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human
ELI5: The differences between a nation, a state, and a nation-state.

As many times as I've had this explained, it never sticks. I'm unashamed to ask for a simple explanation. Knowledge is power!

Thank you.
gpt
A nation is a group of people with several factors in common like land inhabited, religion, ethnicity, language, or culture.


A state is the government over an area of land


A nation-state is a state that governs an area that primarily consists of one nation.