What Makes a State, Country, or Nation?
Which term refers to a politically organized territory with a government and sovereignty over a defined geographic area?
- A state is a political entity with sovereignty over a defined geographic area, recognized by other states.
Which term refers to a geographic area with defined borders and shared cultural and historical characteristics?
- A nation refers to a group of people who share a common cultural and historical background and often a language, religion, or ethnicity, and may or may not have their own state.
Which term refers to a political entity within a larger political entity, with its own government and some autonomy, but not sovereign?
- A province is a subnational entity within a country or state that has its own government and some degree of autonomy, but is not sovereign.
Which term refers to a geographic area with defined borders and its own government, but is not recognized as sovereign by other states?
- An unrecognized state is a political entity with its own government and defined geographic area, but is not recognized as sovereign by other states.
Which term refers to a political entity with multiple states or provinces under a central government?
- A federation is a political entity composed of multiple states or provinces under a central government, with each state or province retaining some degree of autonomy.
Which term refers to a political entity composed of independent states or countries that retain their own sovereignty, but cooperate on certain issues?
- A confederation is a political entity composed of independent states or countries that retain their own sovereignty, but cooperate on certain issues.
Which term refers to a political entity composed of multiple countries or states that have voluntarily united under a central government, with each country or state retaining some degree of autonomy?
- A union is a political entity composed of multiple countries or states that have voluntarily united under a central government, with each country or state retaining some degree of autonomy.
Which term refers to a geographic area with defined borders and its own government, but is not recognized as a state by the international community?
- An unrecognized state is a political entity with its own government and defined geographic area, but is not recognized as a state by the international community.
Which term refers to a political entity with a government and defined geographic area, but no sovereignty or recognition by other states?
- A dependent territory is a political entity with a government and defined geographic area, but no sovereignty or recognition by other states, and is dependent on another state or country.
Which term refers to a group of people who share a common cultural and historical background, often with a language, religion, or ethnicity in common, but do not necessarily have their own state?
- A nation refers to a group of people who share a common cultural and historical background and often a language, religion, or ethnicity, and may or may not have their own state.
