THE

ELEMENTS
OF STATE
July 29, 2022
WHAT’S A STATE?
A State Is a fixed territory including the lakes, sea
(4.4km from the coast) and airspace above the
state that follows all elements of state.
(Government, Territory, Population and
Sovereignty).The state is the most significant of
all social institutions.

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ELEMENTS Territory
Territory isn’t just the land the state
OF occupies but the sea (4.4km from the coast),
rivers, lakes and airspace in the territory of
STATE the state, territory is essential for the state
to exist. Population isn’t enough the state
need territory to house them. Every state
has full control of the resources and natural
goods of their territory.
Population
A state cannot exist without a population, many
philosophers but an estimate on an ideal amount
of people, But in today’s context we cannot fix
an number to every country because there are
many countries big and small and the estimate is
either too much or too little, The population must
be big enough to maintain the political
independence, and small enough to exploit the
countries natural resources.
Government
Government is a concrete element of
state we can see it, the government
governs the people who live in the
state, it governs to systemalize, change
and develop the society.
Sovereingty
Is the supreme and uncontrollable power in which a
state is governed, and in which all political power is
derived. Sovereignty or Independence is the
element in which the country can govern itself such
as making and applying laws. There are 3 types of
sovereignty. internal, external and diplomatic.
Sovereignty is the most essential element of state,
without it no state can exist
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States need all 4 elements
to become a independent
state, without one or more
a state cannot fully form