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STATE AND THE STATEHOOD
Preamble has no governmental status. For example
Wine Country (the grape-growing area of
Are Palestine, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Tibet northern California).
states? If not what are they? What is a nation and
the nation state? What is the difference between Qualities of a Sovereign State.
a country and a state? What is the criteria to be A sovereign state, sometimes called
recognized as a sovereign state in the world and an independent state has following qualities:
who has the authority? What are the rights of a 1) Space or territory that has
state in the world? These questions will not be internationally recognized boundaries.
precisely answered by the majority of you due to 2) People who live there on an ongoing
the level of understanding and the complexity of basis.
those terms. Yet, the knowledge and legal basis for 3) Regulations governing foreign and
a state and its powers deemed essential to know domestic trade.
by military personnel entrusted to safeguard our 4) The ability to issue legal tender that
nation without compromising the sovereignty. So, is recognized across boundaries.
this article will try to answer those questions and 5) An internationally recognized
explain specific terms in a way, it is digestible to a government that provides public
person without any background knowledge. services, security and police power and
Understanding the Terminologies. has the right to make treaties, wage
war, and take other actions on behalf of
Primarily, it is important to understand the its people.
meanings of different terms related to a state and 6) Sovereignty; no other state should
the statehood practiced in the modern day world. have power over the country's territory
A state is a territory with its own institutions and (Rosenberg, 2020).
populations. A sovereign state is a state with its Non-Sovereign States and Entities.
own institutions and a permanent population,
territory and government. It must also have the Many entities have geographical
right and capacity to enter in to treaties and and cultural significance and many of
agreements with other states. A nation is a large the qualities of a sovereign state, but are
group of people who inhabit a specific territory not independent sovereign states. These
and are connected by history, culture, or another include territories, non-sovereign states,
commonality. Nations that hold territory but are and nations. Many entities have most of the
not sovereign states include: The Indian Nations qualities of sovereign states but are officially
of the United States, Bosnia, Catalonia (in northern considered to be non-sovereign. Many have
Spain), Quebec, Corsica, Sicily and Tibet. In their own histories, and some even have
addition, some nations govern no territory at all. their own languages. For example Hong
For example, the Sindhi, Kurds, Yoruba, Rohingya, Kong, Bermuda, Greenland, Puerto Rico and
and Igbo people share histories, cultures, and non-sovereign parts of the United Kingdom
languages but have no territory. A nation-state (Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and
is a cultural group (a nation) and that is also a England). The word state is also used to
state. It may be a sovereign state too. The word refer to geographic sections of sovereign
country can be used to mean the same thing as states that have their own governments but
the state, sovereign state, or nation-state but not are subject to a larger federal government.
officially used due to vagueness. A country is The 50 United States are non-sovereign
also used to refer to a region or cultural area that states in USA.
STATE AND THE STATEHOOD
Preamble has no governmental status. For example
Wine Country (the grape-growing area of
Are Palestine, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Tibet northern California).
states? If not what are they? What is a nation and
the nation state? What is the difference between Qualities of a Sovereign State.
a country and a state? What is the criteria to be A sovereign state, sometimes called
recognized as a sovereign state in the world and an independent state has following qualities:
who has the authority? What are the rights of a 1) Space or territory that has
state in the world? These questions will not be internationally recognized boundaries.
precisely answered by the majority of you due to 2) People who live there on an ongoing
the level of understanding and the complexity of basis.
those terms. Yet, the knowledge and legal basis for 3) Regulations governing foreign and
a state and its powers deemed essential to know domestic trade.
by military personnel entrusted to safeguard our 4) The ability to issue legal tender that
nation without compromising the sovereignty. So, is recognized across boundaries.
this article will try to answer those questions and 5) An internationally recognized
explain specific terms in a way, it is digestible to a government that provides public
person without any background knowledge. services, security and police power and
Understanding the Terminologies. has the right to make treaties, wage
war, and take other actions on behalf of
Primarily, it is important to understand the its people.
meanings of different terms related to a state and 6) Sovereignty; no other state should
the statehood practiced in the modern day world. have power over the country's territory
A state is a territory with its own institutions and (Rosenberg, 2020).
populations. A sovereign state is a state with its Non-Sovereign States and Entities.
own institutions and a permanent population,
territory and government. It must also have the Many entities have geographical
right and capacity to enter in to treaties and and cultural significance and many of
agreements with other states. A nation is a large the qualities of a sovereign state, but are
group of people who inhabit a specific territory not independent sovereign states. These
and are connected by history, culture, or another include territories, non-sovereign states,
commonality. Nations that hold territory but are and nations. Many entities have most of the
not sovereign states include: The Indian Nations qualities of sovereign states but are officially
of the United States, Bosnia, Catalonia (in northern considered to be non-sovereign. Many have
Spain), Quebec, Corsica, Sicily and Tibet. In their own histories, and some even have
addition, some nations govern no territory at all. their own languages. For example Hong
For example, the Sindhi, Kurds, Yoruba, Rohingya, Kong, Bermuda, Greenland, Puerto Rico and
and Igbo people share histories, cultures, and non-sovereign parts of the United Kingdom
languages but have no territory. A nation-state (Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and
is a cultural group (a nation) and that is also a England). The word state is also used to
state. It may be a sovereign state too. The word refer to geographic sections of sovereign
country can be used to mean the same thing as states that have their own governments but
the state, sovereign state, or nation-state but not are subject to a larger federal government.
officially used due to vagueness. A country is The 50 United States are non-sovereign
also used to refer to a region or cultural area that states in USA.
