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A state that encompasses the territory inhabited by an identifiable [[nation]], or people with traditional cultural, linguistic, economic, or political ties. '''Nation-states''' as independent entities arose as an answer to states governed by an external religious leader, the format of international politics in [[Europe]] that gave rise to the [[Thirty Years War]], resulting in the death of one third of the European populace.
A state that encompasses the territory inhabited by an identifiable [[nation]], or people with traditional cultural, linguistic, economic, or political ties, more commonly known as '''countries'''. '''Nation-states''' as independent entities arose as an answer to states governed by an external religious leader, the format of international politics in [[Europe]] that gave rise to the [[Thirty Years War]], resulting in the death of one third of the European populace.
Nation-states are a [[Western]] concept which arose particularly after the [[French Revolution]], and around the world at the end of [[decolonization]].
Nation-states are a [[Western]] concept which arose particularly after the [[French Revolution]], and around the world at the end of [[decolonization]].
[[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] in 1969 wrote, "The nation state as a fundamental unit of man's organized life has ceased to be the principal creative force. International banks and multinational corporations are acting and planning in terms that are far in advance of the political concepts of the nation state."
[[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] in 1969 wrote, "The nation state as a fundamental unit of man's organized life has ceased to be the principal creative force. International banks and multinational corporations are acting and planning in terms that are far in advance of the political concepts of the nation state."
== List of Countries ==
=== North America ===
:*[[Canada]]
:*[[United States of America]]
:*[[Mexico]]
=== Africa ===
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon (also spelled Cameroun)
Cape Verde
Chad (Tchad)
Central African Republic
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti
Egypt (Misr)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco (Al Maghrib)
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
=== Europe ===
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway (Norge)
Poland (Polska)
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
=== Asia ===
Afghanistan - Kabul
Armenia - Yerevan
Azerbaijan - Baku
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Bhutan - Thimphu
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Phnom Penh
China - Beijing
Taiwan (a.k.a. Republic Of China) - Taipei
East Timor (Timor Leste) - Dili
India (Hindi: भारत) - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Israel - Jerusalem
Palestine - Gaza
Japan (Nihon) - Tokyo
Jordan (Al Urdun) - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kuwait - Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Lebanon (Lubnan) - Beirut
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Malé
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar (Burma) - Naypyidaw
Nepal - Kathmandu
North Korea - Pyongyang
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Philippines - Manila
Qatar - Doha
Russia (Россия) - Moscow
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Singapore - Singapore
South Korea - Seoul
Sri Lanka - Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, not Colombo now
Syria - Damascus
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Thailand (Muang Thai) - Bangkok
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Aşgabat
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sana'a
=== Central America and the Antilles ===
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Panama (Panamá)
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevi
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
=== South America ===
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
=== Oceania ===
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Palau
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
==Islam==
==Islam==