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What makes a country real/not real? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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I see a lot of people saying that countries like Israel, Latvia, Belgium and Dubai are not real countries, but how are they not? They seem to meet the threshold. How are they any less real then any other country?

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago

The amount of countries that recognize it as a country. Yes, it's circular logic. That said, if they act independent of other countries, they are likely a country whether recognized or not.

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