States can own land regions {territory}| that are not states. States can rent territory from other states {lease to state}.
sovereign
States hold territory and have rights in territory. State territory is sovereign property. Sovereignty requires desire and intention to own land and exercise control over land.
territory acquisition
State land occupation can acquire territory. Prescription can acquire territory. Unoccupied-land occupation can acquire territory. Long possession time, without other nations expressing territory rights, can acquire territory. Cession or transfer from one state to another state can acquire territory. After subjugation or conquest, annexation can acquire territory. Accretions and acts of nature can acquire territory. Land discovery can acquire territory.
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