I don't really relate to people who "like" countries. What traits do countries physically have? What traits do countries metaphysically have? Well, they have no metaphysical traits, as all of those are either projections of the current ones in control and due to liberal democracy that means that no projection of metaphysical traits can exist for a prolonged period of time. In nations without elections, those metaphysical traits simply belong to the leader. Therefore countries exhibit no metaphysical traits. I won't address physical traits, as any argument that a country exhibits physical characteristics is intrinsically silly, therefore they refute themselves.
Return to the root of the thought.