<P> There are two traditional doctrines that provide indicia of how a de jure sovereign state comes into being . The declarative theory defines a state as a person in international law if it meets the following criteria: </P> <Ol> <Li> a defined territory </Li> <Li> a permanent population </Li> <Li> a government, and </Li> <Li> a capacity to enter into relations with other states . </Li> </Ol> <Li> a defined territory </Li> <Li> a permanent population </Li>

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