Wikipedia:Version 0.5 Country Review

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All articles have now been reviewed.

This page allows articles on countries to bypass the general V0.5 nomination page, going straight from this page to the main Version 0.5 page once approved.

Criteria
The criteria for importance and quality apply. But as countries, these all pass on importance. For quality, articles should be B-Class or above.

Review process

 * Reviews should only be done by members of the review team (if you want to help sign up here).
 * The reviewer should not have been a significant contributor to the article under review.
 * After an article has been reviewed, the following process is carried out.

Pass

 * 1) "Strikeout" the article name on this page, using and.
 * 2) Place the  template on its talk page. See V0.5 for details of classes and categories (which may not be the same as the categories on this page).
 * 3) List the article on Version 0.5 under the appropriate section.

Fail on quality
If the article fails to meet the criteria because of quality problems:
 * 1) Consider requesting a cleanup of the article using cleanup tags or requests on the talk page.
 * 2) Consider nominating the article for the article improvement drive.
 * 3) Consider contacting the relevant Country WikiProject and/or Regional Notice Board.
 * 4) Consider indicating a clear reason on the article's talk page.
 * 5) "Strikeout" the article name on this page, using and, and place a comment next to the article name indicating briefly why the article failed, and any action taken.

Africa

 *  🇩🇿 Algeria  - Algiers
 *  🇦🇴 Angola  - Luanda
 *  🇧🇯 Benin  - Porto-Novo (seat of government at Cotonou)
 *  🇧🇼 Botswana  - Gaborone NEEDS MUCH WORK -not added yet -- I've just done some. Please see what you think. Maurreen 06:54, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 *  🇧🇫 Burkina Faso  - Ouagadougou
 *  🇧🇮 Burundi  - Bujumbura
 *  🇨🇲 Cameroon  - Yaoundé
 *  🇨🇻 Cape Verde  - Praia
 *  🇨🇫 Central African Republic  - Bangui
 *  🇹🇩 Chad  - N'Djamena
 *  🇰🇲 Comoros  - Moroni
 *  Congo, Democratic Republic of the  (also known as Congo-Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire) - Kinshasa
 *  Congo, Republic of the  (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) - Brazzaville
 *  🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire  (commonly known as Ivory Coast) - Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan)
 *  🇩🇯 Djibouti  - Djibouti City
 *  🇪🇬 Egypt  - Cairo
 *  🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea  - Malabo
 *  🇪🇷 Eritrea  - Asmara
 *  🇪🇹 Ethiopia  - Addis Ababa
 *  🇬🇦 Gabon  - Libreville (ONLY A "START")
 *  🇬🇲 Gambia  - Banjul
 *  🇬🇭 Ghana  - Accra
 *  🇬🇳 Guinea  - Conakry
 * 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau - Bissau Needs work, see talk
 *  🇰🇪 Kenya  - Nairobi
 *  🇱🇸 Lesotho  - Maseru Needs work
 *  🇱🇷 Liberia  - Monrovia
 *  🇱🇾 Libya  - Tripoli
 *  🇲🇬 Madagascar  - Antananarivo
 *  🇲🇼 Malawi  - Lilongwe
 *  🇲🇱 Mali  - Bamako
 *  🇲🇷 Mauritania  - Nouakchott
 *  🇲🇺 Mauritius  - Port Louis
 *  🇾🇹 Mayotte  (overseas territory of France) - Mamoudzou
 *  🇲🇦 Morocco  - Rabat
 *  🇲🇿 Mozambique  - Maputo
 *  🇳🇦 Namibia  - Windhoek
 *  🇳🇪 Niger  - Niamey
 *  🇳🇬 Nigeria  - Abuja
 *  🇷🇪 Réunion  (overseas department of France) - Saint-Denis
 *  🇷🇼 Rwanda  - Kigali
 *  Saint Helena  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)  - Jamestown
 *  São Tomé and Príncipe  - São Tomé
 *  🇸🇳 Senegal  - Dakar
 *  🇸🇨 Seychelles  - Victoria
 *  🇸🇱 Sierra Leone  - Freetown
 *  🇸🇴 Somalia  - Mogadishu
 *  🇿🇦 South Africa  - Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
 *  🇸🇩 Sudan  - Khartoum
 *  🇸🇿 Swaziland  - Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
 *  🇹🇿 Tanzania  - Dodoma (seat of government at Dar es Salaam)
 *  🇹🇬 Togo  - Lomé
 *  🇹🇳 Tunisia  - Tunis
 *  🇺🇬 Uganda  - Kampala
 *  🇪🇭 Western Sahara  - El Aaiún (unofficial)
 *  🇿🇲 Zambia  - Lusaka
 *  🇿🇼 Zimbabwe  - Harare

Asia

 *  🇦🇫 Afghanistan  - Kabul
 *  🇦🇲 Armenia  - Yerevan
 *  🇦🇿 Azerbaijan  - Baku
 *  🇧🇭 Bahrain  - Manama
 *  🇧🇩 Bangladesh  - Dhaka
 *  🇧🇹 Bhutan  - Thimphu
 *  🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
 *  Brunei  - Bandar Seri Begawan
 *  🇰🇭 Cambodia  - Phnom Penh
 *  China, People's Republic of  - Beijing
 *  China, Republic of  (commonly known as Taiwan) - Taipei
 *  🇨🇽 Christmas Island  (overseas territory of Australia)
 *  🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands  (overseas territory of Australia)
 *  🇨🇾 Cyprus  - Nicosia
 *  Georgia (country)  - Tbilisi
 *  🇭🇰 Hong Kong  (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, recognized by international treaty)
 *  🇮🇳 India  - New Delhi
 *  🇮🇩 Indonesia  - Jakarta
 *  🇮🇷 Iran  - Tehran
 *  🇮🇶 Iraq  - Baghdad
 *  🇮🇱 Israel  - Jerusalem
 *  🇯🇵 Japan  - Tokyo
 *  🇯🇴 Jordan  - Amman
 *  🇰🇿 Kazakhstan  - Astana
 *  🇰🇵 North Korea  (commonly known as North Korea) - Pyongyang
 *  🇰🇷 South Korea  (commonly known as South Korea) - Seoul
 *  🇰🇼 Kuwait  - Kuwait City
 *  🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan  - Bishkek
 *  Laos  - Vientiane
 *  🇱🇧 Lebanon  - Beirut
 *  Macau  (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, recognized by international treaty)
 *  🇲🇾 Malaysia  - Kuala Lumpur (seat of government at Putrajaya)
 *  🇲🇻 Maldives  - Malé
 *  🇲🇳 Mongolia  - Ulaanbaatar
 *  🇲🇲 Myanmar  (formerly known as Burma) - Naypyidaw (recently moved from Yangon)
 *  🇳🇵 Nepal  - Kathmandu
 *  🇴🇲 Oman  - Muscat
 *  🇵🇰 Pakistan  - Islamabad
 *  Palestinian territories  (collectively the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip)
 *  🇵🇭 Philippines  - Manila
 *  🇶🇦 Qatar  - Doha
 *  🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia  - Riyadh
 *  🇸🇬 Singapore  - Singapore (city-state)
 *  🇱🇰 Sri Lanka  - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (seat of government at Colombo)
 *  Syria  - Damascus
 *  🇹🇯 Tajikistan  - Dushanbe
 *  🇹🇭 Thailand  - Bangkok
 *  Timor-Leste  (commonly known as East Timor) - Dili
 *  🇹🇷 Turkey  - Ankara
 *  🇹🇲 Turkmenistan  - Ashgabat
 *  🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates  - Abu Dhabi
 *  🇺🇿 Uzbekistan  - Tashkent
 *  Vietnam  - Hanoi
 *  🇾🇪 Yemen  - Sanaá

Europe

 *  Åland  (autonomous province of Finland, recognized by international treaty) - Mariehamn
 *  🇦🇱 Albania  - Tirana
 *  🇦🇩 Andorra  - Andorra la Vella
 *  🇦🇹 Austria  - Vienna
 *  🇧🇾 Belarus  - Minsk
 *  🇧🇪 Belgium  - Brussels
 *  🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina  - Sarajevo
 *  🇧🇬 Bulgaria  - Sofia
 *  🇭🇷 Croatia  - Zagreb
 *  🇨🇿 Czech Republic  - Prague
 *  🇩🇰 Denmark  - Copenhagen
 *  🇪🇪 Estonia  - Tallinn
 *  🇫🇴 Faroe Islands  (overseas country of Denmark) - Tórshavn
 *  🇫🇮 Finland  - Helsinki
 *  🇫🇷 France  - Paris
 *  🇩🇪 Germany  - Berlin
 *  🇬🇮 Gibraltar  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Gibraltar
 *  🇬🇷 Greece  - Athens
 *  🇬🇬 Guernsey  (British crown dependency) - Saint Peter Port
 *  🇭🇺 Hungary  - Budapest
 *  🇮🇸 Iceland  - Reykjavík
 *  🇮🇪 Ireland  - Dublin
 *  🇮🇲 Isle of Man  (British crown dependency) - Douglas
 *  🇮🇹 Italy  - Rome
 *  🇯🇪 Jersey  (British crown dependency) - Saint Helier
 *  🇱🇻 Latvia  - Riga
 *  🇱🇮 Liechtenstein  - Vaduz
 *  🇱🇹 Lithuania  - Vilnius
 *  🇱🇺 Luxembourg  - Luxembourg
 *  Republic of Macedonia  - Skopje
 *  🇲🇹 Malta  - Valletta
 *  🇲🇩 Moldova  - Chişinău
 *  🇲🇨 Monaco  - Monaco (city-state)
 *  🇲🇪 Montenegro  - Podgorica
 *  🇳🇱 Netherlands  - Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)
 *  🇳🇴 Norway  - Oslo
 *  🇵🇱 Poland  - Warsaw
 *  🇵🇹 Portugal  - Lisbon
 *  🇷🇴 Romania  - Bucharest
 *  🇷🇺 Russia  - Moscow
 *  🇸🇲 San Marino  - San Marino
 *  🇷🇸 Serbia  - Belgrade
 *  🇸🇰 Slovakia  - Bratislava
 *  🇸🇮 Slovenia  - Ljubljana
 *  🇪🇸 Spain  - Madrid
 *  Svalbard  (overseas territory of Norway, recognized by international treaty) - Longyearbyen
 *  🇸🇪 Sweden  - Stockholm
 *  🇨🇭 Switzerland  - Berne
 *  🇺🇦 Ukraine  - Kiev
 *  🇬🇧 United Kingdom  - London
 *  🇻🇦 Vatican City  - Vatican City (city-state)

North America

 *  🇦🇮 Anguilla  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - The Valley
 *  🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda  - Saint John's
 *  🇦🇼 Aruba  (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Oranjestad
 *  🇧🇸 Bahamas  - Nassau
 *  🇧🇧 Barbados  - Bridgetown
 *  🇧🇿 Belize  - Belmopan
 *  🇧🇲 Bermuda  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Hamilton
 *  British Virgin Islands  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Road Town
 *  🇨🇦 Canada  - Ottawa
 *  🇰🇾 Cayman Islands  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - George Town
 *  🇨🇷 Costa Rica  - San José
 *  🇨🇺 Cuba  - Havana
 *  🇩🇲 Dominica  - Roseau
 *  🇩🇴 Dominican Republic  - Santo Domingo
 *  🇸🇻 El Salvador  - San Salvador
 *  🇬🇱 Greenland  (overseas country of Denmark) - Nuuk
 *  🇬🇩 Grenada  - Saint George's
 *  🇬🇵 Guadeloupe  (overseas department of France) - Basse-Terre
 *  🇬🇹 Guatemala  - Guatemala City
 *  🇭🇹 Haiti  - Port-au-Prince
 *  🇭🇳 Honduras  - Tegucigalpa
 *  🇯🇲 Jamaica  - Kingston
 *  🇲🇶 Martinique  (overseas department of France) - Fort-de-France (Needs work - just a longer stub!)
 *  🇲🇽 Mexico  - Mexico City
 *  🇲🇸 Montserrat  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Plymouth (seat of government at Brades)
 *  Navassa Island  (insular area of the United States)
 *  Netherlands Antilles  (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Willemstad
 *  🇳🇮 Nicaragua  - Managua
 *  🇵🇦 Panama  - Panama City
 *  🇵🇷 Puerto Rico  (insular area of the United States) - San Juan
 *  🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis  - Basseterre
 *  🇱🇨 Saint Lucia  - Castries
 *  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon  (overseas territory of France) - Saint-Pierre
 *  🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  - Kingstown
 *  🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago  - Port of Spain
 *  🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands  (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Cockburn Town
 *  🇺🇸 United States  - Washington, D.C.
 *  United States Virgin Islands  (insular area of the United States) - Charlotte Amalie

South America

 *  🇦🇷 Argentina  - Buenos Aires
 *  🇧🇴 Bolivia  - Sucre (seat of government at La Paz)
 *  🇧🇷 Brazil  - Brasília
 *  🇨🇱 Chile  - Santiago
 *  🇨🇴 Colombia - Bogotá
 *  🇪🇨 Ecuador - Quito
 *  Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Stanley
 *  🇬🇫 French Guiana (overseas department of France) - Cayenne
 *  🇬🇾 Guyana  - Georgetown
 *  🇵🇾 Paraguay  - Asunción
 *  🇵🇪 Peru  - Lima
 *  🇸🇷 Suriname  - Paramaribo
 *  🇺🇾 Uruguay  - Montevideo
 *  🇻🇪 Venezuela  - Caracas

Oceania
Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a geographical continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands. Note that some islands located within the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean are not considered parts of Oceania (e.g., Japan).


 * 🇦🇸 American Samoa (insular area of the United States) - Pago Pago
 * 🇦🇺 Australia - Canberra
 * 🇺🇸 Baker Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) - Avarua
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji - Suva
 * 🇵🇫 French Polynesia (overseas territory of France) - Papeete
 * 🇬🇺 Guam (insular area of the United States) - Hagåtña
 * 🇺🇸 Howland Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇺🇸 Jarvis Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇺🇸 Johnston Atoll (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇺🇸 Kingman Reef (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇰🇮 Kiribati - South Tarawa
 * 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands - Majuro
 *  Federated States of Micronesia - Palikir
 * 🇺🇸 Midway Atoll (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇳🇷 Nauru - no official capital (seat of government at Yaren)
 * 🇳🇨 New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) - Nouméa
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand - Wellington
 * 🇳🇺 Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) - Alofi
 * 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia) - Kingston
 * 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands (insular area of the United States) - Saipan
 * 🇵🇼 Palau - Koror
 * 🇺🇸 Palmyra Atoll (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
 *  Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) - Adamstown
 * 🇼🇸 Samoa - Apia
 * 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands - Honiara
 * 🇹🇰 Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) - no capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
 * 🇹🇴 Tonga - Nuku'alofa
 * 🇹🇻 Tuvalu - Funafuti
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu - Port Vila
 * 🇺🇸 Wake Island (insular area of the United States)
 * 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) - Mata-Utu

Antarctica
Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic islands north of 60°S include:


 * 🇳🇴 Bouvet Island (overseas territory of Norway)
 * 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories (overseas territory of France)
 * 🇦🇺 Heard Island and McDonald Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
 *  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

NOTES: From List of countries by continent –

This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their national flags and capitals. It contains: However, this list does not contain de facto independent states that are generally unrecognized.
 * Sovereign states (country names in bold), including:
 * The member states of the United Nations (UN)
 * A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City
 * A state not recognized by the UN and most of its members, but currently with de facto international relations with most countries: The Republic of China
 * Two territories de facto not independent but recognized by many countries as sovereign (country names in bold italics): The Palestinian territories and Western Sahara
 * Dependent territories, including overseas departments of France (country names in italics)
 * Special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (country names in italics)