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A small country or small state within a collection of united states. The term "small state" is similar to the term ''microstate'' or ''ministate'', a [[sovereign state]] having a very small population or land area, usually both. However, the meanings of "state" and "very small" are not well-defined in international law.<ref name="Journal">Warrington, E. (1994). "Lilliputs Revisited". ''Asian Journal of Public Administration'', 16(1).</ref> |
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==Definitions of a Small State== |
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Two thirds of U.N. members can be considered small states by some definitions, while World Bank made a list which is about 50 countries globally.<Ref name=worldbank>[https://www.diplomacy.edu/topics/diplomacy-of-small-states/ Diplomacy of small states]</ref> |
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World Bank lists the following countries as small states using their definition:<Ref name=worldbank/> |
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*[[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Bahamas]], [[Bahrain]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Bhutan]], [[Botswana]], [[Brunei]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Comoros]], [[Cyprus]], [[Djibouti]], [[Dominica]], [Equatorial Guinea]], [[Estonia]], [[Fiji]], [[Gabon]], [[Gambia]], [[Grenada]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guyana]], [[Iceland]], [[Jamaica]], [[Kiribati]], [[Lesotho]], [[Maldives]], [[Malta]], [[Marshall Islands]], [[Mauritius]], [[Micronesia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Namibia]], [[Nauru]], [[Palau]], [[Qatar]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent & the Grenadines]], [[Samoa]], [[San Marino]], [[Sao Tome and Principe]], [[Seychelles]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Suriname]], [[Swaziland]], [[Timor-Leste]], [[Tonga]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Tuvalu]], and [[Vanuatu]]. |
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If a threshold of 1.5 million people was chosen, at one time this included about 30 countries.<Ref name=worldbank/> |
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==As member of Forum of Small States== |
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[[File:CIA World Factbook map of Singapore (English).png|thumb|The Forum of Small States was founded by Singapore in 1992 and has now grown to over 100 countries]] |
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Another way a small state could be defined is by membership in the [[Forum of Small States]], which as of the 2020s included over 100 nations.<ref name="Trinidad">{{cite web|url=https://mpa.gov.tt/sites/default/files/file_upload/psacourses/SCPTA/Annex.pdf |title=Members of the Forum of Small States (FOSS)|website="Ministry of Public Administration, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago"|language=en|date=May 2022}}, accessed= 28 Mar 2024</ref> |
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==Within the United States== |
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The smallest states within the USA by size area, as of the 2020s are:<Ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/29/what-is-smallest-state-in-us/10252175002/ What is the smallest state in the US? These are the 10 smallest states across America. |
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Portrait of Mythili Devarakonda Mythili Devarakonda |
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USA TODAY]</ref> |
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*Rhode Island |
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*Delaware |
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*Connecticut |
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*New Jersey |
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*New Hampshire |
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*Vermont |
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*Massachusetts |
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*Hawaii |
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*Maryland |
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*West Virginia |
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{{further|List of states and territories of the United States}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Forum of Small States]] |
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*[[Games of the Small States of Europe]] |
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*[[Libertarian conservatism#Small government conservatism]] |
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*[[Microstate]] |
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*[[Small power]] |
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*[[Alliance of Small Island States]] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 14:20, 31 August 2024
A small country or small state within a collection of united states. The term "small state" is similar to the term microstate or ministate, a sovereign state having a very small population or land area, usually both. However, the meanings of "state" and "very small" are not well-defined in international law.[1]
Definitions of a Small State
Two thirds of U.N. members can be considered small states by some definitions, while World Bank made a list which is about 50 countries globally.[2]
World Bank lists the following countries as small states using their definition:[2]
- Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, [Equatorial Guinea]], Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Iceland, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lesotho, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
If a threshold of 1.5 million people was chosen, at one time this included about 30 countries.[2]
As member of Forum of Small States
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Another way a small state could be defined is by membership in the Forum of Small States, which as of the 2020s included over 100 nations.[3]
Within the United States
The smallest states within the USA by size area, as of the 2020s are:[4]
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Massachusetts
- Hawaii
- Maryland
- West Virginia
See also
- Forum of Small States
- Games of the Small States of Europe
- Libertarian conservatism#Small government conservatism
- Microstate
- Small power
- Alliance of Small Island States
References
- ^ Warrington, E. (1994). "Lilliputs Revisited". Asian Journal of Public Administration, 16(1).
- ^ a b c Diplomacy of small states
- ^ a b "Members of the Forum of Small States (FOSS)" (PDF). "Ministry of Public Administration, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". May 2022., accessed= 28 Mar 2024
- ^ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/29/what-is-smallest-state-in-us/10252175002/ What is the smallest state in the US? These are the 10 smallest states across America. Portrait of Mythili Devarakonda Mythili Devarakonda USA TODAY]