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Independent state

Defined territory with borders, permanent population, government, sovereignty, and recognition from other states.

Nation

A group of people with a common identity through shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ethnicity, and heritage.could be all around

Nation-state

The territory occupied by a particular nation of people is the same as the recognized political boundary of that state.

Stateless nation

Nations of people without a state to occupy; typically it’s implied that they want their own state.

Multistate nation

A nation of people that live in more than one state.

Multinational state

A country with various ethnicities and cultures within its borders.

Autonomous or semi-autonomous region

A location within a state that is given authority to govern independently from the national government.

Sovereignty

The right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders.

Sovereignty

A state’s authority to control its territory and govern itself.

Nation-state

The territory occupied by a particular nation of people is the same as the recognized political boundary of that state.

Self-determination

The right of all people to govern themselves. Usually a nation, ethnicity, or former colony wants to govern themselves and establish sovereignty over their own state.

Devolution

Due to centrifugal forces, power is shifted from the central government or administration to regional authorities which are usually reflective of nations.

Political power

Control over people, land, and resources as illustrated by neocolonialism, shatterbelts, and choke points.

Territoriality

The connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land.

Geopolitics

The study of how geography and politics interact and influence one another.

Neocolonialism

The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures in order to control or influence other countries.

Shatterbelts

Instability within a region that is geographically located between states with overlapping territoriality and political power.

Choke points

A strategic strait or canal which is narrow, hard to pass through and has competition for use.

Toponyms

Place names that reflect contested space or cultural identity (e.g., Sea of Japan/East Sea).

Landlocked states

States completely surrounded by land; they face isolation and rely on neighbors for access to trade routes.

Enclaves

Territories completely surrounded by the territory of one other state.

Exclaves

Parts of a state that are geographically separated from the main part by the territory of one or more states.

Ethnic enclaves

Areas within cities where people of the same ethnicity cluster (e.g., Little Saigon in Houston).

4 characteristics to be a state

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