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Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continent), Australia (au) (continent), Cook Islands (ck) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark), Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand); Northern Cyprus (tk-cy and cy-tk) (unrecognized country) Puerto Rico (pr) (unincorporated US territory)
An island country, island state or island nation is a country that is made up only of islands. A 25% of the world's countries are island countries. Island countries are historically more stable than continental countries but they're vulnerable for conquest by any naval superpowers. Indonesia is the island country with the most people in the world.
There are many variations between island country economies: they may rely mainly on extractive industries, such as mining, fishing and agriculture, and/or on services such as transit hubs, tourism, and financial services.