Modern State Types

What is a Nation State?

A territory that corresponds to a particular ethnicity.

Give examples of Nation States.

Denmark, Japan, and other European countries.

What is a Multi-State Nation?

A group of people with majority political influence in at least one state, often divided into two.

Provide examples of a Multi-State Nation.

North and South Korea, and Sudan and South Sudan.

What defines a Multi-Ethnic State?

A state containing multiple ethnicities that contribute cultural features to form a single nationality.

Examples of Multi-Ethnic States are...

The United States and Canada.

What is a Multi-National State?

A state containing multiple ethnicities with traditions of self-determination.

Name examples of Multi-National States.

Russia and Yugoslavia.

What is a Stateless Nation?

An ethnic group or nation without its own state and does not hold the majority population in any nation-state.

Examples of Stateless Nations include...

Kurdistan, Catalonia, and Palestine.

What are Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Regions?

Areas where a group has some level of political autonomy, usually at the local level.

Provide examples of Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Regions.

Native American Reservations and Nunavut.