Studied by 1 personWhat is a state?
A state is a formal term for country
What is required to be considered a state?
Defined boundaries
Contains a permanent population
Has sovereignty over domestic and international affairs
Recognized by other states
What is sovereignty?
The power of a political unit to govern itself
Nation
A group of people who share common cultural heritage and have the desire to express their self determination
Nation-state
A singular nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state
a. Ex. Japan, Iceland
Stateless nation
Cultural groups that have no independent political entity of their own
a. Ex. Palestine; gaza
multinational state
A state that contains more than one nation
a. Ex. the UK(Ireland, Scotland, Wales, england)
multi-state nations
When a nation has a state of its own but also stretches across the borders of other states
a. Distributed in more than one country
b. Ex. Hungarians, Koreans, Sudanese, Russians
Autonomous/semi-autonomous regions
A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state
a. Ex. Hong Kong (different currency from China)
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