State (subnational)
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Most countries with a federal constitution are made up of a number of entities called states. Sometimes the term federal states is used to avoid any potential ambiguity with sovereign states.
As well as the usage of the term in English-speaking countries, a similar term that can be directly translated into English as state is found in countries using other languages.
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Countries made up of states
Countries using the English term state
- The United States is made up of 50 states (as well as the District of Columbia); see U.S. state.
- India is made up of 28 states (and 7 territories); see States and territories of India.
- Australia is made up of 6 states (and 2 territories); see Australian States and Territories.
- Malaysia is made up of 13 states (and 3 federal territories); see States of Malaysia.
- Nigeria is made up of 36 states (and 1 territory); see States of Nigeria.
- Palau is made up of 16 states; see States of Palau.
The Federated States of Micronesia, a federal republic in free association with the United States, is made up of 4 states.
Countries using the Portuguese term estado
- Brazil is made up of 26 states (as well as the Federal District); see States of Brazil.
Countries using the Spanish term estado
- Mexico is made up of 31 states (as well as the Federal District); see States of Mexico.
- Venezuela is made up of 23 states (as well as the Capital District and the Federal Dependencies); see Subdivisions of Venezuela.
Countries using the German term Bundesland
- Austria is made up of 9 Bundesländer ("Federal States"); see States of Austria.
- Germany is made up of 16 Länder, commonly referred to as Bundesländer; see States of Germany.
Other equivalent terms used in various countries
- Both Canada and South Africa use the term province for the equivalent of a state in other countries; see Provinces and territories of Canada and Provinces of South Africa respectively.
- Similarly, Argentina uses the Spanish term provincia (literally, "province"); see Provinces of Argentina.
- Switzerland uses the term canton; see Cantons of Switzerland.
- Russia is made up of a complex range of different types of federal subject; see Federal subjects of Russia.
- Belgium is made up of two formally separate layers of federal entity (regions and communities); see Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium.
- Ethiopia is made up of a number of entities conventionally translated into English as regions; see Subdivisions of Ethiopia.
- The comunidades autónomas (literally, "autonomous communities") of Spain are also arguably equivalent to states in other countries; see Autonomous communities of Spain.
| Subnational entity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Banner | Borough | Canton | Circuit | City | Commune | County | Council | Department | District | Division | Dominion | Duchy | Governorate | Hamlet | Municipality | Neighbourhood | Parish | Prefecture | Province | Region | Republic | State | Territory | Town | Township | Village | Voivodship | Community | ||
| Autonomous: | banner | city | community | county | prefecture | province | region | republic | ward | |
| Civil: | parish | township | |
| Federal: | capital | district | capital district | capital territory | |
| Local: | council | |
| Metropolitan: | borough | county | |
| National: | capital district | capital territory | |
| Rural: | council | district | municipality | |
| Urban: | district | |
| edit | See also: List of subnational entities, Matrix of subnational entities | |
