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The '''assessment department''' of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries|WikiProject 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 [[WP:1.0|Version 1.0 Editorial Team]] program.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{tl|WikiProject Countries}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of {{c|Countries articles by quality}}, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist. ({{WP1|Countries}})

== Frequently asked questions ==

: ''See also the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Assessment FAQ|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 [[WP:1.0|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 {{tl|WikiProject Countries}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
; 3. Someone put a {{tl|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|quality scale]] and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the [[#Instructions|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 [[#Quality scale|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 [[#Quality scale|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!

== Instructions ==
===Quality assessment===
{{Assessment Class Summary|banner=WikiProject Countries|topic=country}}

=== Quality scale ===
{{Grading scheme
|Project          = country
|FA_example       = [[Australia]], [[Germany]], [[Canada]], [[Japan]]
|A_example        = N/A
|A=no
|GA_example       = [[England]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]]
|B_example        = [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Brazil]]
|C_example        = [[Landlocked country]]
|Start_example    = [[Human Poverty Index]]
|Stub_example     = [[Bloomberg Innovation Index]]
|FL_example       = [[List of countries without armed forces]]
|List_example     = [[List of countries and dependencies by area]]
|Book_cat         = yes
|Book_example     = [[Book:Portugal]]
|FM_cat         = no
|FM_example     = N/A
|Cat_cat          = yes
|Cat_example      = [[:Category:Countries by continent]]
|Dab_cat          = yes
|Dab_example      = [[Fiji (disambiguation)]]
|File_cat        = yes
|File_example    = [[:File:BlankMap-World6.svg]]
|Portal_cat       = yes
|Portal_example   = [[Portal:Canada]]
|Project_cat      = yes
|Project_example  = [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Templates]]
|Redirect_cat     = no
|Redirect_example = 
|Template_cat     = yes
|Template_example = [[Template:Infobox country]]
|NA_cat           = yes
|NA_example       = [[Flags of stateless nations]]
}}

== Log ==
The [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Countries articles by quality log|full log of assessment changes for the past thirty days]] is available; due to its size (ca 100 kB), it cannot be transcluded directly.

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==={{icon|FA}} Featured articles===
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*{{icon|FA}} [[:Australia]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Bulgaria]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Cameroon]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Canada]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Germany]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:India]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Japan]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Madagascar]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Nauru]]
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Total pages in content type is 9
==={{icon|DFA}} Former featured articles===
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*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Bangladesh]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Belarus]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Belgium]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Bhutan]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Cambodia]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Chad]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:China]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Indonesia]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Israel]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Libya]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Nepal]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Pakistan]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Peru]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Rwanda]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:South Africa]]
*{{icon|DFA}} [[:Turkey]]
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Total pages in content type is 16
==={{icon|FL}} Featured lists===
<div style='column-width: 30em;'>
*{{icon|FL}} [[:List of countries by Human Development Index]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:ISO 3166-1]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:List of sovereign states without armed forces]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:Member states of ASEAN]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:Member states of the International Labour Organization]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:Member states of the United Nations]]
*{{icon|FL}} [[:List of national anthems]]
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Total pages in content type is 8
==={{icon|DFL}} Former featured lists===
<div style='column-width: 30em;'>
*{{icon|DFL}} [[:List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality]]
*{{icon|DFL}} [[:List of autonomous areas by country]]
*{{icon|DFL}} [[:List of states with limited recognition]]
*{{icon|DFL}} [[:Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations]]
*{{icon|DFL}} [[:List of states with nuclear weapons]]
*{{icon|DFL}} [[:List of sovereign states]]
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Total pages in content type is 6
==={{icon|GA}} Good articles===
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*{{icon|GA}} [[:Azerbaijan]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Jordan]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Malaysia]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:New Zealand]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Philippines]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Singapore]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Timor-Leste]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Wales]]
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Total pages in content type is 8
==={{icon|DGA}} Former good articles===
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*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Afghanistan]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Algeria]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Argentina]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Bahrain]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Brazil]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Brunei]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Burundi]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Comoros]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Croatia]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Denmark]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Egypt]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:England]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Iran]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Lebanon]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Lithuania]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Malawi]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Mali]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Morocco]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Papua New Guinea]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Russia]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Scotland]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Sweden]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Switzerland]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Taiwan]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Ukraine]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:United Kingdom]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:United States]]
*{{icon|DGA}} [[:Zimbabwe]]
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Total pages in content type is 29
==={{icon|GAN}} Good article nominees===
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*{{icon|GAN}} [[:Indonesia]]
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Total pages in content type is 1
==={{icon|DYK}} ''Did you know?'' articles===
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*{{icon|DYK}} ... that seven countries have '''[[List of multiple capitals|more than one capital city]]'''? <small>(2004-07-23)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that in [[Angola]], almost two out of every ten [[newborn]]s die within one year, making it the [[country]] with the highest '''[[List of countries by infant mortality rate (2005)|infant mortality rate in the world]]'''? <small>(2005-08-26)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that in [[2004]], the world spent US$896,235 million on [[military]] expenditures and the [[Military budget in the United States|U.S. military budget]] constituted 41 percent of this, placing the nation at top of the '''[[list of countries by military expenditures]]'''? <small>(2005-09-22)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that according to [[Statistics Canada]], 60 percent of [[Canada|Canada's]] population are classified as '''[[White Canadian|White]]'''? <small>(2006-11-13)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that although [[Law of the United States|American law]] requires proof of a [[defendant]]'s "[[mens rea|guilty mind]]" as an '''[[element (criminal)|element of the crime]]''', it is not concerned with [[Motive (law)|motive]]? <small>(2008-01-13)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[China]]''', with over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, is the third-most biodiverse country in the world? <small>(2014-01-03)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[United States]]''' accounts for 37% of all [[List of countries by military expenditures|global military spending]]? <small>(2015-02-03)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[Jordan]]''' has remained one of the safest countries in the [[Middle East]], despite regional turmoil? <small>(2016-10-01)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that Finland became a '''[[Member states of the International Labour Organization|member state of the International Labour Organization]]''' 100&nbsp;years ago today? <small>(2020-12-16)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[East Timor]]''' uses the [[United States dollar]], but produces [[East Timor centavo coins|its own coins]] to facilitate smaller transactions? <small>(2023-03-03)</small>
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that [[Edi Rama]] and [[Baba Mondi]] plan to create the '''[[Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order|smallest nation in the world]]'''? <small>(2024-09-29)</small>
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Total pages in content type is 11
==={{icon|FP}} Featured pictures===
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File:Hong Kong Night Skyline.jpg|Hong Kong Night Skyline
File:Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007.jpg|Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007
File:Map of Greece, Archipelago and part of Anadoli; Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette 1791.jpg|Map of Greece, Archipelago and part of Anadoli; Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette 1791
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Total pages in content type is 3

==={{icon|potd}} Picture of the day pictures===
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File:Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007.jpg|Hong Kong Skyline Restitch - Dec 2007 <small>(2008-11-03)</small>
File:Hong Kong Night Skyline.jpg|Hong Kong Night Skyline <small>(2015-05-13)</small>
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Total pages in content type is 2

==={{icon|FPo}} Featured portals===
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*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Australia]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Bangladesh]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Brazil]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Bulgaria]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Cuba]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Germany]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Iceland]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:India]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Indonesia]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Japan]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:New Zealand]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Norway]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Poland]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Russia]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Spain]]
*{{icon|FPo}} [[:Portal:Ukraine]]
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Total pages in content type is 16
==={{icon|FFPo}} Former featured portals===
<div style='column-width: 30em;'>
*{{icon|FFPo}} [[:Portal:France]]
*{{icon|FFPo}} [[:Portal:United States]]
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Total pages in content type is 2
=== Main page featured articles===
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* [[:China]] <small>(2004-03-07)</small>
* [[:Belgium]] <small>(2004-06-04)</small>
* [[:India]] <small>(2004-12-03)</small>
* [[:Cambodia]] <small>(2005-03-20)</small>
* [[:South Africa]] <small>(2005-04-28)</small>
* [[:Australia]] <small>(2005-08-16)</small>
* [[:Bhutan]] <small>(2005-10-22)</small>
* [[:Pakistan]] <small>(2006-05-29)</small>
* [[:Canada]] <small>(2006-06-23)</small>
* [[:Nauru]] <small>(2006-07-08)</small>
* [[:Bangladesh]] <small>(2006-07-14)</small>
* [[:Libya]] <small>(2006-08-08)</small>
* [[:Nepal]] <small>(2006-09-28)</small>
* [[:Turkey]] <small>(2007-03-04)</small>
* [[:Germany]] <small>(2007-04-07)</small>
* [[:Japan]] <small>(2007-05-15)</small>
* [[:Cameroon]] <small>(2007-07-18)</small>
* [[:Indonesia]] <small>(2007-08-17)</small>
* [[:Chad]] <small>(2007-09-20)</small>
* [[:Peru]] <small>(2008-02-11)</small>
* [[:Israel]] <small>(2008-05-08)</small>
* [[:Belarus]] <small>(2010-07-27)</small>
* [[:Rwanda]] <small>(2012-07-01)</small>
* [[:Madagascar]] <small>(2012-10-11)</small>
* [[:Bulgaria]] <small>(2018-11-28)</small>
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Total pages in content type is 25
==={{icon|itn}} In the News articles===
<div style='column-width: 30em;'>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Nepal]] <small>(2008-05-28)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Cape Verde]] <small>(2008-07-23)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Greenland]] <small>(2009-06-21)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Left- and right-hand traffic]] <small>(2009-09-08)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Slovenia]] <small>(2010-05-10)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:South Sudan]] <small>(2011-07-09)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:France]] <small>(2012-09-19)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:The Gambia]] <small>(2013-10-05)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Singapore]] <small>(2018-06-12)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Laos]] <small>(2018-07-24)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Saudi Arabia]] <small>(2018-10-21)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:North Macedonia]] <small>(2019-02-13)</small>
*{{icon|itn}} [[:Philippines]] <small>(2020-05-07)</small>
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Total pages in content type is 13
=== Main page featured lists===
<div style='column-width: 30em;'>
* [[:ISO 3166-1]] <small>(2014-04-14)</small>
* [[:List of national anthems]] <small>(2014-06-06)</small>
* [[:List of countries by Human Development Index]] <small>(2021-09-13)</small>
* [[:Member states of the International Labour Organization]] <small>(2022-12-05)</small>
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Total pages in content type is 4
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