Lists of countries

List of countries by intentional homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants.

This is a list of countries by public debt to GDP ratio as listed by Eurostat for the EU and by CIA's World Factbook 2012 for the rest of the world.

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals, including the following entities: * In bold: Internationally recognized sovereign states * The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) * Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN-recognized non-member state) * State of Palestine (administered by the PNA, a UN-recognized non-member state) * Kosovo (officially known as the Republic of Kosovo) * Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China) * In bold italics: States with limited recognition and associated states not members of the United Nations * De facto sovereign states lacking general international recognition * Cook Islands and Niue, two associated states of

A developed country, industrialized country, or "more economically developed country" (MEDC), is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.

A developing country, also called a third world country, a less developed country or underdeveloped country, is a nation with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central (federal) government.

A government in exile is a political group which claims to be a country's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country.

A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.

A landlocked state or country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas.

Country calling codes or country dial in codes are telephone dialing prefixes for the member countries of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

See List of official languages by institution.

The terms right-hand traffic and left-hand traffic refer to regulations requiring all bidirectional traffic, unless otherwise directed, to keep to the right or to the left side of the road, respectively.

Since its declaration of independence from Serbia (enacted on 17 February 2008), international recognition of Kosovo has been mixed, and the world continues to be divided on the issue.

An energy superpower is a nation that supplies large amounts of energy resources (crude oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, etc.) to a significant number of other states, and therefore has the potential to influence world markets to gain a political or economic advantage.

There are eight sovereign states that have successfully detonated nuclear weapons.

The category of newly industrialized country (NIC) is a socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world by political scientists and economists.

This page is a summary of published academics' opinions.

This is a list of active military special forces units.

This is an incomplete list of areas with either multilingualism at the community level or at the personal level.

(Main article: Burger King franchises) This is a listing of countries with Burger King franchises.

List of countries by homicide rate by decade per year per 100,000 inhabitants.

See also the list of flags featuring crescents, below, many of which include a five-pointed star in the crescent.

This is a list of many lists of countries and territories by various definitions, including FIFA countries, federations and fictional countries.

Adult lifetime cannabis use by country refers to the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population.

This list refers to the minimum driving age for a motor vehicle with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3,500 kg and designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver (not including a trailer).

This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated).

A great power is a nation or state that, through its great economic, political and military strength, is able to exert power and influence over not only its own region of the world, but beyond to others.