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A '''nation''' or '''country''' was a large geopolitical area.
A '''nation''' or '''country''' was a large geopolitical area.


==On Earth==
== On Earth ==
Among the many countries on [[Earth]] throughout its history were [[France]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'') [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'') [[Nigeria]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[You Had Me at Verify User Name and Password (short story)|You Had Me at Verify User Name and Password]]'') and [[Sri Lanka]] — known at least in the early [[20th century]] as "Ceylon". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')
Among the many countries on [[Earth]] throughout its history were [[France]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'') [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'') [[Nigeria]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[You Had Me at Verify User Name and Password (short story)|You Had Me at Verify User Name and Password]]'') and [[Sri Lanka]] — known at least in the early [[20th century]] as "Ceylon". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')


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By [[2010]], [[Jo Jones]] claimed to have visited every country on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'')
By [[2010]], [[Jo Jones]] claimed to have visited every country on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'')


==On other planets==
== On other planets ==
[[Anjon]] was a country on [[Espero]] that was ruled by a [[democracy|democratically]] elected [[Prime Administrator]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'')
[[Anjon]] was a country on [[Espero]] that was ruled by a [[democracy|democratically]] elected [[Prime Administrator]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'')


==Other references==
== Other references ==
The [[Second Doctor]] warned [[Polly Wright]] that the [[Dalek]]s were capable of exterminating whole nations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
The [[Second Doctor]] warned [[Polly Wright]] that the [[Dalek]]s were capable of exterminating whole nations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
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[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 23:59, 3 September 2020

Nation

A nation or country was a large geopolitical area.

On Earth

Among the many countries on Earth throughout its history were France, (PROSE: Sanctuary) Turkey, (PROSE: Eternity Weeps) Nigeria (PROSE: You Had Me at Verify User Name and Password) and Sri Lanka — known at least in the early 20th century as "Ceylon". (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)

The Eurovision Song Contest was an annual competition held among the nations of Europe. Jack Harkness remembered when ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest. (AUDIO: The Dead Line) The European Union was a coalition of mostly European nations during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. (AUDIO: The Longest Night)

By 2010, Jo Jones claimed to have visited every country on Earth. (TV: Death of the Doctor)

On other planets

Anjon was a country on Espero that was ruled by a democratically elected Prime Administrator. (PROSE: Halflife)

Other references

The Second Doctor warned Polly Wright that the Daleks were capable of exterminating whole nations. (TV: The Power of the Daleks)