Shapes of States Advantages vs Disadvantages ELONGATED STATE

Shapes of States Advantages vs Disadvantages

ELONGATED STATE: State that is geographically long and narrow ADVANTAGES • Long and narrow country lends itself to a good amount of ports for shipping DISADVANTAGES • Difficult to govern, defend, and travel within the country

EXAMPLE: VIETNAM

COMPACT STATE: Distance from the center to the borders does not vary ADVANTAGES • Easier to maintain, defend, and travel through DISADVANTAGES • May lack cultural diversity due to general size

EXAMPLE: HUNGARY

FRAGMENTED STATE: States that are divided, either physically or by borders ADVANTAGES • Difficult to invade • Access to varied resources DISADVANTAGES • Difficult to defend • Difficult to unify

EXAMPLE: INDONESIA

PERFORATED STATE: State that completely surrounds another state ADVANTAGES • Able to dictate actions of enclosed state easily DISADVANTAGES • Can lead to internal tension and problems with enclosed state

EXAMPLE: SOUTH AFRICA

PRORUPTED STATE: States that have an Elongated portion but otherwise are Compact ADVANTAGES • Access to resources and trade not dependent on other countries DISADVANTAGES • Fairly easy to be invaded by foreign countries

EXAMPLE: NAMIBIA

LANDLOCKED STATE: State with no direct access to the ocean ADVANTAGES • Smaller borders to defend from foreign nations DISADVANTAGES • Dependent on neighboring countries for trade

EXAMPLE: BOLIVIA

ENCLAVE: State completely surrounded by another state ADVANTAGES • Smaller size makes it easier to manage DISADVANTAGES • Tensions between surrounding country and enclave (war can easily happen)

EXAMPLE: LESOTHO

EXCLAVE: Part of a State that is separated from the main state ADVANTAGES • Gives a state more access to resources DISADVANTAGES • Harder to manage and govern at times (especially when exclave is farther away from main state)

EXAMPLE: TASMANIA