Sovereign states

Sovereign states are nonphysical juridicial entities of the international legal system represented by a centralized government that maintains supreme independent authority over a geographic area. By international law sovereign states are understood to neither be dependent on nor subject to any other power or state. Sovereign states have a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. While according to the declarative theory of state recognition a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it hard to exercise full treaty-making powers and engage in diplomatic relations with other sovereign states.