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List of countries by total wealth
List of countries by total wealth: rankings of national wealth by McKinsey household net worth (US $175T, China $75T in 2025), UBS wealth per adult (Switzerland leads average, Luxembourg median), and World Bank comprehensive wealth including human and natural capital.
List of countries by traffic-related death rate
The list of countries by traffic-related death rate ranks countries by estimated annual road traffic deaths per 100,000 population, published by the World Health Organization through its Global status report on road safety.
List of countries by unemployment rate
List of countries by unemployment rate: World Bank/ILO modeled ILO estimates of unemployment as a share of the labor force, world rate 4.8% in 2025, from Niger 0.4% to West Bank and Gaza 24.4%.
List of countries by wealth per adult
List of countries by wealth per adult: UBS Global Wealth Report rankings of mean and median household net worth per adult. Switzerland leads average wealth at USD 910,382; Luxembourg leads median at USD 394,005; the US ranks 2nd by average but 28th by median.
List of countries in the Americas by population
Ranking of countries in the Americas by population, also called a population table of the Americas. United States (~342M in 2025), Brazil (~222.6M), and Mexico (~130.7M) lead; based on UN WPP, US Census IDB, and World Bank estimates.
List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest: entries come from EBU member broadcasters, beginning with 7 countries in Lugano 1956, peaking at 43 (2008, 2011, 2018), and standing at 35 for Vienna 2026 after five boycotts over Israel.
List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom
The list of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom, also known as the list of former British colonies, spans Canada in 1867 to Grenada in 1974.
List of countries with alcohol prohibition
Alcohol prohibition: WHO defines a total ban as prohibiting production, transport, sale, and consumption. Countrywide bans persist only in a few Islamic countries; sub-national bans (Indian states, US dry counties) and early twentieth-century national prohibitions (Finland, Iceland, US, Russia) are covered.
List of countries with Burger King franchises
List of countries with Burger King franchises: markets where the Burger King chain operates, about 73 listed by BK's official site, with 19,900 restaurants as of December 31, 2025, run mostly through master franchisees such as AmRest, Restaurant Brands Europe, and the China JV with CPE.
List of countries with Jollibee outlets
Countries and territories with Jollibee outlets, the flagship brand of Jollibee Foods Corporation: 1,341 Philippine stores and 536 abroad as of 2025, led by Vietnam, the US, and the Middle East.
List of countries with KFC franchises
KFC franchises: over 34,000 restaurants in 150+ countries as of 2026, 99% franchised, largest market China with 10,000+ stores; regional entry years from Canada 1955 to India 1995, plus recent entries and re-entries.
List of countries with overseas military bases
List of countries with overseas military bases: the US (~750 sites in 80+ countries by one count, 128 bases in 51 by CRS), Russia (~12), France (~11), UK, and China (Djibouti base, Cambodia and Laos facilities), plus Djibouti as densest host.
List of country calling codes
The list of country calling codes, also called international telephone codes, covers the one- to three-digit ITU prefixes identifying each country in international phone numbers under E.164.
List of country codes: L–Z
List of country codes: L–Z covers ISO 3166 alpha-2/alpha-3 and UN M49 numeric codes for countries from L to Z, such as Libya (434, LY/LBY), Sudan (729, SD/SDN), and Tunisia (788, TN/TUN), with notes on how the standards differ.
List of country groupings
The list of country groupings covers designations of states that need not represent political affiliation or treaty-based cooperation, from free trade areas and customs unions to the European Union.
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
The list of country houses in the United Kingdom catalogs significant residences across all four nations, from medieval survivals to Georgian and Victorian buildings, held by private owners, trusts, and public bodies.
List of country music performers
List of country music performers: reference coverage of country singers from the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers to Parton, Pride, and Swift, with inclusion criteria, era organization, chart records, and Hall of Fame notability standards.
List of country performers by era
List of country performers by era: country music artists grouped into periods from 1920s early commercial country through honky-tonk, the Nashville Sound, outlaw country, neotraditional, country-pop, and modern country since 2010, with representative performers for each era.
List of country subdivision flags in Asia
A list of the flags of provinces, prefectures, and special administrative regions across Asian countries, noting that Japan's 47 prefectures all have flags while Indian states have none except Jammu and Kashmir.
List of country-name etymologies
List of country-name etymologies: a reference list tracing the origins of English names for countries, from tribal names (France, Afghanistan) and geographic features (Niger, Chad) to endonyms versus exonyms and official renamings such as Eswatini and Türkiye.
List of counts of Albon and dauphins of Viennois
Counts of Albon and dauphins of Viennois: rulers of the Dauphiné principality from 1029 through the houses of Albon, Burgundy, and La Tour du Pin until Humbert II sold it to France in 1349.
List of coups and coup attempts
List of coups and coup attempts: scholarly registries such as the Cline Center Coup d'État Project, Powell–Thyne Global Instances of Coups, and Colpus catalog successful, attempted, and plotted coups since 1945, with definitions, counts, and trends.
List of coups and coup attempts by country
List of coups and coup attempts by country: postwar records (1945–2026) of successful coups, failed attempts, and plots across 143 countries, per Powell–Thyne, Cline Center, Colpus, and CAM datasets.
List of Courage the Cowardly Dog characters
Characters of Courage the Cowardly Dog (おくびょうなカーレッジくん), Cartoon Network's 1999–2002 horror-comedy: Courage, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, the Computer, Dr. Vindaloo, Shirley, Katz, Dr. Le Quack, and their voice actors.
List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes
Episode list of Courage the Cowardly Dog, John R. Dilworth's Cartoon Network series: a 1996 Oscar-nominated pilot, 52 episodes (102 segments) in four seasons, aired November 12, 1999 to November 22, 2002, plus the 2014 Fog of Courage special.
List of covered bridges in Alabama
The list of covered bridges in Alabama covers the state's 11 surviving historic covered bridges, built from the early 1800s to the mid-1930s, five of them on the National Register.
List of Covert Affairs episodes
Episode guide for Covert Affairs, the USA Network spy drama (2010-2014): 75 episodes across 5 seasons, season 1 of 11 episodes, music-based titles, finale and cancellation details.
List of COVID-19 vaccine authorizations
The list of COVID-19 vaccine authorizations covers the approvals, emergency authorizations, and WHO emergency use listings granted to COVID-19 vaccines, beginning with the UK's authorization of the Pfizer vaccine in December 2020.
List of Cowboy Bebop characters
Characters of Cowboy Bebop (カウボーイビバップ), the 1998 Sunrise anime: bounty hunters Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed, corgi Ein, plus Vicious, Julia, and film duo Vincent Volaju and Electra Oviolo, with Japanese voice cast.
List of Cowboy Bebop episodes
Cowboy Bebop episode list: the 26 sessions of the 1998 Sunrise anime directed by Shinichiro Watanabe; only 12 aired on TV Tokyo, full run on WOWOW; includes broadcast cuts and the 2001 film's place.