sovereign territory
Self-governed land area
Sovereign territory is land over which a nation exercises supreme authority and jurisdiction.
The term emphasizes that no external power has rightful control: The island remains sovereign territory of the United Kingdom.
Violations of sovereign territory—unauthorized military incursions, drone strikes, border crossings—are serious matters in international law.
They consider the airspace above the reef to be sovereign territory.
- landEarth's solid surface
- terra firmaSolid ground underfoot
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- nation stateCulturally homogeneous political entity
treaty negotiation · indigenous rights · crown land · annexation · airspace · embassies · recognition · colonization · guard · autonomy · independence movements · international law · self-determination · constitution · dispute resolution · wall · boundary markers · heritage sites
- homelandmotherland, fatherland, homeland, home country, native land
- royal landsroyal domain, demesne, palace grounds
- tribal landsreservations, tribal land, reservation land, indigenous land, tribal lands
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
sovereign territoryoccupied territory
Land under foreign military control
colony · puppet state · vassal state · protectorate · occupied zone
sovereign territorydisputed territory
Land claimed by multiple parties
contested territory · no man's land · failed state · lawless zone · breakaway region
sovereign territoryinternational waters
Ocean beyond national jurisdiction
Antarctica · outer space · international zone · demilitarized zone · neutral zone
sovereign, territory, sovereigns, sovereignty, reign, reigning, reigned, reigns, interregnum