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description:
A politically organized body of people bonded by territory, culture, or ethnicity,
having sovereignty (to a certain extent) granted by other states (enclosing or neighboring
states). This includes countries (nations), provinces (e.g., one of the United States
of America or a French departement), counties or municipalities. Refine using, e.g.,
ISO country codes, FIPS-PUB state codes, etc.
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