federal republic

A federal republic is, as the term suggests, a state which is both a federation and a republic. A federation is a state composed of a number of self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as 'states') united by a central, federal government. In a federation, unlike in a unitary state, the self-governing status of autonomous regions is constitutionally entrenched and cannot be revoked by a unilateral decision of the central government. Usage of the term republic is inconsistent but, as a minimum, it means a state that does not have a monarch as head of state. Three states explicitly describe themselves as federal republics. These are the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. A close variant is the term federative republic, which appears in the full official title of Brazil. Not every federation is also a republic. For example, Canada, Australia, and Malaysia are federal kingdoms, each under a form of constitutional monarchy.

List of federal republics

Contemporary

Federation!!Style!!Subdivisions!!Head of state
a href="/encyclopedia/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina	Republic	Provinces of Argentina	President of Argentina
a href="/encyclopedia/Austria" title="Austria">Austria	Republic	States of Austria	Federal President of Austria
a href="/encyclopedia/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina	\|Divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina \|Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
a href="/encyclopedia/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil	Federative Republic	States of Brazil	President of Brazil
a href="/encyclopedia/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros	Union	\|President of Comoros
a href="/encyclopedia/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia	F.D.R.	Regions of Ethiopia	President of Ethiopia
a href="/encyclopedia/Germany" title="Germany">Germany	Federal Republic	States of Germany	Federal President of Germany
a href="/encyclopedia/India" title="India">India	Republic	States of India	President of India
a href="/encyclopedia/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico	United States	States of Mexico	President of Mexico
a href="/encyclopedia/Federated-States-of-Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">FS Micronesia	Federated States	\|President of FS Micronesia
a href="/encyclopedia/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria	Federal Republic	States of Nigeria	President of Nigeria
a href="/encyclopedia/Russia" title="Russia">Russia	Federation	Subjects of Russia	President of Russia
a href="/encyclopedia/Serbia-and-Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">Serbia and Montenegro	\|Divisions of Serbia and Montenegro \|President of Serbia and Montenegro
a href="/encyclopedia/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland	Confederation	Cantons of Switzerland	Swiss Federal Council
a href="/encyclopedia/United-States" title="United States">United States	\|Divisions of the United States \|President of the United States
a href="/encyclopedia/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela	Bolivarian Republic	States of Venezuela	President of Venezuela

Defunct

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (nominally a federation)
United States of Central America

Fictional

Galactic Republic (Star Wars)
New Republic (Star Wars)
United Federation of Planets (Star Trek)