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by cratermoon 1246 days ago
Did nations exist before passports? What is I don't have a passport? If I hold a passport for a nation that no longer exists, what nationality am I?
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hef19898 1246 days ago
Well, the idea of nation states isn't that old. Passport are pretty recent, in their current form at least. And a person can be nationless, in which case they would be eligible for a UN passport.
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