The population is one of the key features of the state. The subject and object of power is the people who live within the territory. It is he who forms the most important aspects of public policy.
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The state unites people living on its territory into a single whole. Their affiliation with a particular state is determined through the terms of citizenship (or citizenship). It characterizes a stable political and legal relationship between society and the state, determines their rights and obligations in relation to each other.
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The population is united on the territory of the state regardless of their national, religious, racial affiliation. The state, on the one hand, unites people, forming an integral territorial collective — the population of the country, and on the other — it divides. The division of the population into small territorial groups is carried out in order to optimize public administration. Examples of separation are regions, districts, etc.
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The population forms the human environment. Here are interpersonal, communicative, family, geopolitical relations. Those. it is the population that serves as the medium for the formation of the primary interests of individuals who are called upon to protect the state. In many respects, the state of the population, the level of its development depends on the state. It creates the necessary conditions for its development.
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Society is a managed system and acts as an object of government. There are three approaches to describing the relationship between the state and society. According to one of them, the state is designed to manage all social processes. The other, on the contrary, suggests that state participation in the life of the population is minimized. Finally, the third approach is the basis for the formation of democracy. According to him, each subject of control is at the same time its object.
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An important qualitative sign of the population is personal freedom. Moreover, belonging to the state is compulsory. This is the difference between the population as a feature of the state and various unions united by the principle of self-determination. The relationship between freedom and coercion is determined by the type of political regime in the state. Authoritarian regimes significantly limit the individual’s freedom.
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Each citizen has the freedom of movement and the right to choose the most comfortable living conditions for himself. Therefore, the population is a variable category. It is characterized by a constant and variable composition. Variability is characterized through a concept such as migration. It can occur both within the state and between different countries. The level of its development largely depends on the socio-economic situation of the individual in the state.
