CoSM:Dossier/Definitions of state in World

Unlike on Earth, World (as well as most of the planets in the project) did not conclude on the same concepts of what defines a country. As such, if you were to look at a political map of the planet, large swaths of land would look "empty," as if there were no states within, or, more confusingly, look as if they were covered in coloured spiderwebs, rippling spheres of influence, or loose blobs of vaguely "claimed" land. This is a direct consequence of some of the different political organisation strategies used across World. In this page of the Cradle of Songs Meta Dossier, I will explain to you how these different definitions of "state" in World work.

Types of state

There are several different types of state that exist in World, only some of which resembling modern Earthen countries.

Federation

The federation is the main type found in most of Anidon, which derives its legitimacy from the curation and control of trade routes between autonomous city-states. These are bound by a common currency, shared membership to the federation, and, usually, common cultural elements.