nation vs country

nation and country both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nation	Yes	No	No	No
country	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nation and country are synonyms defined as:

nation and country: a politically organized body of people under a single government

Other synonyms of nation include body politic, commonwealth, land, res publica, state.

As nouns, nation and country are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of nation include land.

nation (noun)	country (noun)
a politically organized body of people under a single government	a politically organized body of people under a single government
the people who live in a nation or country	the people who live in a nation or country
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)	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)