curiously recurring template pattern

1. #include<iostream>
2. using namespace std;
3. template<class T> class Counted{ 
4.  static int count; 
5. public:
6.  Counted(){++count;}
7.  Counted(const Conted<T>&){++count;}
8.  ~Counted(){--count;}
9.  static int getCount(){return count;}
10. };
11. 
12. template<class T> int Counted<T>::count=0;
13. 
14. class CountedClass:public Counted<CountedClass>{};
15. class CountedClass2:public Counted<CountedClass2>{};
16. 
17. int main(){
18.  CountedClass a;
19.  count<<CountedClass::getCount()<<endl; //1
20.  CountedClass b;
21.  count<<CountedClass::getCount()<<endl; //2
22.  CountedClass2 c;
23.  count<<CountedClass2::getCount()<<endl; //1
24. }