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

A political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory

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 pull people apart or bring people together

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 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 political 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.

A country where the power is allocated to smaller local government units within the state.

A state that completely surrounds another state

A country where laws are administered uniformly by one central government.

The number of original UN member states

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant on

The number of countries that 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 founded to coordinate the petroleum policies of its member countries, sometimes known by the acronym OPEC