Yo

So.  Sorry I've not been writing that much.  Actual coursework has gotten in the way unfortunately.

But.

I've got something I need to get off my chest.

I've been reading articles, mostly dealing with petroleum economics, for my coursework, and this seems prevalent in a lot of them.  The overuse and misuse of the words "nation", "state", and "nation-state".

Stop this.

It ain't cute.

As a geographer, it bugs the hell out of me.

Not every country is a nation.  Nations are regions that are culturally and linguistically homogeneous.  They may or may not be actually contained within the borders of a place.

States are politically governed by the same thing.  This is a more proper term for the thing you are most likely trying to refer to.

Nation-states are both politically and culturally homogeneous for the most part, and it's been argued that with the exception of North Korea, there really is no such thing as a nation-state.

Thanks.

I'm done.

Best get back to work now.