A nation-state is a sovereign political body of government, often one which encompasses a single cultural or ethnic group of a civilization.
History and specifics
In the history of many planets, a number of nation-states are formed prior to the formation of global governments. In cases such as with United Earth, some of these individual nation-states retain their sociopolitical identities even after unity has been achieved.
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External links
- Nation-state article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.