noun
state-owned land; public land
Refers to land owned by the national government, as opposed to private or municipal land.
この公園は国有地にあります。
This park is on state-owned land.
国有地の売却が議論されている。
The sale of state-owned land is being discussed.
私有地 is privately owned land, the opposite of 国有地.
Compound of 国 (country, state) + 有 (possess) + 地 (land). The reading こくゆうち follows standard on'yomi.