3. Give the 4 elements of a state with description.

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In order for a state to be a classified as a state, they must have these four elements.

1. Population

A state must have people living in its borders. Without a population, there isn't a government or state.

2. Territory

States must have a defined territory. Without them, they become vulnerable. They need a defined geographical area that they own.

3. Government

In a state, the government keeps order and deals with affairs. They implement and enforce the law, in which, they show their sovereignty.

4. Sovereignity

Sovereignity means the ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

In short, a state has four elements, which are population, territory, government, and soveregnity.