Island country
state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Island nation" redirects here. For the Taiwanese TV Series, see Island Nation.
For a more comprehensive list, see List of island countries.
Not to be confused with Iceland.
An island country, island state or island nation is a country that is made up only of islands. A 25% of the world's countries are island countries. Island countries are historically more stable than continental countries but they're vulnerable for conquest by any naval superpowers. Indonesia is the island country with the most people in the world.
There are many variations between island country economies: they may rely mainly on extractive industries, such as mining, fishing and agriculture, and/or on services such as transit hubs, tourism, and financial services.