failed state

Etymology
Initially applied to Somalia in the 1990s.

Noun

 * 1)  A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: mislukte staat
 * Armenian: չկայացած պետություն
 * Basque: egindako estatu
 * Catalan: estat fallit
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 失敗國家
 * Danish: fejlslagen stat
 * Dutch: mislukte staat
 * Finnish: epäonnistunut valtio
 * French: État en déliquescence, État failli
 * Galician: estado falido
 * German: gescheiterter Staat
 * Greek: αποτυχημένο κράτος
 * Italian: stato fallito
 * Norwegian: mislykket stat
 * Portuguese: estado falido, estado falhado
 * Russian: несостоя́вшееся госуда́рство, фейл стейт
 * Spanish: estado fallido
 * Swedish: sviktande stat