What Is Difference Between Country and Empire?

[MagicManICT]

lol Ysh. I just edited in some extra text to dageir's post and made same comment about the Louisiana Purchase

[Ysh]

lol Ysh. I just edited in some extra text to dageir's post and made same comment about the Louisiana Purchase

They are saying these great mind thinking like the other one.

[shubla]

You clearly didn't get the point.

This is empire.


This is country.

Difference is obivous.
You are either dumb, retarded or both if you dont recognize difference.

Clearly difference is not obvious if I ask question. Further, I do not ask for example, I ask for definition. Final, I think this flames is not necessary as we all are friends on forum here.

What about two example is making one empire and one country? Is it because controls lots of land? Russia and China are controlled much land but I think are not empire. Is it controls noncontinuous lands? United States has Alaska and Hawaii in not connected to the main body and this is not consider empire. What is feature that will distinguish?

I do not think there is a formal definition of "empire".
For instance the "Holy" "Roman" "Empire" was neither holy, Roman or and empire, but was
by name.

The wikipedia states: An empire is defined as "an aggregate of nations or people ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government, usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire."[1] An empire can be made solely of contiguous territories such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire.

What about Russia today? Is she an empire or a country? Is there a British empire today? Is the USA an empire?
There is no clear cut definition of empire. The word is used in propaganda either to project greatness or hostility.

I am think maybe you are right. Definition of empire does maybe depending on context or other nebulous thing like ''feeling'' and not suitable for defined as strict sets of points. It will definite explain the lack of agreeing of the postings here.

More colored stuff = empire
less = country
and also it has to call itself empire

[dageir]

This one is for you, Shubla: