00:00An associated state is a sovereign and independent state, a nation, that has signed a partnership agreement, known as a free association agreement, with
00:07a generally larger or more populous state with which it is associated.
00:10Through this agreement, one of the two partners delegates to the other certain powers that normally fall under its sovereignty.
00:16Most often, defense and foreign affairs.
00:18To define this relationship, a convention of this type does not use terms like "protectorate".
00:23The associated states are subjects of international law and possess full sovereignty.
00:28The details of such "free associations" are defined in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541.
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