Countries as Independent States

Independent state must have: the ability to maintain external relations (in practice, the official diplomatic relations can be established only if your statehood is recognized by partner states).There are some essential things needed for each independent state, which help to differ from others: the national flag, anthem, coat of arms, capital city, the passport of a citizen, official language (or languages), the official currency, ISO country code, international calling code, country domain. These attributes define the individuality of the nation, make it recognizable worldwide and are widely used in real life.an own territory with clearly defined borders; a permanent population; a government and other legal authorities; sovereignty (the ability to be independent of others and to have absolute control over its own territory, govern, and protect it from external forces, execute laws and collect taxes)