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For more information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list, please see the criteria for inclusion section below. The list is intended to include entities that have been recognised as having de facto status as sovereign states, and inclusion should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific claim to statehood in legal terms.
When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, states with limited recognition, constituent country, or a dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world since several states ...
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, states with limited recognition, constituent country, or a dependent territory.
Specific regions within a country or areas in dispute among countries, such as Kashmir, are not covered, [23] but other areas of the world whose status is disputed, such as the Spratly Islands, have entries. [23] [24] Subnational areas of countries (such as U.S. states or the Canadian provinces and territories) are not included in the Factbook.
Female genital mutilation laws by country; Freedom of information laws by country; Hate speech laws by country; Law enforcement by country; Laws protecting monuments by country; Legal industry by country; Legal status of human sterilization by country; Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory; List of legal entity types by country
Each entry below presents a list of topics about a specific nation or state (country), followed by a link to the main article for that country.Entries for nations are in bold type, while those for subnational entities are in normal (unbolded) type.
This is a series of lists by country. The lists generally cover topics related to sovereign countries; however, states with limited recognition are also included.
Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects.