You are mixing ownership with control. Ownership is a legal construct and therefore only exists within a given political-economic system. Control is a result of

You are mixing ownership with control. Ownership is a legal construct and therefore only exists within a given political-economic system. Control is a result of natural laws related to the application of force. Governments control their sovereign land and bestow ownership through the rules they have set. They can bestow ownership upon themselves, people, legal entities, or even no one at all.