Topic: Society & National Identity

Country Comparison Chart Topic: Society & National Identity National Binding Population Ethnic Dominant Attitude Ethnic/ Who is Territor Other Identity feature (density, diversity? religion? toward National considered y that (Ethnic/ of size, (Colonial, diversity Pride? a citizen? constitu Civic)? national rate of indigenous, ? tes identity? growth) immigrant) homelan d? U.K. Civic Religion D: High High: Protestant Open- Strong All who Norther Former (Protestan S: Small indigenous/ minded are born n colony: t) R: immigrant there Ireland, India/ Average Wales, Pakistan/ England, Nigeria Scotlan d Germany Ethnic True Low: Protestant Average Very strong Those Current German indigenous / sizeable (formerly born German heritage Catholic close- there, borders (formerly population minded must (formerl called but now choose if y Aryan more dual Prussia) Race) open) France Civic Language High: Catholic/ Average Very strong All born Immigrant, some to high there Indigenous, Protestant Colonial Mexico Ethnic Catholicis Average: Catholic Open- Strong Current m Mostly minded pride in Mexican mestizo, indigenous borders indigenous, heritage, or colonial strong Spanish colonial influence

Brazil Civic Diversity High: Catholic / Open but Struggling Current (difficult) Colonial, growing strained Brazilia - indigenous, Protestant n (white and immigrant pop. borders mulatto)

National Binding Population Ethnic Dominant Attitude Ethnic/ Who is Territor Other Identity feature (density, diversity? religion? toward National considered y that (Ethnic/ of size, rate (Colonial, diversity Pride? a citizen? constitu Civic)? national of indigenous, ? tes identity? growth) immigrant) homelan d? Russia Ethnic If you’re a D: Low Average Christian Average They feel At least Current Russkie S: Mostly Orthodox (trying undermine one parent Russian (not Average indigenous but not and dis- has to border Rossiiskie) R: Slow (Russkies) quite respected have (most of but some there) Russian former ethnic citizenship Soviet minorities Union) (Rossiiskies) except Ukraine and Belarus China Civic Ancient D:Average Average Buddhism Not great Strong At least Mainlan history of S: Very (mostly (e.g. because of one parent d China, civilization high indigenous conflict history has to be Tibet, R: Lower Han) with (they feel Chinese Taiwan, now Minorities Tibetans) they should and mostly in have Hong Tibet, greater Kong Taiwan, and involvement Hong Kong in the global economy

India More civic “Unity in D: High Very high; Hindu Open- Rising but Both Current Diversity” S: High indigenous (Muslim minded, there is not parents borders R: High and colonial next changed a sense have to be *** from U.K. largest with that it is citizens minority) election not of respected Bharatiya Janata Party Nigeria Civic ?? High; North: Not too Not too At least Current indigenous, Muslim good good one parent borders colonial (50%), has to be a but from South: Nigerian there is British, a Christian discussi few Muslim (40%) on of immigrants division between North and South Iran Civic History of High; ethnic Muslim Govern- Not so All born Persian and ment good there civilization linguistic suspicious diversity, of ethnic indigenous minorities and (governm immigrants ent no (Azeris, longer Kurds and secular) Turkmen)