This page is designed to facilitate the nomination and review process for articles on countries for Wikipedia:Version 0.5 (V0.5), the test CD release designed to pave the way for Wikipedia:Version 1.0.
All articles have now been reviewed.
This page allows articles on countries to bypass the general V0.5 nomination page, going straight from this page to the main Version 0.5 page once approved.
"Strikeout" the article name on this page, using <s> and </s>.
Place the {{V0.5|class=XX|category=Geography}} template on its talk page. See {{V0.5}} for details of classes and categories (which may not be the same as the categories on this page).
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Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a geographical continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands. Note that some islands located within the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean are not considered parts of Oceania (e.g., Japan).
Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic islands north of 60°S include:
A state not recognized by the UN and most of its members, but currently with de facto international relations with most countries: The Republic of China
Two territories de facto not independent but recognized by many countries as sovereign (country names in bold italics): The Palestinian territories and Western Sahara
