Minn. Stat. § 548.55: DEFINITIONS.

In sections 548.54 to 548.63:

(1) "foreign country" means a government other than:

(i) the United States;

(ii) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or

(iii) any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution; and

(2) "foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.