What are the criteria for being a country? Is it all personal opinion or is there a political document stating the qualifications of a country? If there is such a document, could you give me a website that it is stated?
2007-11-19 17:28:23 · 3 answers · asked by sportzprincess77 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
In political geography and international politics, a country is a political division of a geographical entity, a sovereign territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation and government.
In common usage, the term is used casually in the sense of both "nation" (a cultural entity; see below) and "state" (a political entity; see below). Definitions may vary. It is sometimes used to refer to both states and some other political entities., while in some occasions it refers only to state. It is not uncommon for general information or statistical publications to adopt the wider definition for purposes such as illustration and comparison.
2007-11-26 11:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The elements of a country:
1. Territory,
2. People,
3. Sovereignty,
4. Independence, and
5, Natural resources/economy to survive.
2007-11-19 19:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a group that has a government
2007-11-26 10:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋