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Understanding the Difference between Nation and Country
The distinction between a nation and a country lies in the fact that a nation encompasses a coherent group of people bound by various factors like ethnicity, language, tradition, and geography. Meanwhile, a country, also known as a nation-state in political science terms, is a nation that has the political entity and recognition of a state. For instance, the Kurds are a nation without a country, as they lack a recognized state despite being a distinct group of people with a shared identity.