country total

[matt_r_baker]

which hemisphere has the most countries??

[Quizmonster]

The northern by far. Re North/South, the equator cuts through 12 countries, so they may be considered both northern and southern. There are 148 countries solely in the northern hemisphere and 33 solely in the southern. Re East/West, the 0 degrees and 180 degrees lines cut 9 countries - including Britain - so they may be considered both eastern and western. There are 135 countries solely in the eastern hemisphere and 49 solely in the western hemisphere.) A bit of simple arithmetic now shows that a. 12 + 148 + 33 = 193 and b. 9 + 135 + 49 = 193, which is the total number of countries in the world.

[Dkeyse]

Quiizmonster is such a clever dick! It is obvious that the Northern hemisphere has the most countries, just look at a map of the world!

[Quizmonster]

Ah, Dkseye! Did you consider the fact that there are four commonly-accepted hemispheres - northern, southern, eastern and western? (There is, of course, an infinite number of hemispheres, dependent purely on where you decide to draw the dividing line.)
If you look at my figures you'll see that there is not really a vast difference between northern (148) and eastern (135). Are you certain you would spot that just by "looking at a map of the world"?
Maybe I'm a bit cleverer than you suppose!