Guess the Passport Which Grants Visa-Free Access to 189 Coutnries Worldwide!

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Guess the Passport Which Grants Visa-Free Access to 189 Coutnries Worldwide!

According to the latest
Henley Passport Index, a ranking of all the world passports according to a
number of countries they grant their holder a visa-free access to, Japan
has the most powerful passport with Singapore and Germany being close
runner-ups.

Holders of Japan passport can now visit 189 without applying for a visa while both Singapore and Germany allow their citizens travel to 188 countries worldwide. Six countries share the third place – South Korea being the only Asian nation of the batch and the othe rfive all European counries: Finland, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden. 
  
TheUS and UK both come 4th, hand in hand with more Europeans including Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Portugal. 

Though traditionally the list is topped by the European countries due to a considerable number of visa-free Schengen zone members, the Asian nations are performing well, too: since the beginning of the year 40 visa-waiver agreements have been signed in the region reflecting strong expansion tendency of international trade and diplomatic relations.  

Now to those at the very end of the list. The 100th place is shared by Iraq and Afganistan (30 visa-free countries); they are preceeded by Syria and Somalia (32); and Pakistan (33).  

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