A political condition where no one nation is strong enough to dominate the others, creating a stable international system.
Balance of Power
An invisible line marking the extent of a state’s territory.
Boundary
A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland
City- state
Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
Colonialism
A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent
Colony
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
Compact State
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.
Elongated State
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government
Federal State
A state that includes discontiguous pieces of territory
Fragmented State
A zone of territory where no state has complete control.
Frontier
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for electoral advantage.
Gerrymandering
Control of territory already populated by another people or state.
Imperialism
A state that lacks direct access to the sea.
Landlocked State
An independent country with a very small population and/or territory.
Microstate
A state that completely surrounds another state.
Perforated State
A state that has an extended projection from a more compact core.
Prorupted State
Ability of a state to govern it’s territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
Sovereignty
A state in which most power is in the hands of a central government.
Unitary State
An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.
State
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