Homeland

A homeland is the ethnic nationalist concept of the nation to which one belongs; usually, the country in which you were born.

Synonyms with varying connotations: fatherland, motherland, [mother country]?, [country of origin]?, [native land]?.

"homeland security", "homeland defense".

Could have a whole section on aspirations to attain a homeland: Basque separatists, Israeli-Arab conflict, Taiwan.