This reminds me of an old study done with counting and Ravens. It was found that Ravens saw the world mathematically as 1, 2, "many". There were implications in primates that they counted almost the same.
1, 2, my troop (collective).
1, 2, many bananas.
Ravens and primates see no difference between 3, 4, and beyond. Just complexity and stress.
With humans we count either in single digits, block concepts, or whole mathmatical language structures. For most of us average primates, single digits out to about 10-12 and we get bored. Essentially increase the complexity and we stop being interested in counting. <---Texas Instruments made a mint on calculators.
Two countries would become boring, mundane. Four countries and more would become "complex and not interesting " for the average primate like myself.
Remember complexity = stress.
Three countries for most primates like myself (never graduated first grade because I was chasing termites in the bushes) will keep the environment changing and entertaining, but we won't get bored counting.<---This littel bear said "ahh just enough stress."
Thats the simple answer my Pchycology Prof would have given you to why HTC has only 3 countries.
By the way, for the spelling police on this BB, I'm too old to care any more.
