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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Oxford Public International Law - State. | Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Open university - OpenLearn - So, what is the state? | Jun 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The relationship between the states and the federal government. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australasian Legal Information Institute - A Definition of the State (PDF). | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University - A definition of the state (PDF). | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - The State. | Jan 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Princeton University - Encyclopedia Princetoniensis - State/Nation-State. | Aug 16, 2022 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Oct 20, 2020 | ||
| Article restructured. | Aug 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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