkey)
47 .tw (Taiwan)
48 .zw (Zimbabwe)
49 .id (Indonesia)
50 .hk (Hong Kong)
51 .na (Namibia)
52 .ec (Ecuador)
53 .cr (Costa Rica)
54 .gt (Guatemala)
55 .cl (Chile)
56 .jm (Jamaica)
57 .ph (Philippines)
58 .ua (Ukraine)
59 .mo (Macau)
60 .ru (Russia)
61 .su (Kyrgyzstan)
62 .bh (Bahrain)
63 .int (Int’l)
64 .pk (Pakistan)
65 .fj (Fiji)
66 .lv (Latvia)
67 .pe (Peru)
68 .co (Colombia)
69 .eg (Egypt)
70 .ro (Romania)
71 .ma (Morocco)
72 .yu (Yugoslavia)
73 .ar (Argentina)
74 .uz (Uzbekistan)
75 .lu (Luxembourg)
76 .im (Isle of Man)
77 ** Scotland
78 .bw (Botswana)
79 .cn China
80 .cy (Cyprus)
81 .hn (Honduras)
82 ** Wales
83 .sa (Saudi Arabia)
84 .gw (Guinea-Bissau)
85 .pa (Panama)
86 ** Northern Ireland
87 .mz (Mozambique)
88 .rw (Rwanda)
89 .mt (Malta)
90 .mc (Monaco)
91 .kz (Kazakhstan)
92 .ad (Andorra)
93 .lk (Sri Lanka)
94 .lb (Lebanon)
95 .ke (Kenya)
96 .ne (Niger)
97 .tt (Trinidad & Tobago)
98 .mg (Madagascar)
99 .ky (Cayman Islands)
100 .jo (Jordan)
101 .ae (Utd Arab Em)
102 .bb (Barbados)
103 .do (Dominican Repub)
104 .mu (Mauritius)
105 .bz (Belize)
106 .ug (Uganda)
107 .sv (El Salvador)
108 .vn (Vietnam)
109 .uy (Uruguay)
110 .vu (Vanuatu)
111 .zm (Zambia)
112 .np (Nepal)
113 .lt (Lithuania)
114 .md (Moldova)
115 .ht (Haiti)
116 .mk (Macedonia)
117 .bo (Bolivia)
118 .ck (Cook Islands)
119 .fm (Micronesia)
120 .ir (Iran)
121 .vi (Virgin Isl.)
122 .ge (Georgia)
123 .gy (Guyana)
124 .et (Ethiopia)
125 .bd (Bangladesh)
126 .bs (Bahamas)
127 .by (Belarus)
128 .cu (Cuba)
129 .lc (Saint Lucia)
130 .bn (Brunei Darussalam)
131 .dm (Dominica)
132 .to (Tonga)
133 .gi (Gibraltar)
134 .sr (Suriname)
135 .kh (Cambodia)
136 .ng (Nigeria)
137 .qa (Qatar)
138 .sz (Swaziland)
139 .cm (Cameroon)
140 .ag (Antigua and Barbuda)
141 .om (Oman)
142 .tz (Tanzania)
143 .az (Azerbaijan)
144 .gu (Guam)
145 .ml (Mali)
146 .nu (Niue)
147 .tm (Turkmenistan)
148 .py (Paraguay)
149 .cc (Cocos Islands)
150 .li (Liechtenstein)
151 .ci (Ivory Coast)
152 .mv (Maldives)
153 .mn (Mongolia)
154 .nf (Norfolk Island)
155 .sm (San Marino)
156 .st (Sao Tome and Principe)
157 .nc (New Caledonia)
158 .pg (Papua New Guinea)
159 .an (Netherlands Antilles)
160 .ls (Lesotho)
161 .am (Armenia)
162 .ps (Palestine)
163 .ai (Anguilla)
164 .ye (Yemen)
165 .ba (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
166 .kn (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
167 .fo (Faroe Islands)
168 .aw (Aruba)
169 .mr (Mauritania)
170 .al (Albania)
171 .sn (Senegal)
172 .io (British Indian Ocean Terr.)
173 .sc (Seychelles)
174 .mp (Northern Mariana Islands)
175 .cv (Cape Verde)
176 .gl (Greenland)
177 .sy (Syrian Arab Republic)
178 .gm (Gambia)
179 .cx (Christmas Island)
180 .gp (Guadeloupe)
181 .tj (Tajikistan)
182 .ac (Ascension Island)
183 .gh (Ghana)
184 .tc (Turks and Caicos Islands)
185 .as (American Samoa)
186 .gs (South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands)
187 .vg (British Virgin Islands)
188 .tv (Tuvalu)
189 .ni (Nicaragua)
190 .mw (Malawi)
191 .ws (Samoa)
192 .mm (Myanmar)
193 .ms (Montserrat)
194 .tf (French Southern Territories)
195 .ki (Kiribati)
196 .sh (St. Helena)
197 .gg (Guernsey)
198 .fk (Falkland Islands)
199 .tk (Tokelau)
200 .va (Vatican)
201 .hm (Heard And McDonald Islands)
202 .sb (Solomon Islands)
203 .bf (Burkina Faso)
204 .je (Isle of Jersey)
205 .eu (European Union)
** No top-level domain