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)
- Tuvalu
- Principality of Antioch via concept surface "former country"
- Zambia
- Yemen
- Dominican Republic
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Monaco via concept surface "country in Europe"
- Luxembourg
- Turkey
- Bahrain
- New Zealand
- Tanzania
- Oman
- Croatia
- San Marino
- Brazil
- Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti via concept surface "kingdom"
- Montenegro
- Liechtenstein
- Portuguese Third Republic via concept surface "republic"
- Dominion of Australia via concept surface "former country"
- Chile
- Peru
- Manchukuo via concept surface "former country"
- Nigeria
- Philippines
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of Vietnam via concept surface "socialist state"
- First Mexican Republic via concept surface "former country"
- Estonia
- Republic of Vietnam via concept surface "anti-communist state"
- Niger
- Captaincy General of Chile via concept surface "former country"
- Savoy via concept surface "kingdom"
- Sri Lanka
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mongolia
- Ghana
- Republic of China
- Cameroon
- Moldova
- East Germany
- Third Polish Republic
- Rwanda
- Tunisia
- Bahamas
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Malawi