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[[File:Spheres of influence.PNG|right|thumb|300px|[[Multipolar]] spheres of influence.]]
[[File:Spheres of influence.PNG|right|thumb|300px|[[Multipolar]] spheres of influence.]]
A '''sphere of influence''' by a country is a foreign geographic region ("sphere") in which that country has [[Trade|trading]] or [[investment]] rights, or more broadly, [[political]] or cultural influence.
A '''sphere of influence''' by a country is a foreign geographic region ("sphere") in which that country has [[Trade|trading]] or [[investment]] rights, or more broadly, [[political]] or cultural influence.
Spheres of influence are not the same as [[colonial]] [[empire]]s, communities of settler states, or [[linguist]]ic communities. Spheres of influence preserve but constrain [[sovereignty]]; [[colonialism]] extinguishes it.
For example, [[Britain]] enjoyed spheres of influence in many regions of the world during the 19th centuries.
For example, [[Britain]] enjoyed spheres of influence in many regions of the world during the 19th centuries.