Country World Records  

James Asquith visited all 196 countries in the world at the young age of 24. He was born on December 30, 1988. He started traveling five years ago when he was still a student at a university. Asquith likes meeting new people and going to unusual places off the traditional tourist trails. Amongst his favorite places to visit are Iran and the United States.

Phil Billingham, Shannon Currie, Duncan Mackenzie, and Gerry Mulligan traveled to 18 countries in 24 hours. They visited Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, and Holland. Read more about their journey here.

Clint Poore set RecordSetter World Records in five different countries.

Adam Leyton visited Germany, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria in 24 hours. He used a combination of buses, trains, planes and a few KM running to complete his challenge. Learn more about the feat here.

Gunnar Garfors, Tay-young Pak, and Oyestin Djupvik traveled to 19 countries in 24 hours. They visited Greece, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. Read more about their journey here.

Jeffrey Y. typed the name of every European country in 48.27 seconds.

Doron T. named countries beginning with every letter but “X” in 5.00 seconds. He performed the feat in alphabetical order.

Three-year-old Nethin named 196 capitals of different countries in five minutes, 46.75 seconds.

Doron T. mentioned 65 countries in 30 seconds.

Martin recited all 50 United States alphabetically while riding on a pogo stick in 20.91 seconds.

Mick Cullen read the names of 56 countries aloud in 16.55 seconds.

Rahamath Ali recited 199 nations in 52.43 seconds.

Rahamath Ali recited all the Asian countries in 12.65 seconds with one breath.

Michael Smith named 36 African countries while jumping on a pogo stick and wearing a prom dress after eating two whole Jalapeno peppers. He set the record as part of the College of Lake County Social Action Club's World Record Day fundraiser for the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center in Gurnee, Illinois. #WorldRecordDay2012

Doron T. named every country of the world in one minute, 0.66 second. The countries he named were ones that existed in 1998.

Jamie Stevenson skied in 16 countries in 20 days. He set the record to raise money for Disability Snowsport UK. Watch all his skiing adventures here.