The absolute authority that independent states exercise in the government of land and people in their territory.
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The right of a group of people with distinctive territorial identity to freely determine its political status and freely pursue its economic, social and cultural development.
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Set of state instructions and organisations through which state power is exercised.
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The degree to which an area can recover from the impacts of a hazard
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A large group of people with strong bonds of identity who are united by shared descent, history, traditions, culture and/or language
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A nation with its own independent state within the boundaries of the nation.
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Processes by which a government promotes nationality eg) education and media.
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Principle that the defined territory of a state, over which it has exclusive and legitimate control, is inviolable. Important part of international law, and UN Charter.
