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A tribe is viewed, developmentally or historically, as a social group existing before the development of nation states, or outside them. A tribe is a group of distinct people, dependent on their land for their livelihood, who are largely self-sufficient, and not integrated into the national society. It is perhaps the term most readily understood and used by the general public to describe such communities. Stephen Corry defines tribal people as those who "...have followed ways of life for many generations that are largely self-sufficient, and are clearly different from the mainstream and dominant society". This definition, however, would not apply to countries in the Middle East such as Iraq and Yemen, South Asia such as Afghanistan and many African countries such as South Sudan, where the entire population is a member of one tribe or another, and tribalism itself is dominant and mainstream. 

There are an estimated one hundred and fifty million tribal individuals worldwide, constituting around forty percent of indigenous individuals. Although nearly all tribal people are indigenous, some are not indigenous to the areas where they now live. 

The distinction between tribal and indigenous is important because tribal peoples have a special status acknowledged in international law. They often face particular issues in addition to those faced by the wider category of indigenous peoples. (End of story)

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Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: what is a tribe viewed as
Guess: social group

Question: what is it a group of
Guess: distinct people

Question: what does corry define them as
Guess: have followed ways of life for many generations

Question: are they self sufficient
Guess: yes

Question: how many are tribal
Guess: one hundred and fifty million

Question: what percent are indigenous
Guess: forty percent

Question: are they in the middle east
Guess: no

Question: are they a socail group
Guess: yes

Question: why is the distinction important
Guess: have a special status acknowledged

Question: who is dependent on their land
Guess: A tribe

Question: are they faced with issues
Guess: yes

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: do they have special status

yes