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196 countries in the knowledge graph.
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country in Central and South Asia
country in southeastern Europe
country in North Africa
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
country on the west coast of Southern Africa
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
country in South America
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy in Oceania. Westminster-style system with compulsory voting and strong states.
country in Central Europe
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia
country in the Persian Gulf
country in South Asia
island nation in the Caribbean
Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, often called the last dictatorship in Europe. Ruled since 1994 by President Alexander Lukashenko under a Soviet-style authoritarian system. The 2020 presidential election, widely considered fraudulent, sparked the largest protests in Belarusian history, which were brutally suppressed. Belarus is heavily economically and politically dependent on Russia and served as a staging ground for Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The country operates a state-dominated economy with few civil liberties.
country in western Europe
sovereign state in Central America
sovereign state in West Africa
sovereign state in South Asia
sovereign state in South America
country in Southeast Europe
sovereign state in Southern Africa
Federal presidential republic in South America. Largest country in Latin America with a multi-party presidential system.
sovereign country and sultanate on the island of Borneo in south-east Asia, member of the Commonwealth of Nations
country in Southeast Europe
sovereign state in Africa
sovereign state in Africa
country in Southeast Asia
sovereign state in West-Central Africa
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy in North America. Westminster system with strong provincial governments.
sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa
country in Central Africa
sovereign state in central Africa
country in South America and Oceania, with a claim in Antarctica
country in South America
sovereign state situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa
country in Central America
country in Central Europe
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
country in the Mediterranean Sea
country in Central Europe
country in Central Africa
sovereign state in Africa
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
sovereign state in South America
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
sovereign state in Central America
sovereign state in Africa
country in the Horn of Africa
country in Northern Europe
sovereign state in southern Africa
country in the Horn of Africa
island sovereign state in Oceania
island sovereign state in Oceania
country in Northern Europe
Semi-presidential republic in Western Europe. Founding EU member and permanent UN Security Council member.
country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa
country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia
Federal parliamentary republic in Central Europe. Largest economy in the EU with a multi-party coalition system.
country in West Africa
country in Southeast Europe
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
sovereign state in Central America
sovereign state in West Africa
sovereign state in Western Africa
country in South America
country in the Caribbean Sea
sovereign state in Central America
country in Central Europe
Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
Federal parliamentary democratic republic. World's most populous country with a multi-party parliamentary system.
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Theocratic Islamic republic and a major regional power in the Middle East, governed by the principle of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist). Iran's political system has two overlapping power structures: elected bodies (the presidency, parliament) and unelected religious institutions (the Supreme Leader, Guardian Council, Assembly of Experts). Since the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in February 2026, Iran has entered a period of contested succession under Mojtaba Khamenei, while reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian continues to seek Western re-engagement.
sovereign state in Western Asia
sovereign state in Northwestern Europe
Parliamentary democracy and the Middle East's most established liberal-democratic state, founded in 1948 and defined by the tension between Jewish-state identity and democratic pluralism. Israel's political system is highly fragmented — no party has ever won a Knesset majority alone — making coalition politics the defining feature of governance. Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched its mass-casualty attack from Gaza, Israel has been engaged in an extended military campaign in Gaza under a war cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Parliamentary republic in Southern Europe. Founding EU member with a fragmented multi-party system and frequent coalition governments.
sovereign state in West Africa
island state in the Caribbean Sea
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Third-largest economy globally, dominated by the LDP since 1955.
country in West Asia
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
country in Eastern Africa
transcontinental sovereign state and constitutional monarchy
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
sovereign state in Western Asia
sovereign state in Central Asia
country in Southeast Asia
sovereign state in northeastern Europe
country in West Asia
sovereign state in southern Africa
sovereign state in West Africa
sovereign state in North Africa
country in Central Europe
country in northeastern Europe
country in Western Europe
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
sovereign state in Africa
country in Southeast Asia
