sovereign state
C40
concept
A sovereign state is a politically organized territory with a permanent population, defined borders, a government, and full independent authority over its internal and external affairs.
Observed surface forms (34)
- former country ×56
- landlocked country ×45
- island country ×44
- republic ×24
- country in Europe ×16
- kingdom ×13
- state ×11
- archipelagic state ×9
- country in South America ×8
- member state of the European Union ×7
- nation ×7
- sultanate ×7
- grand duchy ×6
- Nordic country ×5
- fascist state ×5
- country in Central Asia ×4
- country in East Asia ×4
- socialist state ×4
- UN member state ×3
- country in Western Europe ×3
- member state of the United Nations ×3
- trading state ×3
- Christian state ×2
- member state of NATO ×2
- unitary state ×2
- Commonwealth realm ×1
- Ukrainian state ×1
- anti-communist state ×1
- archipelagic country ×1
- maritime power ×1
- member states of an international organization ×1
- post-Soviet state ×1
- post-colonial state ×1
- superpower ×1
Instances (339)
- Russia
- Holy Roman Empire via concept surface "Christian state"
- Yugoslavia via concept surface "former country"
- Cuba
- Prussia via concept surface "kingdom"
- Lebanon
- Laos
- Uganda
- India
- Kenya
- Somalia
- Egypt
- Ecuador
- Panama
- Zimbabwe
- Brunei Darussalam
- Viceroyalty of New Spain via concept surface "former country"
- Albania
- Barbados
- Vatican City via concept surface "landlocked country"
- Myanmar
- Jordan
- Fiji
- Armenia
- Kingdom of Italy
- Finland
- Colombia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Byzantine Empire via concept surface "state"
- State of Palestine
- United Arab Emirates
- Roman Empire via concept surface "state"
- Solomon Islands
- Azerbaijan
- Angola
- Mauritania
- Delhi Sultanate via concept surface "sultanate"
- Saint Lucia
- Andorra
- Dominion of India via concept surface "former country"
- Mozambique
- Principality of Orange
- Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata via concept surface "former country"
- Qatar
- Djibouti
- Belarus
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sikh Empire via concept surface "state"
- United States of America
- Ukraine