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Federation

Political and Legal Institutions

A federation, also called a federal state, is a union of partially self-governing provinces, states or other regions under a federal government. The cited article explains that the self-governing status of the component units and the division of power between them and the central government are constitutionally entrenched, so neither side may alter them unilaterally without following the constitutional amendment process, and that sovereign power is formally divided between a central authority and a number of constituent regions, each keeping some control over its internal affairs. The structure is commonly contrasted with the unitary state; France and Japan are given as unitary examples, while Germany with its sixteen states and Nigeria with thirty-six states and a federal capital territory are given as federations. Roughly 40 per cent of the world's population lives in countries described as federal.

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Institution Type
Political Regime 1
Scale
National 1
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Australia

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Austria

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Brazil

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Canada

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Champa

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Comoros

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Ethiopia

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Federated States of Micronesia

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German Empire

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Germany

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Kaabu

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Malaysia

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Mexico

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Nepal

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Nigeria

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Russia

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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Source Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Wikipedia)Lead, form of government
Quote, Lead, form of government
It was a one-party socialist state and federation governed by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Sokoto Caliphate

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Somalia

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United Arab Emirates

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United States

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Weimar Republic

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Sources
1. Federation (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, institution-type-category political-regime
    A federation (also called a federal state) is a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism).
  • Lead, institutional-scale national
    A federation (also called a federal state) is a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism).
  • Wikipedia, lead section
    A federation (also called a federal state) is a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism).
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