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When we nitpick, "country" = geographic unit, "state" = political unit. The United States is itself a state, albeit a federation of smaller states.
by einpoklum 6y ago
When we nitpick,
"country" = geographic unit, "state" = political unit.
The United States is itself a state, albeit a federation of smaller states.
- dane-pgp 6y agoThis is a nice distinction, actually. It means we can think about "stateless countries" (like Western Sahara, perhaps), and "countryless states" (like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta).
- einpoklum 6y agoStateless countries are also those that cross state borders. Example: Kurdistan, Ireland. And conversely, there are states spanning (parts of) more than one country: The UK with North Ireland and many others (perhaps England, Scotland and Wales if you consider them separate countries).