ElI5: what does it mean to be a country?

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I’m serious. I don’t understand why humans draw imaginary bidders. I don’t understand why humans fight and lose their lives defending those borders. It’s not “cultural identity”. For example, people in either side of Punjab are more similar to each other than say people in the South of India. And further, i don’t understand how countries can be bought and sold like the “Louisiana purchase”. I mean who’s paying for what? It would be great if someone could recommend some books about the idea of nationhood.

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It’s like a family, but bigger. The artificial borders are like your family’s property lines. Each family its own rules/customs/procedures, even if the neighbors have very similar approaches

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