a politically organized body of people under a single government | the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth |
the people who live in a nation or country | the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth |
the territory occupied by a nation | |
an area outside of cities and towns | |
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | |