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Associated state
Minor partner in a formal, free relationship with a typically larger state
Associated state
An associated state is a state that is the minor partner in a formal free relationship with a major party — a larger state — that allows the former to share aspects of governance, such as defense, foreign policy, and economy, with the latter. Five states are in a formal relation of free association: the Cook Islands and Niue are in free association with New Zealand, whereas the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau are in free association with the United States. The details of such “free association” are contained in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV) Principle VI, a Compact of Free Association or Associated Statehood Act, and are specific to the countries involved. In the case of the Cook Islands and Niue, the details of their free association arrangement are contained in several documents, such as their respective constitutions, the 1983 Exchange of Letters between the governments of New Zealand and the Cook Islands, and the 2001 Joint Centenary...
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