What type of corporation is incorporated in a foreign country?

An alien corporation is defined as a corporation that is incorporated in a foreign country but operates in another country, typically the one where it conducts its business activities. This terminology is used to distinguish corporations based on their jurisdiction of incorporation. A domestic corporation is one that is incorporated in the same jurisdiction where it operates, which does not apply in this case.

Public and private corporations refer to the ownership structure of the company rather than its location of incorporation. A public corporation is one that has issued shares to the public and is traded on a stock exchange, while a private corporation does not offer its shares to the public and is typically owned by a smaller number of investors or individuals. Thus, neither of these types relates specifically to the geographic aspect of incorporation that defines an alien corporation.