bankofjustin wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_hosts

Look at Number 46    Niue has more internet hosts than Malaysia! 

You will see in the list that overseas territories have no rank number. The number of internet hosts in the territory may not but the actual number of hosts based in the territory. Also, it is possible that internet users only connect remotely to the hosts. Therefore, the flag registered by Flag Counter's geolocation technology may not correspond to the geographic location of a host. Nevertheless, even 1 internet host based in the territory is enough to make my point - no flag is impossible to acquire.

Last edited by bankofjustin (January 27, 2011 1:58 pm)

holland25h wrote:

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T. There's only one inhabited place in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, with three computers with internet connection available. I had a visit from all those three PCs and all of them left an Australian flag. Therefore: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are impossible. And that's only ONE example of an IMPOSSIBLE country.

There's no need for that language here. Sorry I hurt you emotionally though.

First of all, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is NOT a country.
Second, I believe you're confusing IMPROBABLE with IMPOSSIBLE. Okay, Flag counter's geolocation technology is only 99% accurate, but that doesn't mean that a visit that's registered as SGSSI won't happen one day. But you'll probably be six feet under before you get one.

It probably hasn't been updated since the list is from the 2008 CIA World Factbook. In any case, Flag Counter's counter has already had visits from those territories.