Continued

 A state (whether it is the apparatus of government or the

field in which the apparatus works) is the unit of
political power.
 A state is an autonomous political unit,
encompassing many communities.
 It is essential to distinguish state of nation (state of
mono-language society) and state of nations (state of
multilingual societies).
 For example the difference between South Korea and Ethiopia
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 What is Nationalism?
 It is identification of one's own nation and
support for its interest.
 It is an advocacy or support for the political
independence of a particular nation or
peoples.
 It is an ideology and movement that promotes
the interest of a particular nation with the aim
of gaining the nation's sovereignty (self-
governance) over its homeland.