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The self-governing regions in federal republics may be called states, provinces, [[canton]]s, or even nations.
 
The self-governing regions in federal republics may be called states, provinces, [[canton]]s, or even nations.
  
Federal republics include [[Omigodtheykilledkenny]], [[Mikitivity]], [[Oglethorpia]], [[Edward City]], and the Confederation of [[Soveriegn States|Sovereign States]].
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Federal republics include [[Omigodtheykilledkenny]], [[Mikitivity]], [[Oglethorpia]], [[Edward City]] and the Confederation of [[Soveriegn States|Sovereign States]].
 
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 1 October 2007

This article is about the concept of a federal republic as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, please see the Wikipedia article on the subject.

Please note: "Federal Republic" is also shorthand for several nations in NationStates, including Omigodtheykilledkenny.


A federal republic is, quite simply, a state which is both a federation and a republic. A federation is a state composed of a number of self-governing regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of autonomous regions is constitutionally entrenched and cannot be revoked by the central government. The term republic is used inconsistently but means, at a minimum, a state that does not have a monarch as head of state.

The self-governing regions in federal republics may be called states, provinces, cantons, or even nations.

Federal republics include Omigodtheykilledkenny, Mikitivity, Oglethorpia, Edward City and the Confederation of Sovereign States.