Federal destrict
A federal destrict is a teep o admeenistrative diveesion o a federation, unner the direct control o a federal govrenment. Federal destricts aften include caipital destricts, an they exist in various kintras an states aw ower the warld.
Unitit States
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The seat o the U.S. federal govrenment in Washington is a federal destrict kent as the "District of Columbia", which is no pairt o ony state. Ither federally admeenistered auries that are athin a state, but no unner its jurisdiction are cried federal enclaves. In main addeetion, the U.S. govrenment haes several ither kynds o "federal destricts" which are no specifically relatit tae a caipital ceety:
- The federal court seestem divides ilka state principal, the District of Columbia, an Puerto Rico, intae ane or mair federal judicial destricts. A Unitit States destrict court and a bankruptcy court are locatit in ilka. There are also regional federal judicial circuits, ilka consistin o a group o states (except for the District of Columbia Circuit, which consists anerly o the federal destrict, an the Federal Circuit, whose jurisdiction is based on specific subject matter insteid o geografie); Puerto Rico an the Unitit States territorial courts are assigned tae circuits an aw. Ilka circuit haes a Unitit States court o appeals.
Laitin Americae
[eedit | eedit soorce]The term Distrito Federal, meanin "Federal Destrict" in baith the Spaingie an Portuguese leids, is used tae refer tae:
- Federal Caipital (Argentinae), formally Autonomous Ceety o Buenos Aires, syne 1994.
- Federal Destrict (Brazil)
- Federal Destrict (Mexico)
- Caipital Destrict (Venezuela)
Asie
[eedit | eedit soorce]In Malaysie, the term Federal Territory (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) is used for the three territories govrened directly bi the federal govrenment, namely Kuala Lumpur (naitional caipital), Putrajaya (federal govrenment admeenistrative centre) an Labuan (international offshore financial centre).
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In Indie, the term Union Territory is uised for the seiven territories governed indirectly bi the federal naitional govrenment wi its awn Chief meenister an Govrenor. They include — Andaman an Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra an Nagar Haveli, Daman an Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep an Puducherry. O these Delhi an Puducherry possess pairtial state heids wi their awn electit chief meenisters.
In Pakistan, the term Federal Territory is uised for the five zones an 12 union cooncils o Islamabad govrened directly bi the state govrenment as Islamabad Caipital Territory.
Roushie
[eedit | eedit soorce]Thare are aicht federal destricts o Roushie, which function as an addeetional admeenistrative layer atween ither subdiveesions an the Roushie Federation as a whole state. But these hae naething tae dae wi the territory surroondin a caipital ceety. Housomeivver, thare are twa ceeties o federal significance an aw, established bi the Constitution — Moscow an Saunt Petersburg. Ilka ceety is treatit as separate subject o federation, an haes its awn legislative bouk. Such status is based on certain special functions which these twa ceeties hae, includin location o federal govrenment an federal judicial institutions.