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by Spivak 1405 days ago
How about "top level state." Does make the EU a little weird though.
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nikanj 1405 days ago
It’s actually reasonable with the EU too. People keep comparing the US with Denmark, instead of comparing either US/EU or Denmark/Idaho
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Ichthypresbyter 1405 days ago
Denmark is yet another multiple-country sovereign state- Denmark (proper), Greenland, and the Faroe Islands are constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark.
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thaumasiotes 1405 days ago
That's not such a great example, since Greenland and the Faroe Islands are both of zero significance. (Greenland is significant geographically, but not as a political entity.)

Population of Denmark: 6 million.

Population of Greenland: 0.05 million.

Population of the Faroe Islands: 0.05 million.

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