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Lesson Fundamental Elements of a State
4.1

The most obvious essential feature of a state is its
FACTS people'. States where the people share general political
to Understand and social consensus about basic beliefs, have the
most stable government.

A state is an organized political unit under one government. It is also called
a nation or territory. According to the Constitution of Nepal 2072, a state is a
combination of various castes, genders or communities of various castes, creeds,
genders or commutation. It means a state or nation is formed by the people having
different castes and creeds, male and female having in the same territory. It has
major four elements: population, territory, government and sovereignty. They are
discussed below:

1. Population

Population is one of the fundamental elements of a state. It is defined as all
the inhabitants living within the territory or a country. It is an organization in
which people of diverse community live together with common interest. Without
population; there is no identity of a state. If people are active, wise and creative
then a state is developed. So, population has great importance in the state. It
may consist of population of many nationalities and they may be heterogeneous
in culture, language or race but they can have the same interest for their nation.
Population can vary from one state to another, according to the total land area,
climate, fertility of the soil and available facilities. China is the largest country by
population size. Similarly, Nauru and Monaco have very less population.
Quality of people is very important for using resources in territory, to form
government and exercise sovereignty. If population of a state are educated,
honest, patriotic, sincere, disciplined and hard-working, the state will acquire
rapid economic development. Quality population is, therefore, very essential for
the sustainable development of a state.

2. Territory

An area of a particular state is called territory. It is the most essential
component of a state. No state can exist without territory. All the activities of a
state is performed within the territory. It is a geographical area that is controlled

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