Language, Politics and the Nation-State

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.