Congratulations on winning the most ignorant post of the day award.
A "state" is defined as follows :
"a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government."Germany, Italy, and other European states"
In order to relieve you of your obvious ignorance :
"Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a small village in the southeastern region of South Africa called the Transkei. His father was chief of the village and a member of the royal family of the Thembu tribe, which spoke the Xhosa language. As a boy, Mandela grew up in the company of tribal elders"
Nelson Mandela Biography - life, family, history, information, born, college, marriage, time, year