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)
- Guatemala
- Grenada
- Kyrgyzstan
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People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Sudan
- Kuwait
- Second Spanish Republic via concept surface "republic"
- Tajikistan
- Kingdom of Sicily via concept surface "state"
- Namibia
- Belize
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Canada
- Nazi Germany via concept surface "fascist state"
- Libya
- Second Polish Republic
- Slovak Republic (1939–1945) via concept surface "state"
- Poles via concept surface "nation"
- Botswana
- Nepal
- Honduras
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- North Macedonia
- Dominica
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
- Lesotho
- Bhutan
- West Indies Federation via concept surface "former country"
- Eswatini
- Dutch Republic via concept surface "republic"
- Eritrea
- Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) via concept surface "state"
- Nicaragua
- Czech Republic
- Pakistan
- Uzbekistan
- Kiribati
- Kingdom of Albania via concept surface "kingdom"
- El Salvador
- Costa Rica
- Cape Verde Islands
- Commonwealth countries via concept surface "member states of an international organization"
- Latvia
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Cambodia
- Germany
- Japan
- Protectorate of Annam via concept surface "former country"
- Lithuania