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A STATE IS A SET OF INSTITUTIONS THAT POSSESSES THE EXCLUSIVE
LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE RULES THAT GOVERN THE PEOPLE IN ONE OR MORE SOCIETIES,HAVING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOVEREIGNTY OVER A DEFINITE TERRITORY.......................................................
IN CASUAL USAGE,THE TERMS"COUNTRY," "NATION," AND "STATE" ARE OFTEN USED AS IF THEY WERE SYNONYMOUS;BUT IN A MORE STRICT USEAGE THEY ARE DISTINGUISHED:
COUNTRY------ IS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
NATION---------DESIGNATES A PEOPLE---------
STATE----------STATE REFERS TO A SET OF GOVERNIMG INSTITUTIONS WITH
SOVEREIGNTY OVER A DEFINITE TERRITORY
FORTUNAT GUIBOCHE JAN 8 TH 2007 WINNIPEG METIS CAPITAL
METIS TERRITORY............