以上两个词的意思非常相似，使用起来几乎没有区别，但特定的情况下会趋向用其中的某一个。
country和nation都翻译成国家，country带有地理位置关系、国土等含义，而nation是颇为正式的词，叙述地理位置的情况下不常用。country是个中性词，nation则带褒义，总统在演讲中充满敬意地说到国家时用的几乎都是nation.
County is a more objective word that indicates a physical location. Nation refers mostly to the country and its people.It often has a positive image and indicates a strong country.