In the modern global order, the nation-state serves as the fundamental political unit. According to international law and custom, nation-states essentially have a monopoly on the sovereignty and the legal use of force. These political structures came into existence in early modern Europe as a result of the interaction between larger empires and smaller political players, such as city-states and petty kingdoms, as well as the growth of the powerful central state. Nation-states, meanwhile, fought with empires for control over Europe and to preserve their own survival. Early nation-states like France, Holland, and Britain simultaneously wanted to establish colonial empires outside of Europe in order to compete with the vast Hapsburg and Ottoman empires for resources and influence.
Nation-State
In a nation state, the state and the nation are one political entity. Since a country does not necessarily need to have a dominating ethnic group, it is a more precise definition than “country”.
AÂ refugee who resides outside the nation state may be considered part of a nation in the sense of a shared ethnicity; some nations in this respect do not have a state where such a ethnicity is the majority. A nation state is merely a sizable, politically independent country or administrative region in the broadest sense.
Nation-State Countries List
Albania
Armenia
Bangladesh
Bulgaria
ChinaÂ
Croatia
Egypt
EstoniaÂ
Eswatini
FinlandÂ
Greece
HungaryÂ
Iceland
Japan
LebanonÂ
LesothoÂ
MaldivesÂ
Malta
Mongolia
North and South KoreaÂ
Poland
Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu
Romania
Portugal
San Marino
Slovenia
Israel
NetherlandsÂ
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
Pakistan
Spain
United Kingdom
United State of America
Countries of World
In addition to being a sovereign state with its own government, an independent country must also have its sovereignty recognised diplomatically on a global scale.
As a result, we may assert that there are currently 197 sovereign governments in the globe, including 193 UN members who are officially recognised and two others, Palestine and the Vatican City, who are UN permanent observers. The other two nations we list are Taiwan and Kosovo, both of which have 98 UN members recognising them (recognized by the 15 countries).
List of Countries of World
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic (CAR)
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Congo, Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- United Kingdom (UK)
- United States of America (USA)
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Smallest Country in the World
There are both large and tiny nations in the world. In general, there are two key determinants of a country’s size: first, the amount of territory it occupies; second, the total population; and finally, the size of the country as a whole.
Vatican City
The Vatican City, usually known as the Holy See, is the smallest country in the world and ranks first. There are 835 individuals living there altogether. The land size of the nation is about 0.44 square kilometres. The country is so small that visitors from all over the world can travel across it in just one or one and a half days. The largest cathedral in the world, commonly referred to as St. Peter’s Basilica, is located in this nation. The building’s walls are covered in spectacular old-time graffiti and works of art. In this nation, the clergy make up 75% of the population. Particularly among Christians, this city is regarded as the most sacred place.
Monaco
On the French Riviera, Monaco is a Sovereign province that borders the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean surrounds Monaco on its eastern coast, and France completely encircles Monaco on land. Monaco is renowned as a tax haven for the wealthy and is geographically so small that it only covers 202 hectares, or less than one square mile. Tourism is its main source of income, and visitors swarm to its neighbourhoods to partake in its world-famous casinos, relax on its opulent beaches, go boating, and watch motor racing competitions such as the Grand Prix de Monaco. The nation, which is governed by Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi (Prince Albert I), has robust banking, real estate, and finance industries.
Conclusion
A socio-cultural grouping of people based on the shared culture, ethnicity, and language is referred to as a nation. A state is a unit of government having clearly defined borders, the power to enact and uphold laws, and the capacity to engage in international relations. A Nation-State is a Sovereign state having ethnically homogeneous population and elected leaders who share a sense of national identity.
Smallest Country in the World is the Vatican City.
Many of the world’s smallest countries can be found in tropical regions on coral atolls, and some are in danger of being submerged by the sea as a result of climate change.