The political structure of all modern countries, including the United States and the Republic of Singapore, with a central government that ideally exercises complete political, military, and economic control of its territory is known as a:

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The political structure described in the question is that of a state. A state is a sovereign political entity with a centralized government that exercises control over a defined territory. While the terms country and nation can also be used to describe a sovereign political entity, they do not necessarily imply the same level of centralized control as the term state. A confederacy, on the other hand, is a political system in which regional or local governments hold most of the power, with a weaker central government. A tribe is a social unit consisting of a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, culture, and history.

The Political Structure of All Modern Countries, Including the United