Introduction for readers
The purpose of this book is to give you, the reader, a glimpse of each country in the world. It can be thought of as a coffee table book, or a children’s book. Each page in the book contains:
- a small locator map of where the country is on the globe
- the name of the country in English
- the names of the country in its native languages (tip: hover your computer mouse over the name to find out what language it is in)
- a large image of the country (this is the central feature of the page)
- some basic information about the country, like what its capital city is and what continent it is on
- a link to the Wikipedia and Wikivoyage articles on the country
- a “further reading” section After you have looked at the page, click on the link in the upper right hand corner (it will say the name of the next country) and continue on to the next page.
What if I don’t like the image?
If you don’t like the image, you can request that a new image be found. How to do this:
- Click the “edit” link in at the top of the page (it’s next to a link the says “read” and one that says “view history”). What you will see will look something like this:
- Copy and paste this: |bad_image=yes |bad_image_date= onto the page and put it right above the at the bottom.
- Click the “Save page” button You will now have added a notice asking for a new image to the page. If you need help with this you can ask by clicking
You can also provide feedback on the image by clicking on the link near the bottom of the page that says “Rate this image”. This will bring you to a page where you can rate it with 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 stars, and comment on it.
Image rating
You can rate the image on each page by clicking the Rate this image link.
How do I find the page I’m looking for?
If it exists, you will be able to find it in . Alternatively you can search for it, using the search box below or by making a more advanced search at Wikijunior:Countries A-Z/Search.
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Written for younger readers
Introduction for readers, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Countries A-Z
The purpose of this book is to give you, the reader, a glimpse of each country in the world. It can be thought of as a coffee table book, or a children’s book. Each page in the book contains:
- a small locator map of where the country is on the globe
- the name of the country in English
- the names of the country in its native languages (tip: hover your computer mouse over the name to find out what language it is in)
- a large image of the country (this is the central feature of the page)
- some basic information about the country, like what its capital city is and what continent it is on
- a link to the Wikipedia and Wikivoyage articles on the country
- a “further reading” section After you have looked at the page, click on the link in the upper right hand corner (it will say the name of the next country) and continue on to the next page.
If you don’t like the image, you can request that a new image be found. How to do this:
- Click the “edit” link in at the top of the page (it’s next to a link the says “read” and one that says “view history”). What you will see will look something like this:
- Copy and paste this: |bad_image=yes |bad_image_date= onto the page and put it right above the at the bottom.
- Click the “Save page” button You will now have added a notice asking for a new image to the page. If you need help with this you can ask by clicking
You can also provide feedback on the image by clicking on the link near the bottom of the page that says “Rate this image”. This will bring you to a page where you can rate it with 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 stars, and comment on it.
You can rate the image on each page by clicking the Rate this image link.
If it exists, you will be able to find it in . Alternatively you can search for it, using the search box below or by making a more advanced search at Wikijunior:Countries A-Z/Search.
Next:
/Special pages
Where this page comes from
The article above is adapted from “Introduction for readers” on Simple English Wikipedia, by its contributors. We removed reference markers, navigation boxes and tables, expanded measurement templates into readable numbers, and kept the prose otherwise intact. The simpler version is adapted from Wikijunior on Wikibooks.
Both sources are published under CC BY-SA 4.0, so this page is published under the same licence. You may share and adapt it, including commercially, as long as you credit the original and keep the same licence.
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