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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">nations</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>republics</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>developing countries</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>island nations</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tribal nations</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>developed countries</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>national capitals</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>sovereign states</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>countries</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nation</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nation states</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>states</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>states, nation</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sovereign states typically originating with a large group of people associated with a particular territory and possessing distinct ethnic, historical, or cultural characteristics. ]]></note></mads>