Neutral country
SOVEREIGN STATE WHICH OFFICIALLY DECLARES ITSELF TO BE NEUTRAL TOWARDS THE BELLIGERENTS IN A WAR
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A neutral country is a state that is neutral towards belligerents in a specific war or holds itself as permanently neutral in all future conflicts (including avoiding entering into military alliances such as NATO or CSTO). As a type of non-combatant status, nationals of neutral countries enjoy protection under the law of war from belligerent actions to a greater extent than other non-combatants such as enemy civilians and prisoners of war.