Published Thu, Apr 26 20188:58 AM EDTUpdated Fri, Apr 27 20183:48 AM EDT
Shafi Musaddique; Reporter
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The Montevideo Convention held in Uruguay in 1933 said that a region must meet four requirements to become a state; a permanent population, a defined territory, a government and the ability to form relations with other nation states.
Other conditions must be met, including clear evidence that a majority of people have freely chosen independence, that minorities are welcome and respected. A state must also be able to agree divorce terms mutually with the country it breaks away from.