country (n)
/ˈkʌn.tri/

an area of land that has its own government, army, etc.

party (n)
 /ˈpɑːr.t̬i/

a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas

war (n)
/wɔːr/

fighting between two or more countries that involves the use of armed forces and usually continues for a long time

peace (n)
 /piːs/

a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups

citizen (n)
/ˈsɪt̬.ɪ.zən/ 

a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country

region (n)
/ˈriː.dʒən/

a particular area or part of the world

continent (n)
/ˈkɑːn.t̬ən.ənt/

one of the very large areas of land on Earth that are usually divided into several countries

policy (n)
/ˈpɑː.lə.si/ 

a set of plans or actions agreed on by a government

politics (n)
/ˈpɑː.lə.tɪks/ 

the activities of the government, members of law-making organizations, or people who try to influence the way a country is governed

world (n)
 /wɝːld/

the planet that we live on

conflict (n)
/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/ 

fighting between two or more groups of people or countries

territory (n)
 /ˈter.ɪ.tɔːr.i/

area belonging to a country

nation-state (n)
 /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈsteɪt/

an independent country, especially one in which all the people share the same language and culture

government (n)
 /ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/ 

the group of people who officially control a country

capital (n)
/ˈkæp.ɪ.t̬əl/

the city where a country or region has its government

people (n)
/ˈpiː.pl̩/

all the men, women, and children who live in a particular country, or who have the same culture or language

island (n)
/ˈaɪ.lənd/

a piece of land completely surrounded by water

religion (n)
/rɪˈlɪdʒ.ən/

the belief in and worship of a god or gods

flag (n)
/flæɡ/

a piece of cloth decorated with the pattern and colours that represent a country or organization

security (n)
 /sɪˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/

the activities involved in protecting a country, building, or person against attack, danger, etc.