Question

What is the meaning of Sovereign State?

Answer 1

International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory, one government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state.

Answer 2

The word sovereign means autonomous or independent.

• A sovereign state is a state which administers its own government and it does not need any external power to do so.

• It can make its own independent decisions without any external pressure.

• The state has ultimate authority within its boundaries.

• Shaping laws and determining foreign policy is completely independent.

• Internal and external affairs, both are independently determined.