Lists of national institutions and symbols

A nation is a people or group of peoples; a political state.^[1]

Lists of nation as a state

• List of sovereign states
• United Nations member states

Transnational lists with nation or national in the name

• List of national and international moving associations
• List of national and international statistical services
• List of national animals, a list of national animals.
• List of national anthems, This aims to be a complete list of national anthems
• List of national archives, a central archive maintained by a nation.
• List of national airlines, a redirect to the section "List of national flag carriers" in the article Flag carrier, considered to be a "flag carrier", either by designation as a national airlines either officially or based on history and whether it is state-owned.
• List of national birds, a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial
• List of national border changes since World War I
• List of national capitals, a list of national capitals of the world.
• List of national coats, redirect to Gallery of country coats of arms, emblem serving a similar purpose of each of the countries in the list of countries
• List of national constitutions, list of existing or former national constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by codification.
• List of national dances, This is a list of national dances. This may be a formal or informal designation. Not all nations officially recognize a national dance or dances.
• List of National Days, a redirect to the section List of National Days in the article National Day
• List of national defense industries, is a list of nations and organizations that currently produce modern weapons around the world.
• List of national flags, redirect to List of sovereign states
• List of national flags depicting a cross
• List of national flowers, redirect to Floral emblem
• List of national football teams, redirect to National football team which is a disambiguation page.
  • List of women's national football teams, redirects to List of women's national association football teams
  • Lists of national men's football teams
    • List of men's national association football teams
• List of national governments, a list of the offices of heads of state, heads of government, cabinet, and legislature, of sovereign states.
• List of National Hockey League statistical leaders by country, a redirect toList of NHL statistical leaders by country, This is a list of National Hockey League statistical leaders by country of birth, sorted by total points
• List of national law enforcement agencies, a redirect to the Category:National law enforcement agencies
• List of national leaders, redirect to List of current heads of state and government
• List of national legislatures, redirect to list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives with the power to legislate.
• List of national libraries, a list of national libraries of the world.
• List of national mottos, lists state and national motto s for the world's independent states.
• List of national newspapers, a list of national newspapers as described at newspaper types.
• List of national netball teams
• List of national parks, a list of national park s ordered by nation. Nearly 100 countries around the world have lands classified as a "national park".
• List of national parks in the Alps
• List of national poets, a national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim.
• List of national poetries National poetry, This is a list of articles about poetry in a single language or produced by a
• List of national religions, redirect to List of state-established religions
• List of national supreme courts, a list of supreme courts by country.
• List of national theatres Several countries have one or more national theatres. This component in the name of a theatre indicates that the funding is not only a concern of private investors or the local city, but of the national or federal budget.
• List of national sports, redirect to National sport. A national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation.

See also

• Lists of countries and territories

References

1. Oxford English Dictionary,Second Edition 1989, onlined revisions up to 2008. "nation, n.¹"
   • I. A people or group of peoples; a political state.
   • 1. a. A large aggregate of communities and individuals united by factors such as common descent, language, culture, history, or occupation of the same territory, so as to form a distinct people. Now also: such a people forming a political state; a political state. (In early use also in pl.: a country.)

   In early examples notions of race and common descent predominate. In later use notions of territory, political unity, and independence are more prominent, although some writers still make a pointed distinction between nation and state. Cf.
   

   NATION-STATE n.

   The term is rarely used to refer to a state in its physical or geographical aspect; but see quot. 1653.

   • †b. of (also by) nation: by nationality. of — nation: of the nationality specified. Obs
   • c. A group of people having a single ethnic, tribal, or religious affiliation, but without a separate or politically independent territory.

   Freq. used of the Jewish people in the Diaspora.

   • d. With the: the whole population of a country, freq. in contrast to a smaller or narrower body within it.