User:Silence/Countries

Included
Please provide rationales next to every countries included in this list. Also feel add entries to this list from the "Not included" one, or to remove them from this list and add them to "Not included".


 * 1) Afghanistan -
 * 2) Algeria -
 * 3) Argentina - 8th-largest country.
 * 4) Armenia -
 * 5) Australia - 3rd-highest Human Development Index ranking. 6th-largest country. The only country that's commonly considered a continent (cf. Oceania).
 * 6) Austria -
 * 7) Bangladesh - 7th-most populous country.
 * 8) Barbados -
 * 9) Belarus -
 * 10) Belgium - 9th-highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 11) Bolivia -
 * 12) Bosnia and Herzegovina -
 * 13) Brazil - 5th-most populous country. 5th-largest country.
 * 14) Burundi -
 * 15) Canada - 5th-highest Human Development Index ranking. 2nd-largest country.
 * 16) Central African Republic -
 * 17) Chad -
 * 18) Chile -
 * 19) Colombia -
 * 20) Costa Rica -
 * 21) Cuba -
 * 22) Cyprus -
 * 23) Czech Republic -
 * 24) Democratic Republic of the Congo - 22nd-most populous country. 4th-largest country.
 * 25) Denmark -
 * 26) East Timor -
 * 27) Egypt - 15th-most populous country.
 * 28) Ethiopia - 16th-most populous country.
 * 29) Finland -
 * 30) France - 20th-most populous country.
 * 31) Georgia (country) -
 * 32) Germany - 14th-most populous country.
 * 33) Ghana - First African country to obtain independence from Britain.
 * 34) Greece -
 * 35) Guatemala -
 * 36) Guinea-Bissau -
 * 37) Haiti -
 * 38) Honduras -
 * 39) Hungary -
 * 40) Iceland - 2nd-highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 41) India - 2nd-most populous country. 7th-largest country.
 * 42) Indonesia - 4th-most populous country.
 * 43) Iran - 18th-most populous country.
 * 44) Iraq -
 * 45) Ireland - 8th-highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 46) Israel -
 * 47) Italy - 23rd-most populous country.
 * 48) Jamaica -
 * 49) Japan - 10th-most populous country.
 * 50) Jordan -
 * 51) Kazakhstan - 9th-largest country.
 * 52) Kenya -
 * 53) Kuwait -
 * 54) Lebanon -
 * 55) Libya -
 * 56) Luxembourg - 4th-highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 57) Madagascar -
 * 58) Malaysia -
 * 59) Mexico - 11th-most populous country.
 * 60) Monaco - Highest population density. 2nd-smallest country.
 * 61) Mongolia - Lowest population density.
 * 62) Morocco -
 * 63) Mozambique -
 * 64) Myanmar -
 * 65) Nepal - World's only Hindu state.
 * 66) Netherlands -
 * 67) New Zealand -
 * 68) Nicaragua -
 * 69) Niger - Lowest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 70) Nigeria - 9th-most populous country.
 * 71) North Korea -
 * 72) Norway - Highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 73) Pakistan - 6th-most populous country.
 * 74) Palestine -
 * 75) Papua New Guinea -
 * 76) Paraguay -
 * 77) People's Republic of China - Most populous country.
 * 78) Peru -
 * 79) Philippines - 12th-most populous country.
 * 80) Poland -
 * 81) Portugal -
 * 82) Puerto Rico -
 * 83) Republic of Macedonia -
 * 84) Republic of Moldova -
 * 85) Russia - 8th-most populous country. Largest country.
 * 86) Rwanda
 * 87) Samoa -
 * 88) Saudi Arabia -
 * 89) Singapore - 2nd-highest population density.
 * 90) Slovenia -
 * 91) South Africa -
 * 92) South Korea - 24th-most populous country.
 * 93) Spain -
 * 94) Sri Lanka -
 * 95) Sudan - 10th-largest country.
 * 96) Sweden - 6th-highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 97) Switzerland - 7th-highest Human Development Index ranking.
 * 98) Syria -
 * 99) Thailand - 19th-most populous country.
 * 100) Turkey - 17th-most populous country.
 * 101) Uganda -
 * 102) Ukraine - 25th-most populous country.
 * 103) United Kingdom - 21st-most populous country.
 * 104) United States - 3rd-most populous country. 10th-highest Human Development Index ranking. 3rd-largest country.
 * 105) Uruguay -
 * 106) Vatican City - 3rd-highest population density. Smallest country.
 * 107) Venezuela
 * 108) Vietnam - 13th-most populous country.
 * 109) Zambia -
 * 110) Zimbabwe -

Not included
Not that a country's inclusion here does not mean that it isn't important to have an article on, merely that it isn't top-priority for a general, globally-focused encyclopedia. Also feel free to edit this section and the above.


 * 1) Abkhazia
 * 2) Akrotiri
 * 3) Åland
 * 4) Albania
 * 5) American Samoa
 * 6) Andorra
 * 7) Angola
 * 8) Anguilla
 * 9) Antigua and Barbuda
 * 10) Aruba
 * 11) Ascension Island
 * 12) Azerbaijan
 * 13) The Bahamas
 * 14) Bahrain
 * 15) Belize
 * 16) Benin
 * 17) Bermuda
 * 18) Bhutan
 * 19) Botswana
 * 20) British Virgin Islands
 * 21) Brunei
 * 22) Bulgaria
 * 23) Burkina Faso
 * 24) Cambodia
 * 25) Cameroon
 * 26) Cape Verde
 * 27) Cayman Islands
 * 28) Republic of China
 * 29) Comoros
 * 30) Republic of the Congo
 * 31) Cook Islands
 * 32) Côte d'Ivoire
 * 33) Croatia
 * 34) Dhekelia
 * 35) Djibouti
 * 36) Dominica
 * 37) Dominican Republic
 * 38) Ecuador
 * 39) El Salvador
 * 40) Equatorial Guinea
 * 41) Eritrea
 * 42) Estonia
 * 43) Falkland Islands
 * 44) Faroe Islands
 * 45) Fiji
 * 46) French Polynesia
 * 47) Gabon
 * 48) The Gambia
 * 49) Gibraltar
 * 50) Greenland
 * 51) Grenada
 * 52) Guam
 * 53) Guernsey
 * 54) Guinea
 * 55) Guyana
 * 56) Hong Kong (listed under "cities")
 * 57) Isle of Man
 * 58) Jersey
 * 59) Kiribati
 * 60) Kosovo
 * 61) Kyrgyzstan
 * 62) Laos
 * 63) Latvia
 * 64) Lesotho
 * 65) Liberia
 * 66) Liechtenstein
 * 67) Lithuania
 * 68) Macau
 * 69) Malawi
 * 70) Maldives
 * 71) Mali
 * 72) Malta
 * 73) Marshall Islands
 * 74) Mauritania
 * 75) Mauritius
 * 76) Mayotte
 * 77) Micronesia
 * 78) Moldova
 * 79) Montserrat
 * 80) Nagorno-Karabakh
 * 81) Namibia
 * 82) Nauru
 * 83) Netherlands Antilles
 * 84) New Caledonia
 * 85) Niue
 * 86) Norfolk Island
 * 87) Northern Cyprus
 * 88) Northern Mariana Islands
 * 89) Oman
 * 90) Palau
 * 91) Panama
 * 92) Pitcairn Islands
 * 93) Qatar
 * 94) Saint Helena
 * 95) Saint Kitts and Nevis
 * 96) Saint Lucia
 * 97) Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 * 98) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 * 99) San Marino
 * 100) São Tomé and Príncipe
 * 101) Senegal
 * 102) Serbia and Montenegro
 * 103) Seychelles
 * 104) Sierra Leone
 * 105) Slovakia
 * 106) Solomon Islands
 * 107) Somalia
 * 108) Somaliland
 * 109) South Ossetia
 * 110) Suriname
 * 111) Svalbard
 * 112) Swaziland
 * 113) Tajikistan
 * 114) Tanzania
 * 115) Timor-Leste
 * 116) Togo
 * 117) Tokelau
 * 118) Tonga
 * 119) Transnistria
 * 120) Trinidad and Tobago
 * 121) Tristan da Cunha
 * 122) Tunisia
 * 123) Turkmenistan
 * 124) Turks and Caicos Islands
 * 125) Tuvalu
 * 126) United Arab Emirates
 * 127) Uzbekistan
 * 128) Vanuatu
 * 129) Wallis and Futuna
 * 130) Western Sahara
 * 131) Yemen