Vocabulary applied to political
entities
• After this powerpoint you will be expected
to be able to define the vocabulary and
identify examples of each term.
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State: definition
*a country that is internationally recognized
with full sovereignty
State: Examples
• Duh, any country you can think of
Nation: Definition
• A group of people with a common ancestry
and culture
Nation: example
• The Sioux nation
Nation: example
• Han Chinese nation shown in gold
Nation-State: definition
• When a nation’s homeland corresponds to
a state’s territory
Nation-State: Example
Nation-State: example
Stateless Nation: definition
• A cultural or ethnic group that does not
have its own territory. In many cases,
these people govern themselves and
control the territory, but are not officially
recognized internationally as a State.
Stateless Nation: Example
Stateless Nation: example
• Kurds
Stateless Nation: Example
• Gypsies
Multinational State: definition
• A country that has many different cultural
groups
• With migration and globalization
increasing, more and more States are
multinational.
Multinational State: Example
Multinational State: Example
• Nigeria