A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.
Sa internasyunal na batas, ang malayang estado ay ang di-pisikal na huridikal na entidad na kinakatawan ng isang sentralisadong pamahalaan na may kalayaan sa isang pook pang-heograpiya.