Comparing a Nation and a State

Comparing countries and the world is organized by artificial boundaries that divide the land into sovereign states (excluding Antarctica). Through the Empire, early countries formed by conquest and colonialism were organized by religious rule. The "Westphalia Convention" reduced the religious figures of the Holy Roman Empire who finished the religious war of Europe in 1648 with the power of the Catholic Pope. This transformation shows the formation of a modern national system and organization into the nation-state of the world.

Compared with non-state predecessors, the most obvious influence of the nation state is to create a unified national culture through national policy. The model of a nation state means that its population constitutes a country combined by a common lineage, a common language, and a common culture of several forms. Because there is no unity within the implicit, the nation state often tries to create it. It promotes unified languages ​​through language policy. Establishing a relatively unified curriculum in the national primary education system and secondary school is the most effective tool for Japanese language communication. The school also teaches the nation's history, usually propaganda and mythological versions, and some ethnic nations still teach this history (especially during the conflict)

The nation-state has its own characteristics, which is different from the nation-state. First of all, compared to the dynasty monarchy, they have different attitudes towards their own territory: it is semi-closed and nontransferable. For example, since the king's daughter is married, no country exchanges territories with other countries. They have different types of boundaries, and in principle are defined only by the settlements of the country's groups, but many nation-states seek natural boundaries (rivers, mountains). Due to limited border restrictions, the size and power of those populations is constantly changing

1). Compared with the dynasty dynasty, the modern nation state has different feelings for its territory; it is semi-sacred and can not be exchanged. For example, since the king's daughter is married, no country exchanges territories with other countries. They in principle have a discrete type boundary that is defined only by the settlements of the group of countries, but most national states also seek natural boundaries such as rivers, lakes, mountains, etc. . The most striking feature is that the nation state made the country a tool of unity in economic, social and cultural sense. This is accomplished by promoting unity of the economy, starting with the elimination of internal tariffs and taxes. The state usually has guidelines for forming and maintaining domestic transportation infrastructure and promoting business and sports (DiVanna, 2003)