| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agricultural land | Land used to grow crops. |
| 2. | area | A particular part of land. |
| 3. | autonomous region | A self-ruling area within a state. |
| 4. | backcountry | Remote, sparsely settled land. |
| 5. | backlands | Remote rural areas. |
| 6. | body politic | A politically organized people. |
| 7. | borderland | A country or area near a border. |
| 8. | buffer state | A country between rival powers. |
| 9. | bush | Wild or rural country. |
| 10. | caliphate | A state ruled by a caliph. |
| 11. | city-state | An independent city and its territory. |
| 12. | client state | A country dependent on a stronger power. |
| 13. | coastal state | A country with a coastline. |
| 14. | colony | A territory controlled by another country. |
| 15. | commonwealth | A nation or political community. |
| 16. | confederation | A league of states or countries. |
| 17. | constituent state | A state within a federation. |
| 18. | dependency | A territory controlled by another country. |
| 19. | desert | Dry barren country. |
| 20. | developed nation | An economically advanced country. |
| 21. | developing nation | A less industrially advanced country. |
| 22. | dominion | A territory under sovereign control. |
| 23. | duchy | A territory ruled by a duke. |
| 24. | emerging nation | A country with growing economic influence. |
| 25. | emirate | A country ruled by an emir. |
| 26. | empire | A group of territories under one ruler. |
| 27. | failed state | A country with collapsed governance. |
| 28. | farmland | Land used for farming. |
| 29. | fatherland | One’s native or ancestral country. |
| 30. | federal state | A state within a federation. |
| 31. | federation | A union of partly self-governing states. |
| 32. | foreign land | A country other than one’s own. |
| 33. | frontier state | A country on a border region. |
| 34. | grand duchy | A country ruled by a grand duke. |
| 35. | grassland | Open country covered with grass. |
| 36. | grazing land | Land where livestock feed. |
| 37. | great power | A highly influential country. |
| 38. | heathland | Open uncultivated country with shrubs. |
| 39. | highlands | Mountainous or elevated country. |
| 40. | hinterland | Remote inland country. |
| 41. | home | One’s own country or place. |
| 42. | homeland | One’s native country or ancestral land. |
| 43. | independent state | A politically self-governing country. |
| 44. | interior | The inland part of a country. |
| 45. | island nation | A country made mainly of islands. |
| 46. | jurisdiction | A territory under legal authority. |
| 47. | khanate | A state ruled by a khan. |
| 48. | kingdom | A country ruled by a monarch. |
| 49. | land | A country or region of territory. |
| 50. | landlocked state | A country without a coastline. |
| 51. | locale | A place or area. |
| 52. | locality | A particular place or district. |
| 53. | lowlands | Low-lying country. |
| 54. | mandate | A territory administered by another power. |
| 55. | maritime nation | A country strongly connected with the sea. |
| 56. | member state | A state belonging to a union. |
| 57. | microstate | A very small independent country. |
| 58. | monarchy | A country ruled by a monarch. |
| 59. | moorland | Open country with moors. |
| 60. | motherland | One’s native or ancestral country. |
| 61. | nation | An organized people under one government. |
| 62. | native land | The country where one was born. |
| 63. | outback | Remote inland country, especially Australian. |
| 64. | political entity | A recognized governmental unit. |
| 65. | polity | An organized political community. |
| 66. | possession | A territory owned or controlled abroad. |
| 67. | principality | A country ruled by a prince. |
| 68. | protectorate | A state protected by another power. |
| 69. | province | A region within a country. |
| 70. | quarter | A district or part of a place. |
| 71. | realm | A kingdom or governed domain. |
| 72. | regional power | A dominant country in its region. |
| 73. | republic | A country governed by elected representatives. |
| 74. | rogue state | A country defying international norms. |
| 75. | rural area | Land away from cities. |
| 76. | rural district | A nonurban administrative area. |
| 77. | satellite state | A country dominated by another power. |
| 78. | self-governing territory | A territory managing many internal affairs. |
| 79. | sheikhdom | A territory ruled by a sheikh. |
| 80. | soil | A nation’s land or territory. |
| 81. | sovereign state | An independent country with supreme authority. |
| 82. | state | A politically organized sovereign community. |
| 83. | sultanate | A country ruled by a sultan. |
| 84. | superpower | An extremely powerful country. |
| 85. | territory | Land under a government or authority. |
| 86. | the boonies | Informal remote rural area. |
| 87. | the bush | Remote rural or wild country. |
| 88. | the sticks | Informal remote rural area. |
| 89. | trust territory | A territory governed under international supervision. |
| 90. | tsardom | A realm ruled by a tsar. |
| 91. | union | A joined political community. |
| 92. | uplands | High or hilly country. |
| 93. | vassal state | A subordinate country under another power. |
| 94. | wasteland | Barren or unused country. |
| 95. | wetland | Country saturated with water. |
| 96. | wilderness | Unsettled wild country. |
| 97. | wilds | Uninhabited or uncultivated country. |
| 98. | woodland | Land covered with trees. |
| 99. | world power | A country with global influence. |
| 100. | zone | An area with particular features. |
