Island Countries

Island Countries

An island country is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 (approximately 25%) of the 193 UN member states are island countries.

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Famous quotes containing the words island and/or countries:

    ““Our island home
    Is far beyond the wave;we will no longer roam.””
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight. Such a one might make a good shepherd’s dog, but is far from being the Good Shepherd.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)