Countries of the world

See also: Lists by country

A country is a geographical territory, both in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) and state (a political entity).^[1]

When the term country is used as a synonym for an independent sovereign state, see:

• List of sovereign states
• United Nations member states
  • The United Nations also lists dependent territories (including the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories) and certain areas of special sovereignty as separate entries in their lists of countries.

[edit] Other official lists

• List of ISO 3166-1 countries codes (ISO)
• List of IOC country codes (IOC)
• List of FIFA country codes (FIFA)
• List of country Internet top-level domains

[edit] Other meanings of country

• List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
• List of autonomous areas by country
• List of enclaves and exclaves
• List of entities considered to be confederations
• List of federations
• List of fictional countries
• List of governments in exile
• List of micronations
• List of subnational entities

[edit] Themed lists

[edit] Demographics

See also: Demographics

Demographics

The characteristics of the human population:

• List of countries and dependencies by population density
• List of countries and territories by fertility rate
• List of countries by birth rate
• List of countries by death rate
• List of countries by English-speaking population
• List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate
• List of countries by Human Development Index
• List of countries by immigrant population
• List of countries by income equality
• List of countries by infant mortality rate
• List of countries by intentional homicide rate
• List of countries by life expectancy
• List of countries by literacy rate
• List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
• List of countries by population
• List of countries by population (graphical)
• List of countries by population growth rate
• List of countries by spoken languages
• List of countries by suicide rate
• List of countries where English is an official language
• List of countries where French is an official language
• List of countries where Portuguese is an official language
• List of countries where Spanish is an official language

[edit] Economy

See also: Economy

Economy

The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services:

• Ease of Doing Business Index Rankings
• List of countries by central bank interest rates
• List of countries by current account balance
• List of countries by employment rate
• List of countries by energy consumption per capita
• List of countries by exports
• List of countries by external debt
• List of countries by foreign exchange reserves
• List of countries by imports
• List of countries by public debt
• List of countries by rail transport network size
• List of countries by unemployment rate
• List of countries by value
• List of Internet top-level domains
• List of minimum wages by country

[edit] Gross domestic product

See also: Gross domestic product

The value of goods and services produced within a country:

• List of countries by future GDP (nominal) estimates
• List of countries by future GDP (PPP) estimates
• List of countries by future GDP (PPP) per capita estimates
• List of countries by GDP (nominal)
• List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
• List of countries by future GDP (nominal) per capita estimates
• List of countries by GDP (PPP)
• List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
• List of countries by GDP (PPP) per hour worked
• List of countries by GDP (real) growth rate
• List of countries by GDP (real) per capita growth rate
• List of countries by GDP sector composition
• List of countries by past GDP (nominal)
• List of regions by past GDP (PPP)

[edit] Environment

See also: Environmentalism

Environment

The physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an ecosystem:

• List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
• List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
• List of countries by electricity consumption
• List of countries by electricity production from renewable sources
• List of countries by ratio of GDP to carbon dioxide emissions

[edit] Geography

See also: Geography

Geography

The Earth and its features:

• List of countries and outlying territories by total area
• List of countries by area (graphical)
• List of countries by continent
• List of countries by continent (data file)
• List of countries by highest point
• List of countries by length of coastline
• List of countries by lowest point
• List of countries by northernmost point
• List of countries by southernmost point
• List of countries that border only one other country
• List of island countries
• List of island countries by area

[edit] Names

See also: Geographical renaming

Name of a country

The label for the country:

• List of alternative country names
• List of countries and capitals in native languages
• List of countries by native names
• List of countries named after people
• List of country name etymologies
• List of country names in various languages
• List of ISO 3166-1 officially assigned country code elements
• List of member states of the European Union in the official languages

[edit] Politics

See also: Politics

Politics

The process by which groups, often governments, make decisions:

• Homosexuality laws of the world
• List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
• List of autonomous areas by country
• List of confederations today
• List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government
• List of countries by system of government
• List of countries' copyright length
• List of countries without political parties
• List of current governments in exile
• List of current heads of state and government
• List of enclaves and exclaves
• List of extinct states
• List of federations
• List of fictional countries
• List of micronations
• List of parties to international copyright agreements
• List of sovereign states by formation date
• List of territorial disputes
• Table of administrative country subdivisions by country
• Use of capital punishment by nation

[edit] Military

See also: Military

• 2007-2008 Global Peace Index rankings
• List of countries by military expenditures
• List of countries by number of active troops
• List of countries by size of armed forces
• List of countries without armed forces
• List of states with nuclear weapons
• List of submarine operators
• List of United Nations peacekeeping missions
• Participants in World War II

[edit] Sports

See also: Sport

• List of FIFA country codes
• List of IOC country codes

[edit] Miscellaneous

• List of countries with Burger King restaurants
• List of countries that drive on the left or right
• List of countries by beer consumption per capita
• List of countries by coffee consumption per capita
• List of countries by number of broadband Internet users
• List of countries by colors of national flags
• Pet passport
• Daylight saving time around the world
• List of countries whose capital is not their largest city
• List of countries with mains power plugs, voltages and frequencies
• List of countries with McDonald's franchises
• List of countries with multiple capitals
• List of country calling codes
• List of international vehicle registration codes
• List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates
• List of national capitals
• List of statistically superlative countries
• List of time zones

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ The Oxford English Dictionary lists the first six as:

   • I. 1. a. A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district.
   • 2. a. A tract or district having more or less definite limits in relation to human occupation. e.g. owned by the same lord or proprietor, or inhabited by people of the same race, dialect, occupation, etc.; spec. preceded by a personal name: the region associated with a particular person or his works; also fig.
   • 3. The territory or land of a nation; usually an independent state, or a region once independent and still distinct in race, language, institutions, or historical memories, as England, Scotland, and Ireland, in the United Kingdom, etc.

     With political changes, what were originally distinct countries have become provinces or districts of one country, and vice versa; the modern tendency being to identify the term with the existing political condition.

   • 4. The land of a person's birth, citizenship, residence, etc.; used alike in the wider sense of native land, and in the narrower one of the particular district to which a person belongs.
   • 5. a. ‘The parts of a region distant from cities or courts’ (J.); the rural districts as distinct from the town or towns; sometimes applied to all outside the capital, called, by eminence, ‘town’.
   • 6. a. The people of a district or state; the nation.

   —Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, with online updates as of September 2008. Entry "1. country"