A federated state (often referred to simply as a state) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federal union.[1] Such states differ from sovereign states, in that they have transferred a portion of their sovereign powers to a federal government.[2] A federated state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory and is a form of regional government.
In some cases, a federation is created from a union of political entities, which are either independent, or dependent territories of another sovereign entity (most commonly a colonial power). In other cases, states have been created by a previously unitary government in a devolution of powers in order to allow for a federal constitution. Once a federal constitution is formed, the rules governing the relationship between federal and regional powers become part of the country's municipal law and not international law.
In countries with federal constitutions, sovereignty is shared between the federal government and its component states. These states are partially self-governing and are usually afforded a considerable degree of autonomy. In most cases, within its own territory, a federated state's administrative rights and powers cannot be over-ruled or vetoed by the federal government. However, the laws governing the relationship between federal and regional powers can be amended through the federal constitution and state constitutions.
List of constituents by federation[]
The "federated units" in the table below have inherent governmental authority in the federation's constitutional system, while the "other units" are delegated authority by the federal government or are administered directly by it.
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 Argentina [3]
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23 provinces:
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1 autonomous city: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
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 Australia [4]
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6 states:
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10 territories: Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island[5]Jervis Bay Territory Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Coral Sea Islands Territory Heard Island and McDonald Islands | |||||
 Austria [6]
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9 states:
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 Belgium [7]
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3 regions: Flemish Region Walloon Region Brussels-Capital Region
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2 entities: [5] Republika Srpska Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1 self-governing district: Brčko (officially codominium of both constituents) | |||||
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is itself a federation with 10 cantons: Una-Sana • Posavina • Tuzla • Zenica-Doboj • Bosnian Podrinje • Central Bosnia • Herzegovina-Neretva • West Herzegovina • Sarajevo • West Bosnia | |||||||
 Brazil [8]
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26 states:
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1 federal district: Distrito Federal (Brasília)[Federated states 1]
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| 5,564 municipalities[9] | |||||||
 Canada [10]
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10 provinces:
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3 territories: Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon
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 Comoros
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3 islands: [5] Anjouan Grande Comore Mohéli
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 Ethiopia [11]
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9 regions: Afar • Amhara • Benishangul-Gumuz • Gambela • Harari • Oromiya • Somali • Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region • Tigray |
2 chartered cities: Addis Ababa • Dire Dawa | |||||
 Germany [12]
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16 states: |
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 India [13]
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28 states: Andhra Pradesh • Arunachal Pradesh • Assam • Bihar • Chhattisgarh • Goa • Gujarat • Haryana • Himachal Pradesh •  Jammu and Kashmir • Jharkhand • Karnataka • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Manipur • Meghalaya • Mizoram • Nagaland • Orissa • Punjab • Rajasthan • Sikkim • Tamil Nadu • Tripura • Uttar Pradesh • Uttarakhand • West Bengal
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7 union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Chandigarh • Dadra and Nagar Haveli • Daman and Diu • Lakshadweep • National Capital Territory • Puducherry | |||||
 Indonesia
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33 provinces: Aceh •  Bali • Bangka-Belitung • Banten • Bengkulu • Central Java • Central Kalimantan • Central Sulawesi • East Java • East Kalimantan • East Nusa Tenggara • Gorontalo • Jakarta Special Capital Region • Jambi • Lampung • Maluku • North Maluku • North Sulawesi • North Sumatra • Papua • Riau • Riau Islands • South East Sulawesi • South Kalimantan • South Sulawesi • South Sumatra • West Java • West Kalimantan • West Nusa Tenggara • West Papua • West Sulawesi • West Sumatra • Special Region of Yogyakarta
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 Iraq [14]
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18 governorates: Baghdād • Salāh ad-Dīn • Diyālā • Wāsit • Maysān • Al-Basrah • Dhī Qār • Al-Muthannā • Al-Qādisiyyah • Bābil • Karbalā' • An-Najaf • Al-Anbar • Nīnawā • Duhok • Arbīl • Kirkuk (or At-Ta'mim) • As-Sulaymāniyyah |
Autonomous region: Iraqi Kurdistan [5](The region overlaps the area of the governorates) | |||||
 Malaysia [15]
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13 states:
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3 federal territories: Putrajaya Template:Country data Kuala Lumpur Template:Country data Labuan | |||||
 Mexico [16]
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31 states: |
1 federal district: Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México)
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 Micronesia, Federated States of [17]
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4 states: Chuuk Kosrae Pohnpei Yap
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 Nepal
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14 zones: Bagmati • Bheri • Dhawalagiri • Gandaki • Janakpur • Karnali • Koshi • Lumbini • Mahakali • Mechi • Narayani • Rapti • Sagarmatha • Seti |
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 Nigeria [18]
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36 states: Anambra • Enugu • Akwa Ibom • Adamawa • Abia • Bauchi • Bayelsa • Benue • Borno • Cross River • Delta • Ebonyi • Edo • Ekiti • Gombe • Imo • Jigawa • Kaduna • Kano • Katsina • Kebbi • Kogi • Kwara • Lagos • Nasarawa • Niger State • Ogun • Ondo • Osun • Oyo • Plateau • Rivers • Sokoto • Taraba • Yobe • Zamfara |
1 capital territory: Abuja | |||||
 Pakistan [19]
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4 provinces: Balochistan •  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa • Punjab • File:Flag of Sindh.PNG Sindh
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2 autonomous areas: [5] Azad KashmirGilgit-Baltistan | |||||
| 2 territories: Islamabad Capital Territory • Federally Administered Tribal Areas | |||||||
 Russian Federation [20][21]
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21 republics: [5]
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46 oblasts:
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9 krais:
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1 autonomous oblast: [5] Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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4 autonomous okrugs: [5]
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2 federal-level cities: Moscow  Saint Petersburg
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis
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2 states:
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 Sudan [22]
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25 states: Al Jazirah • Blue Nile/Central • Sennar • White Nile • North Darfur • South Darfur • West Darfur • Lakes • Northern Bahr el Ghazal • Western Bahr el Ghazal • Warrap • Central Equatoria • Eastern Equatoria • Western Equatoria • Kassala • Al Qadarif • Red Sea • Khartoum • North Kurdufan • South Kurdufan • Northern • River Nile • Jonglei • Unity • Upper Nile |
Autonomous regions: [5] Southern SudanTransitional Darfur Regional Authority (The regions are formed by some of the states) | |||||
 Switzerland [23]
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26 cantons:
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 United Arab Emirates [24]
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7 emirates:
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 United States [25]
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50 states: |
Unincorporated territories: American Samoa  Guam  Northern Mariana Islands  Puerto Rico  U.S. Virgin Islands Baker Island • Howland Island • Jarvis Island • Johnston Atoll • Kingman Reef • Midway Atoll • Navassa Island • Wake Island (The United States also claims Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank). | |||||
1 federal district: District of Columbia (Washington)
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| 1 incorporated territory: Palmyra Atoll | |||||||
 Venezuela [26]
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23 states:
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1 federal district: Capital District (Caracas)
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1 federal dependency: Venezuelan Federal Dependencies
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- Notes
See also[]
- List of sovereign states
- List of autonomous areas by country
- Table of administrative divisions by country
- Federation
- Associated state
- Supranational union
References[]
- ^ The Australian National Dictionary: Fourth Edition, pg 1395. (2004) Canberra. ISBN 978-0-19-551771-2.
- ^ Constitution of the United States of America: Tenth Amendment, Reserved Powers
- ^ Daniel, Kate; Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (2008). SBS World Guide: The Complete Fact File on Every Country, 16th ed.. Prahran, Victoria, Australia: Hardie Grant Books. p. 827. p26. ISBN 978-1-74066-648-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=wU1LMAAACAAJ&dq=SBS+World+Guide:+The+Complete+Fact+File+On+Every+Country.
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p38
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Autonomous region. See more atList of autonomous areas by country
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p46
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p74
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p101
- ^ The 1988 Brazilian Constitution treats the municipalities as parts of the Federation and not simply dependent subdivisions of the states.Article 18
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p132
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p239
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p275
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p328
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p346
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p460
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p481
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p486
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p537
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p549
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p600
- ^ Federal structure of Russia, Article 65 of Russian Constitution.
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p687
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p700
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p760
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p774
- ^ SBS World Guide 2008, p798
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