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Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Assessment

Countries pages by quality
Quality
	Total
FA	9
FL	8
GA	9
B	141
C	115
Start	80
Stub	31
List	762
Category	18,447
Disambig	5
File	10
Portal	37
Project	38
Template	394
NA	277
Assessed	20,363
Unassessed	27
Total	20,390

The assessment departmentofWikiProject Countries focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's countries articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the Version 1.0 Editorial Team program.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Countries}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Countries articles by quality, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist. (Index · Statistics · Log)

See also the general assessment FAQ

1. What is the purpose of the article ratings?

The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content. Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.

2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject?

Just add {{WikiProject Countries}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.

3. Someone put a {{WikiProject Countries}} template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project's scope. What should I do?

Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them. If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the project talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).

4. Who can assess articles?

Any member of the Countries WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.

5. How do I rate an article?

Check the quality scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the instructions below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.

6. Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?

Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.

7. What if I don't agree with a rating?

You can ask any member of the project to rate the article again. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.

8. Aren't the ratings subjective?

Yes, they are somewhat subjective, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

Quality assessment[edit]

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Countries}} project banner on its talk page: {{WikiProject Countries|class=???}}

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class country articles)		FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class country articles)		A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class country articles)		GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class country articles)		B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class country articles)		C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class country articles)		Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class country articles)		Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class country articles)		FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class country articles)		List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Quality scale[edit]

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA	The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured article criteria: Afeatured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate; neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarismortoo-close paraphrasing. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate.	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Australia, Germany, Canada, Japan
FL	The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured list criteria: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements are sourced where they appear, and they provide inline citations if they contain any of the four kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. (c) Accessibility. It uses proper formating to be accessible to all readers. Bulleted and unbulleted lists and tables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilize alternative (alt) text. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.	Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	List of countries without armed forces
GA	The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria Agood article is: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it contains no original research; and it contains no copyright violationsorplagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	England, Malaysia, Philippines
B	The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as {{cite web}} is optional. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.	Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines.	United Kingdom, France, Brazil
C	The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems.	Landlocked country
Start	An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following: A useful picture or graphic Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article	Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more.	Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use.	Human Poverty Index
Stub	A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant.	Bloomberg Innovation Index
List	Meets the criteria of a stand-alone listorset index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.	There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.	Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.	List of countries and dependencies by area
Category	Any category falls under this class.	Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area.	Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized.	Category:Countries by continent
Disambig	Any disambiguation page falls under this class.	The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title.	Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title.	Fiji (disambiguation)
File	Any page in the file namespace falls under this class.	The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content.	Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.	File:BlankMap-World6.svg
Portal	Any page in the portal namespace falls under this class.	Portals are intended to serve as "main pages" for specific topics.	Editor involvement is essential to ensure that portals are kept up to date.	Portal:Canada
Project	All WikiProject-related pages fall under this class.	Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development.	Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project.	Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Templates
Template	Any template falls under this class. The most common types of templates include infoboxes and navboxes.	Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles.	Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information.	Template:Infobox country
NA	Any non-article page that fits no other classification.	The page contains no article content.	Look out for misclassified articles. Currently, many NA-class articles may need to be re-classified.	Flags of stateless nations

The full log of assessment changes for the past thirty days is available; due to its size (ca 100 kB), it cannot be transcluded directly.

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Countries}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles[edit]

• Australia
• Bulgaria
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Germany
• India
• Japan
• Madagascar
• Nauru

Total pages in content type is 9

Former featured articles[edit]

• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• Chad
• China
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Libya
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Peru
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Turkey

Total pages in content type is 17

Featured lists[edit]

• List of countries by Human Development Index
• ISO 3166-1
• List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
• List of sovereign states without armed forces
• Member states of ASEAN
• Member states of the International Labour Organization
• Member states of the United Nations
• List of national anthems

Total pages in content type is 8

Former featured lists[edit]

• List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality
• List of autonomous areas by country
• List of states with limited recognition
• Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
• List of states with nuclear weapons
• List of sovereign states

Total pages in content type is 6

Good articles[edit]

• Azerbaijan
• East Timor
• England
• Hong Kong
• Jordan
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Wales

Total pages in content type is 10

Former good articles[edit]

• Afghanistan
• Algeria
• Argentina
• Bahrain
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Burundi
• Comoros
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• Iran
• Lebanon
• Lithuania
• Macau
• Malawi
• Mali
• Morocco
• Papua New Guinea
• Russia
• Scotland
• Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Zimbabwe

Total pages in content type is 29

Good article nominees[edit]

• Botswana

Total pages in content type is 1

Did you know? articles[edit]

• ... that seven countries have more than one capital city?(2004-07-23)
• ... that in Angola, almost two out of every ten newborns die within one year, making it the country with the highest infant mortality rate in the world?(2005-08-26)
• ... that in 2004, the world spent US$896,235 million on military expenditures and the U.S. military budget constituted 41 percent of this, placing the nation at top of the list of countries by military expenditures?(2005-09-22)
• ... that according to Statistics Canada, 60 percent of Canada's population are classified as White?(2006-11-13)
• ... that although American law requires proof of a defendant's "guilty mind" as an element of the crime, it is not concerned with motive?(2008-01-13)
• ... that China, with over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, is the third-most biodiverse country in the world? (2014-01-03)
• ... that the United States accounts for 37% of all global military spending?(2015-02-03)
• ... that Jordan has remained one of the safest countries in the Middle East, despite regional turmoil? (2016-10-01)
• ... that Finland became a member state of the International Labour Organization 100 years ago today? (2020-12-16)
• ... that East Timor uses the United States dollar, but produces its own coins to facilitate smaller transactions? (2023-03-03)

Total pages in content type is 10

Featured pictures[edit]

• 
  Hong Kong Night Skyline
• 
  Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007

Total pages in content type is 2

Picture of the day pictures[edit]

• 
  Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007 (2008-11-03)
• 
  Hong Kong Night Skyline (2015-05-13)

Total pages in content type is 2

Featured portals[edit]

• Portal:Australia
• Portal:Bangladesh
• Portal:Brazil
• Portal:Bulgaria
• Portal:Cuba
• Portal:Germany
• Portal:Iceland
• Portal:India
• Portal:Indonesia
• Portal:Japan
• Portal:New Zealand
• Portal:Norway
• Portal:Poland
• Portal:Russia
• Portal:Spain
• Portal:Ukraine

Total pages in content type is 16

Former featured portals[edit]

• Portal:France
• Portal:United States

Total pages in content type is 2

Main page featured articles[edit]

• China (2004-03-07)
• Belgium (2004-06-04)
• India (2004-12-03)
• Cambodia (2005-03-20)
• South Africa (2005-04-28)
• Australia (2005-08-16)
• Hong Kong (2005-09-07)
• Bhutan (2005-10-22)
• Pakistan (2006-05-29)
• Canada (2006-06-23)
• Nauru (2006-07-08)
• Bangladesh (2006-07-14)
• Libya (2006-08-08)
• Nepal (2006-09-28)
• Turkey (2007-03-04)
• Germany (2007-04-07)
• Japan (2007-05-15)
• Cameroon (2007-07-18)
• Indonesia (2007-08-17)
• Chad (2007-09-20)
• Peru (2008-02-11)
• Israel (2008-05-08)
• Belarus (2010-07-27)
• Rwanda (2012-07-01)
• Madagascar (2012-10-11)
• Bulgaria (2018-11-28)

Total pages in content type is 26

In the News articles[edit]

• Nepal (2008-05-28)
• Cape Verde (2008-07-23)
• Greenland (2009-06-21)
• Left- and right-hand traffic (2009-09-08)
• Slovenia (2010-05-10)
• South Sudan (2011-07-09)
• France (2012-09-19)
• The Gambia (2013-10-05)
• Singapore (2018-06-12)
• Laos (2018-07-24)
• Saudi Arabia (2018-10-21)
• North Macedonia (2019-02-13)
• Philippines (2020-05-07)

Total pages in content type is 13

Main page featured lists[edit]

• ISO 3166-1 (2014-04-14)
• List of national anthems (2014-06-06)
• List of countries by Human Development Index (2021-09-13)
• Member states of the International Labour Organization (2022-12-05)

Total pages in content type is 4