Country bagging

Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary.

Europe

  Andrew Matthew Richard
al Albania1     1  
at Austria111111111
be Belgium1111 1111
ba Bosnia and Herzegovina11    111
bg Bulgaria11 11 11 
hr Croatia1111 1111
cy Cyprus111      
cz Czech Republic111111111
dk Denmark1 11 1111
ee Estonia111111111
fi Finland11 1111 1
fr France111111111
de Germany11 111111
gr Greece111111111
hu Hungary1 1111   
is Iceland      111
ie Ireland111111111
it Italy111111111
lv Latvia111111111
lt Lithuania111111111
lu Luxembourg111   1 1
mk Macedonia1 11 11 1
mt Malta111      
mc Monaco1 1   1 1
me Montenegro11    11 
nl Netherlands11111111 
no Norway111111111
pl Poland11 111111
pt Portugal   11 111
ru Russia111111   
sm San Marino      1 1
rs Serbia1 11 11 1
sk Slovakia1111 1   
si Slovenia111111111
es Spain11 11 11 
se Sweden111111111
ch Switzerland111111111
tr Turkey11 11 11 
gb United Kingdom111111111
va Vatican City1 11 11 1
Europe Total

1 37 countries

1 30 overnights

1 28 capitals

1 31 countries

1 24 overnights

1 27 capitals

1 36 countries

1 27 overnights

1 30 capitals

Asia

  Andrew Matthew Richard
kh Cambodia   111   
cn China   111111
in India111111111
id Indonesia11 11    
jp Japan   11    
la Laos   111   
my Malaysia   111   
mn Mongolia   1 1   
mm Myanmar   11    
kp North Korea   111   
ph Philippines   111   
qa Qatar   1 1   
sg Singapore111111   
kr South Korea   111   
lk Sri Lanka   111   
th Thailand   11    
ae United Arab Emirates   11 1  
vn Vietnam   11    
Asia Total

1 3 countries

1 3 overnights

1 2 capitals

1 18 countries

1 16 overnights

1 12 capitals

1 3 countries

1 2 overnights

1 2 capitals

Rest of the World

  Andrew Matthew Richard
ag Antigua & Barbuda      1  
au Australia111      
ca Canada   11    
dm Dominica      111
ma Morocco      1  
us United States   11 111
Rest of World total

1 1 countries

1 1 overnights

1 1 capitals

1 2 countries

1 2 overnights

1 0 capitals

1 4 countries

1 2 overnights

1 2 capitals

Overall

  Andrew Matthew Richard
Overall total

1 41 countries

1 34 overnights

1 31 capitals

1 51 countries

1 42 overnights

1 39 capitals

1 43 countries

1 31 overnights

1 34 capitals

Key

Infrequently asked questions

Can I count England, Scotland, Wales, Hong Kong, Easter Island (...) separately?
No. Dependencies, territories, subdivisions etc are counted as part of their "parent" countries, for example Hong Kong to China, Wales to United Kingdom and Easter Island to Chile.
What about former countries, like East Germany or Czechoslavakia?
We use current boundaries, so if you visited Bratislava in 1981, this currently counts as a bag of Slovakia. If you visited both East and West Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall, you now only get the single bag of Germany.
Does it count if I'm just changing planes at an airport?
Provided you get off the plane, yes.
But that's unfair and illogical! You haven't seen a country properly if you just see the airport.
Nobody claimed this game was fair or logical.

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A "hexagonal visualisation" of this page is also available. Other country-baggers (who may use rather looser definitions of 'country' can be found here and here. If you're a country-bagger and would like a link to your website, do feel free to contact me.

Albania

First bagged by Andy and Richard in 2007

Capital: Tirana

Andorra

First bagged by Richard in 2006

Capital: Andorra la Vella

Austria

First bagged by Andy in 1993

Capital: Vienna

Belgium

First bagged by Andy in 1987

Capital: Brussels

Bosnia and Herzegovina

First bagged by Andy and Richard in 2007

Capital: Sarajevo

Bulgaria

First bagged by Richard in 1997

Capital: Sofia

Croatia

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2002

Capital: Zagreb

Cyprus

First bagged by Andy in 2008

Capital: Nicosia

Czech Republic

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2003

Capital: Prague

Denmark

First bagged by Richard in 1987

Capital: Copenhagen

Estonia

First bagged by Matt in 2003

Capital: Tallinn

Finland

First bagged by Matt in 2003

Capital: Helsinki

France

First bagged by Andy in 1983

Capital: Paris

Germany

First bagged by Richard in 1987

Capital: Berlin

Greece

First bagged by Matt in 1995

Capital: Athens

Hungary

First bagged by Andy in 2002

Capital: Budapest

Iceland

First bagged by Richard in 1998

Capital: Reykjavik

Ireland

First bagged by Matt in 2000

Capital: Dublin

Italy

First bagged by Andy and Richard in 1999

Capital: Rome

Latvia

First bagged by Matt in 2003

Capital: Riga

Lithuania

First bagged by Matt in 2003

Capital: Vilnius

Luxembourg

First bagged by Andy in 1993

Capital: Luxembourg

Macedonia

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2002

Capital: Skopje

Malta

First bagged by Andy in 2006

Capital: Valletta

Monaco

First bagged by Andy in 2004

Capital: Monaco-Ville

Montenegro

First bagged by Andy and Richard in 2007

Capital: Podgorica

Netherlands

First bagged by Richard in 1987

Capital: Amsterdam

Norway

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2001

Capital: Oslo

Poland

First bagged by Matt in 2003

Capital: Warsaw

Portugal

First bagged by Matt in 1990

Capital: Lisbon

Russia

First bagged by Andy in 2003

Capital: Moscow

San Marino

First bagged by Richard in 2006

Capital: San Marino

Serbia

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2002

Capital: Belgrade

Slovakia

First bagged by Andy and Matt in 2002

Capital: Bratislava

Slovenia

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2002

Capital: Ljubljana

Spain

First bagged by Richard in 1983/4

Capital: Madrid

Sweden

First bagged by Andy, Matt and Richard in 2001

Capital: Stockholm

Switzerland

First bagged by Andy in 1990

Capital: Bern

Turkey

First bagged by Andy in 2002

Capital: Ankara

United Kingdom

First bagged by Andy in 1982

Capital: London

Vatican City

First bagged by Andy and Richard in 1999

Capital: Vatican City

Cambodia

First bagged by Matt in 2008

Capital: Phnom Penh

China

First bagged by Matt in 2005

Capital: Beijing

India

First bagged by Matt in 2004

Capital: New Delhi

Indonesia

First bagged by Andy in 1996

Capital: Jakarta

Japan

First bagged by Matt in 2007

Capital: Tokyo

Laos

First bagged by Matt in 2008

Capital: Vientiane

Malaysia

First bagged by Matt in 2005

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Mongolia

First bagged by Matt in 2005

Capital: Ulan Batur

Myanmar

First bagged by Matt in 2008

Capital: Yangon

North Korea

First bagged by Matt in 2007

Capital: Pyongyang

Philippines

First bagged by Matt in 2006

Capital: Manila

Qatar

First bagged by Matt in 2007

Capital: Doha

Singapore

First bagged by Andy in 1996

Capital: Singapore

South Korea

First bagged by Matt in 2008

Capital: Seoul

Sri Lanka

First bagged by Matt in 2005

Capital: Colombo

Thailand

First bagged by Matt in 2008

Capital: Bangkok

United Arab Emirates

First bagged by Matt in 2005

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Vietnam

First bagged by Matt in 2008

Capital: Hanoi

Antigua & Barbuda

First bagged by Richard in 2004

Capital: Saint John's

Australia

First bagged by Andy in 1996

Capital: Canberra

Canada

First bagged by Matt in 2007

Capital: Ottawa

Dominica

First bagged by Richard in 2004

Capital: Roseau

Morocco

First bagged by Richard in 2001

Capital: Rabat

United States

First bagged by Richard in 1994

Capital: Washington DC

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