Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Assessment

Countries pages by quality
Quality
Quality	Total
FA	9
FL	8
GA	9
B	146
C	118
Start	78
Stub	31
List	764
Category	18,488
Disambig	5
File	10
Portal	37
Project	38
Template	395
NA	275
Assessed	20,411
Unassessed	24
Total	20,435

Theassessment departmentofWikiProject Countriesfocuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's countries articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in theVersion 1.0 Editorial Teamprogram.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the{{WikiProject Countries}}project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories ofCountries articles by quality,which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist. (Index·Statistics·Log)

Frequently asked questions

See also thegeneral assessment FAQ

1. What is the purpose of the article ratings?: The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by theWikipedia 1.0 programto prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content. Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject?: Just add{{WikiProject Countries}}to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
3. Someone put a{{WikiProject Countries}}template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project's scope. What should I do?: Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them. If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the project talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
4. Who can assess articles?: Any member of the Countries WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.
5. How do I rate an article?: Check thequality scaleand select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow theinstructionsbelow to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in theassessment scale.
6. Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?: Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
7. What if I don't agree with a rating?: You can ask any member of the project to rate the article again. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in theassessment scale.
8. Aren't the ratings subjective?: Yes, they are somewhat subjective, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

Instructions

Quality assessment

An article's quality assessment is generated from theclassparameter in the{{WikiProject Countries}}project banner on its talk page:{{WikiProject Countries|class=???}}

The following values may be used for theclassparameter to describe the quality of the article (seeWikipedia:Content assessmentfor assessment criteria):


FA(forfeatured articlesonly;adds articles toCategory:FA-Class country articles)		FA
A(adds articles toCategory:A-Class country articles)		A
GA(forgood articlesonly;adds articles toCategory:GA-Class country articles)		GA
B(adds articles toCategory:B-Class country articles)		B
C(adds articles toCategory:C-Class country articles)		C
Start(adds articles toCategory:Start-Class country articles)		Start
Stub(adds articles toCategory:Stub-Class country articles)		Stub
FL(forfeatured listsonly;adds articles toCategory:FL-Class country articles)		FL
List(adds articles toCategory:List-Class country articles)		List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for theclassparameter:


Category(forcategories;adds pages toCategory:Category-Class country articles)		Category
Disambig(fordisambiguation pages;adds pages toCategory:Disambig-Class country articles)		Disambig
Draft(fordrafts;adds pages toCategory:Draft-Class country articles)		Draft
File(forfilesandtimed text;adds pages toCategory:File-Class country articles)		File
Portal(forportal pages;adds pages toCategory:Portal-Class country articles)		Portal
Project(forproject pages;adds pages toCategory:Project-Class country articles)		Project
Template(fortemplatesandmodules;adds pages toCategory:Template-Class country articles)		Template
NA(for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages toCategory:NA-Class country articles)		NA
???(articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed inCategory:Unassessed country articles)		???

Quality scale

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA	The article has attainedfeatured articlestatus by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers fromWP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets thefeatured article criteria: Afeatured articleexemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting thepolicies regarding contentfor all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is: well-written:its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive:it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched:it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims areverifiableagainst high-qualityreliable sourcesand are supported by inline citationswhere appropriate; neutral:it presents viewsfairly and without bias; stable:it is not subject to ongoingedit warsand its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and compliant withWikipedia's copyright policyand free ofplagiarismortoo-close paraphrasing. It follows thestyle guidelines,including the provision of: a lead:a conciselead sectionthat summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure:a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchicalsection headings;and consistent citations:where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—seeciting sourcesfor suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media.It hasimagesand other media, where appropriate, with succinctcaptionsandacceptable copyright status.Images follow theimage use policy.Non-freeimages or media must satisfy thecriteria for inclusion of non-free contentandbe labeled accordingly. Length.It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and usessummary stylewhere appropriate.	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Australia,Germany,Canada,Japan
FL	The article has attainedfeatured liststatus by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers fromWP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets thefeatured list criteria: Prose.It features professional standards of writing. Lead.It has an engagingleadthat introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements aresourced where they appear,and they provideinline citationsif they contain any of thefour kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements forstand-alone lists;does not violate thecontent-forking guideline,does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure.It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful,sectionheadings andtable sortfacilities. Style.It complies with theManual of Styleand its supplementary pages. (a)Visual appeal.It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting,tables,andcolour;and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b)Media files.It hasimagesand other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia'susage policies,with succinctcaptions.Non-freeimages and other media satisfy thecriteria for the inclusion of non-free contentandare labeled accordingly. (c)Accessibility.Ituses proper formatingto beaccessible to all readers.Bulleted and unbulleted listsandtablesare structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilizealternative (alt) text. Stability.It is not the subject of ongoingedit warsand its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.	Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	List of countries without armed forces
GA	The article meetsallof thegood article criteria,and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers fromWP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria Agood articleis: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, andunderstandable to an appropriately broad audience;spelling and grammar are correct;and it complies with theManual of Styleguidelines forlead sections,layout,words to watch,fiction,andlist incorporation. Verifiablewithno original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance withthe layout style guideline; reliable sourcesarecited inline.All content thatcould reasonably be challenged,except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it containsno original research;and it contains nocopyright violationsorplagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses themain aspectsof the topic;and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (seesummary style). Neutral:it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable:it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoingedit waror content dispute. Illustrated,if possible, bymediasuch asimages,video,oraudio: media aretaggedwith theircopyright statuses,andvalid non-free use rationalesare provided fornon-free content;and media arerelevantto the topic, and havesuitable captions.	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existingfeatured articleon a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	England,Malaysia,Philippines
B	The article meetsallof theB-Class criteria.It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reachgood article standards. More detailed criteria The article issuitably referenced,withinline citations.It hasreliable sources,and any important or controversial material which islikely to be challengedis cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of<ref> tagsandcitation templatessuch as`{{cite web}}`is optional. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies.It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for anA-Class article,although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure.Content should be organized into groups of related material, including alead sectionand all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well-written.The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to beof the standard of featured articles.TheManual of Styledoes not need to be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate.Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, aninfoboxetc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in anappropriately understandable way.It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background andtechnical terms should be explained or avoidedwhere possible.	Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with theManual of Styleand relatedstyle guidelines.	United Kingdom,France,Brazil
C	The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantialcleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solvecleanupproblems.	Landlocked country
Start	An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following: A useful picture or graphic Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article	Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more.	Providing references toreliable sourcesshould come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use.	Human Poverty Index
Stub	A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant.	Bloomberg Innovation Index
List	Meets the criteria of astand-alone listorset index article,which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.	There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.	Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.	List of countries and dependencies by area
Category	Anycategoryfalls under this class.	Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area.	Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized.	Category:Countries by continent
Disambig	Anydisambiguationpage falls under this class.	The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title.	Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title.	Fiji (disambiguation)
File	Any page in thefile namespacefalls under this class.	The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content.	Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.	File:BlankMap-World6.svg
Portal	Any page in theportal namespacefalls under this class.	Portals are intended to serve as "main pages" for specific topics.	Editor involvement is essential to ensure that portals are kept up to date.	Portal:Canada
Project	AllWikiProject-related pages fall under this class.	Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development.	Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project.	Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Templates
Template	Anytemplatefalls under this class. The most common types of templates includeinfoboxesandnavboxes.	Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles.	Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information.	Template:Infobox country
NA	Any non-article page that fits no other classification.	The page contains no article content.	Look out for misclassified articles. Currently, many NA-class articles may need to be re-classified.	Flags of stateless nations

Log

Thefull log of assessment changes for the past thirty daysis available; due to its size (ca 100 kB), it cannot be transcluded directly.

Recognised content

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly byJL-Bot(talk·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it istagged(e.g.{{WikiProject Countries}}) orcategorizedcorrectly and wait for the next update. SeeWP:RECOGfor configuration options.

Featured articles

Total pages in content type is 9

Former featured articles

Total pages in content type is 16

Featured lists

Total pages in content type is 8

Former featured lists

Total pages in content type is 6

Good articles

Total pages in content type is 9

Former good articles

Total pages in content type is 28

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