Talk:Four nations/@comment-5179242-20120609215431

Shouldn't The United Republic of Nations be on this list? I'm pretty sure it's an independent country.

Also, I question the Earth Kingdom's status as being an actual nation. I understand that the people of the Earth Kingdom are united by bending arts, but they are disunited in many other ways. They lack a central government, which is key to all nations. The Earth King is supposedly the supreme ruler of the Earth Kingdom, but he is, in essentiality, a mere figurehead. Some may argue that the Dai Li are actually the ones in control, but I dispute that too. They never jurisdict anything anywhere outside of Ba Sing Se. Also, I find it strange how there are multiple overlords scattered all across Earth Kingdom territory. The most notable overlord is probably King Bumi. There are several desert cheiftains that lead Sandbender tribes. Oh, and we musn't forget Oyaji of Kyoshi Island, that Senlin elder, or Aunt Wu. Some parts of the Earth Kingdom are even kept in total anarchy, such as that Foggy Swamp. There is hardly any political structure in The Earth Kingdom, so I doubt it could be considered a nation by any contemporary definitions.

Citizens of the Earth Kingdom are also divided by race and culture. The Earth Kingdom can be split into many roughly outlined territories based on race and culture. They include the old Fire Nation colonies, new Fire Nation colonies, the desert, Ba Sing Se, southern islands (includes Kyoshi and Whaletail Islands + many more), territories administered by King Bumi (mainly Omashu), portions of the western coastline that are not Fire Nation colonies, and a nameless Northern Air Temple mountain range. There is a lot of division because of the Earth Kingdom's varying geography.