Condition of the country (5)
I believe the answer is:
state
I believe this is a double definition.
'condition' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the country' is the second definition.
('state' can be a synonym of 'country')
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "Specify condition" , "Declare: condition" , "Part of America" , "Country; aver" , "Condition - sovereign political power" .)