Currently, there sovereign countries in the united nations.

Currently there are 193 members of the United Nations - so the answer is 193.

The last country to join was South Sudan - in 2011 (it has had a civil war ever since). Before it was Montenegro and before Montenegro it was East Timor.

When it was founded, the UN had 51 members.

The holy roman empire.

France played a key role in the american revolutionary war (american war of independence; 1775–1783). motivated by the ideals of the new nation which were inspired by the french enlightenment, as well as its long-term rivalry with britain and so as to avenge their territorial losses during the french and indian war, france secretly began sending supplies to the americans in 1775.