sovereign state

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)

• Travancore via concept surface "former country"
• Free State via concept surface "landlocked country"
  surface form: Lesotho
• Iceland
• Palau
• First Philippine Republic via concept surface "republic"
• unified Germany
  surface form: Unified Germany
• Cyprus
• Gabon
• British India via concept surface "former country"
• Italian Social Republic via concept surface "fascist state"
• United Kingdom (indirectly via Burma operations)
  surface form: United Kingdom
• Confederate States of America via concept surface "former country"
• France
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Greece
• Portugal
• Australia
• Romania
• Marshall Islands
• Kingdom of Jerusalem via concept surface "former country"
• Lordship of Ireland via concept surface "former country"
• Independent State of Croatia via concept surface "fascist state"
• Republic of Poland
• Polish People’s Republic via concept surface "socialist state"
• Kazakhstan
• Commonwealth of the Philippines via concept surface "former country"
• Kahuripan via concept surface "kingdom"
• Malta
• Republic of the Congo
• Principality of Polotsk via concept surface "former country"
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Malaysia
• Afghanistan
• Kingdom of Buganda via concept surface "kingdom"
• Congosto
  surface form: Spain
• Crusader states via concept surface "Christian state"
• Syria
• Bulgaria