Encyclopedia > Protectorate

Article Content

Protectorate

A country or colony that is under the "protection" of a mother country, or being "guarded" from other countries. All of that country's foreign policy is directed by the "protecting" country. This "protecting" country is free to issue mandates to the "protected" area.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Westhampton Beach, New York

... in the village is $58,438, and the median income for a family is $74,412. Males have a median income of $55,625 versus $33,000 for females. The per capita income for the ...