*** A contemporary [[État|state]] must have : - population - territory The [[État|state]] must have centralized government with governance [[institutions|institution]] including ministries, a legislative body, a legal system, a banking system and monetary [[institutions]]...[^1] A [[État|state]] must be [[souveraineté|sovereign]] on its own territory and there must be no rivals [[État|states]] that try to get their monopoly of political power But there is some grey zones with Palestine for example which is recognized but... [[État|states]] have symbols such as flag, anthem, passports, currency[^2] ex : [[nations postcoloniales]] ; [[État-Nation]] ; [[nation étatique]] They should also be recognized based on the [[recognition of state in international law]] ## Liens ``` dataview TABLE length(file.outlinks) AS "Liens sortants", length(file.inlinks) AS "Liens entrants" WHERE file.path = this.file.path ``` [^1]: [[État centralisé]] [^2]: participe au [[nationalisme]]