Question

Whàt is the difference between nation,state, country,province?

Answer 1

Nation is a capital of a country.
state is one partition of a country.
country is one among a continent.

Answer 2

Answer:

While the terms country, state, sovereign state, nation, and nation-state are often used interchangeably, there is a difference. Simply put: A state is a territory with its own institutions and populations. ... A nation-state is a cultural group (a nation) that is also a state (and may, in addition, be a sovereign state).