nation

we often hear three words:country state and nation.these three words seem to be alike.some times we use nation for country.but actually there are difference.a country is a geographical area identified by a name such as Nepal,china, India, Bhutan e.t.c. the state is a political organization of the area under an independent government.a nation is also a political unit and more formal than a state.it is not easy to answer the question "what is a nation"in a general sense nation means country or state but in fact nation is something more.like state nation has four elements population,territory,government and sovereignty in addition to these elements nations has some other specialties.the present interim constitution of Nepal defines the nations as the collective group of people.it defines nation as follow having common aspirations and united by a bond of allegiance to national independence and integrity of nepal the nepalese people with multi caste,multi llingaul,multi religious and multi cultural characteristics collectively make the nation.a nation has a long historical tradition,gradually developing civilization and a cultural background there may be several languages castes religious and creeds however there is unity in diversity and co-ordination among them.feeling of multual relationship and close contact blind the country and countrymen together.so nation is weightier than country and state.