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multinational state
a country that has more than one nationality, and no single group is the majority in terms of demographics, culture, or politics
sovereignty
the power of a political unit, or government, to rule over its own affairs
semi autonomous regions
states that have a degree of self-rule but not complete self-rule
state
largest polotical unit (a country)
multistate nation
when a nation has a state of its own but it stretches across borders of other states
(example: Korean Nation)
stateless nations
a cultural group that has no independent political entity
(example: Navajo)
nation
a group of people who have certain things in common (cultural heritage, beliefs, values that unify, traditional homeland, desire to establish self-rule)
nation-state
a nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state
(example: Japan, Iceland, Denmark, France, Germany)
autonomous region
a defined area within a state that has a self government and freedom from parent state
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