Question

What is a state? write a distinction between state and stateless

Answer 1

 In terms of a political entity, a state is any politically organized community living under a single system of government. ... Some states are subject to external sovereignty or hegemony, in which ultimate sovereignty lies in another state. States that are sovereign are known as sovereign states.

Answer 2

In Stateless, server is not needed to keep the server information or session details to itself. In stateful, a server is required to maintain the current state and session information. In stateless, server and client are loosely coupled and can act independently. In stateful, server and client are tightly bound.