Client state

A client state is a state that is economically, politically, or militarily subordinate to another more powerful state (termed controlling state in this article) in international relations. Types of client states include: satellite state, associated state, puppet state, puppet monarch, dominion, self-governing colony, neo-colony, protectorate, vassal state, and tributary state.

Client state

A client state is a state that is economically, politically, or militarily subordinate to another more powerful state (termed controlling state in this article) in international relations. Types of client states include: satellite state, associated state, puppet state, puppet monarch, dominion, self-governing colony, neo-colony, protectorate, vassal state, and tributary state.