It can also be used more generally to describe a location, like "the country he came from" or "the distant lands he explored".
Here are some examples:
* He travelled to many different pays.
* She is from a small pays in the south of France.
* The company has offices in several pays around the world.
Note: "Pays" is a French word, and it is sometimes used in English to give a more poetic or formal tone.