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social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > nation-state
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > nation and state > nation-state
social science subjects > geography > human geography > political geography > nation-state
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nation-state  

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  • Nation-states are a distinctly modern phenomenon, a concept developed in Europe and spread around the globe. By the middle of the 20th century, the entire modern world was divided into nation-states. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Nation-State]

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