`, 4 October 2015 (UTC)  ::::Even if it stated ``constituent countries``, I think the link to the country article would be preferred (i.e. ``constituent countries``) . The article—constituent country—is simply a list of countries within states. It doesn't actually explain what a country is. The country article does: ``A country is a region that is identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division...``.   14:13`