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Federated state
Territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federal union

A federated state — also known as a province, region, or canton — is a territorial and constitutional entity within a federation. Unlike sovereign states, federated states lack international sovereignty, as powers are shared with the federal government. They operate under domestic law and do not have automatic standing under international law. Federated states may have varying degrees of legislative and administrative authority and can establish offices abroad to promote trade, operating within their federation's laws. Their forms of government may be republican or monarchical. Examples include the states of the US or republics within the former USSR.

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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.

Further information: Federal district and Federal territory

FederationFederated unitsOther units
 Argentina623 provinces:1 autonomous city:
 Australia86 states:3 internal territories:
7 external territories:
 Austria109 states:
 Belgium123 regions:13
3 communities:15
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2 entities:161 self-governing district:
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is itself a federation of 10 cantons:
 Brazil1926 states:
1 federal district:
 Canada2210 provinces:3 territories:
 Ethiopia2312 regions:2 chartered cities:
 Germany2516 states:
 India2728 states:8 union territories:
 Iraq3118 (official) governorates:1 federal region:
  •  Kurdistan Region33 (overlaps the area of Duhok, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah—including Halabja—governorates)
 Malaysia3413 states:3 federal territories:
 Mexico3631 states:
1 autonomous city:
 Micronesia384 states:
   Nepal7 provinces:
 Nigeria3936 states:1 territory:
 Pakistan414 provinces:2 autonomous territories:42
1 federal territory:

 Islamabad Capital Territory45

 Russia464748 oblasts:
24 republics:50
9 krais:
4 autonomous okrugs:54
3 federal cities:
1 autonomous oblast:57
 Saint Kitts and Nevis1 autonomous island:Saint Kitts:
 Somalia58596 federal member states:60
 South Sudan10 states:623 administrative areas:63
 Sudan6518 states:1 special administrative status area:67
  Switzerland6926 cantons:
 United Arab Emirates707 emirates:
 United States7150 states:1 federal district:
1 incorporated territory:
13 unincorporated territories:
 Venezuela7523 states:1 capital district:
1 federal dependency:

See also

Notes

References

  1. The Australian National Dictionary: Fourth Edition, pg 1395. (2004) Canberra. ISBN 978-0-19-551771-2. /wiki/ISBN_(identifier) ↩

  2. Crawford, J. (2006). The Creation of States in International Law. Oxford, Clarendon Press. ↩

  3. Examples are Australia, Canada and the United States. /wiki/Australia ↩

  4. This occurred in Belgium in 1993. The Belgian regions had previously devolved powers. ↩

  5. For instance, Canadian provinces and Swiss cantons possess substantially more powers and enjoy more protection against interference and infringements from the central government than most non-Western federations. ↩

  6. 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. ISBN 978-1-74066-648-0. p26. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2020-11-11. 978-1-74066-648-0 ↩

  7. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  8. SBS World Guide 2008, p38 ↩

  9. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  10. SBS World Guide 2008, p46 ↩

  11. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  12. SBS World Guide 2008, p74 ↩

  13. Flanders and Wallonia are subdivided into five provinces each, which are mandated by the Constitution of Belgium. Provincial governance is the responsibility of the regional governments. /wiki/Provinces_of_Belgium ↩

  14. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  15. The communities and regions of Belgium are separate government institutions with different areas of responsibility. The communities are organized based on linguistic boundaries, which are different from regional boundaries. ↩

  16. autonomous area /wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division ↩

  17. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  18. "Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Canton 10". Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020. http://www.ustavnisudfbih.ba/hr/open_page_nw.php?l=hr&pid=158 ↩

  19. SBS World Guide 2008, p101 ↩

  20. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  21. The Brazilian federal district has a level of self-ruling equal to the other main federal units. ↩

  22. SBS World Guide 2008, p132 ↩

  23. SBS World Guide 2008, p239 ↩

  24. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  25. SBS World Guide 2008, p275 ↩

  26. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  27. SBS World Guide 2008, p328 ↩

  28. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  29. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  30. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  31. SBS World Guide 2008, p346 ↩

  32. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  33. Has the authority to manage its internal affairs, provided it does not conflict with the provisions of the constitution of Iraq and/or the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government. ↩

  34. "CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928194927/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/1721506_BI/Act%20A1642.pdf ↩

  35. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  36. SBS World Guide 2008, p481 ↩

  37. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  38. SBS World Guide 2008, p486 ↩

  39. SBS World Guide 2008, p537 ↩

  40. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  41. SBS World Guide 2008, p549 ↩

  42. autonomous area /wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division ↩

  43. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  44. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  45. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  46. SBS World Guide 2008, p600 ↩

  47. "Chapter 3. The Federal Structure: Article 65". The Constitution of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2010-07-11. http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-04.htm ↩

  48. Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine. /wiki/Ukraine ↩

  49. Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine. /wiki/Ukraine ↩

  50. autonomous area /wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division ↩

  51. Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine. /wiki/Ukraine ↩

  52. Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine. /wiki/Ukraine ↩

  53. Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine. /wiki/Ukraine ↩

  54. autonomous area /wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division ↩

  55. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  56. Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine. /wiki/Ukraine ↩

  57. autonomous area /wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division ↩

  58. "The Federal Republic of Somalia – Harmonized Draft Constitution" (PDF). Federal Republic of Somalia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120021519/http://dastuurkeenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/120708-Harmonized-Draft-Constitution-Eng-Tran-_incl-errata-changes.pdf ↩

  59. "Guidebook to the Somali Draft Provisional Constitution". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120021547/http://unpos.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=v067edqd7a8%3D&tabid=9705&language=en-US ↩

  60. Adopted constitution accommodates existing regional governments, with the ultimate number and boundaries of the Federal Member States to be determined by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament. ↩

  61. autonomous area /wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division ↩

  62. Mednick, Sam (2020-02-23). "After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan? | News". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-12-07. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/6-years-war-peace-finally-south-sudan-200223114919537.html ↩

  63. Mednick, Sam (2020-02-23). "After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan? | News". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-12-07. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/6-years-war-peace-finally-south-sudan-200223114919537.html ↩

  64. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  65. SBS World Guide 2008, p687 ↩

  66. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  67. "Sudan: Protocol on the resolution of Abyei conflict – Sudan". ReliefWeb. 26 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21. https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-protocol-resolution-abyei-conflict ↩

  68. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  69. SBS World Guide 2008, p700 ↩

  70. SBS World Guide 2008, p760 ↩

  71. SBS World Guide 2008, p774 ↩

  72. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩

  73. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  74. Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community. ↩

  75. SBS World Guide 2008, p798 ↩

  76. Federal capital district, region or territory. /wiki/Capital_districts_and_territories ↩