I read that a country is a distinct national entity in political geography
Did you? That sounds about right. There are many countries in the world.
Country
A country is a region that is identified as a distinct entity in political geography. 
A country may be an independent sovereign state or part of a larger state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics. Regardless of the physical geography, in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League of Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945, a resident of a country
but said that "in Serbia, there are proportionally a lot less accidents in dangerous jobs, such as construction. As for the allegations aimed against the state, I want to tell the citizens—even though I did not want to speak about it—that I read some data. Did you know that, in America, every ten seconds one window washer dies doing his job?".
"The Onion" influence on the real world As a political actor.
Several commentators have characterized "The Onion"s satire as overtly