Lists of countries
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This is a list of lists of countries and territories by various definitions, including FIFA countries, federations, and fictional countries. A country
or territory is a geographical area, both in the sense of nation
(a cultural entity) and state
(a political entity).
When the term country is used as a synonym for an independent sovereign state, see:
The items and lists shown in this entry use the word country to mean nation-state almost invariably.
The characteristics of the human population:
The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services:
The physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an ecosystem
:
The Earth
and its features:
The label for the country:
The process by which groups, often governments, make decisions:
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
or territory is a geographical area, both in the sense of nation
Nation
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up...
(a cultural entity) and state
Sovereign state
A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...
(a political entity).
When the term country is used as a synonym for an independent sovereign state, see:
- List of sovereign states
- List of United Nations member states
- The United Nations also lists dependent territoriesDependent territoryA dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State, and remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area....
(including the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesUnited Nations list of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesThe United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories is a list of countries that, according to the United Nations, are non-decolonized. The list was initially prepared in 1946 pursuant to Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter, and has been updated by the General Assembly on recommendation...
) and certain areas of special sovereignty as separate entries in their lists of countries.
- The United Nations also lists dependent territories
The items and lists shown in this entry use the word country to mean nation-state almost invariably.
Other official lists
- List of ISO 3166-1 countries codesISO 3166-1ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...
(ISOInternational Organization for StandardizationThe International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
) - List of IOC country codes (IOCInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
) - List of FIFA country codes (FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
) - List of country Internet top-level domains
Other meanings of country
- List of active separatist 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 exileGovernment in exileA government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile usually operate under the assumption that they will one day return to their...
- List of micronations
- List of states with limited recognition
- Table of administrative divisions by country
Demographics
- List of countries by birth rate
- List of countries by death rate
- List of countries and territories by fertility rate
- List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate
- List of countries by homicide rate
- List of countries by Human Development Index
- Adult Literacy Index
- Education IndexEducation IndexThis article contains information based on the pre-2010 Human Development Reports. The HDI and its education component have changed in 2010.The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index...
- Life Expectancy Index
- List of countries by immigrant population
- List of countries by infant mortality rate
- List of countries by life expectancy
- List of countries by literacy rate
- List of countries by median age
- List of countries by Hindu populationHinduism by countryThe percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Other sources used were the CIA World Factbook and adherents.com...
- List of countries by Muslim population
- List of countries by net migration rate
- List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
- List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment
- List of countries by population
- List of countries and dependencies by population density
- List of countries by real population density
- List of countries by population (graphical)
- List of countries by population growth rate
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by past and future population (United Nations)
- List of countries by sex ratio
- List of countries by spoken languages
- List of countries by suicide rate
- List of countries by English-speaking population
- 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 Russian is an official language
- List of countries where Spanish is an official language
- List of countries with fewer than 100,000 people
- Urbanization by countryUrbanization by countryThis is a list of countries by urbanization. There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country...
Economy
- 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 distribution of wealth
- List of countries by employment rate
- List of countries by exports
- List of countries by external debt
- List of countries by foreign exchange reserves
- List of countries by freshwater withdrawal
- List of countries by imports
- List of countries by income equality
- List of countries by public debt
- List of countries by rail transport network size
- List of countries by research and development spending
- List of countries by unemployment rate
- List of largest consumer markets
- List of minimum wages by country
- List of most charitable countries
Gross domestic product
The value of goods and services produced within a country:Industrial Output
- List of countries by cement production
- List of countries by motor vehicle production
- List of countries by ship productionShipbuildingShipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
- List of countries by shipyards
- List of countries by steel production
Agriculture
- List of countries by apple production
- List of countries by dietary calorie intake
- Fishing industry by country
- List of countries by tomato production
- International wheat production statisticsInternational wheat production statisticsThe following international wheat production statistics come from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report."The quantities of wheat in the following table are in million metric tons.- References :...
- List of wine-producing countries
- Land use statistics by countryLand use statistics by countryThis article includes the table with land use statistics by country. Countries are sorted by their total cultivated land area which is a sum of total arable land area and total area of permanent crops...
- List of countries by irrigated land area
Environment
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
:
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
- List of countries by energy consumption per capita
- List of countries by electricity consumption
- List of countries by electricity production from renewable sources
- List of countries by energy consumption and production
- List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita
- List of countries by ratio of GDP to carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries with the most hydro-electric capacity
- List of countries by installed wind power capacity
Geography
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
and its features:
- List of countries and outlying territories by total area
- List of countries and outlying territories by land area
- List of countries by total area (graphical)
- List of countries by forest area
- List of countries by length of coastline
- List of countries by percentage of water area
- List of countries by total renewable water resources
- List of countries and territories by continent
- List of countries by continent (data file)
- List of countries by highest point
- List of countries by lowest point
- List of countries by northernmost point
- List of countries by southernmost point
- List of countries by easternmost point
- List of countries by westernmost point
- List of countries by EEZ
- List of island countries
- List of island countries by area
- List of countries that border only one other country
- List of countries and territories by land borders
Military
- Global Peace Index rankings
- List of countries by military expenditures
- List of countries by number of troops
- List of countries without armed forces
- List of aircraft carriers by country
- List of states with nuclear weapons
- List of submarine operators
- List of United Nations peacekeeping missions
- Participants in World War IIParticipants in World War IIThe participants in World War II were those nations who either participated directly in or were affected by any of the theaters or events of World War II....
Names
- 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 sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia
Politics
- LGBT rights by country or territory
- List of active separatist movements
- List of autonomous areas by country
- 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 heads of state and government
- List of enclaves and exclaves
- List of former sovereign states
- List of fictional countries
- List of micronations
- List of parties to international copyright agreements
- List of political parties by country (party systems and ruling parties)
- List of sovereign states by formation date
- List of territorial disputes
- Table of administrative divisions by country
- Use of capital punishment by nation
Miscellaneous
- List of countries by date of current flag adoption
- 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 wine production
- List of countries by number of broadband Internet users
- List of countries by colors of national flags
- List of countries with Burger King restaurants
- List of countries with McDonald's franchises
- Mains power around the world
- List of national capitals
- List of country calling codes
- List of international vehicle registration codes
- List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates
- Lists of time zones
- List of time zones by country
- Daylight saving time around the worldDaylight saving time around the worldDaylight saving time around the world, showing usage and a short history by location in alphabetic order, grouped by continent. Most areas of North America and Europe observe daylight saving time , while most areas of Africa and Asia do not...