"bunch of countries" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a group of countries that you consider to be connected in some way, such as culturally, economically, politically, or geographically. For example: "The European Union is a bunch of countries bound together by a common currency."
"I listed a bunch of countries that the Obama administration has messed up".
"And if we wanted to go on offense, a whole bunch of countries would have some significant problems.
"Beside the E.U., is there another bunch of countries anywhere willing to work as closely and permanently with the U.S. on almost all issues of global and regional concern?" asked Wolfgang Ischinger, a former German ambassador in Washington.
And let there be an "avant-garde", a bunch of countries that integrate faster than others but that is open to all; after all, the single-currency group is exactly that.But what should that avant-garde become?
My working assumption, to be honest, was that the overwhelming purpose of the gathering was to butter up a bunch of countries that are more or less on Britain's wavelength when it comes to free trade, Atlanticism, eco-friendly growth and the like, especially the six that are fellow-members of the European Union.
Europe being the disjointed bunch of countries that it is has too many to mention.
What became clear at the end of the day was that V4I was a well-oiled machine, not just a bunch of country people who had fallen over the line, as portrayed in parts of the media.
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We thought Chantilly was truly the end of the earth, the teams a bunch of country yokels, as our team travelled by bus out Route 50 before I-66 was even paved.
It is a sensible enough arrangement, for a bunch of neighbouring countries with common interests.
You're no longer negotiating with a bunch of other countries around a conference table.
