What is a "defined territory"?

Question

According to the Montevideo Convention, a country must have a "defined territory".

What is considered as a defined territory?

Would an artificial island (like the Palm Islands in Dubai) be considered a defined territory?

Could those islands be considered natural territory since they are made of only rock and sand?

Give me as much information on this subject as you can.

Answer 1

Defined territory = micronations.

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Answer 2

An important part of the "defined territory" concept must be that the NATION-STATE in question actually holds the territorial title to this area.

The Republic of China on Taiwan is a good example where many people say that it meets the criteria for STATEHOOD, but actually it does not.   This is because there are no international legal documents which can show that the "territorial sovereignty" of Taiwan has ever been transferred to the ROC.

So ..... to resummarize this: ROC/Taiwan appears to meet the Montevideo Convention's criteria for statehood, but actually doesn't. There is no legal basis for saying that the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan has ever been transferred to the Republic of China government. Consequently, there is no legal basis for maintaining that native Taiwanese persons are "Republic of China citizens."