Yes, it does. "Nation" and "Country" are synonyms.
A country and a nation are the same thing.
Yes, they are the same thing. Nation is more commonly used in the USA.
The correct grammar is "DO the words nation and country mean the same thing?" They mean something very similar. A nation is more of an abstract idea. It usually refers to a group of people who have similar beliefs and have joined together under a government. A country is a physical place. It usually refers to the land upon which the nation dwells.
In common usage, "nation" and "country" are often used interchangeably to refer to a geographical area with defined borders and a distinct culture or identity. However, "nation" can also refer to a group of people who share a common identity, history, or culture, while "country" typically refers to the political entity or geographic region governed by a centralized authority.
Spain is a nation. Barcelona is a city in the nation of Spain.
"Countries throughout the nation"? Country and nation means the same thing. Different countries (or nations) over the world have quite different sizes. For example, Brazil is half of South America, the other half is divided among 10 countries or so.
In the case of the United States, the word nation would refer to the whole country. And the word state would refer to one of the individual states which comprise the entire country. However, in most other examples, the two words can mean the same thing.
It's illegal to spank children in Sweden. And the only nation in the country Sweden is the nation with the same name.
The country of Georgia.
They don't all believe in the same thing. Do all the people in your country believe in the same thing?
Yes
A nation-state is a state, or country, that has defined borders and territory. It is additionally a country in which a nation of principally the same type of people exists, organized by either race or cultural background. In the nation-state, generally, everyone would speak the same language, probably practice the same or similar types of religion, and share a set of cultural, "national," values.