Sovereign state
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| + | "One institution towers over the struggle between the competing claims of [[universalism]] and [[propinquity]]: the [[nation state]]."--''[[The Plundered Planet]]'' (2010) by Paul Collier | ||
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| [[Image:Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg|thumb|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[politics]] series.<br><small>Illustration:''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'' (1831, detail) by [[Eugène Delacroix]].</small>]] | [[Image:Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg|thumb|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[politics]] series.<br><small>Illustration:''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'' (1831, detail) by [[Eugène Delacroix]].</small>]] | ||
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| + | A '''sovereign state''' or '''sovereign country''', is a [[polity|political entity]] represented by one [[central government]] that has supreme legitimate [[authority]] over [[territory]]. | ||
| - | A '''sovereign state''' is a political association with effective internal and external [[sovereignty]] over a geographic area and population which is not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state. While in abstract terms a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it difficult to exercise full treaty-making powers and engage in diplomatic relations with other sovereign states. | + | [[International law]] defines sovereign states as having a permanent [[population]], defined territory (see [[territorial dispute]]s), one [[government]], and the capacity to enter into [[International relations|relations with other sovereign states]]. |
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| + | It is also normally understood that a [[Sovereignty#Sovereignty and independence|sovereign state is independent]]. According to the declarative theory of statehood, a sovereign state can exist without being [[Diplomatic recognition|recognised by other sovereign states]]. | ||
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| + | [[List of states with limited recognition|Unrecognised states]] will often find it difficult to exercise full treaty-making powers or engage in [[Diplomacy|diplomatic relations]] with other sovereign states. | ||
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| *[[Country]] | *[[Country]] | ||
| *[[Failed state]] | *[[Failed state]] | ||
| *[[Federal state]] | *[[Federal state]] | ||
| *[[International relations]] | *[[International relations]] | ||
| - | *[[List of sovereign states]] ([[List of sovereign states by formation date|by formation date]]) | + | *[[List of national and state libraries]] |
| - | *[[Montevideo Convention]] | + | *[[List of national museums]] |
| *[[Nation]] | *[[Nation]] | ||
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| *[[Nation-building]] | *[[Nation-building]] | ||
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| *[[Legal status of the Holy See|Status of the Holy See in international law]] | *[[Legal status of the Holy See|Status of the Holy See in international law]] | ||
| - | *[[Unitary state]] | + | *[[Stateless nation]] |
| + | *[[Statelessness]] | ||
| *[[Violent non-state actor]] | *[[Violent non-state actor]] | ||
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"One institution towers over the struggle between the competing claims of universalism and propinquity: the nation state."--The Plundered Planet (2010) by Paul Collier |
Illustration:Liberty Leading the People (1831, detail) by Eugène Delacroix.
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A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory.
International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory (see territorial disputes), one government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states.
It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is independent. According to the declarative theory of statehood, a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states.
Unrecognised states will often find it difficult to exercise full treaty-making powers or engage in diplomatic relations with other sovereign states.
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See also
- Country
- Failed state
- Federal state
- International relations
- List of national and state libraries
- List of national museums
- Nation
- National memory
- Nation-building
- Nation state
- State (administrative division)
- State (polity), the state in sociology and political science
- Status of the Holy See in international law
- Stateless nation
- Statelessness
- Violent non-state actor
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