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    The document discusses the difference between a nation and a state. A nation is a cultural grouping of people that can exist without a state, while a state is a politically organized body that requires four essential elements to exist - a people or population, a defined territory, a government, and sovereignty - and cannot exist without a nation. The key difference is that a nation only requires a shared culture or ethnicity, while a state is a formal political entity that necessitates specific institutional elements.

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    The document discusses the difference between a nation and a state. A nation is a cultural grouping of people that can exist without a state, while a state is a politically organized body that requires four essential elements to exist - a people or population, a defined territory, a government, and sovereignty - and cannot exist without a nation. The key difference is that a nation only requires a shared culture or ethnicity, while a state is a formal political entity that necessitates specific institutional elements.

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    Kurdistan

    Is it a Nation or a State?
    Nation
    vs.
    State
    The Difference
    A Nation is...

    A cultural grouping Can exist without a


    of people state
    A State is...
    A politically
    organized body of Can not exist without
    people usually a nation but may have
    occupying a definite many nations
    territory
    Elements
    of the State
    The Four Essential Elements
    People
    • Citizens that belong and reside in the territory of the state
    • Diverse, but generally classified as Male and Female
    • No requirement to the number of people that should
    compose a state
    Territory
    • Fixed portion of land of the state
    ⚬ Terrestrial Territory refers to land surface.
    ⚬ Aerial Territory refers to air space.
    ⚬ Fluvial Territory refers to the bodies of water
    Government
    • The agency of which the will of the State is
    formulated, executed, and enforced
    • There are different forms of government.
    Sovereignty
    • Refers to the supreme power of the state to command
    and enforce obedience to its will from people
    • There are different types of sovereignty.
    Point Made!

    A Nation A State
    Only has two Needs all four
    elements of the elements of the
    state. state.
    Summary
    Nation Vs. State
    Nation State
    A cultural or ethnic concept A political and legal concept
    A grouping of people that essentially A politically organized body with all
    belong to the same ethnic group essential elements of the state
    Can exist without a state Can not exist without a nation
    • People or Population Four Essential
    • Territory
    Elements of the
    • Government
    • Sovereignty
    State
    End of Lecture

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