List of legal entity types by country

A legal entity is an entity that has legal personality, giving it legal rights and obligations including allowing it to enter into contracts, own property, and to sue and be sued. A legal entity may be created in order to engage in business activities, charitable work, or other activities. Most often, legal entities in business are formed to sell a product or a service.

Extends: [Business law](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Business law), [Business-related lists](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Business-related lists), [Corporate law](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Corporate law), [Legal entities](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Legal entities), [Types of business entity](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Types of business entity)