While a is an imagined community of people who believe themselves to share common cultural characteristics, a is a politically organized territory with an independent government. a. province; town b. nation; state c. town; province d. state; nation

While a nation is an imagined community of people who believe themselves to share common cultural characteristics, a state is a politically organized territory with an independent government. National identity of a nation is usually based on shared culture, religion, history, language, ethnicity, etc.