State: This could be define as a society organized
by law within a definite territory under a
single sovereign government Examples of state are
Nigeria, Ghana etcFeatures
by law within a definite territory under a
single sovereign government Examples of state are
Nigeria, Ghana etc
Features
of a state.
Before a society could be described as a state, the following features must be
present in such society
- Territory: This refers to the
location of the society, it must be definite and permanent. A
group of wanderers moving from one location
to the other can not be described as a state. - Population: This refers to the presence of
people. It should be noted that an area
where nobody inhabits such as Atlantic, Sahara desert
etc can not be said to be a state. - Government: This is the body that controls the affairs of the state. There could be no
state without government and it., should be noted that the government of a state should be recognized locally and internationaly. - Sovereignty: This refers to the supreme
authority that makes and enforces laws
within the state without external influence.
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