1. State and nation are different concepts. A state has elements of population, territory, government, and sovereignty, while a nation is defined by common bonds between a group of people like culture, language, history.
2. A state is a political organization concerned with security and welfare, while a nation represents social, cultural, and emotional unity.
3. A state requires a definite territory, but a nation can exist without one by sharing a sense of homeland. For example, Jews were a nation without a state territory prior to Israel's founding in 1948.
1. State and nation are different concepts. A state has elements of population, territory, government, and sovereignty, while a nation is defined by common bonds between a group of people like culture, language, history.
2. A state is a political organization concerned with security and welfare, while a nation represents social, cultural, and emotional unity.
3. A state requires a definite territory, but a nation can exist without one by sharing a sense of homeland. For example, Jews were a nation without a state territory prior to Israel's founding in 1948.
1. State and nation are different concepts. A state has elements of population, territory, government, and sovereignty, while a nation is defined by common bonds between a group of people like culture, language, history.
2. A state is a political organization concerned with security and welfare, while a nation represents social, cultural, and emotional unity.
3. A state requires a definite territory, but a nation can exist without one by sharing a sense of homeland. For example, Jews were a nation without a state territory prior to Israel's founding in 1948.
1. State and nation are different concepts. A state has elements of population, territory, government, and sovereignty, while a nation is defined by common bonds between a group of people like culture, language, history.
2. A state is a political organization concerned with security and welfare, while a nation represents social, cultural, and emotional unity.
3. A state requires a definite territory, but a nation can exist without one by sharing a sense of homeland. For example, Jews were a nation without a state territory prior to Israel's founding in 1948.
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Difference between State and Nation:
1. The elements of State and Nation are different:
State has four elements—population, territory, government, and sovereignty. In the absence of even one element, a State cannot be really a State. Nation is a group of people who have a strong sense of unity and common consciousness. -Common territory, common race, common religion, common language, common history, common culture and common political aspirations are the elements which help the formation of a nation 2. State is a Political Organisation while Nation is a social, cultural, psychological, emotional and political unity State is a political organisation which fulfills the security and welfare needs of its people. It is concerned with external human actions. It is a legal entity. Nation is a united unit of population which is full of emotional, spiritual and psychological bonds. A nation has little to do with the physical needs of the people. 3. Possession of a Definite Territory is essential for the State but not for a Nation: It is essential for each State to possess a fixed territory. It is the physical element of the State. State is a territorial entity. - for a nation territory is not an essential requirement. A nation can survive even without a fixed territory. Love of a common motherland acts as a source of unity. For example, before 1948 the Jews were a nation even though they had no fixed territory of their own. When, in 1948, they secured a definite and defined territory, they established the State of Israel. 4. Sovereignty is essential for State but not for Nation: Sovereignty is an essential element of the State. It is the soul of the State. In the absence of sovereignty, the State loses its existence. It is the element of sovereignty which makes the state different from all other associations of the people. The basic requirement of a nation is the strong bonds of emotional unity among its people which develop due to several common social cultural elements. Before 1947, India was a nation but not a State because it did not have sovereignty. (State = Nation + Sovereignty). After her independence in 1947, India became a State because after the end of British imperial rule it became a sovereign entity. However, each nation always aspires to be sovereign and independent of the control of every other nation. 6. There can be two or more Nationalities living in one State: There can be two or more than two nations within a single State. Before the First World War, Austria and Hungary were one State, but two different nations. Most of the modern states are multinational states. 7. Nation is more stable than State: A nation is more stable than the State. When sovereignty ends, the State dies, but not the nation. A nation can survive even without sovereignty. For example, after their defeat in the World War II, both Germany and Japan lost their sovereign statuses and outside powers began to control them. They ceased to exist as States. But as nations they continued to live as nations, which after some months regained their sovereign statuses and became sovereign independent states. 8. A State can be created while a Nation is always the result of evolution: A State can be created with the conscious endeavors of the people. Physical elements play an important role in the birth of a State. For example, after the Second World War, Germany got divided into two separate states West Germany and East Germany. But Germans remained emotionally as one nation. Nationalism (Pagkamakabayan) - (1) the attitude that the members of a nation have when they care about their national identity - (2) the actions that the members of a nation take when seeking to achieve (or sustain) self-determination (Stanford Encyclopedia of Languages, 2017). - is deeper than “loving your own country.” - is more than the sentiment, affection, emotion, and willingness to sacrifice for the good of one’s country. - it is an apprehension or construct of the intellect, or what we today call an ideology. Patriotism (Pagmamahal sa bayan)- “love of one’s country.” (Stephen Nathanson (1993)) -(1) Special affection for one’s own country; - (2) A sense of personal identification with the country; - (3) Special concern for the well-being of the country; - (4) Willingness to sacrifice to promote the country’s good.