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exists by the sufferance of the central government, and may be unilaterally revoked. While it is common for a federation to be brought into being by agreement between a number of formally independent states, in a unitary state self-governing regions are often created through a process of devolution, where a formerly centralized state agrees to grant autonomy to a region that was previously entirely subordinate. Thus, federations are often established voluntarily from "below" whereas devolution grants self-government from "above".
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the Member States are the holders of the constituent power. The Basic Law does not permit the special bodies of the legislative, executive and judicial power to dispose of the essential elements of the constitution, i.e. of the constitutional identity (Article 23.1 sentence 3, Article 79.3 GG). The constitutional identity is an inalienable element of the democratic self-determination of a people.
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one. The
European Union possesses attributes of a federal state. However, its central government is far weaker than that of most federations and the individual members are sovereign states under international law, so it is usually characterized as an unprecedented form of supra-national union. The EU
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The ability of a federal government to create national institutions that can mediate differences that arise because of linguistic, ethnic, religious, or other regional differences is an important challenge. The inability to meet this challenge may lead to the secession of parts of a federation or to
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Another common issue in federal systems is the conflict between regional and national interests, or between the interests and aspirations of different ethnic groups. In some federations the entire jurisdiction is relatively homogeneous, and each constituent state resembles a miniature version of the
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is sometimes one with only a single, centralized, national tier of government. However, unitary states often also include one or more self-governing regions. The difference between a federation and this kind of unitary state is that in a unitary state the autonomous status of self-governing regions
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or the Basque
Country have full control over taxation and spending, transferring a payment to the central government for the common services (military, foreign relations, macroeconomic policy). For example, scholar Enrique Guillén López discusses the "federal nature of Spain's government (a trend
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for an ethnicity spread over several states. The former was the case with the United States and
Switzerland. However, as the histories of countries and nations vary, the federalist system of a state can be quite different from these models. Australia, for instance, is unique in that it came into
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Federal Option and Constitutional Management of Diversity in Spain Xavier ArbĂłs MarĂn, page 375; included in 'The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain' (volume 2), edited by Alberto LĂłpez-Eguren and Leire Escajedo San Epifanio; edited by
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to do so in practice. The self-governing regions of some unitary states also often enjoy greater autonomy than those of some federations. For these reasons, it is sometimes argued that some modern unitary states are
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federation. A federal government may have distinct powers at various levels authorized or delegated to it by its member states. The structure of federal governments varies. Based on a broad definition of a basic
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civil war, as occurred in the United States (southern states sought to protect the institution of slavery while northern states opposed it, with a catalysis occurring in the thenâ
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islands are neither an incorporated part of the United Kingdom nor are they considered to be independent or associated states. The islands do not have a monarch,
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on 18 April 1951 saying that Europe should be organized on a transnational foundation. They envisaged a structure quite different from a federation called the
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entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision, neither by the component states nor the federal political body without constitutional amendment.
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central government's constitutional authority to ensure "peace and good government" or to implement obligations contracted under an international treaty.
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would be a political near-impossibility, though nothing bars it legally. The Spanish parliament has, however, suspended the autonomy of
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1656:Articles of Confederation
1580:largest countries by area
1262:was founded in 1815. The
1115:federal capital territory
1068:was a unitary state with
1048:, or to be an example of
658:(geo-cultural ideologies)
7520:Specialized municipality
7197:Consolidated city-county
5877:Environmental regulation
5683:Representative democracy
5285:, and Singapore to form
4772:"Is Spain a federation?"
4463: â Political theory
4396:Constitutional economics
4263:Republic of South Africa
4103:Federal State of Austria
4037:French Equatorial Africa
3822:Federated Dutch Republic
3798:(15th/16th century-1799)
3718:and a third is formally
3607:20 provinces during the
3483:United States of America
2644:incl. the city-state of
1929:, in the lead-up to the
1878:
1330:within a state, such as
41:Not to be confused with
7882:Military exclusion zone
7860:Exclusive economic zone
7625:National capital region
7217:Non-metropolitan county
6964:administrative division
5942:Uncodified constitution
5467:Administrative division
4922:11 October 2009 at the
4847:(subscription required)
4617:Oxford University Press
4584:50 Shades of Federalism
4422:Federation of Australia
4402:Federalism in Australia
4172:United Kingdom of Libya
3337:Republic of South Sudan
3144:Subdivisions of Nigeria
2268:administrative division
1578:Seven of the top eight
1565:Australian Constitution
921:Administrative division
865:International relations
7899:Self-administered zone
7737:Incorporated territory
7604:Administrative region
7373:Local service district
7293:Congressional district
6578:Corporative federalism
6573:Cooperative federalism
4743:Queen Mary Law Journal
4658:Vers le confédéralisme
4390:Corporative federalism
4372:Canadian Confederation
4211:West Indies Federation
4011:Federated Malay States
3421:Cantons of Switzerland
3011:3 federal territories
2879:
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2701:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2638:
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2550:Provinces of Argentina
2517:Major federated units
2391:West Indies Federation
2351:incongruent federalism
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1903:autonomous communities
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7538:Autonomous prefecture
7498:Regional municipality
7488:District municipality
7323:Metropolitan district
7187:Administrative county
7169:Residential community
7015:Local government area
6563:Asymmetric federalism
6433:aspects of capitalism
6349:History of philosophy
5847:Unemployment benefits
5583:Military dictatorship
4917:Enrique Guillén López
4816:registration required
4643:30 March 2015 at the
4415:The Federalist Papers
3689:, which replaced the
3635:Federation of Nigeria
3372:Republic of the Sudan
3348:States of South Sudan
3028:United Mexican States
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2283:overseas collectivity
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1945:Estatuto de AutonomĂa
1931:2017 Catalan election
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1838:Dependent territories
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1151:Saint Kitts and Nevis
931:Democratic transition
794:Self-governing colony
391:Military dictatorship
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8461:Njësi administrative
7493:Neutral municipality
7432:Subdivision of India
7164:Autonomous community
7053:Metropolitan borough
6993:Common English terms
6623:Symmetric federalism
6367:Political ideologies
5643:Parliamentary system
4942:www.researchgate.net
4872:on 22 September 2021
4351:were confederations
4146:Federation of Malaya
3665:Treaty of Federation
3648:independent Dominion
3622:independent Dominion
3550:1 federal dependency
3444:United Arab Emirates
2970:Governorates of Iraq
2677:Divisions of Belgium
2496:Current federations
2439:Fourteenth Amendment
1745:international treaty
1456:District of Columbia
1379:annexation of Crimea
1317:Federation of Malaya
1287:autonomous republics
1260:German Confederation
1179:Iroquois Confederacy
1080:became federated as
164: Federal states
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8032:Enclave and exclave
7931:Other English terms
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7573:Autonomous province
7503:Resort municipality
7478:County municipality
7265:Overseas department
7212:Metropolitan county
7025:Unincorporated area
6863:Territorial dispute
6843:Military occupation
6757:Dependent territory
6719:Supranational union
6694:Multinational state
6489:Forms of government
6422:Conservatism navbox
6027:Legislative council
5852:National healthcare
5726:Christian democracy
5648:Presidential system
5503:Countries by system
4792:"Flimsier footings"
4752:on 27 February 2019
4615:(Online ed.).
4497:Supranational union
4455:Multinational state
3835:Confederate Ireland
3538:States of Venezuela
3457:Emirates of the UAE
3408:Swiss Confederation
2837:2 chartered cities
2759:and the others are
2755:(of which one is a
2613:Republic of Austria
2497:
2397:Federal governments
2306:French legal system
2262:Constitutionally a
2234:Federalism in China
2190:Joseph H. H. Weiler
2129:, plus two largely
1940:Statute of Autonomy
1925:in response to the
1765:Scottish Parliament
1684:multinational state
1609:Swiss Confederation
1553:Peninsular Malaysia
1481:and ten territories
1088:Republic of Austria
970:Politics portal
855:Supranational union
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677:National government
8817:Supraorganizations
8720:Electoral district
8037:Federal dependency
7865:Free economic zone
7749:Overseas territory
7632:Development region
7515:Rural municipality
7448:Indian reservation
7340:Municipal district
7298:Electoral district
7138:Free imperial city
6921:Tribal sovereignty
6667:Composite monarchy
6494:Types of democracy
6389:Political spectrum
6002:Legislative bodies
5957:Head of government
5882:Banking regulation
5442:Federal government
5432:Central government
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5062:on 22 October 2012
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4024:French West Africa
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3212:Russian Federation
3110:Provinces of Nepal
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2666:Kingdom of Belgium
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8810:
8808:
8805:
8803:
8800:
8798:
8795:
8794:
8792:
8782:
8772:
8770:
8765:
8760:
8758:
8753:
8748:
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8744:
8731:
8728:
8726:
8723:
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8718:
8716:
8713:
8711:
8708:
8705:
8704:
8702:
8696:
8682:
8679:
8677:
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8669:
8667:
8664:
8662:
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8657:
8654:
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8639:
8635:
8632:
8630:
8627:
8626:
8624:
8622:
8619:
8617:
8614:
8610:
8607:
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8602:
8599:
8597:
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8579:
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8511:
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8501:
8499:
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8479:
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8472:
8469:
8468:
8467:
8464:
8462:
8459:
8457:
8454:
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8442:
8439:
8437:
8434:
8430:
8427:
8426:
8424:
8422:
8419:
8415:
8412:
8410:
8407:
8406:
8405:Kommun/Kunta
8404:
8402:
8399:
8397:
8394:
8392:
8389:
8387:
8384:
8382:
8379:
8375:
8372:
8370:
8367:
8365:
8362:
8360:
8357:
8356:
8354:
8352:
8349:
8347:
8344:
8342:
8339:
8337:
8334:
8332:
8329:
8327:
8324:
8322:
8319:
8317:
8314:
8312:
8309:
8307:
8304:
8302:
8299:
8297:
8294:
8293:
8291:
8287:
8283:
8276:
8272:
8250:
8247:
8245:
8242:
8240:
8237:
8235:
8232:
8230:
8229:Roman diocese
8227:
8225:
8222:
8220:
8217:
8215:
8212:
8210:
8207:
8205:
8202:
8200:
8197:
8195:
8192:
8190:
8187:
8185:
8182:
8180:
8177:
8175:
8172:
8171:
8169:
8165:
8159:
8156:
8152:
8149:
8148:
8147:
8144:
8142:
8139:
8137:
8134:
8132:
8129:
8127:
8124:
8120:
8117:
8116:
8115:
8112:
8110:
8107:
8105:
8102:
8100:
8097:
8095:
8092:
8090:
8087:
8085:
8082:
8080:
8077:
8075:
8072:
8070:
8069:Neighbourhood
8067:
8065:
8062:
8058:
8055:
8054:
8053:
8050:
8048:
8045:
8043:
8040:
8038:
8035:
8033:
8030:
8028:
8025:
8023:
8020:
8016:
8013:
8012:
8011:
8008:
8006:
8003:
8001:
7998:
7996:
7993:
7991:
7988:
7986:
7983:
7981:
7978:
7976:
7973:
7971:
7968:
7964:
7961:
7960:
7959:
7956:
7954:
7951:
7949:
7948:Alpine resort
7946:
7945:
7943:
7939:
7935:
7928:
7924:
7908:
7905:
7904:
7902:
7900:
7897:
7895:
7892:
7890:
7887:
7883:
7880:
7879:
7878:
7875:
7871:
7868:
7866:
7863:
7861:
7858:
7857:
7855:
7854:
7852:
7848:
7840:
7837:
7836:
7834:
7832:
7831:Regional unit
7829:
7828:
7826:
7822:
7816:
7813:
7811:
7808:
7806:
7803:
7801:
7798:
7796:
7793:
7792:
7790:
7788:
7784:
7778:
7775:
7773:
7770:
7769:
7767:
7765:
7761:
7755:
7752:
7750:
7747:
7743:
7740:
7739:
7738:
7735:
7733:
7730:
7728:
7725:
7721:
7718:
7716:
7713:
7712:
7711:
7708:
7707:
7705:
7703:
7699:
7693:
7692:
7688:
7686:
7683:
7681:
7680:Federal state
7678:
7676:
7673:
7671:
7668:
7667:
7665:
7663:
7659:
7653:
7650:
7648:
7645:
7643:
7640:
7638:
7635:
7633:
7630:
7626:
7623:
7622:
7621:
7618:
7616:
7613:
7609:
7606:
7605:
7603:
7602:
7600:
7598:
7594:
7588:
7587:
7583:
7581:
7580:
7576:
7574:
7571:
7570:
7568:
7566:
7562:
7556:
7555:
7551:
7549:
7546:
7544:
7543:Subprefecture
7541:
7539:
7536:
7535:
7533:
7531:
7527:
7521:
7518:
7516:
7513:
7509:
7506:
7505:
7504:
7501:
7499:
7496:
7494:
7491:
7489:
7486:
7484:
7481:
7479:
7476:
7474:
7471:
7470:
7468:
7466:
7462:
7455:
7452:
7449:
7446:
7445:
7443:
7439:
7433:
7430:
7428:
7425:
7423:
7420:
7419:
7417:
7415:
7411:
7405:
7402:
7398:
7395:
7394:
7393:
7390:
7386:
7383:
7382:
7381:
7378:
7374:
7371:
7369:
7366:
7365:
7363:
7361:
7358:
7356:
7353:
7351:
7348:
7346:
7343:
7341:
7338:
7336:
7333:
7329:
7326:
7325:
7324:
7321:
7319:
7316:
7314:
7313:Land district
7311:
7309:
7306:
7304:
7301:
7299:
7296:
7294:
7291:
7289:
7288:City district
7286:
7284:
7281:
7280:
7278:
7276:
7272:
7266:
7263:
7262:
7260:
7258:
7254:
7248:
7245:
7244:
7242:
7240:
7236:
7230:
7227:
7225:
7222:
7218:
7215:
7214:
7213:
7210:
7208:
7205:
7203:
7200:
7198:
7195:
7193:
7190:
7188:
7185:
7184:
7182:
7180:
7176:
7170:
7167:
7165:
7162:
7161:
7159:
7157:
7153:
7147:
7146:
7142:
7140:
7139:
7135:
7133:
7132:
7131:Imperial city
7128:
7126:
7123:
7121:
7118:
7116:
7113:
7111:
7108:
7107:
7105:
7103:
7099:
7093:
7092:
7088:
7086:
7083:
7082:
7080:
7078:
7074:
7070:
7066:
7064:
7060:
7054:
7051:
7049:
7046:
7045:
7043:
7041:
7037:
7031:
7028:
7026:
7023:
7021:
7018:
7016:
7013:
7011:
7008:
7007:
7005:
7001:
6997:
6990:
6986:
6982:
6978:
6977:English terms
6973:
6969:
6965:
6957:
6952:
6950:
6945:
6943:
6938:
6937:
6934:
6922:
6919:
6917:
6914:
6912:
6909:
6907:
6904:
6902:
6899:
6897:
6894:
6892:
6889:
6885:
6882:
6881:
6880:
6877:
6876:
6874:
6870:
6864:
6861:
6859:
6856:
6854:
6851:
6849:
6846:
6844:
6841:
6839:
6836:
6834:
6831:
6829:
6826:
6824:
6821:
6820:
6818:
6814:
6808:
6805:
6803:
6800:
6798:
6795:
6793:
6790:
6788:
6785:
6783:
6780:
6778:
6775:
6773:
6772:Indirect rule
6770:
6768:
6765:
6763:
6760:
6758:
6755:
6753:
6750:
6748:
6745:
6743:
6740:
6739:
6737:
6733:
6725:
6722:
6721:
6720:
6717:
6715:
6712:
6710:
6707:
6705:
6702:
6700:
6697:
6695:
6692:
6688:
6685:
6684:
6683:
6680:
6678:
6675:
6673:
6672:Dual monarchy
6670:
6668:
6665:
6664:
6662:
6658:
6652:
6649:
6647:
6644:
6643:
6641:
6639:
6638:Unitary state
6635:
6629:
6626:
6624:
6621:
6619:
6616:
6614:
6611:
6609:
6606:
6604:
6601:
6599:
6596:
6594:
6591:
6589:
6586:
6584:
6581:
6579:
6576:
6574:
6571:
6569:
6568:Confederation
6566:
6564:
6561:
6560:
6558:
6556:
6552:
6547:
6539:
6534:
6532:
6527:
6525:
6520:
6519:
6516:
6500:
6497:
6495:
6492:
6490:
6487:
6486:
6483:
6480:
6476:
6467:
6461:
6456:
6450:
6445:
6439:
6434:
6428:
6423:
6417:
6412:
6406:
6401:
6395:
6390:
6384:
6379:
6373:
6368:
6362:
6360:
6357:
6355:
6352:
6350:
6347:
6345:
6344:Human history
6342:
6341:
6339:
6335:
6329:
6326:
6324:
6321:
6319:
6316:
6314:
6311:
6309:
6306:
6304:
6301:
6299:
6296:
6294:
6291:
6289:
6288:
6284:
6283:
6281:
6279:International
6277:
6267:
6264:
6262:
6259:
6257:
6254:
6252:
6249:
6247:
6244:
6242:
6239:
6237:
6234:
6232:
6229:
6228:
6225:
6222:
6218:
6208:
6205:
6203:
6200:
6198:
6195:
6193:
6190:
6189:
6186:
6183:
6179:
6169:
6166:
6164:
6161:
6159:
6156:
6154:
6151:
6149:
6146:
6144:
6141:
6139:
6136:
6134:
6131:
6129:
6127:
6123:
6122:
6119:
6116:
6112:
6102:
6099:
6097:
6095:
6091:
6089:
6086:
6084:
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6079:
6076:
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6069:
6066:
6064:
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6059:
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6050:
6047:
6044:
6038:
6028:
6025:
6023:
6020:
6018:
6015:
6013:
6010:
6008:
6005:
6003:
6000:
5998:
5995:
5993:
5990:
5988:
5985:
5983:
5980:
5978:
5975:
5973:
5970:
5968:
5965:
5963:
5960:
5958:
5955:
5953:
5952:Head of state
5950:
5948:
5945:
5943:
5940:
5938:
5935:
5933:
5930:
5928:
5925:
5924:
5921:
5918:
5914:
5908:
5905:
5903:
5900:
5898:
5895:
5893:
5890:
5888:
5885:
5883:
5880:
5878:
5875:
5873:
5870:
5868:
5865:
5863:
5860:
5858:
5855:
5853:
5850:
5848:
5845:
5843:
5840:
5838:
5835:
5834:
5832:
5828:
5822:
5819:
5817:
5814:
5812:
5811:Progressivism
5809:
5807:
5804:
5802:
5799:
5797:
5794:
5792:
5789:
5787:
5784:
5782:
5779:
5777:
5774:
5772:
5769:
5767:
5764:
5762:
5759:
5757:
5754:
5752:
5749:
5747:
5744:
5742:
5739:
5737:
5734:
5732:
5729:
5727:
5724:
5722:
5719:
5717:
5714:
5712:
5709:
5707:
5704:
5703:
5701:
5697:
5689:
5686:
5684:
5681:
5679:
5676:
5674:
5671:
5669:
5666:
5664:
5661:
5659:
5658:Collaborative
5656:
5654:
5651:
5650:
5649:
5646:
5644:
5641:
5639:
5637:
5633:
5632:
5629:
5626:
5624:
5621:
5619:
5616:
5614:
5611:
5609:
5606:
5604:
5603:Republicanism
5601:
5599:
5596:
5594:
5591:
5589:
5586:
5584:
5581:
5579:
5576:
5574:
5571:
5569:
5566:
5564:
5561:
5559:
5556:
5554:
5551:
5549:
5546:
5544:
5541:
5539:
5536:
5534:
5533:Confederation
5531:
5529:
5526:
5524:
5521:
5519:
5516:
5514:
5511:
5509:
5506:
5504:
5501:
5499:
5496:
5494:
5491:
5490:
5488:
5484:
5478:
5475:
5473:
5470:
5468:
5465:
5463:
5460:
5458:
5455:
5453:
5450:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5440:
5438:
5437:Unitary state
5435:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5414:
5412:
5408:
5404:
5400:
5393:
5388:
5386:
5381:
5379:
5374:
5373:
5370:
5362:
5361:
5355:
5350:
5349:
5339:
5334:
5318:
5317:UN Peacemaker
5314:
5308:
5301:
5295:
5288:
5284:
5280:
5274:
5267:
5255:
5253:9780230505797
5249:
5245:
5244:
5239:
5233:
5217:
5213:
5207:
5200:
5194:
5187:
5182:
5176:
5171:
5155:
5151:
5145:
5129:
5128:UN Peacemaker
5125:
5119:
5113:
5108:
5102:
5101:
5095:
5088:
5084:
5080:
5074:
5061:
5057:
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5039:
5031:
5027:
5023:
5019:
5015:
5011:
5004:
4997:
4992:
4983:
4975:
4974:
4969:
4962:
4955:
4943:
4939:
4932:
4925:
4921:
4918:
4913:
4897:
4893:
4887:
4868:
4861:
4854:
4835:
4834:The Economist
4831:
4825:
4817:
4802:
4798:
4793:
4785:
4777:
4773:
4767:
4748:
4744:
4737:
4730:
4723:
4719:
4715:
4711:
4708:
4701:
4691:
4681:
4675:
4674:2-87127-783-4
4671:
4668:2003, p. 603
4667:
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4134:
4133:Malayan Union
4129:
4124:
4121:
4117:
4112:
4107:
4104:
4099:
4094:
4091:
4081:
4078:
4073:
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4065:
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4028:
4025:
4015:
4012:
4007:
4002:
3999:
3989:
3986:
3976:
3973:
3972:German Empire
3968:
3963:
3960:
3955:
3950:
3947:
3942:
3937:
3934:
3929:
3924:
3921:
3916:
3911:
3908:
3903:
3898:
3895:
3890:
3885:
3876:(1823 â
3875:
3870:
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3862:
3852:
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3810:
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3800:
3797:
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3717:
3716:commonwealths
3713:
3707:
3700:
3696:
3692:
3688:
3682:
3673:
3666:
3662:
3656:
3649:
3643:
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3630:
3623:
3617:
3610:
3604:
3597:
3593:
3589:
3584:
3575:
3568:
3562:
3558:
3551:
3547:
3539:
3536:
3534:Presidential
3533:
3528:
3517:
3514:
3513:
3510:
3506:
3501:
3495:
3492:
3490:Presidential
3489:
3484:
3473:
3470:
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3726:. The term
3720:unorganized
3509:territories
3425:26 cantons
3416:Directorial
3188:4 provinces
3047:Mexico City
2834:12 regions
2719:1 district
2504:Federation
2367:Switzerland
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2081:sui generis
1856:federations
1793:Isle of Man
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1543:, in which
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1377:before the
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1254:is another
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551:Colonialism
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6858:Separatism
6833:Detachment
6823:Annexation
6714:Superstate
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4514:References
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2511:Structure
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2079:(EU) is a
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1751:Devolution
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1613:26 cantons
1537:asymmetric
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1177:, and the
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1028:federalism
1008:federation
894:Superpower
850:Superstate
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