territory

The sovereignty of a state is confined to a defined piece of territory, which is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and is protected by international law from violation by other states. Although frontier disputes do not detract from the sovereignty or…

the smallest political dependencies and territories. The places are ranked from most to least crowded. The most densely populated territory in the world is Macau, a special administrative region in China. Close behind is the principality of Monaco on the French Riviera. The most sparsely populated political entity is Greenland,…