Political geography

organised community living under a system of government; either a sovereign state, constituent state, or federated state

A nation is a type of social organization where a collective identity—a national identity—has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, territory, or society. Some nations are constructed around ethnicity (see ethnic nationalism) while others are bound by political constitutions (see civic nationalism).

state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands

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state that has the highest authority over a territory

Geopolitics () is the study of the effects of Earth's geography on politics and international relations. Geopolitics usually refers to countries and relations between them. According to multiple researchers, the term is currently being used to describe a broad spectrum of concepts, in a general sense used as "a synonym for international political relations", but more specifically "to imply the global structure of such relations"; this usage builds on an "early-twentieth-century term for a pseudoscience of political geography" and other pseudoscientific theories of historical and geographic det

state governed as a single unit with a supreme central government

1880s–1900s Western European colonisation of Africa

Annexation, in international law, is the forcible acquisition and assertion of legal title over one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. In current international law, it is generally held to be an illegal act. It is distinct from the concepts of conquest, which describes the gaining of physical control, and cession, in which territory is given or sold through treaty.

study of the spatial outcomes of political processes

continent of Europe, excluding European islands

clandestine form of government of a state, operated through networks of covert power groups

geographic descriptions of territories

elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity

geography from a military point of view

study of political, economic and social factors about environmental issues

A quasi-state (sometimes referred to as a state-like entity or formatively a proto-state) is a political entity, that does not represent a fully autonomous sovereign state, with its own institutions.

type of government found in unitary states

1920 plebiscite in the southern portion of Carinthia

Southeast Asian pseudo-feudalistic political model between 5th to 15th century

building, complex of buildings or city from which a government exercises its authority

wall or barrier at national boundaries

type of temporary demilitarized zone

historical states prior to unification by Qin Dynasty in 221 BCE

The act of cession is the assignment of property to another entity. In international law it commonly refers to land transferred by treaty. Ballentine's Law Dictionary defines cession as "a surrender; a giving up; a relinquishment of jurisdiction by a board in favor of another agency." In contrast with annexation, where property is forcibly seized, cession is voluntary or at least apparently so.

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historical period of Sweden

State with sovereignty based on land or territory

conspiracy theory about a clandestine network in the United States

development of a centralized government structure

A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions or countries. The meaning may vary, with the common denominator being cultural, economical, historical or social similarity within a macroregion. The term is often used in the context of globalization.

combination of two or more political or administrative entities

type of wall separating peoples, administrative units or cultures

municipality serving as a temporary seat of government

Sectionalism is loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

one of the three fictional states (Oceania, Eurasia, Eastasia) in the novel 1984 by George Orwell, perpetually vying for the control of the world

border demarcations or border defences and enclosures in Central Europe

type of municipality established in some countries to serve a metropolitan area

concept in border studies

phenomenon in political science

state whose head of state is also a religious leader

geopolitical theory that intellectuals of statecraft construct ideas about places, which influence and reinforce political behaviors and policy choices and affect how people process notions of places and politics