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1Etymology <-- sometimes it's just 'names'

2History not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries-->

- Ancient world (9500-4000 BCE)

- Stone Age (4000-2000 BCE)

- Bronze age (3300-1050 BCE)

- Iron age (1050- 800 BCE)

- Axial age (800 - 200 BCE)

- Ancient world (200 BCE - 500 CE)

- Medieval period (500-1400CE)

- Modern era (1800 CE to present)

- Indigenous people (ie KhoiSan are the only indigenous people to South Africa & are not listed)

- Migration - colonisation (even the UK was under the Roman Empire at one point & a lack of colonisation is so rare it should be notable as in the case of Ethiopia)

- Independence/confederation/development & Expansion - national anthem

3Geography and environment not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - climate - geology - flora and fauna (may be easier for a broader population to understand than biodiversity?) - conservation

4Civil society not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - taxation - states/provinces and territories (organisation including sub-divisions) - legislature and law (ie: torte vs president) - foreign relations - security (is probably a better word than military & should not be lumped in with foreign relations) - media/freedom of the press/censorship - human development - education - peace (every country is assessed & it is foundational to govt/society/economics/development & yet it is not listed) - beliefs and values (including perspectives on gender)

5Economy not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - Application/Progress of the UN 2030 agenda for SDGs - Progress/efforts regarding 2050 net zero energy transition & climate change - Natural resources - Science & technology - Tourism - Industry & Manufacturing - Trade & Finance - Infrastructure (ie: Water & sanitation; roads; transport; etc) - Labour

6Demographics not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - religion - language(s) - health, vitality & wellbeing - education & literacy - diversity & ethnicity - gender

7Arts and Culture not every country has these categories & yet they apply to all modern countries--> - literature & publishing - cuisine - visual arts (painting, sculpture, film etc) - performing art (music, dance, theatre, etc) - sports and recreation - festivals & customs - cultural institutions (ie: museums) - popular culture

8See also

9Notes

10References<-- sometimes it's bibliography or sources

11Further reading

12External links e11e99 (talk) 18:47, 21 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Is this a general change to be made to the project page? Moxy🍁 20:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Guessing based on the section name that this is meant to replace Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Templates#Article_template. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:45, 22 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Maybe an idea for a cooperation with Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists are lists of countries by year. That would mean making a list based on List of sovereign states for a specific year, e.g. 1900. Would only need to show all countries which existed that year and columns if they were part of an organization like Commonwealth of England and if they were just founded or dissolved in that year.

More lists for different years like 1800, 1700, 1500, 1000, 500 etc. Over time it would possible expand with list for more years. Nordat (talk) 11:50, 20 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Have an odd situation with an editor.....Randomly changing the area number multiple times as seen here then change here to another number and a third number change here all on the same page . I am not sure if this is purposely disruptive or they're trying to find the best number. But this seems to be happening on multiple pages that has been reverted by multiple editors. Moxy🍁 20:06, 23 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

In the case of South Korea, it appears that sourcing exists to support all three of those numbers, so it's probably just that they're trying to find the best one. Can't speak to the other cases. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:32, 24 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

They simply wont talk about their changes all over...with horrible personal attacks. Moxy🍁 12:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested edit discussion at Talk:Taiwan#Straw poll that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Butterdiplomat (talk) 15:25, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Why is Russia described as an authoritarian dictatorship but China isn't?, China is just as authoritarian and dictatorial, if not more, than Russia 2806:230:1036:BCED:217D:27A5:62E3:8815 (talk) 06:08, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Reply