officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic is a small, predominantly mountainous country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea

MACKINDER, HALFORD J.

Sir Halford John Mackinder PC (February 15, 1861 – March 6, 1947), was an English geographer and geopolitician.

the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; it has also been used to advocate for or justify other territorial acquisitions.

Median line principle

The "median line principle" is an approach to dividing and creating boundaries at the mid-point between two places.

is a sovereign state having a very small population or very little land area – usually both.

is a form of self-defined cultural and social community.

national iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images.

is a specific form of state, which exists to provide a sovereign territory for a particular nation, and which derives its legitimacy from that function.

is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act[4] and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act.

is a phrase borrowed from French where it means simply "reason for being"; in English use it also comes to suggest a degree of rationalization, as "The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone".

the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something

is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal (administrative divisions, country subdivisions, political divisions, subnational units).

To cause (a group, party, state, or sect) to become unified again after being divided

is a political term that refers to a country which is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country.

is a principle, often seen as a moral and legal right, that "all peoples have the right [to] freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development."

is the exclusive right to have complete control over an area of governance, people, or oneself. A sovereign is the supreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other.

A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area. These may be nation states or sub-national states.

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Political Organization	Definition
LEBANON	officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic is a small, predominantly mountainous country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
MACKINDER, HALFORD J.	Sir Halford John Mackinder PC (February 15, 1861 – March 6, 1947), was an English geographer and geopolitician.
MANIFEST DESTINY	the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; it has also been used to advocate for or justify other territorial acquisitions.
Median line principle	The "median line principle" is an approach to dividing and creating boundaries at the mid-point between two places.
MICROSTATE	is a sovereign state having a very small population or very little land area – usually both.
MINISTATE	a small, independent nation
NATION	is a form of self-defined cultural and social community.
NATIONAL ICONOGRAPHY	national iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images.
NATION-STATE	is a specific form of state, which exists to provide a sovereign territory for a particular nation, and which derives its legitimacy from that function.
NUNAVUT	is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act[4] and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act.
RAISON D'ETRE	is a phrase borrowed from French where it means simply "reason for being"; in English use it also comes to suggest a degree of rationalization, as "The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone".
REAPPORTIONMENT	the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something
REGIONALISM	is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal (administrative divisions, country subdivisions, political divisions, subnational units).
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT	(blank)
REUNIFICATION	To cause (a group, party, state, or sect) to become unified again after being divided
SATELLITE STATE	is a political term that refers to a country which is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country.
SELF-DETERMINATION	is a principle, often seen as a moral and legal right, that "all peoples have the right [to] freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development."
SHATTERBELT	(blank)
SOVEREIGNTY	is the exclusive right to have complete control over an area of governance, people, or oneself. A sovereign is the supreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other.
STATE	A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area. These may be nation states or sub-national states.

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