Generally there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a particular set of laws.

通常有一种信念，认为新的国家应该是独立自主的，面积大到经济上可以生存，并且通过一套特定的法律统一在一起。

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