The major body of water is the Mediterranean Sea. It borders a small part of land claimed by Israel.
<span>The law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory, one </span>government<span>, and the capacity to enter into </span>relations<span> with other sovereign states.
A</span><span> sovereign state is not dependent on or subjected to any other power or </span>state<span>. </span>
<em>The answer is </em><em>B</em><em>.</em>
<em>They needed more land for growing populations.</em>
