Federated state

Short description: Territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federal union

Federated states of various types exist within many of the modern federal states (represented in green color)

A federated state (also state, province, region, canton, land, governorate, oblast, emirate, or country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation.[1] A federated state does not have sovereignty since powers are divided between the other federated states and the federal government. Federated states are different from sovereign states.

Importantly, federated states do not have standing as entities of international law. Instead, the federal union as a single entity is the sovereign state for purposes of international law.[2] Depending on the constitutional structure of a particular federation, a federated state can hold various degrees of legislative, judicial, and administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory and is a form of regional government.

In some cases, a federation is created from the union of political entities that are either independent or dependent territories of another sovereign entity (most commonly a colonial power).[upper-alpha 1] In other cases, federated states have been created out of the administrative divisions of previously unitary states.[upper-alpha 2] Once a federal constitution is formed, the rules governing the relationship between federal and regional powers become part of the country's constitutional law and not international law.

In countries with federal constitutions, there is a division of power between the central government and the component states. These entities – states, provinces, counties, cantons, Länder, etc. - are partially self-governing and are afforded a degree of constitutionally guaranteed autonomy that varies substantially from one federation to another.[upper-alpha 3] Depending on the form the decentralization of powers takes, a federated state's legislative powers may or may not be overruled or vetoed by the federal government. Laws governing the relationship between federal and regional powers can be amended through the national or federal constitution, and, if they exist, state constitutions as well.

In terms of internal politics, federated states can have republican or monarchical forms of government. Those of republican form (federated republics) are usually called states (like states of the US) or republics (like republics in the former USSR).

## Contents

* 1 List of constituents by federation
* 2 See also
* 3 Notes
* 4 References

## 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.[citation needed]

Federation | Federated units | Other units

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23 provinces: | 1 autonomous city:

* Template:Country data Buenos Aires[upper-alpha 4]

Australia[3] | 6 states: | 3 internal territories:

* Template:Country data Australian Capital Territory[upper-alpha 4]
* Jervis Bay Territory
* Template:Country data Northern Territory

7 external territories:

* Ashmore and Cartier Islands
* Australian Antarctic Territory
* Christmas Island
* Template:Country data Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Coral Sea Islands Territory
* Heard Island and McDonald Islands
* Norfolk Island

Austria[4] | 9 states: |
Belgium[5] | 3 regions:[upper-alpha 5]

* Template:Country data Flemish Region
* Wallonia
* Template:Country data Brussels-Capital Region[upper-alpha 4]

3 communities:[upper-alpha 6]

* Template:Country data Flemish Community
* Template:Country data French Community
* Template:Country data German-speaking Community

Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 2 entities:[upper-alpha 7]

* Republika Srpska
* Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

| 1 self-governing district:

* Brčko (officially condominium of both constituents)

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is itself a federation of 10 cantons:
Brazil[7] | 26 states: |
1 federal district:

* Template:Country data Brazilian Federal District[upper-alpha 4][upper-alpha 8]

Canada[8] | 10 provinces: | 3 territories:

* Northwest Territories
* Nunavut
* Yukon

Comoros  | 3 islands:[upper-alpha 7]

* Template:Country data Anjouan
* Template:Country data Grande Comore
* Template:Country data Mohéli

Ethiopia[9] | 12 regions: | 2 chartered cities:

* Addis Ababa[upper-alpha 4]
* Dire Dawa

Germany[10] | 16 states: |
India[11] | 28 states: | 8 union territories:

* Andaman and Nicobar Islands
* Chandigarh
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
* National Capital Territory of Delhi[upper-alpha 4]
* Jammu and Kashmir[upper-alpha 9]
* Ladakh[upper-alpha 9]
* Lakshadweep
* Puducherry

Iraq[12] | 19 governorates: | 1 autonomous region:

* Iraqi Kurdistan[upper-alpha 7] (region overlaps the area of the governorates)

Malaysia[13] | 13 states: | 3 federal territories:

* Template:Country data Putrajaya
* Template:Country data Kuala Lumpur[upper-alpha 4]
* Template:Country data Labuan

Mexico[14] | 31 states: |
1 autonomous city:

* Template:Country data Mexican Federal District[upper-alpha 4]

Micronesia[15] | 4 states:

* Template:Country data Chuuk
* Template:Country data Kosrae
* Template:Country data Pohnpei
* Template:Country data Yap

Nepal  | 7 provinces: |
Nigeria[16] | 36 states: | 1 territory:

* Federal Capital Territory[upper-alpha 4]

Pakistan[17] | 4 provinces:

* Template:Country data Balochistan
* Template:Country data Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Template:Country data Punjab
* Template:Country data Sindh

| 2 autonomous territories:[upper-alpha 7]

* Azad Jammu and Kashmir[upper-alpha 9]
* Template:Country data Gilgit-Baltistan[upper-alpha 9]

1 federal territory:

Template:Country data Islamabad[upper-alpha 4]

Russia[18][19] | 48 oblasts: |
24 republics:[upper-alpha 7]
9 krais:
4 autonomous okrugs:[upper-alpha 7]

* Template:Country data Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
* Template:Country data Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
* Template:Country data Nenets Autonomous Okrug
* Template:Country data Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

3 federal cities:

* Template:Country data Moscow[upper-alpha 4]
* Template:Country data Saint Petersburg
* Template:Country data Sevastopol[upper-alpha 10]

1 autonomous oblast:[upper-alpha 7]

* Template:Country data Jewish Autonomous Oblast

Saint Kitts and Nevis  | 1 autonomous island:

* Template:Country data Nevis

| Saint Kitts:

* Template:Country data Saint Kitts

Somalia[20][21] | 5 federal member states:[upper-alpha 11] |
South Sudan  | 10 states:[22] | 3 administrative areas:[22]

* Abyei[upper-alpha 9]
* Pibor
* Ruweng

Sudan[23] | 18 states: | 1 special administrative status area:[24]

* Abyei[upper-alpha 9]

Switzerland[25] | 26 cantons: |
United Arab Emirates[26] | 7 emirates: |
United States[27] | 50 states: | 1 federal district:

* District of Columbia[upper-alpha 4]

1 incorporated territory:

* Palmyra Atoll

13 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
* Bajo Nuevo Bank[upper-alpha 9]
* Serranilla Bank[upper-alpha 9]

Venezuela[28] | 23 states: | 1 capital district:

* Template:Country data Caracas Distrito Capital[upper-alpha 4]

1 federal dependency:

* Template:Country data Federal Dependencies of Venezuela

## See also

* Associated state
* Federal district
* Federal territory
* Federation
* List of administrative divisions by country
* List of autonomous areas by country
* List of sovereign states
* Supranational union
* -stan

## Notes

1. ↑ Examples are Australia , Canada and the United States .
2. ↑ This occurred in Belgium in 1993. The Belgian regions had previously devolved powers.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 Federal capital district, region or territory.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ 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.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 autonomous area
8. ↑ The Brazilian federal district has a level of self-ruling equal to the other main federal units.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Sovereignty over territory actively disputed by another sovereign state or the international community.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine.
11. ↑ 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.

## References

1. ↑ The Australian National Dictionary: Fourth Edition, pg 1395. (2004) Canberra. ISBN:978-0-19-551771-2.
2. ↑ Crawford, J. (2006). The Creation of States in International Law. Oxford, Clarendon Press.
3. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p38
4. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p46
5. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p74
6. ↑ "Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Canton 10". Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.ustavnisudfbih.ba/hr/open_page_nw.php?l=hr&pid=158.
7. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p101
8. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p132
9. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p239
10. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p275
11. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p328
12. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p346
13. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p460
14. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p481
15. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p486
16. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p537
17. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p549
18. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p600
19. ↑ "Chapter 3. The Federal Structure: Article 65". The Constitution of the Russian Federation. http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-04.htm.
20. ↑ "The Federal Republic of Somalia – Harmonized Draft Constitution". Federal Republic of Somalia. http://dastuurkeenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/120708-Harmonized-Draft-Constitution-Eng-Tran-_incl-errata-changes.pdf.
21. ↑ "Guidebook to the Somali Draft Provisional Constitution". http://unpos.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=v067edqd7a8=&tabid=9705&language=en-US.
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Mednick, Sam (2020-02-23). "After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan? | News". Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/6-years-war-peace-finally-south-sudan-200223114919537.html.
23. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p687
24. ↑ "Sudan: Protocol on the resolution of Abyei conflict – Sudan". https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-protocol-resolution-abyei-conflict.
25. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p700
26. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p760
27. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p774
28. ↑ SBS World Guide 2008, p798

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Autonomous types of first-tier subdivision administration

Federalism|

* Asymmetric federalism
* Confederation
* Corporative federalism
* Dual federalism
* Ethnic federalism
* Federacy
* Federal monarchy
* Federal republic
* Federated state
* Federation
* Fiscal federalism
* Symmetric federalism

Unitary state|

* Devolution
* Regional state

Unions|

* Composite monarchy
* Continental union
* Dual monarchy
* Dynastic union
* Empire
* Colonial empire
* Multinational state
* Personal union
* Political union
* Real union
* Superstate
* Supranational union

Subordinacy|

* Associated state
* Client state
* Colony
* Dependent territory
* Dominion
* Indirect rule
* Protectorate
* Puppet state
* Satellite state
* Stateless nation
* Tributary state
* Vassal state

Development|

* Annexation
* Cession
* Detachment
* Divided regions
* Empire-building
* Irredentism
* Military occupation
* Partition
* Secession
* Separatism
* Territorial dispute

See also|

* Autonomy
* Autonomous area
* Constituent state
* Decentralization
* Hegemony
* Home rule
* Subsidiarity
* Suzerainty
* Tribal sovereignty

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