600 pieces. Build the puzzle & learn the world. Instructor best of the year. Winner of Instructor's Top Educational Resource Award. Challenge your kids and yourself to learn the world's geography! The pieces are actually shaped like individual countries. 3 x 1-1/2 feet. All 193 countries. All 50 states of the US. All 13 provinces and territories of Canada and fun facts about your world. The Ocean Guide: To help alleviate the challenge of all blue pieces and to further enhance your geographic knowledge, the oceans are filled with facts about all the countries of the world. The list is in alphabetical order starting with Afghanistan on the top left and ending with Zimbabwe on the far right. Below is a picture of the completed puzzle. Try not to use it if you do not nave to. You will retain a lot more geographic knowledge if you solve the puzzle without it. Suggestion: We recommend you start with the outer black frame, move on to the oceans and finish with the land pieces. Since the countries, states and provinces do not interlock, it is helpful to complete the oceans first so that you can use them as a frame for the land pieces. Since The Global Puzzle actually has pieces shaped like the countries of the world, you cannot complete it without figuring out where every country is located. No other puzzle comes with such a superb geography lesson! Recently awarded Top Educational Resource of the Year! Designed in USA. Made in China.