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Australia is not just "often referred to as" (= weasel words). It really is an island. If Greenland is an island, why is not Australia?
I think there is a problem with the definition of the term island country. Does an island country have to have 100% of its territory on islands? If so, why is the United Kingdom considered to be an island country? Gibraltar, however small it might be, is a continental territory on the Iberian Peninsula which is administered by the United Kingdom.
If the United Kingdom can be classified as an island country, then the Kingdom of Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland) should be classified as an island country too. Over half of the Danish population live on the islands, the capital city Copenhagen is also located on an island. The Jutland Peninsula is the only continental part of the Danish Kingdom but it only makes up less than 1 percent of the Kingdom’s land.
For consistency purposes, I reckon we should either include both the UK and Denmark in the list or exclude both of them. 2001:8003:9008:1301:10C6:CA0D:C6F:5069 ( talk) 12:41, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
I suggest that the number of islands that make up a country be added to the chart. Although, not all nations have a clear exact number, due to islets and rock/sand formations, so a general estimate could be added instead. Tankpiggy18 ( talk) 16:35, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
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I reckon this guy has raised a good point about Taiwan. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, still claims the whole of China as its territory. If we are treating Taiwan as a partially recognized state, we should respect its territorial extent as per its Constitution, then Taiwan should be removed from our list since it is not a de jure island country (although it is a de facto island country). 2001:8003:913E:5D01:C11F:31DB:E162:B781 ( talk) 15:11, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Why is Denmark not included in the list of island countries? Isn't the presence of the Kiel Canal makes Denmark a de facto island country? Taiwan is already included as a de facto island country in our article. 42.200.36.189 ( talk) 09:53, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
East Malaysia constitutes about 60 percent of Malaysia, shouldn't we include Malaysia in the list of island countries since the majority of the country's territory is consisted of islands? 42.200.36.189 ( talk) 09:57, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs includes Belize, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, and Suriname in its list of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Should we include these four countries in our list of island countries too? 42.200.36.189 ( talk) 10:27, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
The Philippines' category should be various. Only Palawan and associated islands are continental, on a fragment rifted from mainland Asia ang occasionally connected to Borneo on the Sunda shelf. The rest of the Philippines are oceanic islands on the Philippine mobile belt, with both the Sunda plate and the Philippine plaate subducting beneath it on the Manila trench in the West and the Philippine trench in the East. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.94.177.225 ( talk) 09:56, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
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Australia is not just "often referred to as" (= weasel words). It really is an island. If Greenland is an island, why is not Australia?
I think there is a problem with the definition of the term island country. Does an island country have to have 100% of its territory on islands? If so, why is the United Kingdom considered to be an island country? Gibraltar, however small it might be, is a continental territory on the Iberian Peninsula which is administered by the United Kingdom.
If the United Kingdom can be classified as an island country, then the Kingdom of Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland) should be classified as an island country too. Over half of the Danish population live on the islands, the capital city Copenhagen is also located on an island. The Jutland Peninsula is the only continental part of the Danish Kingdom but it only makes up less than 1 percent of the Kingdom’s land.
For consistency purposes, I reckon we should either include both the UK and Denmark in the list or exclude both of them. 2001:8003:9008:1301:10C6:CA0D:C6F:5069 ( talk) 12:41, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
I suggest that the number of islands that make up a country be added to the chart. Although, not all nations have a clear exact number, due to islets and rock/sand formations, so a general estimate could be added instead. Tankpiggy18 ( talk) 16:35, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
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I reckon this guy has raised a good point about Taiwan. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, still claims the whole of China as its territory. If we are treating Taiwan as a partially recognized state, we should respect its territorial extent as per its Constitution, then Taiwan should be removed from our list since it is not a de jure island country (although it is a de facto island country). 2001:8003:913E:5D01:C11F:31DB:E162:B781 ( talk) 15:11, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Why is Denmark not included in the list of island countries? Isn't the presence of the Kiel Canal makes Denmark a de facto island country? Taiwan is already included as a de facto island country in our article. 42.200.36.189 ( talk) 09:53, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
East Malaysia constitutes about 60 percent of Malaysia, shouldn't we include Malaysia in the list of island countries since the majority of the country's territory is consisted of islands? 42.200.36.189 ( talk) 09:57, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs includes Belize, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, and Suriname in its list of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Should we include these four countries in our list of island countries too? 42.200.36.189 ( talk) 10:27, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
The Philippines' category should be various. Only Palawan and associated islands are continental, on a fragment rifted from mainland Asia ang occasionally connected to Borneo on the Sunda shelf. The rest of the Philippines are oceanic islands on the Philippine mobile belt, with both the Sunda plate and the Philippine plaate subducting beneath it on the Manila trench in the West and the Philippine trench in the East. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.94.177.225 ( talk) 09:56, 19 March 2024 (UTC)