Which Countries Are Federal States?

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[General.Knowledge]

I'm finally doing a Q&A, so if you have any questions you'd like me to answer, just leave a reply here!

[dt]

Small correction: Switzerland isn't actually a confederation but more of a federation like Germany or the US. The name Confederation or Eidgenossenschaft is only kept due to Switzerlands history.

[Alkis]

I love that he got a map of Brazil with one of the states written "Mysterious Empty Land", which is a national meme referring to an Isolated state in the amazon. It is a running joke that no one ever get to meet an inhabitant of that state, so we say that it is just a myth. If anything, they are probably just Bolivians in disguise. XD

[tobiwan]

The EU is currently a confederation with federal elements. So its not a gathering of states. It was an international organization in its very early years but has evolved. The EU itself can set laws in some areas with direct effect on EU citizens without having to be transferred into national law. This clearly is a federal element.

[T.h.w.T]

Yes, do videos on territorial evolution for different countries please. That sounds sooo cool

[Christiangjf]

Fun fact: every country has that meme where a national subdivision "doesn't exist".

[AndoCommando]

As an Australian "Jervis Bay Territory" is literally a coastal exclave of the Australian Capital Territory. Because Canberra (the capital city) and the ACT are landlocked, Jervis Bay serves as a 'home port' for Canberra. It does not have any self government. Most Australians won't even realise Jervis Bay Territory exists, but it certainly isn't a federal territory by itself, the way ACT and NT are.

[apoema]

"Vazio misterioso?"

I see you are a man of culture.

[rafagd]

Brazil is even weirder, the Municipalities are also treated as their own autonomous regions, which kinda means we have more than 5000 states

[nicolasmarazuela]

You made some mistakes with Russia and Belgium:

Belgium has 3 regions AND 3 people groups with their own parliament and laws (Flemish, wallonian and german speaking community). And only Flanders has significant independence movement. Wallonia is for the union while the german speaking community wants a seperation of the Wallonian Region and create their own region.

Russia has NOT 86 federal subjects - it's much more complicated
Oblast: Has administrative autonomy
Republic: Has their own laws. Laws of inner politics can differ strong from the rest of russia.
Krais: Same rights as a oblast but biger territory
Federal cities: Under direct control of the federal gouvernment.
Okrug: Very low population density and same rights as Oblast
Autonomous oblast: Jewish autonomy

[markhill]

I live in Alabama and the reason the constitution is so long is because counties have very little autonomy and every little change has to be an amendment to the state constitution, literally every time ive voted theres always been at least one amendment on the ballot

[kwamenyame]

I think most countries in Africa should be federal, considering our diverse ethnic groups within countries (doubt this will solve our issues, but can be a great start).

[YamaguchiTada]

In México there are 32 states, the capital (México City) changed from a D.C. to a State in 2018, the states are also divided into municipalities that are also governed by a "municipality president"

[adityasambhare]

British India was a combination of areas directly ruled by the British and the princely states, whose borders were a result of centuries of conflict with, expansion and territorial losses to each other. The current map of India, on the other hand, is a result of the linguistic reorganisation of states, which took place in the 1950s, I think.

[fabricemettan]

I know Switzerland has sill confederation in his official name, but they also became a federal state with the ratification of the Swiss constitution ( Bundesverfassung) in 1848

[ikerav]

Spain acts de facto as a federation, being every region autonomous (these are called Autonomous Communities) and controlling public services, welfare, legislation and their fiscal system

[IndianRepublic_]

Fun fact: India started with 14 states and states continued to break on ligustic lines till 28 states today. (Only 2 states were added through conquest).

[kah_nkosi]

I love how he got the Acre joke, it's simply perfect, really well done video!

[ailo]

Any foreigner to a federal country: the states are just provinces to me.

[adilsond]

Empty and mysterious. Acre is still another dimension. Entendi muito bem a referência. :)