All about the Sovereign States and Country

The word ‘sovereign’ is described as a state which is not dominated by any external power and the state is having its independent authority. Simply, the word Sovereign means that a state has independent authority. 

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A Sovereign State, as well as a Sovereign Country, has a centralized government. The Sovereign State consists of a defined territory, a permanent population, the ability to form relations with the different Sovereign States, and a permanent population. It can normally be said that a Sovereign State has an independent authority.

Sovereign State or Sovereign Country has the following characteristics 

1. Sovereign State has the characteristic that other states should not have control or power over the territory of the state.

2. In a Sovereign State or Sovereign Country, people who are given citizenship are staying in that particular country continuously for a certain period.

3. The territories of a Sovereign State or Sovereign Country have boundaries that are internationally recognized.

4. Domestic trade and foreign trade are regulated in these states and countries.

There are 195 Sovereign Countries or Sovereign States in the World.

Here are the lists of 40 Sovereign Countries or the Sovereign States along with their capital city 

India as a Sovereign State

The preamble explains India to be a Sovereign State, which means that India is an independent state and is free from external control and possesses internal and external sovereignty as the other independent countries like England, the USA, etc. India is free to formulate and direct its home and foreign policy and is free to conduct foreign relations as it wishes and desires. The ultimate and final power and authority reside in the Indian people. Some experts or critics question the claim of India of being a Sovereign State because of its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations because by doing so she has accepted the Queen of England as the head of the commonwealth. But this charge is baseless because: –

1. The nature of the commonwealth of Nations has undergone a change because it is no longer termed the British Commonwealth, but it is an organization of free nations and is now named Common Wealth of Nations.

2. Voluntarily India has joined this organization and when she wishes to withdraw its membership she can do so.

3. India is a member of many other world organizations. It does not affect her sovereignty.

Conclusion

It is to conclude that a Sovereign State, as well as a Sovereign Country, has a centralized government. There are several characteristics of Sovereign States. 195 states all over the world are Sovereign States. The Sovereign State consists of a defined territory, a permanent population, the ability to form relations with the different Sovereign States, and a permanent population.