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The Federal Republic of
Germany and its sixteen
Bundesländer (federal states)
A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government. A federation is composed of a number of self-governing states united by a federal government. In a federation, unlike in a unitary state, the self-governing status of autonomous regions is constitutionally entrenched and cannot be revoked by a unilateral decision of the central government. The states in a federation also maintain all political sovereignty that they do not yield to the federation. Usage of the term republic is inconsistent but, as a minimum, it means a state or federation of states that does not have a monarch as head of state.
Three states explicitly describe themselves as federal republics. These are the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. A close variant is the term federative republic, which appears in the full official title of Brazil. Not every federation is a republic; for example Canada, Australia, and Malaysia are each federal constitutional monarchies.
[edit] List of federal republics
[edit] Contemporary
| Federation |
Style |
Subdivisions |
Head of state |
| Argentina |
Republic |
Provinces of Argentina |
President of Argentina |
| Austria |
Republic |
States of Austria |
Federal President of Austria |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
(None) |
Divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Brazil |
Federative Republic |
States of Brazil |
President of Brazil |
| Comoros |
Union |
Islands of Comoros, Municipalities of Comoros |
President of Comoros |
| Ethiopia |
Federal Democratic Republic |
Regions of Ethiopia |
President of Ethiopia |
| Germany |
Federal Republic |
States of Germany |
Federal President of Germany |
| India |
Republic |
States of India |
President of India |
| Madagascar |
Republic |
Provinces of Madagascar |
President of Madagascar |
| Mexico |
United Mexican States |
States of Mexico |
President of Mexico |
| FS Micronesia |
Federated States |
States of FS Micronesia |
President of FS Micronesia |
| Nigeria |
Federal Republic |
States of Nigeria |
President of Nigeria |
| Pakistan |
Republic |
Provinces of Pakistan |
President of Pakistan |
| Russia |
Federation |
Subjects of Russia |
President of Russia |
| Switzerland |
Confederation |
Cantons of Switzerland |
Swiss Federal Council |
| United States |
(None) |
States of the United States |
Roselame |
| Venezuela |
Bolivarian Republic |
States of Venezuela |
President of Venezuela |
[edit] Historic
- United Provinces of Central America (1824-1840)
- "Great Colombia" (1819-1831), later Colombia (federal republic until 1886; unitary republic after 1886)
- Federal Republic of Cameroon (République Fédérale du Cameroun) (1961-1972)
- Czechoslovakia (1969-1992)
- Yugoslavia (1945-2003)
- Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)
[edit] Fictional
- Galactic Republic (Star Wars)
- New Republic (Star Wars)
- United Federation of Planets (Star Trek)
- New California Republic (Fallout 2)
[edit] See also
