An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government

Singapore is a ______-state

A major confrontation during the cold war between the soviet union and united states in 1962.

A state with a long and narrow shape

Forces that either bring people together and forces tear people apart.

A state with a very small land area

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a specific nation.

An organization that replaced the league of nations and aims to help keep the peace among nations.

A 200 nautical mile area in which a state has the right to exploit natural resources

A region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals.

The worlds smallest state, covering 0.17 square miles

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are examples of this.

A country that is run according to the interest of the ruler rather than the people.

A boundary that is based on human constructs, disregarding cultural or physical features

A boundary that existed before the cultural landscape emerged and stayed in a place while people moved into occupy the surroundings.

Independence from control of internal affairs by other states

The largest Multinational State.

When the power is allocated to smaller local government units within in the state.

A state that completely surrounds another state

A government that puts power in the hands of one central power

The number of original UN member states

What the British virgin islands and the Cayman islands are considered by the UN.

The number of countries joined the UN in 1955.

A type of gerrymandering in which like-minded voters are stacked in one district to prevent them affecting elections

An organization dedicated to coordinating petroleum policies, known by teh acronym OPEC