What is a Nation?

DEFINITION: a group of tightly knit people who speak a single language, have a common history, share the same cultural background, and who may united by common political institutions

EXAMPLES:

• Han Chinese
• Japanese
• a tribe
• the British
• the Kurds
• Gypsies
• the Sioux
• etc.

What is a State?

DEFINITION: a politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by a significant portion of the international community

A State is approximately synonomous with a "country"

NOT: Illinois, Chihuahua, Tamil Nadu, and Mato Grasso which are political units within countries

The United Nations has establish the convention of using "State" to mean country, and "state" to apply to the internal political units of the US, Mexico, India, and Brazil

What is a Nation-State?

DEFINITION:

• A country whose population posses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity
• A State wherein the territory coincides with the area settled by a cultural group or a NATION

EXAMPLES:

Few States are nation-states and there is no exact criteria
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