साँचा:Lists of countries का स्रोत देखें

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:The terms '''[[country]]''', '''[[state]]''', and '''[[nation]]''' can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:
:*the [[list of countries]], listing countries in the sense of independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty.
:*the [[list of sovereign states]], listing sovereign states with information on the extent of their sovereignty. It includes both states widely recognized (''de jure'') to be sovereign and entities that claim sovereignty while exercising ''de facto'' control over (part of) their claimed territory.
:Related lists are the lists of [[Federation#List of federations|federations]], [[List of unrecognized countries|unrecognized countries]], [[List of autonomous areas by country|autonomous areas]], [[dependent territories]], and [[List of territorial disputes|territorial disputes]]. In some contexts country and state is also used for some [[List of subnational entities|subnational entities]].<ref>E.g. the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales).</ref> More lists of countries can be found at the [[Lists of countries|lists of countries]].</div>