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Language, Politics and the Nation-State

In this article, we will learn about nation-state countries list, countries of the world, Smallest country in the world and more.

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”.

A 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

  • China 

  • Croatia

  • Egypt

  • Estonia 

  • Eswatini

  • Finland 

  • Greece

  • Hungary 

  • Iceland

  • Japan

  • Lebanon 

  • Lesotho 

  • Maldives 

  • Malta

  • Mongolia

  • North and South Korea 

  • Poland

  • Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu

  • Romania

  • Portugal

  • San Marino

  • Slovenia

  • Israel

  • Netherlands 

  • 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

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Algeria
  4. Andorra
  5. Angola
  6. Antigua and Barbuda
  7. Argentina
  8. Armenia
  9. Australia
  10. Austria
  11. Azerbaijan
  12. Bahamas
  13. Bahrain
  14. Bangladesh
  15. Barbados
  16. Belarus
  17. Belgium
  18. Belize
  19. Benin
  20. Bhutan
  21. Bolivia
  22. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  23. Botswana
  24. Brazil
  25. Brunei
  26. Bulgaria
  27. Burkina Faso
  28. Burundi
  29. Cabo Verde
  30. Cambodia
  31. Cameroon
  32. Canada
  33. Central African Republic (CAR)
  34. Chad
  35. Chile
  36. China
  37. Colombia
  38. Comoros
  39. Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  40. Congo, Republic of the
  41. Costa Rica
  42. Côte d’Ivoire
  43. Croatia
  44. Cuba
  45. Cyprus
  46. Czechia
  47. Denmark
  48. Djibouti
  49. Dominica
  50. Dominican Republic
  51. Ecuador
  52. Egypt
  53. El Salvador
  54. Equatorial Guinea
  55. Eritrea
  56. Estonia
  57. Eswatini
  58. Ethiopia
  59. Fiji
  60. Finland
  61. France
  62. Gabon
  63. Gambia
  64. Georgia
  65. Germany
  66. Ghana
  67. Greece
  68. Grenada
  69. Guatemala
  70. Guinea
  71. Guinea-Bissau
  72. Guyana
  73. Haiti
  74. Honduras
  75. Hungary
  76. Iceland
  77. India
  78. Indonesia
  79. Iran
  80. Iraq
  81. Ireland
  82. Israel
  83. Italy
  84. Jamaica
  85. Japan
  86. Jordan
  87. Kazakhstan
  88. Kenya
  89. Kiribati
  90. Kosovo
  91. Kuwait
  92. Kyrgyzstan
  93. Laos
  94. Latvia
  95. Lebanon
  96. Lesotho
  97. Liberia
  98. Libya
  99. Liechtenstein
  100. Lithuania
  101. Luxembourg
  102. Madagascar
  103. Malawi
  104. Malaysia
  105. Maldives
  106. Mali
  107. Malta
  108. Marshall Islands
  109. Mauritania
  110. Mauritius
  111. Mexico
  112. Micronesia
  113. Moldova
  114. Monaco
  115. Mongolia
  116. Montenegro
  117. Morocco
  118. Mozambique
  119. Myanmar
  120. Namibia
  121. Nauru
  122. Nepal
  123. Netherlands
  124. New Zealand
  125. Nicaragua
  126. Niger
  127. Nigeria
  128. North Korea
  129. North Macedonia
  130. Norway
  131. Oman
  132. Pakistan
  133. Palau
  134. Palestine
  135. Panama
  136. Papua New Guinea
  137. Paraguay
  138. Peru
  139. Philippines
  140. Poland
  141. Portugal
  142. Qatar
  143. Romania
  144. Russia
  145. Rwanda
  146. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  147. Saint Lucia
  148. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  149. Samoa
  150. San Marino
  151. Sao Tome and Principe
  152. Saudi Arabia
  153. Senegal
  154. Serbia
  155. Seychelles
  156. Sierra Leone
  157. Singapore
  158. Slovakia
  159. Slovenia
  160. Solomon Islands
  161. Somalia
  162. South Africa
  163. South Korea
  164. South Sudan
  165. Spain
  166. Sri Lanka
  167. Sudan
  168. Suriname
  169. Sweden
  170. Switzerland
  171. Syria
  172. Taiwan
  173. Tajikistan
  174. Tanzania
  175. Thailand
  176. Timor-Leste
  177. Togo
  178. Tonga
  179. Trinidad and Tobago
  180. Tunisia
  181. Turkey
  182. Turkmenistan
  183. Tuvalu
  184. Uganda
  185. Ukraine
  186. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  187. United Kingdom (UK)
  188. United States of America (USA)
  189. Uruguay
  190. Uzbekistan
  191. Vanuatu
  192. Vatican City
  193. Venezuela
  194. Vietnam
  195. Yemen
  196. Zambia
  197. 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.

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