it is the shortest trade link between Europe and countries on the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
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A nation-state is a state where the vast majority of the population is comprised of a single ethnic group which also serves as a motivation and reason for the formation of the state.
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A nation-state is a term used for the nations where the vast majority of the population is comprised of a single ethnic group, usually over 90%. There are multiple examples of such states around the world, some of which are fully recognized, while some function in practice as such but are not officially recognized by the United Nations. In the first category, we have the likes of Mongolia, Iceland, and numerous island nations in the Pacific, while in the second one we have the likes of Kosovo and South Ossetia.
These nations are often formed on the basis of the distribution of an ethnic group, thus determining the boundary in accordance with where the particular ethnic group is found without interruptions. An interesting case was the recent referendum for independence in Scotland as if it was successful it would have meant the creation of another nation-state. This was carefully monitored by many ethnic groups in the world because they saw it as an opportunity to create their own nation-states.
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Two countries that do not border each other: Norway and Iceland.
Norway and Iceland are separated by hundreds of miles of open sea, however, the two countries are very similar, both in culture, language and geography.
Both countries have fjords, both countries are cold during most of the year, and both countries speak North Germanic languages that descend from Old Norse (the language of the Vikings). This is because Iceland was first settled by people from Norway and from the British Isles.
Two countries that do border each other: Slovakia and Hungary
Slovakia is mountainous because it is crossed by the Carpathian Mountains. Hungary is flat.
In Slovakia, the dominant language: Slovak, is a Slavic language closely related to Polish and Czech.
Hungarian, the national language of Hungary, is a Finno-Ugric language that is more or less related to Finnish (but the relation is not that close).
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Culture-Specific Theme:
bittersweet relationship between siblings
loss of American Indian culture in European colonies
Universal Theme:
Impacts of 9/11 on New Yorkers
Overcoming challenges
Located 8 to 12 degrees north of the Equator, Costa Rica enjoys a tropical climate year round with an average high of 27°C (81°F) and an average low of 18°C (64°F).
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