Characteristics of a failing state include weak governing institutions, widespread corruption, and diminished capacity to provide essential services like security, healthcare, and education. A failing state often experiences internal conflict, instability, and human rights violations. Economic decline, loss of legitimacy, and breakdown of law and order can exacerbate these issues, making recovery increasingly difficult. Such conditions may lead to humanitarian crises, rampant poverty, and mass migration, posing challenges for global governance and international relations.