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Autocracy
A country run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people
Boundary
An invisible line marking the extent of a state's territory
City-State
A sovereign state comprising a city and its surrounding countryside
Colonialism
An attempt to establish settlements and impose political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
Colony
A territory legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent
Democracy
A country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office
Devolution
The breakdown of central authority in a country
Federal State
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government
Frontier
A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control
Gerrymandering
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power
Irredentism
The situation when an ethnic group seeks to unite with its ethnic population in another country
Landlocked State
A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
Microstate
A state that encompasses a very small land area
Multinational State
A state containing two or more ethnic groups that agree to coexist peacefully
Nation-State
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity transformed into a nationality
Self-determination
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
Semi-Autonomous Region
A subdivision with a degree of autonomy or self-governance, but not complete sovereignty
Shatterbelt Region
A region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals
Sovereignty
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
State
An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs
Terrorism
The systematic use of violence by a group to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands
Unitary State
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
Neocolonialism
Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures
Autonomous Region
An area of a country that has a degree of autonomy or freedom from an external authority
Balkanization
The process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
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