【单选题】

The author mentions all of the following as examples of complications arising from the application of spatial markersEXCEPT

A、An area of a country smaller than the nation considers itself to be a nation.
B、A、boundary is demarcated around a nation which does not include the people of the nation.
C、A、continent is divided into two areas for implicit ideological purposes.
D、Two nations dispute the exact geography of a border based on an ancient historical claim.
E、The history of a nation is erroneously conflated with the character of one particular region.