ON SOVEREIGNTY, TERRITORY, OCCUPATION, AND THE RULE OF LAW COUNTRIES are political legal entities universally recognised by the world community. Countries differ from NATIONS , which are the peoples who share common heritage, history, language, values, traditions, beliefs, sometimes religion. For example, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are four Nations part on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. INTERNATIONAL LAW is the basis for Country. Countries are Full Members of the UNITED NATIONS, with the only exception of the Holy Seat (the Vatican Absolute Monarchy) which has the Observer Status. All Countries are Sovereign within their own territory . Every Country has the unrestricted and indisputable right to defend itself, its borders, and its people(s) from foreign aggression, invasion, submission, deprivation of freedom and rights. The territory , the international borders, is defined by International Law , and can only be modified by mutual agre...