Country : CountrY
A country, a land, or a state, is a geographical area and an independent political entity with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and people. Some countries are nation states - for example France or Israel. In these nation states one particular nation is dominant. Other countries, such as China or Britain contain several nations.
The whole concept of "nation" is clearly debatable - the given examples of multinational states are merely those countries in which there is popular or historic tendency towards or against the concept.
Sometimes, parts of states with a distinct history or culture are called "lands" or "countries": England, Scotland and Wales - three nations on the island of Great Britain are sometimes called countries, even though they are administrative components of the State of the United Kingdom.
The terms country, nation, state and land are often used as synonyms, but in a more strict usage they are distinguished:
- country is the geographical area
- nation designates a people
- state is about government, and an entity in international law
- land may be used for "a country and its people" but also thought of as country belonging to a nation or a monarch
See also:
- Nation state for the history of the development of the modern nation states
- List of countries
Country is also a short form for Country music and countryside.
Canada, the salary of the Governor General shall be Ten thousand Pounds
payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, and the same
by this Act charged on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, the same
Service.
107. [Transfer of Stocks, &c.] All Stocks, Cash, Banker's Balances,
Union, except as in this Act mentioned, shall be the Property of Canada,
of the Provinces at the Union.
108. [Transfer of Property in Schedule.] The Public Works and Property
be the Property of Canada.
109. [Property in Lands, Mines, &c.] All Lands, Mines, Minerals, and
and New Brunswick at the Union, and all Sums then due or payable for
Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in which
thereof, and to any Interest other than that of the Province in the
such Portions of the Public Debt of each Province as are assumed by that
for the Debts and Liabilities of each Province existing at the Union.
112. [Debts of Ontario and Quebec.] Ontario and Quebec conjointly shall
Province of Canada exceeds at the Union Sixty-two million.html">million five hundred
per Centum per Annum thereon.
113. [Assets of Ontario and Quebec.] The Assets enumerated in the Fourth
shall be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly.
114. [Debt of Nova Scotia.] Nova Scotia shall be liable to Canada for
million Dollars, and shall be charged with Interest at the Rate of Five
for the Amount (if any) by which its Public Debt exceeds at the Union
of Five per Centum per Annum thereon.
116. [Payment of Interest to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.] In case
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