A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.
Microstate
A state that encompasses a very small land area. Migration Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.
Reapportionment
The relocation of electoral seats to defined territories.
Microstate
A state or territory that is small in both size and population.
Nation
Tightly knit group of people sharing the same language ethnicity religion and other cultural attributes.
OPEC
Organization of petroleum exporting countries- An internal economic organization whose member countries produce and export oil.
NATO
North Atlantic treaty organization- An international organization that has joined together for military purposes.
Domino Theory
The idea that political destabilization in one country can lead to collapse of political stability in neighboring countries, setting off a chain reaction of collapse.
Self-determination
The right of a nation to govern itself autonomously.
East/West Divide
Geographic separation between the largely democratic and free-market countries of Western Europe and the Americas from the communists and socialists countries of Eastern Europe and Asia
