According to one definition, a state needs a clear territory, a permanent population and the ability to deal with other states.

根据定义，国家要有明显的领土边界，一定的人口，以及和其他国家相处的能力才能称之为国家。

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Out of a permanent population of 3,400, at least ten children have been born with an affliction diagnosed by local doctors as cerebral palsy.

在3400名常住人口中，至少有十个孩子在出生时就被当地医生诊断出脑瘫。

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A thinly scattered permanent population and development of leisure activities, particularly skiing, have resulted in significant long-term changes to the local ecosystems.

稀稀落落的常住人口和休闲活动（尤其是滑雪）的发展，导致当地生态系统发生了重大的长期变化。

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The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (1933) sets forth what is generally accepted as the legal criteria for the establishment of a nation-state: (1) A permanent population, (2) a defined territory, (3) a government, and (4) the capacity to enter into relations with other states.

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In some apocalyptic visions, Republicans become a permanent minority through demographic change and the inability to appeal to a population that is inevitably hostile to conservative ideology.

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