country, state, land

the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

• banana republic — a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
• fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land — the country where you were born
• buffer state, buffer country — a small neutral state between two rival powers
• kingdom — a country with a king as head of state
• tax haven — a country or independent region where taxes are low
• European country, European nation — countries occupying the European continent
• African country, African nation — countries occupying the African continent
• Asian country, Asian nation — countries occupying the Asian continent
• South American country, South American nation — countries occupying the South American continent
• North American country, North American nation — a country on the North American continent
• Antigua and Barbuda — a country in the northern Leeward Islands
• Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde — an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
• Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon — a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
• Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros — a country on the Comoro Islands
• Cuba, Republic of Cuba — a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
• Haiti, Republic of Haiti — a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere
• Dominican Republic — a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
• Jamaica — a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
• Barbados — a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
• Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago — an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
• Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus — a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
• Dominica, Commonwealth of Dominica — a country on the island of Dominica
• Fiji, Republic of Fiji — an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
• Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion — Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• Etruria — an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC
• Australia, Commonwealth of Australia — a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
• Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT — a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
• Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands — a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
• Tuvalu — a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
• Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati — an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator
• Nauru, Republic of Nauru — an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
• Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea — a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
• Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Bahama Islands — island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
• sultanate — country or territory ruled by a sultan
• Burkina Faso — desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; formerly (as Upper Volta) was under French rule but gained independence in 1960
• Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Dutch East Indies — a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
• Grenada — an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
• Maldives, Republic of Maldives — a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
• Malta, Republic of Malta — a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
• Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius — a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
• New Zealand — an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
• Palau, Republic of Palau, TT — a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
• Philippines, Republic of the Philippines — a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
• Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis — a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
• Saint Lucia, St. Lucia — a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
• Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo — a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
• Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Thome e Principe, St. Thomas and Principe — island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975
• Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles — a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
• Solomon Islands — the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
• Soviet Union, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR — a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
• Russia, Russian Federation — a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
• Ukraine, Ukrayina — a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European Soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia — a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian Soviet from 1925 to 1991
• Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands — a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
• Turkey, Republic of Turkey — a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
• Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu, New Hebrides — a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980

• administrative district, administrative division, territorial division — a district defined for administrative purposes

• department — the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
• state, province — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

• domain, demesne, land — territory over which rule or control is exercised
• midland — the interior part of a country