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.
All labels observed (53)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sovereign state canonical | 425 |
| former country | 188 |
| republic | 59 |
| island country | 55 |
| kingdom | 54 |
| landlocked country | 51 |
| sultanate | 42 |
| state | 36 |
| socialist state | 22 |
| country in Europe | 21 |
| nation | 16 |
| grand duchy | 12 |
| archipelagic state | 9 |
| country in South America | 9 |
| member state of the European Union | 9 |
| Nordic country | 8 |
| fascist state | 7 |
| trading state | 7 |
| UN member state | 5 |
| country in East Asia | 5 |
| member state of the United Nations | 5 |
| Christian state | 4 |
| country in Central Asia | 4 |
| country in Western Europe | 4 |
| sovereign government | 4 |
| anti-communist state | 3 |
| maritime power | 3 |
| post-colonial state | 3 |
| superpower | 3 |
| Ukrainian state | 2 |
| United Nations member state | 2 |
| archipelagic country | 2 |
| member state of NATO | 2 |
| member states of an international organization | 2 |
| nation-state | 2 |
| sovereign principality | 2 |
| sovereign state apparatus | 2 |
| unitary state | 2 |
| Cambodian state | 1 |
| Commonwealth realm | 1 |
| member state | 1 |
| post-Soviet state | 1 |
| sovereign state configuration | 1 |
| sovereign state territory | 1 |
| sovereign territory | 1 |
| technologically advanced state | 1 |
| type of sovereign state | 1 |
| unitary state authority | 1 |
| государство | 1 |
| دولة | 1 |
| სუვერენული სახელმწიფო | 1 |
| 国家 | 1 |
| 국가 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: sovereign state
Generated description
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.
Instances (844)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| South Korea | — |
|
Singapore (as part of national crest)
surface form:
Singapore
|
member state of the United Nations |
| Taifa of Alpuente | former country |
|
Switzerland and Austria
surface form:
Switzerland
|
— |
| States of the Church | former country |
| Grand Duchy of Würzburg | grand duchy |
| West Ukrainian People’s Republic | Ukrainian state |
|
Bahamas (in a broader geographic sense, sometimes grouped with the Antilles)
surface form:
Bahamas
|
— |
|
PRL
surface form:
Polish People's Republic
|
socialist state |
|
Federal Republic of Germany (indirectly via Deutsche Bahn AG)
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
— |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
— |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
— |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
— |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
— |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
— |
| French Republic | — |
| Kingdom of Bavaria | kingdom |
|
Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia
surface form:
The Gambia
|
— |
|
United States (during MLB season)
surface form:
United States
|
— |
| Sitawaka | former country |
| Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic | former country |
| County of Nassau-Weilburg | former country |
| Nabataean kingdom | trading state |
| Khalsa Sarkar | — |
| Mali | — |
| First Republic of Armenia | — |
| Mahabad Republic | former country |
| Jaffna Kingdom | former country |
|
GT
surface form:
Guatemala
|
— |
|
United States and United Kingdom
surface form:
United States
|
— |
| Guinea | — |
| Kingdom of Hungary | kingdom |
| Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | socialist state |
| Principality of Taranto | former country |
|
Viet Nam
surface form:
Vietnam
|
— |
| Janggala | former country |
| The Gambia | — |
| Togo | — |
|
Janggala kingdom
surface form:
Janggala
|
former country |
|
Luxenberg
surface form:
Luxembourg
|
— |
|
Kazakhstan (to the north, across the border from the region)
surface form:
Kazakhstan
|
— |
|
France (by the Strait of Dover)
surface form:
France
|
— |
|
Kate Casey
surface form:
United States of America
|
— |
| Burkina Faso | — |
| South Sudan | — |
| Haiti | — |
| Kosovo | landlocked country |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — |
| Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | grand duchy |
| Later Yan | state |