Data code: none; there is no FIPS 10-4 country code for the
World, so the Factbook uses the "W" data code from DIAM 65-18 "Geopolitical
Data Elements and Related Features," Data Standard No. 3, March
1984, published by the Defense Intelligence Agency; see the Cross-Reference
List of Country Data Codes appendix
Administrative divisions: 267 nations, dependent areas,
other, and miscellaneous entries
Legal system: all members of the UN (excluding Yugoslavia)
plus Switzerland are parties to the statute that established the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
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