ප්‍රාන්ත රාජ්‍යය

ප්‍රාන්ත රාජ්‍යය (En= federated state) is a territorial and community forming part of a . Such states differ from sovereign states, in that they have transferred a portion of their powers to a . A federated state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory and is a form of .

In countries with federal constitutions, is shared between the federal government and its component states. These states are partially and are usually afforded a considerable degree of . In most cases, within its own territory, a federated state's administrative rights and powers cannot be over-ruled or by the federal government. However, the laws governing the relationship between federal and regional powers can be amended through the federal constitution and .

List of constituents by federation

Contemporary

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.

ෆෙඩරේෂනය (Federation)	ෆෙඩරල් ඒකක හෙවත් ප්‍රාන්ත	වෙනත් ඒකක
ආර්ජන්ටිනාව	:	:
ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව	:	: Jervis Bay Territory  Christmas Island  Norfolk Island    ]
	:
	:
Bosnia and Herzegovina	:	: (officially of both constituents)
	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is itself a federation with :  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • )
Brazil	: ‎
	:
Canada	:	:
	:
ඉතියෝපියාව	:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •	:  •
ජර්මනිය	16 states:
India	: Andhra Pradesh •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • Maharashtra •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • Tamil Nadu •  • Uttar Pradesh •  •	:  •  •  •  •  •  •
Iraq	:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •	Autonomous region: (The region overlaps the area of the governorates)
Malaysia	:	:
Mexico	: ‎	: ‎
	:
Nepal	:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
	:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •	:
Pakistan	:  •  •  •	:
		:  •
Russian Federation	21 republics:
	46 oblasts:
	9 krais:
	1 autonomous oblast:
	4 autonomous okrugs:
	2 federal-level cities: Moscow ‎
Saint Kitts and Nevis	:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •	Autonomous state: (Comprising five parishes).
Sudan	:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •	Autonomous regions: (The regions are formed by some of the states)
Switzerland	:
United Arab Emirates	:
United States	:	Unincorporated territories:  American Samoa      Puerto Rico  U.S. Virgin Islands  •  •  •  •  •  •  • (The United States also claims and ).
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		: ‎

Notes

1. The federal city has an equal level of self-ruling than the other main federal units.

See also

• List of sovereign states

References

1. The ඕස්ට්‍රේලියන් National Dictionary: Fourth Edition, pg 1395. (2004) Canberra. .
2. Constitution of the United States of America: Tenth Amendment, Reserved Powers
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5. Autonomous region. See more at
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20. Federal structure of Russia, Article 65 of Russian Constitution.
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