<P> The Westphalian model of state sovereignty has increasingly come under fire from the "non-west" as a system imposed solely by Western Colonialism . What this model did was make religion a subordinate to politics, a problem that has caused some issues in the Islamic world . This system does not fit in the Islamic world because concepts such as "separation of church and state" and "individual conscience" are not recognised in the Islamic religion as social systems . </P> <P> In casual usage, the terms "country", "nation", and "state" are often used as if they were synonymous; but in stricter usage they can be distinguished: </P> <Ul> <Li> Country denotes a region of land defined by geographical features or political boundaries . </Li> <Li> Nation denotes a people who are believed to or deemed to share common customs, religion, language, origins, ancestry or history . However, the adjectives national and international are frequently used to refer to matters pertaining to what are strictly sovereign states, as in national capital, international law . </Li> <Li> State refers to the set of governing and supportive institutions that have sovereignty over a definite territory and population . Sovereign states are legal persons . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Country denotes a region of land defined by geographical features or political boundaries . </Li>

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