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Multinational state

A multinational state or a multinational union is a sovereign entity that comprises two or more nations or states. This contrasts with a nation-state, where a single nation accounts for the bulk of the population. Depending on the definition of "nation" (which touches on ethnicity, language, and political identity), a multinational state is usually multicultural or multilingual, and is geographically composed of more than one country, such as the countries of the United Kingdom. Historical multinational states that have since split into multiple states include the Ottoman Empire, British India, Qing China, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, the United Arab Republic, and Austria-Hungary (a dual monarchy of two multinational states). Some analysts have described the European Union as a multinational state or potentially one.

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A multinational state or a multinational union is a sovereign entity that comprises two or more nations or states. This contrasts with a nation-state, where a single nation accounts for the bulk of the population. Depending on the definition of "nation" (which touches on ethnicity, language, and political identity), a multinational state is usually multicultural or multilingual, and is geographically composed of more than one country, such as the countries of the United Kingdom. Historical multinational states that have since split into multiple states include the Ottoman Empire, British India, Qing China, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, the United Arab Republic, and Austria-Hungary (a dual monarchy of two multinational states). Some analysts have described the European Union as a multinational state or potentially one.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1910 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 1963-09-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1922 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. population: 5 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. population: 45 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1910". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "1963-09-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1922". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the population is "5 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the population is "45 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371834004

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.