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)
- Venezuela
- Comoros
- Madagascar
- Samoa
- French First Republic via concept surface "republic"
- Vanuatu
- Paraguay
- Georgia
- Weimar Republic via concept surface "republic"
- Uruguay
- Mauritius
- Austria
- Norway
- Seychelles
- Tonga
- United Provinces via concept surface "republic"
- Nauru
- Benin
- Kingdom of Greece
- Greeks via concept surface "nation"
- Maldives
- Albanians via concept surface "nation"
- Malacca Sultanate via concept surface "sultanate"
- Kingdom of Jordan
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Banten
via concept surface "sultanate"
surface form: Sultanate of Banten
- Guinea-Bissau
- Suriname
- French Fifth Republic via concept surface "republic"
- French Fourth Republic via concept surface "republic"
- French Third Republic via concept surface "republic"
- French Second Republic via concept surface "former country"
- Bengal Sultanate via concept surface "sultanate"
- Ottoman Empire via concept surface "former country"
- Mexico
- Iran
- Indonesia
- Ukrainian People’s Republic via concept surface "former country"
- Soviet Union via concept surface "socialist state"
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Spain
- South Africa
- Singapore
- Federation of Malaya via concept surface "former country"
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Soviet–Hungarian relations
via concept surface "socialist state"
surface form: Hungarian People’s Republic
- Korean Empire
- Senegal
- Burundi
- South Korea
- West Ukrainian People’s Republic via concept surface "Ukrainian state"