International community

An informal group of peoples, cultures and governments which have international influence or, sometimes, such actors which reunite within the framework of an international organization, such as the United Nations.

"A society of states (or international society) exists when a group of states, conscious of certain common interests and common values, form a society in the sense that they conceive themselves to be bound by a common set of rules in their relations with one another, and share in the working of common institutions."
(Termium, International community, visited 2010-11-01)