▲ 15 ▼ What makes a country real/not real? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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?
[–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] -1 points 1 year ago (7 children) But on Wikipedia it says it's a country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 7 points 1 year ago (5 children) The emirate of Dubai a state (not a country)inside the UAE similar to how California is a state inside the USA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) I swear there is a page on Wikipedia about the country of Dubai. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You could just post the link. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Giant mix up here. When I read "Emirate" I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad. A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There's a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren't real countries. https://share.google/zU2WrcLx0AbnRrkH6 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemmisaur@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dubai was an independent country before 1971. (Although sort of under the British since 1833, the exact details varied over time.) Either that or you're thinking about Djibouti. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah, it's a bit complicated. They retain some level of sovereignty within the UAE as I understand it, unlike Califonia, which since the civil war has basically been just a subnational division. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CatherineLily@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago Are you thinking of the Emirate of Dubai? It's not a country either. Also, I was wrong about Dubai being the capital. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 7 points 1 year ago (5 children) The emirate of Dubai a state (not a country)inside the UAE similar to how California is a state inside the USA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) I swear there is a page on Wikipedia about the country of Dubai. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You could just post the link. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Giant mix up here. When I read "Emirate" I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad. A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There's a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren't real countries. https://share.google/zU2WrcLx0AbnRrkH6 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemmisaur@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dubai was an independent country before 1971. (Although sort of under the British since 1833, the exact details varied over time.) Either that or you're thinking about Djibouti. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah, it's a bit complicated. They retain some level of sovereignty within the UAE as I understand it, unlike Califonia, which since the civil war has basically been just a subnational division. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) I swear there is a page on Wikipedia about the country of Dubai. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You could just post the link. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Giant mix up here. When I read "Emirate" I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad. A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There's a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren't real countries. https://share.google/zU2WrcLx0AbnRrkH6 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemmisaur@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dubai was an independent country before 1971. (Although sort of under the British since 1833, the exact details varied over time.) Either that or you're thinking about Djibouti. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah, it's a bit complicated. They retain some level of sovereignty within the UAE as I understand it, unlike Califonia, which since the civil war has basically been just a subnational division. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You could just post the link. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Giant mix up here. When I read "Emirate" I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad. A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There's a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren't real countries. https://share.google/zU2WrcLx0AbnRrkH6 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Giant mix up here. When I read "Emirate" I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad. A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There's a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren't real countries. https://share.google/zU2WrcLx0AbnRrkH6 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemmisaur@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Dubai was an independent country before 1971. (Although sort of under the British since 1833, the exact details varied over time.) Either that or you're thinking about Djibouti. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah, it's a bit complicated. They retain some level of sovereignty within the UAE as I understand it, unlike Califonia, which since the civil war has basically been just a subnational division. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah, it's a bit complicated. They retain some level of sovereignty within the UAE as I understand it, unlike Califonia, which since the civil war has basically been just a subnational division. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CatherineLily@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago Are you thinking of the Emirate of Dubai? It's not a country either. Also, I was wrong about Dubai being the capital. permalink fedilink source parent