'Countries' in the Bible

Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?

The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.

And that he would make their seed fall among the nations, and disperse them through the countries.

And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.