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A country, or nation state, is a geographical area and an independent political entity with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and people. For the history of the development of the modern nation state, see nation state.

Sometimes, parts of nation states with a distinct history or culture are called "countries": Wales and Scotland both are sometimes called countries, even though they are not nation states.

See countries of the world

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-A ''country'' is a geographical area and an independent political entity with its own [[government]], administration, [[law]]s, often a [[constitution]], [[police]], [[military]], [[tax]] rules, and [[people]].
+A ''country,'' or ''[[nation state]],'' is a geographical area and an independent political entity with its own [[government]], administration, [[law]]s, often a [[constitution]], [[police]], [[military]], [[tax]] rules, and [[people]].  For the history of the development of the modern nation state, see [[nation state]].
+Sometimes, parts of nation states with a distinct history or culture are called "countries": Wales and Scotland both are sometimes called countries, even though they are not nation states.
-Note: This would be a definition of a nation state.  A country could be a part of a nation state with a distinct history or culture: Wales and Scotland both are sometimes called countries, even though they are not nation states.
 ''See [[countries of the world]]''