The country didn't want to join the union. They felt that doing so would reduce them to the status of a what?
Options:
- province
- plebian
- workplace
- detroit
- construction business
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The country didn't join the union feeling that by doing so their status would be reduced to a province. A country may becomes province by joining the union.
So, the final answer is province.