state inhabited by a homogenous group of people who consider themselves to be a distinct nationality
For the online game, see
Jennifer Government: NationStates. Traditionally, a nation-state is a specific form of
state, which exists to provide a
sovereign territory for a particular
nation, and which derives its
legitimacy from that function. The state is a
political and
geopolitical entity; the nation is a
cultural and/or
ethnic entity. The term "nation-state" implies that they geographically coincide, and this distinguishes the nation-state from the other types of state, which historically preceded it. If successfully implemented, this implies that the
citizens share a common language, culture, and values — which was not the case in many historical states. A
world of nation-states also implements the claim to
self-determination and
autonomy for every nation, a central theme of the
ideology of
nationalism. (For ambiguities in the usage of terms such as nation, international, state, and country, see
Nation).
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