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)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Grand Duchy of Baden via concept surface "grand duchy"
- Grand Duchy of Berg via concept surface "grand duchy"
- Austrians via concept surface "nation"
- Luxembourgers via concept surface "nation"
- Dominion of Ceylon via concept surface "former country"
- Iraq
- Liberia
- Israel
- Tatarstan via concept surface "republic"
- Ethiopian Empire via concept surface "state"
- Grand Duchy of Hesse via concept surface "grand duchy"
- Hungarians via concept surface "nation"
- Saudi Arabia
- Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Central African Republic
- Kingdom of Serbia
- Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- Ostrogothic Kingdom via concept surface "kingdom"
- Socialist Republic of Croatia via concept surface "former country"
- Jaitpur via concept surface "former country"
- Lithuanian–Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic via concept surface "former country"
- Baghat via concept surface "former country"
- Socialist Republic of Serbia via concept surface "former country"
- Ashanti Empire via concept surface "state"
- Novgorod Republic via concept surface "trading state"
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Equatorial Guinea
- Maratha Empire via concept surface "former country"
- Federation of South Arabia via concept surface "former country"
- Grand Duchy of Moscow via concept surface "former country"
- First Portuguese Republic via concept surface "republic"
- Demak Sultanate via concept surface "sultanate"
- Captaincy General of Venezuela via concept surface "former country"
- Kingdom of France via concept surface "kingdom"
- Champa via concept surface "former country"
- Kingdom of Imereti via concept surface "former country"
- United Kingdom
- Czechoslovakia
- Morocco
- Jamaica
- Sweden
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Kingdom of Romania via concept surface "former country"
- United Provinces of the Río de la Plata via concept surface "post-colonial state"
- North Korea
- Gwalior State via concept surface "former country"
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F82
surface form: United Kingdom
- Kartvelebi via concept surface "nation"
- Ethiopia