How many TOTAL countries were occupied by the Axis powers by 1941?

Answer: Czechoslovakia, France, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Serbia, northern Greece, Austria, Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Finland, Croatia, Indochina, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, the Pacific Islands, Ethiopia, parts of New Guiana, Libya, and parts of Egypt. (24 countries)

In addition to the 3 major Axis powers, 4 more countries and 2 puppet regimes signed the Tri-Partite Pact as its member states. Of the 4 countries, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria participated in various Axis military operations with their national armed forces,