| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adopted country | A country one has joined. |
| 2. | agrarian state | A farming-based country. |
| 3. | archipelago state | A country made of island groups. |
| 4. | aristocracy | A state ruled by nobles. |
| 5. | authoritarian state | A country with authoritarian rule. |
| 6. | autocracy | A state ruled by one person. |
| 7. | binational state | A country shared by two peoples. |
| 8. | body politic | A politically organized people. |
| 9. | border state | A state along a border. |
| 10. | buffer state | A country between rival powers. |
| 11. | caliphate | A state ruled by a caliph. |
| 12. | citizenry | The citizens of a country. |
| 13. | city-state | An independent city country. |
| 14. | client state | A dependent allied country. |
| 15. | coastal state | A country with a coastline. |
| 16. | commonwealth | A self-governing political community. |
| 17. | confederation | A league of allied states. |
| 18. | continental state | A country on a continent. |
| 19. | country | An independent political territory. |
| 20. | democracy | A country governed by the people. |
| 21. | desert state | A desert country or state. |
| 22. | despotate | A state ruled by a despot. |
| 23. | developed country | A highly industrialized country. |
| 24. | developing country | A country with growing economy. |
| 25. | dictatorship | A country ruled by a dictator. |
| 26. | dominion | A self-governing territory or realm. |
| 27. | duchy | A territory ruled by a duke. |
| 28. | electorate | A sovereign principality of electors. |
| 29. | emerging state | A country gaining economic strength. |
| 30. | emirate | A territory ruled by an emir. |
| 31. | empire | A large sovereign realm. |
| 32. | ethnostate | A state based on ethnicity. |
| 33. | failed state | A country with collapsed governance. |
| 34. | fatherland | One’s native or ancestral country. |
| 35. | federal state | A country with federal government. |
| 36. | federation | A union of self-governing states. |
| 37. | fragile state | A country with weak institutions. |
| 38. | free state | An independent self-governing state. |
| 39. | frontier state | A state on a frontier. |
| 40. | grand duchy | A duchy with sovereign status. |
| 41. | great power | A highly influential country. |
| 42. | home country | One’s own country. |
| 43. | homeland | One’s native country. |
| 44. | homogeneous state | A culturally uniform country. |
| 45. | independent state | A self-governing country. |
| 46. | industrial state | A heavily industrialized country. |
| 47. | island state | A country made of islands. |
| 48. | junta | A state ruled by military leaders. |
| 49. | khanate | A territory ruled by a khan. |
| 50. | kingdom | A country ruled by a monarch. |
| 51. | land | A country or homeland. |
| 52. | landlocked state | A country without sea access. |
| 53. | liberal state | A country with liberal institutions. |
| 54. | macronation | A conventionally recognized country. |
| 55. | major power | A very influential country. |
| 56. | maritime state | A sea-oriented country. |
| 57. | member state | A state within an organization. |
| 58. | microstate | A very small independent country. |
| 59. | ministate | A very small sovereign state. |
| 60. | minor power | A less influential country. |
| 61. | monarchy | A country ruled by a monarch. |
| 62. | motherland | One’s native or ancestral country. |
| 63. | national state | A state with national identity. |
| 64. | native country | The country where one was born. |
| 65. | native land | One’s country of birth. |
| 66. | oil state | A country rich in oil. |
| 67. | oligarchy | A state ruled by a few. |
| 68. | palatinate | A historical sovereign territory. |
| 69. | people | A national or ethnic community. |
| 70. | political state | An organized governing entity. |
| 71. | polity | An organized political community. |
| 72. | populace | The people of a country. |
| 73. | population | A country’s inhabitants collectively. |
| 74. | power | A sovereign state, especially influential. |
| 75. | principality | A territory ruled by a prince. |
| 76. | protectorate | A state under another’s protection. |
| 77. | puppet state | A nominally independent controlled country. |
| 78. | realm | A country or kingdom. |
| 79. | regime | A government or state system. |
| 80. | regional power | A locally influential country. |
| 81. | religious state | A country ruled by religion. |
| 82. | republic | A country governed by representatives. |
| 83. | rogue state | A country defying international norms. |
| 84. | satellite state | A country dominated by another. |
| 85. | settler state | A country founded by settlers. |
| 86. | sovereign country | An independent country. |
| 87. | sovereign state | An independent political entity. |
| 88. | state | A politically organized country. |
| 89. | sultanate | A territory ruled by a sultan. |
| 90. | superpower | An extremely powerful country. |
| 91. | superstate | A large state over others. |
| 92. | territory | Land under one government. |
| 93. | theocracy | A country governed by religious authority. |
| 94. | totalitarian state | A country controlling most life. |
| 95. | trading state | A country centered on trade. |
| 96. | union | A joined political community. |
| 97. | unitary state | A centrally governed country. |
| 98. | vassal state | A subordinate dependent country. |
| 99. | welfare state | A country providing broad welfare. |
| 100. | world power | A globally influential country. |
