This article describes country as a type of geographical or political entity. Country is also a short form for the countryside or the country music genre.

In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical territory. It is used casually in the sense of both the concept of nation (a cultural entity; see below) and state (a political entity). Some definitions tend to place it as meaning only state,http://geography.about.com/cs/politicalgeog/a/statenation.htm though general use is wider than this.http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=96&countryName=Greenland

There are dozens of other, non-sovereign territories which constitute a geographical country, but are not sovereign states. Several states have overseas dependencies, with territory and citizenry separate from their own. They are in some occasions listed together with states on lists of countries.

Characteristics of a country

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A country usually has its own government, administration and laws; and often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and a population who are referred to as one another's countrymen. Together they form what Benedict Anderson referred to as an imagined community.

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repulsed by the news today... there should be no protection for people who abuse children. Why does this country allow this?
ShesarealNancy (Nancy Hill) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:16:35 -0000
repulsed by the news today... there should be no protection for people who abuse children. Why does this country allow this?
funny | Top Ten ways the country would be different if Britney Spears were President.: submitted by nsfwdream.. http://if10.net/01c
toronto2 (Toronto 2) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:16:17 -0000
funny | Top Ten ways the country would be different if Britney Spears were President.: submitted by nsfwdream.. http://if10.net/01c
Monvtille teacher kicks off exercise in classes across the country: NJ.com (blog) By Eugene Paik/For The Star-L.. http://bit.ly/3znfPi
yourhealthnut (Health Nut Newsfeed) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:13:20 -0000
Monvtille teacher kicks off exercise in classes across the country: NJ.com (blog) By Eugene Paik/For The Star-L.. http://bit.ly/3znfPi
Being in a foreign country by yourself &you don't speak the language is moderately terrifying. On the other hand, Paris is lovely.
mserinnicole (Ms. Erin Nicole) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:12:48 -0000
Being in a foreign country by yourself &you don't speak the language is moderately terrifying. On the other hand, Paris is lovely.
I'm blown away by the growth opportunity in Nigeria and how well Interswitch are positined to drive it. That's just one country in Africa.
teamemea (Stratus Technologies) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:12:12 -0000
I'm blown away by the growth opportunity in Nigeria and how well Interswitch are positined to drive it. That's just one country in Africa.
Eco-friendly practices across the country: By Supriya Doshi San Jose has adopted a ban on plastic bags. In San .. http://bit.ly/3LkArE
scooch2k (Christina Graham) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:18 -0000
Eco-friendly practices across the country: By Supriya Doshi San Jose has adopted a ban on plastic bags. In San .. http://bit.ly/3LkArE

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