How countries are there in the world and how many of them have terrorist groups?

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Clarification of Question by ldsqt72-ga on 06 Jun 2005 21:07 PDT

I am doing a history research paper and I need to find how many
countries each have their "own" terrorist group. I hope it isn't very
hard! thanks

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Clarification of Question by ldsqt72-ga on 06 Jun 2005 21:31 PDT

The defenition I would go by would be the last debate (to my
knowledge) of the definition of terroism by the United Nations in
1999:
1. Strongly condemns all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as
criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomsoever committed;

2. Reiterates that criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a
state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or
particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance
unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political,
philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other nature
that may be invoked to justify them". (GA Res. 51/210 Measures to
eliminate international terrorism)
 
As long as there is a somewhat accurate number (or/and anything else)I
am happy wiht that

This will be practically impossible to answer without a good, solid
definition of what constitutes a "terrorist group." One man's
terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

When I say terrorist it would go under what the United Nations
defenition of terrorists is. As long as you can come up with somewhat
accurate number(and anything else) I am happy with that

The defenition I would go by would be the last debate (to my
knowledge) of the definition of terroism by the United Nations in
1999:
1. Strongly condemns all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as
criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomsoever committed;

2. Reiterates that criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a
state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or
particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance
unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political,
philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other nature
that may be invoked to justify them". (GA Res. 51/210 Measures to
eliminate international terrorism)

This might be useful:

"More than 250 terrorist groups and entities have been designated
under Executive Order 13224, which freezes their US-based assets."

http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2002/html/19977.htm

That is just the kind of stuff I'm looking for. Thank you so much!!!