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Political Geography

The Shape and Size of States

Size of States state sizes vary considerably Largest = Russia (11 % of the world’s land area) Megastates = very large states Canada, China, US, Brazil, Australia > 2 million square miles Smallest = Monaco? (Rubenstein) Vatican City = smallest independent country but not in UN!!!! Microstates = states with very small land areas About two dozen microstates mostly in Europe or islands (Caribbean/Pacific)

Map of microstates

Compact State most efficient, centripetal force Best if equidistant from capital Theoretically, most desirable shape is round or hexagonal short borders easy to defend. short communication lines As a rule, the more compact the territory the better Some countries come close to ideal —France, Poland Other shapes (following) = problematic, have centrifugal elements

Elongated State long and narrow poor communication potential to isolate regions from the capital. shape is centrifugal force

Prorupted State otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension serves to give access to a natural resource or separate or disrupt two states that would otherwise share a border.

Perforated State a state that completely surrounds another. Enclave — district surrounded by a country but not ruled by it Pene-enclave and Pene-exclave — an intrusive piece of territory with only the smallest of outlets free from the surrounding country

Fragmented State contains several discontinuous pieces of territory separated by water or an intervening state. Exclaves — Pieces of national territory separated from the main body of a country by the territory of another Hard to defend Isolated population may develop separatist feelings

Exclaves

Enclaves/Exclaves

Landlocked States all landlocked states outside of Europe = LDCs Often the poorest countries in their region, Why? limited access to international trade routes dependent on neighbors (sometimes unstable) increases cost of imports/exports