pseudostate

Noun

 * 1)  A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations.
 * 2)  An entity that resembles, but is not in fact, a state in a state machine or similar.
 * 1)  An entity that resembles, but is not in fact, a state in a state machine or similar.
 * 1)  An entity that resembles, but is not in fact, a state in a state machine or similar.