Category:EB9:States

States (in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., and these categories) are territories united under a single sovereign government, whether or not they share a single culture or identity. The shared cultures themselves are considered (q.v.).

As an example: is a nation and a state;  is a nation but not a state; the  is a state but not a nation; and the  is a state comprising several nations.

For the "states" of the of  and other federal states, see Category:EB9:Regions.