Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE airlines ( country VARCHAR )

### Question ###
List all countries and their number of airlines in the descending order of number of airlines.

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT country, COUNT(*) FROM airlines GROUP BY country ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC