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"Without the land there is no nation" - Sero Khanzadyan 

To an extent, I agree. I don't think 'nation' can be defined as people sharing beliefs, customs, etc, as there are multicultural societies which one would often class as a 'nation'. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOFKmk7ytU - This Animaniacs cartoon shows the "nations of the world" as countries. So what's the difference between a country and a nation?


According to Google:





So, within 'countries', there are several 'nations' due to multiculturalism? Is North Korea a nation?  

When we say nationwide, we refer to the whole country, so demonstrating how these words are blurred. They become more fused together the longer we wait - concepts like immigration have a huge effect on whether these two words can mean the same thing or not, in my opinion. Thoughts?

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