Jon wrote:
> 
> I honestly think this is nitpicking.  
> 
Of course it is! My claim is that natural language
is unsuited to logic.

> The strict definition of a country is:
>
And then I will come up with some paradoxes >:-)

> the land of a person's birth, 
> residence, or citizenship OR a political state or 
> nation or its territory 
> (source: Mirriam Webster through m-w.com) 
> 
So the Austro-Hungary Empire is a country [land of
a person�s birth], Antarctica is a country [residence],
any organization that gives citizenship is a country
[which might be as dumb as a sports club],
Montana is a country [political state],
the Nation of Islam is a country [nation],
the island of Elba is a country [territory]

:-P

Alberto Monteiro

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