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How many total countries are present in the _Naruto_ universe, including small
or less significant ones? Are there only the five nations which participated
in the war?


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How many nations are there in the Naruto universe?


There is definitvely more than 5 countries. You can find all the countries on
this site:

**([from
Waybackmachine](http://web.archive.org/web/20130710000331/http://narutoraikiri.webs.com/narutocountries.htm))**


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First there are the 5 villages:

  * Leaf
  * Sand
  * Stone
  * Mist
  * Cloud

Then the hidden villages:

  * Waterfall (Kakuzu)
  * Steam (Hidan)
  * Rain (Pain and Konan)

Don't forget hidden Sound and Grass. Then the Uzumaki village and hidden Frost
village.

Also in the Naruto manga (I forgot what book but the one with Edo Haku and and
Edo Sasori), it says that the main hidden villages asked hidden Frost and
Steam to move to a safer place, so it was somewhat involving them. Then when
Sasuke revived Orochimaru they went to the battle field with Karin Jugo and
Suigetsu (and the past hokages), this doesn't count as hidden Sound.


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There are for sure more than the big five nations. I never watched a single
episode of Naruto, but I will try to provide an answer here. You only ask for
the nations, but I will add a list of the villages too.

[![Map](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPF6k.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPF6k.jpg)

This [map is made by
xShadowRebirthx](http://www.deviantart.com/#/art/Elemental-Nations-
Geographical-Map-317422439?hf=1). **This is not a official map and also some
places could be differ from the original!** Click on the image to enlarge the
map.

The countries in Naruto operate as separate political entities and are
presumably all monarchies, ruled by feudal lords who stand equally in rank
with the hidden villages' leaders.

## The great five countries

Five of the countries are considered to be the most powerful and influential
of them all.

  * Land of Earth

![Earth](https://i.stack.imgur.com/h857w.png)

> The country is mostly comprised of desolate, rocky areas. The border of the
> Land of Earth runs along a rocky mountain range, blocking communication with
> other countries. The wind blowing from the north passes over these
> mountains, carrying small rocks from the Land of Earth to the surrounding
> countries.

  * Land of Fire

![Fire](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBtI8.png)

> The Land of Fire is appropriately oriented towards the element of fire,
> typically having very bright and warm weather. While not the physically
> largest country, it has the largest hidden village.

  * Land of Lightning

![Lightning](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UZBI0.png)

> In the centre of the country are vast mountain ranges, whose many
> thunderstorms are said to give the country its name. From these mountain
> ranges, many rivers flow to the sea, creating a very crooked coastline that
> displays an impressive oceanic beauty. There are many hot springs located
> within the country.

  * Land of Water

![Water](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JyxEM.png)

> The country's weather is typically cool and the islands are usually covered
> by mist. The islands themselves also feature many lakes. The nation is
> oriented towards the element of water.

  * Land of Wind

![Wind](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CQ8fk.png)

> The country covers a vast realm, but that realm is largely composed of
> deserts. Because there is very little rainfall throughout the year, the
> people of the country live in villages built on one of the desert's many
> oases. Despite the country's extremely harsh environment, it has a large
> population.

So there are all countries listed, here are four more of the bigger ones

  * Land of Iron
  * Land of Snow
  * Land of Sound
  * Land of Sky

## Minor countries

![Minor](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zMBRD.png)

I also found some other wich I could not assign to a catagory. These are the
_Land of Grass_ , _Land of Rain_ , _Land of Read Beans_ , _Land of Rice
Fields_ , _Land of the Waterfall_ , _Land of Udon_ and _Land of Waves_.

## Shinobi Villages/Hidden Villages

Shinobi villages, or also called hidden villages, are ninja villages that
serve as the military force for their country.

![Hidden Villages](https://i.stack.imgur.com/frVaB.png)

In summary, there are the 5 big nations, the 4 smaller one which make 9
nations. There are 28 minor countries (or 7 more if you count the not
categorized countries) and 31 hidden villages.

Most of the information are from the
[Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Geography). Other information from
the frozen site
[narutoarikiri](http://narutoraikiri.webs.com/narutocountries.htm). A cached
version is available
[here](http://web.archive.org/web/20130710000331/http://narutoraikiri.webs.com/narutocountries.htm).


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