State
A political unit that has (country)
a permanent population
boundaries recognized by other states
administration of laws, collection of taxes, and a provision of defense
sovereignty
effective government and economy
Nation
People who think of themselves as as one based off of a shared idea or culture
Nation-State
A state with a single nation, ethnic group, or dominant ethnicity
Stateless Nation
A nation without an independent state
Multinational States
States with two or more nationalities or ethnicities (most countries)
Multistate nation
A nation that lives across multiple states
Autonomous region
An area that governs itself but is not an independent country
Semi-Autonomous region
An area that can govern itself in certain aspects but doesn’t have complete power