Nation
Anationis a group of people who share the sameculture,history,languageorethnicity.The word can also be used for the population of acountry.
The wordnationcomes from aLatin languageword meaning "birth"or" place of birth. "Theadjectiveisnational.
Some nations are people with a particularbelief,such as theVatican City,orethnicgroup, such asArmenia.Others share an idea, such asDemocracyin theUnited StatesorCommunisminChina.
Some nations are controlled by a smallminoritywho have all the power, such asSaudi Arabia,who hold the nation together with the use of this power.
Some of these may also be combined. The highest lawful authority of most nations is aconstitution,which is a document which states clearly what kinds of power the rulers have and how newlawsmust be made. Many others are ruled by a single person who holds an "office" (position), such as aKingorPope,or from a long legal tradition without an official Constitution, such as theUnited Kingdom.