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Sovereign state

A sovereign state is a state that has sovereignty, that is, the highest authority over a territory. It is commonly understood that a sovereign state is independent. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may also refer to a constituent country, or a dependent territory.

History, Recognition & Westphalian sovereignty

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History

Westphalian sovereignty

Recognition

Relationship between state and government

Ontological status of the state

Trends in the number of states

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Sovereign state

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Sovereign state

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related to External links · 19
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related to history · 16
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related to Semi-sovereign states · 14
Sovereign state → Belarus, European Community, In, NATO, Peter Katzenstein, Policy, Politics, Russia, Semi-sovereign State, Sovereignty, The Growth, United States, West Germany, West Germany's
related to Constitutive theory · 13
Sovereign state → Because, Congress, European, Final Act, Hersch Lauterpacht, However, In, Many, One, The, This, Under, Vienna
related to De facto and de jure states · 12
Sovereign state → Allies, Axis, EurasiaNet, For, However, Laurence Broers, Most, Other, Outlining, Second World War, Somaliland, They
related to Trends in the number of states · 9
Sovereign state → Alberto Alesina, Enrico Spolaore, Harvard, Nations, Since, Size, Some, Tufts, World War II
see also · 7
Sovereign state → Aligned MovementRule, Convention, Diplomatic Relations, List, Malta, Military Order, Politics
is a · 1
Sovereign state → state that has sovereignty

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Sovereign stateis astate that has sovereignty0.90text
Kosovoinstance ofThrough recognition only and exclusively a State becomes an International Person and a subject of International Law.Recognition or non-recognition by other states can override d…0.80text
Somaliland.Declarative theoryBy contrastinstance ofThrough recognition only and exclusively a State becomes an International Person and a subject of International Law.Recognition or non-recognition by other states can override d…0.80text
the declarative theory of statehood defines a state as a person in international law if it meets the following criteriainstance ofThrough recognition only and exclusively a State becomes an International Person and a subject of International Law.Recognition or non-recognition by other states can override d…0.80text
Somalilandinstance ofThrough recognition only and exclusively a State becomes an International Person and a subject of International Law.Recognition or non-recognition by other states can override d…0.80text
Sovereign staterelated to Constitutive theoryThe0.60section
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Sovereign staterelated to Constitutive theoryBecause0.60section
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Sovereign staterelated to Constitutive theoryCongress0.60section
Sovereign staterelated to Constitutive theoryVienna0.60section

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